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Time of Grace With Pastor Mike Novotny
Time of Grace exists to point people to what matters most: Jesus. Using a variety of media (television, radio, podcasts, print publications, and digital), Time of Grace teaches tough topics in an approachable and relatable way, accessible in multiple languages, making the Bible clear and understandable for those who need encouragement in their walks of faith and for those who don’t yet know Jesus at all.
Episodes
- Time of Grace With Pastor Mike Novotny
Jesus Was Born for Me? Unpacking the True Meaning of Christmas (Devotion)
Even after the choices you've made and the baggage you bring, is Jesus still for you?This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace…
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Why Is Jesus' Birth So Significant? Unpacking the True Meaning of Christmas (Devotion)
Because Jesus was born, he gets it. Pastor Mike explains.This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional…
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What's a Savior? Unpacking the True Meaning of Christmas (Devotion)
We need to be rescued. But from what?This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast!Check out our…
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Christmas Buzzwords: Peace
How do you define the word peace? Is it merely the time when nations and people are not at war, when fighting and conflicts cease? The Bible’s answer is . . …
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Christmas Buzzwords: Joy
How do you define the word joy? When that word appears on the latest Christmas card, where does your mind go? Is it just another word for happy, or is it…
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How to Fight Anxiety, Compilation (Devotion)
Listen to the entire devotional series from this week as Pastor Mike gives us five steps to help us overcome anxiety.This week's devotional series by Pastor…
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Fight Anxiety: Step 5 (Devotion)
When we’re stuck in our own heads with anxiety weighing down our hearts, here is one of the most powerful things we can do. This week's devotional series by…
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Fight Anxiety: Step 4 (Devotion)
In our struggles against anxiety, remember that there is also a spiritual enemy against us. But Pastor Mike encourages us to fight back because we can take the…
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Fight Anxiety: Step 3 (Devotion)
Jesus makes an incredible offering to help us battle anxiety. It starts with seeking these two things.This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also…
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Fight Anxiety: Step 2 (Devotion)
When we’re anxious, it’s so easy to think of everything that’s wrong or could go wrong. So then we just flip that thinking. But how? Pastor Mike gives us the…
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Fight Anxiety: Step 1 (Devotion)
Is anxiety part of your story? Pastor Mike opens up the Bible and helps us deal with anxiety with this simple first step.This week's devotional series by…
- Time of Grace With Pastor Mike Novotny
Christmas Buzzwords: Hope
How do you define hope? We all agree that hope is a good thing to hold on to, but what exactly is it? And what happens if you put your hope in the wrong thing?…
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Behind the Series: Christmas Buzzwords
You hear these words all Christmas season, but what do they ACTUALLY mean? Pastor Mike and Dr. Bruce Becker dissect these four Christmas buzzwords. And in the…
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Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling: Even if You're Living With Pain
For people living with constant pain, it's tempting to believe the lie that God is not good. Pastor Mike shares a verse from Jesus' brother James that gives us…
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Pastor Mike's Message After the Waukesha Parade Tragedy
When tragedy strikes, like it did at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, many of us are left wondering, “Why?” As Pastor Mike explains, instead of…
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Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling: Even When You're Hurting
To be grateful for the hard times in your life is difficult. Pastor Mike asks: Do you think it’s possible that you could only get to certain places spiritually…
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Want More Joy and Peace?, Compilation (Devotion)
Listen to the entire devotional series from this week as Pastor Mike teaches us what true joy and peace looks like.This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike…
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Get Peace at All Times (Devotion)
Peace isn’t a perfect life. What it is might surprise you. And you can have it at all times.This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on…
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Get Peace That Can’t Be Threatened (Devotion)
There will always be something that threatens our peace—a diagnosis, financial stress, or relationship struggles. But peace isn’t just about being…
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Do You Have Never-Ending Joy? (Devotion)
There’s a special joy that never ends. And the good news, Pastor Mike says, is that you can have that kind of joy right now.This week's devotional series by…
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How to Find Good Joy (Devotion)
How do we find the good kind of joy that God gives us? It doesn’t have to be hard if we just do this, Pastor Mike says.This week's devotional series by Pastor…
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Is It Bad if It Feels Good? (Devotion)
Why is it that some of the things that are bad for us can make us so happy in the moment? Even the Bible admits there’s a joy that comes from sin, Pastor Mike…
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Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling: Because of 14 Spiritual Gifts You Already Have
If you struggle with gratitude, Pastor Mike says to read and chew on this 202-word sentence from the apostle Paul. Because it will remind you that you already…
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Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling: Because of Eternal Joy
When God takes away your health or your security or the life you long for, it feels like you have more reason to grumble than to be thankful. How can you be…
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Behind the Series: Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling
How do we avoid the constant temptation to grumble and gripe, especially as we get closer to Thanksgiving? Pastor Mike is joined again by Amber Albee…
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What if I Don't Agree With Jesus?
What do you do, what do you think, and how do you deal with Jesus when you don't agree with him? Pastor Mike gives two reasons why when you disagree with…
- Time of Grace With Pastor Mike Novotny
I Feel Stuck || Am I Strong Enough?
