Inspirational Media - Sermons

Inspirational Media - Sermons

By: Inspirational Media

Language: en

Categories: Religion, Spirituality, Christianity

For over 40 years, Inspirational Media has been a trusted source of sound biblical teaching in New Zealand and beyond. This podcast features powerful sermons and Bible studies from our vast library of over 3,000 messages by more than 300 preachers and pastors worldwide. Whether you're a long-time believer or new to the faith, these Christ-centered messages will encourage, equip, and deepen your walk with God. Listen, be inspired, and grow in the Word.

Episodes

At Home with the Father
Dec 15, 2025

John and Paula Sandford bring a compassionate, practical voice to the topic of coming home to Father God. They discuss forgiveness—of earthly fathers and of God—and describe how choosing to forgive clears the way for intimate relationship with the Father, even after deep wounds.

Throughout the talk, they weave biblical insight with real-life stories from counseling sessions and seminars, explaining the distinction between laying down your life and merely laying down your time. They illuminate the 'law of life in Christ' as replacing old patterns of sin and death with daily acts of love—bear one an...

Duration: 01:02:27
Defend the Fatherless
Dec 14, 2025

Featuring John and Paula Sandford — authors and counselors in The Father's Love ministry — this episode explores the Bible's call to defend the fatherless and care for widows.

They anchor their message in key scriptures and discuss how the church can practically nurture vulnerable people: ensuring accountability and protection, establishing elder couples and deacons, and building small groups that heal, mentor, and sustain singles, divorced, and adoptive families. The guests share stories of groups that carried members through crises, modeled transparent, loving ministry, and helped believers mature in Christ.

Takeaways include nurturing trusted leadership within the chur...

Duration: 01:20:42
Functions of a Father's Love
Dec 13, 2025

John and Paula Sandford share insights into the multifaceted role of fathers, emphasizing key functions such as nurture, teaching (by example), discipline, blessing, provision, and protection. They stress that a father's consistent, loving presence and spiritual leadership profoundly shape a child's life, fostering courage, faith, and a strong moral compass. The Sandfords underscore the importance of forgiveness within families and the power of a father's blessing in unlocking a child's destiny.
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Duration: 01:11:57
The Healing Power of a Father's Love
Dec 12, 2025

Speakers John and Paula Sandford, longtime pastors and counselors, bring a Biblical, forgiveness-centered view of fatherhood and healing. Their work spans family counseling and prison ministry, emphasizing how healing father wounds opens a path to spiritual and relational transformation.

They explore how a father's affection and presence shapes a child's identity, behavior, and spiritual life; the talk draws on decades of ministry and counseling experiences to illustrate forgiveness as a gateway to blessing, and it traces how industrial-era shifts detached fathers from daily parenting, with lasting effects on discipline, trust, and faith.

Listeners will gain...

Duration: 01:00:16
Five Foundations of a Biblical Family
Dec 11, 2025

John and Paula Sandford are a longtime ministry couple bringing decades of experience in teaching and guiding families, grounded in Scripture. They outline five foundational areas of family life: procreation and the sacred dimension of sex within marriage; the blessing of the father; diligent instruction of children; discipline exercised with love; and guiding children toward their God-given destiny.

They root their guidance in key biblical passages—Genesis 1 (be fruitful and multiply), Ephesians 5 (mutual love and unity in marriage), and Deuteronomy and Proverbs on teaching and discipline—emphasizing that sex is a sacred, spiritual meeting of two beings, not...

Duration: 00:49:49
Balance Through Jesus
Dec 10, 2025

John and Paula Sandford—well-known teachers on marriage, family life, and spiritual formation—discuss how our inner natures can tilt relationships toward imbalance and how Jesus’ lordship invites us to die to self and celebrate each other’s differences. They weave personal stories with practical guidance on mutual submission, patience, and bearing one another’s burdens to build stronger families and churches.

The talk covers real-life dynamics—balancing practical order with creative spontaneity, the interplay of leadership and submission, and the importance of resting in the Lord so that control and judgment give way to grace. It offers concr...

