By What Authority

Raymond Ybarra
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By What Authority is a Scripture-rooted, spoken-word podcast by Raymond Ybarra for believers who refuse imitation faith or denominational confusion. Each episode opens the Scriptures with clarity and conviction, using story, testimony, and biblical truth to expose imitation vs revelation, leaves vs fruit, religion vs relationship. Not Catholic, Protestant, Calvinist, or Arminian, this podcast calls believers back to the authority Jesus gave His disciples and into a mature, aligned, Scripture-grounded walk with Him, growing in the truth of Christ rather than tradition.Call or text (469)915-1167

  1. Oct 22

    WHAT GOSPEL IS MY LIFE PREACHING?

    What is your life preaching before you ever open your mouth? In this episode of By What Authority, we look at how the gospel becomes visible in the workplace—not through flawless performance, but through a life being formed by Christ. Grounded in Colossians 3 and supported by the teaching of Jesus and the apostles, this message explores how the Holy Spirit grows Christlike character in us, how grace frees us from legalism, and how faithful conduct and honest words can point others to Jesus. Listener Takeaway You don’t have to perform a perfect Christian image at work. Because you belong to Christ, you can depend on the Holy Spirit to shape your everyday choices—working with integrity, treating people with dignity, making things right when you cause harm, and speaking about Jesus with gentleness when the moment comes.

  2. Oct 14

    Seen by God, Called by Christ, Followed by Few- What If the Lord Sees You... and You Still Refuse to Move When He Calls?

    In Genesis 16, Hagar names the Lord who sees her. In Mark 10, a wealthy man hears Jesus’ call but walks away grieving, the disciples reach for honor, and Bartimaeus receives mercy and follows Jesus in the way. In “Seen by God, Called by Christ, Followed by Few,” Raymond Ybarra challenges disciples to consider what they do when Jesus meets them in their need, confronts what they cling to, and calls them to serve. Christ does not only expose the heart—He gives Himself and forms His followers to walk in His way. Listener Takeaway Bring your affliction, ambition, and resistance before Christ. Ask: Where is Jesus forming me to trust, serve, or follow Him right now? Then take the next faithful step.

  3. Oct 8

    HOW LONG, LORD? UNTIL CHRIST IS FORMED IN ME

    “How Long, Lord?” is often the cry of someone waiting for pain to end. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra also turns that question toward the disciple: How long until Christ is formed in me? Through the compassion of Jesus, the image of the bruised reed, and the call to bear one another’s burdens, this teaching challenges believers to examine how they respond when someone entrusts them with their pain. Discipleship is more than what we teach; it is also how we reflect Christ in the ordinary encounters God places before us. Listener takeaway Ask the Lord, “How long until I look more like You?” Then let that question shape how you meet the person in front of you: listen before answering, show compassion without pretending to be their savior, and bear the burden you’re able to carry.

  4. Oct 4

    WALKING- The Disciple Lives What He Sees

    Before Jesus said, "Learn from Me," He said, "Take My yoke upon you." In this episode of By What Authority, we explore a reality that much of modern Christianity has overlooked: disciples were never called to invent the path, only to walk it. What does it actually mean to walk with Christ? Is discipleship defined by information, activity, and personal interpretation, or by following the One who leads? Through the testimony of Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Israel, and the first disciples, this episode examines God's consistent call to daily obedience, trust, surrender, and dependence. Jesus did not offer His followers a self-directed faith. He offered them a yoke. A shared direction. A shared pace. A shared path. The disciple learns not by observation, but by participation. Not by leading Christ, but by following Him. If seeing Christ changes what we know, then walking with Christ changes how we live. Listener Takeaway The disciple's responsibility is not to create the path. The disciple's responsibility is to stay upon it. This week, stop demanding the entire map and focus on the next step Christ has placed in front of you. Walking with Him is not about getting ahead of His direction or creating your own. It is about daily obedience, daily trust, and remaining under His yoke, at His pace, and in His will. The goal is not merely knowing about Christ, but learning to walk with Him.

  5. Sep 30

    SEEING — What Blindness Cannot Receive

    In this episode of By What Authority, Raymond Ybarra turns to a question that reaches far deeper than what we know: Why do some see while others remain blind? In SEEING — What Blindness Cannot Receive, Raymond explores the difference between information and revelation, knowledge and sight, religion and relationship. Beginning with the Parable of the Sower, the very parable Jesus said unlocks all the others, this episode traces a path through Scripture to uncover the true nature of spiritual blindness. From Isaiah's warning of seeing without perceiving, to the healing of the blind man in John 9, to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, this teaching reveals a sobering truth: the greatest obstacle to seeing Christ is often believing we already do. With pastoral depth and biblical conviction, Raymond challenges listeners to move beyond mere familiarity with Scripture and into genuine revelation of the Son of God. This is a message about humble hearts, open eyes, and the miracle of God shining His light into darkened hearts. Because before a disciple can stand, a disciple must see. And before a disciple can see, Christ must open what blindness has closed. SEEING — What Blindness Cannot ReceiveA message for those who desire revelation more than information, and Christ more than religion. LISTENER TAKEAWAY Listeners will walk away understanding that spiritual blindness is not primarily a lack of information but a lack of revelation. They will discover why Jesus pointed His disciples back to the Parable of the Sower, why seeing and perceiving are not the same thing, and why humility is essential to receiving truth. Most importantly, they will be challenged to ask a deeper question than, “What do I know?” and instead ask, “Am I truly seeing Christ?” The goal is not simply to learn more about Him, but to behold Him more clearly, follow Him more faithfully, and remain dependent on the One who opens blind eyes and reveals Himself to humble hearts.

