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“It is a great joy to see the leadership and faithfulness of Pastor Sebastiaan Van Wessem. His steadfast commitment to the Kingdom of God, his love for Israel and the Jewish people, and his pursuit of biblical truth that brings believers into maturity are both rare and refreshing in our day. ...
February 8, 2026 at 6:35 AM
“It is a great joy to see the leadership and faithfulness of Pastor Sebastiaan Van Wessem. His steadfast commitment to the Kingdom of God, his love for Israel and the Jewish people, and his pursuit of biblical truth that brings believers into maturity are both rare and refreshing in our day. ...
In two weeks my first ever book, All Things Restored, will launch! Here is your opportunity to have a front seat and make sure you'll have a copy on (on around) launch date!
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/03/ready-for-your-pre-orders-of-all-things-restored/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/03/ready-for-your-pre-orders-of-all-things-restored/
February 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
In two weeks my first ever book, All Things Restored, will launch! Here is your opportunity to have a front seat and make sure you'll have a copy on (on around) launch date!
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/03/ready-for-your-pre-orders-of-all-things-restored/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/03/ready-for-your-pre-orders-of-all-things-restored/
If your faith never acts, is it faith at all? Check out my latest blog post on James.
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/02/faith-that-obeys-james-paul-and-the-drift-from-covenant-loyalty-to-hyper-grace/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/02/faith-that-obeys-james-paul-and-the-drift-from-covenant-loyalty-to-hyper-grace/
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If your faith never acts, is it faith at all? Check out my latest blog post on James.
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/02/faith-that-obeys-james-paul-and-the-drift-from-covenant-loyalty-to-hyper-grace/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/02/02/faith-that-obeys-james-paul-and-the-drift-from-covenant-loyalty-to-hyper-grace/
Worship doesn’t just express theology. It shapes it. What we sing becomes what we believe. Error sung takes deeper roots than error taught.
So here’s my challenge to the worship movement: who is with me in…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/30/how-bad-theology-enters-the-church-through-song/
So here’s my challenge to the worship movement: who is with me in…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/30/how-bad-theology-enters-the-church-through-song/
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Worship doesn’t just express theology. It shapes it. What we sing becomes what we believe. Error sung takes deeper roots than error taught.
So here’s my challenge to the worship movement: who is with me in…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/30/how-bad-theology-enters-the-church-through-song/
So here’s my challenge to the worship movement: who is with me in…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/30/how-bad-theology-enters-the-church-through-song/
God is not the source of temptation, but the giver of every good gift (James 1:17). The best gift God gives is the Holy Spirit — the life of the age to come already at work in the present (Luke 11:13). While…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/29/temptation-the-two-ages-and-the-gift-god-gives/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/29/temptation-the-two-ages-and-the-gift-god-gives/
January 29, 2026 at 10:38 AM
God is not the source of temptation, but the giver of every good gift (James 1:17). The best gift God gives is the Holy Spirit — the life of the age to come already at work in the present (Luke 11:13). While…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/29/temptation-the-two-ages-and-the-gift-god-gives/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/29/temptation-the-two-ages-and-the-gift-god-gives/
God didn’t abandon the temple. He transformed it. It was no longer made of stone. It is now a people - a covenant community where he walks among us by his Spirit. How are you living as part of that…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/27/we-are-the-temple-from-sacred-space-to-sacred-people/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/27/we-are-the-temple-from-sacred-space-to-sacred-people/
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
God didn’t abandon the temple. He transformed it. It was no longer made of stone. It is now a people - a covenant community where he walks among us by his Spirit. How are you living as part of that…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/27/we-are-the-temple-from-sacred-space-to-sacred-people/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/27/we-are-the-temple-from-sacred-space-to-sacred-people/
When leadership stays centralized, the church stays immature and dependent on "anointed" leaders. God is calling the church to grow up!
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/24/recovering-the-ekklesia-leadership-beyond-spiritual-dependency/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/24/recovering-the-ekklesia-leadership-beyond-spiritual-dependency/
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
When leadership stays centralized, the church stays immature and dependent on "anointed" leaders. God is calling the church to grow up!
