The Kingdom Is For Everyone
by Matthew Hester
The Kingdom Is For Everyone, with Dr. Matthew Hester, is your home to discuss all things Righteousness, Peace and Joy. This podcast will cover a wide range of topics with the goal to seek out the manifestation of the Kingdom of God at every level. We will also have exciting guests join us from time to time on this journey. New episodes are available every Tuesday.
Episodes
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Episode 197 - Union & Communion - Part Eight - Living From Union
Today we're bringing our series on Union and Communion to a close. Over the last seven episodes, we've explored some incredibly important distinctions. We've talked about union as the starting point. We've explored the difference between union and communion. We've looked at what Jesus meant when…
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Episode 196 - Union & Communion - Part Seven - The Holy Spirit: Awakening Us To What Is True
The Holy Spirit isn't simply helping us achieve a relationship with God. The Holy Spirit awakens us to the life of God and empowers us to participate in that life. Remember the distinction we've been developing throughout this series. Union is what is true because of Christ. Communion is our...
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Episode 195 - Union and Communion - Part Six - Sin, Distance, and the Illusion of Separation
I believe we can understand repentance, holiness, and transformation without turning the Christian life into an endless cycle of separation and reunion. Remember the distinction we've been developing throughout this series. Union is what is true because of Christ. Communion is our participation…
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Episode 194 - Union and Communion - Part Five - Faith Doesn't Create Union
We're continuing our series on Union and Communion, and today I want to address a question that naturally follows everything we've discussed so far. Where does faith fit into all of this? If union with Christ is grounded in His faithfulness rather than ours, why do we need faith? If Christ has...
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Episode 193 - Union and Communion - Part Four - The Son Who Never Stopped Being A Son
I believe this parable of the prodigal son gives us a beautiful picture of the distinction between union and communion. And it reveals something extraordinary about the heart of the Father. The son could leave the father's house, but he could never make the father stop being his father. Let's get...
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Episode 192 - Union And Communion - Part Three - Abide In Me: What Did Jesus Mean?
We're continuing our series on Union and Communion, and today we're going straight into one of the passages that inevitably comes up whenever we have this conversation. John 15. Jesus says: "Abide in Me." And the question is obvious. If union with Christ is the starting point, why does Jesus tell...
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Episode 191 - Union And Communion - Part Two - Union Is Not Communion
I think there is a tremendous amount of confusion in Christianity comes from using the words union, relationship, fellowship, communion, abiding, and participation as though they all mean exactly the same thing. They don't. They're related. They overlap. But they aren't identical. When we…
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Episode 190 - Union And Communion - Part One - You Were Never Separate
Today we're beginning a brand-new series that I believe addresses one of the most important distinctions we can make in the Christian life. We're going to talk about Union and Communion. Here's the foundational thought for this entire series: Union is what is true because of Christ. Communion is...
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Episode 189 - Kingdom Over Countdown - Part Four - Recovering The Ancient Hope
In this fourth and final part of this series, I don't want to end by merely telling you what I think we need to leave behind. I want to talk about what we can recover. Because Christianity doesn't need less hope. We need a bigger hope. And the ancient Christian hope is breathtaking. Hester...
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Episode 188 - Kingdom Over Countdown - Part Three - When The Story Changed
Today we're going to ask a historical question. If this wasn't how the earliest Christians understood the gospel, then how did so many modern Christians come to believe otherwise? This episode isn't about attacking people. Millions of sincere believers love Jesus and hold dispensational views.…
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Episode 187 - Kingdom Over Countdown - Part Two - The Kingdom Was Never Delayed
Today we're going to tackle one of the foundational ideas of modern dispensational theology—the belief that because Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah, God's plan for the Kingdom was postponed. According to this framework, Jesus came offering the Kingdom to Israel. Israel rejected Him. Therefore…
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Episode 186 - Kingdom Over Countdown - Part One - The Gospel Jesus Really Preached
Over the next four episodes, we're going to explore a topic that has shaped modern Christianity in profound ways—often without us even realizing it. This series is called Kingdom Over Countdown. Now, before anyone assumes this is simply another attack on dispensationalism, let me say from the...
