Gary Wilkerson Podcast

One of the church's critical roles is to build legitimate community. Doing that well takes some real intentionality. This week, Dr. Mark Mayfield joins Gary Wilkerson for an honest discussion on loneliness, connection and healing. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp153r

While modern churches tend to be very dependent on physical buildings, it hasn't always been that way. Much like early Christians, the modern church needs to find new ways to reach people exactly where they are. This week, Times Square Church Pastor Tim Dilena joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the way that God is brining the church full circle. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp146r

At the end of the day, there is one question that matters most: Have you been born again? This week, Times Square Church Pastor Tim Dilena joins Gary Wilkerson to look at the way we discuss salvation in church and how Christians can be well-equipped to share their faith. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp145r

Misunderstanding of the Holy Spirit has run rampant, even in the church. All too many Christians fall into two extremes, either grieving or quenching the Holy Spirit. This week, Gary Wilkerson and Bob Ditmer discuss the modern church's charismatic chaos and charismatic quenching. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp144r

It is clear in scripture that Jesus does not value the mere appearance of righteousness. He is looking for people with evidence of real spiritual fruit. Claude Houde joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to discuss ways Christians can continually focus their lives on God and bear supernatural fruit. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp143r

Your five closest friends, the people who know you best, can have an incredible impact on your life. How can you surround yourself with people who will help you to draw closer to God day by day? On this week’s episode of the Gary Wilkerson Podcast, Tim Dilena discusses friendships, family, and the future of the church. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp142r

In 2020, Tim Dilena became the senior pastor at Times Square Church in New York City. This week, Pastor Dilena joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to talk about God’s faithfulness as Times Square Church ministered to a city on edge in a time of global crisis. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp141r

World Challenge’s missions work goes beyond meeting immediate physical needs. The goal is to empower people, to offer tangible skills and to teach people to trust in God. This week on the Gary Wilkerson Podcast we talk about the ways that God is at work as World Challenge seeks to make disciples in nations around the world. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp140r

How can an organization facilitate change in different cultures without doing harm to local communities? This week on the Gary Wilkerson Podcast we talk about World Challenge’s intentional, development-based approach to ministry. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp139r

Most people have no difficulty understanding that humans are inherently sinful. That is obvious enough. What we tend to struggle with is the human desire to to try overcome sin through our own efforts. John Bailey joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss how Christians should think about God’s New Covenant promise. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp138r

A powerful, life-giving church is one where God is the focus and scripture is the center of teaching. Unfortunately, many churches today are more focused on offering entertainment. Ron Brown joins Gary Wilkerson to talk about how churches can focus on God and truly become a light to the world around them. Watch, listen, download more sermons: https://wcm.link/gwp136r

Very often, people are unwilling to change until it becomes more painful to stay as they are. Beginning to feel trapped in an addiction can be painful, but it can also serve as powerful motivation to find deep healing. Nate Larkin and Gary Wilkerson look at the role of honesty, family and culture in addiction recovery. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp135r

God created every individual with a need for intimacy, but it can become distorted in the modern world. Broken families, abuse, neglect and even an unwillingness to rely on other people can get in the way of healthy intimacy. Nate Larkin and Gary Wilkerson continue their conversation about recovery from sexual addiction. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp134r

It is easy to think of God’s judgment as the opposite of his mercy, but the reality is not so simple. God can give people a wake-up call to turn them back to himself. In those cases, God’s mercy comes through his judgment. Nate Larkin joins Gary Wilkerson to share his story of redemption, recovery, and healing from sexual addiction. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp133r

A church can have a truly transformative effect on the people within its community. God is there for his people, and God’s people should be there for each other. Pastor Seth Drewry joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss God’s calling and the modern church. Podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp132r

A church can have a truly transformative effect on the people within its community. God is there for his people, and God’s people should be there for each other. Pastor Seth Drewry joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss God’s calling and the modern church. Podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp131r

There is a brand of Christianity in the US today that is creating a version of Christ that conforms to our image rather than us coming to Christ and being conformed into his image. Our culture has shifted from the glory and worship of God to the glory and worship of self. Pastor Joshua West joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss his deep concern for the state of the American church. Podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp130r

There is a brand of Christianity in the US today that is creating a version of Christ that conforms to our image rather than us coming to Christ and being conformed into his image. Our culture has shifted from the glory and worship of God to the glory and worship of self. Pastor Joshua West joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss his deep concern for the state of the American church. Podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp129r

As a child, Fred Sanders recalls looking up at the clouds passing in front of the moon and wondering if any of them would ever go behind the moon. Through a series of questions about things Fred already knew about clouds and the moon, a relative helped him realize that he already knew that clouds couldn’t go behind the moon. The same can be true of us and our knowledge of God. Fred Sanders joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the roles and relationships of Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Trinity. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp128r

In this episode, Gary Wilkerson discusses depression and suicide even among believers who should live in the light of hope. He explores ways that believers can handle issues like mental illness and how to differentiate between spiritual despair and general life discouragement. Most importantly, he offers encouragement to those who may feel as if they are fighting alone. God is walking right alongside us, even in our darkest hours. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp006r

Let’s face it. There are things about God that we won’t fully understand in this lifetime, and that’s okay. For some this will move you to praise God, while others may get upset and complain. Fred Sanders joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the Trinity and the incomprehensibility of God. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp125r

This generation is being inundated with sexual immorality and indoctrinated with a secular worldview. Sean Mc Dowell joins Gary Wilkerson and Evan Wilkerson to discuss the issues facing today’s youth and how parents can help their children counter false ideas with the truth of the Bible. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp127r

The idea of learning New Testament Greek may seem daunting or like something reserved for seminary students and theologians, but Chris Palmer joins Gary Wilkerson to dispel this misconception and encourage Christians at all levels of faith and stages of life to learn biblical Greek View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp122r

When we think about holiness, our thoughts might tend toward moral behavior and right conduct, but Gary Wilkerson shows us from scripture that holiness is so much more. We don’t become holy by garnering our own will power and trying to follow a list of dos and don’ts. True holiness comes when we know God, realize he already calls us holy through faith in Jesus Christ, and receive his power to walk in holiness. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp124r

Gary Wilkerson continues his conversation with Chris Palmer about the benefits of learning New Testament Greek. They discuss Bible translations, the fluidity of language, and the nuances one can discover when studying the original Greek words. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp123r #GaryWilkerson #Christianity #TheBible