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The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#28 - Reading Your Bible 101How did “The Bible” as we know it get formed? How did the early church grow so big without it? If most believers throughout history couldn’t read, how was faith passeddown? How did the printing press revolutionize the spread of faith? How often should a Christian read their bible? Should we do word studies? Should we buy commentaries? What do we do when we run into passages that challenge our faith and we don’t have the expertise to understand? Without my pastor to explain it to me how will I understand? But… is a 1-hour sermon on Sunday eno...
2026-02-252h 13
The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#27 - Fasting 101DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses fasting as a spiritual discipline. We are not medical professionals, and nothing in this episode should be taken as medical advice. If you are considering fasting — especially if you have health conditions or recent medical procedures — please consult a qualified healthcare professional.Is fasting a lost spiritual discipline that we have neglected as Americans? What was Daniel doing when he fasted for 21 days? Why did Jesus fast for 40 days before he started his ministry? Should I only fast when I want to seek Gods guidance on a decision in my life? If I fast...
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The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#26 - Distant Judge or Loving Father?What if your understanding of God the Father is wrong? Have Christians unintentionally reduced the Trinity to “Father God” plus “Jesus” and “The Holy Spirit”? Is the Father really a distant judge, or have we missed who He truly is? What if the Father’s desire is to walk with you and love you the way He did with Adam in the garden? If you long to understand Father God more deeply, then this episode is for you.
2026-01-301h 42The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#25 - Our Father Who Art In HeavenWhat is God’s name? Should I pray to Jesus, The Holy Spirit, or The Father? Why does Jesus teach us to pray to Father God? Does God really care which member of the Trinity I pray to? Do the others feel left out? Can I really approach Father God like he is my father in Heaven or is Jesus the only one who gets that relationship with Him? If you ever had questions about The Father then this episode is for you.
2026-01-241h 38The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#24 - Why does God allow suffering?Why does God allow suffering? Why do innocent people suffer? If God is all powerful and can stop it, why doesn’t He? Why does God allow Satan to test Job and then never tell Job why? Why does God allow Joseph to suffer for so many years? How can we be sure that some suffering has redemptive purpose? If you ever questioned how God can be good and allow all this suffering, then this episode is for you.
2025-12-201h 35The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#23 - Lost Gospels or False Gospels?Were lost gospels hidden from us? Do they contain secret knowledge, or do they distort the truth about Jesus? Why did the early church decide to leave them out? How did the church decide what was reliable? What about other faiths that have a different story about Jesus? Who is telling the truth? If you have ever wondered if the bible is trustworthy, this episode is for you.
2025-12-162h 16The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#22 - Aliens, Angels, and SalvationDo aliens need salvation? Would God need die as each alienspecies to offer salvation? Some angels commit sin... why aren’t they offered salvation? Why do the animals still die when they don’t need salvation? Why did Jesus glorified have crucifixion scars? What will our glorified bodies be like?What will it be like when Jesus comes back? If you ever wondered about these things, then this episode is for you.
2025-11-301h 17The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#21 - Jesus is Fully GodWhat made Jesus fully God? Was it his detailed knowledge of the future? Was it his power over nature? Was it his miraculous healing? Was it his authority over demons? What do you mean He gave His disciples authority to do all these things in Hisname? He even said they would do greater things?! Was it His resurrection? Didn't Lazarus resurrect too? If you ever wondered what made Jesus fully God, then this episode is for you.
2025-11-241h 52The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#20 - Jesus is Fully HumanWhat separates Jesus from every other “god-man” story we’ve heard—from Hercules to Superman? How can He be both fully God and fully human, and why does that matter for our salvation? What does it mean that Jesus was tempted like we are, yet remained sinless? Why would He need to learn obedience through suffering—wasn’t He already perfectly obedient? If you’ve ever wrestled with the mystery of salvation and how Jesus was fully human, then this episode is for you.
