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Spiritual Warfare: How to Recognize and Resist the Enemy

Article  |  December 7th, 2025
By Kylie Oyler
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We live in two worlds at once — the physical, seen world and the spiritual, unseen world. While we can touch the trees, hug our family, and see the houses we live in, there’s another dimension we can’t physically perceive. Yet, it’s just as real. In this episode of the Joyful Disciple Podcast, Kylie and her dad, Nick Oyler, dive deep into the reality of spiritual warfare, sharing Scripture, ministry experiences, and practical encouragement for believers.

Following Jesus in Mark 8: Compassion, Clarity, and the Call to Surrender

Article  |  December 6th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Mark 8 is one of those chapters that stops you in your tracks. It’s not just a record of miracles — it’s a deep, personal invitation from Jesus to see clearly, understand deeply, and follow Him wholeheartedly.

In this week’s Apprenticeship to Jesus study, we walk through moments of compassion, confrontation, and challenge that shape what it means to be a disciple.

Clean vs. Unclean: What Really Defiles Us – Apprenticeship to Jesus, Week 7 (Mark 7)

Article  |  November 30th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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In Mark 7, Jesus teaches that true defilement comes from the heart, not external rituals. Join Nick & Kylie in Week 7 of Apprenticeship to Jesus as they unpack the Pharisees’ challenge, the faith of the Syrophoenician woman, and the healing of a deaf man. Discover how to live from a pure heart that honors God.

Mark 6 Bible Study – Faith, Miracles, and Following Jesus

Article  |  November 23rd, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Explore Mark 6 verse-by-verse: rejection in Nazareth, sending of the twelve, feeding the 5,000, and walking on water. Grow your faith and follow Jesus daily.

An Apprenticeship to Jesus: Gospel of Mark – Week 5 Study & Reflections

Article  |  November 16th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Discover the powerful lessons from Mark 5 — Jesus delivers a man from “Legion,” heals a woman after 12 years of suffering, and raises Jairus’s daughter. Learn how to replace fear with faith and live like Jesus this week.

Mark 4 Bible Study – Parable of the Sower & Calming the Storm

Article  |  November 9th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Discover the meaning of Mark 4 in this Bible study podcast episode. Learn how Jesus’ parables — the Sower, the Mustard Seed — and His calming of the storm reveal truths about faith, discipleship, and the Kingdom of God.

An Apprenticeship to Jesus: Gospel of Mark Study — Week 3

Article  |  November 2nd, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Discover the meaning of Mark 3 with a verse-by-verse Bible study, discussion questions, and practical ways to follow Jesus today.

Mark 2 Bible Study – Jesus’ Authority, Compassion & the Sabbath | Apprenticeship to Jesus Podcast

Article  |  October 24th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Join Nick Oyler for Week 2 of An Apprenticeship to Jesus: Gospel of Mark Study. Explore Mark 2, where Jesus heals a paralytic, forgives sins, calls Levi, teaches about new wine, and reveals the Sabbath’s true purpose. Includes discussion questions and spiritual exercises for your week.

An Apprenticeship to Jesus: Gospel of Mark Bible Study – Mark 1

Article  |  October 19th, 2025
By Nick Oyler
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Join our Gospel of Mark Bible study podcast. Explore discipleship, Jesus’ miracles, and the Holy Spirit in Mark 1 with questions and weekly exercises.

Luke Chapter 11

Article  |  June 23rd, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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We don’t talk a lot about spiritual warfare, because if we can’t see it our touch it , we can’t understand it and if we can’t understand it, we dismiss it as not real. However, the more we hang out with Jesus, we realize that spiritual warfare is real and we need to be on guard against the spiritual forces that want to torment us. Jesus said that this is war and we need to choose our side and guard his word with our lives.

Luke Chapter 10

Article  |  June 23rd, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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What do you get worked up over? So many times, it’s the little stuff of life and we miss out on what Jesus wants us to focus on. I was reminded that before Jesus sent the disciples out to bring in the harvest, Jesus tells them to pray for harvest hands to get the message out about the Gospel. Before we get all worked up, we need to get on our knees and pray.

Luke Chapter 9

Article  |  June 21st, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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Who is in the driver’s seat of your life? If we are going to follow Jesus, we have to get out of the driver’s seat and let him drive without being a backseat driver. That means that we let him take us where he wants and to enjoy the scenery. This is way easier said than done, but it is what Jesus is asking of us, so will we let him drive?

Luke Chapter 8

Article  |  June 20th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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What stuck me in the chapter is that obedience is thicker than blood and how trust and obedience go hand in hand. Trust leads to obedience and we see some examples of what trust looks like and doesn’t look like. Trust looks like some women who fund his ministry and a man who is relieved of demon possession and obeys Jesus by going home and proclaiming what Jesus had done for him. But, the disciples who had seen everything that Jesus had done didn’t trust him in the storm and began to panic. Trust and obey is the only way to live our lives for Jesus, let’s pray…

Luke Chapter 7

Article  |  June 20th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast, I’m Nick and it is great to be with you today. I want to apologize to you for the sound of the last several podcasts. I took a new job and I am on the road for it, so I was trying out a new program and I just couldn’t get the sound that I normally do. I have also struggled with getting the podcast done and out like I did. I am trying to build a new rhythm. There is a part of me that wants to give up, but I want to at least get through the gospels a second time. Thank you for having patience with me. Now we need to get back to why we are here, to read Luke chapter 7, let’s dive in.

Luke Chapter 6

Article  |  June 9th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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There is so much teaching in this chapter and there are some great things that will make you think and what Jesus finishes the chapter with is what struck me. We need to work the words of Jesus into our lives and it will give us a firm foundation that will stand in the storms of life. If we don’t work Jesus’ words into our lives, we will fall flat in the storms of life.
The words that I want to work into my life are from Luke 6:27–28 (The Message): “To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. Instead of getting mad and fighting back, we can respond by praying for that person, it will do much more for them than my anger.

Luke Chapter 5

Article  |  June 7th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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In the story of the miraculous catch of fish it never quite dawned on me exactly how many fish that was and what that meant for those fishing families. To have two boats filled with fish, that was enough money that they would be set for life. They were able to walk away from their lively hood because their families were taken care of. They answered the call of Jesus to fish for people because of this miracle, they had been eking it out to that point but now God provided more than enough. I think ahead a little to the catch that Peter had at Pentecost of 3000 people saved that day. This story reminds me that when God calls you, he will provide for you.