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- 1 weeks ago2 min
Willing and Obedient The Blessing Is in Motion | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 374
Obedience to the Lord releases a blessing — but the timing and shape of it will likely surprise you. The most significant acts of obedience are often the ones nobody sees: the resolute yes in a quiet moment, the faithfulness in a small thing, the integrity in an unseen situation. God catalogs every one. Isaiah 1:19 makes the promise plain... willing and obedient hearts eat the good of the land. The blessing comes later than you think, looks different than you think, and lands better than you think. In this Jesus Smart 180, Brian Del Turco unpacks the Kingdom posture of willing obedience and why the blessing is already in motion for those who stay based.See the full episode transcript below.👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast. Each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: The Blessing Is in MotionJesus Smart 180. Three minutes. One turnaround.Hey, welcome back. I'm Brian Del Turco. This is Jesus Smart 180.One word today. And that word is obedience. And a blessing that many times we don't wait long enough to receive.Obedience to the Lord releases a blessing. But the timing and the shape of that blessing may likely surprise you.Most of us think of obedience as a transaction. Do the right thing, get the result, fairly quickly, in a form we recognize. But many times that's not how it works.Often the most significant acts of obedience are the ones nobody sees. It's that resolute yes we give to the Lord in a quiet moment. That faithfulness in a small thing. That act of integrity in an unseen situation.No audience. Just you and God, and a choice you make. And then the Holy Spirit meets you to empower you to obey.Here's what's worth knowing. God catalogs every one of those moments. Even when we don't see an immediate reward or blessing for the obedience.Isaiah 1:19 puts it plainly... "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land." (NKJV)Two words deserve attention in that verse. Willing and obedient. Not just obedient — but the posture of our heart. Are we willing? God isn't looking for grudging compliance.He's looking for a heart that says yes, a heart aligned with him. A heart that wants to obey without even much thought given to the blessing. That just comes as a byproduct.The promise is substantial. The good of the land. Not consolation prizes.Now here's the part that requires faith. The blessing often comes later than you think. And it likely looks different than you think. It doesn't always arrive on our timeline or in the form we anticipated. But when it lands — and it does land — it's better than we think.James 1:25 — "He who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." (NKJV)Stay based. Keep saying yes. The blessing is in motion for you.Show notes for this episode are at JesusSmart.com/374. If this landed for you, pass it on.I'm Brian Del Turco. There's a way that things work in the Kingdom. Stay willing. Stay obedient.Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart 180. Your move. Visit JesusSmart.com for show notes and more.
- 4 weeks ago1h 14m
Psalm 110: Christ Is Already Reigning — Are You Living Like It? with Paul Hubbard | Jesus Smart X, Ep. 373
Most believers have barely scratched the surface of the powerful revelation in Psalm 110. In this conversation with Paul Hubbard, Brian Del Turco unpacks why Christ is reigning right now, not waiting. From the Melchizedek priesthood to the stunning story of Abigail and Nabal, this episode is a full-spectrum call to maturity — to become the kings and priests that Psalm 110 and Revelation 1:6 describe. If you've been waiting for Jesus to act, this episode will reframe everything. It's your move.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast. Each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Psalm 110: Christ Is Already Reigning — Are You Living Like It?A New Heart: Paul's Encounter with JesusBrian: Welcome to Jesus Smart X. I'm Brian Del Turco, and today I have a remarkable guest — Paul Hubbard, joining us from England. Paul has walked with Jesus for over 44 years, ministering apostolically and prophetically across the UK, Europe, Africa, and beyond. Paul, how did you first encounter Jesus?Paul: I encountered him after a very difficult operation in which I actually died on the operating table. Seven days after being released from hospital, Jesus came to meet me in my bedroom. I experienced having been given a totally new heart — not physical, but real. In the morning I was completely changed. I looked out the door, I looked at the trees and went, the trees are green, the sky's blue. It was that radical. I went around telling everybody I loved them, that God loved them. I was a new creation immediately.Brian: Born again. Radically regenerated. Paul has since served globally — UK, Norway, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, Paraguay, the USA, Canada — and is presently, along with his wife Corinne, seeking to see the true ecclesia emerge. He