For the Gospel Podcast

People want to hear from God because they know His wisdom and will are perfect. But how can we? Does He only speak through reading the Bible? What does it mean to be "led by the Spirit?" What about thoughts, impressions, feelings, or even the grand claims of people who say that the Holy Spirit speaks audibly to them all the time? In this episode, Costi Hinn addresses these questions and more, breaking down what the Scriptures teach and how every believer can confidently hear from God and be led by the Spirit. 

In this episode, Costi Hinn explains the filling of the Holy Spirit, how to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and how the filling of the Spirit differs from the baptism of the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of confusing teaching on this topic so Costi sticks to Scripture and helps you understand how you can be filled with the Spirit and glorify God with your life. 

In this episode, Costi Hinn offers 8 questions (from Ethics for a Brave New World by Feinberg & Feinberg) that can help every Christian discern how to make decisions with regard to Christian liberty. Should you drink? Can you wear that outfit? Is it wrong to get a tattoo? Should you buy this, or sell that? Should you move to a nicer home? Is it a sin to take a better job in a better state? Do you have to homeschool to be a faithful parent? These are all big questions that Christians wrestle with. This episode will help you filter your opinions and decisions through God's word and use your Christian liberty wisely! 

In this episode, Costi Hinn announces the newest addition to the For the Gospel family. "Dial In" with Jonny Ardavanis will be coming under the FTG umbrella so we can combine our efforts to provide sound doctrine for every day people around the world. Jonny Ardavanis will also be joining our executive team and helping to lead the ministry forward alongside Costi Hinn and current executive director, Brett Skinner. In this episode you'll hear what Jonny's motives are for providing Christian resources, along with his testimony and a preview of what we have in store for you in the days ahead. God is growing this ministry because of His faithfulness and bringing together an incredible team. Thank you for your support! 

Do you hate your sin? Are you longing for a day when sin will be no more? Is that ever going to happen on this side of heaven? In this episode, Costi Hinn unpacks 3 types of sanctification that will give you confidence about what God is doing in your life and what He has in store for you in heaven. Sanctification is one of the most important doctrines for a Christian to understand because the Holy Spirit sanctifies us during our entire Christian life! Furthermore, confusion about sanctification that can cause people a great deal of anxiety about their spiritual condition. This episode will help. 

There are many things that a Christian can and should pray for in this life. A short list may include: safety, healing, job promotions, priority registration for your kids, help with your business, good grades in school, or favor with some situation you are facing. None of these things are wrong to pray for, but if you had a scale and could weigh the motives of those prayers, would a focus on the gospel and your spiritual growth factor in? The Scriptures give us a picture of prayer that is less “American Dream” and earthly, and is much more heavenly minded and eternal. You and I may pray for many good things, but a vibrant prayer life and solid spiritual growth is anchored by a focus on the greatest things. In this episode, Costi Hinn outlines 5 questions every Christian should ask when assessing their motives in prayer. 

Adultery and sexual sin are how the Devil loves to bring down marriages and destroy healthy relationships. Sometimes people who fall into sexual sin will say, "It just sort of happened! I am not sure how things ended up like this." But for the Christian, God's word gives us the clear steps that lead to sexual sin and provides us with wisdom to safeguard our hearts and eyes against temptation. In this episode, Costi Hinn breaks down Proverbs 7 and the steps that lead to sexual sin. He also provides 3 practical ways to guard against adultery and sexual sin. 

Over 84% of the world's population (that's 6.6. billion people) have a smartphone, 4.5 billion people are on social media, and the average American adults consumes over 5 hours of video content each day. At For the Gospel, we are setting our sights on reaching those people with the gospel and sound doctrine. We call it, "Digital Missions," and our involves proclaiming the unchanging message of the gospel in digitally creative ways. In this episode, Costi Hinn (founder/president) interviews Brett Skinner (executive director) about where our ministry is heading, and the two discuss how The Great Commission will always involve sending people to the mission field, while highlighting the important of the digital space. 

Culture typically identifies manhood with a big ego, peak fitness, and success. But Scripture calls Christian men to an entirely different definition of manhood. In this episode Costi Hinn interviews NFL veteran and Super Bowl champ, Heath Evans, and fitness business entrepreneur, Chris Desmarchais, about what it looks like to be a Christian man in today's culture. Both Heath and Chris open up about how they have faced sin, and what sacrifice and humility have to do with real manhood. 

Can women be pastors or elders?  In this episode Costi Hinn answers a very hot-button question in a clear, loving, and biblical way. He explains the passages that cause controversy on the topic of "women pastors" and also explains God's high calling for women.