• 35 | 🫤 No faith required
    Mar 18 2026
    A lot of people contend that the greatest force in the universe is faith— or a lack of it. That is empowers (or constrains) what God is able to do. So, let’s talk about it… … and address it as it relates to health + healing. 🛠️ First, it’s easy to turn faith into a “work” that we must do in order to earn God’s favor / blessing. If we do that, though, we’ve made healing an allowance, a paycheck, a transaction… This leads us to our second observation. 📦 Second, there’s no “box or formula” in the New Testament regarding faith. When we open the New Testament (remember, Jesus shows us what the Father is like, as we discussed in the previous episode), we see that there’s “no box or formula” we can fit faith into-- There’s no: This type of issue + this much faith = breakthrough. For example, in the Bible we see instances of Jesus healing people with the following SEVEN varying degrees of faith... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1️⃣ No faith John 5:1f., Man at Bethsaida, lame for 38 years. Matthew 8:15f., Simon Peter’s mother-in-law, fever. 2️⃣ Partial faith Mark 9:24, “I believe, help my unbelief,” cries father of the demon-possessed boy; disciples are chastised. Matthew 8:2, Leper approaches Jesus: “If you are willing...” 3️⃣ Total faith Matthew 9:18, Jairus tells Jesus to lay His hand on his sick daughter and she will live. Mark 7:24, Syro-Phonecian woman has her daughter healed of a demon. Her faith is commended. Luke 8:48, Woman with flow of blood: “If I touch His garment...” Matthew 9:29, Two blind men, “According to the faith.” *Side note: the only time Jesus healed someone “according to their faith” was when they had TOTAL faith. 4️⃣ Other people’s faith Mark 2:1f., A paralytic is healed after his friends drop him through the roof and Jesus sees “their faith.” Luke 7:1-9, Roman centurion, “Say the word...” (also, total faith). 5️⃣ Silent about faith Meaning: the Bible doesn’t address it, so we don’t know… Luke 13:12, Woman bent over for 18 years, cannot stand straight. 6️⃣ Sometimes backed by action Luke 17:14f., the lepers are healed “as they went” 7️⃣ Setup for sovereign intervention… We don’t always have a reason “why” something occurred. We know, as we discussed in the previous talk, that God doesn’t cause chaos or confusion. He doesn’t inflict His children with illness. John 9:1-7, the disciples ask about a man born blind. They want to know who sinned to cause it (a prevalent thought back then, too, apparently). Jesus tells them “no one.” Then, He suggests this is a time and place where God will break-in and do something extraordinary… 👇 Now, Jesus did REBUKE someone about their lack of faith… He criticized the disciples who were told to minister healing- and had previously been empowered to do it- and done it. He did not chastise those who needed ministry. The Father clearly has wavering faith, further adding emphasis to this point (see Mark 9:23-25) ⭐️ Third, the bigger issue, greater than faith, seems to be honor… Some people point to Nazareth (Jesus’ hometown, where they had “little faith” and He was “restrained” from performing miracles) as an example of the definitive need for faith. But it was not a lack of faith that restrained Jesus from working miracles in his hometown of Nazareth (see Mark 6:1f., Luke 4:16f.). Honor seems to be more important than faith. There was no honor present in His hometown (Mark 6:4, Luke 4:24). He was unable to do many miracles there (Mark 6:5). We assume He was unable to perform mighty works there because of the faith issue. Notice what Mark writes, though: “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown” (6:4). Then- “And He marveled because of their unbelief” (6:6). In other words, Mark seems to tell us, “In addition... He also was shocked because...” The issue that restrained Him was not a “faith issue” but an “honor issue.” _________________ Links referenced Take a deeper dive at the GY6 website: www.GY6.online See The Healing Workshop, on-demand course = www.Jenkins.tv/THW Access the Soul Wholeness video course = www.Jenkins.tv/SWV Grab the digital bundle (eBook + audiobook) = www.Jenkins.tv/SW One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC Past episodes, related to this one: ⏮️ Go back to the previous talk, episode 34, 🧐 What God is like 💥 You might not need a miracle, episode 6 = https://www.jenkins.tv/podcasts/podcast-version-2-0/episodes/2149079766
    Show more Show less
    40 mins
  • 34 | 🧐 What God is like
    Mar 11 2026

    Somebody told me, “I love Jesus but I hate theology.”

