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The Pilgrim
Have you lost the passionate desire you once had to walk the path of heaven? The Bible calls the Christian life a pilgrimage—a pilgrimage that involves living in a way that is far beyond this world. David wrote that a Christian is "a traveler passing through" (Psalm 39:12). Then Peter wrote, "as 'temporary residents and foreigners' . . . be careful to live properly" (1 Peter 2:11). To become a Christian is to become a pilgrim in this world. Listen every Wednesday as we explore every facets of…
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The PilgrimA God-centered Life
There is a certain kind of life we are called to live: A life lived to the glory of God. You may find this a common phrase, but it runs deep in Scripture…
The PilgrimGod’s Passion for His Glory
“2019 was the year I saw God in a different light. This discovery gave Godcentered Christianity its name. I’ve read the Bible from beginning to end, and I keep…
The PilgrimTwo Ways to Worship God
What are the ways God wants us to worship Him acceptably? Listen to O. O. Living as he explains what true worship means. To hear more, visit…
The PilgrimLive for the Glory of God
Paul wrote, “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). This is a command and a call for every…
The PilgrimWhat Happens When We Encounter God
Encountering the glory of God will never leave us the same. While it will reveal our sinfulness, that is exactly what we need in our pilgrimage to heaven! Read…
The PilgrimForgiveness as an Overflow of Love
One of the things not often taught during the Valentine season is forgiveness. In this episode of The Pilgrim podcast, O. O. Living shows us that one of the…
The PilgrimYou Must Be Born Again
One of the first commands Jesus gave for us to follow Him and to be a part of His Kingdom is that we must be born again. But what does that mean? How can we…
The PilgrimWhy The Pilgrim Podcast Exist
After a year-long hiatus, O. O. Living returns to emphasize the core mission of this podcast: to fortify your spiritual foundation and guide you through life's…
The PilgrimA Special Thank You Video from O. O. Living
At Godcentered Christianity, we aim to provide Godcentered online resources to help you embrace the truth that our ultimate purpose of existence is to glorify…
The PilgrimHow to Love God More Everyday
What the Bible says about how to love God everyday may surprise us. In this 70th episode on the podcast, O. O. Living shows that to love God as He deserves, we…
The PilgrimThe Personal, Pursuing Love of Christ
As we begin a new year, we should be reminded of one of the grand reality of Christianity: We are loved and desired and wanted by Christ. Subscribe to…
The PilgrimDon't Follow Your Heart
While it sounds true and right, the philosophy of following one's heart isn't a Christian belief. We are not instructed to follow our hearts but to guide them…
The PilgrimWorshipping the God Who Needs Nothing
One of the breathtaking truth of the Gospel is that God, who we worship, does not need worship for Him to be the God that He is. This is a public episode. If…
The PilgrimThe Grand Purpose Why All Things Exist
If we truly want to know why we exist, we don't have look in ourselves. To know the true meaning of all things, we need to start with God and know why He…
The PilgrimA Year Worthy of God
God wants us to live worthy of His calling for our lives. But the way He makes us worthy of this call may surprise us. This is a public episode. If you would…
The PilgrimThe Pilgrim is Back!—Updates from O. O. Living
After almost a year away from the podcast, O. O. Living returns to The Pilgrim Podcast with ministry updates and how this podcast grew last year! To download…
The PilgrimPersecution: The Test of True Faith
Christ shows us that enduring persecution for His sake is the climax of what being His disciple mean. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
The PilgrimThe Children of God
Peacemakers do not become children of God because they work for peace. They work for peace because they are the children of God. This is a public episode. If…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Peacemaking
The hallmark of a true Christian isn't simply loving peace but working for peace. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
The PilgrimThe Face We will See
While the Bible says we cannot see God, we are still promised that we'll see His face. And this face is the incarnated face of God: Jesus Christ. This is a…
The PilgrimCan We Really See God?