Duration: 00:49:55
Roots of Bitterness (Pt2): Forgiveness that Frees
Dec 09, 2025

This second episode on bitterness centers on roots of bitterness and how forgiveness breaks their grip. It outlines how bitterness often starts in childhood through parental dynamics, how our own spirits can harbor sin, and how the cross of Christ provides healing. It weaves together biblical principles (the law of sowing and reaping) with real-life stories of marriages and family struggles to show how forgiveness reorients life toward freedom and trust in God.

Listeners will take away practical steps to identify hidden judgments against parents and others, release resentment, and choose to trust the Lord rather than...

Duration: 00:55:18
Roots of Bitterness (Pt1): Healing Negative Expectancy
Dec 08, 2025

The episode explores Hebrews 12:15 and the root of bitterness, showing how negative expectancy shapes the life we attract by projecting expectations onto others, affecting marriages, work, and relationships. It emphasizes turning every group into a time of prayer and healing, and urges listeners to seek healing through confession, forgiveness, and cross-centered transformation.

Through vivid case stories—from a daughter abandoned by a father to recurring patterns in dating and work life—the Sandfords illustrate how unresolved wounds and built-in automatic responses can defile life. Healing comes as we admit these patterns, repent, forgive, and invite God to reor...

Duration: 00:50:54
Mental Rest: Rewiring the Mind with Love
Dec 07, 2025

John and Paula Sandford, long-time teachers in Christian inner healing, invite listeners into a conversation about mental rest rooted in God’s love and the renewal of the mind.

The talk traces how humanity’s fall distorted perception, explaining the difference between the earth (God’s good creation) and the world (human ideas and pursuits), and how knowledge in the Hebrew sense is experiential and personal—not just mental grasp. It then unpacks how automatic patterns and beliefs are formed in childhood, how false identities (like feeling weak, small, or unlovable) are built as “lies,” and how the Holy Spi...

Duration: 01:01:08
Disarming the Powers: A Kingdom Come
Dec 06, 2025

Tom Marshall offers a biblical map of the invisible realm—how principalities and powers, the fallen social orders, and demonic forces shape our world and church. He traces creation, fall, and recovery, arguing that the cross and the Holy Spirit must work together to disarm oppressive powers and redeem the structures of society—education, government, business, family, and language—so that Christ can reign in every arena.

The episode provides practical takeaways: a renewed understanding of the cross as the source of power, a call to corporate action and prayer, and concrete steps like defining a local object...

Duration: 00:55:34
The Land: Promise, Path, and Purpose
Dec 05, 2025

Tom Marshall, a Bible teacher and pastor, speaks on the land as a biblical concept with three parts: land, seed, and universal blessing.

He explores how the land stands for the truth and revelation of God, how it signifies a holy lifestyle that should mark God's people, and how the land as geography belongs to God and beckons believers to reclaim communities for Christ. The talk also traces the land's role as a staging ground for the world mission, the concept of restoration and Beulah, and the call for a new generation to hunger for deeper truth...

Duration: 00:46:52
Prophets Are Coming
Dec 04, 2025

Tom Marshall, a pastor and Bible teacher, speaks on the restoration of the prophetic office and the place of prophets in the church today.

The talk surveys the biblical basis for prophets, distinguishes the office of the prophet from the general gift of prophecy, and describes the main forms prophecy can take—verbal prophecy, dreams and visions, and symbolic lived-out prophecies. It also covers how prophetic messages are tested, the two levels of inspiration, and how prophecy operates within church life to build up, exhort, and guide.

Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of...

Duration: 00:49:35
Rebuilding the Nation
Dec 03, 2025

Tom Marshall, a pastor and national revival advocate, uses Nehemiah to outline a plan to rebuild a nation. He explains how walls symbolize security, identity, and structure, and why a nation's value system matters as much as its laws.

He then lays out a practical program: love the city, pray corporately, dream big with a long horizon, research the gates, build grassroots movements, and tackle small, winnable opportunities at the local level. He shares real-life examples from the Kapiti Coast and Pike Creek to show how communities can collaborate with schools, law, and local leaders to restore...

