Daily Radio

CWR/PTM provides podcasts seven days a week:

Plain Truth Radio - Monday through Friday.Programs produced to play on radio stations.
Christianity Without the Religion - Sunday.Sermons, complete with music, prayers and communion.
CWR Unplugged - Saturday.An impromptu, off the cuff discussion of a relevant and timely topic.

When Religion Gives God a Bad Name

Friday 14th March 2025

Faith dies when the spiritually hungry do not receive the Bread of Life, when those in desperate need are seduced by religious junk food and become convinced God can be gained or lost on the basis of human performance.

The Courtroom of Our Lives

Thursday 13th March 2025

Greg talks about the courtroom in which we all find ourselves — and how we need to understand who’s who in the courtroom.

In Remembrance of Me

Wednesday 12th March 2025

Before we come to the Table of the Lord we consider the significance of remembering Jesus, and eating of the Bread of life.

An Offer We Can’t Refuse

Tuesday 11th March 2025

God is having a banquet, and every seat will be filled – one way or the other! The seats at the table may not be filled with those you would expect to accept the invitation, but they will be filled.

Some Time Later

Monday 10th March 2025

Elijah encountered times when the water ran dry, then some time later the food ran out, and then some time later death visited the home he was living in. As long as we live in our bodies of flesh, it’s just one problem after another – but the good news is that God offers us new life!

Are You a Believer?

Friday 7th March 2025

Find out how replacement beliefs like dish towel religion can insidiously diminish and devalue God’s love.

The Gospel According to Isaiah – Part 3

Thursday 6th March 2025

Greg concludes this three-part series with the keynote passage of Isaiah 53:1-6, a passage Martin Luther once announced as the “Fifth Gospel.”

The Gospel According to Isaiah – Part 2

Wednesday 5th March 2025

As our three-part series studying the gospel in Isaiah continues, our keynote passage is Isaiah 40:1-11 – yet another passage used by Handel for the lyrics to his majestic “Messiah.”

The Gospel According to Isaiah – Part 1

Tuesday 4th March 2025

The good news is not limited to, nor was it first proclaimed in the New Testament. Join us for this fascinating three-part series as we discover the many Christ-centered teachings of Isaiah. Isaiah 9:2-7

The Universal Body of Christ

Monday 3rd March 2025

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians offers incredible insights into the nature of the church – the body of Christ. Join us for this fascinating study.

18 Prominent Biblical Passages – and Why

Friday 28th February 2025

When asked to provide a list of his top ten biblical verses, Greg was stymied. Here’s the list he wound up with – and why.

“No” to Wrath and “Yes” to Love – Part 2

Thursday 27th February 2025

In this second message in our two part series we study Matthew 5:38-45, and the Jesus’ loving response to violence and hatred.

“No” to Wrath and “Yes” to Love – Part 1

Wednesday 26th February 2025

This begins a two part series studying misunderstandings many have regarding the significance of the supreme demonstration of divine love given for us on the cross of Christ.

Conversion – “Getting” Saved or “Being” Reconciled?

Tuesday 25th February 2025

When giving their “testimonies” some talk about “getting” saved – is that what happens? Can anyone actually “get” saved?

Them vs Us

Monday 24th February 2025

Accusations and condemnations continue among competing churches and denominations – as do church splits and divisions. And then there’s the seemingly endless, strident messages from many pulpits about non-Christians. What is a Christ-centered perspective about all of this angry rhetoric?

Faith Alone, Grace Alone and CHRIST ALONE – Pt. 3

Friday 21st February 2025

When all is said and done, our relationship with God all comes down to CHRIST ALONE – faith and grace are themselves rooted and grounded in Christ, who is the very center of all that we are.

Faith Alone, GRACE ALONE and Christ Alone – Pt. 2

Thursday 20th February 2025

Join us for GRACE ALONE, the second message in this three part series, as Greg considers the much misunderstood, mis-used and abused topic of God’s amazing grace.

FAITH ALONE, Grace Alone and Christ Alone – Pt. 1

Wednesday 19th February 2025

We begin a three parts series which will carefully consider this phrase, so often used here at CWR. This week, we’ll the teaching given to us in Romans 4:13-25 about FAITH ALONE.

