The Stephen Powell Podcast

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The Stephen Powell Podcast is a religion podcast hosted by Stephen Powell, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #27

  Three Tests for Discerning Candace Owens—and Every Influential Voice

  Sep 1, 202654 minS1

  How can Christians discern whether an influential voice is truthful, godly, and worthy of their trust? In this final installment of His series on Candace Owens, Stephen presents three essential levels of Christian discernment: ​ What does the Word of God say? ​ What does the Spirit of God say? ​ What does wisdom say? After examining Candace Owens’s words, methods, conduct, and influence throughout this series, Stephen applies all three tests and brings the biblical case to its conclusion. This episode is about more than one political commentator. We are living in an age when podcasters, influencers, prophets, teachers, and media personalities can shape the convictions of millions. Christians must learn how to test the voices they allow to influence them—without being controlled by charisma, popularity, emotion, political loyalty, or claims of divine leading. The church cannot afford to be “tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine.” We must speak the truth in love, grow into maturity in Christ, and reject, resist, and expose what stands contrary to God’s Word. Watch the complete *Examining Candace Owens* series here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpwroeyfRvltYlD2Txz4dySqsLIDE1U0U ➡️ Read the final article, “How to Discern Good from Evil in the Age of Influencers”:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/p/how-to-discern-good-from-evil-in?r=73jcgx Become a Monthly PartnerPartnership helps support the ongoing teaching, writing, and production of this ministry. Become a partner through our Website: https://www.stephenpowellministries.com/pages/partner-with-us Become a partner through Youtube | Become a Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUKChRYv48j9MHgxInqopw/join Become a partner through Substack | Become a Paid Subscriber:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/subscribe CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 03:23 The three levels of discernment: word, spirit, and wisdom 14:32 Test 1: What Does the Word Say? 19:49 Test 2: What Does the Spirit Say? 32:09 Test 3: What Does Wisdom Say? 39:32 Two Wisdom Tests 45:52 Abraham Lincoln Story 46:40 My Wisdom Process of Creating Content 51:08 Conclusion 53:06 Encouragement and Partner Benefits #CandaceOwens #ChristianDiscernment #BiblicalTruth #StephenPowell #ExaminingCandaceOwens

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  Episode #26

  Ep.26 | Candace Owens and the Destructive Power of Feminism

  Aug 25, 202643 minS1

  What does the Bible say about power, authority, contention, and the influence women exercise within the home and the broader culture? In Episode 26, I continue my series, A Biblical Case Against Candace Owens, by examining what I believe is one of the most troubling aspects of Candace’s public influence: the increasingly contentious and combative nature of her platform—and the real-world consequences that can follow. God gives women genuine power and influence. But biblical power is never autonomous. It operates under God’s authority and manifests itself through the fruit of the Spirit. In this episode, we examine the biblical picture of godly authority and contrast it with the contentious or “brawling” woman described in Proverbs. We also look at reports and examples of Candace Owens becoming a source of conflict within marriages and families, the broader question of whether modern feminism has actually made women happier, and the seriousness of directing a massive public platform against a grieving widow. We’ll also consider a larger question: What happens when influence that could be used to build, nurture, and strengthen becomes a weapon for accusation, strife, and destruction? This episode is not an argument that women should be powerless or silent. It is an argument that all power—male or female—must remain submitted to the authority of God and governed by His Word. This episode was based on Article 10 from my Substack series on Candace Owens. To read the full article, click here: https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/p/when-feminine-power-becomes-destructive?r=73jcgx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true Become a Monthly Partner Partnership helps support the ongoing teaching, writing, and production of this ministry. Become a partner through our Website: https://www.stephenpowellministries.com/pages/partner-with-us Become a partner through Youtube | Become a Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUKChRYv48j9MHgxInqopw/join Become a partner through Substack | Become a Paid Subscriber:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/subscribe CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 04:37 God's Authority and Power from the Beginning 08:55 Godly Feminine Power 12:09 Women who Brawl, Fight, and Cause Division 14:41 When Contention Enters the Home 21:54 The Fruit of Feminist Liberation 33:48 God's Heart for the Widow 38:08 Conclusion

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  Episode #25

  Ep.25 | Examining the Ministry of Kathryn Krick with Hosts from the Remnant Radio