Duration: 00:55:20
Spiritual Warfare: Two Fronts, One War
Dec 02, 2025

Tom Marshall, a pastor and teacher of spiritual warfare, invites listeners into a clear, urgent vision: the church must engage the war that undergirds both culture and individual lives, not merely attend to surface symptoms. He lays out five core principles for warfare: get on the attack, get altitude, get authority, get assistance, and get victory. He explains that battles unfold on two fronts—the ground where we act, and the heavenlies where we pray—requiring attention to both the visible structures that shape society and the demonic powers that seek to hold them in place. The talk also emph...

Duration: 00:56:09
How to Function in Your Spirit
Dec 01, 2025

This episode examines our nature as a triune being—spirit, soul, and body—and how each part contributes to living a God-centered life. Tom Marshall outlines the three functions of the soul (mind, will, emotions) and the three functions of the human spirit: conscience, knowledge, and worship/communication, showing how these work together in real life.

A central thread is the bridge between the immaterial and the material—the soul as the interface—and the way faith arises from intuitive knowledge given by the Spirit. The talk emphasizes obedience as the path to releasing God's power, the role of...

Duration: 01:02:53
Lord Teach Us to Pray
Nov 30, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a veteran revival preacher and global speaker, guides listeners through a practical exploration of prayer, fasting, and hearing God in a personal, transformative way.

The talk emphasizes that prayer changes you and can change circumstances; it highlights hearing God's voice directly, practicing the presence of God, and praying in the Holy Spirit—including tongues, groanings, and intercession—to break strongholds and bring healing. It also underlines the discipline of waiting on God, thanking Him, and aligning with His will so that prayers are answered with confident faith.

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Duration: 00:47:20
Jesus is Lord
Nov 29, 2025

Brother Greenwood, a veteran pastor and international minister who has led a church eldership and ministered around the world, invites listeners to re-center every area of life under the lordship of Jesus Christ.

In his talk he guides the audience through the lordship of Jesus across mind, reading, seeing, hearing, speaking, time, finances, body, family and friends. He contrasts Jesus as Savior with Jesus as Lord, explains that true liberty comes when the Spirit is Lord in daily life and in gatherings, and offers practical checks and personal anecdotes to illustrate how a surrendered life changes patterns...

Duration: 01:31:43
Kingdom Unleashed: Building the Living Church
Nov 28, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a Christian pastor and speaker rooted in the charismatic church, guides this exploration of the Kingdom of God and the church as living stones built in love. He argues that true spiritual growth comes from experience and relationship with God, not just knowledge, and stresses the move from merely building bigger congregations to nurturing a church whose members are deeply connected to God and to one another.

The talk presents a concrete theology of the Kingdom: the Kingdom is present now, with the King dwelling in believers, and the church as part of the Kingdom...

Duration: 01:14:55
What Is Your Objective?
Nov 27, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a seasoned preacher known for practical Bible teaching, shares on aligning life with Christ as the ultimate objective.

The talk asks listeners, “What is your objective?” and argues that true success is found in knowing Christ, not in earthly achievements. Drawing from Paul’s perspective in Philippians 3, Greenwood contrasts religious credentials with the surpassing value of Christ, and he weaves in Jesus’ teaching to seek first the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). The message is rich with stories of faith and giving—illustrations of tithes, offerings, and a “giving ministry”—to show how generosity can become a powerful expre...

Duration: 01:00:54
Bright Faith: Positive Christian Living
Nov 26, 2025

In this episode, we discuss positive Christian living, highlighting praising God in all circumstances as a catalyst for joy and trust. We explore how faith grows when we prove God through problems, and the courage required to step out in obedience. The message emphasizes the Holy Spirit's power in daily life, and offers practical steps to maintain a hopeful, Christ-centered outlook. For more resources, visit our library and stay connected with the community of believers who encourage one another to live victoriously in Christ.
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Duration: 00:57:58
Power of Darkness: Deliverance Unleashed
Nov 25, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a seasoned preacher known for delivering deliverance-focused ministry, guides listeners through a robust look at spiritual warfare, the reality of demons, and the power of Christ to set people free.

He discusses how faith is formed by hearing the Word, the role of preaching in delivering people from fear and disease, and the reality that many afflictions have spiritual roots. With stories of exorcism and discernment, he argues that believers have authority to confront Satan and bring healing, restoration, and liberty.

