Real Truth Matters Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
About
Walking and communion with God are not automatic. How then do you experience the reality of a personal relationship with God, or read your Bible and experience God’s presence? Put simply, how do you know God? These are huge questions that need serious discussion. Every Tuesday, Michael Durham of Real Truth Matters Ministries will lead in such a conversation. This podcast tackles the experiential side of Christianity with teaching, interviews, and question and answer episodes. If you want to grow in fellowship with God in the biblical manner known by the orthodox and sound men of God of the old paths, then tune in each week to the Real Truth Matters Podcast.
Episodes
- GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
This episode of Real Truth Matters Podcast discusses the concept of sin as a wound inflicted upon the Holy Spirit, emphasizing His relational nature and capacity for sorrow. It challenges the casual treatment of sin and its impact on one's…
- THE WISDOM AND POWER OF THE CROSS Part 2
Part 2 of "The Wisdom and Power of the Cross" discusses how the cross confronts individuals, dismantling self-reliance and self-saving instincts. It argues that Christianity requires dying to self and embracing supernatural resurrection, n…
- THE WISDOM AND POWER OF THE CROSS Part 1
In Part 1 of "The Wisdom and Power of the Cross," Michael Durham explores the offensive nature and practical significance of the cross. The episode argues that the cross serves not only as the means of forgiveness for sins but also as the…
- HOW TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT Part 2
Michael Durham addresses repeated failures, explaining that spiritual growth isn’t about trying harder but depending on the Holy Spirit. This message emphasizes trusting God for victory over sin and finding progress through persistence in…
- HOW TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT Part 1
This message from Michael Durham explores how to walk with God daily, drawing from Galatians 5 and John 6. It emphasizes that the Christian life is relational, focusing on dependence on God's sufficiency rather than personal effort, and un…
- THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Many Christians believe growth comes from trying harder and doing better. But beneath that effort is a deeper issue—an independent spirit that wants to live for God without depending on Him. In this message, Michael Durham…
- THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What if everything you’ve believed about spiritual growth has been pointing you in the wrong direction? Many Christians exhaust themselves trying harder, following formulas, and measuring progress by performance—only to fi…
- THE HINDRANCES OF THE FLESH Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In The Hindrances of the Flesh – Part 2 , Michael Durham exposes one of the most dangerous realities in the Christian life: the flesh often looks respectable, responsible, and even religious. From anxiety disguised as matu…
- THE HINDRANCES OF THE FLESH Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this searching and deeply personal message from Galatians 5, Michael Durham exposes one of the greatest threats to the Christian life—not open rebellion, but subtle self-reliance. What if the very things you believe mak…
- INTRODUCTION TO WALKING IN THE SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why does the Christian life feel like a war within? In this episode, Michael Durham explains why the flesh isn’t destroyed at salvation—it’s dethroned—and why that ongoing struggle is evidence of the Spirit’s presence, not…
- INTRODUCTION TO WALKING IN THE SPIRIT Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Can your desire to be holy actually work against you? In this gripping introduction to Walking in the Spirit , Michael Durham exposes a sobering truth from Galatians 5: even sincere Christians can slip into spiritual bonda…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this concluding episode of What Is the Gospel? , Michael Durham presses us to look unflinchingly at the cross—not merely as a symbol of love, but as the public display of God’s perfect righteousness. Drawing from Romans…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED Part 1
Send us Fan Mail The gospel does not begin with us—it begins with God. In this concluding message of the second sermon in What Is the Gospel? , we are confronted with a truth both sobering and glorious: God is righteous, God judges sin, an…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: WHY GOD MUST JUDGE SIN Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 4 of What Is the Gospel? , we conclude the second sermon by confronting the sobering reality of God’s righteousness and judgment. Drawing from Romans 1–3, this episode explores how God’s wrath is not only future…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: WHY GOD MUST JUDGE SIN Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3 of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , Michael Durham confronts one of the most unsettling yet essential questions of the gospel: How good do you have to be? Continuing his series What Is the Gospel? , this episo…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: THE FIRST WORD OF THE GOSPEL IS GOD Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 2 of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , Michael Durham continues his exposition of Romans by pressing deeper into the heart of the gospel: the righteousness of God. Before Paul ever speaks of God’s love, he ground…
- WHAT IS THE GOSPEL: THE FIRST WORD OF THE GOSPEL IS GOD Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , Michael Durham begins a foundational series in Romans 1:16–17 by asking a vital question: What is the gospel? Challenging modern assumptions, he argues that much contempo…
- THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail As we come to the final episode of this season-long study on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, we return to one of the most beautiful promises Jesus ever made—the promise of another Helper. When He spoke those words,…
- THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
Send us Fan Mail The upper room was filled with uncertainty. Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure, yet His words were filled with comfort: “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with y…
- WHEN ASSURANCE FADES: UNDERSTANDING THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail Why do some believers seem to “lose” the witness of the Holy Spirit? In this episode of Real Truth Matters , Michael Durham continues his exploration of Romans 8:16, unpacking why assurance can feel strong one moment and f…
- THE INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this follow-up episode of Real Truth Matters , Michael Durham goes even deeper into one of the most profound realities of the Christian life: the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. This isn’t about merely agreeing with t…
- THE INNER WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham tackles one of the most vital yet overlooked truths of the Christian life: the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Romans 8, Durham shows that tr…
- WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , Michael Durham finishes his series on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 with a sobering but hope-filled message. While the miraculous works of God are awe-inspir…
