Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III Podcast

Jesus graciously welcomes those who desperately draw near and humbly respond in faith.

The True Source of Sin

When we misuse God’s law, we miss God’s grace which changes the heart.

Jesus, the patient teacher of hard-hearted disciples, sends us to shape us, comes to us to comfort us, and reveals himself to restore us.

The Good Shepherd

Moving Out in Mission

Unbelief can be highly resistant to Jesus’ evident wisdom and power.

Jesus’ perfect compassion and power are the greatest hope for all of life’s hardest losses and helplessness.

Those who are set free by Jesus rightly respond to him in surrender.

Listening in on a 3,500-Year-Old Prayer

The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news of great joy that leads to celebration and proclamation.

Our Call to Shine

Jesus, the root of Jesse, is transforming and will completely transform the entire world with his peace that re-orders and renews all things.

God gives the gifts we most need through his Son and his zeal.

Our only hope in the storm is the powerful presence of Jesus.

Don’t underestimate that which God activates! His Kingdom is like the growth of a small seed, often unrecognizable at first, yet powerfully advancing and ultimately unstoppable.

He is the Lamp that reveals. We need ears that hear him well.

We must rightly respond to the Kingdom by exploring the sovereign mystery, examining our vulnerable hearts, and embracing his life-giving Word.

Who Is Jesus’ True Family?

Jesus calls his disciples into an uninviting context, to an unparalleled purpose, and as unimpressive people.

As Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus challenges our restless rules, and we must beware of resisting his restorative rest.

The presence of our Bridegroom changes everything about us.

The King expands his Kingdom through sovereign calling, relational engagement, and clear diagnosis.

The King changes us by preaching the truth, welcoming true faith, unmasking our hearts, and restoring what's ruined.

The Kingdom Advances

Jesus’ authority brings conviction and comfort in all things.

Life changes completely when the King and the kingdom is at hand.

To rightly receive God’s Son and his Gospel, the Lord gives us life-changing revelation, repentance, and realignment.

To rightly receive God’s Son and His Gospel, the Lord gives us life-changing revelation, repentance, and realignment.

In life’s harshest troubles, happiest times, and when sin is most tempting, we need to be a church of diligent dependence, purposed prayer, and life-giving relationships.

Stability of heart in Christ leads to patience in suffering.

There is a danger in our prosperity that requires God’s correction and comfort.

Folly arrogantly excludes God from life’s plans and purpose while wisdom humbly embraces God in all of life.

God’s friends embrace active humility and reject sinful judging.

The cause of conflict is not out there, it’s in here. The cure for conflict is not in here, it’s up there.

If we are going to flourish according to God’s design, we must know what true wisdom is and how to obtain it.

James makes vivid: words have power, words can destroy, and words always point to what’s inside.

The Foolishness of the Cross

Do we actually faith or merely faith?