The talk invites listeners to stand firm in their identity in Christ...

Duration: 00:49:18
Living Word, Real Faith
Nov 24, 2025

Harry Greenwood speaks here on the crucial distinction between the written Word and the living Word, showing how the Holy Spirit breathes life into Scripture and makes the Word a direct, personal encounter with God. He explains the difference between logos (the written or recorded Word) and rhema (the living, spoken Word), and how receiving a direct Word from God can bring healing, deliverance, and practical power for daily life.

The talk weaves personal testimony with biblical insight to emphasize that faith comes not from knowledge alone but from hearing and acting on God\'s Word. Greenwood...

Duration: 00:50:33
Love in Action
Nov 23, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a pastor and teacher, speaks on the transformative power of God’s agape love. He describes love as the antidote to fear and the driving force behind healing, reconciliation, and real-life ministry in families, churches, and communities.

The talk navigates key insights: the nature of divine love, the need to break pride, the difference between agape and filial love, the restoration of Peter, and the call to live out love in action.

Takeaways include learning to receive and extend God’s love, shedding fear through agape, practicing love in daily relationships, forgiving where need...

Duration: 00:55:57
Wisdom That Lasts
Nov 22, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a preacher and Bible teacher, opens this message with a heart for applying God's wisdom to real life. He contrasts natural (worldly) wisdom with the wisdom of God and shows how genuine wisdom begins with the fear (reverence) of the Lord and is revealed in Christ.

The talk traces how biblical figures like Daniel, Joseph, and Solomon model living in God's wisdom, and it explains that true wisdom comes from acknowledging the good that is in us in Christ Jesus and from the Spirit's guidance—often through gifts such as the word of knowledge and th...

Duration: 00:58:48
Victorious Christian Living
Nov 21, 2025

Harry Greenwood discusses Victorious Christian Living. This message emphasizes aligning our thoughts with God's truth to experience freedom from mental and spiritual bondage. It highlights peace of mind, overcoming fear, and breaking free from the limitations of natural thinking through faith and the power of the Holy Spirit. Listeners will gain practical insights to transform their thought patterns and live with abundant life and divine purpose by embracing the mind of Christ.
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Duration: 00:48:44
God's Household: From House to Temple
Nov 20, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a seasoned pastor and teacher, speaks on God's Household, describing the church as a living organism—the Body of Christ, the Temple of the Holy Spirit, and the Household of God. He explains how God builds the church from the outside in, the gates of the world, into an intimate fellowship that rests on revelation of the Father and the Son. Key topics include the authority given to believers to bind and loose, the roles of apostles and prophets, the shift from pursuing gifts to nurturing a worshiping community, and the movement from the outer court toward th...

Duration: 01:14:33
The Glory of Love
Nov 19, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a veteran preacher and Bible teacher, speaks about the transforming power of love.

He argues that love in action is the hallmark of Christian life and ministry, greater than miracles; he uses stories—from mothers' courage to Catherine Booth's mercy—to illustrate how love opens the heart to God and others. The talk blends personal testimony with Scriptural insights, highlighting that the greatest commandment is to love one another and that faith is proven by love.

Listeners will learn practical ways to cultivate love in daily life—forgive quickly, serve others, humble yourself, and ke...

Duration: 01:26:00
Faith without Works is Dead
Nov 18, 2025

Harry Greenwood is a faith minister known for teaching on faith, healing, and the practical outworking of Scripture.

In this episode, the speaker emphasizes that faith is the confident trust in an unchanging God and His Word, not merely an intellectual belief. He contrasts natural faith with the faith of God, explains that true faith acts on the Word, and demonstrates how faith can yield immediate, tangible results when aligned with God’s promises. The talk also covers hearing God’s voice, the role of the Spirit in powering faith, and the idea that the Word of God...

