Mavericks & Misfits with Jeff Lyle Charisma Podcast Network

Episode 193: Confronting the Religious Spirit
Jesus wasn’t always polite. He did not always speak with gentle tones. He was not committed to making conversations easy on people. Jesus said the hard things…and sometimes He said the hard things in a hard manner. This episode of Mavericks & Misfits takes us through six separate and intense statements that Jesus made against the religious leaders of His day. Rarely do we stop and recognize how offensive these statements would have been to the Pharisees. In fact, when He delivered all six of his indictments against them, they looked for rocks to use to stone Him to death on the spot. When confronting the religious spirit, Jesus did not hold back. If we are to be like Him, there will be times when we will need to be as direct as He was.

Episode 192: Ambition: Good or Bad?
If God were to ever promote you above and beyond your character, it would end up crushing you. In a generation wherein believers of all ages are clamoring for recognition and success in the Kingdom, we are in an hour which desperately needs a reset. Your life and ministry cannot be about your calling, your gift, your anointing, or your influence. Superstar Christianity is flawed and fragile, yet it seems to be presented as the measurable goal for so many Christians. From John the Baptist’s life we can learn what it means to submit our lives, callings, anointings, giftings, and plans to God for His glory. This episode contains questions and answers that we cannot afford to ignore any longer.

Episode 191: To Fight Or Not To Fight
Sometimes the Bible instructs us to stand down and refuse to lift a hand against an enemy. At other times, we see clearly in Scripture that God expects us to proactively defeat and drive out our enemies. When it comes to conflicts between Christians, how are we to know which is the right approach to warfare? This episode of Mavericks & misfits draws from Jeff Lyle’s personal and recent experiences of heavy conflict with other believers. Using Scripture, we find that we must cultivate intimacy with God ahead of the fight prior to gaining discernment from God about the fight. We all have battles with others, and this episode will help you slow down and receive God’s instructions for your present or next battle.

Episode 190: How to Forgive
One of the most difficult things to live out as a follower of Christ is His command to live with a heart free of bitterness and unforgiveness. We have all been done wrongly by someone. Words, actions, and attitudes sometimes come our way from others with no other intention but to hurt us. We feel their stings. Then, Jesus comes to us and calls us to forgive them for everything they have said and done. Furthermore, He commands us to do this same thing with everyone for everything as long as we are alive. How in the world are we supposed to live with hearts like this? Jesus’ call to us in this way is not impossible. It is hard, but not impossible. When we learn how to perpetually forgive, we begin to live in a realm of the faith that most believers never enter. Jesus will train us in how to forgive.

Episode 189: What About Fasting?
Jeff Lyle’s first encounter with fasting as a Christian came in the form of a weekly legalistic demand. For the first 18 months of his Christian life, he would fast for a legal 24 hours, sometimes setting his alarm at 12:01 AM to get up and eat after fasting the previous 24 hours. Because of this, Jeff abandoned the practice of fasting for the next three years, believing it to be Old Testament law that bore no fruit. When Holy Spirit brought New Testament revelation to him concerning the true meaning of fasting, everything changed. This podcast explores the biblical foundation of fasting +the practical components of why fasting should be a healthy part of each Christian’s experience in following Jesus. Victory, defeating the enemy, power to resist fleshly desires, and access to spiritual wisdom and revelation can all come to us through fasting. This episode unpacks some of this, and is especially helpful to those who are exploring the practice of fasting for the first time.

For many Christians, there exists an ignorance of what to do when they have failed God in something they thought, said, or did. They know that Jesus paid for their sins, but what do they do when they have intentionally sinned in some way that they cannot excuse? We answer, “They must repent.” True, but what does repentance look like for a believer? If one asks God for forgiveness but does not change his/her ways, then is that true repentance? What about those who despair deeply when they fail God? What about others who casually excuse sin? This is a deeper topic than any churchified formula can solve. In today’s episode of mavericks & Misfits,  we explore the issue of how a Christian must respond when he/she has sinned.