- A BIBLICAL APPROACH TO SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Send us Fan Mail What if the entire debate over spiritual gifts has been asking the wrong questions? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham, director of RTM, examines a biblical perspective that transcends the fa…
- SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What if the debate over spiritual gifts has been asking the wrong questions all along? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue exploring why both continuationism and cessationism fail to give a compl…
- SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 2
Send us Fan Mail The debate over spiritual gifts has divided Christians for generations—but what if both sides are missing something vital? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham continues our deep dive into whet…
- SPIRITUAL GIFTS: CESSATION OR CONTINUATION? Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Are the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit still active today, or did they cease with the apostles? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we take an in-depth look at the two major positions on this question—…
- WHAT ABOUT TONGUES?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into the often-debated question: Is speaking in tongues the initial physical evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit? Exploring the foundations of Pentecostal and Charismatic theology, we unp…
- THE TIMING OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this second part of our discussion on The Timing of the Sealing of the Holy Spirit , Michael Durham revisits the influential teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones and respectfully examines his view that the sealing of the Spi…
- THE TIMING OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we continue our exploration of the sealing of the Holy Spirit by asking a critical question: When does the sealing take place? Is it an immediate work of the Spirit at co…
- THE NATURE OF THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue exploring the profound reality of the believer’s sealing with the Holy Spirit. Many Christians understand the idea in theory but have not grasped its depth as…
- THE SEALING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast, we continue our journey into the profound ministry of the Holy Spirit by exploring a work of the Spirit that is often misunderstood or overlooked: the sealing of th…
- HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail In this stirring episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we journey through church history to hear the compelling testimonies of godly men who experienced the infilling of the Holy Spirit in profound and transformative…
- THE NECESSITY OF REPEATED EXPERIENCES OF THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Send us Fan Mail Are you living the Spirit-filled life—or just the memory of one? In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , Michael Durham explores the necessity of repeated experiences of the infilling of the Holy Spirit . Far f…
- HOW TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What does it truly mean to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit? In this powerful continuation of last week’s episode, we go deeper into the biblical command to be filled with the Spirit—and what that looks like in…
- HOW TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit—and how do we live in that reality daily? In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, Michael Durham opens up the biblical command of Ephesians 5:18 and explor…
- QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this important discussion, Michael Durham and Nate Freeman continue their exploration of the infilling of the Holy Spirit—this time turning to the practical side. What are the biblical requirements for being f…
- QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this first part of a two-part discussion, Michael Durham and Nate Freeman sit down to explore the often-misunderstood subject of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Why is the infilling so frequently confused with the bap…
- THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we continue our deep dive into the infilling of the Holy Spirit—exploring what it is and how it transforms every aspect of the Christian life. While the Spirit sometimes…
- THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we continue our exploration of the infilling of the Holy Spirit—focusing on the often-overlooked truth that this divine empowerment is not always dramatic or accompanied…
- THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT PART 1
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we take a deep dive into the infilling of the Holy Spirit—not just as a theological concept, but as a living, active work of God in the believer’s life. Turning…
- THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT-STUDIO DISCUSSION Part 2
Send us Fan Mail This is the second part of a discussion between RTM Associate Evangelist Nate Freeman and RTM Director Michael Durham in the studio about the episodes of The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
- THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT-STUDIO DISCUSSION Part 1
Send us Fan Mail RTM Associate Evangelist Nate Freeman joined Michael Durham in the RTM studio to discuss the episodes on The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Listeners and RTM staff had many questions that Michael Durham would answer in this e…
- THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we continue our deep dive into the baptism of the Holy Spirit by addressing the confusion surrounding this doctrine. Many believers struggle to understand what truly happ…
- THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Real Truth Matters Podcast , we continue our deep dive into the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Building on our last discussion, we explore how this pivotal event, which took place on the Day of Pentecos…
- THE BAPTISM OF THE THE HOLY SPIRIT Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Real Truth Matters , we explore one of the most debated topics in Christian theology—the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Before His ascension, Jesus commanded His disciples to wait for the Promise of the F…
- THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SANCTIFICATION
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Real Truth Matters Podcast, Michael Durham tackles common misconceptions about sanctification and offers biblical clarity on the believer's relationship with the Holy Spirit. Durham exposes unbiblical te…
- CIRCUSES AND CEMETERIES Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the RTM Podcast! I hope you had a chance to listen to last week’s episode, Circuses and Cemeteries, Part 1 , where we examined the excesses and abuses surrounding the doctrine and ministry of the Holy Spirit. Wh…
- CIRCUSES AND CEMETERIES Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful two-part series, Michael Durham explores the abuses of the doctrine and ministry of the Holy Spirit. In this episode, he addresses the excesses and distortions within the Pentecostal and Charismatic moveme…
- THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN REGENERATION Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Real Truth Matters Podcast with Michael Durham, founder and director of Real Truth Matters. In this episode, The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in Regeneration (Part 2) , we continue our deep dive into the esse…