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Surrender doesn't always look the same. Sometimes it sounds like Isaiah saying, "Here am I. Send me." Sometimes it sounds like Mary saying, "May it be done to me according to your word." And sometimes it sounds like David simply admitting, "I have sinned against the LORD." In Part Five of The Surrendered Life, Tracy explores three very different biblical pictures of surrender. Isaiah surrendered his availability before he even knew what God was asking him to do—and then had to surrender the outcome when his ministry did not promise visible success. Mary surrendered the future she expected when God's plan radically disrupted her own. David shows us another kind of surrender: the humility to stop defending ourselves when God confronts our sin, repent, and allow Him to change us. These stories remind us that surrender isn't primarily about dramatic acts or heroic assignments. It's about who ultimately has the final word in our lives. Sometimes surrender means, "Here I am." Sometimes it means, "Let it be according to Your word." Sometimes it means, "I was wrong." And sometimes it simply means, "Father, I don't understand, but I trust You." So what does your yes need to sound like today? ____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Visit my video channel here: YouTube Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

What does surrender look like when God asks us to move forward without giving us the entire map—or when we feel completely inadequate for what He's asking us to do? In Part Four of The Surrendered Life, Tracy turns to Abraham and Moses, two men who received a call from God to "go," but responded very differently. Abraham left his homeland without knowing where God was taking him. His story reveals that surrender and trust are developed over a lifetime. The man who initially struggled to trust God with his safety and timing eventually reached the place where he could entrust even Isaac—the son of promise—into God's hands. Moses had a different problem. He knew where God wanted him to go; he just didn't think he was the man for the job. At the burning bush, Moses questioned, objected, and finally asked God to send someone else. Yet God's answer to Moses' inadequacy was not greater self-confidence, but His presence: "I will assuredly be with you." Together, Abraham and Moses remind us that surrender does not require seeing the entire road or feeling completely qualified. Sometimes God gives us enough light for only one step. The question is: Will we trust Him enough to take it? _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Visit my video channel here: YouTube Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

How do we actually become surrendered people? Is sanctification entirely the work of the Holy Spirit, or does becoming more like Jesus require effort on our part? In Part Three of this series on living surrendered to God, Tracy explores the biblical relationship between grace, effort, obedience, and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. We cannot make ourselves like Jesus through willpower or religious performance—but neither does Scripture describe the Christian life as passive. Philippians 2:12–13 gives us the beautiful tension: we work because God is already at work within us. The Holy Spirit convicts, teaches, empowers, renews, and produces His fruit in us. Our part is to respond—to repent, obey, renew our minds, put off the old, put on the new, resist temptation, and practice saying yes to God. And that "yes" is part of spiritual warfare. Not every battle is loud or dramatic. Sometimes spiritual warfare is simply choosing forgiveness when the flesh wants resentment, humility when pride wants the last word, or trust when fear demands control. Using the biblical picture of a horse becoming increasingly responsive to its handler, Tracy asks a simple but challenging question: Are we becoming easier for God to lead? Sanctification isn't perfection overnight. It is the Holy Spirit forming Christ in us as we learn, one surrendered decision at a time, to recognize the Shepherd's voice and respond: "Yes, Lord." _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Visit my video channel here: YouTube Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

What does it really mean to live a life surrendered to God? In this episode, Tracy begins a new teaching series on surrender, submission, trust, obedience, and spiritual formation. Surrender is not weakness, passivity, or religious control. It is part of spiritual warfare because every time we yield our will to the Father, we are refusing the enemy's invitation to self-rule and coming under the reign of Christ. But surrender can feel frightening, especially when our ability to trust has been shaped by betrayal, disappointment, or past wounds. How do we become willing to be clay in the Potter's hand when we cannot physically see the Father's arms waiting to catch us? This teaching explores the difference between conviction and condemnation, the trustworthiness of God's character, the example of Jesus in Gethsemane, and the role of the Holy Spirit in sanctification. True surrender begins not with trying harder, but with learning to trust the heart of the Father. ____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Visit my video channel here: YouTube Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

What does freedom actually look like after God begins exposing the lies we've believed? Sometimes we expect freedom to arrive in a dramatic moment. We pray, forgive, receive ministry, or recognize a stronghold—and expect to immediately feel different. But the Holy Spirit often works more quietly than that. Sometimes we don't recognize how much we've changed until one day we realize we're responding differently than we used to. In Part 3 of The Battle for Your Identity, Tracy Tennant explores what it means to walk in freedom by learning to agree with God more than we agree with our past, our fears, our emotions, or the accusations of the enemy. Tracy shares a personal story from her own experience with inner healing and deliverance—one that taught her the difference between trusting God for salvation and truly trusting His heart. She also discusses forgiveness and healing, why forgiveness does not automatically restore trust, how old patterns of thinking are replaced through the renewing of the mind, and why an unwanted thought does not have to become an agreement. Freedom isn't pretending the wound never happened. It isn't denying our emotions or becoming obsessed with identifying every possible demonic influence. It's learning to recognize the Shepherd's voice and allowing God's truth to become more familiar than the lies we've carried. And ultimately, healing isn't the destination. God restores His people so they can move forward into purpose—as watchmen, warriors, and witnesses who know whose they are and trust the One who called them. The question is no longer simply, "Who am I?" It's also: "Who am I becoming?" _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Visit my video channel here: YouTube Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