2025-11-151h 42The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#19 - Jesus in the Old Testament?Who is the man Abraham bargains with to save Sodom and Gomorrah? Who is the man Jacob wrestles with? Who is the Commander of the Lords armies that Joshua speaks with? Who is the man that Gideon speaks with under the tree? Is this God showing up as a man before He decided to be born as Jesus? Which member of the Trinity is it? If you ever wondered if Jesus shows up in the Old Testament, this episode is for you.
2025-10-251h 31The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#18 - Fruits of The Holy SpiritJoin us in the 6th installment of the "Who is God?" series and our last on The Holy Spirit. How can you hear God's voice? Is it through conviction and conscience? Does the Holy Spirit guide us through a sense of peace? What are the fruits of The Holy Spirit? Will we exhibit those fruits as part of our daily walk with God? If you want to know what daily companionship with the Holy Spirit looks like, then this episode is for you.
2025-10-131h 35The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#17 - Gifts of The Holy SpiritJoin us in our 5th installment of the "Who is God?" series. What are the gifts of The Holy Spirit? They sound like superpowers — but what do they actually do? Are they rare, reserved for a few, or available to any believer? Is someone lucky to receive just one, or does the Lord use multiple gifts through one believer? Why does God partner with us for healing, prophecy, discernment, and faith? If you’ve ever wrestled with the mystery of the gifts of The Holy Spirit, then this episode is for you.
2025-10-012h 18The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#16 - Losing CharlieIn this conversation, we reflect on what it means to lose Charlie Kirk. Because his life was committed to both faith and politics how should we handle the tension and blurred lines between both? Was Charlie a Christian martyr? What does revival look like in a moment like this? Why do some mourn, and others celebrate? What about loved ones in heaven—can the saints see us? Do they witness our remaining lives? If you're wrestling with this personally like so many of us, we pray that God comforts you.
2025-09-202h 14The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#15 - Reversing Babel: The Gift of TonguesJoin us in our 4th installment of the "Who is God?" series. What exactly is the gift of tongues? Is the day of Pentecost a spectacle of the Holy Spirits power? Or a sacred reversal when He descends and undoes Babel’s confusion by declaring the Gospel for all to understand? Are tongues only for public use? Or are they deeply personal and edifying for the believer? Didn't the Apostle Paul pray in the Spirit many times? If you ever wondered what the gift of tongues is all about, this episode is for you.
2025-09-082h 23The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#14 - Holy Spirit 101Join us in our 3rd installment of the "Who is God" series. We explore the often-misunderstood Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. Where was the Holy Spirit from Genesis to Pentacost? We know he seals us for salvation and indwells inside the believer today but what about everyone in the old testamant? Did He just simply empower and come upon them with power? Why does He feel distant to some and unmistakably near to others? What are the differences between His gifts and fruit? If you’ve ever wondered who the Holy Spirit is and what He does, th...
2025-08-292h 16The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#13 - Trinity 101This is the 2nd installment of our "Who is God?" series. We will dive headfirst into the mystery of the Trinity — not just as a doctrine, but as a lived tension between faith and reason. What does it mean to say that God is one being in three persons? We wrestle with modalism, toy with the idea of a duality between Father and Son and ultimately confront the undeniable presence of the Holy Spirit in scripture. This episode lays the foundation for understanding the Trinity, while later episodes will be dedicated to exploring each person of the Trinity — Father, Son...
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The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#12 - Who is God?What does it mean to say that God is truly good and infinitely powerful? In this 1st installment of our "Who is God?" series, we dive into the essential characteristics that define the nature of God — His immutable attributes that He does not share with humanity, and His mutable qualities that He graciously shares with us. Along the way, we introduce the foundational concept of the Trinity: one God in three persons. This episode sets the stage for us to focus more deeply on the distinct roles of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If you ever wanted to tr...
