Zack and Desi sit down with Pastor Zack Gilman of San Diego Reformed Church, as he explains what it's like leading a faithful church in California.

What are the dangers of placing pastors on too high of a pedestal? What is the right way to honor pastors without idolizing them? Join Zack, Desi, and Jake as they discuss this crucial issue.

How can a sinner have peace with God? Fundamentally, Catholics and Protestants will give different answers to this question. In this episode, Jake is joined by a friend and devout Roman Catholic, Trey Brock, to define and discuss the Catholic and Protestant understandings of justification. We hope you will be challenged and encouraged.

What are some key differences between the gospel according to Rome and the biblical Gospel? Zack, Desi, and Jake are joined by Dr. James White to hear his thoughts after decades of ministry to Roman Catholics.

How should Christians deal with some of the strange words, songs, noises, and teachings that happen during church services in our day? Zack, Desi, and Jake discuss some of the weird things that happen and how to stay rooted in the truth.

Description: What is false piety? How do Christians over-emphasize certain issues, and what is the impact of this on the church? Zack, Desi, and Jake talk about this critical but overlooked topic.

Can someone teach what is false only by what they say, or also by what the consistently do not say? Zack, Desi, and Jake dive into this topic and the effects that come from teachers who persistently fail to teach the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27).

Zack, Desi, and Jake are joined by Jordan Sweezer—a missionary through OneLife for Life in Michigan. Jordan recounts the story of how God shut down a mill in a miraculous way where only He can get the glory.

In this week's episode, Desi sits down with Nancy Wilson and Summer Jaeger as they discuss staying steady in the Lord in times of trouble.

Desi, Jake, and Zach Conover discuss and refute a phrase some pastors have used to describe the places in Scripture that speak to homosexuality.

Zack, Desi, and Jake sit down with Marcus Pittman of LOOR TV and Laura Klassen of Choice42 to discuss their latest project “Build-A-Baby”, and the dark world of In Vitro Fertilization.

In this episode Zack, Jake, and Desi warn the church of the dangerous teachings of Canadian “Evangelist” Todd Bentley.

Zack, Desi, and Jake discuss the subtle but harmful teachings of Mike Todd at Transformation Church, and the need for biblical discernment when listening to popular teachers.

This week Zack, Desi, and Jake talk about the importance of evangelism in everyday life, and encourage believers with practical ways to share the gospel.

Zack, Desi, and Jake discuss the idol of niceness and the importance of not sacrificing truth on the alter of tolerance.

This week we take a look into Kenneth Copeland, an incredibly popular wolf in sheep's clothing. If we don't point out the wolves, they'll continue to victimize the sheep.

Desi and Zack are joined by Jake Bull for a balanced and biblical analysis of the Seeker Sensitive Movement.

The team is more than privileged to be speaking with their mentor and hero in the faith, John Barros. John has been working to rescue babies for the past 20 years and shares invaluable insights about effective baby saving ministry.

While Zack is out, Desi is joined by Dennis Sarfate and Bobby McCreery as they discuss Bobby’s upcoming sports outreach event and handling spiritual attacks from the enemy both from the outside and from within.

Desi and Zack are joined today with Jake Bull who resigned his pastoral position at a purpose driven (or seeker sensitive) mega church. They discuss why he left as well as taking a look at the popular purpose driven model and how it squares with the Scriptures.

Zack and Desi sit down with former atheist Jon Holiday as he shares his testimony and discusses his work in Bible rebinding. Zack and Desi also discuss their prayers and goals for 2023 for Provoked.

While Pastor Zack is out Desi was blessed to sit down with Sherry Pierce as she shared her testimony and experience and wisdom in evangelism and ministry and the abortion mill.

Desi and Zack are joined with Pastor Wade Orsini from Apologia Church Utah. Living and ministering in SLC, Pastor Wade is full of rich wisdom on how to effectively and lovingly reach the LDS.

Desi and Zack spend time with The Bear as he shares his testimony and gold nuggets of rich biblical insight and pastoral wisdom.