Thee Generation Podcast

Jim Van Gelderen, Bobby Bosler
  • 4.8 (173)
  • Spirituality
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The Thee Generation Podcast is an audio resource dedicated to a generation of young people who are committed to total surrender to God and total dependence on His power to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This podcast is designed to strengthen and encourage through a series of Bible-based, practical talks.

  1. 12h ago

    Rising Above — TGYS 2026 Recap

    Bobby Bosler and Dr. Jim Van Gelderen report from the lobby of Falls Baptist Church after the 2026 Thee Generation Youth Summit. Bob Holmes, Austin Brownlee, and Ed Loney share observations from the conference, and college student Jose tells how he led his mother to Christ. The conversation returns to the theme of rising above through surrender and dependence on the Holy Spirit. Topics DiscussedThe atmosphere, team competitions, and preaching at TGYS 2026.Bob Holmes’s messages on temptation, restoration, and Christ’s sacrifice.Austin Brownlee’s breakout session on apathy and the call to own the Great Commission.Ed Loney’s observations about spiritual maturity and supporting the work of God.Victory over sin through the law of the Spirit of life in Christ.Jose’s testimony of obeying the Lord and sharing the gospel with his mother.Listening to the conference messages when they become available.Key TakeawaysSurrender and dependence on God’s power apply beyond the conference itself.Biblical instructions point us toward obedience, but victory depends on the Holy Spirit’s power rather than willpower.Young people can take personal responsibility for the Great Commission and the work of their local church.An opportunity to share the gospel may call for obedience even when you do not feel like doing it.Those who could not attend can still respond to the truths shared through the conference messages. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Rising Above — TGYS 2026 Recap

  2. Oct 3

    Faith Talks: Live by the Anchor

    Judson and Janna discuss how changing emotions relate to the body, soul, and spirit, drawing on Hebrews 4:12. Using a swing-set illustration, they distinguish the soul’s response to circumstances from the believer’s secure identity in Christ and explain why positive thinking cannot replace the truth of Scripture. They also address disappointment in spiritual leaders and the practice of reading and believing specific Bible passages when fear, doubt, or sorrow arises. Topics DiscussedThe difference between body, soul, and spiritHebrews 4:12 and the Word of God’s power to discern what is trueYour unchanging identity in Christ amid changing emotionsThe swing-set illustration and the limits of positive thinkingAnchoring your faith in Christ when a spiritual leader failsReading and believing Scripture when fear, doubt, or sorrow strikesKey TakeawaysYour feelings do not determine whether God loves you or whether you are forgiven in Christ.God gave you emotions; bring them to the truth of His Word rather than treating them as your authority.Christ remains faithful when people disappoint you. Let Him be your anchor.Open your Bible and study what God says about the specific struggle you are facing.Begin with the facts of God’s Word, respond in faith, and depend on the Lord for His strength.Keep ListeningBelieving is Seeing: Continue exploring how faith rests on what God’s Word declares about your identity in Christ.It’s Just Jesus: Hear how suffering and surrender taught Ty Thebeau to find his identity in Jesus Christ. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Faith Talks: Live by the Anchor

  3. Sep 27

    Satisfied: Passive Purity

    Purity will never happen by accident. In this episode of Satisfied, Ryan Swanson opens Proverbs 7 and Romans 16 to show why avoiding deliberate sin is not enough when careless choices still put temptation in your path. Take an honest look at your scrolling, your safeguards, and your accountability, and choose to be intentionally pure. Topics DiscussedThe young man in Proverbs 7 who walked near the strange woman’s cornerThe difference between lacking discernment and being simple concerning evilWhy innocence and purity cannot be protected by passivityCareless scrolling and allowing algorithms to choose what you seePractical safeguards and accountability before entering a known area of temptationKey TakeawaysNot seeking out temptation does not make careless choices safe.Purity calls for intentional decisions about the paths you take and the media you consume.Recognize the weakness of your flesh and communicate with an accountability partner before revisiting a known danger.Choose concrete safeguards as you seek to be less gratified and more satisfied with Jesus Christ. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Satisfied: Passive Purity

  4. Sep 19

    Dr. Jim: Delivered from Double-Mindedness

    In James 1:21, believers are told to lay aside sin and receive the engrafted Word with meekness. Dr. Jim Van Gelderen explains how this command addresses double-mindedness: the pattern of trusting God, then responding to fear and circumstances with doubt. Using Peter walking on the water and Elijah fleeing Jezebel, he shows the place of confession, surrender, and obedience in dependence on the Holy Spirit. Topics DiscussedThe difference between salvation and the deliverance of a believer’s soul in James 1How fear and outward circumstances pull the heart between faith and doubtPeter on the water and Elijah fleeing Jezebel as pictures of double-mindednessLaying aside sin through honest confession and Christ’s cleansingReceiving the engrafted Word with meekness and a surrendered willObeying God’s Word in dependence on the Holy SpiritKey TakeawaysA believer can waver between trusting God and reacting to fear; James calls that double-mindedness.Confession and Christ’s cleansing address the sin that grows from unbelief.Meekness means yielding your will to God, rather than relying on your own strength.Receive Scripture ready to obey what God says, depending on the Holy Spirit to enable you.God’s Word can deliver your soul from a repeated cycle of faith and doubt. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Dr. Jim: Delivered from Double-Mindedness

