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All the Videos That Are Available

Current Video Creation

See my YouTube channel for any and all videos produced after July 6, 2024…and there have been many. As of June 14, 2025 I am still producing on average one per day, though slightly more than half of them are shorts. The rest are usually between 8 and 15 minutes each. That means I’m producing hundreds per year, which explains why I finally gave up on trying to catalog them all here.

Short-Lived Video Podcast

I began this series on May 18, 2024 and concluded it – after only six episodes – on July 6, 2024. I found that format too confining and, instead, decided to started publishing “YouTube Shorts” (which are one-minute or less) daily. In addition, I plan to continue to produce longer videos, but not necessarily on a scheduled basis.

Previous Video Series

I have 69 teaching videos identified below. They are listed in the chronological order in which I recorded and uploaded them to YouTube, which was from April 8, 2014 to November 12, 2016. (I produced them for the blogs and podcasts I was operating at that time.) The bracketed information to the right of an entry indicates the part of the book where that video is linked. If no bracketed information appears, it just means that video is not currently linked anywhere else in the book.

15 responses to “All the Videos That Are Available”

  1. Kristen O'Connor Avatar
    Kristen O’Connor

    Mike, Thank you for all you offer here on this site. I’ve been watching your videos “Counteracting the World”, “Understanding the World”, “Strongholds in Your Life”, along with reading through Romans and I’m understanding there is an animalistic/ narcissistic way to us when we enter this world. And starting a relationship with Jesus is the beginning of getting away from that life to live a life of humility and trust in obeying Jesus instead of acting on those sinful impulses. Since I’ve started studying the bible, I see so much of my sin, which I understand is one of the points to reading the bible. But there are times I feel like my sinful feelings/ thoughts come so suddenly/ so heavily that I’m drowning in them, so much so that it’s difficult to sincerely and genuinely be the loving person God desires me to be- I’ve lost my peace and joy. In time, I can pull myself out, but I hate my sin and I hate that I even have these feelings/ thoughts. I want to clear them out of my life. Like Paul says in Romans 7:19: “For the good that I want, I do not, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.” I understand it takes patience and building up faith and that I could just not have enough faith yet. Do you have advice for these times? Once I’ve identified my sin/ stronghold, what are the practical next steps to clear them out? Also, are all thoughts/ feelings that come to me, that are against Gods righteous ways, sin? Or just temptation? At what point does a thought/ feeling go from temptation to sin? Let’s say something happens that stirs jealousy inside of me, I’ve lost my joy and peace. In time, I can reason myself away from these thoughts/feelings by thinking about Jesus- who He is and what He has done for me. Are these thoughts/ feelings sin or just temptation? Is it reasonable to think that I can mature enough to one day never have a thought/ feeling that would be against God? Or will we always be tempted while living on the earth?

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    1. Mike Gantt Avatar
      Mike Gantt

      James lays out the sequence in Jas 1:13-15: temptation begins with lust, converts it into sin, which brings about death. Jesus is the key to life on both ends. By seeing Him and serving Him, we can avoid temptation. However, if we nevertheless succumb to temptation and sin, He is on the other end as well – ready to raise us from the dead.

      In this context I am, of course, speaking of sin as separation from God.

      He raises us from the dead by speaking to us – and by us believing His words. If His words don’t come to our minds, we can always find them in the Bible. (Regarding this process, see Jas 1:21-25.)

      Although it is not failsafe, one of the best ways to avoid temptation is through the formation of good habits and routines. James’ reference to helping widows and orphans can be applied to anyone’s pressing needs (Jas 1:26-27) because our life should be filled with such actions (Tit 3:14). Let our search for pressing needs begin with those closest to us (that is, those who live under our roof).

      Remember through out this process that faith is a matter of action. (See Jas 2:14-26.)

      To cease being tempted, we must leave the world. Even Jesus was tempted right up to the end.

      Most of all, cling to 1 John 2:1-2. God came into the world so that whenever we thought of God, we could see Him hanging on the cross loving us through it. If we could have believed in God’s forgiveness without His hanging on the cross, He would have spared Himself the trouble of hanging on it.

      Gal 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
      2 Cor 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
      2 Cor 5:15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

      (Live to make Him happy.)

      2 Cor 11:2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.
      2 Cor 11:3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.

      2 John 1:9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.

      The path away from narcissism to love actually begins with mother and father teaching a child. It is completed in Christ. The sooner Christ is brought into that parental process, the better.

