Straight Talk With Salim

Today I unpack 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 and answer hard some questions. What is the gift of tongues? Should women remain silent in church?

In this episode, we open to Matthew 13 to continue our walkthrough the parables of Jesus. We look at the Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven to find out what Jesus was saying to His early disciples and what it means to us today.

In this episode, we open to Matthew 13 to continue our walkthrough the parables of Jesus. We look at the Parable of the Weeds to find out what Jesus was saying to His early disciples and what it means to us today.

We open to Matthew 13 and discover the meaning of this parable.

We open to Matthew 9:16-17 and we discover the meaning of this parable.

We open up to Matthew 7:24-27 and we discover what Jesus said about being wise in this life.

I open to Matthew 5:14-16 to preach through the “Parable Of The Lamp Under The Basket”. In this message, I highlight the main theme of the parable, that we are to shine in this dark world with one purpose. To bring God glory.

I open to Matthew 25:1-13 to preach my first ever sermon. In this message, I highlight the main theme of the parable, to be ready for Christ's return.

In this episode, Paul returns to Jerusalem after his third missionary journey to be arrested and wrongly accused. From there, we cover the next two years as he awaited his journey to Rome where he would experience shipwreck, snake bites, and a tough exhausting finish to his life. Paul would finish the race and showed us the example as one who lived out his convictions with courage.

In this episode, Paul sets out on the third missionary journey. We trace the journey only to see that things continue to get more difficult for Paul.

In this episode, Paul sets out on the second missionary journey. This time, it's Macedonia. The ride is wild. Much action takes place. Chaos and drama arise but through it all, the Gospel continues to advance.

In this episode, we follow Paul through his first of three missionary journeys where he first explodes on the scene as the greatest missionary of all time. He travels through Galatia while experiencing much hardship but accomplishes the goal God has for him.

In this episode we walk through Acts 6-9, and we look at how sin entered the church, how the church dealt with growth, and how the church exploded in the midst of heavy persecution.

In this episode, we walk through Acts 3, 4, and 5, and we take a deep dive into the sermon that led to the first real persecution the early church faced. This would set off a chain reaction throughout Jerusalem and beyond.

The day of Pentecost came, and the Spirit of God fell on the 120 believers present in the Upper Room. What happened immediately was a divine act of God that led to a massive revival and explosion.

From the day Jesus ascended to Heaven and left the 120 there on the Mount of Olives, what happened? Jesus gave them very specific instructions? Did they follow them?

In this episode, we introduce the Book Of Acts and learn some basic foundational truths to help us on this journey. The question we want to answer is: “What were the means that God used to grow the the church like He did”?

It was Jesus' last words to His faithful followers. The Great Commission. Take the Good News to the ends of the earth. But how? Why? We dig into the Gospels of Matthew and Luke to find out.

The Kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan will always be at odds. There is a reason this evil world system hates Christ and His church. In this episode, we dissect John 15:18-25 and we find out why.

Jesus commanded us to abide. It is when we abide, we become fruitful branches. It is when we detach that we become fruitless branches. They both have two completely opposite destinies.

Jesus spoke more about Hell than He did many other things. There is a very serious reason why and we tackle it in this episode.

Jesus said He was the way, the truth, and the life and that no one could get to the Father except through Him. What did He mean by this? We unpack John 13-14 and we find out.

Jesus commands His followers not fear man who can kill the body, but to fear Him who can kill the body and also cast our soul into hell. We know this, but why do we fear man?

Jesus calls us to be perfect as He is perfect. Is that possible? There is no one capable of perfection but Him. But is that what He meant? In this episode, we unpack the answer.

There are two selves that are identified in Mark 8:34-38. A self that is consumed by the world and a self that is consumed by Jesus. Which will you be?

Jesus has given us a message in His teachings. If we want to follow Him biblically, we must count the cost. We unpack Luke 9:51-62 and we discover exactly what Jesus said about this.

Following Jesus will cost you everything. Have you ever counted the cost? We must. Because when Jesus calls, He expects you to follow Him wherever He goes.

In Matthew 7, Jesus tells us a parable of two builders. One builds their house on rock, the other builds on sand. One stands in the storm, and one crashes in the storm. Which builder will you be?

Narrow is the road that leads to life and few will find it. Why is following Jesus so hard?

God and money. You will serve one and hate the other. In this life, we all serve one or the other. So which will it be?

Jesus said a lot of things. Many things that are very hard to digest and understand. In this episode, we walk through the Beatitudes and we see who Jesus called “blessed”.

All four Gospel accounts give us a clear picture that Jesus Christ is the “Promised Seed” from Genesis 3 and Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God. He came. He died. He rose from death and now He sits at the right hand of the Father with all authority. And He is coming back. With this known, what do we do now?

From the opening lines of the Gospel of John, we see the bold claim of who Jesus is. But is that enough to convince us? We must go back to the beginning. In this episode we see God's concealed redemption playing out and leading to the birth of the promised seed. From the fall to the genealogies to the prophecies, we can see clearly that everything points to King Jesus.