Faith Through The Fire

Buddy Lewis

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Urgent devotionals for standing through pressure.

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Faith Through The Fire moves like a morning Bible study already in motion. The show centers on short scripture passages, Greek word meanings, prayer, and urgent practical questions about obedience, peace, temptation, and living for God rather than approval.

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About Faith Through The Fire

Faith Through The Fire is built around high-intensity Christian devotionals that sound close to a live Bible study. The pace is fast. Episodes usually begin with an update from Fire Reads with Buddy, a recent Bible study, a prayer, or a challenge that turns into the day’s central question. From there, the show moves into a short scripture passage and stays with it longer than the casual listener might expect. One verse can carry the whole session. The teaching style repeats phrases, rereads lines, spells out Greek terms, and then turns those definitions into everyday spiritual practice. Recent episodes focus heavily on scripture about Jesus, spiritual warfare, truth, peace, and temptation. Jesus’ divinity and humanity, the meaning of logos, the call to servant identity, the belt of truth, the shoes of peace, and the tactics of the enemy all become practical frameworks for daily obedience. The show’s central concern is alignment. It asks whether faith is being lived for God, for approval, for performance, or for self-protection. It is warm, but not soft. The devotional voice speaks to people who feel stuck in sin cycles, anxiety, performance, isolation, spiritual attack, or confusion about who Jesus is. Community is part of the frame, with repeated references to Bible study, gatherings, morning prayer, and YouTube live sessions. The episodes also carry a personal edge, including passing references to surgery, travel, testimony, routine, struggle, repentance, and the need to keep meeting together. Faith Through The Fire is not polished sermon audio. It is urgent, repetitive, intimate, and insistent, with a strong belief that scripture should expose deception, restore identity, and help believers stand under pressure.

Made for: The show is for Christians who want energetic devotional teaching rooted in scripture, prayer, and immediate personal application. It especially suits listeners drawn to themes of identity, submission, spiritual warfare, and daily discipline.

What sets it apart: Faith Through The Fire stands out through its rapid live-teaching feel, repeated Greek word studies, and constant movement from biblical language into concrete self-examination. It feels less like a polished sermon and more like an intense morning study session connected to an active faith community.

In their own words

Faith Through the Fire is a bold, unfiltered Christian podcast and devotional where Buddy Lewis dives straight into what it really means to follow Jesus through seasons of testing, refining, and spiritual warfare. This isn’t soft Christianity — this is the walk God calls us to when He leads us through the fire, not around it.Each episode features powerful testimonies from guests who’ve overcome real battles — addiction, identity struggles, sin cycles, and spiritual attacks, and are now walking in transformation through the hand of God. Buddy brings raw conversations, biblical truth, and the hard topics most people avoid, from con...

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · August 2026

Daily devotional livestream pairing close, word-level scripture reading with the host's own testimony of spiritual struggle and endurance.

Faith Through The Fire is a daily devotional livestream in the Religion and Spirituality category, hosted by a teacher who goes by Buddy. Rather than move through a full chapter in one sitting, sessions linger on a single passage across several days: one stretch spends multiple…

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Buddy spends three days getting to the armor of God; your 'just stand firm' plan may need revision.

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  • to sit with Ephesians 6 until standing firm means more than trying harder
  • to hear Buddy connect Paul's thorn with your urge to handle a hard season alone
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The Question Jesus Lived By That Most Christians IgnoreMay 8, 2026

A blunt question about motive drives this devotional from John 7 into a call to glorify God.

This devotional centers on a blunt question: what is this for? It links John 7:6-7 to the claim that Jesus did not live for himself, recognition, or image, but for the Father's will.

Why Do I Still Struggle If Jesus Set Me Free?May 6, 2026

A direct Bible teaching on the wrong Jesus, identity, and servant life.

Faith Through The Fire centers on a sharp question: whether many Christians have the wrong Jesus, and what that means for identity in Christ. Buddy folds that challenge into updates on women's Bible study, a return to routine, and the second in-person men's Bible study in Miami,…

Your Peace Is Why You Keep Slipping… And Here Is How You Find It To Keep StandingMay 1, 2026

A grounded reading of peace as wholeness, footing, and the strength to stand firm.

This teaching reads as a straightforward close look at Ephesians 6:15. It uses the image of fitted sandals and sure footing well, then connects peace to wholeness, identity, worth, and belonging instead of leaving it at the level of calm feelings.

Does It Feel Like You're Crawling In Your Faith? Or STANDING FIRM?Apr 29, 2026

A forceful devotional on endurance, truth, and the stubborn work of standing firm.

