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POWERFUL!!! The Gospel of St. John - Chapter 1, Part 2 - Bro. John "Ernie" Perez

This is one of the most Powerful podcast we have ever done!!!  We continue our class on The Gospel of St. John with Bro. Ernie Perez.  Get your Notebooks and get ready!Light shows up on page one of the Bible and John says that Light has a name. We sit around the table and work through John 1:6-12, tracing how John the Baptist is sent to testify, not to build his own platform, but to point hearts toward Jesus Christ. The deeper we go, the clearer it gets: the Word who was with God and was God is the life that becomes the light of humanity, and the darkness still cannot overcome him.We connect the Gospel of John to Genesis, 2 Corinthians, 1 Peter, Psalms, Acts, and the words of Jesus himself to build a full picture of biblical truth. We talk about Israel’s covenant story and why rejection of the Messiah was both tragic and revealing. Then we bring it home with a warning that feels uncomfortably modern: it’s easy to paint a version of Jesus from our own wishes instead of submitting to the Jesus of Scripture, the God we need rather than the God we want.The conversation turns practical when we unpack “believe on his name.” We push back on faith that stops at a moment or a slogan and doesn’t produce repentance, obedience, or real fruit. We walk through discipleship texts like Luke 14 and John 14:15, and we talk about why taking up the cross changes what doors we can walk through. We close with reflections on daily repentance, Romans 8 hope, and a powerful testimony about the unseen impact of prayer.If this challenged you, help someone else hear it. Subscribe, share the link, and leave a review, then tell us what line or Scripture hit you the hardest.I would love your feedback and topic suggestions!Ways to Give at www.m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)

"A Simple Presentation into The Book of ACTS" - Chapter #9, Part 3 - Bro. John "Ernie" Perez

Bro. Ernie continues this deep dive study into The Book of ACTS.  Grab your notebooks, your Pens and The Word and join us in class today!!!A paralyzed man gets up and makes his bed. A grieving room watches a beloved disciple open her eyes again. Acts 9:32–43 doesn’t treat miracles like religious entertainment, it treats them like evidence that Jesus is alive and still turning hearts toward Him. We follow Peter on the road through Lydda and Joppa, watching what happens when ministry stays simple: pray, obey, speak the name of Jesus, and let the results point people to the Lord.We also slow down on Tabitha (Dorcas) and what Scripture chooses to celebrate about her. Her influence isn’t described as a platform or a title, but as generosity, good works, and practical care for widows. That leads us into a frank conversation about the gift of giving, listening for the Holy Spirit’s promptings, and why quiet generosity can be one of the strongest forms of Christian witness. Your testimony, your obedience, and your everyday faithfulness can reach farther than you think.Finally, we connect these stories to the bigger arc of Acts. The message stays consistent, the commands of Jesus don’t change, and the church grows when believers bend their will to the Spirit of God instead of trying to manufacture “power.” We also tease what’s coming next in Acts 10 as the door opens wider to the Gentiles and the mission expands toward the ends of the earth.If this encouraged you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review. What’s one moment where God used your story or your generosity to touch someone else?I would love your feedback and topic suggestions!Ways to Give at www.m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)

"A Simple Presentation into The Book of ACTS" - Chapter 9, Part 2 - Bro. John "Ernie" Perez