describes ministering amongst the dying embers of the church at large, believing we have entered a new era since 2020 — one that looks dark and dangerous on one side, but on the other, the glory of God is arising within his people. A company of burning hearts is being prepared for this moment. You can find Paul on Rumble — search Get a Life! — and check the show notes at jesussmart.com/374 for links as more of his resources come online.Psalm 110 — The King Is on the Throne NowBrian: Psalm 110 is the most quoted psalm in the entire New Testament. The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies. This is not a seeker-sensitive psalm. It is potent, urgent, and demands a response. Paul, what is your assessment?Paul: Jesus has finished and accomplished everything the Father wanted him to do. It's all wrapped up, everything is done, everything's finished, and it's all under his feet. He's the King — not just in heaven, but over the whole cosmos. Everyone's waiting for Jesus to do something more, whilst Jesus is waiting for us to administer his kingdom on the earth.Brian: Jesus raises Psalm 110 in Matthew 22, just before his crucifixion. Peter quotes it in Acts 2 immediately after the Holy Spirit is poured out. This psalm is not relegated to the future. It is already in play. Christ is reigning now — and we are his body, his hands, his feet, his beating heart. We are the ones called to carry the kingdom of God into the earth.Paul: We're not doing it the way people think he ought to. He's already here. He's just waiting for us to administer what he's already done.Brian: This is the weight of Psalm 110 pressing down on you and me right now. Not someday. Now.Hebrews 6 and the Cornelius PeopleBrian: If Christ is already reigning and waiting for us to administer his kingdom, the uncomfortable question becomes: are we actually equipped for that? Hebrews 6 is direct — though you should be teachers, you need someone to teach you again. You need milk, not solid food. You are underdeveloped, arrested in your walk with God.Paul: If the elementary principles of Christ — the living letters of Jesus himself — are not alive on the inside of us, then we're not carryi
- May 6, 20263 min
The Ears Have It | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 372
The Kingdom of God runs on a sonic frequency. Creation was spoken into existence. The Gospel is proclaimed with sound. Miracles are released through the hearing of faith. Jesus repeated "he who has ears, let him hear" throughout the Gospels and seven times in Revelation. The Ear Gate is not incidental to Kingdom life. It is central to it.The writer of Hebrews warns we can drift. We can become dull of hearing. We're not born again that way, but shaped that way gradually. What are you hearing, and how are you hearing it? Tune to the Voice Signature of God.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast. Each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: The Ears Have ItThe Kingdom Is SonicHey, welcome back. I'm Brian Del Turco. This is Jesus Smart 180, our short-form episodes sprinkled in alongside our longer-form episodes each week.Here's something that might reorient how you think about your faith. The Kingdom of God is sonic. It runs on hearing.We are so taken with the visual. Having a vision has become a catchphrase, and we tend to think of faith as primarily visual: seeing, believing, imagining. But Paul cuts directly against that instinct. We walk by faith and not by sight. And where does faith come from? Romans 10: faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Faith isn't generated by what we see. It's generated by what we hear.Tuning to the Right FrequencyThink about it. Everything was created by sonic. God spoke, and it was. All things are upheld by the word of his power. Sonic. The proclamation of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Sonic. Prophecy. Sonic. In Ephesians 4, Paul says we have heard Jesus and have been taught by him. In Galatians 3, he says we receive the Spirit by the hearing of faith. He also says God works miracles among us the same way. The whole Kingdom apparatus is activated through the ear, not the eye.Jesus was deliberate about this. He didn't say "he who has ears, let him hear" just once. He said it repeatedly throughout the Gospels, and seven times in Revelation chapters 2 and 3. What you let into your ear gate shapes what you believe. What you believe shapes how you live.The writer of Hebrews adds a sharp edge to all of this, warning that we can become dull of hearing. We can drift. We're not born that way. We drift gradually, away from the sonic frequency of the voice of the Lord. That's worth taking seriously.So the question is: what are you hearing? And how are you hearing it, with fear or with faith? The Kingdom is sonic. Tune accordingly. Condition your inner man to the voice signature of God, however he chooses to speak.If this sharpened something for you, pass it on. I'm Brian Del Turco. He who has ears, let him hear.Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart 180. Your move. Visit jesussmart.com for show notes and more.
