Hosted by Word of Life Church - Joel Sims
Episodes
200
Latest episode
Oct 2026
Language
EN
This podcast is presented to you by Word of Life Church in Flowood, MS. Learn more about Word of Life by visiting www.thelife.cc
In the opening message of Dealing with the Devil, Pastor Joel Sims teaches from 1 Peter 5 that you have an adversary, and his power is staying hidden. What is happening in your mind, marriage, or family is not only natural. See him. Resist him. He flees.
In part 4 of the Romans 12 series, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks the motivational gifts of Romans 12:6-8—prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy—showing how each believer has a unique grace to activate for the good of the body of Christ. Building on the call to be a living sacrifice and be transformed by the renewing of the mind, he challenges listeners to stop merely consuming ministry and instead deploy their gift so the whole church is strengthened and inspired.
In Pride Takes the Credit , Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Daniel 4 that pride takes the credit and humility gives thanks. Nebuchadnezzar built Babylon and credited himself until God removed the grace that had been holding him together.
In this episode titled Pride Judges Others , Pastor Joel Sims teaches how pride judges others while humility judges itself. God opposes the proud but gives greater grace to the humble who put on humility toward one another.
What if the life you’ve been working so hard to build is keeping you from the rest Jesus already offers? In this message, Pastor Marcus Criner invites us to stop striving, seek God first, surrender our need for control, and step into the freedom, provision, and purpose found in His will.
In the opening message of Rest for Your Souls, Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Matthew 11 and 1 Peter 5 that rest is not found by coming to Jesus alone—you also have to learn His humility. God resists the proud and gives a greater grace to the humble, so weariness can be a clue that pride is still on. Some storms will not break until you repent. Clothe yourself with humility and invite more grace.
Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Romans 12 on the body of Christ and the grace given to different parts of the body, challenging listeners to embrace their unique God-given identity and grace, instead of comparing themselves to others. He closes with a call to stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit as the church steps into a new season of mobilization.
In this episode of the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks Hebrews 11:6 and shows that without faith it is impossible to please God—faith that believes He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Through powerful personal stories, he calls us out of the orphan spirit of self-reliance and back into childlike trust in a Father who affectionately cares for us.
In this message from Word of Life’s Highland Colony Campus 5:30pm service, Pastor Joel Sims challenges us that faith is not watching heroes from the sidelines—it’s stepping out with courage, using what God has given us instead of burying it because we are afraid. Drawing from Joshua 1, Hebrews 11, and Matthew 25, he reminds us that God is looking for aggression, not perfection, and wants to write a God-story through every one of us.
In this message from the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Danny Romick shows how the waiting seasons of life—even those caused by our own choices—are never wasted, because God uses the valley to form strength, character, and fruit as we remain in His presence rather than chasing the miracle itself.
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