    What a dumb statement.

    Theology actually is “what we think about God when we think about God.”

    Or, to say it another way, that statement suggest God isn’t worth thinking about…

    🙈


    Plus, each day we practically live out what we truly believe about people, places, our possessions, and… yes… even Providence.

    So, let’s dialogue about it and dial it in…

    … especially since we’re midstream into a longer conversation about health / healing.

    What we think about God (theology) has everything to do with how we “go after” healing the hurts of the past and step into our purpose.

    💥


    Three things to “think” about God…


    1️⃣ Jesus shows us what God is like.

    Scripture tells us He is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), that He is the “perfect imprint” of the Father (Hebrews 1:3), and that He did / said what He saw the Father doing (John 5:19).

    Jack Frost writes, “Jesus came to demonstrate who the Father is and what He is like, and He does so through His words and His actions. To gain a true picture of Father’s feelings toward His children, it is best to turn to the One whose purpose it was to show us the Father. Jesus spent three years in ministry, demonstrating His Father’s heart of compassion as He forgave sinners, healed the sick, and raised the dead.”

    2️⃣ Jesus explains what this means…

    We can tell what God is like based on what Jesus did…

    … and what He did NOT do.

    That is, if we’ve seen Jesus, according to His own declaration, we’ve seen what God is like (John 14:9-10).

    Two quotes…

    Jack Frost: “Jesus came to demonstrate who the Father is and what He is like, and He does so through His words and His actions…”

    Jack Deere: “All too often, many of God’s children mistakingly assume that their afflictions are evidence of God’s judgment on them.”

    3️⃣ This shifts our practical experience of God / our ongoing relationship with Him…

    … and it’s a radical overhaul of what many people (church-attending Christians, even) actually believe. Especially about causing illness and condemning people.

    👇

    Causing illness-- we never see this, even though expressions like, “God gave me ____________” (insert disease) or “God chose me for ______________” (insert the ailment) are popular. Others say things like, “God gave me ____________ to humble me / teach me a lesson, etc.” But, we never see this in the life of Jesus.

    Jesus never caused sickness- we never seen an instance of Him causing someone to be ill.

    The Bible tells us this: Jesus went about healing everyone (i.e., Matthew 4:23, Matthew 12:15). We’ll answer this dilemma in two episodes… in the next, we need to discuss the proper place of faith.

    Jesus actually used these healing miracles to confirm His identity- not call it into question (see Luke 9:2, Luke 10:9).

    👇

    Condemning people-- we never see an instance of it.

    Jesus preached grace and freedom to the woman caught in adultery- because that’s what He saw the Father doing (John 8:3f.).

    Jesus touched the leper rather than simply healing Him with a word- because that’s what He saw the Father doing (Mark 1:41).

    Jesus ate with the tax collectors and sinners- because that’s what He saw the Father doing (see Mark 2:15).

    Bottom line….

    Jesus is the ideal “study of God.”

    Or, to say it another way, Jesus is perfect theology.

    _________________

    Links referenced

    Take a deeper dive at the GY6 website: www.GY6.online

    See The Healing Workshop, on-demand course = www.Jenkins.tv/THW

    Access the Soul Wholeness video course = www.Jenkins.tv/SWV

    Grab the digital bundle (eBook + audiobook) = www.Jenkins.tv/SW

    One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC

    Past episodes, related to this one:

    🧡 Simplify (vs complexify) your faith, episode 10 = https://www.jenkins.tv/podcasts/podcast-version-2-0/episodes/2149094235

    Show more Show less
    24 mins
  • 33 | ⏱️Now and later
    Mar 4 2026

    It’s easy to start punting the promises of God off into the future— even as far as the after-life. Especially after we’ve faced a few tough seasons, several rough / busted-up relationships, and a bunch of broken dreams…

    But the promises of God— though we won’t fully experience them until the future— are ALSO good for now.

