The Keep Believing Podcast

Let this be our motto as we seek to do God’s will: Expect the unexpected, and Enjoy the journey. The post I’m Coming to Rome Someday, I Hope appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

This is the pastor’s true ambition—to make Christ known so that men and women everywhere will come to Jesus. The post Finishing the Task appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Our calling is to be a people of hope because God’s heart is big and includes all the people of the world. The post God’s Multicultural Church appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Every church at its best is a group of saints with plenty of rough edges. The post Inside the Wedding Ring appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Paul is absolutely clear on this point. Keep your convictions between yourself and God. The post A Warning to Wine-Drinkers appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Who are we to judge those whom Christ has accepted? Don't use your freedom as an excuse to crush a new believer. The post How to Kill a New Christian appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Christian, do you know what time it is? It’s time to wake up! The post Do You Know What Time It Is? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

I gave this funeral message for my brother Ron on July 27, 2026, in Little Rock, AR. The post Do You Believe This? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

As long as you try to get even, you’re still living in the past. The post Hot Coals: Loving Those You’d Rather Hate appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The most powerful recommendation for any church is this–that the members love one another! The post The Agape Factor appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Our churches will be better when we have better pastors and better church members, and that won’t happen until we together cry out for mercy from the Lord. The post Blueprint for a Healthy Church appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When you do a good job, you are serving Jesus Christ just as much as a missionary on the other end of the earth. The post Jesus on the Job appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Sign on the bottom line. Let God fill in the details. The post Sign on the Bottom Line appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We must pursue the Lord, to know him better and better. Then and only then will we be transformed by the renewing of our mind. The post Changing Your Mind appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

What you do with your body matters to God. The post God’s Altar Call appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The evil day may be upon us, but I am not a pessimist. The post Standing in the Evil Day appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Born once, die twice. Born twice, die once. The post How Many Times Have You Been Born? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We will all someday die, but if you know Jesus, though you die, you won’t stay dead forever. The post Easter and the Problem of Death appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

He was forsaken that you might never be forsaken. The post The Forsaken Christ appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

As Jesus hung on the cross, he took time to take care of his mother. The post Final Words of a Family Man appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We all get to heaven the same way, by the grace and mercy of God. The post Last-Second Salvation appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When Jesus said, "Father, forgive them," he was talking about us. The post Father, Forgive Them appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If your God is too small, perhaps you need to take another look at the God of the Bible. The post Our Awesome God appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Do you want to go to heaven? You’ve got to get there by the mercy of God or you won’t get there at all. The post Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

I am so glad that I trusted Chhrist 57 years ago. I am happy to stand up and praise the name of my Lord who has been so good to me. The post A Teenager’s Prayer appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News of peace with God. The post How Shall They Hear? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

God has made salvation simple so that anyone can be saved, anywhere, anytime. The post God’s Simple Plan of Salvation appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The good news is: You can be saved–no matter how bad you’ve been. The better news is: You can be saved–no matter how good you’ve been. The post Why Good People Won’t Go to Heaven appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Pastor Ray speaks at the Word of Life 85th Anniversary Celebration at Hawthorne Gospel Church, Hawthorne, NJ, October 9, 2025. The post Word of Life 85th Anniversary Message appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Build your life on the Rock. Make Jesus the cornerstone of your life. The post Stumbling Stone or Cornerstone? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Our basic problem is that we have allowed God to be everywhere but on his throne. The post God’s Freedom appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Salvation is of the Lord. It is a work of God from beginning to end. Our choice is a free choice, but it is made possible only by God’s Spirit enabling us to believe and be saved. The post Straight Talk About Predestination appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

In the end we will discover that though we failed the Lord a thousand times, he never failed us, not even once. The post God’s Word Has Not Failed appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If hell is real, it ought to break our heart. The post The Value of a Broken Heart appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Paul said, “I am persuaded.” I say to you that I am persuaded. What about you? The post No Separation appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Satan cannot stop us. He can slow us down, he can knock us down, but he cannot stop the church of God. He cannot stop the people of God because through Jesus Christ, we are more than conquerors. The post More Than Conquerors appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The five links in the golden chain are meant to give you one thing: Complete assurance of your salvation. The post The Golden Chain appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