- Apr 29, 20263 min
You've Already Died. Now Live Like It. | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 371
Every religion in history says do this, become that. Paul says you've got it backwards.Most people read Colossians 3:5, "Put to death what is earthly in you," as a call to try harder. But back up two verses and everything changes. "You have died." That's not a command. That's a declaration.Paul completely reverses the logic of every moral and religious framework you've ever encountered. The indicative/imperative structure in his letters is one of the most liberating distinctions in the New Testament. You are not putting sin to death in order to become dead to it. You are enacting what is already true of you in Christ. The imperative always flows from the indicative. That changes everything.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Enhanced show notes: JesusSmart.com/371👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast. Each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: You've Already Died. Now Live Like It.Hello, welcome back. I'm Brian Del Turco, and this is Jesus Smart 180, our short-form episodes on the Jesus Smart X podcast.I have something for you today from the Apostle Paul that I think can be genuinely liberating. It's a distinction that can rewire how we think about what it means to follow Christ and obey him.Two verses. Colossians 3:3: "You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Then verse 5: "Put to death what is earthly in you."If we've already died, how is it that we still need to put something to death? That's not a contradiction. It's actually the key to everything.Indicative and Imperative Makes the DifferenceIn New Testament Greek, verbs carry what's called a mood. In verse 3, the verb is indicative, a declaration of what is already true. You have died in Christ. It's not a goal or an aspiration. It's a declared fact about every believer living in union with him.In verse 5, the mood shifts to imperative, a command that addresses the will. Put to death the evil cravings in your earthly members. Action is required.Here's what makes Paul's framework so different from every other moral system in human history. Most religion runs like this: obey the commands, then you will attain the desired state. Do this, become that.Paul inverts it entirely. You are already this in Christ. Therefore live it out.The indicative, the fact and the reality, always comes first. The imperative, the obedient action, flows from it. The logic in Colossians 3 runs like this: you have died, therefore put to death what is earthly in you.You're not doing this to become dead to sin. You're enacting what is already true of you in Christ.The imperative is the lived expression of the indicative — not the path to achieving it. That's no small distinction. It's the difference between the religious systems of man and the Gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.We may need to go a little nerdy to live a little deeper. Worth it.If this opened something up for you, there's more to explore. A possible mini-series on this theme may be coming in the short-form format. I'm Brian Del Turco. You've died in Christ. Now let's go live like it.Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart 180. Your move. Visit jesussmart.com for show notes and more.
- Apr 19, 20263 min
The Vantage Point Shift: Out of Your Head, Into His Heart | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 370
When a situation hits, most of us go straight to our heads — cycling, analyzing, worrying. But the Kingdom move is a vantage point shift: get out of your head and lock into God's heart.In this Jesus Smart 180, Brian Del Turco unpacks two connected disciplines... seeking God's perspective on your situations and refusing to be impressed by anything sourced in the inferior world of the Adversary. Discernment is a deliberate choice about what framing shapes your inner world.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Enhanced show notes: JesusSmart.com/370👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast. Each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: The Vantage Point Shift: Out of Your Head, Into His HeartHey, welcome back. I'm Brian Del Turco. This is Jesus Smart 180 — our short-form format, 180 seconds, one turnaround. We have one of these each week alongside the full-length episode. Look for both in the feed.Out of Your Head, Into His HeartTwo words for you today: situations and impressions. They're more connected than you might think.Here's where most of us live when something hits. I know I do. Turning it over, analyzing it. A situation arises and we go internal, cycling through worst cases, best cases, our own read on what's happening and why.But that's not the move for those who are developing in Christ. The move is to get out of your head and seek God's heart on it. Not your assessment of the situation. His. Not what it looks like from where you're standing, but what it looks like from where he's standing. Those are two very different vantage points.And here's the key: don't just seek his heart on it. Lock into it. There's a difference between a passing glance at what God might be saying and actually positioning yourself in his perspective. Staying there. Abiding. Praying from there, acting from there, making your moves from there. That's what it means to lock in.Refuse the Inferior, Receive What's Really RealNow here's where impressions come in. And this is where it gets sharp.We live in a world constantly competing for what impresses us, what grabs our attention, what shapes our perception of what's real, what's powerful, what's threatening. And a lot of what's vying for that territory is sourced in what I'd call, from a scriptural worldview, the inferior world of the adversary.Inferior not because it isn't loud. But because it has no ultimate authority. It is not ultimate reality. It's a counterfeit kingdom pressing for your impressions.So we have to refuse it. Refuse to be impressed by it. You're not pretending the situation isn't real. You're refusing to let the enemy's framing of it be the one that sticks.Instead, let God impress upon you who he is ... his magnitude, his sovereignty, his active engagement in your situation right now. Let his designs, his purposes, his advanced plans be what shapes your inner world. Get on the front of the wave. Get over the horizon. Seek his heart.Lock in. Refuse the inferior. Receive what's really real.Show notes for this episode are at jesussmart.com/370. If this sharpens something for you, pass it on. I'm Brian Del Turco. Let's keep seeking his heart on the matter.Thanks for listening to Jesus Smart 180. Your move. Visit jesussmart.com for show notes and more.
