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Working Through the Word — 543 episodes

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The Holy Spirit Loves Like a Friend

2

Imagine...Life without Care

3

Imagine...Life without Care

4

I'm Sorry!

5

Lessons Learned From the Appalachian Trail

6

Lessons Learned From the Two Horses

7

Jesus Loves Like a Husband

8

Falling Short of the Grace of God

9

Imagine Hell

10

The Church of the Christ and The Christ of the Church

11

Ask Preacher Mike: What can we learn from the life of Nebuchadnezzar?

12

Tempted and Tried

13

God Loves Like a Father

14

Imagine...Heaven

15

Ask Preacher Mike: Death, Resurrection, Ascension

16

Jesus is Better

17

Ask Preacher Mike: Is God Testing Me, Preparing Me, or Punishing Me?

18

Joy Beyond the Cross

19

Keeping It Real!  Real Giving!

20

In Moments Like These...Moments with God

21

Jesus, Incarnate

22

The Other Beatitudes: John 13:17

23

Bible Question: How Do We Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

24

Fellowship: An Ounce of Prevention

25

Ask Preacher Mike: 11/16/2025

26

Rise Above! Eat, Drink, and Enjoy!

27

Keeping It Real! Real Happiness!

28

In Moments Like These... Moments of Introspection

29

Bible Questions: What is the Tree of Life?

30

Ask Preacher Mike: Angels and Demons

31

The Other Beatitudes: Revelation 22:14

32

Ask Preacher Mike: What Does the Bible Teach About the Trinity?

33

God's Women are Forces of Nature

34

Keeping It Real! Real Rest

35

In Moments Like These: Moments of Worship

36

Ask Preacher Mike: Language, Census, Magic, and Judging

37

The Other Beatitudes: Revelation 19:9

38

Ask Preacher Mike

39

7 Wonders of the World: I Wonder...Which Way Now?

40

Keeping It Real! Real Life!

41

Practical Ways to Reflect Christ in Our Work Lives

42

In Moments Like These: Christians at Work

43

The Command to Evangelize

44

Who Are The Sons of God?

45

The Other Beatitudes: Revelation 16:15

46

Ask Preacher Mike - How the Holy Spirit Works

47

I Wonder: How Can I Start?

48

Keeping It Real! Real Strength!

49

Planning Lessens Failure

50

In Moments Like These: Moments of Failure

51

Does God Have A Sense of Humor?

52

God's One-liners

53

Ask Preacher Mike

54

7 Wonders of the World: When Can I Start?

55

Ask Preacher Mike: How Did People Worship in the Old Testament?

56

Discerning the Body in the Supper

57

Ask Preacher Mike

58

In Moments Like These: Moments of Decision

59

7 Wonders of the World: Where Am I Going?

60

Defenders of the Realm

61

In Moments Like These...It's Time to Get Involved

62

Ask Preacher Mike: Understanding God's Teaching

63

I Wonder...Why am I Here?

64

Ask Preacher Mike- Parables

65

In Moments Like These: Moments of Change

66

Ask Preacher Mike: Discerning God's Will

67

The Day a Godly Mother Cried

68

Cornerstone Family Seminar Session 4: 4 Lessons for Families from Luke 15

69

Cornerstone Family Seminar Session 3: Technology and the Christian Home

70

Cornerstone Family Seminar Session 2: Prioritizing Christ in the Family

71

Cornerstone Family Seminar Session 1: A Biblical Portrait of the Family

72

Ask Preacher Mike

73

I Wonder: What Do I Need?

74

3 Bible Questions

75

I’ll Be Back

76

How to be Rich

77

Keeping It Real! Real Prosperity!

78

In Moments Like These: Moments of Challenge

79

The Gospel Presentation that Works

80

Bible Questions: What Does It Mean to be a Seer?

81

The Other Beatitudes: Matthew 13:6

82

Doors of the Bible

83

7 Wonders of the World: Who Am I?

84

Is My Faith not Real If I Doubt?

85

Keeping It Real! Real Faith!

86

Developing My Other Family

87

In Moments Like These...with My Other Family

88

Did Satan Become a Serpent to Tempt Eve?

89

The Other Beatitudes: Luke 7:23

90

Simple Ways to Complete Our Evangelism Mission

91

The Christian Warrior Ethos

92

10 Practical Ways to Show Christian Love

93

Keeping It Real! Real Love!