All things ultimately contribute to the ultimate good of those who love God. The post Can We Still Believe in Romans 8:28? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When we can’t pray, when the words won’t come, when we don’t know what to pray for, God has given the Spirit who prays for us. The post When God Prays For You appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

This life is Basic Training for eternity. God is using everything that happens in your life–including those things that seem utterly senseless–to prepare you for future glory. The post Why Bad Things Happen to God’s People appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Living by the Spirit is not automatic. A decision is required. You must choose to live by the Spirit’s power. It doesn’t happen by chance. The post Life in the Spirit appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Either you are condemned and you are waiting to be judged or you’re not condemned because your sins were judged on the cross of Christ. Where are you right now? The post No Condemnation appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

God intends for you to struggle with sin so that in your struggle, you would be stripped of your self-reliance and begin to trust in God and God alone. The post The Struggle appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

There are only three things you can do about your sin. You can deny it, you can try to deal with it yourself (which doesn’t work), or you can admit your sin and turn to Jesus Christ. The post Whatever Became of Sin? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Is this message about marriage or about salvation? It’s about both, because the faith commitment that leads to salvation is the same kind of faith commitment that leads to a happy marriage. The post Remarried–and Happy at Last! appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

No matter who you are, where you are, what you do, you gotta serve somebody this week. Only one question. Who are you going to serve? The post You Gotta Serve Somebody appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Spiritual victory won’t happen until you make it very personal. The post Three Steps to Victory appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The happiest people you will ever meet are those who have turned their backs on sin and set their feet on the road to heaven. The post Free At Last appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

You can’t out-sin the grace of God. The post Paradise Regained appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Until we admit that we are sinners, we’ll never see our need for a Savior. The post Paradise Lost appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

God shouldn’t love us, but he does. This is the wonder of the ages. The post That’s Incredible! appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

You’ll never regret your decision to say “yes” to Jesus Christ. Once you experience the love of God pouring into your soul, you’ll never be the same again. The post The Most Sought After Things in the World appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Faith is belief plus unbelief and acting on the belief part. The post The Oldest Dad in the Nursery appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

All that I wanted but could never have, I find when I come to Jesus Christ. The post Faith-Yes! The Law-No! appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If you want to understand the future, go back to the past. The post The Days of Noah: Why God Sent the Flood appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We all have an appointment with Christ sooner or later. The post A Father’s Hope: Glimmers of Grace in a Darkening World appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Walking with God doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a choice we make every day. The post The Man Who Walked With God: Enoch’s Extraordinary Journey appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If you will walk with God, you can come to the end of life with full assurance that the best is yet to come. The post The Names Time Forgot: A Genealogy of Grace appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If revival fire must come down from heaven, we can at least put the kindling in place The post Good News in Bad Times: Are We on the Brink of Revival? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We live in Cain's world, but it is also God's world. We need tenacious, winsome courage to live for Christ! The post City Life: Serving God in a Pagan World appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Man has now become his own executioner. The post Murder One: Why Do We Hate Each Other? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Is there any hope for our country in these troubling days of division, despair and destruction? Yes there is. And that hope rests 100% in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The post Righteousness is a Five Letter Word appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If you want to be saved by faith, then cling to Jesus Christ and to him alone. The post Father Abraham appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We all go to the heaven the same way--by the grace and mercy of God. The post God Plays No Favorites appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The post The Only Way To Be Right With God appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When you finally stop talking and start listening, the truth of the gospel can come crashing through to you. The post The Man in the Mirror appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The post I Object! appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Five simple words can take you all the way from earth to heaven. Here they are: Only Jesus and Jesus only. The post Can a Person Be Too Religious? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Don’t just stand there looking religious. Religion can only damn you! The post Mr. I. M. Okay Meets His Maker appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The truth of God marches on. The gospel of God shines like a beacon in the blackness of this hour. The post When God Gives Up appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When men turn away from God, they always go downward! The post Nightmare on Main Street appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Ask yourself, Is this really true? Then pray this prayer: “Lord, if it’s true, what should I do?” The post What Happens to Those Who Never Hear the Gospel? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

What happened to Martin Luther can happen to you. Those who trust in Christ alone will never be put to shame, not in this life or in the life to come. The post The Text That Changed the World appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. The post Heart to Heart Ministry appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