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Episode 185 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Ten - Christ Is Our Sabbath
We've finally arrived at the last episode in our series, The Gospel of Rest. Over the last nine episodes we've explored stress, hurry, fear, identity, catastrophic thinking, Sabbath, prayer, relationships, and even the connection between our bodies and our souls. But today I want to bring...
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Episode 184 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Nine - The Body Keep The Score...So Does Grace
Over the last several episodes we've been talking about stress, hurry, fear, identity, prayer, and relationships. Today we're going to explore something that many Christians have never been taught to think about. Your body. Today I want to talk about trauma, stress, and the nervous system through...
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Episode 183 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Eight - Peace In Conflict
Today we're talking about one of the greatest sources of stress in our lives. People. If we're honest, much of the anxiety we experience isn't caused by our schedules. It's caused by relationships. Conflict is part of being human. This episode is about becoming the kind of person who remains…
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Episode 182 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Seven - Prayer Beyond Panic
Today, I want to explore one of the most misunderstood practices in the Christian life. Prayer. For many people, prayer has become almost synonymous with crisis. We pray when the diagnosis comes. We pray when the bills pile up. We pray when the marriage is struggling. We pray when life feels like...
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Episode 181 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Six - Rest Is Resistance
Today I want to talk about something that has become almost countercultural in our modern world. Rest. Not vacation. Not entertainment. Not distraction. Rest. Real rest. The kind of rest that reaches all the way into the soul. The kind of rest that tells your nervous system it is safe. The kind…
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Episode 180 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Five - The Mind Of Christ
The problem that many people have come to believe every thought they think. But one of the greatest discoveries in emotional and spiritual health is realizing: You are not your thoughts. You have thoughts. And Christ-centered transformation begins when we learn how to participate with the mind of...
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Episode 179 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Four - Fear Is A Terrible Shepherd
Today we’re talking about something that sits underneath so much stress, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, conflict, and even religion itself: Fear. Not healthy caution. Not wisdom. Not discernment. But fear as an internal governing system. Fear as a way of living. And one of the central works of...
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Episode 178 - The Gospel Of Rest Series - Part Three - You Are Not What You Produce
The tragedy is that many sincere believers love Jesus deeply while still living trapped inside performance-based identity systems. And today I want us to rediscover something radical: In Christ, your value is not rooted in your productivity. You are not what you produce. Hester...
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Episode 177 - The Gospel Of Rest - Part Two - Jesus Was Never In A Hurry
Jesus was never in a hurry. Think about that. The Savior of the world. The One carrying the redemption of humanity. The embodiment of God in flesh. And yet when you read the Gospels carefully, Jesus is astonishingly unhurried. Hester Ministries...
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Episode 176 - The Gospel Of Rest - Part One - Why Are We So Stressed?
Today we’re beginning a brand-new series on Christ-centered stress management. And I want to say right out of the gate—this is not going to be another shallow “just pray more and calm down” conversation. Because many sincere believers love Jesus deeply and still live with crushing anxiety,...
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Episode 175 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Eight - Q & A Part Two
Today we’re diving into a question that is one of the most important in all of theology: “Does God Use Violence?” Scriptures seems to support this idea, but what does Jesus inform these stories and beliefs? Hester Ministries…
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Episode 174 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Seven - Q & A Part One
Today we’re diving into a question that always stirs the pot: “If love is nonviolent… how does it actually protect?” Because let’s be honest—this sounds beautiful in theory… …but what happens when it gets real? Let’s walk through it together. Hester Ministries...
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Episode 173 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Six - Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Jesus says in Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Not peacekeepers. Peacekeepers avoid conflict. Peacemakers step into it. Peacemakers don’t ignore tension. They transform it. Let's Unpack This! Hester Ministries...
