Unfiltered with Jessie B.
Navigating 21st Century challenges with a Biblical perspective.
Episodes
57 episodes
Using God’s Name In Vain
Exodus 20:7 is a commandment which says Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. We immediately think of GD when we hear this, but is that all it means or does that commandment refer something deeper?
Stop That Jive Talkin’
I keep looking but the Bible doesn’t have a list of banned English vocabulary. So anything goes, right? No, not so fast.James 3:10 says Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.&...
Who Is In The Room?
We are pretty selective about who we allow into our homes. A home should be a place of comfort, security, safety, nurturing, and love. When we have guests it stands to reason guests not only have access to one or two rooms, they hav...
Gratitude In Your Attitude
Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.We have all been around someone who is prone to complain. They complain so much that sometimes you wonder if complaining is the only thing that makes t...
Chat First Naked & Afraid Later
Jesus I know, Paul I know, but who are you?This account is from Acts 19:11-17 where Jewish exorcists tried to cast out an evil spirit and the above was the evil spirit’s response before it overcame the Jewish exorcists, beat them up to t...
The Message In The Spit
Mark 8:22-26 has always been a peculiar record to me. There are many things to unpack here, and you can listen to my thoughts. But I do encourage you to study this on your own and see what the Holy Spirit would say to you.22
Conqueror or Victim
Romans 8:37 KJV Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.The victim mentality is a powerful tool satan uses to try and make us forget our true identity in Christ. Many psychologists agree that the victi...
Did You Really Say That?!
Psalm 141:3 says, "Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.”God spoke the universe and everything in it into existence. Words have the power to bless and to curse, to bring life and death. The words...
Second That Emotion
Typically, we don’t have emotions about something unless we have a thought about it first. We are bombarded by thoughts positive and negative every waking hour. If our thoughts are out of control, so will our emotions be out of control. &...
Breakthrough of Change
What does new wine, new wineskins, Prince and change, prayer blockage, and God waiting have in common? Maybe more than you think. Take a listen.
Follow Up and Grace
The first portion of this episode is follow up from last night’s episode regarding Toxicity in thhe Church. It is important to remember that the whole salavation message is about reconciliation to God through Jesus. Those who have been forgiven...
Toxicity In The Church
Imagine if your church got a memo from Jesus saying He was there a week ago, two weeks ago, a month, maybe a year, and He closed with the saying He would be back at another unspecified time what do you think the meat of that memo would say? Wou...
Reverse Engineered Repackaged Repurposed
Strange concept but we do it more often than we think and this is dangerous territory for anyone especially believers. God is the same yesterday today and forever but today is where we live therefore we need to accept that God is just as ...
Get Up, Pick Up, Walk!!
5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”7 “Sir,” the in...
Drinking, Gambling, Oh Dear!!!
Is it ok for a Christian to drink? What does the Bible say about going to a casino? These are two of many questions that are asked by both Christians and non Christians. While we all have strong opinions and valid reasons for those opinions. &n...
Please Help My Unbelief
Mark 9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; please help my unbelief!”Faith and unbelief can coexist as we see from this scripture. However, we cannot stay in this place and expect to gro...
The Word
There is a scene in Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood where he is sitting at the bedside of an elderly man who said, “ I have much to tell you about history…about your history.” For the first time Robin learned of his true heritage which in turn...
Choose Your Alignment
Spiritual warfare is real, so real that people often dismiss it as a seasonal troubles, depression, bad days, or the nauseous “it is what it is”. Even though God does not cause bad things, He often gets the blame more so than we adm...
Psalm 23…No, Really
Catch 22 seems like it has declared open season on many of us. If just that much speaks to you, then relax. Not only do we have a Savior who understands, we have the Lord who is victorious. But wait there’s more! He is also the soon comin...
Jesus: Guest or Friend?
Luke 10:38-42 is the well known account of Martha and Mary. Martha was more task oriented while Mary chose to sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from Him. Martha was rebuked, Mary was rewarded.Many times we can relate to Martha more so than Ma...
Refiner and Purifier
Malachi 3:3 "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness."He will sit as refiner and purifier…sou...
Toilet Paper Trees
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.Often times we remember the past, some memories are good some aren’t but regardless we...
Honoring Mothers and Fathers
Exodus 20:12 tells us to honor our father and mother which is all well and good if they are godly, but does God expect us to do so if they are not godly? Does this automatically let us off the hook?