    Let me explain…

    👇


    To do so, we need to discuss redemption.

    The word means freedom— freedom from slavery, to be exact.

    We don’t think about it too much in our culture, but when you go back into the Biblical times in which the word was first used (speaking of what God promised to do for the Hebrew slaves in Egypt, see Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13), the word means much.

    And, the concept of—

    ⛓️‍💥 rescue

    ⛓️‍💥 release

    ⛓️‍💥 restoration

    — it’s something we all long for.

    Scripture tells us Jesus is our redeemer, the one who sets us free.

    Moreover, He is OBJECTIVE in His redemption— while also maintaining a subjective unique relationship with each of us.
    
Here’s what I mean: when sacrifices were offered, God didn’t judge the perfection of the sacrificer, He judged the merit of the sacrifice itself. In fact, the person’s credentials were of no consequence— only the offering they made (had to be “without spot or blemish”).

    Jesus redeems our whole person…

    … and our whole situation.

    In fact, He’s currently working on a cosmic redemption— at a level we can’t fathom.

    (Or, to say it another way, He’s been far more successful in the past than we typically think, and He’s orchestrating something much more massive than we’ve been taught to expect.)

    ❤️‍🔥

    On a personal level…

    … where we are now.

    It’s an invitation to wholeness and healing. Something that infuses every area of our lives and then overflows into the world around us.

    _________________

    Links referenced

    Take a deeper dive at the GY6 website: www.GY6.online

    Access the Soul Wholeness video course = www.Jenkins.tv/SWV

    Grab the digital bundle (eBook + audiobook) = www.Jenkins.tv/SW

    One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC

    Related past episode on this topic:

    Go to 💜episode 16, “Soul Whole” = https://www.jenkins.tv/podcasts/podcast-version-2-0/episodes/2149103023

    And then…

    💥 episode 14, “I’ve got your six” = https://www.jenkins.tv/podcasts/podcast-version-2-0/episodes/2149101160

    See also 💥 episode 15, “Through the pain… into purpose” = https://www.jenkins.tv/podcasts/podcast-version-2-0/episodes/2149101159

    Mike’s stuff

    Go to www.HolosHP.com

    Mike’s book + audiobook = www.HolosHP.com/SAE

    See his ministry at www.JuntoTribe.com


    Upcoming events

    📳 The GY6 LIVE! workshop = on the events page of the GY6 site = www.GY6.online/events

    Show more Show less
    27 mins
  • 32 | 🧩Interdependent Realization
    Feb 25 2026

    I almost titled this talk “Spirit, Soul, and Body,” but the term “Interdependent Realization” stuck out as we prepped for the recent GY6 workshop.

    Here’s what you need to know about Interdependent Realization (a phrase I hijacked from my friend, Mike Sanders, who wrote the forward for GY6— see Mike’s links below)…

    1️⃣ There are two unseen parts of us— and they are different.

    (Now, although we discuss these three areas as “different parts,” understand that they each impact one another. This is what Mike calls Interdependent Realization. The body, the soul, and the spirit don’t exist in isolation from one another.)

    It’s easy to distinguish the “seen” part of us (body), but differentiating between the unseen parts is a little tricky…

    👇

    Hebrews 4:12 shows us that are “unique,” though. In fact, the Bible helps us discern which part is soul and which part is spirit…

    🧩 The spirit is the part of us that is “ONE” with Christ, as of the Cross (see Romans 6:6, 1 Corinthians 6:17, and Galatians 2:20).

    🧩 The soul is the part of us that’s “in process.” It’s our mind, our thoughts, our will… (read: our personality), and is the piece of us that’s being transformed (see Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 2:12).

    2️⃣ God intends to redeem ALL of you— not just your spirit.

    3 John 2 is a prayer that the Apostle John offered…

    “May all go well with you and may you be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

    Some translations propose, “May you prosper in all things, as it goes with your soul.”

    John reminds us that God wants to do a work in every area of our life— even beyond the spirit, soul, and body. He wants to impact our families, our finances, our faith, our friendships… every area.

