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Why Religion Can't Save You (What Jesus Actually Taught)
13 Jan 2026
00:54:23
Welcome to the Bible Study Podcast — a space to learn Scripture, encounter Jesus, and grow as a disciple in everyday life. Each episode is designed to help you slow down, read the Bible with clarity, and follow Jesus with intention. In this episode we talk about:
Christianity isn’t about rules — it’s about relationship
What it really means to follow Jesus in everyday life
Why behavior change comes after encounter, not before
How discipleship is formed through grace, truth, and community
An invitation to slow down, learn Scripture, and walk with Jesus in real life
Welcome back to the Bible Study Podcast. In this episode, we answer two foundational questions for believers and non-believers alike: What is the gospel—and who is Jesus? Using Mark 1 as our starting point, we unpack how Jesus preached the Kingdom of God and why the gospel is an announcement of good news, not good advice.
In this episode we talk about: • What Jesus meant by “the time has come” and “the Kingdom of God is at hand” • Why the gospel is good news (an announcement), not good advice (self-help) • The difference between a geocentric faith and a Christ-centered worldview• Why Jesus’ main message was the Kingdom of God—not just moral behavior • What repentance and belief actually mean: changing your mind, changing direction, returning home • How Jesus demonstrates the Kingdom through healing, deliverance, forgiveness, and restoration • Why the cross matters: sin, death, and the devil defeated through Jesus • What the resurrection means: the beginning of new creation • What it means to pray “Your Kingdom come” and live as Kingdom participants today • How the Holy Spirit transforms us over time and shapes discipleship in real life
Hosted by: Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili Chance Morton — https://www.instagram.com/chancejmorton
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What It Actually Means to Follow Jesus
28 Jan 2026
01:08:20
Welcome back to the Bible Study Podcast. In this episode, we unpack why the Mary & Martha story is not a message to stop doing life — it’s an invitation to reorder your attention and learn to follow Jesus in the ordinary. We walk through Luke 10 in full context (the 72, the Good Samaritan, then Mary & Martha), and connect it to Mark 4 and the “worries of this life” that choke the Word.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why Luke 10 is a discipleship chapter (not a single isolated moment)
The difference between doing life for Jesus vs. with Jesus
What “distraction” really means in the Mary & Martha passage
Why attention shapes desire, and desire shapes behavior
Practical discipleship: habits, community, and training over time
How God forms us in everyday moments (work, family, emotions)
Phone addiction + micro-habits that create macro impact
How to Actually Read the Bible (And Be Transformed By It)
04 Feb 2026
01:08:53
How do we approach Scripture in a way that truly shapes our lives?
In this episode, we explore how to read the Bible as disciples of Jesus — not just for information, but for transformation. Walking through Matthew 4 and Romans 12, we examine how Jesus used Scripture in temptation, how God renews our minds through His Word, and what it means to let the Bible form us against the pressures of culture.
In this episode, we talk about: • How to approach Scripture as a disciple, not just a reader • Why culture forms us — and how God’s Word counter-forms us • Romans 12 and renewing the mind • How Jesus models Scripture in Matthew 4 • Reading, meditating, memorizing, and praying the Bible • Letting God’s Word shape character and habits • Growing in spiritual understanding through Scripture • Simple tools for studying the Bible well • How Jesus helped His disciples understand Scripture
In this episode, we explore Jesus’ model of prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and what it means to approach God as Father. We discuss slowing down in a distracted world, walking through suffering, and letting prayer reshape how we see God and live as disciples.
In this episode, we talk about: • Jesus’ teaching on prayer • God as Father and intimacy with Him • Creating space for daily prayer • Suffering and unanswered prayer • Living out God’s kingdom
In this episode, we talk about why following Jesus was never meant to be done alone. Looking at the life of Jesus, the early church, and the pattern of discipleship throughout Scripture, we explore how spiritual formation happens through commitment to community and participation in the local church.
In this episode we talk about: • Why discipleship is formed in community, not isolation • The example of Jesus’ life shared with others • Acts 2 and the practices of the early church • Consumer Christianity vs committed discipleship • How accountability and spiritual authority shape growth
What Does It Mean to Be Baptized in the Holy Spirit
15 Apr 2026
00:51:14
What does it look like to actually live a Spirit-filled life? Not the theory — the practice. This episode walks through the biblical case for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, answers whether it is a one-time or ongoing experience, and gets practical about how ordinary believers grow in the presence and power of God.
