Episodes

Oct. 11, 2026

God’s definition of love: Faith that leads to obedience

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Loving God means trusting him enough to obey, even when his commands challenge comfortable habits. The Ten Commandments connect faith with practical responsibilities toward neighbors, family, and society. Christian love calls for honest conduct, moral courage, and a willingness to let God shape everyday choices...
Oct. 4, 2026

God does not jump through our hoops

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – God does not answer to our demands but remains faithful through every hardship. Israel’s wilderness experience reminds us to trust his wisdom, bring our needs in prayer, and worship with humility. Faith means surrendering control, remembering his care, and trusting him through life’s uncertain seasons...
Sept. 27, 2026

Raining food: What manna teaches us about trusting God

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – The Israelites follow God into the wilderness, yet hunger makes them question His care. Manna arrives one day at a time, teaching them to trust His provision. Their struggle speaks to our fears when obedience leads through uncertainty and tomorrow’s answers remain out of sight. Even when the path looks uncertain, God hears and provides...
Sept. 20, 2026

Stand firm: Let God fight your battles

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Faith means trusting God’s wisdom even when fear closes in. Moses and the Red Sea remind us that deliverance rests on God’s faithfulness rather than human strength. Through uncertainty and hardship, His presence sustains us as we stand firm and surrender our need for control...
Sept. 13, 2026

God introduces a “sign for you”

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – God offers signs that point us toward trust rather than fear. Through Passover and the cross, He reveals His protection, mercy, and faithfulness. Life’s struggles invite us to choose confidence in His promises, resist discouragement, and keep moving forward with hope firmly rooted in Christ...
Sept. 6, 2026

Faith in God’s trustworthiness during challenges

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Faith grows strongest when uncertainty, suffering, conflict, and difficult questions test our trust in God. Through prayer, biblical truth, hope, and compassion, believers face antisemitism, despair, and end-times concerns while remembering that God remains faithful, life is sacred, and Christ calls His people to courage...
Aug. 30, 2026

Their plan vs. God’s plan: When evil turns to good

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Joseph’s story shows how faith endures betrayal, hardship, and uncertainty when God’s plan is not yet visible. Even in painful seasons, God remains present, turns evil toward good, and calls believers to trust His sovereignty, reject despair, and hold firmly to truth, hope, and redemption...
Aug. 23, 2026

What does God want for us

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – God desires more than our requests; He calls us to trust Him, follow Jesus, embrace grace, love our neighbors, and live faithfully in public life. Scripture points believers toward transformation, covenant faithfulness, wise citizenship, and confident hope as God prepares His people for eternity together...
Aug. 16, 2026

God is more powerful than government

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Government holds real power, but faith reminds Christians that God remains greater than any political authority. Believers are called to vote responsibly, study candidates carefully, pursue righteous government, resist fear and outrage, and place their ultimate trust not in politics, but in God for hope...
Aug. 9, 2026

Engaging the Bible

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Faith grows through intentional engagement with Scripture, prayer, worship, and trust in God’s promises. By reading the Bible slowly, seeking a reverent church, and remembering God’s faithfulness, believers find wisdom, strength, peace, and confidence to stand firm when life becomes difficult and uncertain around them...
Aug. 2, 2026

Righteousness, end times, and persecution explained

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Righteousness means covenant faithfulness rather than human perfection. Scripture calls believers to trust God, follow Christ, love others, remain watchful in uncertain times, and respond to persecution with faith. Jesus fulfills the law, offers grace, and leads His people toward lasting hope and obedience today...
July 26, 2026

Run to God: Faith that holds through hardship

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Cuban Christians demonstrate resilient faith amid hardship, challenging believers to trust God fully, worship faithfully, and stop running from Him. Psalm 65 reveals a forgiving, powerful God who calms storms and renews life. True faith embraces surrender, finds strength in church, and discovers that losing for Christ leads to life...
July 19, 2026