      Christ is the healing of the world.

      Paul gives the answer to his Rom 7 problem in Rom 8 – specifically, in verses 5-8 where he directs us to walk in the spirit instead of the flesh. In this regard, see Walking in the Spirit and Not in the Flesh and Practicing the Presence of Christ.

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        Anonymous

        Thank you! This is all very helpful!

  2. Kristen O'Connor Avatar
    Kristen O’Connor

    Thank you again for your response. I’ve been re-reading and thinking so much about it.

    I’ve been thinking about how there are times when my feelings are godly and then there are times when my feelings are ungodly. I’ve had this thought that if I have true faith in Jesus I’ll always have godly/ righteous feelings, because feelings come from thoughts and if I have ungodly feelings then my thoughts must be sinful, and that was the whole basis of Jesus’ ministry- it starts with your thoughts. And maybe that’s true- do you agree? When I walk in the spirit, when I really trust and have true faith that He is real, that He really is who His Word says He is (Creator, Redeemer, Father, Lord…) and I fix the eyes of my heart on Him and keep His word/ commandments in my heart, I expect and look for opportunities to do good, even in the face of evil. My thoughts are consumed by being thankful for all He has done- I’m going to heaven with all the people I love. I have the perspective that my earthly life is so short and I can endure any hardship because I’m spending forever in heaven. I understand my purpose and I’m ready to face what may come my way. It’s almost like I’m one step ahead of my thoughts/ feelings, like I have control over them. I get upset with myself for the times when feelings pop up within me that don’t line up with His loving ways. And I get upset with myself because it means I’ve lost that focus, I’m not walking in the Spirit. I must have taken my eyes off Him. I can’t have those ungodly feelings (anger, jealousy, bitterness, etc) that stem from thoughts and have true faith at the same time, so in that moment I know I’ve lost my faith and that really upsets me. Do you agree? Do you think it’s possible to have true faith and have thoughts/ feelings that don’t line up with God’s ways? Or do you think that no matter how spiritually mature we become we will always have thoughts/ feelings that pop up that are ungodly while we live this earthly life?

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  3. Mike Gantt Avatar
    Mike Gantt

    Yes, feelings come from thoughts. But sometimes our feelings are a jumble and hard to sort out. And even when we can sort them out, we can’t always trace each one to a specific thought or sequence of thoughts that led to it.

    When our thoughts or feelings are a jumble, we need to reduce them. The best way for me to do this is to read the Bible; the best way for my wife to do it is to listen to worship songs. Each person has to find what works. The goal is this:

    Ps 94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
    Your consolations delight my soul.

    That is, when we’re anxious, we need to reduce the number of our thoughts and replace them, wherever we can, with God’s. Another way of saying this is that when trouble comes, we don’t need more thoughts; rather, we need fewer. And better ones. And the better ones come from God.

    I think over time we can discipline our minds to the point that we have reduced the flow of ungodly thoughts into our minds, but I don’t think anyone reaches a point on this earth of never encountering a thought they have to reject. If someone has achieved that, it is so rare that I still wouldn’t want to put my hope in attaining that status. Rather, I put my hope is something that seems more achievable – like being better today than I was yesterday. The key word for us is “progress.”

    Phil 1:25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

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    1. Kristen Avatar
      Kristen

      Thank you! This helps me so much!

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  4. Mike Gantt Avatar
    Mike Gantt

    Walking in the spirit = living by faith.

    Living by faith in the foundation of all human righteousness.

    Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him…

    Rom 4:13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

    Faith works through love.

    Gal 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

    Walking in the spirit is the way of life.

    Walking in the spirit = living by faith = walking in the light

    1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
    1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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  5. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Thank  you- this is so helpful. This last year, because of your help (I’m so grateful for your help Mike- thank you!) and ultimately through reading the bible and the help of the Holy Spirit (and I’ll forever be thankful to Jesus) I’ve come into my own faith. I am convinced that Jesus is Lord and I want to live my life for Him.  I think I expected that since I’ve decided this, that I would just start feeling and thinking and doing righteousness all the time and all the time I would be living with peace and joy. And that has not been the case.

    What I’m learning is that even though we all have ultimate forgiveness and ultimate salvation because of Jesus Christ, we need to seek Him daily for daily forgiveness and daily salvation.