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/24/recovering-the-ekklesia-leadership-beyond-spiritual-dependency/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/24/recovering-the-ekklesia-leadership-beyond-spiritual-dependency/
Revelation 12:11 shows how God’s people overcome: by the blood of the Lamb, by their testimony that Jesus is King, and by a loyalty stronger than a desire for self-preservation. What is that "testimony"? Find out in this post 🐑✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/21/how-we-overcome-the-accuser/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/21/how-we-overcome-the-accuser/
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Revelation 12:11 shows how God’s people overcome: by the blood of the Lamb, by their testimony that Jesus is King, and by a loyalty stronger than a desire for self-preservation. What is that "testimony"? Find out in this post 🐑✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/21/how-we-overcome-the-accuser/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/21/how-we-overcome-the-accuser/
Anointing isn’t something that's only given to a high profile preachers. It’s God marking his people to carry his restoring reign through Messiah. We don’t earn the anointing by praying harder, yet prayer keeps us aligned with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/19/what-the-anointing-really-is/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/19/what-the-anointing-really-is/
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Anointing isn’t something that's only given to a high profile preachers. It’s God marking his people to carry his restoring reign through Messiah. We don’t earn the anointing by praying harder, yet prayer keeps us aligned with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/19/what-the-anointing-really-is/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/19/what-the-anointing-really-is/
Trying harder isn’t what drives the enemy away. Surrender does. Check out my latest post with a testimony of breakthrough from my own life. 💪✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/17/victory-begins-with-surrender/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/17/victory-begins-with-surrender/
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Trying harder isn’t what drives the enemy away. Surrender does. Check out my latest post with a testimony of breakthrough from my own life. 💪✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/17/victory-begins-with-surrender/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/17/victory-begins-with-surrender/
Seasons of growth brings new needs, but God remains our source. He doesn’t just provide. He himself is our provision. So let’s continue to trust him, listen to his voice, and steward what he places in our hands. 🙏
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/15/god-is-our-provider-in-every-season/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/15/god-is-our-provider-in-every-season/
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Seasons of growth brings new needs, but God remains our source. He doesn’t just provide. He himself is our provision. So let’s continue to trust him, listen to his voice, and steward what he places in our hands. 🙏
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/15/god-is-our-provider-in-every-season/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/15/god-is-our-provider-in-every-season/
Jesus is not just a teacher or prophet. He is kurios — YHWH in the flesh. One day every knee will bow. The only question is whether we choose to bow now in faith or later in submission. ✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/13/every-knee-will-bow-but-not-every-heart-will-choose/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/13/every-knee-will-bow-but-not-every-heart-will-choose/
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Jesus is not just a teacher or prophet. He is kurios — YHWH in the flesh. One day every knee will bow. The only question is whether we choose to bow now in faith or later in submission. ✝️
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/13/every-knee-will-bow-but-not-every-heart-will-choose/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/13/every-knee-will-bow-but-not-every-heart-will-choose/
God is still saying: “I am with you.” How is God inviting you to hear and obey his voice to see his Kingdom come in our day? This is a message on hearing, obedience, and rebuilding together from Haggai 1-2.
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/11/stirred-to-begin-strengthened-to-persevere/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/11/stirred-to-begin-strengthened-to-persevere/
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
God is still saying: “I am with you.” How is God inviting you to hear and obey his voice to see his Kingdom come in our day? This is a message on hearing, obedience, and rebuilding together from Haggai 1-2.
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/11/stirred-to-begin-strengthened-to-persevere/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2026/01/11/stirred-to-begin-strengthened-to-persevere/
Judah once sold a brother. Years later, he offers his own life to save one. Genesis 44 shows us that reconciliation begins when self-interest gives way to self-sacrifice.
Read my…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/29/from-selling-a-brother-to-saving-one-judahs-great-reversal-genesis-series-40/
Read my…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/29/from-selling-a-brother-to-saving-one-judahs-great-reversal-genesis-series-40/
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Judah once sold a brother. Years later, he offers his own life to save one. Genesis 44 shows us that reconciliation begins when self-interest gives way to self-sacrifice.