Practicing citizenship wisdom

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Christian faith calls believers to practice wisdom in every area of life, including citizenship. By trusting God, praying, discerning carefully, and voting responsibly, Christians steward liberty, resist fear and slogans, serve their neighbors, and bring steady obedience into public life while keeping their highest allegiance to God at all times...
July 12, 2026

Embracing the ‘liberty’ formula

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Liberty flourishes when freedom is joined with responsibility. As Americans celebrate cherished symbols and ideals, faith anchors the heart in God’s unchanging character. Scripture offers clarity, steadiness, and hope, reminding believers to trust God, live responsibly, confront failure honestly, and resist fear in uncertain times with courage and conviction daily...
July 5, 2026

The responsibility side of Independence Day Liberty

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Independence Day calls Americans to gratitude, humility, and renewed responsibility. Liberty remains precious only when joined with truth, virtue, prayer, hard work, and care for others. Freedom cannot survive on rights alone; it endures when people remember its cost, thank God for blessings, and live as faithful stewards...
June 28, 2026

Law or Covenant

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Faith calls believers to trust God’s covenant even when law, liberty, and society appear broken. True self-government rests on shared moral limits, conscience, and obedience to Scripture, not control or cynicism. Hope begins as God’s people keep praying, standing, and believing He still redeems what seems beyond repair...
June 21, 2026

Why moral character still matters

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Moral character still matters because liberty cannot stand without faith, gratitude, restraint, and self-government. America remains strong when citizens honor God, cherish freedom, guide their families, vote wisely, and practice virtue. A freer nation begins with disciplined hearts willing to repent, give thanks, and live rightly before others...
June 14, 2026

Christian faith and the courage to vote

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Faith calls Americans to trust God, honor Christian heritage, and live as courageous citizens. From pilgrim perseverance to the National Monument to the Forefathers, the message urges believers to build, vote, pray, protect the vulnerable, and never give up as they seek a more just and grateful nation...
June 7, 2026

Worship inspired by Psalm 8: The majesty and glory anthem

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Psalm 8 inspires worshipful reflection on God’s majesty, faithful prayer, and courageous hope. Questions about UFOs, persecution, church structures, history, and leadership become invitations to trust Scripture, seek repentance, pursue reconciliation, support pastors, pray for the suffering, and build communities shaped by mercy rather than fear today with steady faith...
May 31, 2026

An ancient new fire for faith and purpose

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Pentecost reminds believers that the Holy Spirit launches the church into mission, service, and prayer. Faith steadies hearts through disappointment, noise, and civic tension. Spiritual practices cultivate resilience, while gifts find purpose in local congregations. Trusting God, praying for peace, and tending the soul prepares Christians for every coming storm...
May 24, 2026

Taken up: Why the ascension still changes everything

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Speaker Mike Johnson’s prayer reminds Americans that rights come from God, while faith calls believers to speak truth with courage and grace. Spiritual growth requires worship, Scripture, and service before trials arrive. Jesus’ ascension reveals the King who reigns, prepares a place, and intercedes before the Father for us all...
May 17, 2026

Finding the way home through faith and truth

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – A call to return to truth, faith, and moral courage reminds Christians to defend God-given freedoms, reject propaganda, name evil clearly, and seek peace through the Spirit of Truth. Families, churches, and leaders are urged to stand firm, gather faithfully, and follow Christ’s way home in a confused age today...
May 10, 2026

How not to let things rattle us

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Truth steadies anxious hearts as faith, motherhood, and peace come into focus. Honor for mothers meets a call to resist fear, worship faithfully, forgive deeply, and bring every restless thought to Christ. Grace becomes the path where trust grows, mercy holds memory, and lasting peace takes root in daily life...
May 3, 2026

Living like Christ in politics and public life

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – This message calls believers to live out their faith with grace, especially in politics and elections. It emphasizes a renewed mindset shaped by Jesus’ promise of abundant life, urging thoughtful choices that reduce evil while reflecting Christian values in everyday actions and public decisions guided by biblical truth...