To forgive others who have hurt you deeply will cost you greatly. But unforgiveness costs far more. The post Seventy Times Seven appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Jesus has delayed his coming to give Christians more time to share the gospel and to give unbelievers a chance to be saved before it is too late. The post Why Hasn’t Jesus Come Back? appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We shouldn't be surprised by the Virgin Birth of Jesus. It's exactly what we should expect when the Son of God comes to earth. The post The Supernatural Birth of the Son of God appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Let us lay aside our cares and follow the Wise Men on their journey to Bethlehem. The post Three Kings and a Baby! appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

If you know Jesus, you have “life everlasting” here and now. It begins the moment you believe, and it continues right on through your death, and it carries you all the way home to heaven. The post Always Springtime in Heaven: “Life Everlasting” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The resurrection of the body means that when God saves us, he saves the whole person—body, soul and spirit. It also means that we will see again our loved ones who died in the Lord. The post The Hardest Doctrine to Believe: “The Resurrection of the Body” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Our sins are forgiven, forgotten, removed, buried, and blotted out. They can never condemn us again. Let that thought grip your soul, and you will never be the same. The post The Positive Power of Forgiveness: “The Forgiveness of Sins” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

But whether we are on earth today or in heaven tomorrow, we are still part of the church of Jesus Christ. The post All One Body We: “The Communion of Saints” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

I still believe in God’s church. What about you? The post God Has a Great Big Family-Part 2 appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

God has a big family—and if you know Jesus, if you have trusted him as your Lord and Savior—you are part of that family. The post God Has a Great Big Family-Part 1 appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Are you thirsty for something better? Do you have a thirst deep inside for a brand-new life? Is your soul parched and dry? You don’t have to stay that way. Come to Jesus and the rivers will begin to flow. The post When God Comes Near: “I Believe in the Holy Spirit” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

How close are we to that great day when the trumpet will sound, the dead in Christ will rise, and we will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air? Perhaps very close. Certainly closer than we think. The post The Up and Coming Christ: “He Will Come Again” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Because of the ascension, we may rest assured that the religion of Christ is true. God has accepted him, and because God accepted him, he will accept all those who trust in him. Because he is safe in heaven, we will someday be safe in heaven. We will be where he now is. The post A Friend in High Places: “He Ascended into Heaven” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Thanks be to God for the empty tomb. As much as I marvel at the virgin birth of Jesus, as much as I wonder at the sinless life of Jesus, as much as I glory in the cross of Jesus, it is the resurrection of Jesus that makes Christianity unique among all of the world religions. The post Going All In: “The Third Day He Rose from the Dead” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

We all die sooner or later, but Christ has transformed death for the believer. The post The Strangest Part of the Creed: “He Descended into Hell” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Do not let the picture of God’s scapegoat vanish from your mind until you have laid your burden on Jesus. The post God’s Scapegoat: “Buried” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

When Jesus died on the cross, he took our place, bore our punishment, and the paid the price for our sins so that we might be saved. Without his death, we could never be saved. The post The Day God Died: “Crucified, Died” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

My sins nailed Jesus to the cross. He is there because I put him there. The post The Man Who Killed Jesus: “Suffered Under Pontius Pilate” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The Virgin Birth reminds us that we all need a Savior. Today we may want a teacher or a leader or we may look to a pastor to guide us. But a day will come when only a Savior will do. The post Why the Virgin Birth Matters: “Conceived of the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

“I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.” This is the Jesus of the Bible. This is the Christ we worship today. The post The Incomparable Christ: “Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

You are here because God wanted you here. It doesn’t matter if you were a surprise to your parents. You weren’t a surprise to God. The post Not By Chance: “Maker of Heaven and Earth” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? This is our God—the Father Almighty. Put your trust in him! The post Who’s in Charge Here? “God the Father Almighty” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

The post The Greatest Risk You’ll Ever Take: “I Believe in God” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

True belief is always personal. I can’t believe for you and you can’t believe for me. The post You Are What You Believe: “I Believe” appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.

This is the first message in a series on the Apostles Creed, delivered at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL, in 2004. The post Back to Basics appeared first on Keep Believing Ministries.