Power For Living

The Bible teaching ministry of Christ the King Church, Wakefield, MA.



Power For Living, Getting Deep (Episode 251012)

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:56:05 -0400

Most of us like to think of ourselves as deep thinkers. And, many of history's greatest minds were philosophers. In this week's program, we talk about two men who really went deep.





Power For Living, Reading Faces (Episode 251005)

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:42:07 -0400

Agencies around the world use facial analysis to determine what's on people's minds. In this week's episode, we learn that the One who changed Stephen's face at the Sanhedrin can give us boldness.





Power For Living, Growing Pains (Episode 250928)

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:18:38 -0400

When my dad was a boy, he would go to his mom (my Grandma) and say, "Mom, my arm hurts." She would reply, "Oh, it's just growing pains." The early church had growing pains too, and that's this week's topic.





Power For Living, Confidence is High (Episode 250921)

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:41:08 -0400

The military says "Confidence is High" when intelligence revealing a threat is accurate and that impacted troops can rely on the information. In spiritual matters, Christians can have even more confidence in the power given by the Holy Spirit.





Power For Living, Communiity Power (Episode 250914)

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:41:23 -0400

There's lots of talk about community and the role community plays in achieving great things. It was the same in the first church in Jerusalem. A cohesive community had amazing power--and amazing results.





Power For Living, Show and Tell (Episode 250907)

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:45:44 -0400

"Okay class, it's time for Show and Tell," my 3rd grade teacher said. I could TELL she was bored. Some adults have Show and Tell too. This week in Power For Living, Peter and John SHOW the results of a miracle, and fearlessly TELL the religious leaders about it.





Power For Living, Expect the Inquisition (Episode 250831)

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:05:26 -0400

Truth tellers tend to catch heat, and sometimes endure what can only be called an inquisition. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that if you're in the inquisition, a properly directed response is the best defense.





Power For Living, It's a Miracle! (Episode 250824)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:08:46 -0400

Have you ever experienced a miracle? And were you drawn to the person through whom the miracle or blessing came? We're talking about that, and how to get refreshed, in this week's Power For Living.





Power For Living, Exponential Power (Episode 250817)

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:13:11 -0400

Power--German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spoke of the "Will to Power." But...in this week's Power For Living, we discover the real path to overcoming and living with power: Letting Jesus baptize us with His Holy Spirit.





Power For Living, Lookin' Good (Episode 250810)

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:26:13 -0400

When someone says to you, "Oh my, you look nice today," it feels good doesn't it? In this week's Power For Living, we learn how good things can happen when our churches look like they're supposed to look.





Power For Living, A Joy Ride (Episode 250727

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:20:56 -0400

Have you ever gone on a joy ride? It was probably a lot of fun. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that the Lord by His Holy Spirit gives us the ultimate joy ride.





Power For Living, Fired Up! (Episode 250720)

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:29:48 -0400

In his 1971 hit, "American Pie," Don McLean said, "Fire is the devil's only friend." In this week's Power For Living, we learn that the Lord's fire, boosts our abilities and changes us for the better.





Power For Living, The Main Thing (Episode 250713)

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:13:40 -0400

I sat next to my co-worker as the editor told him, "The main thing is to get the story done!" We're told to focus on "the main thing." In this week's Power For Living, we talk about the Main Thing and how to "Keep the main thing the main thing."





Power For Living, Precious Jewels (Episode 250706)

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:50:14 -0400

Most of us associate precious jewels as a sign of wealth. In this week's Power For Living, we discover that if we come to trust in Christ for salvation, we become His precious jewels.





Power For Living, "Try Me!" (Episode 250629)

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:19:27 -0400

When I was a kid, I tested my parents' patience, and they dared me to test them by saying, "Just try me!" The Lord also said "Try Me," and in this week's Power For Living, we learn the why and how for when He said it.





Power For Living, Turning Up the Heat (Episode 250622)

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:35:03 -0400

Back in the 80s, a song from a popular movie said, "The Heat is On." In life, we can feel like the heat is on. But in this week's Power For Living, we learn that when God turns up the heat, it's because He is teaching us something.





Power For Living, That's Profane (Episode 250615)

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:03:36 -0400

Profanity has apparently become an accepted form of communication. Profaning the sacred has also been accepted. That's the way it was in 5th Century BC Judah; but in this week's Power For Living, we find out that the Lord wasn't pleased.





Power For Living, Avoid the Cut Off (Episode 250608)

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:24:15 -0400

Family feuds frequently result in someone being "cut off" from the family or their inheritance. This week, Power For Living talks about how to avoid being cut off from God's family.





Power For Living, Unrealness! (Episode 250601)

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 17:43:46 -0400

I was preparing to do an interview and my supervisor said, "Be careful, this guy's as phony as a four-dollar-bill." I kept up my guard and it went okay. We hate phoniness, and in this week's Power For Living, we discover that God hates phoniness too.