This devotional keeps its focus on Ephesians 6:13-14 and does not wander far from the command to stand firm. It treats pressure and resistance as the real battle, then comes back to the belt of truth as a reminder to ground truth in what God has said, not in whatever feels true…

This Is Why You Keep Struggling With God (And It’s Not What You Think)Mar 29, 2026

Weakness, pressure, and a direct call toward dependence on God.

The review follows a simple devotional line: faith can feel like resistance, and weakness is where God does the deepest work. It returns to 2 Corinthians 12, Paul's thorn, and the promise of strength in weakness, treating struggle as part of growth rather than proof that…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Hearing From God? Or Hearing From Emotion?

    Buddy's Faith Through The Fire devotional asks whether a claimed message is God's voice or emotion, using Joshua's Exodus 32 mistake as its test.

    Jul 21, 2026·23m·1 clip
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    God Called Him to Stay in the Shadows Before He Qualified Him for the Light!

    Buddy’s Faith Through The Fire devotional connects Exodus 24’s Joshua to the episode’s theme of serving before being seen.

    Jul 20, 2026·26m·2 clips
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    A Man With No Reputation Led God's Army To Victory And The Promise Land? | Fire Reads w/ Buddy

    Jul 17, 2026·22m
  4. 4

    It’s Not That God’s Not Speaking, It’s That We’re Not Listening

    Jul 15, 2026·22m
  5. 5

    Pray Like This And You Will Hear God's Voice | Don't Go Another Day Without Hearing God's Voice

    Jul 14, 2026·22m
  6. 6

    Shame Is Why You Can't Hear God's Voice

    Jul 10, 2026·18m
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    Rejected On Earth, Rewarded In Heaven

    Jul 8, 2026·20m
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    God Can't Use You the Way He Wants To — Until You Do This One Thing

    Jul 7, 2026·12m
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    We Baptized 17 People and Watched a Man With Brain Damage Sleep Through the Night: Post VousCon

    Jul 6, 2026·14m
  10. 10

    My Dad Just Went to Prison Again. Here's How I Still Honor Him

    Jul 5, 2026·20m
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    God Doesn't See You As Less Chosen Than the Famous Christians

    Jul 4, 2026·13m
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    The Reason You Keep Pulling Away Isn't Willpower. It's What You Believe About Yourself.

    Jul 3, 2026·20m
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    Satan's Weapon Isn't Temptation. It's Accusation. | Fire Reads

    Jul 2, 2026·26m
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    God Isn't Angry At You. He's Angry At What Sin Does To You.

    Jul 1, 2026·21m
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    You Think You're Waiting On God. He's Actually Waiting On You.

    Jun 30, 2026·22m
  16. 16

    People Say Jesus Never Called Himself God… But “Son Of Man” Was Just As Offensive

    Jun 29, 2026·34m
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    The Fire Didn’t Burn Them… It Burned What Bound Them

    Jun 28, 2026·26m
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    The Thing You're Most Ashamed Of Is What God Will Use Most

    Jun 27, 2026·33m
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    The Angel Of The Lord (Jesus) Had A Sword… And 70,000 Died

    Jun 26, 2026·31m
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    The Strongest Man In The Bible Didn’t Pray For Strength… So Why Are We?

    Jun 25, 2026·29m
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    God Called Gideon A Mighty Warrior While He Was Hiding. He's Calling You Too.

    Jun 24, 2026·23m
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    You Can't Resist The Devil While You're Still Agreeing With Him

    Jun 23, 2026·21m
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    God Didn't Come To Take Your Side. He Came To Take Over.

    Jun 22, 2026·18m
  24. 24

    "You Were Set Free But You're Still Thinking Like A Slave

    Jun 12, 2026·24m
  25. 25

    You've Been Running From This For Years. It's Still There.

    Jun 11, 2026·21m
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    God Didn't Show Up To Help You Win. He Showed Up To Change You.

    Jun 10, 2026·28m
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    Stop Giving God What His Son Already Gave You

    Jun 9, 2026·29m
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    Most Christians Read The Old Testament Without Seeing Jesus In It

    Jun 8, 2026·27m
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    You Don't Heal By Being More Loved By The World

    May 15, 2026·23m
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    I Spent Years Trying To Earn What God Already Gave Me

    May 13, 2026·29m
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    Don't Let the Devil Steal What Your Family Needs

    May 12, 2026·19m
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    If God Is Disciplining You, Here's What It Actually Means

    May 11, 2026·9m
  33. 33

    The Question Jesus Lived By That Most Christians Ignore

    Hidden gem

    Buddy opens with a greeting and says they have made it through another week.

    May 8, 2026·22m·1 clip
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    Why Do I Still Struggle If Jesus Set Me Free?

    Hidden gem

    Buddy opens with gratitude.

    May 6, 2026·22m·1 clip
  35. 35

    God Didn't Stay Distant. He Stepped Into Your Pain.