- Apr 16, 20263 min
Not an Accident: God Has Designs on You! | Jesus Smart 180, Ep. 369
You are not an accident. God didn't improvise your life — he designed it. In this inaugural episode of Jesus Smart 180, a new short-form format in the Jesus Smart X feed, Brian Del Turco unpacks the Greek word 'prothesis' from Romans 8:28. What does it reveal about the deliberate, forward-leaning purpose God has for your lifetime right now?This isn't a comfort verse for passive Christianity. It's a declaration for people on assignment, on point, and on time. 180 seconds. One turnaround.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Enhanced show notes: JesusSmart.com/369👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast—each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Not an Accident: God Has Designs on You!Welcome, friend, to the Jesus Smart X podcast. I'm Brian Del Turco.Starting with this episode, we're adding something new to the podcast feed — a short-form format. We're calling it Jesus Smart 180. Three minutes or Less. Tight, focused, designed to land with something worth carrying with you through the day, through the week. 180 seconds.But also a 180 is a turnaround. Because that's what Jesus brings through Kingdom reality in our lives. Each week you'll still get the full-length episode. Jesus Smart 183 runs alongside it. Same Kingdom DNA, just a different bandwidth.A Word Worth Sitting WithHere's what I'd love for you to sit with for the next couple of minutes: God is filled with purpose. God has designs on you. Yes, the eternal Creator of the universe has designs on you, for your lifetime.Unpacking 'Prothesis'The Greek word for purpose in Romans 8:28 is prothesis. Let's break it down. Pro — before. Thesis — a place. Together it means a setting forth. Your place in this world. It's a deliberate, advanced design. Not improvised, not reactive. Intentional, forward-leaning, already in motion purpose from eternity past.Your salvation didn't happen because God was scrambling. It flowed from his eternal purpose. And that same purpose is already leaning into what comes next.The new heavens and new earth are coming — the full reconciling work of Christ. But in the meantime, he has a wonderful purpose for your lifetime. Right now. Right here. Right where you are in this season.You're Already PositionedYou're not waiting to become useful to God's story. You're already positioned in it. It's simply a matter of awareness and yieldedness. And hearing from Jesus.Romans 8:28 says all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to his purpose. That's not a comfort verse for passive Christianity. That's a declaration for people who are on assignment, on time, on mission with Jesus.Let's Receive ItSo let's receive it. Let's pray it in.Father God, we thank you for your wonderful purpose. We resolve to live and move and have our being in your Son Jesus Christ. And in your higher design for our lives. We praise you that our lifetime contributes to your great purpose. Amen.Find the show notes at jesussmart.com. And if this landed for you, share it with someone who needs the reminder. They're not an accident. God has designs on them too!
- Apr 9, 202647 min
Full-Spectrum Faith: The Holy Spirit, Global Governance, and the Alert Church with Travis Weber | Ep. 368
Most Western Christians have a faith that lives almost entirely in the head. Travis Weber — Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at the Family Research Council — argues that's not enough for the hour we're in. In this conversation, Travis shares what the Lord has been showing him about walking in an increasing measure of the Holy Spirit: displacing the enemy, receiving healing, and moving beyond intellectual Christianity into genuine spiritual power.Then the conversation shifts to the geopolitical: Travis attended the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May 2024, and what he observed should concern every believer. The WHO pandemic agreement, the UN Pact for the Future, and the steady march toward global governance are not distant abstractions — they are a coordinated shift away from national sovereignty and toward centralized, unelected power. This episode equips you to do what the sons of Issachar did: understand the times, pray with authority, and act.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Enhanced show notes: JesusSmart.com/368👉 Support the podcast (use the Smart Edit BMAC page): buymeacoffee.com/SmartEdit👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast—each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Full-Spectrum Faith: The Holy Spirit, Global Governance, and the Alert ChurchINTROWelcome to the podcast. This is Jesus Smart X the Podcast. I'm Brian Del Turco, and today I'm joined by Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. There are two vital themes: what it means to walk in the full power of the Holy Spirit as individual Christ followers, and why Christians need to be awake to the global push for governance and the minimizing of national sovereignty. This is Episode 368 — a recast episode. I think you'll enjoy it. Show notes at jesussmart.com/368. Let's go.Brian: We have a great guest on the podcast today — Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., holding a Juris Doctorate and a Master's in Law.Two great themes today. The first is Travis's own recent walk with the Lord and what I've been calling full-spectrum Christianity — full-spectrum Christ following. It is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not just the Father, Son, and Holy Bible. We hold a very high view of Scripture — you can't get any higher — but we have to move beyond doctrinal assent alone. We have to engage the Holy Spirit. We have to track with the first-century Christ followers and their experience of the Spirit as seen in the Book of Acts and Paul's writings.If the American