Unfiltered with Jessie B.
Navigating 21st Century challenges with a Biblical perspective.
Episodes
43 episodes
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?
Dirty Laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down, kick ‘em when they’re stiff, kick ‘em all around…James 5:16 says confess faults to one another but what does that mean exactly and how far should we take it?
Sacrifice of Praise
We bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord…if you are like me, this song might as well been up there with The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow…both heard to ad nauseum and both equally annoying. But when I realized praise is no...
Am I Still Your God?
Comforting words mean the world to us, especially when we need to hear them. But, what if God doesn’t offer comforting words but a soul searching question. “Am I Still Your God?”
Think On Such Things
While life can kick the breath out us and those we thought we could depend on prove otherwise, God always provides.Philippians 4:8
The Gethsemane Experience
I heard an interview with Kathy Troccoli where she said God writes our story, we just gotta catch up to it. The catching up to it process is not easy. In fact it can be a living hell for a while. Catching up will mean gi...
The Whosoevers
Sometimes we need to be reminded that we were once a whosoever. The Gospel is for everyone, regardless of their past, their name, skin color, economic status or any other dividing issue. Jesus is still in the life changing business and we...
Dangerous Doubt
Proverbs 3:5-6New King James Version5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;6 In all your ways acknowledge Hi...
Defeating Strongholds
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough…I’m just taking You-Know Who at His Word…I don’t care that You-Know-Who has 99% and I only have 1% of someone’s heart, I’ll just keep kneading their thoughts, with guilt, and shame, and...
Poison of Unforgiveness
Unforgiveness in and of itself is poison. When unforgiveness is directed toward others it’s bad enough, but what about when it’s directed inward?Unforgiveness is a choice and while we think we are punishing the other person or punishing ...
Grace and Hope
Psalm 34:18 NKJV18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,And saves such as [a]have a...
The Rock
Matthew 7:24-2524 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it...
Testimony and Salvation
If you are a Christian, then you have been given the ministry of reconciliation. This means we need to be ready at any given time to it only share our testimony but also the message of Salvation. You never know what the Holy Spirt may do ...
Does God Always Deliver
Psalm 34:18 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.I have read this verse a lot, even recited it in prayer many times and yet, even recently I would wonder why did such ...
Poltical Religion Take 2
Hey guys, I realized I transposed a couple of names at the end which I could have made a note and corrected in the notes but it still would have been heard and in the transcript so, this is the corrected version. Thanks for your patience.