Indigenous Faith
Helping Indigenous followers of Jesus Christ live biblically healthy lives in the context of their cultures and communities.
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264 episodes
26.20 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church at Thyatira (Part 2)
In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their study of the words of Christ to the church at Thyatira. This church was commended by Christ for the fact that their works of today were greater than the works they did when th...
26.19 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church at Thyatira (Part 1)
Today Craig and LaDonna Smith begin their study on the fourth church in the Apostle Paul's church planting work in the region of Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). It's the church in Thyatira. Similar to Pergamos, Thyatira was a city w...
26.18 When the Tables are Turned - A Radio Interview with Craig and LaDonna
Today the Smiths take a quick break from their study in the Book of Revelation to bring you an extra special edition of Indigenous Faith, where the interviewers become the interviewee's. The Smiths were invited ...
26.17 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Pergamos (Part 3)
Today Craig and LaDonna Smith complete their study on the words of Jesus Christ to the church in Pergamos. This church had both affirmation of things they were doing well and words of correction over things that they weren't doing well.&n...
26.16 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church at Pergamos (Part 2)
In this, the second part of the Smith's review of Christ's words to the seven churches in Asia Minor, they cover the admonitions of the Lord to the church in Pergamos. It was a city given over to a multitude of pagan religions, with shrin...
26.15 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Pergamos (Part 1)
Today, the Smiths begin their study in the third church on Paul's Asia Minor church planting efforts. This time it's the city of Pergamos. The Smiths follow the similar pattern of walking through the Scripture passages that speak of...
26.14 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Smyrna (Part 4)
As the Smiths finish their study on Christ's words to the church in Smyrna, they continue their review of the poverty Jesus said was evident in this church. In human terms, they were poor, yet, Jesus said, in Him, they were rich beyond im...
26.13 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Smyrna (Part 3)
As we launch into today's episode of Indigenous Faith, Craig continues to share the remarkable experience he had in 2009 when he died in an emergency room in Santa Fe, New Mexico. But he didn't stay dead, instead, the doctor...
26.12 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Smyrna (Part 2)
In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue unpacking Christ's words to the church in Smyrna. The passage under consideration is Revelation 2:8-11. Today's focus is from Christ's admonition to them about the persecutions they are...
26.11 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Smyrna (Part 1)
Today, Craig and LaDonna Smith return to their teaching series on Christ's words to the seven churches in Asia Minor. Their focus today, and in in a few more episodes to come, is the church in Smyrna, found in Revelation 2:8-11. Smy...
26.10 The King is Coming - A Review of our Overview (Part 4)
In this final episode in the Smith's journey back to why they believe, teach, and preach from the literal interpretation of Scripture. This has incredible importance to how they present this extended prophecy series on the Coming of the L...
26.09 The King is Coming - A Review of our Overview (Part 3)
Craig and LaDonna Smith's multi-episode review of the reasons they are committed to the Premillennial, Pretribulation rapture position continues as they present a timely article written by Dr. David Jeremiah title, "The Battle of Armageddon."&n...
26.08 The King is Coming - A Review of Our Overview (Part 2)
In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue their review of why they believe in the PreMillennial, Pre-tribulation rapture of the church position, which is based upon the literal translation of Scripture instead of the allegorical understand...
26.07 The King is Coming - A Review of our Overview (Part 1)
Today Craig and LaDonna takes a brief break from the seven churches in Revelation 2&3 to provide an all-important review of where they stand on the issue of the Rapture, Second Coming of Christ, the Great Tribulation Period, the Millennial ...
26.06 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Ephesus (Part 3)
In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna finish up their study of the first Church Jesus told John to write to in His words to the seven churches in Asia Minor. It was the church in Ephesus. The Smiths continue to help us understand ho...
26.05 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Ephesus (Part 2)
Today, Craig and LaDonna continue their study of Jesus' words to the seven churches in Asia Minor in Revelation 2-3. Realizing the importance of what Christ said, they had no option but to address the issue of abortion in our modern cultu...
26.04 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Ephesus (Part 1)
Today Craig and LaDonna Smith move on to Chapters 2-3 of the Book of Revelation, which covers Jesus' words to seven churches in the region of Asia Minor. For the next little while, the Smiths will be unpacking the details of Christ's word...
26.03 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - Chapter 1 (Part 3)
Today Craig and LaDonna Smith wrap up there expository look into Revelation 1. They remind us that while they hold strongly to the literal interpretation of Scripture, they leave room for imagery, illustrations, etc., that are metaphorica...
26.02 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - Chapter 1 (Part 2)
Today Craig and LaDonna continue their introductory study into the Book of Revelation. They continue to unpack all that chapter 1 has to say about why this book was to be scribed by the Apostle John while in prison on the island of Patmos...
26.01 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - Chapter 1 (Part 1)
Not only does today mark another year of the Indigenous Faith broadcast, it marks the beginning of a new series in our continued study of eschatology. Today we launch an in-depth study into the last book of the Bible, the Book of...
25.52 The King is Coming - The Signs of His Coming (Part 5)
In today's fifth and final episode that focuses on the Signs of His Coming, Craig and LaDonna Smith provide a window into some o the last few chapters of the Bible, including Revelation 19-21. Chapter 19's focus is on the Rid...
25.51 The King is Coming - The Conquering King's First Coming Christmas Message
In today's special edition of Indigenous Faith, the Smiths pause their study of biblical prophecies about Christ's second coming to focus their attention on biblical prophecies about Christ's first coming in this special Christmas...
25.50 The King is Coming - The Signs of His Coming (Part 4)
The Smith's teaching on the Second Coming of Christ becomes very personal as Craig and LaDonna share about the glad reunion to come when they will be reunited with loved ones who have gone on before but will be resurrected to a new eternal stat...
25.49 The King is Coming - The Signs of His Coming (Part 3)
In today's episode, the Smiths continue their presentation from Matthew 24, which is often referred to as the Olivet Discourse. Here Jesus answers an important question asked by His disciples about the signs of His coming and the end of t...
25.48 The King is Coming - The Signs of His Coming (Part 2)
In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to unpackage the response of Jesus to four of His disciples in Matthew 24 as they asked Him what would be the signs of His coming and the end of the age? In what's commonly referred to ...