Duration: 01:20:31
Entering into the Kingdom of God
Nov 17, 2025

Harry Greenwood explores the profound concept of entering into the Kingdom of God. He emphasizes the spiritual revelation of being born again and realizing the new creation we become. The teaching highlights seeking God's kingdom and His righteousness, the responsibility of preaching the kingdom, the spiritual laws that govern it, and recognizing our inherent power and authority as believers. Greenwood also emphasizes that the Kingdom of God is not merely a concept but a demonstrated power against darkness, sickness, and death. He encourages listeners to embrace their identity as kings and priests. The key takeaway is a practical guide...

Duration: 01:16:31
Prayer of Faith: Praying with Power
Nov 16, 2025

Harry Greenwood—Pastor and teacher of prayer—brings a practical, Spirit-led exploration of prayer in this episode. He grounds his teaching in Scripture and personal experience, showing how prayer is more than words: it's alignment with God's will, aided by the Holy Spirit who intercedes for us according to the will of God. He shares how faith, fasting, and a disciplined pursuit of God can move us from fear to bold, effective prayer that changes lives and advances God's kingdom.

Throughout the talk, you'll hear about waiting on the Lord, the necessity of fasting, and the transformation that...

Duration: 01:15:35
Restoration and Wholeness
Nov 15, 2025

Harry Greenwood, an Auckland-based minister known for teaching restoration and wholeness, guides listeners through the biblical promise that believers are already whole in Christ. He explores inner healing, faith, worship, and practical living, showing how to move from fear to fullness. Drawing on stories of miraculous healings, the Bethesda pool, Bartimaeus, and the early church, he demonstrates how wholeness affects every area of life—spirit, mind, body, and relationships.

Takeaways: think and live from wholeness, renew your mind with the Word, praise and worship as pathways to healing, and give out of your fullness to help others. By...

Duration: 01:14:27
Faith Works: Love as the Motive
Nov 14, 2025

Harry Greenwood shares a powerful, Bible-centered message built around Galatians 5:6, explaining that faith works by love and that love is the motive behind faithful action. He draws on the distinction between agapi (divine love) and philía (human affection) and demonstrates how love should drive the use of spiritual gifts, not merely accompany them, and why motive matters in ministry and life.

He applies this to everyday life—healing testimonies, family life, and ministry—emphasizing that fear cripples faith, that trust rooted in God’s love underpins every act, and that love expressed in homes and in service...

Duration: 00:42:28
Witness of the Word
Nov 13, 2025

Harry Greenwood explores the witness of the Word and the Spirit, explaining how believers gain an inner witness that confirms they are children of God, and how the truth of God sets people free. The talk traces the born-again life from natural birth to spiritual birth, emphasizing that God is a Spirit and that relationship with Him is direct and transformative. He shows how the Word is spirit and life when it is combined with the Spirit, and how truth without life can bind, while truth with life frees.

The main insights cover living in the spiritual...

Duration: 00:27:35
Spirit of the Lord Upon Us
Nov 12, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a seasoned Bible teacher and pastor, shares insights on living in the present moment under God's eternal plan and the Holy Spirit's anointing.

Summary of topics: time and divine order; the anointing for action; being clothed in righteousness and the garment of praise; spiritual warfare against Satan in the heavenly realm; the mission of Jesus and the church to heal, deliver, restore; the necessity of the Holy Spirit's power and the nine gifts and fruits; living in love and joy as evidence of the Spirit; the call to be "sons of God" and to move...

Duration: 00:38:38
Faith and Healing
Nov 11, 2025

Harry Greenwood, a devoted Christian minister, shares heartfelt insights on healing, active faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit. He discusses how responding to God's voice in everyday moments—whether in family, business, or prayer—can unlock restorative miracles. Listeners will walk away with practical ways to deepen their faith, recognize the spiritual gifts already given, and trust that healing is within reach when we truly believe. By reflecting on stories from his ministry and the transformative nature of prayer, the episode provides hope, encouragement, and concrete next steps for living out faith in tangible ways.\n

Duration: 00:30:32

The Giver of Rest
Nov 10, 2025

Pastor John Sanford takes us on a heartfelt journey into the concept of Christian rest, explaining that true peace comes when we recognize Jesus as both Savior and Lord. Drawing from passages in 2 Thessalonians, Hebrews 4, and others, he clarifies that rest is not the absence of busyness or fear, but a deep, if‑not‑shaky sense of belonging and safety in God’s ongoing care. Through personal anecdotes and practical encouragement, he cautions against adding extra rules to the Word and stresses the importance of listening to the Holy Spirit’s calm guidance over our own anxious thoughts.