  Aug 18, 20261h 6mS1

  Today I’m joined by Josh Lewis and Michael Miller from @TheRemnantRadio and we’re tackling a subject that I believe desperately needs more careful, biblical discernment within the charismatic church.Over the last several years, Kathryn Krick has become one of the fastest-growing voices in the charismatic world. Her videos of dramatic deliverances, healings, and supernatural manifestations have reached millions of people. And for many Christians, those displays of power become the evidence that settles the question: *God must be with her.*But is supernatural power enough to validate a minister?Josh, Michael, and I are all continuationists. We believe the gifts of the Spirit are for today. We believe God still heals, delivers, speaks, and moves supernaturally. So this conversation isn’t about dismissing everything we don’t understand as fake or demonic. In fact, we wrestle with a much harder question:**What if some of the supernatural experiences are real?**Can God genuinely touch someone through a deeply flawed vessel? Can someone cast out demons and still be leading people into serious error? Can supernatural power come from another spirit? And how does Scripture actually tell us to discern the difference?We also examine Kathryn Krick’s relationship with her spiritual father, Geor Davie, the teaching of apostolic covering, spiritual fathers and mothers, unquestioned loyalty to leaders, allegations of manipulation and abuse, and whether these systems are actually producing the kind of dangerous spiritual hierarchy that the Protestant church should have left behind.And one of the most important conclusions of this conversation is this: **a miracle by itself does not prove that a messenger is trustworthy.**Jesus told us to examine fruit. Scripture tells us to test the spirits, test prophecy, examine doctrine, and even warns us that real signs and wonders can accompany those who lead people away from the truth.So how should Spirit-filled Christians respond when there appears to be real power—but there are also serious biblical red flags?That’s what we’re going to wrestle with today with Josh Lewis and Michael Miller from The Remnant Radio. I pray this is a blessing to you!.. Become a Monthly PartnerPartnership helps support the ongoing teaching, writing, and production of this ministry. Become a partner through our Website: https://www.stephenpowellministries.com/pages/partner-with-us Become a partner through Youtube | Become a Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUKChRYv48j9MHgxInqopw/join Become a partner through Substack | Become a Paid Subscriber:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/subscribe CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction02:33 How Remnant Radio was started07:16 Is Kathryn Krick's viral online ministry fake? Is it the Lord's favor?19:46 Kathryn Krick's devotion to her Spiritual father Geordavie27:05 The New Apostolic Succession in the NAR34:44 Examining Kathryn Krick's Deliverance Ministry50:12 Examining Kathryn Krick's Miracle Ministry01:04:19 Conclusion

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  Episode #24

  Ep.24 | How Satan Targets Women Through Modern Media

  Aug 11, 202653 minS1

  In Episode 24, we continue our series "A Biblical Case Against Candace Owens", by examining what Scripture teaches about the unique ways Satan seeks to deceive women. From Eve's conversation with the serpent in Genesis to Paul's repeated warnings in the Pastoral Epistles, the Bible consistently warns about deceptive speech, gossip, slander, godless myths, and persuasive influences that lead people away from the truth. Far from being outdated, these warnings are remarkably relevant in the age of podcasts, livestreams, social media, and online influencers.Using Candace Owens as a contemporary case study, we examine whether the patterns Paul warned Timothy and Titus about are being repeated today through digital media and emotionally compelling narratives. Topics include: • The deception of Eve in Genesis 3 • Why Paul repeatedly warned women about gossip, slander, and idle talk • The sins of the busybody (1 Timothy 5) • "Old wives' tales" and godless myths (1 Timothy 4) • Gullible women and persuasive teachers (2 Timothy 3) • Titus 2 and biblical priorities for women • Why true crime and conspiracy-style media disproportionately appeal to women • How modern media amplifies ancient spiritual dangers The purpose of this teaching is not to single out women, but to faithfully apply Scripture to our modern world so that believers can recognize the enemy's schemes and walk in truth. Subscribe to Stephen’s Substack to get weekly teaching sent straight to your inbox for free! https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/ Become a Monthly Partner Partnership helps support the ongoing teaching, writing, and production of this ministry. Become a partner through our Website: https://www.stephenpowellministries.com/pages/partner-with-us Become a partner through Youtube | Become a Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUKChRYv48j9MHgxInqopw/join Become a partner through Substack | Become a Paid Subscriber:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/subscribe CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Candace Owens' Influence 00:00 Introduction 02:38 Addressing Patterns of Sin 04:22 Understanding gender roles and vulnerabilities 06:02 The strategy of the enemy in conversation 08:44 The First Woman 09:05 Warnings against gossip and idle talk 14:01 The modern equivalent of godless myths 14:34 What Marriage Tells us About the Uniqueness of Men and Women 20:06 Women Who are Busybodies 23:23 Women Who Talk Nonsense 29:26 Gullible Women and Godless Myths 31:02 Application of scripture in modern context 42:29 What Women are Consuming Online Today 48:21 Conclusion #candaceowens #women #woman #feminism #bible