    Faith Through The Fire’s episode “God Didn't Stay Distant.

    May 5, 2026·21m·1 clip
  36. 36

    You've Been Following a Jesus That Doesn't EXIST

    May 4, 2026·21m
  37. 37

    Your Peace Is Why You Keep Slipping… And Here Is How You Find It To Keep Standing

    Hidden gem

    Buddy opens the morning with the Full Armor of God series, resting in recovery and working slowly through Ephesians 6:15.

    May 1, 2026·27m·1 clip
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    Does It Feel Like You're Crawling In Your Faith? Or STANDING FIRM?

    Hidden gem

    Buddy opens with a greeting, a Sabbath note, and prayer before reminding listeners the series is still on day three.

    Apr 29, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    We Think Were Battling People… And That’s Why We’re Losing

    Apr 28, 2026·30m
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    It’s Not Your Armor… It’s God’s And Here’s How To Step Into It!

    Apr 27, 2026·19m
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    The enemy Doesn’t Need A Playbook When You Leave The Door Wide Open

    This devotional episode exposes how spiritual attacks occur when believers lack biblical knowledge and emphasizes the power of engaging with God's living word.

    Apr 17, 2026·25m
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    The Enemy Only Lands his Attacks Because You Don’t Know Who You Are!

    This episode breaks down Matthew 4:5-7 to reveal spiritual insights on defending against the devil's attacks by understanding one's identity in God.

    Apr 15, 2026·28m
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    This Is Why You Keep Falling Back Into Sin

    A devotional episode discussing why people fall back into sin, framed as a spiritual battle where God has already won, with a reading from Psalms 101 and an invitation to coaching.

    Apr 14, 2026·26m
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    This Is The Battle You're Losing And Don't Even See!

    This episode discusses the invisible spiritual battle Christians face against an unseen enemy, using scripture from 2nd Corinthians to shift perspective on how to wage war differently from the world.

    Apr 13, 2026·19m
  45. 45

    The Missing Piece After Salvation (This Changes Everything)

    This devotional episode explores the concept of righteousness through Jesus Christ and addresses what comes after salvation, focusing on scriptural guidance from 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

    Apr 11, 2026·24m
  46. 46

    This Is God's Wealth He Created Us To Hold On Earth!

    Apr 10, 2026·27m
  47. 47

    Top 3 Favorite Verse! Broken Down

    Apr 8, 2026·25m
  48. 48

    This Is What Righteousness Really Means!

    Apr 7, 2026·20m
  49. 49

    You Were Created For This (But The Enemy Stole It)

    Apr 3, 2026·19m
  50. 50

    This Is What Jesus Actually Died For That People Miss

    Mar 31, 2026·24m
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    You’re Not Under Attack… You’re Under Testing

    Mar 30, 2026·27m
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    This Is Why You Keep Struggling With God (And It’s Not What You Think)

    Hidden gem

    The host opens with a scrambled live stream and a quick thank-you to everyone joining in.

    Mar 29, 2026·24m·1 clip
  53. 53

    This Is How the Enemy Is Quietly Tearing Homes Apart w/ @RealRaphaelVargas

    Mar 28, 2026·1h 6m
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    This Is Exactly How God Will Reconcile Your Family!

    Mar 27, 2026·21m
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    Honor Your Mother And Father? But What If They Did You Dirty?!

    This devotional explores the biblical command to honor parents, addressing the challenge when parents have caused harm, using Mark 7:5-10 as the scripture focus.

    Mar 25, 2026·21m
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    Biblical Proof You Need A Fresh Slate!

    This devotional explores the biblical concept from Luke 4 that Jesus was not accepted in his hometown, relating it to how people need a fresh slate by changing their environments to break old patterns and habits.

    Mar 24, 2026·23m
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    Jesus Came To Split Apart Homes?

    Mar 23, 2026·16m
  58. 58

    Who Actually Carries OIL?

    This episode discusses the biblical concept of oil as a symbol of the Holy Spirit's confirmation and reconciliation, exploring its appearances in scripture from restoration with Noah to flowing from unity in the Christian community.

    Mar 20, 2026·20m
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    What does "OIL" Actually Mean For Me?

    Mar 18, 2026·17m
  60. 60

    This Is Exactly Why God Say's Not To Do Things "ALONE"

    Mar 17, 2026·20m
  61. 61

    This Is How You Know God Is "Approving" Your Walk

    Mar 16, 2026·17m
  62. 62

    Can You Build a Brand with God at the Center? Josh's Story

    Josh shares his journey from prison to entrepreneurship, emphasizing how to build a brand centered on God while navigating challenges like materialism and societal barriers.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 4m
  63. 63

    This Is When You Can Really Experience God!