In this episode: • Every gospel writer frames Jesus as the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit — what that actually means • Power and authority are different things — and Jesus gives believers both • What Paul means when he says do not grieve the Holy Spirit — and the lists he puts around it • Why bitterness, gossip, and unforgiveness are the exact things that block more of God • Three prayers that will change how you do ministry
SPONSOR This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
What It Feels Like When You Encounter the Holy Spirit
08 Apr 2026
00:51:27
A bathroom in Tampa. A kitchen at golden hour. A church in Northern Ireland where a pastor had to be carried to his car. This episode opens a brand new series on the Holy Spirit with three real stories of first encounters — and builds the case that there is more available to every believer who is willing to ask for it.
In this episode, we talk about:
What revival actually looks like — and why it is already happening in Southern California and beyond
You can have as much of God as you want — A.W. Tozer on why hunger is the key
Ally's story: from empty and going viral to a Bible in Barnes and Noble and a life completely changed
Angela's first encounter with the Holy Spirit — alone, in someone else's bathroom, listening to a sermon
Darren's encounter in London that launched a church and changed how he understood the gifts of the Spirit
What to do if you have never had an experience like this and feel shame about it
Why word and Spirit have to go together — lessons from the Jesus Movement
SPONSOR This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Lust, Pride, Generational Curses, and How to Actually Get Free
01 Apr 2026
00:55:01
Ten years of bulimia. One day it was just gone — and the temptation never came back. This episode opens with one of the most vulnerable conversations of the series before diving into a full spiritual warfare Q&A, answering the questions the audience sent in about lust, pride, generational curses, anxiety, possession, and how to actually walk someone through deliverance.
In this episode: • Angela's decade-long battle with bulimia and the day the Holy Spirit set her free • Dallas Willard on transformation: how thoughts, community, and habits work together • How to beat the enemy when you are under attack — shut the door of compromise first • Behind every sin is a God-given desire going to the wrong source — what that means for lust and pride • Generational curses: what they are, how to break them, and what you can and cannot do for your family • Is it spiritual warfare or is God closing a door? How to discern the difference • Why you should not perform deliverance on someone if you have not been trained
SPONSOR This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Most spiritual warfare does not show up as something dark and obvious — it shows up as pressure, confusion, broken patterns, and eroded joy. This episode names the three battlefields every disciple is navigating — the world, the flesh, and the devil — and gets practical about how to fight each one well.
In this episode: • The three battlefields: the world, the flesh, and the devil — and what each one actually looks like • Satan's primary weapon is not power — it is distortion of truth • You cannot cast out flesh — you crucify it, and here is what that means practically • Why consumerism applied to the local church is a demonic strategy • Three models of deliverance ministry • Not everything is demonic. Some things just require repentance.
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Can a Christian be possessed? What does demonization actually mean? And what do you do when someone needs more than encouragement — they need deliverance? This episode walks through Mark 5, where a man possessed by a legion of demons encounters Jesus, and builds a practical, grounded theology of demonic activity, freedom, and the authority Jesus has given His followers.
In this episode: • The literary setup of Mark 4 and 5 — why the storm and the demoniac are connected • Demonization vs. possession: what the Greek actually says and what • • • • • • Hollywood gets wrong • Six levels of demonic influence every believer should understand • How habitual sin, addiction, and unbroken agreements open doors to the demonic • A practical deliverance prayer model drawn from Catholic, Pentecostal, and charismatic traditions • Personal stories of real demonic encounters — and how Jesus showed up every time • Why the greatest wounds in your life might become the very thing He uses to set others free
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
Hosted by: Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb
Most people think of Jesus as a teacher and savior — but the gospels paint a picture of someone who also healed the sick and cast out demons everywhere He went. This episode breaks down the full scope of Jesus's ministry and what it means for followers of Jesus to continue it today.
