Episodes
Feb. 8, 2021
Interview with Dr. Michael Brown "Christian Antisemitism" (Ep.101)
Antisemitism has infiltrated the church since the dawn of its existence in many streams and denominations. It has manifested in very subtle ways with faulty doctrines that have caused many to remove the Jews from Scripture a…
Feb. 4, 2021
Cooperating with God’s Work in You (Ep. 100)
God loves to create righteous longings in His people’s heart, but He doesn’t leave us there. When the Lord puts His desires within us, He also empowers us to walk out His purposes if we yield ourselves to Him. On this episod…
Feb. 1, 2021
Interview with John Crowder “Effortlessly Supernatural” (Ep. 99)
Miracles, signs and wonders are still taking place on the earth today. And the good news is that Jesus wants us to experience the supernatural and release heaven everywhere that we go. Unfortunately, may are teaching religio…
Jan. 28, 2021
Interview with Caleb Hyers “Flesh-Free Christianity” (Ep. 98)
This episode of Awaken Podcast is infused with the reality of the good news of Christ. You don’t need to expect struggles with sin for the rest of your life. There is freedom through the cross of Jesus Christ. He didn’t only…
Jan. 25, 2021
Dealing with Hardship Pt. 3: The Resurrection and Life (Ep. 97)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo ends a three part series exploring John 11 verse by verse unpacking revelation from the story of Lazarus. Suffering and hardship touches every believer at one time or anoth…
Jan. 21, 2021
Interview with Dan McCollum "Living Above the Constraints of Time" (Ep. 96)
Do you ever feel ruled by time? Have you ever said, “there’s just never enough time in a day” or “time keeps slipping away?” In Christ, you don’t need to be enslaved to time but you can rule time itself. The Bible gives us s…
Jan. 18, 2021
Dealing with Hardship Pt. 2: Jesus, if You Were Here... (Ep. 95)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo starts part two of a three-part series that explores John 11 verse by verse unpacking revelation from the story of Lazarus. Suffering and hardship touches every believer at…
Jan. 14, 2021
Dealing with Hardship Pt. 1: Jesus, the One You Love is Sick (Ep. 94)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo begins a three-part series that explores John 11 verse by verse unpacking revelation from the story of Lazarus. Suffering and hardship touches every believer at one time or…
Jan. 11, 2021
Interview with Wm Paul Young and Brad Jersak "Is Anyone Irredeemable?" (Ep. 93)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast Michael Lombardo speaks with Paul young, the author of "The Shack" and Brad Jersak, the author of “Can You Hear Me?” Together they dive into the deep waters of healing the tormented soul. Th…
Jan. 7, 2021
Prioritizing Word and Spirit (Ep. 92)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo unpacks revelation from John 16 and Psalm 1. It’s vital that we as believers prioritize the presence of God and His Word above all else in this hour. We can’t look to the w…
Jan. 4, 2021
Interview with Darryl Strawberry "Turn Your Season Around" (Ep. 91)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with world-famous baseball champion Darryl Strawberry about how his addictions and party lifestyle nearly destroyed his life. Darryl shares intimate details about hi…
Dec. 31, 2020
Word for 2021: Immovable Faith (Ep. 90)
The book of Hebrews holds keys to help us understand how to stand firm in the faith, even amid difficult testing circumstances. 2020 has been a tough and even tragic year for many people, believers included, but God is raisi…
Dec. 28, 2020
Interview with Candice Simmons "Dreams and Interpretations" (Ep. 89)
Dreams are one way that God loves to communicate with His people. The Lord reveals mysteries to us in the night with parabolic language wooing us to seek Him for the interpretation. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael…
Dec. 24, 2020
The Glory of the Incarnation of Jesus (Ep. 88)
On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks about the glory of Christ’s incarnation and how we have a sympathetic high priest who knows what it feels like to be human. Michael goes through several biblical way…
Nov. 26, 2020
Song of Songs Pt. 3: The Affections of God (Ep. 87)
This is part 3 of a new series where Michael Lombardo highlights passages in the Songs of Songs that God used to transform His heart and break off religious mentalities rooted in performance-based Christianity. This new seri…
Nov. 23, 2020
Interview with Kris Vallotton "Accessing God's Mind" (Ep. 86)
We’ve all heard of IQ and EQ, but what about SQ? On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Kris Vallotton about the believer’s need to access God’s mind on a daily basis and how we can live from that pl…
Nov. 19, 2020
Interview with Seth Dahl "Raising Spirit-Led Kids" (Ep. 85)
There hasn’t been enough emphasis in the body of Christ on cultivating a healthy home life and raising children who love God and walk with Him. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Seth Dahl about …
Nov. 16, 2020
Song of Songs Pt. 2: Spotless in Christ (Ep. 84)
This is part 2 of a new series where Michael Lombardo highlights passages in the Songs of Songs that God used to transform His heart and break off religious mentalities rooted in performance-based Christianity. This new seri…
Nov. 12, 2020
Interview with John Bevere "Multiplying Your God-Given Potential" (Ep. 83)
God is passionate about His people using the gifts He has given them. Stewardship isn’t always spoken about widely in the body of Christ and faithfulness to God isn’t always the most popular subject. Jesus spoke plainly abou…
Nov. 9, 2020
Song of Songs Pt. 1: Intoxicating Love (Ep. 82)
Michael Lombardo begins a new series highlighting passages in the Songs of Songs in Scripture that God used to transform His heart and break off religious mentalities rooted in performance-based Christianity. This new series…
Nov. 5, 2020
Interview with James Goll "Let Your Heart Sing Again" (Ep. 81)
Every believer at one point or another goes through a tragic circumstance in life. The question is, how are we going to respond? Will we cleave to Jesus and turn away from Him? Everyone loves talking about the mountaintop ex…
Nov. 2, 2020
Interview with James Goll "The Scribe Anointing" (Ep. 80)
A powerful way of communing with God is through the gift of journaling. When the Lord speaks to us through the day, in His Word, through visions and dreams, it’s important that we write these revelations down. Writing them r…
Oct. 29, 2020
Spiritual Rest Pt. 3: Activating the Supernatural Through Rest (Ep. 79)
Spiritual rest has nothing to do with complacency or inactivity whatsoever. If we are truly abiding in God’s presence and experiencing the rest for our souls that Jesus promised to us, then we will live empowered by the Spir…
Oct. 26, 2020
Interview with Josh Naylor “Defining Moments of Encounter” (Ep. 78)
Every believer has defining moments of encounter in their life where God takes them deeper into His heart and ways. There are always greater levels of experience and breakthrough as you seek God with all your heart. On this …