Setting Captives Free: Recent Episodes
Setting Captives Free
Setting Captives Free exists to help men and women to freedom through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Setting Captives Free was established in 2000 by Mike and Jody Cleveland and was revised to Setting Captives Free 2.0 in 2017 to communicate more clearly the power of the gospel in the transformation of hearts and lives. Setting Captives Free is under the oversight of a board of directors and is a ministry of Gospel Growth Ministries, a 501C3 non-profit organization founded by Mike and Jody Cleveland.
The New Testament taught plainly, the Old Testament illustrating the deep and high and wide and long love of Jesus!
Do you ever wonder if it is true that we are born with certain sexuality bred into us, or if it is our choice? Listen to the power of a transformed life, changed from the inside out by the cross!
See the only solution there is for sin, experience the power of the cross by the power of the Spirit.
How do we receive and live by the Holy Spirit? What does the cross of Christ have to do with it?
The Power of the Cross: Christian Freedom in Galatians 5:13-15 by Setting Captives Free
The greatest news ever given, the most wonderful story ever told, is the most offensive message ever given. This is why many churches avoid it and stick with admonitions, exhortations to moral living, and biblical stories apart from the blood of Jesus.
Have you ever wondered how to experience a clean conscience, and what the difference between living with a dirty and a clean one is?
Join us every Tuesday for short readings and quick discussions of people's testimonies.
There is an amazing difference between living under the Old Covenant Law and finding new life and power and freedom under the New Covenant.
The Power of the Cross is that it enables us to run our Christian life well, as it removes the weight of sin from off of us and strengthens our legs of faith.
Listen to how one can be in bondage to impurity for decades and find freedom through the gospel of Jesus Christ; and this after trying psychology, 12-step groups, rehab programs and many other things.
What do we do when we discover that, having believed in Jesus for salvation, we still fall short in our daily living?
The way that we know God is the same way we live under the New Covenant in our relationships.
Adding your obedience to the Law to Christ's obedience unto death, results in Christ becoming of no value to you.
Freedom happens at the cross, not through our performance.
If God writes His Law of the Spirit of life in our hearts and our minds, He changes what we love and how we think.
The cross of Jesus Christ does what the Old Covenant Law of 10 Commandments could not do.
One way to tell for sure if you are living within your relationships under the Old Covenant or the New Covenant.
Are you dealing with the people in your life based on the Old Covenant or the New Covenant?
How to have Christ formed in us. How to experience freedom from sin and the fruits of the Spirit.
Is freedom from a lifestyle approved by the world even possible? Listen to Mark and see how he's rejoicing in his freedom purchased by Jesus!
There are distinctive effects that come into our hearts when we believe the gospel, and there are likewise effects when trying to put ourselves under the Old Covenant Law. Let's see these effects clearly.
Jesus serves from a seated position; how does that change the way we interact with each other on a daily basis? Listen in as Mike and Jody Cleveland discuss the power of the cross in our daily lives!
Have you ever wanted to return to sin slavery or to laws, steps and rules? Here is what will keep you from going back!
What effect does the truth that Jesus sat down at the right hand of God have on us in our daily lives? Listen to this podcast with Mike and Jody Cleveland and discover the answer.
What does it take to set us free? Accountability? A sponsor? A program?
Here are the 2 things needed!
Comparison and Contrasts between living under the Old Covenant vs. living under the New Covenant.
Does God accept you and declare you right with Him when you stop sinning? Or exactly how are we made right with God?
To be forgiven is to be freed from condemnation; there can never be a forgiven sinner who is condemned.
What exactly does it take to be free from habitual sins? This episode shows us how to get free.
Interview with Molly highlighting her struggle with overeating, and how the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Spirit of God frees us!
Are you aware of what legally happens when you put faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ? This happens...
The message in this podcast, if believed, would have prevented the mass shooting in Atlanta.
Do you have mud-hut righteousness or the righteousness that comes by faith in Christ's finished work?
Listen to an amazing story of sin and devastation being turned to reconciliation and love.
