
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 600,000 times.
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#1,280: Is the Bible Still Valid for Today?
Unless the author of the Bible is God, the scripture is simply the collection of ancient man’s thoughts and idea, it might be uplighting and even inspiring, but we wouldn’t consider it authoritative. Yet, if the author is truly God Almigh...
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#1,279: The Far Side of the Wilderness
Maybe today you feel alone. Perhaps due to your mistakes and failures you have isolated yourself from others. Maybe you are struggling and you wonder where God is. Possibly, you feel as if you are on the far side of the wilderness. Stand on thi...
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#1,278: God's Power is Without Limit
God’s power is immeasurable. You can’t calculate or quantify the power of God. It is beyond what we can see, know, and understand. God’s power is without limit. When we pray, God can do more than we ask or imagine.Main Poin...
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#1,277: Keeping Your Focus on Jesus
What wind and waves have caught your attention? What storm has caused you to look away from Jesus? Let’s learn what Peter learned. We must keep our eyes on Jesus. As the howl of the wind gets louder, we’ll be tempted to become distracted. As th...
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#1,276: The Power of God Cannot be Purchased
The Spirit of God is not for sale. It is not a commodity that can be bought or sold. The power of God can only be received. It is to be used only for kingdom purposes. God, who knows our hearts, will never give us His anointing and power if He ...
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#1,275: Learning to Live by Faith
It was your faith that brought you into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Faith was your response to the grace of God. The Bible says we are saved by our faith in Jesus. Yet, God is not just asking us for faith that leads to salvation. He’s ask...
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#1,274: Why Won't we Surrender to God?
As I think about surrender, I’m reminded of how much of a struggle it can be for us. After all, surrender feels like losing. No one wants to raise the white flag of surrender.Main Points:1. We must see that ever...
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#1,273: Why Pride is Dangerous
The Bible reveals that one of the characteristics that is most damaging to our relationship with God and others is pride. Yet, most of us don’t readily confess pride as a struggle. Perhaps, it’s because pride is subtle and it’s difficult to see...
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#1,272: Using Your Spiritual Gifts
Isn’t it incredible to think that before you and I were born, God already had a plan and a purpose for our lives? One of the ways God prepared us in advance is that He has given us spiritual gifts.Main Points:1....
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#1,271: Searching for the Lost
God’s heart beats with compassion for the lost, and He passionately seeks them out. As followers of Christ, we are invited into this search. We become part of the process by sharing the message of the Gospel with those around us. What is import...
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#1,270: How to Love God with Your Soul
The Bible teaches us we are to love God with our soul. This refers to the inner man. We are to love God with our emotions, feelings, intellect, and will.Main Points:1. To love God with all your soul is to love G...
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#1,269: If God is Good, Why do we Suffer?
Why do we suffer? You and I have lived long enough to see and experience suffering. It comes to us all. Suffering is no respecter of persons. There is coming a day when all suffering will cease. When we are in the eternal presence of our ...
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#1,268: Is Jesus Coming Back Soon?
I believe in the imminent return of Christ, meaning I believe Jesus could come back at any time. Today could be the day of Christ’s return. Today could be the day of the rapture of the church. Are you ready for Jesus to come back? Are you livin...
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#1,267: Everything is Changing, But God
If there is anything constant about the world we live in, it is that things are going to change. We may not like it, we may not want to embrace the change, but nothing in this life is static. Except God.Main Points:...
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#1,266: The Deep Love of God
The Bible clearly describes God love for us. If you want to focus on one aspect of God’s character today, remember this great truth: You are deeply loved by God. Our Heavenly Father doesn’t just express love. The Bible says He is love.
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#1,265: Why Has God Blessed Us With So Much?
Why has the Lord blessed us with so much? Why has God been so generous to us? Why has He met our needs and so much more? The answer is, so that we will use the blessings we have been give to be a blessing to others.Main Poi...
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#1,264: Resisting the Values of our Culture
Today, you and I live in the river of a rapidly moving culture. It’s a culture that is rapidly moving away from truth, righteousness, and morality. It’s a culture as the Bible defines that “does what is right in its own eyes.” As a Christ...
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#1,263: Building Your Life on Christ
We are all aware of the spiritual battle that rages. We do have an adversary. We do have opposition. We are in a fight but find encouragement in these verses. Christ Jesus will place us on a firm foundation. He is our firm foundation. He is the...
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#1,262: Do Not Forget What God Has Done
The scripture says to us, “don’t forget about all of God’s benefits. Amid life’s challenges, don’t forget about all the good things God has done for you.”Main Points:1. Even when life is good and our struggles a...
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#1,261: The Most Important Question You Will Ever Be Asked
Who is Jesus Christ? This is the most important question you will ever be asked. A good man? A great teacher? A revolutionary leader? Or is he the Christ, the Son of the Living God? Who was he? Who is he? Your eternal destiny hangs ...
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#1,260: Is Your Life Bearing Fruit?
We cannot dismiss our lack of fruit by arguing that “at least we have been faithful.” Faithfulness in duty for Christ is not the same thing as abiding with Christ. Main Points:1. We often talk about faithfu...
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#1,259: Wholehearted Devotion to God
Let me ask you a question. Do you love God with your whole heart? It’s a powerful question, isn’t it? Perhaps you feel a bit convicted by the question. Our hearts are so easily divided among a lot of things we love and desire. We can be tempted...
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#1,258: God Fights for His People
Can I encourage you today with a powerful truth? The Lord fights for you. Main Points:1. As we face the many battles of this life, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relational, and financial, we don’t...
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