379. The One Thing You Can’t Afford to Miss (Even If You’re Busy Doing Good)
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Release Date: 02/04/2026
399. Why I Fasted for 7.5 Days (And What God Taught Me)
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
What happens when you go 7.5 days without food? In this episode, Rob Skinner shares his personal experience with an extended fast—why he did it, what he learned, and how it impacted his faith, mindset, and daily life. Faced with situations beyond his control—including a loved one returning to God, a high-stakes Bible study, and a close friend recovering from serious illness—Rob turned to fasting as a way to seek God’s power and intervention. He opens up about his initial resistance, the physical and mental challenges, and the surprising spiritual clarity that came through the process....
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398. Who Are You Becoming? (Part 3): The Power of Focus That Transforms Your Life
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Who Are You Becoming? (Part 3): The Power of Focus That Transforms Your Life What if the most important question in your life isn’t what you’re doing… but who you’re becoming? In this final episode of his 3-part series on the power of focus, Rob Skinner shares a powerful message from a recent sermon in Boston about how your attention shapes your character—and ultimately your life. Most people focus on external things: Career Money Success Future plans But the Bible calls us to ask a deeper question: Who am I becoming? In 2 Corinthians 3, the Apostle Paul teaches that as we...
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397. Your Life Follows Your Focus (Part 2): Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Your Life Follows Your Focus (Part 2): Fix Your Eyes on Jesus In a world where everyone is competing for your attention, learning to focus may be one of the most important spiritual disciplines a disciple can develop. In this second episode in his Power of Focus series, Rob Skinner shares a powerful message from a recent sermon in Boston about why disciples of Jesus must intentionally direct their attention toward Christ. Philippians 2 calls believers to have the same mindset as Christ Jesus—a mindset marked by humility, sacrifice, and obedience. But the challenge is that the world...
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396. Your Life Follows Your Focus: The Secret to Spiritual Transformation
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Your Life Follows Your Focus: The Secret to Spiritual Transformation What you focus on shapes the person you become. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares a powerful lesson from Hebrews 12 about the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus. Drawing from a recent sermon in Boston, Rob explains how attention is one of the most important forces shaping our spiritual lives. Your mind, your habits, and even your character are shaped by what consistently captures your attention. In a world where countless voices are competing for your focus—social media, news, comparison, anxiety,...
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395. What Is Your Rock? The Danger of Trusting Wealth Instead of God
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
What Is Your Rock? The Danger of Trusting Wealth Instead of God What is your rock? In a world where investments, real estate, and retirement accounts are rising faster than ever, it’s easy for our hearts to slowly shift from trusting God to trusting our wealth. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob explores the powerful warning from Psalm 62:10: “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Financial growth isn’t the problem. The real danger is when our hearts begin to rest in money instead of God. King David understood this tension well. Though he was...
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394. Freedom in Christ — Why Christian Passivity Is So Dangerous
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
📝 Freedom in Christ — Why Christian Passivity Is So Dangerous What does it really mean to be free in Christ? In Galatians 5:13, Paul writes: “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob explores the powerful truth behind Christian freedom and the danger of drifting into spiritual passivity. While the gospel teaches that we cannot save ourselves through our own efforts, some people mistakenly interpret grace as permission to stop...
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393. Ask Better Questions — The Simple Habit That Made Jesus So Influential
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
📝 What made Jesus such a powerful communicator and teacher? One simple habit: He asked great questions. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob explores how Jesus used questions not just to gather information—but to bring revelation. Questions like: “Why are you so afraid?” “Do you want to get well?” “Who do you say that I am?” Each question helped people uncover what was really going on in their hearts. In a world where most people talk about themselves and rarely ask meaningful questions, learning to ask thoughtful questions can transform your...
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392. One Day You Will Stand Before Jesus — Live With the End in Mind
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
One Day You Will Stand Before Jesus — Live With the End in Mind What if you lived today knowing that one day you will look Jesus Christ in the eye? Not metaphorically. Not poetically. Literally. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob explores the powerful truth found in 2 Corinthians 5:10 — that every one of us will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and give an account of our lives. This reality isn’t meant to paralyze us with fear. It’s meant to focus us, sharpen our purpose, and help us live with eternity in mind. Drawing inspiration from Stephen Covey’s famous...
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391. The Dangerous Desire for Applause: Learning to Seek God’s Approval Instead
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Are you living for God’s approval… or people’s applause? Most of us enjoy recognition. We like being noticed, appreciated, and affirmed. Even when we serve God, there can be a quiet craving underneath — the desire to be seen. But Jesus said something that cuts completely against our natural instincts: “I am not seeking glory for myself.” — John 8:50 In this episode, Rob explores the subtle trap of self-glory and the freedom that comes when we seek God’s approval alone. Pride often hides behind good works, and even spiritual service can become a stage where we hope someone...
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390. Don’t Bury Your Gift: The Silent Drift That Kills Your Calling
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Don’t Bury Your Gift: The Silent Drift That Kills Your Calling Episode Description: What if the greatest danger to your faith isn’t open rebellion… but quiet drift? In this episode, Rob challenges us to examine something subtle but dangerous — spiritual passivity. We don’t renounce our faith. We don’t walk away from God. We just slowly sideline our calling. We get busy. We get successful. We get comfortable. And before we know it, the gift God gave us is sitting unused. Drawing from 1 Timothy 4 and Jesus’ parables about buried talents, Rob reminds us of Paul’s clear warning:...
info_outlineThe One Thing You Can’t Afford to Miss (Even If You’re Busy Doing Good)
Are you busy doing good things—but still feeling spiritually dry, distracted, or stuck?
In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob looks at Jesus’ words to Martha in Luke 10:41–42, where Jesus gently reminds her that while she was busy and faithful, she was missing what mattered most.
Rob explores:
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Why being busy—even with good and spiritual things—can still leave us empty
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The difference between doing things for God and being with God
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How distraction quietly pulls our hearts away from intimacy with Jesus
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Gary Keller’s powerful question from The One Thing—and why it’s deeply spiritual
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How focusing on one essential thing can bring clarity, peace, and renewed purpose
If your days feel full but your soul feels dry, this episode is an invitation to slow down, refocus, and rediscover what Jesus says we truly need.
Key Scripture:
📖 Luke 10:41–42 — “You are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.”
Reflection Question:
What is the one thing Jesus is inviting you to focus on right now that would make everything else easier—or even unnecessary?
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