  5. Sep 12

    GoMission: The Next Town

    God often begins gospel advance with a burden to pray for the next town. In this episode, Mark Gillmore talks with Andrew Haertl about how God led him from a surrendered teenager and college student to pastor a church in Shawano, Wisconsin, and to seek gospel advance in Clintonville and the surrounding region. Will you ask God to show you the next step of faith—and take it? Topics DiscussedAndrew Haertl’s salvation testimony, early call to preach, and renewed surrender to serve the LordLearning to hear God’s voice through a clean heart, God’s Word, prayer, and patient obedienceChurch planting in Shawano, Wisconsin, and a burden for the towns surrounding itPrayer for Clintonville and the Lord’s redirecting of a planned gospel tent meetingPrayer Advance meetings, ministry partnerships, door-to-door outreach, and the opening Clintonville Bible studyGreat Commission completion through gospel-preaching churches multiplying into nearby communitiesKey TakeawaysGod can use young people who surrender to Him and obey the light He gives for the next step.A clean heart, time in God’s Word, and prayer prepare believers to recognize and follow God’s leading.Gospel advance often begins when believers pray specifically for the next town and step out in faith.Closed doors do not end God’s work; He can redirect His people into a better path.Small churches can bear a real burden for the harvest beyond their own community. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    GoMission: The Next Town

  6. Sep 9

    Bobby Bosler: Follow Me

    Episode SummarySuccess is not found in a platform, a ministry title, or a number on a dashboard. In this episode, Bobby Bosler opens John 1 and Galatians 6 to show that Christ’s simple call—Follow Me—defines a life of true success, whether it leads to a visible ministry or quiet faithfulness. Let go of the vision you have built for yourself and follow Jesus wherever He leads. Topics DiscussedChrist’s call to follow Him in John 1Releasing self-defined success, platforms, and performance metricsThe Flourish Series playlist and the ongoing study through GalatiansFaithfulness in visible ministry and in the hidden placesKey TakeawaysThe greatest success is to follow Jesus wherever He leads.God’s call may look different from the life we picture for ourselves.Faithful obedience matters more than recognition, scale, or results. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Bobby Bosler: Follow Me

  7. Aug 29

    Faith Talks: Just Walk With God

    God’s leading is rarely a matter of seeing the whole road at once. In this episode, Jennifer Teachout shares how the Lord used a childhood surrender, years of service in Quebec, and a long-held burden for French Guiana to teach her to keep walking with Him. As you obey Him in the small opportunities before you, trust God to lead you one step at a time. Topics Discussed Jennifer Teachout’s salvation testimony and childhood surrender to missions Overcoming the fear of being ashamed of God’s call God’s leading through language study, marriage, and seventeen years of ministry in Quebec The Lord’s long-term direction to French Guiana and ministry in Matoury The challenges of missionary life, motherhood, cultural differences, and personal inadequacy Serving God faithfully in small, often unseen opportunities Key Takeaways God often guides His children as they walk with Him in daily obedience. A call or burden from God may unfold over many years without being forgotten. Faithfulness in small acts of service forms a heart ready to follow God’s direction. God’s work does not depend on human adequacy; He supplies mercy and brings the fruit. Young women can trust God with their future one faithful step at a time. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Faith Talks: Just Walk With God

  8. Aug 25

    Satisfied: What is Your Default?

    When free time finally opens up, where does your heart go by default? In this episode, Ryan Swanson opens Philippians 2 and challenges us to exchange self-serving patterns for the humble, intentional service modeled by Christ. Ask God who you can serve this week, and let the mind of Christ reshape what you reach for first. Topics Discussed The default patterns that emerge when no urgent demand controls our time Ryan’s guitar habit as a revealing picture of a personal default Philippians 2:3–11 and the mind of Christ Moving from selfish routines to intentional service Helping an older neighbor carry groceries and praying with her Serving someone in the next block of free time Key Takeaways What we reach for in unguarded moments often reveals what has our heart. Christ’s humility calls believers to look beyond their own interests. Real change begins by identifying self-serving defaults and yielding them to God. Intentional service can turn ordinary free time into an opportunity to point someone to Jesus. Ask God for one person to serve this week, then act on the answer. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

    Satisfied: What is Your Default?
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The Thee Generation Podcast is an audio resource dedicated to a generation of young people who are committed to total surrender to God and total dependence on His power to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This podcast is designed to strengthen and encourage through a series of Bible-based, practical talks.

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  • Creator
    Jim Van Gelderen, Bobby Bosler
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    600
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2016-2024 Minutemen Ministries
  • Show Website
    Thee Generation Podcast

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