Season 3
Dec. 15, 2020
56.5: Don’t Be like Ananias (Bonus Content)
Enjoy this fifteen-minute clip that was cut for time from our last episode (56: Be Like Barnabas).
Dec. 8, 2020
56: Be Like Barnabas
In this episode, we revisit one of our favorite characters in the New Testament! R.A. Martinez takes a fresh look at Barnabas and the offering that changed history. Supernatural giving carries the seeds of divine destiny. As…
Nov. 24, 2020
55: A Throne in the Tabernacle (Part 2)
There is a throne in the tabernacle. There was one in David’s day. There is one in our day. There will be one forever in the age to come. This is the second part of a two-part series on the Tabernacle of David. King David’s …
Nov. 12, 2020
54: A Throne in the Tabernacle (Part 1)
There is a throne in the tabernacle. There was one in David’s day. There is one in our day. There will be one forever in the age to come. This is the first part of a two-part series on the Tabernacle of David. King David’s h…
Oct. 28, 2020
53: Rule In The Midst Of Your Enemies
In this episode, we listen to a sermon from R.A.Martinez entitled, “Rule In The Midst Of Your Enemies” taken from a recent regional gathering hosted at our MAPS Global Missions Base. R.A. walks through Psalm chapter 2 and Ps…
Oct. 14, 2020
52: Navigating the Current Political Climate
In this episode, R.A.Martinez sits down with a few of our staff members to offer his thoughts on how we are to hold our hearts in the midst of the current political climate. Many believers are asking if and how we are to eng…
Sept. 29, 2020
51: Navigate Change Or It Will Navigate You
In this episode, we sit down with MAPS Global’s Vice President of Care & Development, Chris Carter, to discuss his thoughts on navigating change. Change is an inevitable part of life both in the big and in the small; how we …
Sept. 17, 2020
50: What Is The Gospel of the Kingdom?
We sit down with a special guest and prolific author to talk through the New Testament understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom. R.A. Martinez and our guest reminisce about working together in the Middle East and delve int…
Sept. 1, 2020
49: A Brief Description of the Five-Fold Offices (More Clarity On the Stuff Talked About Last Time)
Listen to the second half of our last episode “Five-Fold, Twelve Gifts, Somebody’s Office? (A Bunch of Stuff We Need Clarity On…)” where we discuss Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 12. Make sure to go back and listen to the fir…
Aug. 20, 2020
48: Five-Fold, Twelve Gifts, Somebody’s office? (A Bunch of Stuff We Need Clarity On…)
In this episode, join R.A. Martinez and Leah Mix as they unpack some of the roots of modern church movements and denominations and how this informs how we think about things like “the five-fold ministry.” This is part one of…
Aug. 4, 2020
47: A Fork In The Road
We are finishing up our episodes on R.A. Martinez’s "The Joseph Journey: What Every Pioneer Needs To Know" by looking at another brother's story: Judah. We see that Moses takes a break in Genesis 38, in the middle of Joseph'…
July 21, 2020
46: What Every Pioneer Needs To Know
Listen to Part 2 of our conversation on R.A. Martinez’s new book, The Joseph Journey: What Every Pioneer Needs to Know. In this episode, we delve into the seven seasons of Joseph's journey and the divinely orchestrated lesso…
July 7, 2020
45: The Joseph Journey
Introducing our new book... The Joseph Journey: What Every Pioneer Needs To Know by R.A. Martinez. In Part 1 of this discussion, R.A. delves into his history and experience with the topic of LEADERSHIP. Tune in to this conve…
June 23, 2020
44: 5 Areas of Personal Growth
This is part 2 of our conversation about a holistic life with Chris Carter, the VP of Care and Development here at MAPS Global. In this episode, we discuss the five areas of personal growth that we use in our development of …
June 10, 2020
43: Race, Riots, and The Cross
Listen to a sermon R.A. Martinez preached to our MAPS Global family on May 31st, 2020. R.A. Martinez responds to the current racial climate in the church in America. We want to share this with you to bring you into how our f…
May 27, 2020
42: Holistic Life (Part 1)
In this episode, we have Chris Carter, Vice President of Care and Development at MAPS Global, join us once again to discuss our approach to holistic health and spirituality. This is part 1 of a two-part conversation focused …
May 12, 2020
41: Why We Sing
We sit down with special guest, Kim Hager, director of the house of prayer here in Richmond at our MAPS Global Missions Base to talk about why we sing! She has been in the house of prayer for almost fourteen years and has no…
April 28, 2020
40: COVID-19 and the One Necessary Thing
COVID-19 has caused the nations of the Earth to grind down to a halt. In the midst of the global pandemic, God is speaking. R.A. Martinez shares what he believes the Lord is putting his finger on in the church as He is gentl…
April 14, 2020
39: Crisis, the Church, and COVID-19
How should the church respond both personally and corporately to crisis? We are living in an unprecedented moment that is touching people around the globe. R.A. Martinez candidly shares his thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic …
March 31, 2020
38: A Biblical Response to Crisis
The following is a sermon from R.A. Martinez taken from our MAPS Family Gathering. He is sharing his perspective on the current global COVID-19 pandemic and how the Lord has been speaking to our community in the last few mon…
March 17, 2020
37: A Friendship That Changed the World
In this week's episode, R.A. Martinez and Leah Mix revisit a beloved topic here at MAPS Global, the man named Barnabas. One of the most influential characters in the early church, not much is discussed about his life, yet ar…
March 3, 2020
36: A Life Connected to the Great Commission
Join Leah Mix as she sits down with Luke Jeffery, frequent guest of the podcast and Vice President of Finance and Operations at MAPS Global, along with his best friend of 12 years, Graham Thompson. They take us through the h…
Feb. 21, 2020
35: The Prototype for Prayer and Missions: Looking at Antioch (Part 2)
This is part two of our talk on Antioch! In this episode R.A. Martinez and Leah Mix will walk through the TEN unique characteristics of this biblical community and why we believe it is a prototype for modern day sending cent…
Feb. 5, 2020
34: The Prototype for Prayer and Missions: Looking at Antioch (Part 1)
WE ARE BACK!! And what better way to reset than going back to the beginning? In this episode, we revisit the subject of our very first podcast where we talked about ANTIOCH. There was so much to say about this amazing church…