Holy Spirit

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Welcome to Mortification 101, a crash course on how to put the sinful deeds of your body to death by the Holy Spirit. In this mini-course we learn the importance of mortification, the method, and the power. This is the episode your flesh doesn’t want you to hear!

Scriptures Referenced:
Romans 8:12-17; Galatians 3:3, 6:7-8; Matthew 18:8-9

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Aug 24 2026

PP251 Transhumanism, Cybernetic Immortality, and the Gospel

AI, Holy Spirit, Resurrection, Technology, Transhumanism

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People long for the good life – a life of happiness that is free from diseases and death. Many are placing their hope in technology, but technology can’t solve the problem of indwelling sin, and what they wish technology could provide is something the gospel already offers them. Romans 8:9-11 speaks to the fantasies of transhumanism and cybernetic immortality and Mike and Matthew explain how by 1) Defining the Technological Terms; 2) Discussing True Spirituality; 3) Debunking the Transhumanism Fantasy; 4) Distilling Timeless Hope.

Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:9-11

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Aug 16 2026

PP250 The Spirit Is the Game Changer

Holiness, Holy Spirit, Law, Obedience

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When God designed our redemption, he thought of everything: freedom from Death, Sin, and Law (Romans 5-7), and power to live a brand-new life (Romans 8). As we learned last week, this power comes from the indwelling Holy Spirit. This week we learn how the Spirit empowers us. He does it by giving us a new mindset—the mindset of the Spirit.

Scriptures Referenced:
Romans 8:5-8; Romans 5-8; Ephesians 4:28

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Aug 9 2026

PP249 Sea Change in Righteousness

Freedom, Holy Spirit, Law, Righteousness, Uncategorized

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The Lord Jesus taught that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, and will be filled (Mt 5:6). The key to satisfying that hunger and thirst is the indwelling Holy Spirit – He empowers righteous living and produces the sea change that fallen creatures require. In the words of Chuck Swindoll, “trying to live the Christian life without the Spirit of God is as futile as trying to earn righteousness apart from faith.” In this first of four August episodes on Romans 8, Mike & Matthew also discuss how the law relates to our Christian life, an important point of confusion for some believers today.

Scriptures Referenced:
Matthew 5:20; Romans 8:1-4

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Jul 26 2026

PP247 The Best Teacher

Bible, Bible Study, Holy Spirit

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Before leaving His disciples, the Lord promised in John 14-16 to give them another Helper, the Holy Spirit. Guest contributor Mitchell Taylor joins us to consider how the Spirit’s helping work involves teaching through instructing and revealing. He does this work by (1) reminding us of truth, (2) guiding us into a fuller understanding of Christ, (3) revealing to the apostles things to come, and (4) glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ. The question is not whether He will teach believers, but whether we are willing to learn and allow Him to display Christ’s excellence through our lives.

Scriptures Referenced:
John 14:25-26; John 16:13-15

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May 25 2025

PP201 Why Johnny Can Preach

Evangelism, Holy Spirit

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Even though the baptism in the Spirit happened a long time ago at Pentecost, it has massive significance for Christian life today. Because the Lord Jesus Christ poured out his Spirit on his people 2,000 years ago, every Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside them as a permanent reality. And one of the things the Spirit does is help all of us—male and female, young and old—to be witnesses of Christ. Whether you’re with a friend on a study break, or getting ready to tell your testimony at a camp fire or gospel service, the Spirit of God can fill you with power to speak highly of Jesus Christ.

Scriptures Referenced:
Acts 1:5-8; 2:1-21; Luke 3:16; 1Cor 12:13; Phil 1:18-19

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May 4 2025

PP199 Why Johnny Can Pray

Holy Spirit, Local Church, Prayer

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Praying can be difficult at any time, especially when we’re praying out loud with others. But God has given us his Spirit to help us. The Holy Spirit convinces us of who we are in Christ, corrects our prayers before they reach the Father, and initiates the conversation through his inspired Word. The Spirit is the reason Johnny (and Jenni) can pray. Be sure to stick around till the end of the episode as Mike and Matthew close it out with some practical helps for young brothers who want to start praying publicly in the local church.

Scriptures Referenced:
Rom 8:15-17, 26-27; Eph 6:17-18; 2Sam 7:27

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Jul 18 2021

PP024 Ten Reasons to Tackle our August Summer Challenge

Abiding in Christ, Bible, Christian Living, Evangelism, Freedom, Glory of God, Holy Spirit, Memorization, Mind, Overcoming Temptation, Summer Challenge, Victory

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Hear about our first ever August Summer Challenge on the Practicology Podcast: memorizing the beautiful Psalm 103 together in community. On this episode Mike and Matthew join forces to provide 10 reasons why you should take up this challenge and memorize Scripture. Make sure to listen all the way to reason #10!

Scriptures Referenced: Ps 103, 119:11; John 15:4-10; Eph 5:18; Col 3:16; 2 Cor 5:10

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May 30 2021

PP017 So You Want to Be Spiritual?

Christ, Christian Living, Holy Spirit, Local Church, Spirituality

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What does it mean to be spiritual? How can you be more spiritual? It’s important to answer these questions from Scripture and Christian theology. To be spiritual is to be indwelt by Christ’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit is other-directed and Christ-centered. He works to draw attention not to himself but to Jesus Christ. Being spiritual, therefore, isn’t about keeping up an appearance or reputation or talking all the time about one’s spiritual experiences or achievements. Instead it’s about letting the Spirit turn our attention away from ourselves on to Christ, and to the needs of others.

Scriptures Referenced: John 15:26; 16:13-14; 1 Pet 1:10-12; Rom 8:5-8; 1 Cor 12-14; Acts 11:23; Eph 5:18-21; 1 Cor 2:2

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