How does a lie become a stronghold? A painful event may happen once, but the lie attached to it can be replayed for decades. Rejection becomes, "I'm unlovable." Failure becomes, "I'll never be good enough." Betrayal becomes, "I can't trust anyone." Eventually, a lie repeated often enough can become so familiar that we no longer recognize it as a lie—we simply assume that's who we are. In Part 2 of The Battle for Your Identity, Tracy Tennant explores how wounds can become opportunities for deception and how believers may unknowingly come into agreement with conclusions God never spoke over them. Drawing from Scripture and years of experience with inner healing and deliverance ministry, Tracy looks at the relationship between our thoughts, the enemy's accusations, spiritual strongholds, and the renewing of the mind. But freedom doesn't come from becoming obsessed with demons or analyzing every thought that enters our heads. Scripture calls us to take our thoughts captive, test them against God's truth, and become increasingly familiar with the voice of our Shepherd. What have you come to believe about yourself that God never said? And when an old accusation surfaces again, perhaps it's time to ask a very simple question: "Who told me that?" _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

Who gets to tell you who you are? Many Christians know intellectually what Scripture says about their identity in Christ. We know we are loved, forgiven, accepted, and redeemed. Yet old wounds from rejection, abandonment, betrayal, shame, fear, and failure can leave us believing things about ourselves that God never said. In Part 1 of this series, Tracy Tennant explores the spiritual battle over identity and how the enemy can exploit painful experiences to reinforce lies that eventually begin to sound like our own thoughts. She shares part of her own journey of searching for belonging—from childhood feelings of being the outsider, through Mormonism, and ultimately to discovering that our true identity cannot be rooted in a family name, a church, our accomplishments, our wounds, or our past. It must be rooted in Christ. This episode also explores the important difference between knowing biblical truth intellectually and allowing that truth to reach the wounded places of the heart. Inner healing isn't about endlessly revisiting the past or cultivating a victim identity. It's about allowing Jesus to expose the lies attached to our wounds and replace them with truth. Because the enemy doesn't have to destroy a believer to make that believer ineffective. Sometimes he only has to convince a watchman that his voice doesn't matter, a warrior that she is too damaged to fight, or a witness that no one wants to hear what he has to say. The question is: Whose voice has been telling you who you are? ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

How do we remain faithful to God in a culture that increasingly rejects His ways? In the concluding lesson of this series, Tracy Tennant explores what it means to live as part of God's remnant. Rather than calling believers to fear or isolation, Scripture calls us to cultivate soft hearts, quick repentance, and unwavering faithfulness. Discover why spiritual drift is usually gradual, how compromise quietly enters our lives, and why the remnant is not made up of spiritually elite people but ordinary believers who continue responding to God. No matter what challenges lie ahead, our confidence is not found in perfect understanding or flawless performance—it is found in the faithfulness of our covenant-keeping God. ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

If God is loving, why couldn't He simply forgive sin? Why was the Cross necessary? In Part Two of this series, Tracy Tennant examines one of the most profound truths in Scripture: the Cross is where God's justice and mercy meet perfectly. Rather than canceling justice, Jesus satisfied it through His sacrificial death, opening the way for forgiveness without compromising God's holiness. This episode also explores the ongoing role of repentance, the difference between conviction and condemnation, and why God's loving correction is evidence that we belong to Him. Whether you've followed Christ for decades or are simply exploring who Jesus is, this message points us back to the greatest demonstration of God's covenant faithfulness—Calvary. ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

Many Christians are comfortable talking about God's grace, mercy, and forgiveness—but what about His judgment? Has judgment disappeared under the New Covenant, or have we misunderstood what biblical judgment really is? In this first lesson of a three-part series, Tracy Tennant explores the biblical relationship between covenant and judgment. Discover why judgment is not the opposite of God's love, but often an expression of His covenant faithfulness. From Adam and Eve to Noah and the Flood, Scripture reveals that God's judgments are never random acts of anger. They protect holiness, preserve His redemptive plan, and always leave room for mercy. Rather than leaving believers fearful, this lesson will help you better understand God's character and strengthen your confidence in His faithfulness. This episode is Part 1 of Tracy Tennant's three-part series on Covenant and the Christian life. _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If these teachings have encouraged or equipped you, and you'd like to help make them available to others, you can support the ministry here: 👉 Support Tracy Tennant Ministries To learn more about my books, podcast, and speaking ministry, visit TracyTennant.com. If you're looking for resources specifically related to Mormonism and reaching Latter-day Saints with the biblical gospel, visit TheMormonMatrix.com. Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and the development of free biblical resources so these materials can remain available to those seeking truth and encouragement. If this episode was helpful, please follow the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it.