94

What Our Homes Say About Our View of Heaven

95

In Moments Like These...with Family

96

Influencers

97

Influenced

98

Responsibilities in Knowing

99

Knowing

100

Practical Ways to Make Expectations Become Realities

101

Keeping It Real! Real Expectations!

102

How to Make an Opportunity Out of a Moment

103

In Moments Like These...Every Moment an Opportunity

104

The Whole Bible in 25 Minutes

105

My Mission, Our Mission

106

His Mission, My Mission

107

The Faithful

108

The Faith

109

The Struggle for Self-Control

110

The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

111

Climb the Mountain: The Summit Was Always in View

112

Thank You for Paying Attention

113

Be Real and Unreal

114

Varsity Wrestling

115

The Gentle Christian

116

Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

117

Climb the Mountain: Follow the Leader

118

Climb the Mountain: The Gift of a Guide

119

Better Promises

120

Better Covenant

121

Give All You Get

122

Get All You Can

123

Building Faithfulness

124

The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

125

Seeking the Living Water

126

Climb the Mountain - Stay Hydrated

127

Worship Through a Study of God’s Word

128

A Life of Purpose

129

Here am I! I will do it!

130

Woe is Me! I am Undone!

131

My Good is Not Good Enough

132

Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

133

Climb the Mountain: Why Is It There?

134

Climb the Mountain, Because It is There

135

We Must Pursue God

136

God Draws Us

137

Keep Yourself in God's School

138

Take Jesus to School with You

139

Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness

140

Climb the Mountain: With Grace

141

Climb the Mountain: Without Grumbling

142

Birthright

143

Proper Birth

144

How Does the Church Make Me Strong?

145

What Makes a Strong Church?

146

A Plan God Would Agree With: The Christian OP Order

147

Could I Be Convicted of Being a Christian?

148

Man Plans, God Laughs

149

House to House, Heart to Heart, and Sprouts Training

150

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

151

Jealous with Godly Jealousy

152

I Am a Jealous God

153

The Instruction of Your Father

154

The Great Showman: He Showed Love

155

Influenced

156

Influencers

157

When Memories Hurt

158

God’s Memorial to All Generations

159

Be with the Lord

160

The Lord is With You

161

Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

162

The Law of Your Mother

163

Climb the Mountain: No One Left Behind

164

Climb the Mountain: The Value of Climbing Together

165

The Dangers of False Worship

166

What Happens in True Worship?

167

I did not Come to Bring Peace

168

Fruit of the Spirit - Peace

169

Climb the Mountain: Climbing to a Prepared Place

170

Climb the Mountain - Prepare to Climb

171

God has Pursued Us

172

When Got to Becomes Get to

173

When Get to Becomes Got to

174

How Do Rejoicers Do It?

175

Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

176

Climb the Mountain: Each One has a Unique Path

177

Climb the Mountain - All Headed to the Same Place

178

Are You Ashamed?

179

The Highway of Holiness

180

God Equips the Called

181

God Calls the Equipped

182

You have Left Your First Love

183

The Fruit of the Spirit: Love

184

Does Just One Sin Really Matter?

185

Climb the Mountain: Not Easy but Necessary

186

If You have been with Jesus...Bold or Bully? Part 2

187

If You have been with Jesus...Bold or Bully? Part 1

188

Be Longing

189

Belonging

190

Crucified for Christ

191

But the Fruit of the Spirit is....

192

When the Ground is Unstable

193

Climb the Mountain - Stay Grounded

194

I Make All Things New

195

Jesus, the Reason for Every Season

196

10 Reasons Giving is Better Than Receiving

197

His Eye is on the Sparrow

198

Losing My Religion

199

In View of the Judgment: Look at the Interior

200

In View of the Judgment: Look Externally

201

The Shadow of a Doubt

202

"Nor Were Thankful"

203

3 Great Thanksgiving Days

204

Unshakeable

205

God as the Ultimate Source of Stability

206

Childlike Faith

207

Amber Alert

208

The Old Testament View of the New Testament Jesus

209

Submission to the Mission: Our "Meanwhile" Mission

210

The Mission of Submission: The Ultimate Mission

211

When did the Church of Christ Begin?

