One of humanity's GREATEST struggles is our desire to create a God who fits comfortably into OUR expectations. We want a God who operates according to OUR timetable, who answers our prayers according to OUR preferences, and who fulfills our desires according to OUR specifications.

Instead of submitting ourselves to GOD'S will, we often attempt to “customize” or “personalize” God to fit OUR will. So we want blessings when WE ask for them. We want healing when WE desire it. We want doors opened IMMEDIATELY and obstacles removed INSTANTLY.

In essence, we want “A Personalized God" instead of the sovereign God revealed in Scripture…..but the prophet Isaiah REMINDS us just how ridiculously wrong this type of thinking is, that God is not a personalized product, but a divine, sovereign King.

Come fellowship with us this episode as we examine precise how and why both Believers AND non-believers alike wrongfully think that we can customize the Lord in such a way that He becomes “A Personalized God” for our own satisfaction!

IT’S A CELEBRATION, y’all! This is Deeper in the Word’s 150th episode! For over six years, the Lord has blessed us with amazing guests and even MORE amazing listeners…and that’s YOU! We cannot thank you enough, friends, for helping us achieve this milestone!

We rejoice in our 150th episode by examining a topic which Jesus thought was rather significant…..so much so, in fact, that one of His most famous parables is associated with it. It’s the Parable of the Sower and the Seed, where Jesus teaches people about what it means to not just HEAR the Gospel, but to RECEIVE it and therefore act upon what you have heard…..because those are two completely different things. Just because someone goes to church every Sunday, hears hundreds of sermons or reads the Bible from cover to cover does NOT mean that they’ve RECEIVED what they’ve heard, particularly if they are not CHANGED by what they’ve heard.

Come fellowship with us on our special 150th episode as we explore what it means to be the “good soil” that the seed of the Word of God falls upon…and how that Word will only change you if you’re open to the “Clear Reception” of it!

When we say that someone “fits the description”, it means they match up to the qualities or characteristics of someone, usually as a suspect who has committed a crime. So if the person who committed the crime was dressed a certain way, and you see someone in the area dressed the same way, that person might be detained by the police because they “fit the description” of the suspect.

And this is an appropriate analogy for followers of Christ…because when people are giving a DESCRIPTION of Believers, we want that description to fully embody and MATCH UP to the Christlikeness and righteousness which Jesus Himself demonstrated….that is, we want to “fit the description” of a true Believer in the Lord!

So how do we do that, exactly? Well, the Apostle Peter has given us a pretty clear blueprint to meet the criteria to qualify as AUTHENTIC followers of people who claim Jesus is their Lord and Savior.

Come fellowship with us on the latest episode of “Deeper in the Word” as we examine Scripture to see how an individual “Fits the Description” for eligibility as an AUTHENTIC Believer in both word AND deed!

Listen….who DIDN’T grow up loving cartoons and COMIC BOOKS? My formative years were spent LOVING comic book culture; not just reading them, but collecting them, discussing them with friends, you name it.

Truly, illustrative art has played an enormous role in my life, as well as the lives of many others. It’s amazing to consider the POWER that comic books have to effect people, how they can make them FEEL something strictly off of a VISUAL stimulation, demonstrating how they can also play a vital role as a TEACHING TOOL, as a way to educate people on a given topic or subject…especially teaching the Word of God.

So what if someone were to successfully MARRY those two ideas – education and comic art entertainment - for the glory of God? Think of the lives it could impact for the sake of the Gospel!

Join us for our latest episode of Deeper in the Word, as we explore that very idea with someone who’s company SPECIALIZES in proving how comic art can be a galvanizing force for the Kingdom of God….because our special guest this episode is none other than Mr. Art Ayris, Founder and President of Kingstone Comics, the world’s leading creator and distributor of faith-based comics and media.

You DO NOT want to miss THIS one!!

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We’re BACK for Season #7, y’all! Can you believe it? What started with a handful of listeners in June 2020 has grown into a multi-platform, award-winning podcast with listeners in over 45 different countries (seriously I don’t know ANYBODY in Morocco! BIG shoutout to Morocco, we love you!)! We’re coming up on our 6th year of this lil’ ol’ flagship podcast, and we couldn’t possibly be more grateful to you all for making us what we are! This show is what it is because of Y-O-U!

And we’re kicking off Season 7 by highlighting an EXTREMELY important theme for us all…..and frankly, it’s one which you’re gonna hear us promoting repeatedly because of its HIGH DEGREE of significance: and that’s the theme of BIBLICAL LITERACY.

Biblical literacy is the ability to read, understand, interpret, and apply the Bible's overall message and context, and the TRUTH which it holds. It’s more than just “having read the Bible”….it’s having read it AND UNDERSTOOD IT such that it starts to shape your worldview and CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK AND LIVE.

But too many people are Biblically ILLITERATE…that is, they do not put a premium on reading the Bible and understanding what they’ve read such that they APPLY it to their daily actions. We’re supposed to “feed ourselves” on the Word of God….but too many times, it appears as if people have gone on a “hunger strike” from the Word, instead.

Come fellowship with us as we kick off Season 7 as we discuss what happens when people deliberately refuse to feed themselves on the Word of God….and how, as a result, the Lord reacts TOWARDS that type of purposeful “Hunger Strike”!

We continue our “Fall Features” Series with another special guest interview…and it’s a topic with which our “Deeper in the Word” audience should be VERY familiar!

Because this episode, we are joined by renown author, speaker and Bible teacher, Ms. Ava Pennington of Bible Study Fellowship International, who will discuss her new book, entitled Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life in Christ, which is designed to help readers grow in their Christian walk, specifically through fostering a greater understanding and applicability of the Fruit of the Spirit in their lives (as those nine attributes are outlined in the Book of Galatians 5:22-23).

Join us as we learn how to cultivate these spiritual characteristics and disciplines in our lives so that we are effectively “Bearing Fruit” for the Lord!

Join us as we kick off our special "Fall Features" Series - where we will feature a special guest interview every week - with our first installment of the series, a discussion with award-winning Gospel recording artist Darius Paulk and a show we've entitled, "Must Be the Music!"