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Duration: 01:17:17
A Father's Love
Nov 09, 2025

In this episode, we delve into "The Importance of a Father's Love," a profound exploration of family, identity, and spiritual foundations. Our speaker draws from scripture and personal experience to highlight how the presence—or absence—of a father's love shapes individuals and societies. He connects this to our understanding of God as Father, showing how earthly fatherhood reflects divine love and authority. The talk also addresses practical implications for parenting, forgiveness, and healing from past wounds, offering hope for anyone seeking to understand their place in God's family.

This episode offers key insights into the transformative powe...

Duration: 00:55:37
Word to Wisdom: Meditating for Life - Meditations Pt 4
Nov 07, 2025

Overview: The talk navigates five approaches to the Word of God—hear, read, study, memorize, and meditate—anchored in Psalm 19 and Mark’s Gospel. It emphasizes reading aloud, memorization as a personal discipline, and meditative study that moves a believer from milk to meat while encouraging practical ways to share Scripture with others. The speaker also explains Bethlehem as the house of bread, the longing to reach the “well” there, and the necessity of breaking through obstacles to grow in Christ. A central theme is the circle of blessing and the narrow path that leads to life, contrasted with the broad...

Duration: 00:58:03
Spiritual Fruits through Complete Surrender - Meditations Pt 3
Nov 06, 2025

In this episode, Campbell McAlpine delves into the essential conditions for bearing spiritual fruit, drawing from personal experiences and scriptural insights. He explores how purity of heart and complete surrender to Christ allow the Holy Spirit to work freely, resulting in a fruitful Christian life. With warmth and clarity, he addresses common struggles like mixed motives and half-measures, offering practical wisdom for yielding fully to God's guidance.

Listen in as Campbell shares touching personal stories and biblical examples that highlight the transformative power of allowing God's Word to dwell in us richly. This episode is perfect for...

Duration: 00:55:24
Turn Meditations into Fruits - Meditations Pt 2
Nov 05, 2025

In this episode, Pastor Campbell McAlpine, a seasoned preacher and spiritual mentor, guides listeners through the powerful partnership of the Holy Spirit and daily Bible meditation. He shares stories from London and Bristol churches, outlines five practical steps to soak in Scripture, and explains how quiet, intentional meditation can turn ordinary moments into a season of abundant fruit. Listeners will leave with a clear, step‑by‑step plan for cultivating fruitfulness, knowing that the Spirit can turn even a busy schedule into a garden of spiritual growth.
 
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Duration: 00:46:49
Balancing the Spirit and the Word - Meditations Pt 1
Nov 04, 2025

This insightful message emphasizes the critical need to balance being filled with the Holy Spirit with allowing the Word of Christ to richly dwell within us. Discover how this balance leads to spiritual prosperity, fruitfulness, and a deeper understanding of God's promises. Learn practical steps to separate from sin, delight in God's law, and meditate on His Word day and night for a transformative spiritual journey.
 
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Duration: 00:52:39
New Life for Your Adopted Child
Nov 01, 2025

In this episode, a seasoned adoption advocate and pastor breaks down how the earliest moments in a child’s life—both before and after birth—affect their spirit and emotional health. He blends biblical teaching, scientific insights, and heartfelt prayer to explain why adopted children often carry deep wounds and how parents can heal them. The discussion covers:

How prenatal experiences shape a child’s expectations and fears.The role of consistent, unconditional love and honest communication in breaking cycles of hurt.Practical prayer techniques and daily habits to restore a child’s sense of belonging and safety.Concrete p...

Duration: 00:55:14
Fathers and Children
Oct 31, 2025

In this episode, we explore the critical role that fathers play in the raising of a child. 
 Join us for a thought-provoking discussion that encourages fathers to consider the deeper spiritual implications of their roles, and to lean on Jesus Christ as the true source of strength and transformation in family life.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion that encourages fathers to consider the deeper spiritual implications of their roles, and to lean on Jesus Christ as the true source of strength and transformation in family life.