212

The Twelve Apostles

213

Rich by Choice

214

Poor by Choice

215

Lads to Leaders Podcast Submission

216

God Has a Plan

217

Self Control: The Super Fruit

218

Hide and Seek- Mankind’s View

219

Hide and Seek—God’s View

220

More Than Conquerors

221

Conquered for Jesus

222

Finish the Race

223

Stand in the Gap: Involved

224

Desiring My Own NIL Deal

225

NIL – Name, Image, Likeness

226

How Do We Lay Up Treasures in Heaven?

227

Heaven is Our Treasure Storehouse

228

Changed to Challenge

229

Challenged to Change

230

God’s Grace Fills the Gaps of Life

231

Stand in the Gap with God’s Grace

232

6 Great Partnerships

233

Strengthening God’s Families In Richmond

234

A Family Minister: What’s That?

235

How Can I Learn My Talents?

236

People Say vs Jesus Says

237

Stop Going to Church

238

Responsibility in Freedom

239

Free to Stand in the Gap

240

Are We Allowed to be Proud of Anything?

241

Pride Comes Before a Fall

242

How Do We Stand in the Gap for Fathers?

243

Fathers Stand in the Gap

244

Redeemed! How I Love to Proclaim It

245

God Stands in the Gap for Us

246

Stand in the Gap for God

247

Why Be Joyful?

248

Christians Never Graduate Here

249

The Enemy is Surrounded

250

When the Enemy Surrounds Us

251

Faith Passed On

252

It’s Not How You Start But How You Finish

253

Peace in the Midst of Turmoil

254

Love Can Build a Bridge

255

If God Filed a 1040... Could He Claim You as a Dependent?

256

What is Love?

257

7 Love Words

258

How to Forgive Yourself

259

Stand in the Gap for Yourself

260

You Who are Spiritual- Sowing and Reaping

261

You Who are Spiritual - Burden-Bearing

262

When I Don’t Fly So High

263

Fly Like an Eagle

264

Many Other Shining Moments

265

One Shining Moment

266

When the Lost are Saved

267

When the Saved are Lost

268

This is My Church!

269

Stand in the Gap for the Church

270

God’s Two Hands: Scary

271

God’s Two Hands: Secure

272

Well Pleasing to God

273

Great Love Stories

274

The Book of Philippians

275

Stand in the Gap: Prepared

276

The Heart of Titus

277

How Can I Heal My Family?

278

Jesus, Stone of Stumbling

279

Jesus, the Precious Stone

280

The Faithful and Their Curves

281

Flattening the Curve or Stopping the Curve

282

Stand in the Gap: The Christian Fills the Gap

283

Standing in the Gap: The Church Filled the Gap

284

Wise Men Still Come

285

Partnering with God

286

Partnering with God’s People

287

When Function Becomes Dysfunction

288

Imitate Me

289

Drink from the Spiritual Rock: Imitate

290

How Not to Be Afraid of God

291

How to Be Led & Fed, So I Don’t Wind Up Spiritually Dead

292

Jesus: The G.O.A.T.

293

Jesus: The Lamb

294

Reign Debt: Counseling

295

Reign: Indebted

296

The Salvation of Profit: Will I Know Materialism When I See It?

297

The Profit of Salvation

298

Overworked! Underpaid

299

Jesus, Yes! Church, Yes!

300

An Invitation to Jesus’ House

301

What is Eternal Punishment?

302

Homegoing

303

Your Good, a Reflection of God

304

What To Do When You Are Offended

305

Drink from the Spiritual Rock: Beware of Offensiveness

306

What Time Is It?

307

God’s Secret Place

308

Jesus is Amazing!

309

Disciples are Disciplined

310

A Point from a Proverb: How to Love a Child

311

Drink from the Spiritual Rock: All of Life Glorifies God

312

Documented Workers

313

Undocumented Workers

314

A Point from a Proverb: There is a Way That Seems Right

315

Standing on the Promises

316

Standing on the Premises

317

Drink from the Spiritual Rock: Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide

318

God, I Will Stand Before You

319

The Crosses We Bear

320

Take Up Your Cross

321

The Importance of Bringing the Spiritual Family Together Physically

322

The Importance of Raising a Spiritual Family

323

Evidence of Being Free in Christ

324

Doom, Despair, and Agony

325

Freedom vs Rights: Do We Have the Right to be Wrong?