In this episode: • The three things that summarize Jesus's ministry in Matthew, Mark, and Luke • Why removing exorcism from the gospels would destroy the entire narrative • There is no neutral territory — two kingdoms, no in between • Healing vs. deliverance: what the difference is and how to pray for both • How false belief systems become open doors — and how to close them • Why the good news according to Jesus is not just good teaching — it confronts evil
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below. 📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
Can Demons Delay Your Prayers? (Daniel 10 explanation)
04 Mar 2026
01:08:50
Spiritual warfare most of the time doesn't feel spiritual — and that's exactly what makes it so dangerous. In week two of this series, Pastor Darren, Angela, and Elijah Lamb continue building the biblical framework: the unseen realm, cosmic spiritual beings, unforgiveness as a scheme of Satan, and what it actually looks like to take every thought captive.
In this episode: • Ephesians 6:12 — what Paul means when he says our struggle is not against flesh and blood, and why that changes everything • Daniel chapter 10 — the story of an angel held up 21 days by a demonic prince, and what it reveals about how the unseen realm works • Can God's plans actually be delayed by spiritual opposition — and what does that mean for how we pray? • Why unforgiveness is one of Satan's most effective and most overlooked schemes, and what Paul says about it in 2 Corinthians • Taking thoughts and emotions captive — what it actually looks like as a daily practice, not just a Bible verse on a wall • Angela shares vulnerably about intrusive thoughts, grief, and recognizing a spiritual attack in real time • Why discipleship itself is warfare, and how the fruit of the spirit are formed in the fight
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
We're kicking off a 6-week series on spiritual warfare — and we could not be more excited (or more in need of it). This week, Pastor Darren and Angela are joined by Bible teacher Elijah Lamb to lay the biblical foundation for understanding the world we actually live in. Spoiler: it's not neutral territory.
In this episode, we talk about: • Why the church is often less interested in the supernatural than the rest of the world — and why that's a problem • What Genesis 1 reveals about the world before the fall (hint: creation wasn't finished — it was a war zone) • Why Satan's primary weapon isn't power — it's deception, and how he distorts your view of God from the very beginning • The lies you might be living under right now without even realizing it — and how to start identifying them • Is it spiritual warfare or is it me? How to discern the difference (and why it might be both) • The cross vs. the thorn: how to know whether God wants to free you from something or walk with you through it • Why every act of obedience, love, and forgiveness is an act of war against the enemy
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Who Is the Holy Spirit and What Does He Actually Do
22 Apr 2026
00:54:32
The Holy Spirit is not a force, not a feeling, and not just a theological concept — He is a person, and He is closer to you right now than if Jesus Himself were physically standing in the room. This episode answers the question who is the Holy Spirit from Genesis to Pentecost, and builds the case for why knowing Him changes everything.
In this episode: • John 14 — Jesus promises another of the same kind, the Spirit of truth • The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: creating order, empowering artists, leaders, prophets, and kings • Why the gift of the Spirit was limited in the Old Testament and what changed in Acts 2 • Pentecost as the new Sinai — wind, fire, and 3000 saved instead of 3000 killed • What tongues of fire actually were and the two types of tongues Paul writes about • Angela on treating the Holy Spirit as a friend she talks to all day • His mission in your life: to form you into the image of Jesus — in your speech, thoughts, and heart
SPONSOR This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us actually use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Praying in Tongues — A Biblical Framework for One of the Most Misunderstood Gifts
06 May 2026
00:51:30
Without love, tongues becomes noise and prophecy becomes performance. That one line from Paul in 1 Corinthians reframes everything. This episode is a full biblical theology of the gift of tongues — what it is, what it is not, how it works, and why the gifts of the Holy Spirit only make sense in the context of love.
In this episode:
Three false teachings about tongues that need to be corrected
The biblical pattern of tongues in Acts — mission, inclusion, and the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles
What tongues actually are — and how they differ from prophecy in a public setting
Why tongues bypasses the analytical mind and reaches the places words cannot — the neuroscience connection
A man on the verge of losing his family, a prayer in tongues, and a story of radical transformation
Spiritual gifts are how love meets need — and without love, power loses its purpose
How to practically receive the gift and what to do if you feel skeptical
SPONSOR
This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Same Sermon, Different Power — How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything
29 Apr 2026
00:53:43
Billy Graham preached the same sermon twice in one day. Same words, same man — completely different result. The only thing that changed was an encounter with the Holy Spirit in a small room hours before. That is what this episode is about: the kind of power that cannot be manufactured, and the four things that position you to walk in more of it.
