Hardwired with Jeff Wickwire

08.26.2025 - 10 - Throwing Out Fear Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

How often do you hear the phrase, “kill two birds with one stone”? It means that one action can solve multiple problems at once. And God is someone who excels at multitasking! His plans for humanity are like a giant tapestry, with threads weaving and crossing over each other in unexpected ways, but Pastor Jeff teaches you that the overall goal of God’s plan is to bring glory to His name! So even the blessings that God has given you in this life serve a bringer purpose, and that is to glorify the Lord!

08.25.2025 - 10 - Throwing Out Fear Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

When you have a well-stocked toolbox, you are ready to handle any kind of problem you may have around the house. The right tool can be the difference between a quick fix and an expensive call to a handyman or repair person. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that the Holy Spirit provides the toolbox that every believer needs to follow Jesus in this broken world. Your exact set of tools may differ from everyone else’s; that’s because God has a unique plan for your life that isn’t exactly like everyone else’s.

08.24.2025 - 10 - Disarming the Giant of Depression Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Jesus set a high bar for Christians when he was confronted with the failure of His disciples to stay awake with Him in the garden of Gethsemane. He could have brought down righteous anger, knowing that there was horrible suffering coming His way, but instead, Jesus prayed for His friends. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that you should always be in prayer, especially in seasons of depression. The enemy may try and tear you down, but the Lord is the one who will bring healing to your mind.

08.23.2025 - 10 - Disarming the Giant of Depression Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

When a boat starts taking on water, the crew has to spring into action to bail the water out of the boat, if they want to have any chance of saving the boat from sinking. And that’s exactly what you have to do if you want to prevent your mind from sinking into the pit of depression. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that negative thoughts can accelerate your descent into depression, so the best thing you can do is capture those negative thoughts before they begin to make you sink.

08.22.2025 - 09 - God’s Love Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Scientists estimate that only 20% of the world’s oceans have been explored. That means that there are millions of square miles of territory that are a complete mystery to human understanding! But the nature of God is a far greater mystery that mankind will never be able to truly comprehend. Pastor Jeff reminds us today that God does not have human characteristics, but what we can understand is that God’s love for the human race is so great that He sent His Son to save us from our sins!

08.21.2025 - 09 - God’s Love Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Is there a celebrity that you know a lot about? Maybe it’s an athlete whose career you’ve watched for years. Maybe it’s your favorite movie star, or the lead singer of your favorite band, and you know some obscure detail about their life! But you don’t really know that person; you just know about them. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that just because you know what God’s Word says doesn’t mean you truly know Him. If you don’t have the love of God in your heart, it’s like you’ve never known Him at all.

08.20.2025 - 08 - Testing the Spirits Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

False teachers don’t have to use fancy language to lead people astray! Instead, many of those false teachers use words that are easy to understand, luring people into a false sense of security. Pastor Jeff warns you that your greatest enemy isn’t going to present himself with red horns and a pitchfork. Instead, you will be tempted by those who claim to have a different road to Heaven, one that is easier than following the way of Jesus. But those teachers are liars! Jesus is the only way to the Father.

08.19.2025 - 08 - Testing the Spirits Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

The devil is so dangerous to humanity because he’s an excellent liar! Not only is he able to make the path of destruction seem appealing to mankind, but he is also able to pinpoint specific areas of temptation to deceive people on an individual level. But Pastor Jeff reminds you to hold the devil’s false promises accountable to the words of God’s Word! If God’s Word represents absolute truth, the devil is the complete opposite of that. He sits on a throne of lies, and his power fades away in the light of the Word.

08.18.2025 - 07 - Our Focus Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

God doesn’t usually answer your prayer on the first time! When He knocked down the walls of Jericho, He made the Israelites march around the city’s walls for seven days! Pastor Jeff encourages you with today’s message that praying for something over and over again isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of great faith! It means that even though God hasn’t answered you just yet, you still believe that He has the power to grant your request! He is just waiting for the right time to say “yes”.

08.17.2025 - 09 - Disarming the Giant of Lust Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Sin is like an old man who’s lived in the same home his entire life. He never wants to leave it behind, and it may take a lot of effort to get him to completely leave, even if it’s what’s best for everyone involved. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that sin can be a stubborn thing to get rid of, but the power of Jesus can purge it from your life one piece at a time. But He won’t do the work unless you surrender those issues of sin to Him. You need to do the work of recognizing the sin issues within yourself.