Read my…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/29/from-selling-a-brother-to-saving-one-judahs-great-reversal-genesis-series-40/
Read my…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/29/from-selling-a-brother-to-saving-one-judahs-great-reversal-genesis-series-40/
When Jesus was born, the angels did not announce a warm fuzzy feeling. They announced a King. When heaven proclaimed “peace on earth,” it was not Rome’s peace enforced by the sword, but God’s shalom: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/25/christmas-the-peace-rome-could-never-give/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/25/christmas-the-peace-rome-could-never-give/
December 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
When Jesus was born, the angels did not announce a warm fuzzy feeling. They announced a King. When heaven proclaimed “peace on earth,” it was not Rome’s peace enforced by the sword, but God’s shalom: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/25/christmas-the-peace-rome-could-never-give/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/25/christmas-the-peace-rome-could-never-give/
Joseph’s rise in Genesis 41 is more than a comeback story. It’s a preview of God’s coming kingdom. From prison to authority, from famine to refuge. How is God shaping his kingdom character in you…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/24/joseph-and-the-shape-of-the-coming-kingdom-genesis-series-38/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/24/joseph-and-the-shape-of-the-coming-kingdom-genesis-series-38/
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Joseph’s rise in Genesis 41 is more than a comeback story. It’s a preview of God’s coming kingdom. From prison to authority, from famine to refuge. How is God shaping his kingdom character in you…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/24/joseph-and-the-shape-of-the-coming-kingdom-genesis-series-38/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/24/joseph-and-the-shape-of-the-coming-kingdom-genesis-series-38/
When life treats you unfairly, you still get to choose who you become. Joseph could have grown bitter—but he chose faith. Even in prison, the LORD was with him, turning hardship…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/22/bitter-or-better-joseph-and-the-choice-that-shapes-a-life-genesis-series-37/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/22/bitter-or-better-joseph-and-the-choice-that-shapes-a-life-genesis-series-37/
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
When life treats you unfairly, you still get to choose who you become. Joseph could have grown bitter—but he chose faith. Even in prison, the LORD was with him, turning hardship…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/22/bitter-or-better-joseph-and-the-choice-that-shapes-a-life-genesis-series-37/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/22/bitter-or-better-joseph-and-the-choice-that-shapes-a-life-genesis-series-37/
Genesis 38 is messy on purpose. Judah fails. Tamar is wronged and acts out of desperation. Yet out of that broken story comes Perez — and from his line, Jesus. God doesn’t cause sin,…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/20/grace-in-the-mess-judah-tamar-and-the-god-who-redeems-genesis-series-36/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/20/grace-in-the-mess-judah-tamar-and-the-god-who-redeems-genesis-series-36/
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Genesis 38 is messy on purpose. Judah fails. Tamar is wronged and acts out of desperation. Yet out of that broken story comes Perez — and from his line, Jesus. God doesn’t cause sin,…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/20/grace-in-the-mess-judah-tamar-and-the-god-who-redeems-genesis-series-36/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/20/grace-in-the-mess-judah-tamar-and-the-god-who-redeems-genesis-series-36/
Every church is shaping people for something, not by end-times slogans, but by unspoken assumptions about the future.
Does our hope train us only for revival and breakthrough or for faithful…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/19/how-our-view-of-the-end-times-shapes-our-lives-and-our-churches/
Does our hope train us only for revival and breakthrough or for faithful…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/19/how-our-view-of-the-end-times-shapes-our-lives-and-our-churches/
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Every church is shaping people for something, not by end-times slogans, but by unspoken assumptions about the future.
Does our hope train us only for revival and breakthrough or for faithful…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/19/how-our-view-of-the-end-times-shapes-our-lives-and-our-churches/
Does our hope train us only for revival and breakthrough or for faithful…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/19/how-our-view-of-the-end-times-shapes-our-lives-and-our-churches/
Favor often provokes jealousy. Purpose provokes destiny. Joseph’s rejection became his rescue. Israel’s calling blesses the nations. God isn’t excluding anyone. He’s inviting…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/18/from-jealousy-to-purpose-joseph-israel-and-gods-restoring-plan-genesis-series-35/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/18/from-jealousy-to-purpose-joseph-israel-and-gods-restoring-plan-genesis-series-35/
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Favor often provokes jealousy. Purpose provokes destiny. Joseph’s rejection became his rescue. Israel’s calling blesses the nations. God isn’t excluding anyone. He’s inviting…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/18/from-jealousy-to-purpose-joseph-israel-and-gods-restoring-plan-genesis-series-35/
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/18/from-jealousy-to-purpose-joseph-israel-and-gods-restoring-plan-genesis-series-35/
Antisemitism doesn’t start with violence. It starts with erasing history.