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Duration: 00:59:53
Biblical Parenting for Mothers
Oct 31, 2025

In this episode, we explore the profound and often overlooked spiritual dynamics within the family, particularly focusing on the role of mothers. Drawing from Scripture like Proverbs 31 and personal experiences, the speaker discusses how a mother's inner life — her prayers, her relationship with God, her own emotional and spiritual health — can deeply influence her children, even from the earliest stages of pregnancy. This episode also tackles sensitive topics like abortion, breastfeeding, and parenting through a biblical lens, emphasizing that true Christian parenting is about embodying Christ’s love daily, not just in outward actions.

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Duration: 00:42:20
Healing Hearts: A War Against Arthritis
Oct 28, 2025

Harry Greenwood leads listeners into a heartfelt discussion about healing arthritis through faith and prayer. He shares personal testimonies of successful healings, explains the principle of Jesus’s Word, and offers practical guidance on how to declare freedom and command the name of Jesus in everyday life.

Listeners come away with concrete steps for approaching God’s healing power, the importance of faith and mindset, and encouragement that the church can be a force for restoration.


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Duration: 00:45:21
Breaking the Barriers to Spiritual Freedom
Oct 21, 2025

In this episode, we listen to John and Paula Sandford's "Breaking the Barriers" teaching. 

John and Paula Sandford are expert ministers focusing on inner healing and relational ministry. Their teaching is relevant to Christians today because their work addresses deep wounds and barriers that prevent us from experiencing the abundant life Jesus promised. 

In "Breaking the Barriers," they begin by defining how Christ has given us "double for all our sins," meaning our debts have been fully paid and covered. They identify three pervasive spiritual barriers that hinder our walk in Christ: spiritual slumber, often ca...

Duration: 01:21:38
Couple's Communication Done Right
Oct 17, 2025

In this episode, we talk about John and Paula Sandford’s insights on Male-Female Communication.

John and Paula Sandford are experienced ministers who draw on their decades of marriage (forty-five years!) and deep counselling work, focusing on how Christians can apply forgiveness and humility to their most intimate relationships.

In this teaching, they outline how men and women were created to complement one another, noting that their different ways of thinking—rooted partly in distinct left and right brain functions—can cause serious friction if not understood. The Sandfords explain practical problems, such as why men of...

Duration: 01:21:03
Tips for Lovemaking - Pt 2
Oct 15, 2025

In this two-part series, Dr. Ed Wheat shares expert, intimate counsel on sexual functioning and the ‘one flesh’ design in marriage.

Continuing the discussion on sexual health, Dr. Wheat provides procedures to resolve problems like frigidity (difficulty achieving orgasm) and impotence. Learn how stress, fatigue, and physical conditions impact intimacy, and how mutual, non-demand pleasuring builds confidence and satisfaction. Essential guidance for maintaining a thriving love life throughout the years, even into later life.

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Duration: 01:20:24
Tips for Lovemaking - Pt 1
Oct 15, 2025

In this 2-part series, Dr. Ed Wheat shares expert, intimate counsel on sexual functioning and the ‘one flesh’ design in marriage.

In this first part, he details sexual anatomy, essential physical preparation (like lubrication and managing the vaginal opening), and specific techniques (including the ‘squeeze’ method for premature ejaculation) to build skill and confidence from the wedding night onward.
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Duration: 01:19:43
Love Life for every Married Couple - Pt 2
Oct 09, 2025

The second part of Dr Ed Wheat's marriage counselling discusses the biblical foundation for a successful marriage, emphasising that God intends for spouses to have an absorbing physical, emotional, and spiritual attraction that grows over time.

The talk delves into five types of love, using Greek terms: epitheia (sexual desire), aeros (romantic love), stoay (family affection/loyalty), fileo (friendship/sharing), and the essential, unconditional agape love (self-giving commitment).
Wheat provides practical advice for husbands and wives on nurturing these loves, particularly focusing on intimacy and response in the sexual relationship, and offers a four-part "prescription" for...

