Speaking4Him Podcast #723: The Chosen: Season 4, Episode 5: Sitting, Serving, Scheming

 “What grieves me, is the very human feeling that no one understands this through no fault of their own.” 

Jesus, The Chosen 

In today’s episode of the Speaking4Him Podcast, I share my thoughts on The Chosen Season 4 Episode 5: “Sitting, Serving, Scheming.” This episode offers a powerful look at three very different responses to Jesus — each one challenging us to examine our own hearts.

1. The Power of Serving Beyond Expectations 

We see characters who are challenged by Jesus to go the extra mile in service, not out of obligation, but out of love. Their actions remind us that true service flows from a heart transformed by Christ. When we serve others sacrificially, we reflect His character in a world that desperately needs it.

2. Mary & Martha: Giving Jesus Your Heart

The familiar story of Mary and Martha is portrayed with fresh emotional depth. Martha’s busyness and Mary’s devotion highlight a timeless truth: Jesus desires our hearts more than our performance. This episode invites us to slow down, sit at His feet, and let His presence reorder our priorities.

3. Judas Iscariot: When You Miss Jesus at the Heart Level

Judas’s storyline continues to unfold with tension and tragedy. His inability to grasp Jesus’ mission at a heart level leads him down a dangerous path. The episode shows how misunderstanding Jesus — or trying to fit Him into our own agenda — can have devastating consequences.

You can Listen Here to my full review on the Speaking4Him Podcast, and then watch this episode for free on The Chosen app or thechosen.tv! It’s well worth your time, and I believe it will challenge and encourage you in your walk with Christ.

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voice mail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Culture Watch #146: 'Trans Kids Belong' shirts ignite FIRESTORM across WNBA debate

 "And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

Job 1:21

Listen Here for News for the week of August 10:

• 'Trans Kids Belong' shirts ignite FIRESTORM across WNBA debate
• Father honors son lost to drowning with MLB tour 
• Seventeen grandchildren later, I can honestly say that [they are] some of God’s greatest blessings 

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voicemail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Speaking4Him Podcast #722: Put That Verse Back Where it Came From Finale: Part 2

"The faith will totter if the authority of the Holy Scriptures loses its hold on men. We must surrender ourselves to the authority of Holy Scripture, for it can neither mislead nor be misled."  

— Augustine 

Today, James Wisneski, Aaron Endlein, and my new friend Braden Fleming join me on the show for the wrap-up to the finale of our series, "Put That Verse Back Where It Came From."

In this episode, we continue our in-depth exploration of Philippians 4:13 and then shift our focus to Jeremiah 29:11. This series has truly been a labor of love. If you have benefited from it, I would love to hear from you! God is good, and I hope you are witnessing His faithfulness in your life today.

Please Listen Here and share this with a friend! 

Part 2 of 2

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voice mail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Culture Watch #145: Harris Faulkner: I want JUSTICE!

 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways." 

James 1:6-8

Listen Here for News for the week of August 3:

• Harris Faulkner: I want JUSTICE!
• Former Navy SEAL Sen. Tim Sheehy delivers a blistering Senate floor speech on Iran
• Things Jesus Never Said

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voicemail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Speaking4Him Podcast #721: Put That Verse Back Where it Came From Finale: Part 1

"When asked, ‘What is more important: prayer or reading the Bible?’ I ask, ‘What is more important: breathing in or breathing out?" 

— Charles Spurgeon

Today, James Wisneski, Aaron Endlein, and my new friend Braden Fleming join me on the show for the finale of our series, "Put That Verse Back Where It Came From." 

We delve into Galatians 5:22-23, discussing the fruit of the Spirit in depth, and then we begin our discussion on Philippians 4:13. Our prayer is that this series has helped you grow closer to the Lord Jesus and appreciate the words He has left us in the Bible.

Please Listen Here and share this with a friend today!

Part 1 of 2

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voice mail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Culture Watch #144: Blue state wrongfully registers THOUSANDS of voters

 "But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." 

Philippians 4:10-13

Listen Here for News for the week of July 27:

• Blue state wrongfully registers THOUSANDS of voters
• Sen John Kennedy says colleagues should ‘leave Mitch alone’
• Boy delivered a graduation speech everyone needed to hear... It's powerful, Isaac Becham 

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voice mail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen

Speaking4Him Podcast #720: Speaking4Him Update: (Summer 2026)

 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”  

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 

Today on the show, I provide an update on all things related to Speaking4Him. I share insights about our ministry's past and discuss our future direction.

I encourage you to Listen Here and consider supporting the Ministry of Speaking4Him in whatever way you feel led. I truly appreciate each and every one of you, and I hope this serves as an encouragement as you seek to serve the Best of Masters, Jesus Christ!

If you have any questions or feedback, please send me an email at andrew@speaking4him.com or leave a voice mail by clicking on the microphone on the right-hand side of this page! 

Additionally, my revised and expanded book, "Men of Valor," is now available for sale in paperback! 

 

Keep serving the Best of Masters,

 

Andrew Gommesen