326

Freedom vs Rights: Freedom to be Secure

327

Thoughts on the Issue of Abortion

328

Out of the Pew

329

What Do You Expect of God as Your Father?

330

Abba Father

331

A Little More Hospitality

332

Drink From the Spiritual Rock: Look to Edify

333

Drink from the Spiritual Rock: Follow the Law

334

Military Lessons

335

A Point from a Proverb: Why Should We Remember?

336

Out of the Mouths of Babes

337

The 3 Rules of Life

338

Idols are a Reflection of Me

339

Drink From the Spiritual Rock: Flee From Idolatry

340

What About Children Who Become Unfaithful?

341

A Mother Who Molded

342

How Will I Know When I Have Found It?

343

Ask, Seek, Knock

344

What Does It Mean to Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

345

Influence in Corinth

346

A Point From a Proverb: Dedicate Your Child

347

How to Teach Baptism

348

Baptism in 3D for a Life in 4D

349

Power From the Parables: The Unforgiving Servant

350

A Point from a Proverb: Everything is Nothing

351

A Point from Proverb: Nothing is Everything

352

How to Grow a Church

353

Power From the Parables: The Mustard Seed

354

Sins Desire is to Rule Over Me

355

My Desire Should be to Rule Over Sin

356

Drink From The Spiritual Rock: Learn From The Past But Don’t Live In It

357

Away Game

358

Home Game

359

Power From The Parables The Growing Seed

360

Much with Little

361

Ashamed of Jesus

362

What is the Exchange Rate for the Soul

363

Jesus Is the Rock

364

Creating Christ’s Culture in His Church

365

The Culture of Christ

366

Pass the Salt Please

367

Rejoice In The Lord

368

Multifocal Vision: Nearsighted

369

Multifocal Vision: Farsighted

370

Overcoming Objections to Ministry

371

When I Minister...

372

How to be Persecuted

373

Live the Abundant Life: Persecution

374

Sunday Night Sit Down with Preacher Mike: In Everything Give Thanks

375

Thank You, Lord

376

The Things That Divide Us

377

My Story

378

Sunday Night Sit Down with Preacher Mike: Finding Peace When There is None

379

Live the Abundant Life: Peace

380

Love and Unity Are Our Identity

381

Sermon #4

382

Christian Unity During Imposed Cultural Conflicts

383

Why Did My Savior Come To Earth- To Fulfill the Law

384

Absence Makes the Heart Go Wander

385

From the Heart of Your Preacher

386

From the Heart of the Preacher

387

Live the Abundant Life- Pure in Heart

388

Lads to Leaders Podcast Submission

389

What Can Faith Do For You?

390

Living Your Worth

391

Will There Be Recognition in Heaven?

392

Are There Degrees of Heaven and Hell?

393

When I Forgive

394

When God Forgives

395

Live the Abundant Life: Meek

396

When They are Thirsty, They Will Drink

397

Lead Them to the Water

398

When Did the church of Christ Begin?

399

A church of Christ Lesson

400

Is Eternal Punishment Consistent with God‘s Mercy?

401

Live the Abundant Life: Merciful

402

Members of One Another

403

Things Jesus Wouldn‘t Do

404

Things Jesus Couldn‘t Do

405

How to Keep the Saved from Being Lost

406

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Seek and Save the Lost

407

When the Fruit Fails

408

Works vs Fruits

409

Hungering and Thirsting is the Appetite of the Spirit

410

Live the Abundant Life: Hunger and Thirst

411

By-Standers

412

Standing By

413

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Preach the Kingdom of God

414

Free-Range Living

415

Full Range Living

416

Are There Any Pharisees Present?

417

Make Your Father Proud

418

How to Manage the Fire

419

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Send Fire on the Earth

420

Live the Abundant Life: Mourn

421

Not Worried, Just Concerned

422

The Unexpected God

423

The Expected God

424

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: Not to Judge the World

425

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Judge the World

426

The Fight for Our Homes is Real

427

Mothers Fight for Their Homes

428

The Role of the Church in the Disciple-Making Process

429

Do You See Yourself as God Sees You?