Duration: 01:20:20
Love Life for every Married Couple - Pt 1
Oct 09, 2025

Are you married but feeling that the love has gone, or maybe you're simply eager to build more joy into an already good relationship?. Dr. Wheat, a family physician and marriage counselor, assures listeners that God's plan is for every couple to enjoy an absorbing, lifelong physical, emotional, and spiritual attraction, and it is entirely possible to restore or deepen that connection.

In this foundational part of the series, we debunk common fallacies about love—like the idea that love is just a fickle, uncontrollable feeling. Instead, we learn that love is an art that must be le...

Duration: 01:19:56
Before the Wedding Night Pt 2
Oct 03, 2025

Dr. Ed Wheat, a family physician and marriage counselor, brings you the two-part series "Before the Wedding Night", specifically directed to those planning to marry soon. This powerful, Bible-based counsel is designed to share wisdom that makes "all the difference in your future well-being and happiness", ensuring that the love you have keeps on growing. While the first episode laid out the essential foundation, this second part covers detailed sexual counsel for a beautiful start to your physical intimacy.

Dr. Wheat encourages setting realistic expectations, noting that immediate simultaneous orgasm should not be the goal; rather, the...

Duration: 01:20:20
Before the Wedding Night Pt 1
Oct 03, 2025

Dr. Ed Wheat, a family physician and marriage counselor, brings you the two-part series "Before the Wedding Night", specifically directed to those planning to marry soon. This powerful, Bible-based counsel is designed to share wisdom that makes "all the difference in your future well-being and happiness", ensuring that the love you have keeps on growing. While the second part covers detailed sexual counsel for a beautiful start to your physical intimacy, this first episode lays the essential foundation.

Dr. Wheat explores the divine marriage ordinance from Genesis 2:24, which acts as the perfect and complete counsel for all...

Duration: 01:20:17
Four Temperament Types
Sep 12, 2025

Ever wonder why some people are the life of the party while others prefer a quiet corner? Or why some are driven leaders, while others are content to let things be? This episode launches us into a fascinating exploration of self-analysis and the four temperament types, a concept first introduced by the ancient Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates.

Florence Littauer, who openly shares her own imperfections and relatable struggles, invites you to look inward and understand yourself first, rather than trying to "shape up" everyone else. The goal is to identify your strengths to amplify them, confront...

Duration: 00:56:42
Unmasking the Silent Epidemic: Finding Peace in a Depressed World
Aug 15, 2025

Unmasking the Silent Epidemic: Finding Peace in a Depressed World

Join renowned Christian author and speaker Florence Littauer as she candidly opens up about her own journey with depression. This powerful episode peels back the layers of this pervasive emotional illness, exploring its surprising reach and devastating consequences, including the alarming epidemic of child and teenage suicides.

Littauer reveals the diverse faces of depression, from those taught to be "born losers" to successful individuals who've lost their way. Discover the often-missed symptoms like passivity, self-deprecation, withdrawal, and the critical, counterintuitive "sudden improvement" that can signal...

Duration: 01:26:56
Conquering Depression - Florence Littauer
Aug 04, 2025

Unmasking the Silent Epidemic: Finding Peace in a Depressed World

Join renowned Christian author and speaker Florence Littauer as she candidly opens up about her own journey with depression. This powerful episode peels back the layers of this pervasive emotional illness, exploring its surprising reach and devastating consequences, including the alarming epidemic of child and teenage suicides.

Littauer reveals the diverse faces of depression, from those taught to be "born losers" to successful individuals who've lost their way. Discover the often-missed symptoms like passivity, self-deprecation, withdrawal, and the critical, counterintuitive "sudden improvement" that can signal...

Duration: 01:29:31
The 4 Personalities of Kids (And How to Love Them Well)
Aug 04, 2025

Why do your kids behave the way they do? 

In this insightful and practical episode, best-selling author and speaker Florence Littauer shares how parents can better understand their children's unique personalities. Through relatable stories and timeless wisdom, she helps you decode behaviors, communicate with love, and parent with purpose. 

Whether you're raising toddlers or teens, this conversation will give you fresh tools to build deeper connection and joy in your family life.

For more Christian teachings, visit www.inspirational.org.nz

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Duration: 00:51:04