There is a way to be cut in the heart and healed, to be crucified and made alive. Here's how.
On Valentine's Day, and every day, we can experience the greatest love this world has ever known!
Come and listen to how Mark turned to 12-step groups, the occult, gurus, and many other things to find freedom. But then, he saw the cross, felt its power, and the chains were broken and he was set free.
Second part of my interview with the author of the book "The Gospel for the Church: Rediscovering the Power of the Cross".
Interviewing Erick Hurt, the author of "The Gospel for the Church--Rediscovering the Power of the Cross" Lesson 3.
The gospel brings hope and resurrection power to a dying marriage, it fills empty hearts with the love of God.
Rhonda is the first graduate of the Weight Loss Bootcamp course at www.settingcaptivesfree.com, and asked to share her testimony. Here it is.
Freedom from sin comes from focusing on the cross and experiencing the power of the Spirit.
Why is Jesus standing outside the door of the church knocking to come in? Listen to Erick and Mike discuss this, and find the power to overcome sin in this message.
On the cross many things happened to us and for us. Isaiah 25:6-8 explains those things in advance of them happening, and shows us the results of those things.
Spiritually, death is better than recovery. Here's why from Romans 6:1-7 and Job 3:16-22.
See how the message of the cross corrects, connects and commissions two unlikely people.
Bitterness is unseen, beginning as a root, which can grow and become a tree filling the life with anger, resentment and revenge. Here is the solution!
Marriage can be so different when under the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus! Listen and find out how.
Romans 8:1-4 describes two different laws that people, and marriages, can be under. One brings death, the other life. Listen to Mike and Jody Cleveland describe a marriage under each of these laws.
Psalm 23 tells us how to make it through the Coronavirus, being led by the Good Shepherd.
There are so many conspiracy theories running rampant during this time of the Coronavirus. Did you know the Bible speaks specifically about conspiracy theories? Listen and see. Isaiah 8:12-5 and 1 John 4
The message of the cross has been setting people free for thousands of years, and will continue to do so. Listen to this powerful testimony of Doug's freedom!
Jesus is our Substitute and our Protector, and promises that no harm will befall us. We need to see how the cross plays into this truth, and that is what this episode examines.
The whole world has been told to "Shelter in place." Believers are able to "Shelter in Jesus", finding refuge in Him. Here's how.
God provides a shelter and refuge in times such as these. Listen to find out what it is and how to enter it.
Mike and Jody Cleveland and Erick and Sylvia Hurt, How to Have a Marriage Centered Around the Cross.
Mike and Jody Cleveland and Erick and Sylvia Hurt: Marriage around the Cross from Colossians 3:12-14
Where to go during this time of unrest, fear and panic? Go to the secret place of shelter! "For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease" (Psalm 91:3).
Mike and Jody Cleveland, and Erick and Sylvia Hurt share some of their stories and how the gospel has transformed their lives and marriages.
Romans 8:1-4 tells us how to be free from sin. Listen as Erick and Mike discuss the power of the cross to free us from sin.
The two greatest areas of bondage have been the greatest areas down through time. There is a way to be free, for "if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!"
Mike and Brooke Share the Power of the Cross in their Marriage by Setting Captives Free
When we're enslaved to sin we are unclean and impure, but there is a way to be clean and free. Listen to this podcast to find out how.
How do we find freedom from life-dominating sins? Have you tried everything and are still in the cycle of sin/repent/sin/repent? Listen to our special guest describe how he found freedom.
Jeremiah 17:5-8 describes a cursed life and a blessed life. A life of slavery or a life of freedom. A life of barrenness or fruitfulness. How do we receive the blessing of God and not a curse? This podcast reads and tells the answer.
God requires that we rest on the Sabbath, it's the fourth commandment. But how do we become true Sabbath-Keepers? And does entering into rest have anything to do with finding freedom from habitual sin?
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is over, but many people are still not at rest within themselves. Here is how to find it!
Resurrection and Eternal Life purchased for us by the One who humbled Himself unto death for us.
Alex and Mike talk about Jesus becoming as a worm that was trampled to death to heal us, make us whole and give us life.
