When the Lord returns will He find us to be faithful servants. In this podcast we focus on how we can prepare for the Lord's second coming by paying attention to our service. We will focus on two things in particular--the gospel and our serving in the church life.

Did you know that the Lord likens himself to a thief in Matthew 24? A thief comes to steal precious and valuable things. Will the Lord consider us precious and valuable at His second coming? What the Lord is to us in that day depends on the kind of life we live today.

Did you know that one out of every 20 verses in the New Testament talk about the Lord's second coming? What does it mean to live in the light of the Lord's second coming? In this podcast we begin to consider this matter and how it relates to our daily life.

This past summer many of us may have participated in one of the college trainings, summer schools of truth, or international conferences. We may have been touched by the Lord to consecrate ourselves again. In this podcast we cover five items that can help us live out our consecration during this coming school year.

The summer months are upon us, and for many of us that means we are on break. Our own experience tells us that when we don't schedule our time, we waste our time. There are many avenues available to us that can help us make spiritual progress--the summer school of truth, the college trainings, and the church life in general.

The end of the school year is here for many of us. This presents us with one last opportunity to witness to our circle of friends. The Lord has scattered us as seeds of the gospel in our respective schools. It's the end of the semester but it's never too late. There is no better time than right now.

Peter's denial of the Lord, shortly before the Lord Jesus' crucifixion, is recorded in all four of the gospels. Peter was a person who was always confident in himself, but on the eve of the Lord's crucifixion his confidence failed. What lessons can we learn today from Peter's failure?

The record of King David's failure in the Old Testament is striking. It should serve as a strong warning to us today that regardless of our position or attainment in God's kingdom, it is still possible for us to fall into sin. In this podcast we take a look at two lessons we can learn from David's failure.

Today we live in an exceedingly sinful environment. There is temptation from without accompanied by the struggle within ourselves. In 2 Timothy 2:22 Paul charges us to flee youthful lusts and pursue with those. In Peter's epistle he tells us to be sober and watch. In the gospels the Lord Jesus tells us to watch and pray. In the next few podcasts we will look at the vulnerability of sin and how we can practically overcome it.

One of the best ways to redeem our time is to be in the church life. Practically speaking, this means making time to participate in church meetings, services in the church, and the small groups meetings. Find out why it's important to make these part of our daily and weekly schedule.

God desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth (I Tim 2:4.) Oftentimes we want our friends, classmates, and family members to receive the Lord but we are either timid to share the gospel with them or we don't know how to lead them to the Lord. In this podcast we take a look at how the gospel can be part of our regular daily life.

Colossians 3:16 says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly." One of the best ways to redeem our time while on campus or at home is by getting into the Word. In this podcast we take a look at three ways that we can be in the Word.

Time is a gift from God. We all have the same amount of time but what we make of it depends on how we use it. In Psalm 90:12 Moses writes, "Teach us then to number our days." In this podcast we take a look at the matter of time and how we can redeem it.

It's the beginning of the school year and that means we have a chance to develop some healthy practices that will carry us through the year. In this podcast we take a look at five different areas in our schedule we should consider as students.

In all of God's dealings with us there should be an issue. In this podcast, we take a look at a few examples in the Bible that help us to understand what God is after when He exercises His discipline upon us.

When we experience the Lord’s discipline (Hebrews 12:5) we may have one of two reactions: we either become discouraged and downcast, or or we want to give up on the Lord. In this podcast we will take a look at what our attitude should be when we come under the Lord’s disciplining hand.

How do we know that we are genuine children of God? We know because we have a Father who not only loves us but also disciplines us as His sons (Heb. 12:7). In this podcast we will see the reason behind the discipline of God and learn what to do when we are under His discipline.

We may not see many examples of people who fear God in today's society, but the Bible provides many examples, both positive and negative, that illustrate this matter. In this podcast, Brother Tom Goetz continues to reveal this crucial aspect of our experience and relationship with the Lord.

There was a time when both believers and unbelievers alike feared God, but today it is "normal" for people to deny the existence of God and His coming judgment. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz speaks a word to restore in us a normal fear of God so that we would be sanctified and preserved in our daily living.