From 7th-century Arabia to Jerusalem to Western streets today, Jewish memory disrupts a…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/17/when-history-is-erased-from-7th-century-arabia-to-antisemitism-and-terrorism-in-the-west/
From 7th-century Arabia to Jerusalem to Western streets today, Jewish memory disrupts a…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/17/when-history-is-erased-from-7th-century-arabia-to-antisemitism-and-terrorism-in-the-west/
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Antisemitism doesn’t start with violence. It starts with erasing history.
From 7th-century Arabia to Jerusalem to Western streets today, Jewish memory disrupts a…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/17/when-history-is-erased-from-7th-century-arabia-to-antisemitism-and-terrorism-in-the-west/
From 7th-century Arabia to Jerusalem to Western streets today, Jewish memory disrupts a…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/17/when-history-is-erased-from-7th-century-arabia-to-antisemitism-and-terrorism-in-the-west/
Advent does not begin with cozy lights, but with darkness—and a promise. 🕯️
Why did Jesus say, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12)? And until his second Advent, we are called to shine.
👉 Watch the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/16/the-gift-of-light-why-advent-begins-in-the-dark/
Why did Jesus say, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12)? And until his second Advent, we are called to shine.
👉 Watch the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/16/the-gift-of-light-why-advent-begins-in-the-dark/
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Advent does not begin with cozy lights, but with darkness—and a promise. 🕯️
Why did Jesus say, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12)? And until his second Advent, we are called to shine.
👉 Watch the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/16/the-gift-of-light-why-advent-begins-in-the-dark/
Why did Jesus say, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12)? And until his second Advent, we are called to shine.
👉 Watch the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/16/the-gift-of-light-why-advent-begins-in-the-dark/
Advent doesn’t begin with sentiment. It begins with “Fear not.”
When God draws near in Scripture, fear is real. But it is never the goal. God does not coerce. He reassures. He invites. The message of Christmas is: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/15/good-news-of-great-joy-advent-series/
When God draws near in Scripture, fear is real. But it is never the goal. God does not coerce. He reassures. He invites. The message of Christmas is: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/15/good-news-of-great-joy-advent-series/
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Advent doesn’t begin with sentiment. It begins with “Fear not.”
When God draws near in Scripture, fear is real. But it is never the goal. God does not coerce. He reassures. He invites. The message of Christmas is: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/15/good-news-of-great-joy-advent-series/
When God draws near in Scripture, fear is real. But it is never the goal. God does not coerce. He reassures. He invites. The message of Christmas is: the…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/15/good-news-of-great-joy-advent-series/
God told Jacob, “A nation and a company of nations will come from you.” Genesis 35 reveals God’s global heart from the start: one restored family drawn from every nation.
If God…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/14/a-nation-and-a-company-of-nations-gods-vision-beyond-israel-genesis-series-34/
If God…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/14/a-nation-and-a-company-of-nations-gods-vision-beyond-israel-genesis-series-34/
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
God told Jacob, “A nation and a company of nations will come from you.” Genesis 35 reveals God’s global heart from the start: one restored family drawn from every nation.
If God…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/14/a-nation-and-a-company-of-nations-gods-vision-beyond-israel-genesis-series-34/
If God…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/14/a-nation-and-a-company-of-nations-gods-vision-beyond-israel-genesis-series-34/
Don’t Worry. Worship. (Advent series)
Advent invites us to trade worry for worship. Paul reminds us that “The Lord is at hand” (Phil. 4:5), and because Jesus is near — and coming again — we can bring every need to him with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/13/dont-worry-worship-advent-series/
Advent invites us to trade worry for worship. Paul reminds us that “The Lord is at hand” (Phil. 4:5), and because Jesus is near — and coming again — we can bring every need to him with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/13/dont-worry-worship-advent-series/
December 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Don’t Worry. Worship. (Advent series)
Advent invites us to trade worry for worship. Paul reminds us that “The Lord is at hand” (Phil. 4:5), and because Jesus is near — and coming again — we can bring every need to him with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/13/dont-worry-worship-advent-series/
Advent invites us to trade worry for worship. Paul reminds us that “The Lord is at hand” (Phil. 4:5), and because Jesus is near — and coming again — we can bring every need to him with…
https://hearingandobeying.org/2025/12/13/dont-worry-worship-advent-series/