The Not Yet Kingdom – Pt 2

Tuesday 18th February 2025

While the kingdom of God is very much present in our lives now, the kingdom also has a future tense, when it comes in its fullness.

The Already Here Kingdom – Pt 1

Monday 17th February 2025

This first of a two part series examines the present reality of the kingdom of God – Jesus said that it is here, now!

Just a Cold and Broken Hallelujah

Friday 14th February 2025

Join us as we ponder and meditate about the love of God expressed to us and for us and with us in the life of Jesus, who experienced the disappointments, betrayals, and rejections common to us all — and through it all served us with his love — and he still does!

Love Is Action

Thursday 13th February 2025

God’s love, in action, is far from a dream-like never-never fantasy land. God’s love is real, it exists in and through the tough times, the trenches, the pits and ditches into which we fall — it is with us as we walk through dark valleys of our lives.

You Are My Friends

Wednesday 12th February 2025

He doesn’t call us a slave or a servant- nor does he insist that we keep our distance, as he is our teacher and we are merely his disciples and students.

All is Forgiven – Love, Papa

Tuesday 11th February 2025

“To err is human, to forgive is divine.” Divine forgiveness, illustrated in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, involves no bookkeeping.

The Widow’s Offering

Monday 10th February 2025

Greg illustrates how easy it is to misunderstand and abuse the teaching available to us in the Bible – and confesses to doing so himself.

Blowing in the Wind

Friday 7th February 2025

It’s the title of a famous folk song, but more importantly the wind is a metaphor describing the work of God. Join Greg as he explains John 3:8.

Why Is Jesus the “Good” Shepherd?

Thursday 6th February 2025

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus used a person whose race and religion was despised as a metaphor of his own work – in the parable of the Good Shepherd he compared himself to a profession that didn’t have the best reputation. Why?

Without Him, We Can Do Nothing!

Wednesday 5th February 2025

Jesus’ parable of the vine yields incredible insight into the nature of our relationship with him.

God’s Grace Is For Everyone

Tuesday 4th February 2025

Since Jesus invites us to the kingdom of heaven in spite of what we have done, rather than what we have done, does that mean there are no limits to God’s grace?

The Perfect Storm

Monday 3rd February 2025

While the storms of our lives do not define or limit our relationship with God, they can be traumatic and disconcerting. Join Greg as he offers fresh perspective about the blessed assurance we can all have in and through Jesus Christ.

Comfort For Everyone

Friday 31st January 2025

Christ in us enables us to be wounded healers – transformed by God’s grace that we may be vehicles of God’s love, offering comfort for others in the same way we have been comforted by God.

The Great Reversal

Thursday 30th January 2025

Greg explains that Jesus’ parable of “The Workers” in Matthew 20 is a picture of God’s grace, and that the kingdom of heaven reverses the values and expectations of the kingdoms of religion. Luke records Jesus saying, “What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.”

The Commands of God and the Tradition of Men

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Sin management is the focus of Christ-less religion – attempting to make bad people good, or at the very least better. But Jesus’ mission is not about making bad people better. Jesus comes to make spiritually dead people live!

Knowing the One True God

Tuesday 28th January 2025

God is seen and known only by and through Jesus, who came to reveal God. We pray for those who are yet to see and know the One true God.

Whatever Happened to Grace?

Monday 27th January 2025

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. His grace is resisted by religious high places, but the spiritual gravitational pull of grace causes it to flow to low places.

Religion Attempts to Overthrow Grace

Friday 24th January 2025

The early New Testament church quickly learned that they could not deceive or manipulate God. The relationship he offered them, and that he offers us, is one that we can only receive, not gain or earn. We have nothing to offer God that he doesn’t already have.

Downward Mobility

Thursday 23rd January 2025

Jesus disciples all wanted to be rich and famous, but the kingdom of heaven is founded on an opposing value — serving others rather than serving ourselves.

Growing Beyond Our Expectations

Wednesday 22nd January 2025

What did Jesus mean when he said, Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me?

Making a Difference in Christ

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Greg explains the real difference between the sheep and the goats of Jesus parable in Matthew 25.

Sitting With Others

Monday 20th January 2025

As we remember the extraordinary legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. we think of how instrumental he was in bringing people of different races and cultures together. We consider Ezekiel’s example of sitting among captives and exiles, and most of all the example of Jesus who became one of us, living among us, sitting with us.