Episodes
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#166: How Does God reveal himself to us?
Today, we learn the three ways God reveals himself to us.
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#165: How do we know God exists?
Today we continue our study in the young baptist's catechism. The question is, "How do we know God exists?" Join Pastor Mike for a short study in God's Word to know the Lord better.
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#164: Who is the first and greatest of all beings?
We start our study in the Young Baptist's Catechism. Question one is, "Who is the first and greatest of all beings?'"We pray these short videos will help you know God better and help you communicate the Christian faith to your friends and family. #jesus #christianfaith #god #catechism
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#163: Fighting For Joy
The Limping For Jesus Podcast returns with a lesson about joy! Join Pastor Mike for a conversation about why Jesus is the Christian's joy, treasure and reward.
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#162: Don't Be A Jerk For Jesus!
To be a good Christian, we should do three things. 1.Love God. 2. Love People. 3.Don't be a jerk.In this short message, we look at how Jesus wants us to love others. #jesus #love
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#161: Following Jesus When He Doesn't Heal
Jesus has higher expectations for people with disabilities than religion often offers. Our disability is not our ticket to heaven. Jesus calls disabled people to pick up the cross of discipleship like any other Christian. In today's study, Pastor Mike reminds us that people with disabilities need...
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#160: 1689 Confession of Faith: Chapter 1:The Holy Scriptures
In our first LFJ Theology video, we breakdown chapter 1 of the 1689 Confession of faith which exalts Scripture as our ultimate authority in matters of faith and our Christian world view. #jesus #christianfaith #confessions #theology
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#159: Disciples With Disabilities #1:Follow Jesus Too!
Having a disability is not a free pass to heaven. I do not go to heaven because I have cerebral palsy. I go because I have Jesus.In our first Disciples with Disabilities Bible Study, Pastor Mike, who lives with cerebral palsy, challenges brothers and sisters with disabilities to want more out of...
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LFJ Bonus episode: Who are the Person of the Trinity?
Pastor Mike recently became the lead pastor of a small church near Pittsburgh called First Congregational.Last night, he taught on the Trinity. Hope you enjoy this Bible study bonus video. #biblestudy #thetrinity #God #jesus #holyspirit
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158:Trusting God While Having A Child W/OI(Osteogenesis Imperfecta) With Pastor Jonathan Stokes
Pastor Jonathan Stokes takes us through a journey of deepening faith and trust in God through the extreme challenges of having a child with O1.Started in the ministry in 2007 as a youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Wellsburg. Studied at Bobby Wood School of Christian Studies. I've been in…
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The Calling 0f Student Ministry
“When are you going to become a real pastor" is something many in youth ministry hear. On the show today, Travis Deans joins me to discuss why student ministry is a calling and not a stepping stone. We discuss how Jesus is using students to advance the gospel in amazing ways. Don't miss this...
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#156- Faith & Disability With Sarah Conway
Sarah Conway, the autism ministry director at North Way Christian Community in the Pittsburgh region joins me for this important conversation about how faith and disability can intersect and how we are all called to know, experience, and follow Jesus. We talk how Northway is making inclusion a...
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#155- Paul's Sufferings
How do we serve God when healing does not happen? Today's episode tackles that by looking at the Apostle Paul's suffering and his perspective on the thorns in our lives. Many churches avoid the doctrine of holy suffering for Jesus, but Scripture does not and calls us to expect it. Get a notebook…
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#154- The DisApologist
Ela, the DisApologist joins us today to discuss her ministry that focuses on sharing and defending the faith with the disability community. We need to look at disability through the lens of Scripture. Join us for this conversation that will help you see that we need to share the gospel with all...
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#153- Reactions To Donald Trump Is Showing Our Hearts
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt of former President Trump, people were saying so much hateful things like wishing he died. Today, we look at Matthew 12:33-37 and why our words always show others what in our hearts. We look at some examples on social media of the hateful rhetoric…
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#152- What Happens When We Die?
