Life Lessons with Dr. Steve Schell

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For twenty years Dr. Steve Schell’s 30-minute radio program, Life Lessons, was heard throughout the United States. Now, Pastor Steve’s thorough, well-studied sermons can be heard again. Committed to comprehensively teaching through entire books of the Bible, Pastor Steve pulls out the deep, eternal truths in each section of Scripture without skipping over the challenging passages. He applies what is learned clearly and practically so that listeners are inspired to not just be hearers of the Word, but doers. You’ll greatly enjoy the depth of his teaching, the transparency of his stories and the humor of his preaching style as the Holy Spirit uses each sermon to transform your heart and mind. These sermons will help foster true discipleship for the committed Christian, both young and old. Dr. Steve Schell served as a pastor for over 45 years and has spent a lifetime studying the Word of God. He has served as the chairman of Foursquare’s Doctrine Committee for 20 years and has written four books. He is now President of the non-profit organization Life Lessons Publishing and spends his time writing books for Bible study and discipleship.

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86 - Belonging To God

May 30 2024 63 mins

There’s a huge difference between humility and insecurity. They may look the same on the surface, but they serve two different masters. One is driven by the fear that it is unworthy of being loved and tries desperately to earn approval. The other is able to wrap a towel around its waist and kneel down to wash feet because it is so confident that it is loved and approved. And I do

85 - Authority in Prayer

May 27 2024 60 mins

This chapter is a case study in bad human leadership. Luke describes Paul’s voyage to Rome in great detail, and by the time 276 people wade ashore on the island of Malta we’re left amazed that anyone survived the foolish decisions made by those who were supposed to protect them. Time after time the human leaders used their authority to benefit themselves and ignored their respo

84 - Real Repentance

May 23 2024 53 mins

It’s easy to confuse the terms “works of the Law” with “works worthy of repentance.” We can take the truth that we are saved by faith and not by works to mean that our works don’t matter; in fact some people consider any attempt to produce good works to be dangerous because it might lead to self-righteousness. The result of this kind of thinking has been believers who a

83 - Spiritual Conversations - b

May 20 2024 57 mins

It’s one thing to believe that God still speaks to us today, but it’s quite another to know how to listen to His voice. Many believers, many long-time believers, have never been around anyone who actually lived this way. They have no models to show them how or prove to them it works. Yes, they read about such things in the Bible, but outside of that the Christians they know see

82 - Spiritual Conversations - a

May 16 2024 53 mins

We know a lot more about God than our minds are able or willing to understand. We’ve all had experiences that we know took place, but we can’t explain. There have been moments in our lives when we recognized that someone was present with us, even if we didn’t know His name. There have been times when an unseen hand came out of nowhere to protect us, or a voice interrupted our

81 - Paul's Hope

May 13 2024 49 mins

Standing in front of a Jewish king and queen, a Roman governor, and the prominent men of Caesarea, Paul said the reason he was on trial wasn’t because he had done anything wrong, it was because of his faith. In fact, the trial was really about God. Does He or does He not raise dead people to life? He said it was this hope of eternal life that motivated the patriarchs of Israel, a

80 - The Gift of Truth

May 09 2024 45 mins

Character is who we are under pressure. It’s a part of us that we form one choice at a time. In effect, our personality becomes a collection of habits. When certain things happen we find ourselves responding the same way over and over again. And the older we get the deeper those patterns grow. We still have a free will and change is possible, but those habits grow so strong it’

79 - Courageous Decisions

May 06 2024 59 mins

There are several very good reasons for postponing a decision: not enough information, a wrong attitude, or waiting for others to catch up. But there comes a moment when a decision must be made. To delay is fearful or cruel. I might pretend that the reason I’m delaying is that I don’t have enough information, but the truth may be that I simply don’t have the courage to do the

78 - Hearing Both Sides

May 02 2024 57 mins

When I only hear one side of an argument I usually find myself agreeing with the person who’s talking to me. They seem totally sincere and lay out their case carefully and I have no reason to doubt that they’re telling me the truth, so I tend to accept their conclusions, which, if they happen to be upset with another person or group of people, leaves me feeling the same way. I

77 - God's Overrulling Hand

Apr 29 2024 52 mins

We’re watching a proverb being lived out. Solomon wrote, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord will stand” (Pr 19:21). The psalmist said the same thing this way, “Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke and it was done, He commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord nullifies the counse