RAISING GOD'S ARMY: Recent Episodes
Griffith Watkins
Now is the time when we celebrate Jesus Christ’s victory over Death, Hell, and The Grave for our sake. The beauty of Christ’s resurrection is that it gives us newness of life and the hope of eternity with him in Heaven. He was the high priest and the […]
Merry Christmas!! Welcome back to “Raising God’s Army” where we’re training Christian soldiers for spiritual battle. It’s been about six months since my last episode. I apologize for the time away – just a whole lot of things happening and planning the direction of this podcast for 2022. […]
Hello and welcome to Raising God’s Army, where we’re training Christian soldiers for spiritual battle. Saints, as I say every time, the battle continues, and it is raging. It’s spiritual warfare on a global scale, and no one will go untouched. Today I’m talking about the ever-present Battle […]
Hello, and welcome to Raising God’s Army, where we are training Christian soldiers for spiritual battle. I am so glad you’re listening today because I am continuing my “Battle for Truth” series. Spiritual warfare comes in many different forms, but right now it’s a battle for truth, and […]
Hello and welcome to raising God’s army, where we’re training Christian soldiers for spiritual battle. And my friends, as always, the battle continues to rage. We are in the midst of spiritual warfare at a global level. It’s worldwide, and no one will go untouched. What we’re seeing […]
Saints, we’re at Day-33 of the Sword Training Challenge and we’re reading John 8:30-36. “31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ 33 They answered him, ‘We […]
Today’s readings are Psalm 66-70 and Proverbs 14. The Psalms contain a verse that I have loved since I first read it 25 years ago. Psalm 68:19. “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.” Oh, how the Lord […]
Happy Easter to all! Now is the time when we celebrate Jesus Christ’s victory over Death, Hell, and The Grave for our sake. The beauty of Christ’s resurrection is that it gives us newness of life and the hope of eternity with him in Heaven. He was the […]
Today is Good Friday, the day when we Christians take extra care to remember the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and what he endured for us. The scriptures tell us that he was beaten beyond recognition (Isaiah 52:14). The soldiers whipped him mercilessly, spit in his face, […]
Welcome to Holy Week, my friends! This is the week of Christ’s passion and the fulfilment of his calling to reconcile us to God through his death, burial, and resurrection. While we as Christians call it Holy Week, the Jewish community knows it better as Passover. Historically, this […]
Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” He also said, “out the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” What am pointing out with these verses? Simply that if you want to know what someone treasures in their heart, then listen to how […]
Every believer is a part of the body of Christ and has received gifts from Christ through the Holy Spirit in accordance with His will. These gifts are not for the individual, but for the edification of the Body. I need your giftings and you need mine. This […]
Psalm 95 encourages us, “Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness.” This is a specific reference to Israel when they were delivered from captivity in Egypt and led to the […]
Without faith it is impossible to please God. Period. That’s what the writer of Hebrews tells us in chapter 11, then he goes on to describe the faith of the saints who have gone before us. He describes the faith of Able, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and many more. […]
“6As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him; 7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of […]
“He that hears, let him hear…” These are the words used by Ezekiel when delivering the Word of the Lord to Israel and I say to you now, listen to the prophets that have been called by God and believe that the words they deliver are true. Do […]
Just as God delivered Israel from Egypt, he WILL deliver the United States of America from the wicked cabal that seeks to destroy it. It’s going to be a Red Sea level event, and it’s about to happen. The most important question is, “Are you ready for what […]
There’s a lot going on right now. We’re getting “intel” from a lot of sources, but not seeing anything happening. Have faith. Pray, and don’t worry. Let the peace of God that passes all understanding guard your hearts and minds. I know it’s hard, and that’s okay. Look […]
Hello saints! Apologies for the delayed release, but there is so much going on right now that I wanted to make sure I captured as much information as I could before sending this out. It’s getting hot in D.C. My prayers go out to all of those converging […]
Hello, my friends! I pray that you had a good Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord. My podcast will be back on January 4th, 2021, but in the meantime I’d like to share these encouraging thoughts. It’s been a tough 2 months since Election Night. We’ve learned […]
Episode 8 of the Armor of God series focused on putting off the “old man” in preparation for putting on the Armor of God. This episode is part two of the message, focused on renewing the mind and putting on the “new man” patterned after God. The U.S. […]
For the last seven weeks we have learned about the individual pieces of the Armor of God as described by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6:10-18. We’ve also learned how to identify our spiritual enemies whether they be demons, our own flesh, of just plain old deceptive teachings […]
David wrote, “Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11 Why is it so important to have the Word of God in your heart? Because you need it to fight against temptations. God’s word is powerful. It is sharper […]
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” – Ephesians 6:16 The Apostle Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of God, and “above all”, take the shield of faith. The concept […]
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, […]
Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” Today’s society seeks to make truth relative. People can pick their gender, abortion is called healthcare, and somehow you’re racist unless you support a liberal world view, but the TRUTH is…they’re wrong. Truth is […]
Jesus is our righteousness. As we march into battle wearing the breastplate of righteousness, the enemy does not see us. They see Jesus. Think of that. We cloth ourselves with Christ, therefore we all look like Christ on the battlefield, and his righteousness sustains us. Jesus paid a […]
The spiritual battle is raging, my friends. Now more than ever Christian soldiers must know how to wear and maintain their armor to succeed in the battle. God has equipped us with armor and weapons that are “mighty for the pulling down of strongholds”. I will spend the […]
Hello, Friends. Thank you for joining me on “Launch Day”! I am pleased to present the introductory episode of the “Raising God’s Army” podcast. My mission is to train Christian soldiers how to wear and maintain the armor of God so they can be strong and effective on […]
The battle for America is not just Capitalism vs. Socialism. The Bible tells us, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 The real battle is […]