
Hardwired Podcast
Jeff Wickwire is an author, radio teacher, and a beloved life long pastor. Following a troubled childhood, he was dramatically saved as a teenager while incarcerated in a juvenile detention center. He has since actively ministered God’s
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Word beginning at the young age of nineteen. Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree and went on to finish both his masters and doctoral degrees in biblical studies. He currently pastors Turning Point Church in Fort Worth, Texas, which he founded in 2005. Turning Point has grown into a thriving local assembly of multiple outreaches and ministries.
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- 111.10.2026 - 02 - The Miraculous Provision Of God Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWe don’t know what tomorrow holds; we can plan our schedules, but only God can truly plan each day and account for each breath! If you’re hearing this, then you’ve been blessed with another day and have another opportunity to speak about Jesus, to worship Jesus, and to learn from Jesus! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will encourage you not to take a single breath for granted, because you never know when it will be your last! So, take captive every moment to honor Jesus and serve His people!
- 211.09.2026 - 02 - The Miraculous Provision Of God Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireEvery challenge we go through, every hard and tiring season, every anxious day, is not left unused! Everything we go through is for a reason, and it prepares us for the future blessings God has in store for us! Don’t be discouraged, because your struggles are used for molding you into a good servant! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will remind you that all you go through, everything easy and hard, is all for the extension of the kingdom of God, and it’s an opportunity to represent Jesus to all!
- 311.08.2026 - 11 - Better Blood Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIn Old Testament times, only the High Priest had direct access to God’s Presence! And even then, there were purification rituals required to ensure that the priest was clean enough to enter into the Holy of Holies. But Pastor Jeff reminds you today that there is great news for all of those covered by the blood of Jesus! Those restrictions that applied to the Jewish High Priest no longer apply to you! Because you are adopted into God’s family, you have unrestricted access to the presence of the Father.
- 411.07.2026 - 11 - Better Blood Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHow often do your plans go sideways? Even when it comes to a single day, your plans can be upended by the unexpected circumstances of life. Well, Pastor Jeff teaches you today that Jesus was aware of the plan for His life, even from the beginning of creation! God knew that the Old Testament model of animal sacrifice would not be a lasting solution to restore the relationship between man and God. So the Lord sent His only Son, Jesus, to take the weight of all of our sin onto the cross.
- 511.06.2026 - 01 - The Man And His Message Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireImagine an empty cup, and every time we, as a nation, sin, that cup starts to fill up; and once it's full, God’s judgment is fully released. That can be a really scary thing to think about, even just considering our own sin… let alone the sin of our whole nation. But Pastor Jeff will teach in today’s message that there is an answer; there is grace and freedom for you and me, and that's found in Jesus Christ! Because of Jesus, we don’t have to live in fear or with the weight of our sin on our shoulders!
- 611.05.2026 - 01 - The Man And His Message Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireOne of the main things you and I need to understand about Elijah is that he was a regular guy. He had no fame or great strength; all he had was his faith, and he brought a whole nation to its knees. Can you imagine a person like you or me bringing America to its knees? That would be unbelievable, and yet that's exactly what God did through Elijah. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will share that with God, you too can do amazing things for your nation, humanity, and for God, just like Elijah did!!
- 711.04.2026 - 07 - Laodicea - The Lukewarm Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhat does being rich mean to you? What does a rich person have? These questions, answered in a worldly manner, will include money and possessions, but answered with a godly mindset, it means having Jesus. He’s all you need, and if you have all you need, you’re rich! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will share that whether you’re well off or living paycheck to paycheck, if you have Jesus in your heart and you’re surrendered to Him, you’re the richest person on earth!!
- 811.03.2026 - 07 - Laodicea - The Lukewarm Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWe live in a world where people are walking away from their faith, and people are misinformed about Christianity as a whole. This issue is caused by lukewarm Christians - people who are half-in, half-out with Jesus, because they don’t want to go all in, or they simply want to stay in their comfort zone. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will urge you to go all in with Jesus! He surely went all in for you and gave everything for you, so why not take that next step of faith and give God everything?!
- 911.02.2026 - 06 - Philadelphia - The Loving Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireNo matter what the doors look like, God commands us to obey Him when He calls us to walk through or turn around and walk out. We must learn to recognize when God moves and to simply obey, because even as He opens and closes doors, we still have the freedom to choose. God is a waymaker, so He will provide a way, and then it’s up to you to follow or not. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will challenge you to observe and follow God no matter what door He takes you through! Walk in faith!
- 1011.01.2026 - 10 - The Greatness of Jesus’ Sacrifice Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHave you ever tried juggling? Well, the more balls you throw into your juggling routine, the harder the routine gets! In fact, the world record for most balls juggled at one time is eleven! Now imagine trying to juggle all Ten Commandments, much less the entire Law of Moses! It’s impossible to keep that up for very long! But Pastor Jeff reminds you today that there is a different way to achieve righteousness. When you accept Jesus’ gift of salvation, you are saved not by your own works, but by grace through faith.
- 1110.31.2026 - 10 - The Greatness of Jesus’ Sacrifice Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThe Bible teaches us that when Jesus died, the great curtain separating the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple was torn in two. This curtain was a physical representation of the barrier that had gone up between man and God, thanks to the darkness of sin. But Pastor Jeff teaches us today that not only was Jesus able to pass through that barrier to commune with His Father, He was also able to destroy that barrier for all mankind. We have free access to the Father’s presence, thanks to Jesus!