    👇

    Paul prayed something similar in 1 Thessalonians 5:23:

    “May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless…”

    3️⃣ We reap the “benefits” of the “part” of us we most fully lean into…

    The soul is essential. God doesn’t want to eradicate it.

    In fact, Proverbs 11:30 suggests, “He who wins souls is wise.”

    The soul is that part of us that interacts with the world— with people and places and opportunities and obstacles…

    It receives vital information from the environment around us.

    But we’re not designed to be controlled by it— anymore than a thermometer is designed to control the temperature of your house (read that carefully: a thermostat sets the temperature / a thermometer just tells you what the current temperature is).

    Galatians 5:25 tells us to “keep in step with the spirit” (read: not the soul).

    This is a military marching term that speaks to walking in the cadence of the Kingdom…

    🥾 So how do we do it?

    We go back to that term INTERDEPENDENT REALIZATION…

    … and we affirm that:

    ✅ Each of these parts of us were created by God— they’re part of a creation that was deemed “good” (see the refrain throughout Genesis 1).

    ✅ Each piece of the human puzzle— as is all of creation— is part of God’s current redemption project (see Acts 3:21, Isaiah 59:17-20)

    ✅ Everything exists in, for, and through Him (Colossians 1:16-20), including each part of who we are. To say it as Paul did, “in Him we live and move and breathe and have our being” (Acts 17:28)— spirit, soul, body… all.


    _________________

    Links referenced

    Take a deeper dive at the GY6 website: www.GY6.online

    Access the Soul Wholeness video course = www.Jenkins.tv/SWV

    Grab the digital bundle (eBook + audiobook) = www.Jenkins.tv/SW

    One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC


    Mike’s stuff

    Go to www.HolosHP.com

    Mike’s book + audiobook = www.HolosHP.com/SAE

    See his ministry at www.JuntoTribe.com


    Upcoming events

    📳 The GY6 LIVE! workshop = on the events page of the GY6 site = www.GY6.online/events

    Show more Show less
    Not Yet Known
  • 31 | 💥 Jesus = better at salvation than you are at sin
    Feb 18 2026
    I don’t know where I first got the thought— “we seem more confident in the enemy’s ability to deceive us— and to steal, kill, and destroy— than we are about Jesus’ ability to heal and mend and restore all things.” I guarantee the concept isn’t original to me, but maybe you can relate. Maybe you’ve even— like me— found yourself on the WRONG side of that belief structure at some point. 🤔 Buried in the New Testament we find an interesting title given to Jesus. Actually, we find two of them that correspond to each other. They’re so closely related that they’re virtually inseparable. Yet, as important as they are, I bet you’ve never heard a sermon on either one: ✅ The Last Adam ✅ The Second Man We find them both in 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 (AMP, emphasis mine): Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being (an individual personality); the Last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving Spirit [restoring the dead to life]. But it is not the spiritual life which came first, but the physical and then the spiritual. The first man [was] from out of earth, made of dust (earthly-minded); the Second Man [is] the Lord from out of heaven. 👇 Here’s what they mean… As the “Last Adam” Jesus ended something Adam began— a lineage of sin and (subsequent) death. Adam was the “first man.” Everyone, everywhere on the planet knows that. He’s the first guy that ever walked on this planet. No argument about him being the first man, so let’s move on. Jesus was the “Last Adam.” Paul tells us that as the “Last Adam” Jesus ended something that Adam began.Somehow in the great scheme of it all, we can theoretically trace our lineage back to him. Given enough time and help from ancestry.com or some intensive archaeological work, we can map our family trees all root right back down to him. Physically, that is. 👇 But there’s more. Jesus wasn’t JUST the “Last Adam,” He was— IS— also the Second Man. As the “Second Man” Jesus began something new— another bloodline of humanity which is unchained from sin and hitched to radical freedom. But Paul tells us there’s another kind of life than the life we merely see in the physical realm— a spiritual one. The physical one came first, and then the spiritual one emerged (1 Corinthians 15:46). Jesus has given us a new spiritual DNA. And, as you might suspect, He’s done this because we’re included in Him like we discussed in the previous chapter. As the “Last Adam,” Jesus walked this planet as the final man born in that spiritual line of natural-born sinners. Yet, at the same time He lived as the Last Adam, He became the “Second Man” (v47). Jesus literally launched a new race of humanity— one unchained to sin yet bound to freedom! 🔥 Physically, you’re related to Adam… in the flesh. You have his physical nature. 🔥 Spiritually, though, you stand in the lineage of Jesus. You have His spiritual nature. The “us” that was born in the image of Adam was crucified, died, and was buried (see chapter 3). We arose— re-made in the image of Christ. 👇 The Bible DOES tell us clearly that sin spread to all people… through the actions of Adam. But it ALSO tells us that LIFE and FREEDOM spread through Jesus in the same way… Romans 5:12,15,19 says it like this (AMP, emphasis added): Sin came into the world through one man, and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men, [no one being able to stop it or to escape its power] because all men sinned… But God’s free gift is not at all to be compared to the trespass [His grace is out of all proportion to the fall of man]. For if many died through one man’s falling away (his lapse, his offense), much more profusely did God’s grace and the free gift [that comes] through the undeserved favor of the one Man Jesus Christ abound and overflow… For just as by one man’s disobedience (failing to hear, heedlessness, and carelessness) the many were constituted sinners, so by one Man’s obedience the many will be constituted righteous (made acceptable to God, brought into right standing with Him). 👇 Let’s get practical. Here’s what it means for me and you: Either Jesus makes all things— or He doesn’t. And if He does, I mean, if we truly believe He does, then we really need to look at the ramifications of what that means for us… … and, even more, we need to “walk out” those beliefs… with a humble confidence that, in time, all things change. 👇 That’s the subject of this talk. 💙 _________________ Links referenced Access the LifeLift book = www.Jenkins.tv/free Grab the Purpose book = "LifeLift lite" = https://www.jenkins.tv/purpose Jump straight to the LifeLift course and other purpose-discovering resources = https://www.jenkins.tv/framework-purpose One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC 🦋 The talk with Rob, where we discussed KAINOS / new. Upcoming events 📳 The GY6 LIVE! ...
    Show more Show less
    37 mins
  • 30 | 💦 The Fake Baptism
    Feb 11 2026