In his defense before the governor of Judea, Paul declared that he exercised to "always have a conscience without offense toward God and men" (Acts 24:16). What was his motivation to do this? In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz shows us that Paul was motivated by a healthy fear of God and of the Lord's appearing at the end of this age.

Why do we often fall prey to guilt or Satan's accusations after sinning? It is because we do not fully appreciate the blood of Christ. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta exhorts us to consider the preciousness of the blood of Christ so that we may live a holy manner of life.

We all crave reality, but why does it sometimes seem that the things of God are not so real to us? In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us from John 16 that in order to experience the Spirit of reality guiding us into all the reality, there is a prerequisite: the exercise of our conscience.

What do we need to counteract the degradation of this age and to preserve us in God's economy? We need a good conscience. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us the connection between faith, God's economy, our love for the Lord, and our need to keep a good conscience.

Another subtle frustration to our daily enjoyment of the Lord is our attitude toward the authorities that God has placed in our lives. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta continues his fellowship on this matter, revealing our need to confess even the smallest instances of rebellion so that our conscience and fellowship with the Lord may remain clear.

Another subtle frustration to our daily enjoyment of the Lord is our attitude toward the authorities that God has placed in our lives. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us why our attitude toward authority, especially our parents, is such a serious matter and how it affects our fellowship with the Lord.

When it comes to exercising our spirit in our daily life, one area that we often overlook, or are numb to, is the matter of our speaking, our words. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta exposes several more types of speaking that we need to avoid in order for our conscience to be clear and our fellowship with the Lord to be restored.

When it comes to exercising our spirit in our daily life, one area that we often overlook, or are numb to, is the matter of our speaking, our words. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta exposes several more types of speaking that we need to avoid in order for our conscience to be clear and our fellowship with the Lord to be restored.

When it comes to exercising our spirit in our daily life, one area that we often overlook, or are numb to, is the matter of our speaking, our words. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us the seriousness of our words and the need for our conscience to be sensitized in this matter.

Sometimes, the reason we cannot enjoy the Lord is that we have repeatedly ignored the feelings of our conscience, causing it to become calloused. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us how putting aside the feelings of our conscience causes it to become insensitive and how we can regain the sensitivity of our conscience.

Most people have never seen their stomach, yet they know they have one because of the feelings it gives them. Likewise, although we cannot see our spirit, we know we have one because of the feelings the Lord gives us in our spirit. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta talks about the need for us to not only stir up our spirit but also take heed to these feelings in our daily life.

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you call, sing, or pray, you simply cannot release your spirit and enjoy the reality of the Lord's presence? The reason may be that you have not been exercising the functions of your spirit. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us the connection between the release of our spirit and the exercise of our conscience, our fellowship, and our intuition.

For many of us, "exercise your spirit" is a common and oft heard phrase, but did you know that one of the primary ways to exercise our spirit is to exercise our conscience? In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shows us how the exercise of our conscience equals the exercise of our spirit and why this is a key to effective prayer.

Do you feel like your preaching has no effect? Early in his Christian life, Brother Nee preached the gospel for an entire year with almost no result. Then a sister told him that the problem was not with his preaching but with his prayer. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta reveals five principles for us to follow when praying for our unbelieving friends and family.

Doing the work of an evangelist may seem like a difficult and intimidating task. However, the ministry of the age presents us with the practical way to accomplish this, and that way may be easier than you think. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz reveals two more steps of this way presented in the ministry.

Doing business for the Lord, doing the work of an evangelist, turning the age, being overcomers--these tasks may seem difficult and intimidating. However, the ministry of the age has revealed the practical way to accomplish these things, and that way may be easier than you think. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz introduces the first two steps of this way.

Through the ministry of the age, we have heard, learned, and received a lot about doing the work of an evangelist, but to what extent have we done them? In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz urges us to simply practice the things that we have heard and be in them, taking the way presented to us in the ministry.

In 2 Timothy 4:5, Paul told his young co-worker Timothy to "do the work of an evangelist," which implies that Timothy did not have the gift of an evangelist. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz tells us that although we may not have the gift of an evangelist, like Timothy, we must still do the work of one so that we would not appear before the Lord empty-handed.

