366. The God Who Is With You
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Release Date: 01/05/2026
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
The One Thing You Canât Afford to Miss (Even If Youâre Busy Doing Good) Are you busy doing good thingsâbut still feeling spiritually dry, distracted, or stuck? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob looks at Jesusâ words to Martha in Luke 10:41â42, where Jesus gently reminds her that while she was busy and faithful, she was missing what mattered most. Rob explores: Why being busyâeven with good and spiritual thingsâcan still leave us empty The difference between doing things for God and being with God How distraction quietly pulls our hearts away from intimacy with...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
How to Break Through a Spiritual Plateau and Start Growing Again Episode Description Have you ever felt stuck in your spiritual lifeâgoing through the motions, but missing the passion and freshness you once had? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob talks about how to start growing again when youâve hit a spiritual plateau. Drawing from Hosea 10:12, Rob unpacks the powerful biblical image of breaking up unplowed groundâand what it looks like to let God soften hardened areas of the heart so new growth can take place. Through a memorable personal story, practical spiritual...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đ§ Your Best Days Are Still Ahead Podcast: The Rob Skinner Podcast Episode Theme: Your Best Days Are Ahead of You Key Scripture: Psalm 92:12â15; 2 Corinthians 4:16 Episode Summary Are your best days behind youâor still ahead? In this encouraging and faith-filled episode, Rob Skinner dismantles the lie that aging means decline in Godâs kingdom. Drawing from Psalm 92, Rob reminds us that the righteous donât merely grow oldâthey flourish, continue to bear fruit, and stay fresh and green, no matter their age. Speaking personally at age 60, Rob reflects on time, legacy, and calling,...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đ§ You Havenât Gone Too Far: Godâs Love Never Leaves Have you ever wondered how God really feels about you? Have you ever doubted His loveâor feared youâve crossed a line you canât come back from? In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob unpacks one of the most powerful and comforting promises in all of Scripture: nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:39). Drawing from Romans 8 and personal stories from his own life as a father, Rob addresses the quiet lie many Christians believeâthat Godâs love is fragile, conditional, or based on performance. Itâs...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đ§ Healthy Church Growth: Why We Need to Talk About It Again In this episode, Rob Skinner sits down with Kevin Miller to talk about the upcoming Church Builders Conferenceâand why now is the time to bring the conversation about church growth back to the forefront. Kevin shares the heart behind hosting a conference focused on the spread of the gospel, not competition, pressure, or numbersâbut healthy, faithful growth rooted in unity, humility, and biblical conviction. Together, Rob and Kevin address why growth has become a complicated topic in many churches, how past wounds and unhealthy...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đ§ Libsyn Show Notes Episode Title: Gentle and Lowly: Finding Rest for Your Soul Podcast: The Rob Skinner Podcast In this episode, Rob Skinner unpacks one of the most comforting and life-changing invitations Jesus ever gave: âCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.â (Matthew 11:28â30) Rob continues his Power Pack of Scriptures series by diving deeply into what Jesus meant when He said His yoke is easy and His burden is light. In a world full of exhaustion, guilt, pressure, and performance, this passage reveals the true heart of Christâand it may be...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Episode Title: According to Your Faith Podcast: The Rob Skinner Podcast Scripture: Matthew 9:29 Episode Summary Jesusâ words in Matthew 9:29ââAccording to your faith it will be done to youââreveal a profound spiritual truth: our faith shapes what God does in our lives. In this episode, Rob Skinner challenges listeners to expand their faith, stretch their expectations, and stop limiting God by small thinking. Through Scripture, practical teaching, and a powerful personal story from the Tokyo Church in 1994, Rob shows how bold faith leads to bold actionâand how God responds when His...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đ§ Ed Anton: European Missions Update The Rob Skinner Podcast Guest: Ed Anton Topic: European Missions Update â Western Europe, Eastern Europe & Ukraine In this episode, Rob Skinner sits down with Ed Anton, Executive Director of the European Mission Society, for an in-depth and moving update on what God is doing across Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine. Ed shares powerful stories of faith, sacrifice, growth, and perseveranceâfrom thriving Schools of Missions and bold Revive teams, to the sobering realities facing disciples in war-torn Ukraine. This conversation offers both...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
đď¸ The Secret of Contentment What if the peace youâre searching for isnât found in getting moreâbut in realizing you already have enough? In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob Skinner explores one of the most underrated and powerful virtues of the Christian life: contentment. Drawing from 1 Timothy 6:6â8, Rob challenges the cultural narrative that fulfillment comes from accumulation, status, or successâand points instead to the quiet strength of godliness with contentment. Rob shares a personal story from his early years as a Christian, when owning very little didnât...
info_outlineThe Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Preach the Gospel, Die, and Be Forgotten Scripture: Acts 20:22â24 In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob Skinner challenges us to live with one clear, eternal purpose: making Jesus known. Drawing from the life of the apostle Paul and a powerful quote from missionary leader Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf, Rob unpacks what it really means to live a no-regrets life focused on the mission of the gospel. This message is a call away from comfort, recognition, and self-promotionâand toward obedience, sacrifice, and finishing the race God has set before us. Episode Highlights The meaning...
info_outlineđď¸ The God Who Is With You
đ Key Scripture
Matthew 28:20 (NIV)
âAnd surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.â
đ Episode Summary
Fear has a way of convincing us that weâre aloneâbut Godâs Word says otherwise.
In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares a personal story from the early days of his faith, when fear nearly overwhelmed him as he stepped out to lead for the first time. Anchored by Jesusâ promise in Matthew 28:20, this message reminds us that courage doesnât come from confidence in ourselvesâit comes from knowing God is with us.
Jesus didnât promise comfort, ease, or certainty.
He promised His presence.
Whether youâre facing fear, stepping into leadership, sharing your faith, or walking into the unknown, this episode will encourage you to move forward with confidenceâbecause the Great I AM goes with you.
đ Key Takeaways
-
Courage grows when we remember weâre not alone
-
Jesusâ promise of presence fuels obedience, not comfort
-
The same âI AMâ from the Old Testament walks with believers today
-
God doesnât send us out aloneâHe stands beside us
-
Fear fades when we trust Godâs presence over our ability
đŻ Application Challenge
Whatâs the thing that scares you right now?
Donât avoid it.
Donât wait until you feel ready.
Step into it knowing this truth:
You are not alone. God is with youâalways.
đ Call to Action
If this episode encouraged you:
-
Share it with a friend
-
Subscribe to the podcast
-
Leave a review to help others find the show
And rememberâ
You are never alone.
The God who called you is still with you.
đ Learn More
Visit RobSkinner.com for books, resources, and more episodes of The Rob Skinner Podcast.
Have a great dayâand make this life count.