Have you ever felt unqualified for what God was asking you to do? When we picture the remnant rising in the last days, we often imagine fearless warriors who never doubt, never hesitate, and never struggle. But Scripture tells a different story. Moses argued. Gideon doubted. Ananias hesitated. Peter wrestled with obedience. Yet God used each of them powerfully. In this episode, Tracy shares a personal story about reluctantly stepping into a ministry role she felt completely unprepared for—and the surprising lesson God taught her about weakness, obedience, and trusting Him despite fear. If you've ever wondered whether you're qualified, gifted enough, or ready for what God has called you to do, this message is for you. You were not called because you are fearless. You were called because He is faithful. _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If you believe in equipping believers to discern truth, leave deception, and stand firm in Christ, you can help carry this mission forward here: 👉 Support the Mission To learn more, visit: TheMormonMatrix.com Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and resource development so these materials can remain freely available to those seeking biblical clarity. Follow & share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.

In this episode of From Kolob to Calvary, Tracy Tennant explores the loneliness many faithful believers feel when they are carrying biblical convictions in a culture—and sometimes even a church world—that no longer welcomes them. What do we do when fellowship has hurt us? How do we heal from church wounds without giving up on the body of Christ? And how do we find Spirit-led covenant community in a world full of simulated connection, shallow religion, and spiritual isolation? Drawing from the stories of Elijah, David, Jesus, Paul, and the early church, Tracy offers a compassionate and hope-filled reminder: wilderness seasons do not mean abandonment. God still preserves a faithful few, and He still knows how to gather His people. If you've been wounded, isolated, disappointed, or longing for real fellowship, this episode will encourage you to heal wisely, hope again, and remember that you were never meant to stand alone. Church wounds can make you feel exiled, but wounding is not the end of your story. God still heals, gathers, and strengthens His faithful ones in the wilderness. _____ This podcast is listener-supported. If you believe in equipping believers to discern truth, leave deception, and stand firm in Christ, you can help carry this mission forward here: 👉 Support the Mission To learn more, visit: TheMormonMatrix.com Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and resource development so these materials can remain freely available to those seeking biblical clarity. Follow & share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.

In a world filled with deception, distraction, fear, and spiritual confusion, many believers are asking: Why was I born for this generation? In this powerful episode of From Kolob to Calvary, Tracy explores the remnant calling in the Last Days—what it means to hear God's voice, discern your assignment, and live as a faithful watchman in a culture that is rapidly drifting from truth. This isn't a message of panic. It's a message of purpose. You'll discover: How to discern God's calling on your life Why ordinary believers matter deeply in God's Kingdom The biblical role of the watchman How to warn others without sounding fearful or extreme Why discernment and spiritual awareness matter now more than ever The difference between sensationalism and faithful warning Why eternity—not survival—is the ultimate issue From Ezekiel and Jeremiah to Paul the Apostle and Paul Revere, this episode weaves together Scripture, history, discernment, and practical encouragement for believers who sense that God is calling them to stay awake in spiritually dangerous times. The goal is not fear. The goal is faithfulness. Because when the world grows darker, the faithful remnant must rise. ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If you believe in equipping believers to discern truth, leave deception, and stand firm in Christ, you can help carry this mission forward here: 👉 Support the Mission To learn more, visit: TheMormonMatrix.com Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and resource development so these materials can remain freely available to those seeking biblical clarity. Follow & share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.

What do you do when the world feels like it's unraveling? In this episode of From Kolob to Calvary, Tracy tackles one of the deepest struggles believers face in turbulent times: carrying the weight of a darkening world without being crushed by it. Why does God allow suffering? Why are some delivered while others are martyred? Why does evil seem to prosper? And perhaps most importantly—how do we prepare spiritually for what's ahead? Drawing from Scripture, history, and personal testimony, Tracy explores what it means to be spiritually ready, deeply rooted, and unshaken when everything around us is shaking. This episode will challenge you to move beyond awareness into preparation—to strengthen your roots, deepen your faith, and stand firm in the unshakable Kingdom of God. The storm may be coming. But the remnant can be ready. ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If you believe in equipping believers to discern truth, leave deception, and stand firm in Christ, you can help carry this mission forward here: 👉 Support the Mission To learn more, visit: TheMormonMatrix.com Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and resource development so these materials can remain freely available to those seeking biblical clarity. Follow & share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.

In a world that feels like it's shifting faster by the day—politically, economically, spiritually—many believers are asking the same question: Where is all of this heading? In this episode, we step back from the noise and refocus on what truly matters: the Kingdom that cannot be shaken. Drawing from Scripture and real-world examples, this message explores: Why our hope must be anchored beyond earthly systems The danger of being spiritually unprepared for hardship Why so many believers feel disconnected from God's power What Kingdom power actually looks like in everyday life How to stay awake, anchored, and spiritually alive in uncertain times This isn't a message about fear—it's a call to clarity, endurance, and alignment with the King who is coming. No matter what shakes around you… you don't have to be shaken within you. ___ This podcast is listener-supported. If you believe in equipping believers to discern truth, leave deception, and stand firm in Christ, you can help carry this mission forward here: 👉 Support the Mission To learn more, visit: TheMormonMatrix.com Your support helps offset podcast hosting, website maintenance, and resource development so these materials can remain freely available to those seeking biblical clarity. Follow & share this episode with someone who needs encouragement.