The Harder Way Podcast
Join our hosts as they discuss religious restriction, the power of Scripture, living a life of faith over fear, and what the American Church can learn from the Persecuted Church about living victoriously in an increasingly hostile culture.
Join our hosts as they discuss religious restriction, the power of Scripture, living a life of faith over fear, and what the American Church can learn from the Persecuted Church about living victoriously in an increasingly hostile culture.
Episodes

4 days ago
#174 - Heb 9 -Jude - On the Harder Way
4 days ago
4 days ago
The Harder Way: Finished Work & Faith That Endures (Hebrews–Jude)
We are near the conclusion of our nine-month Bible journey. This week, we are covering Hebrews 9 through Jude. This episode explores the finished work of Christ, enduring faith under pressure, Christian discipline, and how truth and love must work together in the face of suffering and false teaching.
Listeners are encouraged to hold fast, gather with the church, and contend for the faith with humility and mercy as they live faith over fear.
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Friday Apr 24, 2026
#173 - 1 Thess - Heb 8 On the Harder Way
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Hold Fast: Faith Under Fire — From Thessalonians to HebrewsJoin Scott on the Harder Way Podcast as he moves from 1 Thessalonians through Hebrews 8, exploring how believers hold fast to Christ under real pressure—social, cultural, relational, and physical.
Paul’s letters call the church to stand firm, live out sound doctrine, preach the word, and let the gospel reshape relationships, while Hebrews points to a better covenant with Christ as high priest.
Scott shares personal testimony of suffering and hope, encouraging listeners to persist in prayer, embrace costly obedience, and choose faith over fear.
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Friday Apr 17, 2026
#172-Galatians thru Colossians-On the Harder Way
Friday Apr 17, 2026
Friday Apr 17, 2026
Christ Alone: Four Letters That Guard the GospelScott surveys Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, showing how these letters defend the purity of the gospel, call the church to unity, and teach humility, joy in suffering, and practical holiness.
Key takeaway: Christ is enough—His sufficiency and supremacy reshape identity, community, and daily life.
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Friday Apr 10, 2026
#171 - Corinthians on the Harder Way
Friday Apr 10, 2026
Friday Apr 10, 2026
Corinth in Our Streets: Paul’s Wake-Up Call to the Modern ChurchScott unpacks 1 & 2 Corinthians, showing how Paul’s letters address division, moral compromise, spiritual gifts, suffering, and generosity in a culture much like our own.
Through themes of the cross, sacrificial love, holiness, weakness, and the resurrection, this episode connects Scripture to the struggles of the restricted and modern church, offering practical encouragement for faithful endurance.
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Friday Apr 03, 2026
#170 - Romans On the Harder Way
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Romans: The Gospel That Stands Under PressureWelcome to the Harder Way Podcast with Scott and Mattie. This episode walks through the Book of Romans, highlighting its diagnosis of sin, the gospel’s power to justify by faith, the role of suffering in forming hope, and life transformed by the Spirit. Paul’s message—unashamed, anchored, and faithful—encourages believers under pressure and calls Christians to live differently because of what Christ has done.
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Friday Mar 27, 2026
#169 - Acts 16-28 On the Harder Way
Friday Mar 27, 2026
Friday Mar 27, 2026
Grace Over Law: The Jerusalem Council That Changed Everything
On this episode of the Harder Way Podcast, Scott walks through Acts 15 to the end, tracing the early church’s growth amid conflict, courage, and suffering.
Key moments covered include the Jerusalem Council on Gentile salvation by grace, the sharp but redemptive split between Paul and Barnabas, Paul’s missionary journeys and trials, dramatic conversions, prison worship, a shipwreck, and Paul’s final witness in Rome.
The episode highlights enduring themes: doctrine and unity; the role of the Spirit and Scripture; disagreement among faithful believers; and how God's mission advances through endurance rather than comfort.
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Friday Mar 20, 2026
#168 - Acts 1-15 On the Harder Way
Friday Mar 20, 2026
Friday Mar 20, 2026
When Power Meets Pressure: Acts 1–15 and the Rise of the ChurchScott walks through Acts 1–15, showing how the early church depended on the Holy Spirit, preached boldly, faced opposition, and expanded the gospel through suffering and obedience.
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Thursday Mar 12, 2026
#167 - John On the Harder Way
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
John Unveiled: 7 Signs, 7 'I Am'—God Revealed
Scott walks through the entire Gospel of John, highlighting its seven miraculous signs and seven "I am" declarations that reveal Jesus as the eternal Word, the Bread of Life, the Light, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection, the Way, and the True Vine.
The episode ties these themes to faith under persecution, includes updates from Bible couriers, and calls listeners to trust Jesus in a life-changing relationship that endures through hardship.