  6. Sep 28

    STANDING — When the World Chooses Barabbas.

    In this follow‑up to BECOMING, Raymond Ybarra confronts one of the most sobering realities of discipleship: what a follower of Jesus must do when the world chooses blindness, comfort, and the familiar—when the crowd chooses Barabbas. This episode is not about symbolism; it is about allegiance. It is about the moment when truth becomes costly, when surrender becomes offensive, and when standing with Christ means standing apart from the crowd. Raymond draws from the Gospel narrative to illuminate a modern discipleship crisis: truth is not rejected because it is unclear, but because it is too clear—too exposing, too holy, too demanding. In a culture that prefers the easy way, the familiar way, the way that asks nothing, this episode calls the disciple to stand with Christ even when the crowd shouts for something else. With pastoral clarity and prophetic weight, Raymond explores how the disciple stands without arrogance, speaks truth without compromise, carries compassion instead of contempt, and refuses to trade Christ for comfort. He shows how the tension between longing for heaven and staying for souls is not conflict but calling—and how Jesus Himself faced the same moment when the crowd chose Barabbas, remaining faithful, surrendered, aligned, and unchanging as the Christ. This episode is a call to endurance, allegiance, and formation under pressure. A call to stand when standing feels lonely. A call to shine when blindness surrounds. A call to remain faithful when the world prefers anything but Jesus. STANDING — When the World Chooses Barabbas A message for disciples who refuse to bow to the crowd. LISTENER TAKEAWAY Listeners will walk away understanding that discipleship is proven not when the crowd agrees with them, but when the crowd chooses something else. They will see that standing with Christ is not stubbornness but surrender — a loyal, compassionate, truth‑anchored posture that remains faithful even when truth is unwanted and blindness is preferred. They will recognize that the disciple’s calling is not to win the crowd, but to carry the light that helps the blind see, to speak truth without compromise, and to remain aligned with Jesus even when the world chooses Barabbas. Above all, they will leave knowing that faithfulness in lonely moments is not wasted — it is the very place where Christ is formed in them.

  7. Sep 25

    BECOMING — “Even so, come Lord Jesus.”

    In this episode of By What Authority, Raymond Ybarra explores the deep, Spirit‑born longing rising in the hearts of believers — the cry of the Bride: “Even so, come Lord Jesus.” This is not a message about timelines, charts, or speculation. It is a call to BECOMING — the formation of Christ within His people. Raymond walks through the journey of the seed, the fruit, the pressing, the oil, and the work of the vinedresser, revealing how Christ shapes His disciples until their desire for His appearing becomes the natural cry of their transformed life. This episode confronts the tension between longing for home and carrying Christ’s burden for souls, reminding listeners that this tension is not conflict — it is calling. A message for those who feel the ache, the pull, and the holy longing for the King. LISTENER TAKEAWAY Listeners will walk away with a deeper understanding that the cry “Come Lord Jesus” is not fear or escape — it is the evidence of Christ being formed within them. They will recognize the seed, fruit, pressing, and oil as stages of becoming, and see the tension between longing for heaven and burden for souls as proof of Christ’s life in them. Above all, they will be encouraged to embrace the work of the vinedresser and allow Christ to live, speak, and reach through them until He comes.

  8. Sep 23

    Hunger Is Not the New Birth- When Hunger, Thirst, and Conviction Are Mistaken for Regeneration

    Many believers mistake spiritual hunger for spiritual life. They feel conviction, longing, thirst, or a pull toward God and assume those experiences mean they’ve already been born again. But Scripture draws a clear line between awakening and regeneration, between being drawn to Christ and being made new in Christ. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra explores that distinction with biblical clarity and personal honesty. Through passages like John 6:44, John 3:3, Romans 7–8, and John 7:37, we see how God can awaken a soul without yet indwelling it — and why confusing the two can lead to false assurance, shallow discipleship, and spiritual stagnation. Raymond also shares his own story — the day the old man died and the new man was born — revealing how awakening led him to surrender, and how Christ brought him from conviction to new creation. If you’ve ever felt hunger for God, thirst for truth, or conviction in your soul, this episode will help you understand what those experiences mean, what they don’t mean, and how they can lead you to the only One who gives life. LISTENER TAKEAWAY Spiritual hunger is not salvation — it’s an invitation. Thirst is not the new birth — it’s a signal pointing you to Christ. Conviction is not regeneration — it’s awakening. This episode will help you: recognize the difference between spiritual sensitivity and spiritual rebirthunderstand why awakening must lead to actual new life in Christavoid mistaking conviction for conversionrespond to hunger and thirst by coming to Jesus, not assuming you already have Himsee how God uses awakening to draw you toward surrender, repentance, and new creationThe takeaway is simple but life‑changing: Don’t stop at hunger. Don’t stop at thirst. Don’t stop at conviction. Let every awakening lead you to Christ — because only Christ gives the new birth.

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By What Authority is a Scripture-rooted, spoken-word podcast by Raymond Ybarra for believers who refuse imitation faith or denominational confusion. Each episode opens the Scriptures with clarity and conviction, using story, testimony, and biblical truth to expose imitation vs revelation, leaves vs fruit, religion vs relationship. Not Catholic, Protestant, Calvinist, or Arminian, this podcast calls believers back to the authority Jesus gave His disciples and into a mature, aligned, Scripture-grounded walk with Him, growing in the truth of Christ rather than tradition.Call or text (469)915-1167

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  • Creator
    Raymond Ybarra
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    189
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Raymond Ybarra
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