- 1210.30.2026 - 06 - Philadelphia - The Loving Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireGod opens and closes a lot of doors! I’m sure we’ve all experienced this in life, where we get opportunities that can only be explained by God, or we’re taken out of situations or relationships that can only be explained by God’s protection! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will remind you of the most important door…the door of salvation! If you’ve walked through that door, then you know there is nothing and no one else that matters! Jesus is everything, because He gave us everything!
- 1310.29.2026 - 05 - Sardis - The Lifeless Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireConsistency, endurance, and faithfulness are all godly actions that we need more of! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will compare the Christian life to a marathon. We’re not to walk, and we’re not to sprint and then stop; we’re to treat it as a LONG run to the Father! Your goal is Jesus, and to get to Him, you need to stay on the narrow path; stay consistent in your obedience! Endure the hardships of this life, all through the power and strength of the Holy Spirit working in and through you!
- 1410.28.2026 - 05 - Sardis - The Lifeless Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWe can all admit that America is not perfect, and it’s in desperate need of change. Just like Sardis, we’re struggling with our morals, with idol worship, with our own disobedience to God. There is no use or reason to pretend that one side has all the answers or that one side is right; as a nation, America has failed. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff doesn’t want to bash America, but bring some much-needed light to reality… WE NEED JESUS!!! Your families, your neighbors, and your nation need Jesus!!!
- 1510.27.2026 - 04 - Thyatira - The Loose Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireDon’t we see the redefining of obvious truths in our world? People walk around thinking they’re different genders or that they’re a literal animal. The truth that God made each and every one of us just as He designed goes out the window so quickly. This spirit of Jezebel is so evident and influential still in today’s society; it continues to encourage the discarding of morals. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will encourage you to love those people, despite their confusion, and to speak the truth over them!
- 1610.26.2026 - 04 - Thyatira - The Loose Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThis spirit of Jezebel is still something that affects people, churches, and communities. Jezebel has this hatred, this ability to manipulate and seduce, and to encourage other people into sexual sin. Jezebel taught that you can live in sexual sin, and God is okay with that. Obviously, we know that is not true, and yet SO many people still struggle with this. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will remind you of God’s truth and what HE says about sexual immorality…We are to FLEE FROM IT!
- 1710.25.2026 - 09 - Better Promises Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireForgiving and forgetting are usually two different things. Forgiveness is something that you have to actively do, but forgetting can take weeks, months, or even years before that transgression is wiped from your memory. Well, in today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds us that the Lord chooses to forget our sin! When we accept Jesus’ gift of forgiveness, our slates are wiped clean! We no longer have to bear the guilt of what we have done. What a great burden to have lifted from our souls!
- 1810.24.2026 - 09 - Better Promises Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIt’s easy to get bored by the details in the Bible. Most of us probably don’t exactly remember the name of David’s great-great-grandfather, or how tall Noah’s Ark was. But Pastor Jeff reminds us today that those details are in Scripture for a reason. In the case of the Tabernacle, God wanted the dimensions and layout of that building to be very specific because it was meant to be a physical representation of Heaven on Earth. There is always a reason behind the small details in God’s Word!
- 1910.23.2026 - 03 - Pergamos - The Lax Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhat does being the salt and light mean to you? How are you personally being salty, being different than those you work with? How are you being the light of Jesus when conversations turn to arguments or gossip? In today’s message, Pastor Jeff teaches that our little areas of compromise have allowed people to look down on the church and dismiss it. People never get the chance to hear God’s truth because God’s people are getting in the way. Set aside your own intentions, and allow God to keep you salty!
- 2010.22.2026 - 03 - Pergamos - The Lax Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThere is no such truth that you can have the best of both worlds; that you can happily live on the fence, with one foot in Christianity and one foot in the world. It just won’t work out, because there is a serious moral conflict between what the world deems as acceptable and what Jesus commands is unhealthy. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will teach that the doctrine of Balaam is still working in our current society today. So beware, and be centered on Christ and Christ ALONE!!!
- 2110.21.2026 - 02 - Smyrna – The Loyal Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIn the book of Acts, Paul and Silas are thrown into prison in the city of Philippi. But instead of complaining to the Lord about their situation, these two faithful servants began to sing praises to the Lord! Soon enough, an earthquake struck, and the prison doors were thrown open! Pastor Jeff reminds us today that the difficult times we face in this life are opportunities for us to grow in faith and patience. Instead of seeing our trials as obstacles, let’s thank the Lord for yet another opportunity to grow!
- 2210.20.2026 - 02 - Smyrna – The Loyal Church Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireGod doesn’t just know what’s going on in your life now, He knows what’s going on yesterday, tomorrow, last year, and ten years from now! While you and I deal with time as a straight line, the Lord sees the beginning and the end all at the same time. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff wants to teach us that God knows what is going on at all times. When we face trials and tribulations, it’s not because the Lord has abandoned us. He may be using these tough times to make us grow stronger in our faith!
- 2310.19.2026 - 01 - The Loveless Church Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireSome hobbies are hard to pick back up when you move on from them for a long time. You may get frustrated when you go to pick up that guitar again, only to realize that you don’t have the same amount of skill that you used to. But Pastor Jeff wants to remind you today that the most important thing you can do is to go back to the basics. If you’ve drifted away from Christ, the easiest way to get back to where you used to be is to return to the things that made you feel passionate for Jesus when you first started following Him!
- 2410.18.2026 - 08 - Melchizedek and Jesus Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThe difference between the Levite priests and our great High Priest is like the difference between a single match and a lighthouse. A match will provide a little light and burn out quickly. But a lighthouse can cut through the darkness and guide ships safely to shore. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff wants you to recognize that the divide between man and God is too great for us to cross on our own, but our High Priest, Jesus, has bridged that gap forever with His gift of grace!
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