    Mar 13, 2026·15m
  64. 64

    This Is The Only Reason God’s Word Is So Trust Worthy!

    Mar 11, 2026·16m
  65. 65

    This Is Why Jesus's Name So Powerful!

    Mar 10, 2026·16m
  66. 66

    This Will Blow Your Mind About Jesus

    Mar 9, 2026·11m
  67. 67

    When I Started To Read My Bible Like This Everything Changed!

    Mar 6, 2026·14m
  68. 68

    When Building Your Faith This Is The Only Thing That Matters!

    Mar 5, 2026·10m
  69. 69

    Yet Another Word That Will Change Your Life!

    Mar 4, 2026·16m
  70. 70

    Do This And God Promises Your Breakthrough..

    Mar 3, 2026·13m
  71. 71

    The Toxic Relationships That Almost Killed Us w/Jasmine Elizabeth

    Feb 28, 2026·1h 18m
  72. 72

    Encounter The TRUE Definition of "FAITH" And The Scripture Will Come To Life!

    Feb 27, 2026
  73. 73

    The Last Of 4 Words; That Will Completely Change How You See God

    Feb 27, 2026·13m
  74. 74

    "HOPE" You Won't Ever Give up After You KNOW The Meaning Of This!

    Feb 27, 2026·13m
  75. 75

    "GRACE" Understand This And Your Life Will Change!

    Feb 27, 2026·12m
  76. 76

    This Is What God Says About Your Relationship!

    Feb 14, 2026·17m
  77. 77

    This is Why Your Relationship Didn’t Work Biblically!

    Feb 14, 2026·15m
  78. 78

    What Exactly Does God Promise Us?

    Feb 14, 2026·11m
  79. 79

    "Why" We Have to KNOW God's Promises!

    Feb 14, 2026·13m
  80. 80

    Does God Hate Divorce?

    Feb 14, 2026·14m
  81. 81

    Stop Trying To Fix Your Relationship And Let God!

    Feb 14, 2026·13m
  82. 82

    "When" Exactly Do we Receive Gods Promises??

    Feb 14, 2026·14m
  83. 83

    "How" Exactly Do we Follow Gods Promises??

    Feb 14, 2026·13m
  84. 84

    Does God Choose our Partner or Do We?

    Feb 7, 2026·1h 30m
  85. 85

    This Is: How "In The World" We Love Our Enemies!? The Most Radical Command Jesus Gave About Enemies

    Jan 31, 2026·15m
  86. 86

    If You Understand This One Thing It Will Change Everything! Fire Reads Morning Devotional

    Jan 31, 2026·14m
  87. 87

    Forgiveness Is The Key Right Now And Here's How!

    Jan 31, 2026·12m
  88. 88

    How To Forgive When It Seems Impossible! Morning Devotional

    Jan 31, 2026·9m
  89. 89

    This Is Why Your "Life Experience" Isn't Preventing You From Making The Same Mistake!

    Jan 24, 2026·11m
  90. 90

    Who You Are Flows From Who You Belong To!

    Jan 24, 2026·11m
  91. 91

    Why Does Jesus Call Us "Blessed" At Our Lowest Possible Times?!

    Jan 24, 2026·12m
  92. 92

    Jesus became poor? So we can be rich?!

    Jan 24, 2026·11m
  93. 93

    Why Does Sex Out Of Marriage Break God's Heart?!

    Jan 24, 2026·12m
  94. 94

    Monogamy vs. Polygamy: What Christians Are Too Afraid to Say | Faith Through Fire Ep. 3

    Jan 17, 2026·1h 21m
  95. 95

    When will God Show up?! Fire Read Morning Devotional!

    Jan 14, 2026·11m
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    This piece of wisdom is what changed everything for me! Fire Read Morning Devotional

    Jan 14, 2026·10m
  97. 97

    What does it mean to submit to God? Fire Read Morning Devotional!

    Jan 14, 2026·10m
  98. 98

    Jesus Was Never Created! Fire Read Morning Devotional!

    Jan 14, 2026·12m
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    How to spot a counterfeit! Fire Read Morning Devotional!

    Jan 9, 2026·10m
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    Stop working for your faith! Fire Read Morning Devotional!

    Jan 9, 2026·9m
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    Fire Reads: Romans 12:1-2

    Jan 9, 2026·9m
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    Fire Read: Devotional Ecclesiastes 7:25-26

    Jan 9, 2026·10m
  103. 103

    ​ Raphael Vargas 's Near Death Experience that changed everything for him FAITH THROUGH THE FIRE EP 2

    Jan 6, 2026·40m
  104. 104

    My Daughter Reveals The Darkness The Consumed Our Life | Faith Through The Fire

    Dec 12, 2025·1h 13m