The Upward Call Podcast!

Jesus Christ most often spoke of spiritual things in likeness to the natural so His disciples often misunderstood Him.  When He cautioned them to, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees,” at the mention of the word leaven their minds immediately thought of bread, which they did not bring […]

The thought of mixture entering into the Church remains a constant concern.  Anything foreign to the absolute truth of the Gospel and the testimony of the apostles is an impurity that must be discerned and purge out.  This mixture can come from multiple sources, such as false doctrine, false prophets and teachers, worldly influence, culture, […]

The words of Paul to the Church of Corinth (2 Cor. 11.1-4) reveal both the grand objective for the Church, as well as a prophetic caution of corruption at its doorstep prone to enter in. Historically, God’s dealings with His creation have passed from the “age of Creation” focused on Adam and Eve, to the […]

When Jesus told Peter, “I will build my church,” did He have in mind a more perfect religion, one to rival existing religions in the world, or did He have in mind something of a higher spiritual nature? Distinction must clearly be made between religion and Christianity, as well as between the Old Covenant (Testament) […]

It is an undeniable Biblical fact that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ, dwells in the believer individually and in the Church collectively. Yet it seems the reality of this true miracle escapes us. Not only must we come into this realization now, and allow it to impact our lives today, but to anticipate […]