Episodes

  • The Porn Epidemic in the Church Continues to Grow

    The Porn Epidemic in the Church Continues to Grow
    Nov 11 2024
    A recent study from Barna Group reported that: 62% of Christians believe someone can regularly watch porn and still lead a healthy sexual life. 44% of women reporting they regularly watch porn, a significant increase 10% of Christians reported that their churches had programs to help 84% of porn users say they have no one helping them to avoid it. 49% of practicing Christians who admit to personally viewing pornography say they are “comfortable with how much pornography” they use. More than half of younger millennials and Gen Z adults (ages 18–37) say they have sent a nude image of themselves, and three-quarters say they have received them, 66% of adults believe that “with enough willpower, a person can overcome porn addiction on their own.” Mike gets into the numbers on this study and more, including another survey showing the mass exodus of youth from the church.
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    28 mins
  • Spiritual Warfare in the UK

    Spiritual Warfare in the UK
    Nov 4 2024
    In October, Mike visited the UK to attend the CRE show in Milton Keynes and to film a 6 part video series there on freedom from porn and sex addiction. During the time he was in the UK the spiritual warfare was intense, with daily battles that sometimes lasted hours, perverse dreams, and more. In this broadcast Mike shares what he went through and what winning spiritual warfare looks like.
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    27 mins
  • Greg Reid on the Infiltration of the Church

    Greg Reid on the Infiltration of the Church
    Oct 28 2024
    In this broadcast we welcome Greg Reid back. Greg has been in youth ministry for nearly 30 years, is the director of Youthfire Ministries, and is a former private investigator who has taught over 250 criminal justice classes on occult crimes and crimes against children to law enforcement and others. Mike and Greg discuss the results of George Barna’s latest survey which showed that “Unexpectedly large minorities of adults at evangelical churches reject the biblical nature and character of God (24%), and worship spirits other than God of the Bible (26%)” and “A stunning number – 15% – revealed that they occasionally cast spells on other people.” and how the occult has infiltrated the church.
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    26 mins
  • Strength and Endurance in The Last Days

    Strength and Endurance in The Last Days
    Oct 21 2024
    Regarding the days leading up to and into the tribulation period, Jesus cautioned us in Matthew 24:13 that “the one who endures to the end will be saved.” In Luke 21:36 He told us: “But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Mike looks at our Lord’s counsel to us in the time we find ourselves in, along with an introduction regarding spiritual warfare.
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    26 mins
  • Joel Barnes on The Rogue Christian

    Joel Barnes on The Rogue Christian
    Oct 14 2024
    Joel Barnes returns to discuss Mike’s book The Rogue Christian and Joel’s involvement in creating the newly released audio version of TRC. A 5 minute clip is played at the beginning of the show. Also, Joel shares how the senior pastor of his former church was recently sentenced for inappropriate sexual contact… and the spiritual warfare involved.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • The 7 Churches

    The 7 Churches
    Oct 7 2024
    Jesus confronted 70% of the 7 churches He addressed in Revelation 2 and 3. Just because a church has a gifted communicator for a pastor, a big building, or all the other bells and whistles doesn’t mean Jesus that they wouldn’t be one of the 70% Jesus confronted. If we apply the math from Revelation 2 and 3 to the present day, every modern church has a 70% chance, if not higher, that they would hear “Repent or else.” Some might think, “Naaah, my church is fine. It’s other churches who have those problems, not us.” Umm, yeah, with 70% of men (including many pastors) and one third of women viewing porn, youth hitting the exits for decades, 10% of professing Christians reading the Bible daily, little equipping in spiritual warfare, and many churches without one prayer meeting, only an arrogant church would dare to assume they wouldn’t be on the receiving end of Jesus’ warnings.
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    26 mins
  • Action Steps to the Abundant Life and Overcoming Porn Addiction, Part 1

    Action Steps to the Abundant Life and Overcoming Porn Addiction, Part 1
    Sep 30 2024
    Mike gets into action steps to take to overcome porn addiction (and any kind of sin) that have the additional blessing of experiencing the abundant life Jesus offers. These steps include: Rigorous, ongoing honesty Taking ownership of sin Ongoing support and accountability Cutting off the stumbling blocks of sin Adjusting priorities Exercise and healthy eating Reducing time spent in entertainment Making prayer a priority Slowing down and resting… And more.
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    26 mins
  • When Spiritual Warfare is Tough, and More

    When Spiritual Warfare is Tough, and More
    Sep 23 2024
    Mike shares the story of a rough patch of spiritual warfare he went through that morning, fighting through it and overcoming, more stories of recent events, and what we have been seeing recently with those who come to us for help at Blazing Grace.
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    26 mins