In this episode: • Authority, gifting, faith, and consecration — the power equation and what each one actually means • Why authority is rooted in identity and what it looks like to live as a co-heir with Christ • How to grow in the gifts of the spirit without being afraid to fail • The difference between gifting and fruit — and why that distinction matters right now in the church • Why a faithless prayer over a UPS driver named Eddie still led to a miraculous healing • What it means that the faith you needed yesterday is not the faith you need today • Consecration leads to visitation — and every revival in history backs it up
SPONSOR This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
Hosted by: Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili Ally Yost — https://www.instagram.com/ally_yost
Prophecy is Ordinary People Speaking God's Heart Into the World
13 May 2026
00:58:25
Paul never treats prophecy as a platform for gifted individuals. He situates it within love, order, and edification. That framework is what this episode is about — a full biblical theology of the gift of prophecy, what it looks like when it is working well, what goes wrong when it is not, and how every believer can grow in it.
In this episode: • Prophecy in Acts: how the Spirit directed, mobilized, broke barriers, and prepared the church through this gift • What prophecy actually is — spirit-empowered speech that reveals God's heart in the present moment • Personal stories of prophetic words that were impossibly specific and deeply healing • How to receive revelation, interpret it, and deliver it with humility • The danger of emotionalism, projection, and spiritual manipulation in prophetic ministry • The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy — what that means and why it matters • How to grow in the prophetic: intimacy, humility, community, and risk
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Daniel prayed three times a day at 85. The habits formed in him as a 15-year-old under Josiah's reformation sustained him through three kings of Babylon and all the way to the lions' den. This episode asks whether what we resolve as young people will last a lifetime — and makes the case that prayer is the counter-formational practice that makes it possible, especially now when AI, algorithms, and the attention economy are competing for the same attention we were made to give to God.
In this episode:
Daniel 6 and what a lifetime of faithful prayer produces
Only 10% of American Christians are resilient disciples — and the markers are basic
The attention economy is designed for addiction and the church needs to say so
AI is being designed for attachment and it will replace prayer if we let it
Five markers of resilient discipleship — and how to build them in the next generation
What prayer actually looks like — three honest testimonies from the hosts
SPONSOR
This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
Living Faithfully in a Distracted World - what Daniel 3 reveals
27 May 2026
00:54:15
You become what you worship. And the way transformation happens is not through information — it is through changing what you love. This episode opens Daniel chapter 3, traces the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego through the furnace, and builds a theology of worship for a generation being formed by everything except the presence of God.
In this episode: • Every empire demands devotion — and Babylon is not coming, it is already here • Music as formation — why Nebuchadnezzar repeated the instruments so many times and what that reveals • The death of consumer Christianity — even if he does not, we will not bow • Why worship is not a warmup but the war itself — the primary battleground for the soul • James K.A. Smith on cultural liturgies and why what you repeat without thinking is shaping who you are becoming • Angela's testimony of a hard season where worship was the first thing to go — and the last thing to come back • Babylon gets redeemed not by escaping it but by worshiping faithfully inside it
SPONSOR This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
Hosted by: • Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr • Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili • Slav Romanov — https://www.instagram.com/slavromanov
Living for God in a distorted Culture — Lessons from Daniel
20 May 2026
01:09:22
Empire forms you before it forces you. That was Babylon's strategy with Daniel — and it is still the strategy today. New location, new language, new literature, new name, new food. All of it designed to rewrite a teenager from the inside out without him knowing it was happening. This episode reads Daniel chapter 1 and draws a direct line to the algorithm, the feed, and the culture forming the next generation right now.
In this episode:
Babylon's five formation tactics and their modern equivalents
Daniel resolved — what that Hebrew word actually means
How God works in Babylon through one person, one relationship, one act of faithfulness
Gen Z is not trying to survive culture — they are trying to win it
We are not here to destroy Babylon. We are here to redeem it.
SPONSOR This series is brought to you with the support of Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Whether you want to go deeper in a passage, explore word studies, or dive into commentaries, Logos puts everything in one place. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.