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  Episode #17

  Ep.22 | When Sin Becomes the Brand

  Jul 28, 20261h 5mS1

  What happens when pride, deception, false witness, reckless speech, and division stop being occasional sins... and become someone's public brand? In Episode 22 of the Stephen Powell Podcast, we move from examining evidence and motivations to asking a more important question in our current series on Candace Owens: What does God call these behaviors? Using Proverbs 6:16-19 as our primary text, we examine the seven things the Lord hates and compare those biblical categories to patterns that have emerged throughout this series. This episode explores the destructive power of pride, lying, bearing false witness, reckless speech, sowing discord, and the biblical concept of bloodguilt. We also consider the responsibility that accompanies enormous public influence and why Scripture repeatedly warns believers to exercise discernment toward influential voices. This episode is not merely about one public figure. It is a call for every Christian to allow the Word of God to examine our own hearts. Before we judge others, we must ask whether we ourselves have used our words to build up or tear down, to speak truth or to spread confusion. Ultimately, every one of us will stand before God and give an account for our lives, our speech, and our influence. In this episode: • Proverbs 6:16-19 explained • What Scripture calls an "abomination" • Pride as the root of destructive influence • The biblical seriousness of lying and false witness • Reckless speech and the power of the tongue • The biblical principle of bloodguilt • Why Christians are commanded to "mark and avoid" those who persistently sow division • Applying biblical standards consistently—even to leaders we personally support Become a Monthly PartnerPartnership helps support the ongoing teaching, writing, and production of this ministry. Become a partner through our Website: https://www.stephenpowellministries.com/pages/partner-with-us Become a partner through Youtube | Become a Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUKChRYv48j9MHgxInqopw/join Become a partner through Substack | Become a Paid Subscriber:https://stephenpowell907.substack.com/subscribe CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:40 The Call for Self-Examination and Discernment 04:32 The Biblical List of Abominations in Proverbs 6 07:56 Candace Owens and Pride: A Biblical Analysis 09:33 Dangerous Rhetoric and Its Consequences 11:27 The Rise of Political Violence and Rhetoric 13:13 The Need for Biblical Justice 20:25 How God Has Ordained Judicial Government 21:37 Implications of Implying Involvement in Human Trafficking 23:40 The Double Standards and Hypocrisy in Moral Judgments 25:45 The Impact of Rhetoric on Political Violence 27:23 The Biblical View of Authority and Leadership 28:38 Division, Discord, and a House Divided 30:30 The Political Horseshoe Phenomena Happening Now 32:14 The Need for Biblical Discernment in Politics 34:29 The Power of the Tongue and Its Dangers 35:59 Humility, Pride, and Self-Examination 36:49 Scriptural Warnings Against Deception and Lies 38:22 The Destructive Power of the Tongue 43:15 The Impact of Rhetoric on Personal Relationships 44:48 The Role of Institutions and God's Design 46:39 Justice, Truth, and the Judicial System 48:35 The Credibility of Leaders and Biblical Qualifications 50:21 Guarding Your Heart and Spiritual Vigilance 50:58 A Warning to Husbands and Wives 52:20 The Consequences of Unchecked Speech and Influence 53:16 Donald Trump and MAGA Leaders 54:08 Applying Biblical Standards to All Leaders 55:35 The Moral Responsibility of Influencers and Politicians 57:20 The Call for Self-Examination and Repentance 58:52 Conclusion

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