430

A Round Peg Fits Any Hole

431

Live the Abundant Life: The Sheepfold

432

The Lord‘s Supper and the First Day of the Week

433

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Give His Life as a Ransom

434

The Bible of the Church

435

The Church of the Bible

436

Understanding the Law Mentality

437

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Fulfill the Law

438

Announcing a Regime Change

439

Developing An Evangelistic Heart

440

The Sheep Have Lost Their Sheepishness

441

Live the Abundant Life: The Sheep

442

How to Make a Spiritual Resume‘

443

The Value of a Spiritual Resume‘

444

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

445

God in the Hands of Angry Sinners

446

What is Truth?

447

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Bear Witness to the Truth

448

Difficult Passages: John 10:16

449

Live the Abundant Life: The Shepherd

450

The One Talent Man

451

For the Church: Cross-Pollination

452

Right is Might

453

Might Makes Right

454

How to Get to Know People

455

Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?: To Show Us the Father

456

Why Do We Aim Too Low?

457

Live the Abundant Life: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

458

What Does God Look Like?

459

Focus on the Goal: Relationship with God

460

When Wise Men Come

461

Wise Men Still Come

462

God Never Promised Comfortable

463

God Promises Comfort

464

When Faith Goes Blind

465

What Faith Sees

466

It is Good for Us to Understand God‘s Will

467

God‘s Will is that You Pursue What is Good for Yourself

468

Be Angry and Do Not Sin

469

Be Angry

470

How Does Idolatry Affect the Church?

471

Idolatry is Real

472

What Do You Expect From Your Preacher?

473

Will You Be There for God?

474

What Do You Expect From God?

475

Mission Possible: Should You Choose to Accept It

476

Mission Possible: Your Mission

477

I Wanna Go There!

478

Heaven is a Wonderful Place

479

Submission: Forced or Frewill?

480

Case Studies in Godly Leadership: Deborah the Submitter

481

God Will Be There For You

482

Convenience vs Expedience

483

Convenience Kills Commitment

484

Let It Begin With Me

485

A Beneficial Pandemic for the Kingdom

486

How to listen to a Sermon

487

Case Studies in Godly Leadership - Apollos, the Listener

488

A Look At What Is Warfare Without War

489

A Vision of What Can Be: Warfare Without War

490

A Look At What Is: Soundness Without Spitefulness

491

Overtaken or Escape

492

When Focus Fails

493

How Can I Know That I Am Prepared?

494

If I Don‘t Pray

495

How I Know When My Prayers Have Been Answered

496

Case Studies In Godly Leadership: Daniel the Prayer

497

Freedom From Bondage

498

Case Studies In Godly Leadership: Peter the Proclaimer

499

Things That Propel Us Forward: Equipped

500

What Godly Father‘s Want

501

The Ascendant One Descended

502

Grace According to the Measure of Christ‘s Gift

503

There Is An ”I” In Team

504

There is No I In Team

505

Give Me a Double Portion

506

My Portion

507

I See the Problem

508

Naaman Finally Got it Right

509

Naaman: A Study in Humility

510

A Child Like Samuel

511

A Mother Like Hannah

512

What's the Difference Between Inspiring and Inspiration?

513

Studies in Godly Leadership: Paul the Inspirer

514

The Dangers of Social Distancing

515

Seeing What Cannot Be Seen

516

The Dangers of Religious Holidays

517

What Did Jesus Teach About Easter?

518

Studies in Godly Leadership: Moses the Perseverer

519

Is it a Sin to Not Assemble?

520

You Don't Matter

521

You Matter

522

The Value in the Virus

523

What Does Jesus Look Like?

524

Focus On the Goal: Relationship with Jesus

525

When I Am Challenged

526

Case Studies In Godly Leadership: Joshua the Challenger

527

How to Cry as Jesus Did

528

Three Times Jesus Wept

529

Focus on the Goal: Relationship

530

Case Studies in Godly Leadership: Barnabas- the Encourager

531

Take Heed! No Excuses!

532

Bible Authority- Church Organization

533

Bible Authority- Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

534

Bible Authority- Name of the Church

535

Bible Authority- Fellowship

536

Bible Authority- Pattern Theology

537

Bible Authority- One Church

538

Bible Authority- The First Day of the Week

539

Bible Authority- The Lord's Supper

540

Bible Authority- Male Leadership

541

Bible Authority- Instrumental Music

542

Bible Authority- Baptism

543

Bible Authority