2025-07-202h 02The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#11 - God Revealed: Modern DayGod's revelation didn’t end when the biblical canon closed. In this episode of our God Revealed series, we explore how God continues to reveal Himself today—not just in scripture, but in the stirrings of our spirit, in the still small voice, and even in the moments when He seems hidden. What can we learn about God's nature through all this? How can we learn to listen and grow closer to Him? If you have ever wondered about these things, then this episode is for you.
2025-06-241h 42The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#10 - God Revealed: New TestamentGod’s revelation didn’t stop with the Old Testament—it reached its fullest expression in Jesus Christ. But even in the New Testament, He reveals Himself in different ways: through Christ’s teachings and miracles, through direct encounters like Paul’s dramatic conversion, and through the varied experiences of the disciples. Why does God choose such diverse methods of revelation? What can we learn from these encounters? If you ever wondered how God reveals Himself in the New Testament and how this shapes you're relationship with Him today, then this episode is for you.
2025-06-071h 36The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#9 - God Revealed: Old TestamentGod doesn’t reveal Himself in the same way to everyone—from Adam to Abraham to Moses, each encounter is different. Why does God choose such varied methods of revelation? What can we learn from these differences? If you have ever wondered how God revealed Himself throughout the Old Testament and what it tells you about His nature and His relationship with humanity, then this episode is for you.
2025-06-012h 01The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#8 - Prayer 101What is prayer? How do I pray? How many times should I pray? Should I pray in "Jesus's name"? How does this all work? Join us and hear what Carl has to say about it.
2025-05-011h 41The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#7 - How do I have a relationship with God?How do I have a relationship with God who feels like a distant Father or a pen pal? I want a close relationship with Him that has constant back and forth communication. How do I get that? Join us as we dig into this question.
2025-04-291h 36The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#6 - Why does God love me?Why does God love little old me? What does it mean to be made in His image? In this episode we dig into why and how God loves every individual person and not just humanity as a whole abstract group.
2025-04-141h 33The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#5 - What does it mean to be Christian?What actually went wrong in the Garden of Eden? Did Adam choose Eve over God? Is sin really about breaking rules or breaking God’s heart? Is being a Christian about going to church and obeying rules? What does it really mean to make Jesus my Lord and Savior? If you’ve ever wondered what it means to be a Christian and how to restore your relationship with God, this episode is for you.
2025-03-251h 30
The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#4 - Why Create People Destined for Hell?Why would a good and loving God create people He knows will reject Him and send them to hell? What is hell? Is it punishment from God or a separation from God? What does it really mean to refuse a relationship with God? If God can do anything, why didn’t he create the perfect circumstances where everyone will choose Him? If you’ve ever wondered how a loving God could allow anyone to be lost, this episode is for you.
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The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#3 - Unrepentant SinWhat were the differences in sin between Saul and David? Judas and Peter? and David and Solomon? Whatis unrepentant sin? Can believers lose their salvation because of it? How does God deal with sin in our lives? How does it affect our relationship with God? If you ever wrestled with unrepentant sin, then this episode is for you.
2025-02-102h 08
The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#2 - A Distant God?How do I have a personal relationship with God? I’m doing my best to follow His commands and live in a way that honors Him—but lately, He feels distant. I’ve been walking through a challenging season, dealing with complications from eye surgery, and the struggle has left me feeling isolated and desperate for His comfort. All I want is to feel close to God, but I’m having a hard time finding that connection. If you’ve ever felt unseen by God, this episode is for you.
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The Jacob's Ladder Podcast#1 - Removing Demonic StrongholdsIn the premiere episode of The Jacob’s Ladder Podcast, we jump straight into questions about spiritual warfare and the battle between Heaven and Hell. What does that fight look like in both the seen and unseen world? What if the unseen world knew exactly which team you played for? What if a demon‑possessed man could see that the the Holy Spirit dwells in you? Would you be bolder in your faith?That’s exactly what happened to Carl at a restaurant one evening…If you’ve ever sensed that the supernatural isn’t just real, b...
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