Gary Wilkerson Podcast

How can we determine if revival is genuine? How may we be discerning without becoming cynical? This week, Joshua West joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to discuss how believers can tune our spirits to God's voice. Joshua and Gary explore what being wise and yet also 'poor in spirit' practically looks like for each one of us.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp262c

How does our attitude during prayer affect how God responds? This week, Joshua West joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to explore how the gospels describe Jesus' healings and the way people approached him as either a miracle-maker or the Son of God. When we come to the Lord with our felt needs but without a clear picture of who he is, he may still heal and provide, but we miss a critical aspect of how God wants us to engage with him. Do we desire to see who Christ is more than an answer to our prayers? View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp261c

Having family or loved ones struggling with addiction can be very difficult emotionally and spiritually. In this session, Gary and Kelly Wilkerson speak at Teen Challenge about their testimony for how God has given their marriage strength and how he carried them through the times when their children were in the grip of addiction.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp260c

The American church caught a glimpse of what revival might look like at Asbury in 2023. What would we be willing to do in order to see revival spread across our country? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson is joined again by Matt Brown to talk about a vision for revival in the United States. Even more importantly, what would the modern church need to do or see changed in order to really see an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on this generation.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp259c

How do we tell the truth and yet also be loving to those around us who will feel criticized or judged by the truth? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson is joined by Matt Brown who is an evangelist to the next generation and an important voice in our times about how to balance love and truth to an unbelieving world. Gracefully holding both of these aspects of God and spiritual life in our hearts is a life-long work that we must wrestle with in order to mature.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp258c

In this "Best of" episode, we join Joshua West and Gary Wilkerson to discuss identifying legalism or extreme grace in our personal worldview as well as finding the correct, biblical balance.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp257c

In this "Best Of" episode, we join Joshua West and Gary Wilkerson as they talk about why we have to watch out for any distortion of the gospel. They explain that an understanding of truth has to begin with a biblical understanding of Christ and salvation.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp256c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 12 | So many organizations and people seem two-faced. They say they believe in one thing, but their actions say otherwise. It can be incredibly discouraging to witness and make people feel as if they can’t trust others. Christians, more than anyone else, should be people of conviction who boldly stand for the truth and don’t waver. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss what a life of conviction looks like and how we become someone firmly rooted in our beliefs. View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp255c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 11 | How do we cultivate of a mentality of gratitude throughout life? Why is it important that we do so? Certainly, it makes us more pleasant for other people to be around, but that’s not the real reason why God cares about our gratitude. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West delve into the reasons why the Bible calls God’s people to be thankful. They discuss how Christ-followers can be honest about their pain and struggles without grumbling against God.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp254c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 10 | Spiritual attack and demonic forces are contentious topics in the church. Some maintain that such things are very distant from the mundane considerations of modern believers, while others see spiritual evil in everyday hardships. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss spiritual evil and the goodness of God as well as how those two aspects of the supernatural intersect with believers’ ordinary lives. Scripture is frank about the existence of spiritual forces, but how should we interact with them?View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp253c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 9 | The Christian church is described in the Bible as the body of Christ or branches on a vine, but often we don’t have that kind of close relationship with one another. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West talk about how authenticity in relationships can be messy and frustrating but also leads to genuinely close friendships as well as spiritual growth in a community. They explore the questions of what stands in the way of close relationships and how to we address those barriers.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp252c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 8 | Jesus proclaimed himself to be the way, the truth and the life. He offered his followers the most authentic life, one which grappled with reality while being empowered to overcome. This makes it all the more tragic when Christians are accused, sometimes rightfully, of being frauds or hypocrites. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss how believers’ authenticity is needed to reach a world desperately longing for something genuine.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp251c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 7 | Surveys in America show that around 80 percent of people are reporting exhaustion and burnout. Discussions rage back and forth about what the solution is, and Christianity has answers, but rates of stress and fatigue are often just as high or even higher in churches. This is wildly at odds with Christ’s invitation for the weary to find rest in him, so what are we missing? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss how biblical rest leads to godly peace and how both are necessary for the church to see revival.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp250c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 6 | What would it look like for believers to live with true shalom and offer that to an anxious world? Our modern culture is deeply troubled by strife and stress, so how do believers remain afloat in what often feels like stormy seas? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss what biblical peace looks like, where it comes from and how Christians can spread it around themselves wherever they go. Such an otherworldly peace will almost certainly be what draws distraught people to God and brings revival to our nation.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp249c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 5 | Forgiveness is a key element of Christianity because of Jesus’s work on the cross, but forgiving our fellow sinners can feel much more complicated. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West talk about how popular culture understands forgiveness, how the church has historically misunderstood forgiveness and how the Bible talks about forgiveness in a nuanced way.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp248c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 4 | True biblical generosity is a transformative experience for both the giver and the recipient. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West explore the ways that generosity has been warped and misunderstood by both popular culture and sometimes even the church. They also dive into how the Bible actually defines being generous and how much bigger God’s picture of giving is than our narrow definition. Our Lord’s commands for generosity are freeing and a blessing to those who obey.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp247c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 3 | Modern culture is consumed by self-branding and self-promotion. It feels like a necessary evil of life in the current age, but what if the exact opposite may be essential for God to move? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss when it’s appropriate to be known for our godly work and when our insidious desire for glorifying ourselves gets in the way. Gary and Joshua explore how we can discern what is in our own hearts when we’re recognized for the good we do in the world. View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp246c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 2 | What is love? It’s such a simple seeming question, and yet the answer is more complex than we might guess. In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss how believers should define love and how that understanding redefines our entire lives. Love that has its source in God will radically transform our hearts and minds and will inevitably spill out into all of our choices and interactions with other people. The love and loving truth of Christ is the example that God wants his children to reflect in a dark world.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp245c

A Move of God in Our Generation - Part 1 | Having the same mind as Christ means to adopt true humility, but what exactly does that look like? In this episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss what exactly it means to be a humble believer. They also explore why the virtue of humility is absolutely essential for the modern church to see a major move of God. The Father will not bless any church movement that glorifies itself or exalts believers over the Lord. It’s only when we truly focus on God’s glorification and submit ourselves to his ways that he will bring revival.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp244c

For almost as long as the Bible has circulated, church leaders and Bible scholars have written books to give people access to their knowledge about the scriptures. In this week’s episode, Gary Wilkerson and Joshua West discuss all of the resources available to modern believers who want to grow in their knowledge of hermeneutics, systematic theology and church history. With these tools, we can come to a fuller and more thorough understanding of what God is telling us about himself in his book.View the show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp243c