Wednesday Live - October 21, 2026
What if some of the most deeply held beliefs we carry about God are actually keeping us from experiencing the fullness of what He intended for our lives? This session takes a hard and honest look at how religious tradition has shaped our understanding of God's nature, often in ways that contradict what Scripture actually reveals. At the heart of the discussion is one of the most clarifying verses in all of the New Testament, John 10:10, where Jesus draws a sharp and unmistakable line between the agenda of the enemy and the will of God. The thief arrives with one purpose: to steal, to kill, and to destroy. Jesus arrives with the opposite intention entirely, to give life in abundance. Once we understand that dividing line, we gain a powerful tool for discerning the source of what we experience. Sickness, lack, and destruction are not instruments in God's hands designed to refine us. They are the fingerprints of an adversary. This truth has profound implications for how we pray, how we interpret suffering, and how boldly we dare to believe for more. If we have been settling for less than abundant life, it may be time to ask whether the theology we inherited is actually aligned with the God we serve.
Chapters
Chapter 1: The Danger of Knowing About God Without Knowing God
0:00 - 8:18
There is a critical difference between having head knowledge about God and having true revelation knowledge of who He is, and religious tradition has long misrepresented His nature.
Chapter 2: God's Will Is Abundant Life, Not Stealing, Killing, and Destroying
8:18 - 15:11
John 10:10 gives us a clear litmus test for distinguishing God's work from the devil's work: anything that steals, kills, or destroys is not from God, whose will is for us to have abundant life.
Chapter 3: Mercy Before the Law, and the Law's True Purpose
15:11 - 33:02
Before the law, God operated in mercy by not imputing sin to mankind, and the law was ultimately given not to condemn us permanently but to serve as a schoolmaster leading us to Christ.