On today's episode we dig deep into Scripture to see what our hope is after we die. We will learn that death is a comma, not a period. We are live and will be taking your questions. We were live on facebook, youtube and tik tok for this episode recording. Scripture Covered-2 Corinthians...
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#151- God Never Gives Up On Us!
We all can feel like we don't add up as Christians. Today's message will encourage us that God has promised to make us more like Jesus. #jesus #podcast #bible #sermon
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#150- Who's In Your Corner?
We can't do this Christian life alone. We need Godly people in our corner. In today's episode, Pastor Mike discusses what kind of friends we need and the kind to avoid. #jesus #podcast #biblestudy
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#149-Nathan Blake
Nathan Daniel Blake is a writer, teacher, and organizer from Wheeling, West Virginia where he helped to seed The Appalachian Order – a diverse national community of new monastics following a spiritual path of wilding, wonder, resistance, and redemption. Join us as we discuss his journey, ministry...
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#148- Because He Lives!
Jesus Lives. This means everything we face is worth it. Even if we cannot see it now, it will all make sense when we see the Lord. We dig into 1 Peter 1:3-9 to see how the resurrection of Jesus should empower us to face difficulties.
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#147- If This Was My Last Sermon
There’s no glory in easy. We find God’s purposes for our lives in the difficulties of life. Don’t run from the tough stuff. God will meet you there! We look at 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 to see how God meets us in our weaknesses for his glory. If I had one last truth to preach, this is what I want you...
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#146- How Does Jesus Want Us To Live?
In today's message, we look at Jesus' greatest commands given to us about loving God and people. #christian #foryou #podcast #sermon #Jesus
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#145- Advancing The Gospel Through Trials
In today's message, Pastor Mikes shows us how God uses our trials to advance the gospel. Our key text is Philippians 1:12-30.
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#144- Temptation & Tests
We are back with our study in James 1. We look at verses 13 to 15 and why we cannot blame God if we sin. God will not lead us to be tempted but he will give us strength to escape any temptation we face. #jesuschrist #podcasting #biblestudy
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#143- The Payoff For Christian Endurance (James 1:12)
Being with Jesus is the Christian's ultimate goal. This needs to be our perspective when we are called to endure trials. Let's dig into God's Word and see our hope. #jesus #god #podcast #biblestudy
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#142- We Are In The Same Boat (James 1:9-11)
Poor or rich. Sick or well. We all will experience pain, suffering and blessing in this life. With humility, we can use it all for God and learn to limp well for Jesus. #Jesus #biblestudy #podcast
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#141- James 1:5-8
We need God's wisdom to count it all joy to face our troubles. He will give us this wisdom if we seek him in our pain.
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#140- James 1:1-4
We learn today how our trials and troubles can be opportunities for great joy. https://patreon.com/user?u=82225776&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink.
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#139- Where is God's Anger? (2 Corinthians 5:20-21)
Join Pastor Mike in a short Bible study through 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 to see our hope in Jesus. #Jesus #Biblestudy
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#138: Philippians 4:10-13
In this short Bible study episode, we look at Philippians 4:10-13 see how can face any circumstance with Jesus.
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#137: Why Are People Leaving The Church?
Why are people leaving church but holding on to their faith in Jesus?
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#136- Rural Ministry With Charlie Cotherman
Charlie Cotherman is the Exective Director of the Center for Rural Ministry. He joins us on today's show to discuss the importance of rural ministry and how they are trying to empower rural pastors and ministries. The newest efforts is to help youth pastors ministering to students in rural…
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#135- Lust, Sex And Marriage
On today's show, we discuss sex,lust, marriage, doubts and why Christians need to talk about these topics and not avoid them. This was a very fun episode. We hope you enjoy the conversation between Pastor Mike and Sara.#marriage #sex #jesus #doubt
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#134- Psalm 2
Our online Bible study continues in Psalm 2.,We look at why this psalm is called a royal psalm and why it ultimately points to a better King in Jesus.Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=82225776&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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#133- Topical Saturdays
We talk about pride, dignity, first jobs and the oddest foods in our fridge. We hope you enjoy the first installment of our first Topical Saturdays here on the Limping For Jesus Podcast. Join our patreon to become a virtual producer on the show:...
