Monday Morning Inspiration: Recent Episodes
Christian Growth Ministry
There is nothing like a cup of coffee to start your morning. And there is nothing better to start your workweek than a little Monday Morning Inspiration, featuring a unique blend of storytelling and Bible exposition. Join Bible Teacher Brad Simon as Christian Growth Ministry presents Monday Morning Inspiration a Podcast designed to inspire you to growth in the faith and encourage you to walk closer with the Lord.
God has entrusted us with the incredible privilege of knowing His Word and experiencing His grace. We are not to keep it to ourselves. When we share the teachings of Christ, we ensure the truth of the Gospel message is preserved and faithfully preached. In today’s episode you will discover a beautiful example of a couple actively investing in the spiritual growth of fellow believers.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
In those final few moments in the upper room Jesus instructed His disciples. He told them to abide in Him. But what does that mean? How can we abide in Jesus. In today’s episode Bible teacher Brad Simon shares how Christians came abide in Jesus by living in His presence.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
The greatest test of our understanding and acceptance of God’s forgiveness is whether we will forgive others. If we comprehend how much God has forgiven us and what it cost to provide that forgiveness, we will not be so reluctant to offer forgiveness to others. In this episode, you will discover a powerful example of forgiveness from a often overlook book in the Bible.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
Discover in this episode a man who became an unsung hero in the early Christian narrative. His trust in God and obedience to His will, played a pivotal role in the spread of the Gospel. Like him, each of us has the potential to make a positive impact in the lives of others through our trust and obedience to God.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
Discover who God says was a ‘more noble character’ and what they did in this weeks episode.
The Apostle Paul had a Spiritual Goal for his life, and he strained forward to reach it. He had reduced the whole of the Christian life to the simple and clear goal of doing one thing - pursuing Christlikeness. Paul said, my goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death (Philippians 3:10). Paul’s ultimate ambition, the consuming passion of his Christian life, was to know Christ Jesus and conform himself to Christ’s glorious image. Paul pursued this goal with all his might, straining every spiritual muscle to win the prize.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
On one extraordinary night, the heavens opened, and the shepherds witnessed the greatest gift ever given to humanity. It was truly a night to remember. For it brings hope and salvation to all who believe. And a promise of peace in the hearts of those who seek the Savior born that night, Jesus Christ, the Lord.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
The wise men diligently sought Christ and traveled an incredible distance to worship Him, because they knew He was worth the journey. In this episode discover the contrast in the response of those who learned of Christ’s birth and how they apply to us today. During the busy, hectic Christmas season, may the example of the wise men help us keep our priorities straight.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
In our fast-paced and often self-focused world, it is easy to lose sight of the importance of expressing gratitude and thanksgiving. In this episode, discover the story of one man who found that nurturing an attitude of thankfulness enriches our lives, nourishes our well-being, and brings joy into our daily lives.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
In this episode you’ll discover what it means to be a person of F.A.I.T.H. Philip provides us a great example to follow. A humble, faithful servant, available to God to go where He leads and perform whatever ministry God calls him to do.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
A little lunch and a small boy, unnoticed by most - a small, insignificant gift, yet God used it to feed thousands. We may think we are insignificant, and our offerings are too small to make a difference. But God can use them to give comfort and grace to those in need, He can use us to bring about miracles in the lives of others.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
Has the stress of your daily life and worries get you down?
Don't let the stresses and worries of daily life overwhelmed you and keep you from experiencing the peace and love of God. In this episode you will discover Jesus’ instruction on experiencing freedom from worry and anxiety.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
Are you looking for a way to find peace and tranquility amid the chaos?
Don't let the stresses and worries of daily life overwhelm you. Discover in today’s message four Biblical principles to cultivating a heart full of peace and joy.
At Christian Growth Ministry, our goal is to help you grow in your relationship with God. We believe prayer is an integral part of the Christian life, and provides spiritual nourishment, guidance, and comfort to believers who practice it regularly. We created the Daily Prayer Guide to assist Christians cultivate a meaningful relationship with our Lord through developing a consistent prayer life.
Download your Free Prayer Guide today at: https://ChristianGrowthMinistry.com/guide
Does the stress, anxiety, and worry fill your thoughts and keep you up at night? Discover in today’s message the secret to the peace of a contented heart.
Do you struggle with living the Christian life?Want to strengthen your faith?Discover how to Grow in your Faith & Walk Closer with your Lord.
In Brad Simon’s new book Encountering the Master Carpenter you’ll witness how twelve common, ordinary men become the courageous Church Leaders that turned the world upside down.
Now available in paperback and Kindle eBook. https://BWSimon.com/Master_Carpenter
Discover the bold courage of an anonymous man who amazingly witnessed to those around him and stood up to the religious leaders with newly found spiritual wisdom.
