From Counterculture To Calling | Cultivating Supernatural Faith with Bob Maddux

Описание: A candid, high-voltage conversation with pastor and author Bob Maddux that starts in the communes of Haight-Ashbury and lands in the urgent now: how do we carry genuine spiritual power without mixture, hype, or cover-up? Bob recounts his deliverance from the occult and the early days of the Jesus movement, then gets practical about the costs of character—real restoration, public repentance when sin is public, and the kind of accountability that can actually save a life and a church.

We pull on a provocative thread: why our culture is primed to worship “forces,” UAPs, and transdimensional beings while staying closed to the living God. From C.S. Lewis to J. Allen Hynek to Arthur C. Clarke, Bob maps how science fiction, music, and technology formed a generation that seeks awe without holiness. He warns that advanced tech can look like magic, mass concerts function like secular liturgies, and deception often arrives dressed as wonder. Yet his hope remains fierce—a fresh outpouring, cleaner than the last, anchored in discipleship and the fear of the Lord.

If you’ve felt the tension between gifts and integrity, this one hits home. Bob walks us through 1 Kings 13 to show how a true prophet can still lie, why the gifts and calling are without repentance, and how to respond when leaders fall: go to the source, reject rumor, demand clarity, and refuse endorsement without repentance. We get granular on formation—daily prayer and Scripture, fasting, solitude, honest community—and why “error by emphasis” pulls people into whirlpools off the mainstream. We even tackle pornography’s quiet tyranny and how humility, guardrails, and faith break its grip.

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Bob's Links:
Facebook:   / rd.maddux7  
Website: http://www.bobmaddux.com

Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.