The Lord has given each of us a mina, a talent, but what are we doing with it? Are we merely preserving it, hiding it in the earth, or are we doing business with it, investing it with the "bankers"? In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz again discharges the burden that we would actively do business for the Lord by preaching the gospel.

When people contact us, they should touch a "blue cord" sewn into the fringe of our "garment"; that is, they should touch a living that is under the heavenly rule. For us to have such a living, we need the humanity of Jesus. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz gives us five keys to enjoying the humanity of Jesus from 2 Timothy.

How can we young people stand against the tide of this age? We need the humanity of Jesus! In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz shows us that enjoying the humanity of Jesus is the way for us to be His testimony, to have an impact on our friends, and "having done all, to stand" (Eph. 6:13).

Just as John the Baptist stirred up an atmosphere of repentance before the Lord's first coming, we need to do the same in preparation for the Lord's second coming. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz issues a challenge to us to stir up an atmosphere of the gospel through our prayer and our testimony before others.

Through the Internet, young people today have a way to freely express themselves to the whole world in a way that was not possible before. But who is expressing God? In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz points out that as the corporate expression of God, we need to take care of what we express before others, especially online.

One of the ways we can "do business" until the Lord comes is by having a certain kind of prayer, the prayer of companions. In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz shares how we need to have this kind of prayer, prayers of authority that bind and loose and that touch God's will concerning His lost sheep.

In Luke 19:13 the Lord says, "Do business until I come." In this podcast Brother Tom Goetz reveals that we in the Lord's recovery need a change in mindset, a change from merely being on the defensive to being on the offensive, from merely holding onto our "mina" to actively doing business with it, especially in regard to bringing our friends to the Lord.

"Her sins which are many are forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, he loves little" (Luke 7:47). In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta draws a connection between the matters of loving the Lord, confessing our sins, and being brought into a deeper fellowship with the Lord.

For those of us who are not used to having a time of fellowship with the Lord, such a time may be awkward; we may not know what to do or say. To help us overcome this problem, in this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta introduces a set of guidelines called "A Time with the Lord - Guidelines for Having a Set Time of Fellowship with the Lord. View the guidelines.

So far we've seen many aspects and practices related to our set time of fellowship with the Lord , but if we lack one basic yet critical matter, our time with the Lord will still feel dry and unsatisfying. Find out what this basic matter is in this podcast with Brother Ricky Acosta.

Ever struggle in the morning with whether to get up and fellowship with the Lord or to stay in bed an extra ten minutes? Perhaps one of the reasons this is such a struggle is that we do not realize the immense benefits of spending time with the Lord in the morning. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta shares three of these great benefits, or blessings.

Many of us are familiar with the matter of pray-reading, but we may not know why it is necessary or how to practice it. In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta tells us why pray-reading is so crucial and two ways to incorporate this life practice into our time with the Lord.

One of the biggest obstacles in our morning time with the Lord is our wandering mind. What should we do when distracting thoughts interrupt our fellowship with the Lord? Find out in this episode as Brother Ricky Acosta shares the way to deal with this problem.

Have you ever tried to have a time with the Lord in the morning but failed? Then have a new beginning by listening to this third podcast in the "Flee and Pursue" series! In this podcast Brother Ricky Acosta presents this crucial practice in a very simple and approachable way, refreshing our desire to begin each day with the Lord.

One of the most difficult issues we as young people face is how to be with our unbelieving friends or those who believe but are not in the church life. In this second podcast in the "Flee and Pursue" series Brother Tom Goetz addresses this issue, revealing how to keep ourselves when our friends want us to participate in worldly or sinful activities and also how to bring them to the Lord and the church life.

In order to be age turners, we need to stand against this age by fleeing and pursuing. In this first-ever podcast Brother Tom Goetz begins a series of talks called "Flee and Pursue" based on 2 Timothy 2:22. Listen to this podcast and discover what you need to flee from, what you need to pursue, and how you can practically do this in your daily life.