    These thoughts came to me this week…

    In the Old Covenant, when the Isrealites sinned, they sacrificed animals to God for the atonement/ payment of their sins. It’s like they took their sins and put them on the animal and then killed the animal- it was a physical way to pay for their sins. This physical act of sacrificing animals for sins was necessary for that time but it was temporary, insufficient and it was intended to represent a spiritual reality.

    In the New Testament, Jesus Christ, who was the perfect Lamb of God, was the ultimate/ permanent sacrifice that paid for the sins of the world. We are ultimately forgiven and ultimately saved because He took on our sins and died.

    Today, what I’m realizing is that even though I’ve come into my own faith, I still sin daily and thus I still need forgiveness daily. Before I came into my own faith, like you say in your videos, I was living anomalistically- doing what I felt like I wanted to do, without too much thought about what’s right and wrong in God’s eyes. And now that I have faith in Him and I want to live for Him, there is a war going on inside of me- the animal in me vs the Knowing of God in me. I still have thoughts, feelings, impulses that surface that are animalistic/ illogical, that are coming from a selfish place and that aren’t faithful and understanding of God.  And when I become aware that I am still feeding that animal and keeping it alive I need follow what the Isrealites did in the OT (and more importantly what Jesus did in the NT) but in a spiritual sense, taking the animal that lives inside of me, laying it down and sacrificing it- deciding that I’m not going to feed it- I’m not going to let it live, I’m not going to give into my selfish thoughts/ feelings. But I’m also learning it’s not just about doing the right thing even when I don’t feel like it, it’s not just about resisting the sinful feelings to do the right thing. It’s about understanding why I’m to do the right thing (understanding who Jesus is and what He has done – His Grace- His love and forgiveness- and to follow in His example= walking in faith/ walking in the light- the knowledge of Him) so I can do it with a cheerful heart (God loves a cheerful giver).  It’s hard to word all that I’m thinking- I hope this makes sense. I just want to WANT TO do the right thing, not just do the right thing with the wrong heart.

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  6. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Before I came into my own faith, I didn’t see too much of my own sin. Now that I’m reading the bible, I see so much of it. I feel like I can relate more to the ungodly people in the bible, then to the godly people. I relate to Cain and Saul’s jealousy, I relate to Moses when he got frustrated and angry with the Israelites, etc. The examples God gives us of who not to imitate, is the person I am. But it also makes me all the more aware of my need for Jesus’ Salvation and all the more thankful for His forgiveness.

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  7. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Also just talking about the ungodly moments of each of these people, not their character as a whole. Moses was most definitely a godly person and Saul and Cain were godly people at times as well.

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  8. Mike Gantt Avatar
    Mike Gantt

    Yes, it is a “daily” walk we’re called to walk. It’s not a once-and-done transaction. This is why I emphasize DAILY Bible Reading both individually and as a family.

    Matt 6:11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.

    Matt 6:34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

    Prov 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
    For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

    For the weak days…

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    1. Mike Gantt Avatar
      Mike Gantt

      Luke 21:19 “By your endurance you will gain your lives.”

      If coming to Jesus was a once-and-done thing, we would not need endurance. It is because temptations are a fact of life as long as we are on this earth that that we must seek Jesus daily, and walk with Him step by step.

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  9. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Thank you! Your responses along with re-reading your book “Implications of Everyone going to Heaven” is giving me understanding and encouragement. There are times I know the right thing to do in God’s eyes but my emotions haven’t caught up yet so I either do the right thing with a bitter attitude or I do the wrong thing, sincerely. I want to get to a place where I’m doing the right thing sincerely. In time I can get the right perspective and let go of the bitterness- I just wish my thoughts and feelings would line up with wanting to do the right thing all the time. But now I’m understanding it’s a process, it’s not all going to happen at once but if I keep striving for Jesus daily, it’ll line up more and more.

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  10. Mike Gantt Avatar
    Mike Gantt

    A disinclination to do the will of God is not in and of itself necessarily a sign of sin. Jesus had no desire to go to the cross; He only went because He wanted to please His Father more than He wanted to please Himself. He even asked three times in prayer for the assignment to be taken away from Him (Matt 26:39-44). Only then did He go forward with it, and though He was not bitter about it, neither was He jumping up and down for joy.

    I only say all this so that you or someone else won’t become discouraged too easily by internal resistance to God’s commandments. I’m sure Jesus was happy to be doing the will of God most of the time, but there were times when it wasn’t His first choice. If that was the case for Him, how much more for us.

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  11. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    This is so encouraging. Thank you!

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