    The true measure of revival isn’t what happens in a moment, it’s what happens over time. The supernatural is a lifestyle.

    I didn’t always think that…

    🤷‍♂️

    However, the more I look back at the story that created LifeLift (a book of my dad’s that I rewrote several years ago)…

    … and the more I truly lean into God’s heart for us…

    … the more I see that, so often, we get caught up in emotional moments rather than looking the bigger picture of what God is doing.

    💗

    I might be wrong.

    But…

    … just possibly…

    I think I’m onto something.

    🧐

    So, to tell you the story of when I truly encountered the Lord, I need to take you back to the time I got “fake baptized” (I think it might have been with good intentions but, as they say, the past is the past).

    🤷‍♂️


    Let’s talk.

    _________________

    Links referenced

    Access the LifeLift book = www.Jenkins.tv/free

    Grab the Purpose book = "LifeLift lite" = https://www.jenkins.tv/purpose

    Jump straight to the LifeLift course and other purpose-discovering resources = https://www.jenkins.tv/framework-purpose

    One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC

    Upcoming events

    📳 The GY6 LIVE! workshop = on the events page of the GY6 site = www.GY6.online/events

    ✅ Events for church + ministry leaders via LifeLift Ministries = www.LifeLift.online/events

    👟The “Be The One” 5K = signup to run, walk, volunteer, or just support the movement = www.BeTheOneToday.com

    Show more Show less
    46 mins
  • 29 | 🧐 What should churches actually do?
    Feb 4 2026

    This is part 3 of a special series within the podcast…

    My friend Jennifer Davis (editor of The Alabama Baptist AND executive director of the TAB Media Group) recently hosted me on her podcast. I asked her if I could cross-post to my platforms, and she agreed…

    So, here’s a 1-2-3 punch on Healthy Church,” a new project I helped my Dad reboot and release.

    💙

    ________________

    Churches organize and do “lots and lots” for things.