Do you struggle with living the Christian life?Want to strengthen your faith?Discover how to Grow in your Faith & Walk Closer with your Lord.
In Brad Simon’s new book Encountering the Master Carpenter you’ll witness how twelve common, ordinary men become the courageous Church Leaders that turned the world upside down.
Now available in paperback and Kindle eBook. https://BWSimon.com/Master_Carpenter
In this episode, you will discover one man who had the courage to stand alone. No matter what happened to him, he remained faithful to God. His trust in God never wavered. While everyone else complained and bickered, he looked to God and relied on Him for his strength to go on. Even at an old age, he still had faith in the power of God to capture mountains and conquer giants. His strength was in the Lord, and he knew God would never fail him as he leads the charge up the side of a mountain to defeat its inhabitants.
Do you struggle with living the Christian life? Want to strengthen your faith? Discover how to Grow in your Faith & Walk Closer with your Lord.
In Brad Simon’s new book Encountering the Master Carpenter you’ll witness how twelve common, ordinary men become the courageous Church Leaders that turned the world upside down.
Now available in paperback and Kindle eBook. For more information go to: https://BWSimon.com/Master_Carpenter
God desires for all Believers to live in harmony. There is to be no racial, sexual, economic, social, political, or any other division in Christ. But as the disciples found out, that can often be a hard lesson to learn.
Do you struggle with living the Christian life? Want to strengthen your faith? Discover how to Grow in your Faith & Walk Closer with your Lord.
In Brad Simon’s new book Encountering the Master Carpenter you’ll witness how twelve common, ordinary men become the courageous Church Leaders that turned the world upside down.
Now available in paperback and Kindle eBook. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL56RWFN
Only a few times in Scripture is it recorded that God shook the place where His people prayed. When He does, we would do well to take notice of the prayer. In this episode you will discover one of the greatest prayers recorded in the Bible, and how we can apply it to our lives.
Often it seems like we are hanging on to life by a thread. Sometimes God delays in answering our prayers, and we wonder why. Our faith at times gives way to doubts when circumstances and feelings overwhelm us. In this episode, Bible Teacher Brad Simon recounts two intertwined narratives from the life of Christ that powerfully illustrate how God provided each person exactly what they needed, when they needed it.
Throughout His ministry, Jesus used illustrations to teach His disciples about the Kingdom of God. In this episode, Bible Teacher Brad Simon shares insights on using our resources to grow a closer relationship with Christ, based on a familiar parable.
Discover how you can experience peace in our hearts and a calm tranquil spirit, even when the storms of life come crashing down around us.
Discover in this special Christmas episode, one of the most overlooked characters of the Christmas story, who played a very important role and set an example for us to follow.
Jesus often used illustrations from vineyards to describe the attributes of God. In addition, He used descriptions of the vineyard workers to illustrate how we as Christian are to fulfill our ministry bringing God glory.
Our world seems to be filled with hopelessness and despair. Every corner we turn there is heartache and sorrow. Every path we walk down is lined with pessimism and desperation. We often need a reminder to take time to laugh and enjoy life. We need to rediscover the Lost Art of Laughter.
They never asked Him how to preach or minister more effectively, but they asked Him to teach them to pray. Like many of us today, the disciples realized that the spiritual discipline they struggled with the most was prayer, and they wanted to learn from Jesus this secret of spiritual power and wisdom.
Is your life filled with stressful situations and hectic schedules? Do you long for a time of quiet peace in your life? Jesus provides a premier example of how we can experience the calm, peaceful, tranquil existence of God that surpasses all human understanding.
Have you ever had doubts about your faith? Have you ever doubted what God could accomplish through you? If you have, you are in great company. Discover how one Godly man handled his doubts and how we can follow his example.
When Jesus and His disciples met a man who was born blind, Jesus not only brought sight to his eyes but revealed to him the Light of the World. He received a spiritual vision that the Pharisees and other religious leaders were sorely lacking.
As Jesus’ ministry developed the crowds grew larger and larger seeking healing and their physical needs met. But Jesus gave them a strong rebuke, for they were seeking the wrong food - food that perishes, instead of the food that endures to eternal life.
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians to follow him as he follows Christ, but as we have all experienced that is easier said than done. Jesus had to teach Peter this lesson and did so in a relevant ending to the Gospels. Discover the lesson he learned and how it can make a difference in our lives.
Often, we teach our children to pray at meals and at bedtime, but is that enough? Peter, and the other apostles had yet another lesson to learn. They had often seen Jesus praying, but does prayer really make that much of a difference in one’s life? Discover the lesson they learned and how prayer can make a difference in our lives.