08.16.2025 - 09 - Disarming the Giant of Lust Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Is it a bad thing for you to be hungry? When you break it down, hunger is just your body communicating a desire to eat food. Needing to eat is not a bad thing, but if you commit sin while obtaining the needed food, that becomes a problem. Pastor Jeff doesn’t want you to be ashamed of being hungry or of having needs and desires. The problem is when you turn to sinful behavior to meet the needs of the flesh. Trust in the Lord to be your provider, and let Him show you what He can do.

08.15.2025 - 07 - Our Focus Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Something that many home cooks tend to overlook in their kitchens is having a working fire extinguisher. It’s much better to have one and never need it than to need one and not have it! That fire extinguisher can put out a dangerous fire before it spreads and destroys your entire home. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that when you begin to doubt your way in life, all you need to do is think back to the power of the blood of Jesus in your life! God has brought you this far, and He won’t let you down now.

08.14.2025 - 06 - Obedience Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

In our fallen human nature, we are prone to behaviors such as jealousy. We crave possessions that others have, instead of being grateful for what we have already been given. Pastor Jeff warns us today that jealousy can turn into hatred, and hatred can lead to some dark and irreversible sins! When we have hatred towards our brother or sister, Jesus says we have committed murder in our hearts. The best way to avoid falling into this dark sin is to take control of jealousy and envy in our lives.

08.13.2025 - 06 - Obedience Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

In the book of Acts, we see that followers of Jesus are empowered with the Holy Spirit to do good work in this world. But the Holy Spirit also serves the role of a guard on a watchtower. When you begin to allow sin into your life, the Holy Spirit rings the alarm within your soul! Pastor Jeff teaches you today that that conviction doesn’t go away once you have truly accepted Jesus, so even those who stray from Jesus still have someone on their side, reminding them of where they belong.

08.12.2025 - 05 - Purity Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

When we want to make changes in our lives, we usually have to start by building habits that make us a better reflection of the person we want to be. We’re starting from the outside and working our way into the core of our being. But salvation flips that formula on its head! Pastor Jeff teaches us today that when we accept Jesus into our lives, the Holy Spirit comes into our hearts and starts changing us from the inside out! We are made into new creations because of the power of Christ within us.

08.11.2025 - 05 - Purity Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Following Jesus is a lot like running a marathon. See, there will be thousands, or maybe even millions of times throughout your life where you’re faced with the opportunity to choose to live righteously, or to give in to sin. You won’t make the right choice every single time. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that the only way that people who have been saved fall back into a life of sin is if they consciously choose a life of sin over a life of righteousness. It’s not something you fall back into by mistake.

08.10.2025 - 08 - Disarming the Giant of Intimidation Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

So what do you do when it seems like the enemy has won? When things don’t work out the way you think they will? Pastor Jeff shows you how sometimes God will allow the enemy small victories, while giving you greater opportunities to serve Him in the process. The apostle Paul could have put his head between his legs and endured prison sentences, but instead he put his time to good use and wrote the letters that would become the Epistles: some of the most important New Testament books.

08.09.2025 - 08 - Disarming the Giant of Intimidation Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Do you hear the enemy trying to talk you down from doing something? Does he try and make you think that you’re doomed to fail, or that God has abandoned you? Well, Pastor Jeff shows you today how Nehemiah faced similar challenges when rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. In order to complete the task that the Lord had given him, Nehemiah had to fend off both verbal and physical threats and trust in God to be his protector and Savior. Trust in the Lord, and He will see it all through.

08.08.2025 - 04 - Get Real Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Are you the kind of person that puts on a radio program or a podcast to just listen passively? Well, Pastor Jeff wants you to really pay attention to today’s message. Because there are so many people that have claimed to follow Jesus, but because of apathy, or the temptations of the world, they let their passion for Jesus fade away, and they stop following Him. But Pastor Jeff desires for you to build a solid foundation in God’s Word, so that when the way gets tough, you can return to the presence of the Savior.

08.07.2025 - 04 - Get Real Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Do you remember where you were when you accepted Jesus into your heart? When you said those words and believed in your heart that Jesus is Lord, a change took place within you! The Lord poured His Holy Spirit into your heart and changed you from the inside out forever. Pastor Jeff wants you to understand that there is a difference between saying that you’re a believer in Christ and experiencing the transformative power of the Holy Spirit that works within you, changing you from the inside out.

08.06.2025 - 03 - To the Children, Fathers, and Young Men Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Satan and his demonic forces aren’t just a fairy tale to scare us into good behavior; they represent a real enemy in the spiritual realm! But the battleground that we are fighting on isn’t in public spaces, or even in the material world at all. Instead, Pastor Jeff teaches us that the battles we fight are in the spiritual world and in the strongholds that the enemy has in today’s society. Don’t be afraid, because no matter what comes against you, remember that you have the power of Jesus on your side!