What Jesus promised us in the Beatitude of purity is that we will see God in Christ. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
The PilgrimThe Beatific Vision
When Jesus promised us that we'll see God if our hearts are pure, He implied three things. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
The PilgrimThe Heart and The Centrality of God
The content of our hearts is what makes us who we are. And when God is central in the life of our souls, we'll act purely towards our neighbor. This is a…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Purity
There is no other way that God has made to see Him except by having a pure heart. And this heart is the kind of heart that Jesus died to purchase. Download…
The PilgrimBlessed are the Merciful, Part 2
We are in danger of making the Christian life trivial if we do not show mercy as one of the most important aspect of life. This is a public episode. If you…
The PilgrimBlessed are the Merciful, Part 1
The key to becoming a merciful person is to become a broken person. God blesses those who are merciful because they are not preoccupied with offering…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Mercy
Those who are mercy to other people flows from their experience of God's mercy. We are merciful because God is merciful. .............……………………… TPCC Community…
The PilgrimThey Shall be Satisfied
The satisfaction into which we are called is a satisfaction in righteousness. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
The PilgrimRighteousness
The history of the human heart is that it has an insatiable longing for something beyond itself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Hunger and Thirst
To be a Christian is to have unsatisfiable desire for righteousness through Jesus Christ. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Humility
How can we know that we are truly humble? We need not look further than how humility relate to God. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
The PilgrimChristian Humility
We are not humble because of what you do. But because of we depend on and trust in God. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
The PilgrimHappiness through Holy Mourning
Jesus does not directly tells us to pursue happiness in the beatitude but He does give us the pathway to happiness. And this pathway is mourning. This is a…
The PilgrimHoly Mourning
What makes Christian mourning holy—seperated from the ordinary—is God's comfort in it. Follow us on social media Facebook…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Sorrow
The emotional counterpart to being poor in spirit is to mourn over your sins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
The PilgrimHow to Know When You're Poor in Spirit
If being poor in spirit means we are not self-sufficient and self-dependant, but in need of God, how can we know when we are poor in spirit? This is a public…
The PilgrimThree Reasons to be Poor in Spirit, Pt. 3
Heaven is not for those who are perfect morally. But for those who have nothing in themselves to boast about for them to enter God's kingdom. Heaven belong to…
The PilgrimThree Reasons to be Poor in Spirit, Pt. 2
To those who know that without Christ they can do nothing, He is precious. That is the disposition of those who are poor in spirit. This is a public episode…
The PilgrimThree Reasons to be Poor in Spirit, Pt. 1
When Jesus blessed those who are poor in spirit and realize their need for God, what lies in this portrait is the dependance to receive grace. This is a public…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of Dependance
There is a reason why Jesus began His Sermon on the Mount with pronouncing blessing on those who are poor in spirit. It is the basis and foundation of all…
The PilgrimTo Become Like Jesus
Jesus is not content that we like Him, but that we become like Him. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
The PilgrimThe Portrait of a True Christian
If we want to know what it truly means to be a Christian, then we have to let Jesus define it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
The PilgrimYour (Christian) Life in the New Year
When a new year rolls in, we begin to plant seeds. And how we plant will determine how we'll harvest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
The PilgrimHow to Make the Most of the New Year
New year comes with it's pressure to make it count. But how can we really make the most of this new year to the glory of God? O. O. Living gives three reasons…
The PilgrimWhat God Does in Our Waiting
Waiting often is a very uncomfortable moment of our lives. But if we humbly trust that God is for us and that He is faithful and loving, waiting can actually…
The PilgrimIs Your Christianity Costing You Nothing?
The Christian life is not cheap. If this is the case, why are we content and satisfied with a Christianity that cost us nothing? This is a public episode. If…
The PilgrimBible Reading Strategies for Busy Christians
In spite of how busy we seem to be, Bible reading can be a great part of our lives. And if we use these strategies, we can make time for the Bible and make…
The PilgrimWhy You Should Read Your Bible Everyday
When we know the radical importance of Bible reading in the Christian life, we'll never be too busy to engage in this spiritual discipline. This is a public…
The PilgrimDo not Wait for Quiet Times
Life is really busy and we sometimes find it hard to create time for the word. How can we make time for the Bible even in the face our busy lives? This is a…
The PilgrimHope When it Seems God Doesn't Listen
Does God really hear our prayers? Or He doesn't just listen? Or is it because we aren't good enough or our faith isn't strong enough? The hope we have in…
The PilgrimWrestling with God
Should we wrestle with God or rest in Him? The question is not a thing of unbelief or faith. Prayer is a fight. It is when we wrestle with Him, that we can…
The PilgrimDo not Lose Heart in Prayer
Jesus taught us not to lose heart and give up praying because God is more willing to answer our prayers than we are willing to pray. This is a public episode…
The PilgrimThe Hope to Which We are Called
How can we, like Moses and Jesus, choose not to partake in the fleeting pleasures of this world? It is by looking at the great reward for our patient endurance…
The PilgrimWhy Our Suffering is Never Wasted
When we know that the provident God is our Father, we won't fret over our suffering because everything happens to us to make us more Christlike. This is a…
The PilgrimThe War We Should be Fighting
Christian, we are at war! To be born again is to be born into a fight. And this battle is for our souls. It will determine heaven or hell. This is a public…
The PilgrimAre You Really a Christian?
For many of us, the Christian life we live is only but a dream. We need to test our ourselves whether our faith is genuine. This is a public episode. If you…
The PilgrimHope in the Dark Moments
The providence of God is our hope that God is at work in our lives—even in the dark moments—making everything work together for our work. This is a public…
The PilgrimWhat Devotion to Jesus Means
How can we know when we're truly devoted to Jesus? Is it when we are obedient or when we love Him most? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
The PilgrimThree Ways to Make the Most of Today
Often today gets boring and we lose focus on what lies ahead. But in order to make the most of today, we need to be awakened by God to today. This is a public…
The PilgrimHow to Stay a Christian for Life
How can we keep the faith as long as we are alive in this world? We don't have to be afraid of backsliding because our confidence is the faithfulness of God…