The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast
Daily episodes are hosted by Pastor Loren Hicks. This podcast will challenge you to go deeper into your Christian faith. The goal is to inspire you to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Episodes have been downloaded over 700,000 times.
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#1,526: Our Struggle with Anxiety
Anxiety is a false prophet - It offers false solutions, makes false promises, and offers false predictions. Anxiety leaves us with an open-ended question…what if?Main Points:1. If you have battled anxiety....
#1,525: We Cannot Stop Growing
There is no place to stop, plateau, or think we have arrived in our spiritual lives. We are never to stop growing. There is always more we can learn, more we can experience, more steps of faith to take, and more character to be developed.
#1,524: Trusting God's Will for Tomorrow
As Christians, we put the future in God’s hands. We cannot predict the future. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Many will choose to worry about the future, but instead, we can choose to trust our Heavenly Father. We trust His will, His ...
#1,523: The Night is Temporary
Like David, we too face moments of pain, suffering, and sorrow that seem to linger like the darkness of the night. Yet, the promise lies in the certainty that these hardships are temporary, and brighter days will eventually dawn....
#1,522: This is Your Calling
As Christians, we have been given a mission. Jesus gave us guiding instructions on how we are to live and what we are to do. But I wonder if we have come to believe the mission to make disciples is for others, and not for us.<...
#1,521: When Faith Becomes a Struggle
Do you ever struggle to keep the faith? We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Those days, weeks, and months where it seems like we are hanging onto the rope of faith and we are at the last knot? Haven’t you been there? I know I ha...
#1,520: Running Away from God?
This is a story of Jonah is about obedience. It’s about someone who loves God, someone who has been used by God in great ways, and someone who wants to serve God with all of his heart. It’s a story about a man who hears from God.&nb...
#1,519: With God There is Hope
The hopeless can begin to experience hope when they turn their attention back to God. We choose to believe before our situation changes. Anyone can believe in God after He works a miracle, but faith is to be exercised before the prayer is answe...
#1,518: Courageous Faith
Faith requires courage. Faith is not something that we hold in our hearts and minds. True faith is something that is lived out. Faith calls us to action and this requires courage.Main Points:1. God’s desir...
#1,517: Studying the Context of Scripture
When you study a verse from the Bible, it can only mean what it means in the context of the surrounding verses. It can only mean what it means in the context of the chapter, the book, and even the whole Bible. When we struggle to understand a p...
#1,516: God Promises His Presence
Receive this truth: God is standing beside you. He is there. Can you acknowledge His presence? Everything you need, He will provide. Repeatedly in the Bible, He promises that He will be with us.Main Points:1.&nb...
#1,515: You Can Be an Encourager
I believe every believer has a ministry. Don’t overlook the importance of being an encourager. It costs you nothing but your love, your kindness, and your time.Main Points:1. Have you ever had an encourage...
#1,514: God's Interruptions
God's interruptions remind us that our knowledge and perspective are very limited. We cannot see and know as much as God. So, we surrender to his plan, recognizing we serve a God who has all knowledge and he knows what is best for us. So, if in...
#1,513: Joy is a Gift from God
Here’s what I want you to remember today. Joy is God-given. Joy is a gift from God that is available to every believer, regardless of one's circumstances. Main Points:1. Can I ask you a question? Do y...
#1,512: God Keeps His Promises
While we have struggled to keep our promises, God does not. God is always faithful, always consistent, and always steadfast. He does not forget, he does not change His mind, and he does not fail. He is a promise keeper.Main Po...
#1,511: Amazed by Jesus
After all the disciples had seen Jesus do, they still lived with a sense of wonder and amazement. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”Main Points:1. I’m grateful for my relation...
#1,510: Craving the Word of God
In the New Testament book of 1 Peter, there are some verses which says the nourishment of the Word of God is something we desire. We should crave the Scripture because it provides a satisfaction that can’t be found anywhere else.
#1,509: How You Can Leave a Spiritual Legacy
Regardless of how you live your life, you will leave behind a legacy. You will be remembered for something. What is remembered will be determined by how you live your life right now.Main Points:1. A legacy is th...
#1,508: Can We Really Trust the Bible?
Perhaps today you have questions about the Bible. Maybe you wonder about its validity and authenticity. The Bible is under attack today, maybe more than at any time in history. Critics, skeptics, and scoffers say the Bible is a book filled with...
#1,507: The Sin of Doing Nothing
The Bible talks about kind of sin, one we rarely discuss. It’s the sin of omission. A sin of omission is a sin that is the result of not doing something God’s Word teaches that we should do. Charles Spurgeon once called this, “The sin of ...
#1,506: Our God is Glorious
In Scripture we see that he glory of God is not an aesthetic beauty or a material beauty, but the beauty that emanates from His character, from all that He is. His glory is the combined manifestation of His attributes. He is glorious because no...
#1,505: We Need the Power of the Holy Spirit
Whether it’s your coffee pot, your phone, your computer, or your car, power is necessary for each of these essentials to operate. It’s the same true in the Christian life. You need power. God does not intend for us to live powerless Christian l...
#1,504: Jesus is Coming Back Soon
Knowledge of Christ’s return should not produce fear or anxiety in the heart of the believer. This truth should give us hope. It should cause us to be encouraged. What God has prepared for us is greater than anything this would could give us.