    However, in the hustle of it all, we need to make sure we’re doing the RIGHT things…

    All of the—

    ⭐️ Programs…

    ⚙️ Processes (including budgeting our time & money) of how things get done…

    📝 Policies & procedures (rules & operating guidelines) of how we “behave”…

    … should all flow into the 6 functions we see in Acts 2:42-47.


    Each of these work together and FEED each other, creating a dynamic that’s unlike any other organization (remember, the church is an organism— a living entity).

    The six are…

    1️⃣ Worship

    2️⃣ Discipleship

    3️⃣ Ministry

    4️⃣ Evangelism

    5️⃣ Fellowship

    6️⃣ Prayer


    _________________

    Relevant links

    📻 Access the FREE 2-4-6 framework / audio course = https://www.lifelift.online/246

    📺 Purchase the Healthy Church mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HCMC

    ⚙️ Grab the Healthy Systems mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HSMC

    ⭐️ See all resources = https://www.lifelift.online/store


    Upcoming events + training opportunities on this resource

    ✅ Events for church + ministry leaders via LifeLift Ministries = www.LifeLift.online/events


    Links to TAB Media Group / The Alabama Baptist

    ⭐️ Catch-all home page = https://tabmedia.group

    📺 YouTube for TAB = https://www.youtube.com/@TABMediaGroup

    Show more Show less
    29 mins
  • 28 | 😮 Four ways churches should grow (and how we often start— and end— at the “wrong place”)
    Jan 28 2026

    A reminder = my friend Jennifer Davis (editor of The Alabama Baptist AND executive director of the TAB Media Group) recently hosted me on her podcast. I asked her if I could cross-post to my platforms, and she agreed…

    So, here’s a 1-2-3 punch on Healthy Church,” a new project I helped my Dad reboot and release.

    💙

    ________________


    Paul uses the analogy of a human body when talking about the church (see 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Ephesians 4:11f.). Well, to say it a better way, he doesn’t say the church is LIKE a body, he declares the church ACTUALLY IS a body— the Body of Christ.

    So, let’s affirm this about human size AND about church size…

    While you DO need a certain “mass” for a human to be viable, there are far more indicators as to how healthy the human is than just mere size.

    Think about it—

    🤷‍♂️ You can have a healthy 150-pound man OR an unhealthy 150-pound man.

    🤷‍♂️ You can have a healthy 300-pound man OR an unhealthy 300-pound man.

    A lot depends on the KIND of weight that man has (read: the kind of size, muscle or fat) AND other indicators we don’t see…

    ❤️ the condition of his heart and his blood

    💥 the amount of stress he has— and how he handles it

    😴 the rhythm of rest, recovery, and the working hard…

    🚽 the capacity he has to eliminate toxins while storing nutrients

    See?

    The same is true with churches— with the body of Christ…

    The numbers DO tell some of the story, but only SOME. The numbers are one of many indicators.

    In this talk we walk through FOUR indicators—

    🕊️ Spiritual growth = awakening to who God designed us to be and walking in relationship with Him

    ⚙️ Ministry involvement = discovering the unique part we play and deploying into that area of stewardship

    🌎 Missions advancement = taking the energy of the church outside the four walls of the building and inviting others to experience the presence & power of the Kingdom (not the church, the Kingdom)

    🔥 Outreach effectiveness = people are impacted and begin the journey of spiritual growth…

    (Then, they can start the process.)


    Bottom line: churches grow in multiple ways— especially if you want them to be healthy.


    _________________

    Relevant links

    📻 Access the FREE 2-4-6 framework / audio course = https://www.lifelift.online/246

    📺 Purchase the Healthy Church mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HCMC

    ⚙️ Grab the Healthy Systems mini course = https://www.lifelift.online/HSMC

    ⭐️ See all resources = https://www.lifelift.online/store


    Upcoming events + training opportunities on this resource

    ✅ Events for church + ministry leaders via LifeLift Ministries = www.LifeLift.online/events


    Links to TAB Media Group / The Alabama Baptist

    ⭐️ Catch-all home page = https://tabmedia.group

    📺 YouTube for TAB = https://www.youtube.com/@TABMediaGroup

    Show more Show less
    28 mins