Continue this journey with us as Bro. Ernie takes us deeper into "A Simple Presentation into the Book of ACTS".  Get your notebooks ready!!!!Saul of Tarsus had papers to arrest believers, a reputation for violence, and zero interest in becoming a disciple. Then Jesus meets him on the road, and everything changes. We sit down with Acts chapter 9:17–31 and slow-walk the moment where Ananias steps into a dangerous assignment, lays hands on a blinded enemy, and says the words that still hit like thunder: “Brother Saul.”From there, we trace what happens next in the book of Acts: scales falling, healing, being filled with the Holy Ghost, and the immediate shift from persecutor to preacher. We connect the dots to Paul’s own testimony in Acts 22 and the pattern he later follows in Acts 19, digging into why the name of Jesus, water baptism, and Spirit-filled living show up together so consistently in early Christian discipleship. If you care about biblical theology that stays close to the text, this study is for you.We also bring the passage into the real world. What do you do when fear and politics crank the temperature up? We talk about praying for enemies, including Muslims and hostile voices, to have their own Damascus Road encounter with Jesus, and we challenge ourselves to live as citizens of the kingdom of God first, even when the culture feels shaky. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find Simple Discipleship Unfiltered.  (*Recorded 3/9/2026)I would love your feedback and topic suggestions!Ways to Give at www.m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)

"A Simple Presentation into The Book of ACTS" - Chapter 9, Part 1 - Bro. John "Ernie" Perez

Sit around the table with us as we continue to dig into "A Simple Presentation into The Book of ACTS" with Bro. Ernie.Saul of Tarsus is convinced he’s doing God a favor, until a light brighter than daylight knocks him to the ground and a voice asks one piercing question: “Why are you persecuting me?” That moment on the road to Damascus is more than a dramatic conversion story. It’s a warning about misplaced zeal, a comfort for anyone who has been targeted, and an invitation to surrender with the simplest prayer we can pray: “Lord, what do You want me to do?”We sit around the table and keep our study moving through Acts 9:1–16, connecting the early church’s persecution to the way faith gets tested in every generation. We recap how Philip’s obedience carried the gospel from Jerusalem into Samaria and beyond, and how God sometimes redirects us from visible success to a desert road assignment with eternal purpose. Then we slow down over Saul’s “Lord” language, the shock of Jesus naming Himself, and the truth that Christ takes what happens to His people personally.From Saul’s three day blindness and fasting to Ananias’ fear and obedience, we talk about step by step guidance, repentance that costs something, and what it means to be a “chosen vessel.” We also wrestle honestly with suffering, persecution, and why we must watch our words toward believers and toward anyone made in God’s image. If you’ve ever needed a reset, a reality check, or a fresh hunger to see people encounter Jesus, this study will meet you there.Subscribe, share the episode with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review so more people can find Simple Discipleship Unfiltered. What part of Saul’s story feels most like a mirror for your life right now? (*Recorded 2/23/2026)I would love your feedback and topic suggestions!Ways to Give at www.m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)

Just Talkin' about Current Events

When headlines feel like they’re written to scare you, where do you place your weight? We pull up chairs around the table and talk with total honesty about war, uncertainty, and the spiritual whiplash so many people are feeling right now. Our anchor stays the same: God is still on the throne, and we can’t build our peace on a political party, a president, or “everything going well.” If your mind has been racing, we’re here to help you steady it with Scripture, prayer, and a faith that can take a hit.From there we go deeper than surface-level comfort. We talk about repentance as a daily posture, and we compare the modern American church to the Book of Acts church, the believers who lived through real pressure and still carried mercy, patience, and power. We unpack why suffering shaped Paul, why persecution scattered the early church and spread the gospel, and why God’s “potter’s wheel” process can feel intense while it’s forming a usable vessel. If you’re hungry for revival, we challenge the urge to manufacture God’s presence with hype, lights, or fog machines, and we share stories of the Spirit moving in ways no one could fake.We also connect current events with a bigger biblical worldview: God working through history, the surprising growth of the church in Iran, and praying for the peace of Jerusalem as more than the absence of war. The conversation ends with practical encouragement for anyone living in fear, whether you’re in a conflict zone or just overwhelmed at home: faith over fear, hands lifted, gratitude in hard places, and trust that your test can become a testimony. Subscribe for more, share this with someone who needs steadiness today, and leave a review telling us what part hit home most. (*Recorded 3/4/2026)I would love your feedback and topic suggestions!Ways to Give at www.m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)