Zoe Code Podcast With Mike Q. Daniel

Discover how rejoicing in suffering in Romans 5 doesn’t mean that we should like it, and it certainly doesn’t mean God is a big meanie. It means He is using what we don’t like in this temporal world to bring about eternal joy and peace in the here and now.  Mike also discusses in Q&A why God allows sin, and if evil in the world means God is fallible.

Mike shares from Romans 5:1-3 on how and why he loves America and how that parallels our identity and hope in Christ by grace. In segment two, he answers the question, “What is the difference between God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit?

Even when there seems no hope, we have hope because of Jesus, but living from that “hope against hope” is a daily miracle for most of us!  How do we walk in peace with others and with our circumstances?  What does it really mean that we’ve been justified in Christ and what is the faith that makes that possible? Join Mike Daniel as he unpacks Romans 5:1 and talks about some things to come -- both for you from the truth of this passage and for the podcast that you can participate in!

What does it mean to praise Him for His glory in all things this Thanksgiving?  Take less than 5 minutes to be encouraged and equipped in the midst of trials and obstacles to live from - and give praise because of - the grace of God for His glory today!

How is God glorified in your Life?  Join Mike Daniel to discover exactly what God is doing for His glory regardless of your circumstances, and what it means to participate as a recipient of His incredible grace!

In this Tuesday Teaching, "Just Me vs. Us Me,” Mike Daniel shares an often missed reality of our Life in Christ.  What is our role in living out the Christian Life?  What is the difference between prescriptive & descriptive imperatives in Scripture?  Discover how Jesus and the Apostle Paul direct us to live so that Christ actually lives His Life through us!

Join Mike Daniel for this look at what trusting God really means in our day-to-day life from the perspective of His finished work and our daily needs and obstacles. You may just discover it really is all about Jesus! You can also watch this and other videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeqdaniel      

How do we know and live out the holiness of God even as He is holy?  This 10-minute message explores Peter's quote of Leviticus commanding that we be holy even as God is holy, and how grace in Christ is the only way to experience and express His very nature through His indwelling Life.  Discover the "How-To of Holiness" by God's gracious design--it will change the way we live with and for our Holy Creator!

In "Shifting Focus & Sharing Life", Mike Daniel explores John 11 to unpack the value that drives God's activity in our lives and brings life to us in Him in every circumstance.

How does our culture and circumstances tempt the Body of Christ to live for and from the world, self, and others, instead of from our fullness in Jesus? Join Mike for the Tuesday Teaching as he shares from part 3 of "Good, Better, Best" how our life within our culture parallels the Israelite's captivity among the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Assyrians.

Mike Daniel asks, “What is the better Life?” God is often not operating as we'd like or expect, but we DO have the Mind of Christ!  We can see and operate increasingly according to His perspective...  but what IS it?  Discover more in part 2 of "Good, Better, Best.” Find more resources at MikeQDaniel.com.

Mike Daniel asks the question, "Are we trying to be good, or living from Christ's righteousness by grace?"  In this short teaching, Mike discusses receiving Christ's grace for righteousness and provision instead of hoping in self apart from Him to be good enough so we can get enough for our life.  Enjoy!

Mike Daniel and co-host Wynema Clark discuss how the three rooms of the temple compare with our body (the outer court), soul (the Holy Place) and spirit (the Most Holy Place) and how knowing who we are in our spirit in union with Christ can increasingly change our soulical thinking, emotions and actions. In part 2, they discuss the relationship of trying to obtain righteousness through religion vs. relationship with Christ. In part 3, Wynema discusses her New Covenant for Housewives ministry and she and Mike talk about her upcoming bible study based on Dan Stone’s book, The Rest of the Gospel.

Bent Tree invited Mike to share on the topic of prayer and forgiveness in the New Covenant.  Mike addresses how prayer is different for those in Christ, addresses the place of confession & forgiveness in the Life of those already forgiven and adopted in Christ, and gives some language and encouragement in both our perspective of sin in the life of the believer as well as God's perspective and the condition of our relationship with Him when we sin.  Enjoy!

There is a wonderful truth embedded in John 1:3-4, that God created all things THROUGH Christ, and through that very relational process Life - the light of men - was made IN Him!  Enjoy this profound look at John's perspective of our Life in Christ as the Son of our Heavenly Father by grace, and enjoy walking in His Spirit of Sonship this week!

Mike Daniel and co-host Wynema Clark discuss the role of the flesh in spiritual growth in the context of Galatians 5:16-25, including the maturing process whereby Christ shows us the lies we’re believing, He gets our attention and persuades us to focus on Him increasingly, He produces fruit as we walk more deliberately in our relationship with Him and His fruit through us becomes useful in others’ lives.

"Didn't Know Who You Were With!"  John opens his Gospel with was going on before anything was going on - in the beginning before there was a beginning.  Enjoy this teaching on the relationship shared by the Father & the Son for which all of Creation was made, and in which you now live in Christ!

Mike Daniel discusses how to live from God as your source, including the points you need to stop expecting the world to meet your needs because there is not enough to go around; entrusting yourself to God is not about your doing what you think He wants in your circumstances, but about trusting Him to do what He wants through you; and a righteous life is His life lived through you which requires you turn from yourself to Him as the source of your life.

Mike Daniel continues his discussion of God’s sovereignty over earthly authorities, including the points that His authority to bring about good in your life is greater than any earthly authority’s ability to undermine it; it’s only by subjecting yourself to circumstances that are unfair that you can show the sufficiency and grace of Christ; and your freedom is not subject to the authorities over you, it’s the exercise of your life in Christ in any circumstance.

Mike Daniel discusses God’s sovereignty over all earthly authorities in your life, including the points that you can trust God enough to submit to authorities that you don’t like when you really believe that God is sovereign, that He is loving, and that He knows better than you do; for the Lord’s sake, you can afford to subject yourself to governmental authority because you are not trying to live from earthly resources; and it doesn’t mean that God approves of what those in authority do but He will use them for His purposes and your good.