The night Jesus was betrayed Peter said he would never leave nor forsake his Lord, yet that night he denied knowing Him 3 times. In the weeks following Jesus’ resurrection He reached out to Peter and in the most loving and inspiring way restored Peter’s faith and called him to ministry for God. Relive this encouraging event and discover how Jesus will build us up and encourage us to grow in our faith, just like He did for Peter.
Relive that glorious morning through the eyes of Mary as she lingered in the garden of the tomb and experienced a precious, intimate moment with the Savior. Discover how this magnificent story is not just an experience limited to history, for it dramatically describes our walk with Christ, our daily companionship with the Lord that makes up the Christian’s life.
Paul told the Philippians, “one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind”. Does that mean all Christians should forget everything that has happened in the past? Discover what the Lord desires us to leave behind and forget so that we can be fruitful in our service to Him.
Discover a powerful example of obedient servants from an often-overlooked passage of Scripture. While those in attendance were unaware of the mighty working of God, these humble servants were used of God and witnessed the first miracle of Jesus.
As Christians we not only need to go to God for forgiveness from our sins, but we also need to model His example and forgive those who sin against us. In this podcast you will hear two powerful stories of forgiveness and how we can learn from their examples.
As Christians, God desires us to walk by Faith not by Sight. But what does a Step of Faith mean? In this re-telling of a familiar gospel story, you will discover how one disciple had the faith to step out and trust Jesus and how we can apply that same lesson to our life.
The Christian life is to be one of surrender, we are to surrender all that we are and all we have to God. Only in the Christian life does Surrender bring Victory. When we fully surrender our will to the plan God has for us can we truly live a fulfilled victorious life.
Our future on this earth is uncertain, life is full of unexpected trials and tragedies. In order to not just survive but thrive, Believers need a Biblical view of life built on the solid rock of God’s Word, instead of a worldly view built on the shifting sands of human philosophy and opinions.
Whether you lead a church, a small group or just lead someone to Christ you need to have a vision. God calls His leaders to encourage and inspire the people they lead, and nothing is more important to accomplish this than having a compelling vision.
The Parable of the Lifesaving Station is a stark reminder of the purpose of the Church and how Christ expects His followers to live their lives. It is easy to lose direction and to simply become a club where we gather as friends talking only to ourselves, instead of being the caring, compassionate church that Jesus called us to be.
God’s Word is powerful and effective, but it does no good with its cover closed collecting dust. Through a personal analogy Brad shares different perspectives of the Bible and how they build on one another for Believers to gain a fuller appreciation and understanding of Scripture.
In these uncertain times life can be so unpredictable, joys and sorrows, beautiful blessings and distressing difficulties can come unexpectedly. Our life’s dreams and plans can change in an instant. Listen to this inspiring story of hope and comfort when life’s darkest tragedies overtake us.
No matter what trials you are going through, no matter what difficulties you face, you can experience victory knowing that you have a Mighty Warrior praying for you. An expert in spiritual warfare, that warfare where hand-to-hand combat is performed by folding your hands together in fervent prayer.
When we have decisions to make, certainly we should pray in order to seek God’s counsel. Prayer and regular Bible Study provide Christians the foundation for all of life’s decisions. However, God has also given us an often-overlooked source for wisdom and guidance.
They were discouraged and dejected, confused and bewildered, and two of the followers had enough and started their journey home. Joined by the most unusual stranger, this couple experienced the most magnificent transformation!
You'll be transported back in time as you hear the story about a dream that an innkeeper in Bethlehem had. Hear a firsthand account of how the birth of Jesus Christ just might have happened so long ago, but it was just a dream … or was it!
Listen as a young boy caries the baby Jesus to those waiting for Him in the manager. But those were not the only ones waiting for Jesus. Discover in this message who else is waiting for Him.
The story of a beloved Christmas Hymn provides a powerful message of hope and peace in times of conflict and tragedy. The birth of Christ gives us hope and a peace that the world can never understand nor comprehend.
It started with an accidental gunshot tragedy and ended with a violin, but what transpired in-between is a story of many twists and turns. Declared unfit for church services this Beloved Christmas Hymn has a most checkered past.
The Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday season turns our thought to family gatherings and reconnecting with family and friends. It’s a time of reaching out and loving one another. Discover what true Christian love really is as you listen to this story of a path to understanding.
There is a difference between knowing about someone and actually knowing them. God desires for Believers to truly know Him, yet most of us only know about Him. Discover how you can get to know God, and not just about Him.
Discover how one man’s service to God became a powerful effective ministry because he was driven by compassion. See how he imitated four characteristics of Jesus that provide an example for us to follow.
When a shy boy just wanted to sit in the back of the classroom, what experiences prepared him for more? Discover how God uses Spiritual Gifts to enable you to serve Him in ways you could never imagine.