Real Truth Matters Podcast
Walking and communion with God are not automatic. How then do you experience the reality of a personal relationship with God, or read your Bible and experience God’s presence? Put simply, how do you know God? These are huge questions that need serious discussion. Every Tuesday, Michael Durham of Real Truth Matters Ministries will lead in such a conversation. This podcast tackles the experiential side of Christianity with teaching, interviews, and question and answer episodes. If you want to grow in fellowship with God in the biblical manner known by the orthodox and sound men of God of the old paths, then tune in each week to the Real Truth Matters Podcast.
Episodes
170 episodes
THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH Part 1
What if everything you’ve believed about spiritual growth has been pointing you in the wrong direction? Many Christians exhaust themselves trying harder, following formulas, and measuring progress by performance—only to find themselves frustrat...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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21:21
THE HINDRANCES OF THE FLESH Part 2
In The Hindrances of the Flesh – Part 2, Michael Durham exposes one of the most dangerous realities in the Christian life: the flesh often looks respectable, responsible, and even religious. From anxiety disguised as maturity to obedie...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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22:50
THE HINDRANCES OF THE FLESH Part 1
In this searching and deeply personal message from Galatians 5, Michael Durham exposes one of the greatest threats to the Christian life—not open rebellion, but subtle self-reliance. What if the very things you believe make you spiritually stro...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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22:07
INTRODUCTION TO WALKING IN THE SPIRIT Part 2
Why does the Christian life feel like a war within? In this episode, Michael Durham explains why the flesh isn’t destroyed at salvation—it’s dethroned—and why that ongoing struggle is evidence of the Spirit’s presence, not your failure. With cl...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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23:52
INTRODUCTION TO WALKING IN THE SPIRIT Part 1
Can your desire to be holy actually work against you? In this gripping introduction to Walking in the Spirit, Michael Durham exposes a sobering truth from Galatians 5: even sincere Christians can slip into spiritual bondage when self-e...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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22:58
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED Part 2
In this concluding episode of What Is the Gospel?, Michael Durham presses us to look unflinchingly at the cross—not merely as a symbol of love, but as the public display of God’s perfect righteousness. Drawing from Romans 3 and the ima...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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25:13
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED Part 1
The gospel does not begin with us—it begins with God. In this concluding message of the second sermon in What Is the Gospel?, we are confronted with a truth both sobering and glorious: God is righteous, God judges sin, and the gospel h...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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22:06
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: WHY GOD MUST JUDGE SIN Part 2
In Episode 4 of What Is the Gospel?, we conclude the second sermon by confronting the sobering reality of God’s righteousness and judgment. Drawing from Romans 1–3, this episode explores how God’s wrath is not only future, but already ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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22:04
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: WHY GOD MUST JUDGE SIN Part 1
In Episode 3 of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham confronts one of the most unsettling yet essential questions of the gospel: How good do you have to be? Continuing his series What Is the Gospel?, this ep...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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21:19
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: THE FIRST WORD OF THE GOSPEL IS GOD Part 2
In Episode 2 of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham continues his exposition of Romans by pressing deeper into the heart of the gospel: the righteousness of God. Before Paul ever speaks of God’s love, he grounds salvation in...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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20:04
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: THE FIRST WORD OF THE GOSPEL IS GOD Part 1
In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham begins a foundational series in Romans 1:16–17 by asking a vital question: What is the gospel? Challenging modern assumptions, he argues that much contemporary ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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22:40
THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
As we come to the final episode of this season-long study on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, we return to one of the most beautiful promises Jesus ever made—the promise of another Helper. When He spoke those words, the disciple...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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20:30
THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
The upper room was filled with uncertainty. Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure, yet His words were filled with comfort: “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” Those wor...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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19:50
WHEN ASSURANCE FADES: UNDERSTANDING THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Why do some believers seem to “lose” the witness of the Holy Spirit? In this episode of Real Truth Matters, Michael Durham continues his exploration of Romans 8:16, unpacking why assurance can feel strong one moment and faint the next....
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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21:27
THE INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
In this follow-up episode of Real Truth Matters, Michael Durham goes even deeper into one of the most profound realities of the Christian life: the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. This isn’t about merely agreeing with the facts of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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21:55
THE INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham tackles one of the most vital yet overlooked truths of the Christian life: the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Romans 8, Durham shows that true assurance of salvat...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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20:42
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS
In this week’s episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham finishes his series on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 with a sobering but hope-filled message. While the miraculous works of God are awe-inspiring, they are ...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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20:35
A BIBLICAL APPROACH TO SPIRITUAL GIFTS
What if the entire debate over spiritual gifts has been asking the wrong questions? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham, director of RTM, examines a biblical perspective that transcends the familiar arguments betwe...
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22:04
SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 3
What if the debate over spiritual gifts has been asking the wrong questions all along? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue exploring why both continuationism and cessationism fail to give a complete picture of God’s w...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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21:28
SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 2
The debate over spiritual gifts has divided Christians for generations—but what if both sides are missing something vital? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham continues our deep dive into whether the gifts of the S...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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20:21
SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 1
Are the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit still active today, or did they cease with the apostles? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we take an in-depth look at the two major positions on this question—continuationis...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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21:03
WHAT ABOUT TONGUES?
In this episode, we dive into the often-debated question: Is speaking in tongues the initial physical evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit? Exploring the foundations of Pentecostal and Charismatic theology, we unpack how super...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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21:44
THE TIMING OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
In this second part of our discussion on The Timing of the Sealing of the Holy Spirit, Michael Durham revisits the influential teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones and respectfully examines his view that the sealing of the Spirit is a post-...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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20:53
THE TIMING OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue our exploration of the sealing of the Holy Spirit by asking a critical question: When does the sealing take place? Is it an immediate work of the Spirit at convers...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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21:36
THE NATURE OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue exploring the profound reality of the believer’s sealing with the Holy Spirit. Many Christians understand the idea in theory but have not grasped its depth as a living, experiential...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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20:04