Clearview Today with Dr. Abidan Shah
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Episodes
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The Difference Between Knowing Things and Being Wise
You could fill an infinite number of books with the things we don't know. But aren't you glad we serve a God who not only knows everything, but is the very source of all wisdom? In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Kno...
What the Bible Actually Teaches About Money and Wealth | TRUTH TALK LIVE
Can a Christian be wealthy and still faithfully follow Jesus? Does the Bible condemn the rich? In this special extended episode, we hosted Truth Talk Live on the Truth Network for a full hour on a subject rarely touched from the pulpit: money, ...
God Is Everywhere — So Can I Just Worship Him from My Couch?
God cannot be contained by space — which means He isn't limited to any one church, any temple, or any building. You can worship Him anywhere. But does that mean you don't need to gather with other believers at all? In this episode of Clearview ...
What It Really Means That God Is Omnipresent
Nobody can be in two places at once. You can only live in the here and now — but God is everything, everywhere, all the time. In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God series with the attribute of omnipresence: the...
What All-Powerful Actually Means — and What It Doesn't
Life is unpredictable, and that unpredictability can leave us feeling completely powerless. But we serve a God who is all-powerful. In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God series by exploring the omnipotence of G...
The God Who Cannot Change — And Why That Steadies Everything
Over the course of your life, you will change dramatically — you are not the same person you were ten or twenty years ago. But aren't you glad that's not true of God? In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God serie...
God Needs Absolutely Nothing — And That Changes Everything
To exist, we need oxygen, food, water, and shelter. God needs none of it. In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God series with one of the attributes that's hardest for us to grasp because it's so unlike us: the se...
Are We Really Surrounded by the Saints — Or Is It Just a Metaphor?
"We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses." But where are they — in heaven, on earth, or somewhere else? In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God series by exploring one of the most fascinating and least...
What It Means That God Lives Outside of Time
Everything we experience in this world is temporary — and yet we serve a God who is eternal and outside of time. How do we even begin to wrap our minds around that? In this episode of Clearview Today, we continue our Getting to Know God series ...
How People in the Bible Saw a God No One Can See
If God is invisible, how did people in the Bible see Him? Scripture says two things that sound impossible to reconcile: "no one has seen God at any time," and yet "the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." In this ep...
How to Make an Invisible God Visible
How do you make an invisible God visible? It's the mission statement of our church — and one of the most important questions in the Christian life.In this episode of Clearview Today, we dig into the invisibility of God: what Scripture m...
Why God Can't Just Forgive Your Sin
If God is all-powerful, why can't He simply forgive sin and be done with it? It's one of the most common objections to Christianity — and the answer reveals something most of us have never considered about what our sin actually costs.In...
We've Made God's Holiness Too Small
We know God is holy — but what does that word actually mean? In this episode, we pick up where yesterday's conversation left off and work through what Scripture reveals about the holiness of God: that He is absolutely pure, and that He is awful...
Why HOLINESS Is the Most Important Attribute of God
It's easy to relate to God through attributes we can grasp — love, grace, forgiveness. But holiness is different. In this episode, we continue our Getting to Know God series by starting where Scripture starts: not with God's love or His creativ...
The Difference Between Knowing About God and Actually Knowing Him
There's a real difference between knowing about God and actually knowing Him. In this episode, we continue our Getting to Know God series by looking at why this pursuit isn't optional for the Christian life — and why, despite that, it's one of ...
Your Prayers Don’t Need All Those Extra Words | TRUTH TALK LIVE
In this special extended episode, we had the opportunity to host Truth Talk Live on the Truth Network for a full hour on one of the most important topics in the Christian life: prayer.Prayer isn't about padding our words or performing fo...
The Biggest Question You'll Ever Answer: WHO IS GOD?
Everyone believes something about God — even those who say they don't. But is what they believe actually true? In this episode, we kick off a brand-new series called Getting to Know God, starting with the biggest and simplest question of all: w...
Nehemiah's Final Lesson: Kill Sin Before It Kills YOU!
When there's sin in your ministry, you can't compromise with it and you can't reason with it — the only thing you can do is purge it. In this final episode on the book of Nehemiah, we look at how Nehemiah returned after a year away to find that...
Revival Starts When YOU Decide!
Revival isn't meant to be a moment—it's meant to transform a lifetime. Yet many believers who once burned with passion for Christ eventually find their spiritual fire fading. The question is: how do we rekindle it? If your passion for Christ is...
The Slow Death of Your Ministry...And How to Stop It!
Revival is one of God's greatest gifts to His people—but history shows that revival doesn't automatically last. Time and again, God's people experience powerful renewal only to slowly drift back into spiritual complacency. Why does it happen? A...
We NEED to Talk About the Trinity
The Trinity is one of the most foundational—and most misunderstood—doctrines of the Christian faith. Many believers affirm that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but struggle to explain what that really means or why it matters. From Ge...
The Hidden Gods Controlling Your Life
What comes to mind when you hear the word idol? A carved statue? A golden calf? While those images come straight from the Bible, Scripture reveals that idolatry goes much deeper. An idol is anything that takes God's rightful place in y...
Don't Forget to Celebrate the Wins!
After hearing God's Word, the people wept over their sin. But instead of leaving them in their grief, God commanded them to celebrate. Why? Join Dr. Abidan Shah as he explains how true repentance always leads to the joy of God's grace and why b...