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Episode 172 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Five - Enemies, Swords, and Self-Defense
In this episode we arrive at the question everyone eventually asks: “Okay… but what about real life?” What about protecting your family? What about evil? What about self-defense? Let’s go there honestly. Hester Ministries Present Truth...
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Episode 171 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Four - Fire From Heaven Reconsidered
If we’re honest, many of us have a little bit of the instinct in us to want to call down a little bit of fire from heaven. That voice that says: “God, just deal with them.” “God, shut them down.” “God, show them who’s right.” That desire for divine backup… divine force… divine fire. But what if...
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Episode 170 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Three -The Cross: God Absorbing Violence
For our episode todaywe arrive at the center of the Christian faith. The Cross. Because if there is any place where we should clearly see what God is like… It’s here. But the question is: What exactly is the cross revealing? Is it revealing a God who needs violence in order to forgive? Or is it...
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Episode 169 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part Two - Why the Bible Sometimes Looks Violent
Why does the Bible sometimes look so violent? Why are there wars? Why are there stories where God appears to command destruction? Why are there moments where divine judgment seems severe? If Jesus reveals the Father, what do we do with those passages? That’s what we’re unpacking today. Hester...
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Episode 168 - God's NO To Violence Series - Part One - The God Jesus Revealed
This series is not about ignoring the hard passages of Scripture. It’s not about pretending the Bible doesn’t contain violence. And it’s certainly not about softening the radical call of Jesus. This series is about something much deeper. It’s about asking one question that every Christian...
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Episode 167 - The Indwelling Series - Part Six - The Courage To Live From Union
Living from union means: You obey because you trust. You love because you’re secure. You serve because you’re full. Not because you’re afraid of losing God. That takes courage. Hester Ministries Present Truth Academy ...
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Episode 166 - The Indwelling Series - Part Five - When Christ Shows Up In "Them"
It’s one thing to talk about Christ in you. It’s another thing to talk about Christ in the people you love. But what about the people you struggle with? What about the people who vote differently? Believe differently? Live differently? Offend you? Trigger you? Oppose you? What about the people…
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Episode 165 - The Indwelling Series - Part Four - The False Self vs. The Christ Self
The early church spoke about transformation as awakening. Modern contemplatives like Thomas Merton called it the difference between the false self and the true self. Today, we’re going to unpack that — and discover how the Christ-Self within us gently dismantles the false one. Hester...
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Episode 164 - The Indwelling Series - Part Three - Becoming Who You Already Are
According to the New Testament, transformation doesn’t begin with becoming something new — It begins with waking up to what has already been given. You are not on a spiritual ladder trying to climb higher. You are already standing in union — learning how to live from it. Let’s unpack that. Hester...
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Episode 163 - The Indwelling Series - Part Two - You Were Never Separate
Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even sin. Let me say that slowly: Sin can blind you, confuse you, torment you — but it cannot separate you. Sin doesn’t break union. It breaks awareness. Let's dig in! Hester Ministries Present Truth…
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Episode 162 - The Indwelling Series - Part One - The Mystery Hidden For Ages
Jesus didn’t come just to be near us. He came to bring humanity and divinity together in an inseparable union. And Paul says, “Now it’s revealed.” That revelation is not just theology. It’s transformation. Hester Ministries Present Truth Academy...
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Episode 161 - Exciting Updates Episode!
Join us on a recap of 2025 and hear some of the upcoming opportunities that are in front of us. Thank you so much for being a listener and supporter of all we do here. The best is yet to come! Hester Ministries Present Truth Academy ...
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Episode 160 - A Conversation with Bishop Carlos Garcia
Join us for the final episode of 2025! In this special on-location conversation from Managua, Nicaragua, I sit down with my dear friend Bishop Carlos Garcia. Together we dive into the heartbeat of the Kingdom of God—what it looks like in real communities, how family shapes formation, the gift of...
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Episode 159 - The Gospel We Missed - Part Six - The Gospel Is Still Scandalous
Some of us were taught that the Gospel is “offensive” because it tells people how bad they are. But here’s the real scandal: The Gospel isn’t offensive because it condemns. It’s offensive because it includes. It disrupts our boundaries. It welcomes the wrong people. It tears down the fences we...