Alex shares his testimony of coming to faith in Christ and being set free from impurity at the cross of Christ.
If you find yourself sinking down into the muck and mire of sin, and get "stuck in the mud", it takes a drawing power to lift you out. Find out what that is on today's podcast.
Have you ever though you had gone too far, sinned too much so that you're now out of God's family? Listen to Eamonn share the power of the gospel with us as it relates to being an heir of God. Ephesians 3:6-10.
How to experience cleansing from sin, to become new and clean. Naaman shows us that those who are far off, enemies of God, can be brought in and cleansed, healed and made new. 2 Kings 5.
How do we remove the poison from a pot of stew? How does God remove sin from the poisoned pot of humanity? How are we purified from wrong thoughts and sinful behaviors? 2 Kings 4:38-41.
How Erik went from hiding and deceiving, living in slavery to lusts of the flesh, to the power of a new heart and a new life. Today he is free indeed!
Testimony from Anton, showing how sin makes us empty, living in darkness and buried in hopelessness and shame. The light of the gospel raises us up, fills us and makes us fruitful. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).
Are you living your life according the Old Covenant Law, or according to New Covenant Grace?
Are you keeping a record of wrongs on someone who has hurt you? Why is it damaging to relationships to keep a record of wrongs? Erick and Mike study through Psalm 130 and discuss this topic of keeping a record of sins.
Have you ever felt that you were digging down deep into the mud of sin, and for some reason just kept digging until you ended up in your own grave? Like you were now enveloped in darkness with no hope of getting out and getting free? Gary felt that way, too, until he was set free at the cross. Listen to his story.
Nahum chapter 1 shows the wrath of God against the town of Ninevah, and by implication, all people because of sin. But in the midst of this wrath there is good news.
Have you ever been frustrated with your circumstances and even angry at God? So was Job, so were a lot of people. Listen and find the remedy for this anger and frustration.
John 5:24 and Exodus 30:11-14. When we believe the message of the cross, we cross over from death to life, slavery to freedom, depression to joy.
Isaiah 51:1-5: Believing the message of the cross turns the wilderness wasteland of our lives into a fruitful garden.
The Cross Brings Peace, Freedom and Hope. A study of Zechariah 9:9-11 showing how one finds peace, freedom and hope.
1 Corinthians 15:1-5. The gospel is the most important thing, that which we should focus on and proclaim to all!
Life lived in darkness is a life of slavery, bondage and captivity. Jesus entered the darkness to rescue us out of it. Listen as Erick and Mike talk about this rescue, and what life is like being free from the enslaving power of darkness.
What is it like when Jesus sets captives free? Listen to this broadcast and experience freedom the gospel way.
What happened at the cross, and how should we live in the light of it? This podcast discusses 1 Peter 1:14-19 and Hosea 3:1-2.
Listen as Mike and Erick discuss what Jesus Christ came to this earth to do in this podcast from Setting Captives Free.
How do we find freedom from sinful bondage? The same way Adam and Eve did. Listen to this podcast to see yourself in Adam and Eve.
Listen to the power of heart-changing love found only at the cross, in this special podcast.
The world and our culture today wants you to believe that you should find your identity in your sin, that you are your sin, that you were born that way and you'll always be that way. Listen to the truth that sets captives free on today's podcast.
What does the curing of snakebite have to do with us finding freedom from our struggles? That's what is discussed on this week's episode!
Do you know who else died on Jesus' cross with Him? How does that effect us today, 2000 years later? How does this knowledge set us free? Study with us today from Romans 6 and see the answer to these questions.
Erick and Mike discuss Psalm 107:10-16, and how the cross of Jesus Christ brings freedom from life-dominating sins.
Do you ever feel that you are between a rock and a hard place? With Satan on your left and your sins on your right, there is nowhere to turn and certain disaster up ahead? This podcast shows how to find freedom at the cross, where Jesus removed your sin and defeated Satan!
Mike and Jody Cleveland discuss whether consequences/rules/fences/boundaries are effective in teaching us to live better.