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#132- Bible Study
We kick off our 2024 Bible study here at Limping For Jesus. We are in Psalms 1 and using the SOAP method to dig deeper into God's Word. S – SCRIPTURE Physically write out the Bible verse You’ll be amazed at what God will reveal to you when you slow down to write or meditate on what you are…
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#131- Limping For Jesus Live!
On a special end of the year episode, Pastor Mike is here to talk with you and take your payer requests.
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#130- Mark 1:21-28
We continue our series in Mark. In verses 21-28, we see Jesus' teaching is different from the teachers of the law because he teaches with a divine authority. This Authority is proven as he cast out a demon from a man showing all creation must obey him. #jesus #hope #podcast
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#129- John The Baptist: A Life For God
In a special Tuesday episode, Pastor Mike walks us through the life and death of John the Baptist. God was with him from birth to have a special ministry. He was used to get people ready for Jesus. God would use him in amazing ways yet he dies a death that would shock anyone. We will learn…
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#128- Mark 1:1-20
Pastor Mike kicks off a new series in the gospel of Mark. We cover the first 20 verses and discover the circumstances that John the Baptist and the Son of God faced for the kingdom of God. Following hard after Christ will include seasons of difficulty and wilderness but He is always worth it....
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#127- Lord, I Don't Understand My Life
In today's message, Pastor Mike encourages us to trust God when circumstances makes it difficult to understand our life. We all face times that leave us broken and confused. Pastor Mike shares how after a divorce, a few years ago, that left him confused, hurt and not knowing what way to go, God…
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#126- When Following Jesus Is Not Easy
When our life faces difficulties, we can tend to think something is wrong with our faith. What do we do when following Jesus is not easy? In today's message, Pastor Mike walks us through Hebrews 11:32-40 to show us that the faithful disciples can face blessing and testing and God acknowledges…
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#125- Can I Be A Christian?
Have you ever battled thoughts about if Jesus really loves you? What about if you really can be a Christian? Today, we look at Paul's words in 1 Timothy 1:12-16 to see how God used him as an example of His grace to sinners. Like Paul, we can be saved and used for God's kingdom.
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#124- Suffering As Gospel Opportunities
In Galatians 4, we learn that a physical condition is why the Apostle Paul first preached the Gospel to the Galatian people. God can use our suffering as opportunities to share the Gospel. Join Pastor Mike as he digs into Scripture to show us how God uses suffering for our glory.
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#123-The Hope Of Jesus' Return
In today's episode, Pastor Mike teaches us what our hope is with the promised return of Christ. He also talks about how we should live because of this hope. While others like to fixate, argue and debate about the circumstances leading up to his return, we are going to cut through all the noise…
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#121- The Father Code With Pastor Zack Blair
Zack Blair is the founding pastor of Hill City Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but more importantly, he is a husband of 17 years to his wife, Lauren, and a father to Noah, Nora, and Judah. Prior to leading a church, Zack spent 15 years helping teenagers and young adults heal from their past…
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#120- Your Pain Is Not Wasted
In today's episode, Pastor Mike explains how God's comfort to us enables us to help others to trust Him.
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#119- Losing Religion To Gain Christ
Simple faith in Jesus saves us, not outward acts of religion. On today's episode, Pastor Mike shows us from scripture that many need to lose religion to gain Jesus.
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#118- Witnessing For Jesus With Pastor Travis Edgar
Pastor Travis is back with us to discuss sharing our faith and the true meaning of witnessing for Jesus.
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#117- Finding Christ in Cancer With Steve Wert
From Growing up in a Christian home, turning to atheism and finding Christ in a life-changing battle with leukemia, Steve Wert's testimony is a powerful testimony is a reminder that life can have dark moments, but Jesus is our light. Do not miss this episode of LFJ.
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Limping for Jesus is the podcast ministry of pastor Mike Matthews. Pastor Mike was born with cerebral palsy and his passion is to help others trust God in hard circumstances.
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