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Episode 158 - The Gospel We Missed - Part Five - The Cosmic Scope Of Salvation
We are deep into our series The Gospel We Missed, and today we’re going to zoom way out — beyond personal sin, beyond heaven and hell, beyond individual salvation — and look at the Gospel the way the early church and the apostles preached it. Because here’s the truth: If your Gospel is only about...
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Episode 157 - The Gospel We Missed - Part Four - What Did the Early Church Preach?
Because let’s be honest: Most of us inherited a version of the Gospel shaped more by Western legalism, medieval fear, and Reformation-era debates than by the faith of the early church. So what did the earliest followers of Jesus — those closest to the source — actually proclaim? The answer might...
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Episode 156 - The Gospel We Missed - Part Three - Repentance Is a Wake-Up Call, Not a Bargaining Chip
For a lot of us, repentance was a transaction. A religious bargaining tool. We were told: “You sinned. God’s angry. Say sorry — and mean it — and maybe He’ll forgive you.” Repentance was framed as an emotional negotiation with a short-tempered God. But what if repentance was never about appeasing...
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Episode 155 - The Gospel We Missed - Part Two - Good News Isn't Transactional
Most of us were given a “deal-based” gospel: God is holy and angry. You are sinful and guilty. Jesus pays your bill. If you accept the deal, you’re safe. That’s a transaction. That’s an exchange. That’s a conditional agreement between two parties. But the Gospel — the one Paul preached, the early...
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Episode 154 - The Gospel We Missed - Part One - The Gospel Before The Reformation
For many of us, the Gospel we were handed sounds like this: “You’re a sinner. God is holy and angry. Jesus takes your punishment. If you believe the right things, you get to go to heaven when you die.” That sounds familiar. But here’s the real question: Is that the Gospel the early church…
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Episode 153 - Living The Gospel In Chaos
How do we live with hope when the headlines scream death, violence, assassination, and cancel culture? 🤯 This message dives into the tension we all feel: the chaos of the world vs. the confidence of the gospel. We’ll explore why the good news of Jesus still outshines every outrage, every culture...
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Episode 152 - Living From Trinity
Most of us were taught to live for God — striving, performing, trying to please a distant deity. But what if the gospel invites us to live from God — from within the eternal dance of Father, Son, and Spirit? In this episode, we explore what it means to live from the divine communion that already...
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Episode 151 - A Couple Of Pairs/A Conversation With The Ova's - Part Two
Join us, the Hester's, as we share a completely unscripted (two part) conversation with our dear friends Pastors Johnny & Rachel Ova. We take time to have a conversation around candid questions like: What was the major turning point in your marriage? How have you navigated the journey of keeping...
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Episode 150 - A Couple Of Pairs/A Conversation with the Ova's - Part One
Join us, the Hester's, as we share a completely unscripted conversation with our dear friends Pastors Johnny & Rachel Ova. We take time to have a conversation around candid questions like: What was the silliest argument you ever had as a couple? How do you balance public ministry with private...
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Episode 149 - Nothing Can Separate You
Let’s be honest — even if we believe we’re in Christ, sometimes we still fear we can fall out. So today’s episode is your reminder — and maybe even your permission slip — to rest in this: Nothing can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Let’s dive into the heart of that good news....
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Episode 148 - Becoming Who You Already Are
This episode picks up where the last two left off. In Episode 146, we said: Union is the starting line — you don’t begin separated from God. In Episode 147, we said: Christ is in you — not as a metaphor, but as your lived reality. So today we ask the next question: If that’s true… how do we grow?...
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The Kingdom Is For Everyone, with Dr. Matthew Hester, is your home to discuss all things Righteousness, Peace and Joy. This podcast will cover a wide range of topics with the goal to seek out the manifestation of the Kingdom of God at every level. We will also have exciting guests join us from time to time on this journey. New episodes are available every Tuesday.
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