Episodes
June 28, 2022
Straight Talk About Sexual Appetites
Episode 103: Straight Talk About Sexual Appetites Any of you who are 45 years and older can remember a time when the American culture had some form of sexual boundaries that were (at least loosely) framed by Scripture. We al…
June 21, 2022
Navigating Relational Conflict
Episode 102: Navigating Relational Conflict With the culture around us remaining in a state of being perpetually inflamed, how do Christians recognize and respond to the conflicts that they themselves cannot avoid? The Bible…
June 14, 2022
Wimpy, Whiny, & Headed For Trouble
Episode 101: Wimpy, Whiny, & Headed For Trouble In American weddings the bride is typically delicate. She radiates a feminine beauty,and she is the focus of the entire wedding. Lace, flowers, stringed instruments, gently fli…
June 7, 2022
Jesus As The Ultimate Maverick
Episode 100: Jesus As The Ultimate Maverick This milestone 100th episode reminds us of the WHY behind the Mavericks & Misfits podcast. Religion might very well be the foremost deterrent to the current advance of the Kingdom.…
May 31, 2022
The Dangers Of Elevation
Episode 99: The Dangers Of Elevation Sometimes, God chooses to promote a young person. It is uncommon, but not unheard of. God looks throughout the earth and bypasses the older and seasoned candidates. He skips the halls of …
May 24, 2022
Women In Ministry - That One Big Verse
Episode 98: Women In Ministry - That One Big Verse For nearly all who believe that Scripture forbids women in the Kingdom from preaching, teaching men and holding positions of authority and leadership, the go-to verse is 1 T…
May 17, 2022
Women In Ministry - Exposing The Inconsistency
Episode 97: Women In Ministry - Exposing The Inconsistency This is the episode where we really dive down into the nitty-gritty of the hot-button bible verses which are always the ones most strongly used to deny that women ca…
May 10, 2022
Women In Ministry - End Of The Age Outpouring
Episode 96: Women In Ministry - End Of The Age Outpouring In our series of podcasts on Women in Ministry, we must take an in-depth look at a handful of very important bible passages. Two of those are fond in Joel 2 and Acts …
May 3, 2022
Women In Ministry - The Big Picture
Episode 95: Women in Ministry - The Big Picture So, where exactly do the daughters of God fit in New Testament Kingdom ministry? Does God welcome Christian women to do anything and everything that their brothers are assigned…
April 26, 2022
Identity, Personality & Purpose
After receiving a heartfelt email from a listener who felt completely stuck and unfulfilled in life, Jeff felt the need to talk about the three non-negotiable components we all need for the Christian life to make sense. This…
April 19, 2022
Missing God’s Timing
On a small handful of occasions in the Gospels, we are told that Jesus wept. We all know about Him weeping outside the tomb of Lazarus. Most people are not as familiar with the occasion when Jesus wept over an entire city. H…
April 14, 2022
Bonus: Women In Ministry
In this shortened episode, Jeff Lyle responds to a listener’s email asking Jeff’s views on women in ministry. The listener wants to know what to make of passages which seem to preclude women from leadership and teaching in t…
April 12, 2022
Pushing Back on the Spirit of Religion
We hear the phrase “spirit of religion” quite frequently these days. Nobody has a clear-cut consensus on what this phrase actually defines. It is a bit of an unformed awareness that a person, a creed, a church or a movement …
April 5, 2022
Why 5-Fold Ministry?
So, who is in charge of the church you attend? Where does the buck stop? Who is running the show? We know that Scripture validates human authority and leadership in the Church. There is consequently a human leader or group o…
March 29, 2022
Getting Radical About Spiritual Growth
Karen Smith, President of Kineo Ministry Training Center declares, “You are the steward of your own edification.” She is 100% correct. No singular spiritual leader in a church or anywhere in the kingdom can bring you into fu…
March 22, 2022
Shooting Yourself in the Soul
We are all familiar with the phrase “shooting yourself in the foot.” This phrase describes a self-inflicted wound that occurs through recklessness, foolishness or ignorance. It refers to some action that could have been avoi…
March 17, 2022
Being Right The Wrong Way
Do you think you are right most of the time? Well, if you are a committed follower of Jesus, then your answer should be YES. The only other possibility is that you believe that you are wrong most of the time, and that would …
March 8, 2022
Obeying Human authority - Must I?
An email from a listener sincerely asked Jeff, “Since I have the Holy Spirit, why do I have to obey the human leaders in my church?” More than just this one listener has wondered about this. Is it not risky to submit our spi…
March 1, 2022
The Pain of Sanctification
Would you agree that the expression of Christianity in America is less than awesome? When we survey the depth of commitment, the breadth of influence, the height of power in the American Church, what do we conclude? Honest o…
Feb. 22, 2022
Why Christians Burn Out & How To Fix It
There is no avoiding the reality that every Christian is called, equipped, and expected to serve God. We do this by serving people. God needs no service Himself. He commissions each of us to serve Him by serving other people…
Feb. 15, 2022
Allergic to Truth
Most of us are familiar with Jesus’ decree that those who worship God must worship Him in Spirit and Truth. Have you ever taken the time to consider what He meant? What does it mean to worship the God of the Bible in Spirit?…
Feb. 8, 2022
Fear of God vs. Living Afraid of God
It never occurred to Jeff Lyle that a simple Facebook post would generate so much drama. Maybe he was naïve, but he never thought that the following statement would trigger so many. Does it trigger you? “You can obey a God o…
Feb. 1, 2022
The Coming Delusion - PART 2
Note: This is part 2 of 2 in this podcast mini-series. Please listen to part 1 first. Have you ever heard of the Coming Delusion? When Christians speak of this aspect of future events, they are usually referencing what is wr…
Jan. 25, 2022
The Coming Delusion - PART 1
Have you ever heard of the Coming Delusion? When Christians speak of this aspect of future events, they are usually referencing what is written by the Apostle Paul in 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2. Many of those Christians mak…