08.05.2025 - 03 - To the Children, Fathers, and Young Men Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

For someone who has been reading Scripture for a long time, it can become a passive habit to get into God’s Word. But Pastor Jeff encourages you today to take an active approach as you dive into the Word in your daily devotions! You may have been reading the same passages over and over for years, but it’s in those times when you think you have learned everything you can that the Lord speaks to you. He can breathe new life into the words that you’ve grown accustomed to over the years.

08.04.2025 - 02 - Loving Your Brother – In the Light or in the Dark Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Did you know that the first thing you do in the morning has a big impact on the rest of your day? If the first thing you do is grab your phone and check the news, you’ll immediately fill your mind with thoughts of what is going wrong in the world. But Pastor Jeff reminds you that if you make the effort to make time with God a central part of your day, you will be more and more blessed by the Lord. Spending time with your heavenly Father should be as natural to you as eating your first meal of the day.

08.03.2025 - 07 - Disarming the Giant of Doubt Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Don’t let doubt become an obstacle that hinders your relationship with God! Instead, Pastor Jeff tells you today that it should just be a step on the journey, a small part of a bigger story of faith. When you are faced with doubt, the Bible tells you that you should confess it to Jesus and place them at His feet. Allow Him to calm your fears and anxieties, and live in the freedom that His love provides. God will always be there for you, so long as you don’t give up on His love for you.

08.02.2025 - 07 - Disarming the Giant of Doubt Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Every believer is going to doubt God at some point. There will be times where your faith in Him wavers, even just for a moment. That isn’t sinful behavior, and God isn’t going to look poorly on you because of it. But Pastor Jeff warns you to not confuse doubt and unbelief, because unbelief is the thing that can begin to rot away at your relationship with God. You don’t sin when you doubt God’s goodness or doubt God’s word. You sin when you hear God’s word proclaimed and reject it completely.

08.01.2025 - 02 - Loving Your Brother – In the Light or in the Dark Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

If you were accused of a crime and had to go to court right now to be put on trial, would you defend yourself? Or would you seek after someone to represent you, to speak up on your behalf? Pastor Jeff reminds you today that when you accept Jesus’ gift of forgiveness, He becomes the advocate that intervenes for you! While your sins would condemn you to an eternity without God, Jesus has taken the penalty of all of your sin so that you can live a life free of guilt, and be in the presence of God forever!

07.31.2025 - 01 - The Divinity of Jesus – Fellowship with God Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

The great thing about Jesus’ gift of salvation is that it isn’t a one-time purge of your sin record! In fact, Jesus’ forgiveness applies to all the sins of your past, your present, and even your future! But there is a caveat to this truth. While your sins are covered and forgiven by the blood of Jesus, you still have a mandate to turn away from your sin, and to seek a life of righteousness. Pastor Jeff warns you not to be complacent in sin, but to instead repent from your sin and find a new life as you follow Jesus.

07.30.2025 - 01 - The Divinity of Jesus – Fellowship with God Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Any structure that exists in the world today is only as strong as its foundation. Whether it’s a building with a physical foundation, or an organization or institution with a set of values as its foundation, having a weak foundation can spell disaster for the long-term health of the structure. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation that the Christian faith is built on. The disciples even doubted the Resurrection at first, but when they laid eyes on Jesus, they truly believed.

07.29.2025 - 04 - Snakes in the Sanctuary Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

There is a brand of Christianity in modern culture that is all about the experience. Big conferences, celebrity speakers, and trendy outfits. And while there may be sound teaching spread at these events, it can be hard to tell if that is the focus of the events. Pastor Jeff reminds you to always place God at the center of your worship. People need spiritual nourishment to grow in their faith. They need the solid food of God’s Word, not the big flashy experiences that create shallow faith.

07.28.2025 - 04 - Snakes in the Sanctuary Part 1 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

Whether we like it or not, there is a market for false prophets in Christian culture. People desire a new revelation from God, and they’re willing to look past some major red flags if they like the prophecy they are hearing. Pastor Jeff warns us in today’s message to be on the lookout for these false prophets, but he also reminds us that the best way to discern false teaching is to compare it with Scripture! God doesn’t contradict Himself, and His prophets won’t contradict His Word either.

07.27.2025 - 06 - Disarming the Giant of Temptation Part 2 By Pastor Jeff Wickwire

God did not promise that you would have an easy path through life. Scripture is actually full of examples of people who follow God with their whole hearts, still being faced with trials, because that’s just the reality of how the world works. But Pastor Jeff isn’t just giving you bad news today; he wants to remind you that God will always give you a way to endure the temptations that you face in this life! It may be difficult to see, and you may have to listen for His voice, but the Lord always will provide a way out.