You're not the best, the strongest, the fastest, the most patient, or the most loving. But God isn't waiting for that day or that year when you finally start…
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More Tough Questions With Pastor Mike, Compilation (Devotion)
Listen to the entire series from this past week as Pastor Mike answers more tough questions from viewers like you. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike…
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How Much Money Should I Give the Church? // Tough Questions With Pastor Mike (Devotion)
What does generosity look like? Pastor Mike flips this issue on its head and warns us not to give TOO much. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is…
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How Do We Handle a Hostile World? // Tough Questions With Pastor Mike (Devotion)
Are you like Pastor Mike and sometimes get nervous of others' reactions when you tell people you're a Christian? It feels like the world is against Christians…
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Is Jesus Actually God? // Tough Questions With Pastor Mike (Devotion)
Was Jesus just a really good teacher? or prophet? Or are there clues in the Bible that show Jesus is God? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also…
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How Do I Have Faith While There Is Persecution? // Tough Questions With Pastor Mike (Devotion)
How do we keep believing in Jesus in the midst of unspeakable horrors being committed against Christians every day? This week's devotional series by Pastor…
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Do You Need to Confess Your Sins to Others? // Tough Questions With Pastor Mike (Devotion)
Do you have to confess to others in order to be forgiven? Pastor Mike challenges us to think of this question in a different way: SHOULD you confess? This…
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How God Fights for You || Am I Strong Enough?
"Let my people go," God said 3,500 years ago to the king of Egypt who enslaved God's people. God fought to set his people free. And though he no longer uses…
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When You Argue With God || Am I Strong Enough?
When life gets messy and complicated, we find ourselves wanting to tap out, give up, and object to God. But God doesn't give up on us. Pastor Mike shows us…
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God Really Works Through Ordinary Me? || Am I Strong Enough?
God certainly can do miracles. But he normally doesn't. Instead, he works through the most natural people and natural means. Pastor Mike explores the story of…
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Behind the Series: "Am I Strong Enough?"
We may not have Moses' staff or the ten plagues to help us, but we are still like Moses in many ways. Like how we oftentimes don't think God can use us. But oh…
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Bonus Episode: You Are Chosen for More Too!
God uses ordinary people just like you. Need some evidence? Just open the Bible! Pastor Mike and Amber Albee Swenson talk about her book, "Chosen for More,"…
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Pray Like a Pro: Your Prayers CAN Be Powerful
How do we pray powerful and effective prayers? Pastor Jeremy shares what we can do to ensure God hears and answers our prayers, while reminding us that prayer…
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Pray Like a Pro: But My Prayers Are Unanswered
When life seems unfair and we're crying out to God in prayer, why does he take so long to bring about justice? Why do we need to keep knocking and keep…
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Competitive Christians, Compilation (Devotion)
Listen to the entire devotional series from this past week as Pastor Mike walks us through how we can stop making unhealthy comparisons of ourselves against…
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Stop Comparing Your Faith || Competitive Christian (Devotion)
It’s not a bad thing to notice the differences in spiritual gifts that you have. What IS bad is when you let the differences do what it did to Pastor Mike—make…
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Stop Comparing Your Social Media || Competitive Christian (Devotion)
We all want to be noticed—known and applauded with likes, hearts, and thumbs-up on social media. But these outward appearances aren’t what matter. This week's…
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Stop the Intellectual Comparisons || Competitive Christian (Devotion)
Whether God made you above-average smart or your grades weren’t that great or you fall somewhere in between, you have this significant thing in common. This…
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Stop the Body Comparisons || Competitive Christian (Devotion)
How do we stop making constant comparisons with other people’s bodies? Pastor Mike reminds us of these important biblical truths. This week's devotional series…
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Is It OK to Be a Competitive Christian? (Devotion)
Is it against the will of God to be competitive? Well, Pastor Mike says, it depends on what you do with it. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is…
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Pray Like a Pro: How to Avoid Pretensions and Babbling
Prayer should be simple, right? You talk; God listens. But it's not always that easy because there are two big dangers that happen when you try to pray. How do…
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Pray Like a Pro: Be Like a Helpless Child
If you had to grade your prayer life, what would you give yourself? If there's room to improve, what can you do? There's a simple truth, Pastor Mike says, that…
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Behind the Series: "Pray Like a Pro"
Prayer can be hard. But it doesn't have to be. Pastor Mike, who freely admits that he "stinks at prayer," and Dr. Bruce Becker preview September's TV message…
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Sexpectations: Sex Is Unnecessary
To many people today, a 30-year-old virgin is a fascinating species. Is he dying inside? Is he repressed and frustrated? Ask Jesus. He was fully man in every…
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Sexpectations: Sex Is Fiery
Like fire, sex must be treated with a healthy fear. Mess around with one flame and you might get hurt. Mess around with one night and you might get hurt worse…
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Sexpectations: Sex Is Work
So often we expect sex to be easy, just like in the movies. But that expectation leads to pressure, frustration, and disillusionment with others. God, on the…
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How to Start Reading the Bible, Compilation (Devotion)
Listen to the entire devotional series from this past week as Pastor Mike helps us learn how to start reading the Bible. This week's devotional series by…
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How Long Should I Take to Read the Bible? (Devotion)
Should you be on a one-year Bible reading plan? How much should you read each day? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace…
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A Bible Hack to Understand the Old Testament (Devotion)
The Old Testament is long and can be hard to wrap your brain around. But God gave you a Bible hack to understanding this toughest part of the Bible. This…
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What Part of the Bible Do I Read Next? (Devotion)
After you learn about the life of Jesus in the four gospels, what should you read next? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our…
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WHERE Should I Start Reading the Bible? (Devotion)
The Bible might be the biggest and most complex book you read. It has 2 testaments, 66 books, over 1,000 separate chapters, and 31,173 verses. So where do you…
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HOW Do I Start Reading the Bible? (Devotion)
The best place to start reading the Bible doesn’t start with the best somewhere but with the best Someone. Pastor Mike shares the first tip in your journey to…
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Sexpectations: Sex Is Good
In the beginning, when everything was very good, there was sex. God’s idea. God’s invention. God’s gift to husband and wife. In a world where too many of us…
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Behind the Series: "Sexpectations"
Why is Pastor Mike preaching about sex this month? Pastor Mike tells us exactly why as he and Dr. Bruce Becker give us a glimpse at what to expect with this…