church and the Western church are going to meet this hour, we have to meet it with the power of God. And the second theme: my wife and I attended a conference in early October in D.C. and heard Travis on a panel discussing the push toward global governance through organizations like the World Health Organization and the United Nations. We discuss our call to be aware, engaged in prayer, and willing to act where the Lord leads.For the show notes and to go deeper on today's themes, visit jesussmart.com/368.Brian: Travis, welcome. You're a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a Navy pilot, earned your J.D. from Regent University, and a Master's in Law from Georgetown. What was that LLM focus?Travis: Thank you for having me. It's a Master's in Law from Georgetown — mine was in international law with a focus on international human rights law.Brian: And you're increasingly involved in international outreach through FRC as well.Travis: Yes. The family is really under attack globally. The things God established in Genesis 1 and 2 — his prescription for how we are to live — are under assault from the enemy worldwide. Many people are suffering. But it's important to understand that God is good. Suffering is not his doing — it's the result of the fall and the sinful brokenness man has intro
- Mar 30, 202613 min
Take Up Your Cross: Apostolic Living in a Sand-Built World | Ep. 367
A good dose of American Christianity has settled for blessing without the cross, comfort without death, resurrection without crucifixion. But apostolic Christ-following operates on a radically different principle: life comes through death.In this episode, we're exploring what it means to build on the firm foundation of Christ in a world where everyone around you is building on sand. We're talking about pulling down the blueprint God designed for your life over your work, your family, the places your feet touch, and why the cross must precede the life of the resurrection in every area where you want Kingdom breakthrough.This is the daily dynamic of dying to ego, perceived rights, and the small kingdoms we build for ourselves so the life of Jesus can be released through us. It's about living an ascended life where you operate from above rather than scramble from below.If you're tired of half-life Christianity and ready to live out your full potential in Christ, this episode may challenge what you thought following Jesus meant.----------See the full episode transcript below.👉 Enhanced show notes: JesusSmart.com/367👉 Support the podcast (use the Smart Edit BMAC page): buymeacoffee.com/SmartEdit👉 Explore more episodes: JesusSmart.com/podcastIf this episode gave you a fresh perspective on Kingdom Living, share it with someone who needs encouragement.Be sure to follow the podcast—each episode is designed to help you think more clearly and pursue the kind of life only Jesus makes possible.Stay current via The Smart Edit newsletter—Elevate your faith. Live smart. Make an impact. Free. Weekly. 5 minutes to grow. Sign up at JesusSmart.com/smartedit.----------EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Take Up Your Cross: Apostolic Living in a Sand-Built WorldIntroduction: The Question Before UsHey there, my friend. Welcome to the podcast. This is Brian Del Turco. Here's a question for us: What does it actually mean to follow Jesus in a way that brings heaven's culture into the now, into our everyday life? Not just spiritual theory, but actual Kingdom breakthrough — practically in our work, our family, the places that our feet touch, the things that our hands reach out to and touch. The world is waiting to see a witness of Jesus' Kingdom in a practical way.I'm suggesting that most American Christianity has drifted toward personal life enhancement, comfort, blessing without the cross. But apostolic Christ-following — let's use that word as an adjective, apostolic — apostolic Christ-following, the kind Jesus modeled in His very life and that He calls us into, operates on a radically different principle: Life comes through death.Today we're exploring what it means to build on the firm foundation of Christ Himself, to live out the blueprint that God designed for our life, and why the cross must precede the resurrection in every area where we want to see Kingdom breakthrough.This is actually a recording of an episode, a short episode — it's very tight — that I did a number of years ago actually, and I'm just introing it right now. I did this episode out in the woods. I had a portable digital recorder. I was out with the trees and the sunshine coming through the leaves. So the sound is good — slightly different than a normal recording sound, but it's good, high-quality audio. It was done outside. I think I probably had a piece of paper with some bullet-point notes on it. I must have.This is episode 367. I think we're calling this "The Cross Dynamic: Apostolic Living in a Sand-Built World." Again, I'm Brian Del Turco, and this is the Jesus Smart X podcast.Before we dive in, if you want these Kingdom realities sharpened and applied to the noise of our cultural moment every week, please subscribe to the Smart Edit newsletter at jesussmart.com/smartedit. It's free, it's direct, cuts through the noise, cuts through the fog. I'd love to have you on the list.All right, let's talk about what it means to actually follow an apostolic Jesus.Apostolic Living: Building on the Firm FoundationYeah, in the middle of the trees, the sun breaking through the leaves. And I love the versatility of this kind of recorder to be able to do that.I really believe that the Holy Spirit is restoring and breathing upon apostolic — apostolic as an adjective — breathing upon believers and wanting to restore apostolic Christ-following. Now, what do I mean?Apostolic living under Christ is concerned with building as
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