The Austin Stone Podcast

Courage in Christ is not a white-knuckling faith. It’s rooted in God's promises to His secured people, sustained by the prayers of fellow believers, and fueled by God’s power to help us turn away from idols.Join us as Tyler David wraps up 1 John, remembering the path and promise of eternal life.

What keeps you from having confidence in your faith? Is it past failure and shame? Is it new teaching that’s confusing or contradictory? Is it disappointment or discontentment with material blessings? Join us as Tyler David explores how you can have sincere faith but weak assurance and why prayer is essential to growing confidence.

As we head into the holidays, looking toward Christmas, join us right here for a new daily audio devotional for Advent. Advent is an ancient Christian practice of waiting in hopeful anticipation of Christmas day - the day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, God with us! Each episode is about ten minutes long, and will be available starting November 30.Subscribe

If you died today, how sure are you that you’d be in heaven? Do you know? The Apostle John says we can know. Join us as Halim Suh explores the “tests” of eternal life in John’s letters and how Jesus and the Holy Spirit advocate for our true results.

Did you know you are loved in a way that fear no longer has to exist? Join us as Ross Lester unpacks the Apostle John’s letter, which includes one of the Bible's most famous verses: “Perfect love casts out fear.”

“God is love.” It’s one of the most quoted sentences in the Bible and a truth almost everyone can get behind, no matter their religious beliefs. But why is it actually good news that God is love, and not the other way around? How do we know what this love is like? Halim Suh dives into John’s letter to explore how we can receive God’s love and reflect it to the world around us.

Don’t assume that everyone you talk to or listen to says true things about God. As Christians, we should not be gullible nor cynical, but discerning. Join us as Tyler David examines the Apostle John’s caution to test every spirit to see whether the spirit is from God or the antichrist.

Do you feel unstable in your walk with Christ? Does your confidence ebb and flow each week based on how well you’re avoiding sin and pursuing holiness? Join us as Ross Lester explores the Apostle John’s letter and reminds us how we can be assured of our salvation.

Your heart can only move in two directions: love or hate. One path moves outward and follows Christ; the other curves inward and follows Cain. Which path will you choose? Join us as Ross Lester unpacks the Apostle John’s call to love one another: a simple command from Jesus, yet one of the hardest ones to truly live out.

What does it mean to be God’s child? Join us as Halim Suh explores how being adopted into God’s family means you are loved, righteous, and evidently His.