Podcast Summary: The Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack

Episode: Hardness of Heart – Episode 5

Date: October 17, 2025
Host: Andrew Wommack Ministries

Overview of the Episode

In this episode, Andrew Wommack continues his multi-part teaching on "Hardness of Heart." Drawing on decades of personal experience and scriptural study, Wommack unpacks what it means to have a hardened heart and how it affects a believer’s ability to experience the supernatural power of God. He contrasts spiritual sensitivity with being overly focused on the natural world, recounts personal testimonies and powerful healing stories, and encourages listeners to shift their focus toward God's Word over circumstances or external opinions. The latter part includes a compelling testimony from listeners Greg and his wife about choosing faith over dire medical predictions for their child.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Scriptural Foundation: The Disciples’ Example

[00:30–04:30]

• Andrew anchors the teaching in Mark 6:52 and Mark 8:17-18, where the disciples' inability to perceive spiritual realities is attributed to a hardened heart.
  • “A hardness of heart is what made them shocked to see Jesus walk on the water... just being more sensitive to or relating to the natural realm more than you relate to the supernatural realm is an indication of a hardened heart.” (Andrew, 00:50)
• The disciples weren't in sin but were preoccupied with the natural realm, thus becoming “hardened” toward God.

2. Spiritual Memory & Focus

[04:45–08:15]

• Andrew elaborates that an inability to remember spiritual truths (“do ye not remember?” Mark 8:18) reveals a hardened heart.
  • Lists how people can easily recall sports stats or movie trivia but struggle with scripture: “Your heart is sensitive to what you’re focused on, and your heart is insensitive to what you neglect.” (Andrew, 06:21)
• Remembering facts is not the issue; making spiritual truths matter and act on them is key.

3. Story of T.L. Osborne: Miracles and Distraction

[08:15–10:30]

• T.L. Osborne observed more miracles overseas, attributing it to desperation and undistracted focus on Jesus—unlike the distraction-filled life in the U.S.
  • “People here just didn’t have the same desire, the same commitment. Their heart was hardened... Our sophistication and the way that we are just so consumed with stuff 24 hours a day...” (Andrew, 09:56)
• Psalm 46:10 is highlighted: “Be still and know that I am God.”

4. Personal Testimonies: Hardness of Heart in Practice

[10:40–20:15]

• Andrew recounts his experience in Omaha praying for a quadriplegic who wasn’t healed, leading to a journey of self-examination about the condition of his own heart.
• He shares Smith Wigglesworth’s aggressive healing ministry—contrasting his own sensitivity to people’s reactions with Smith’s focus solely on God’s direction.
  • “You know what I saw through that? I had faith... But when things didn’t work out... I was sensitive to what other people said. Smith wasn’t sensitive; he was hardened... I was more sensitive to their rejection and criticism more than I was to what God’s Word had to say.” (Andrew, 17:04)
• Wigglesworth’s approach: Hard and unyielding towards anything contradicting God’s promise—even in the face of public disapproval.

5. The Need to Please God Over People

[20:16–22:40]

• Relates John 5:44: Seek honor from God, not people, if you want a strong faith.
  • “If you are a people pleaser... you’ll never be a real faith person... You’re going to have to get to where you are so focused on God that all you want to do is please Him.” (Andrew, 20:53)
• Being dominated by God’s Word requires a deliberate hardening toward unbelief and negative external voices.

6. Real-life Example: Doctor’s Report vs. God’s Word

[22:41–23:45]

• Andrew describes a stressful treadmill test and a doctor’s dire warning about his heart—choosing to side with God’s promises over the medical report.
  • “I just finally said, ‘That’s a lie. I don’t accept this.’ ...I was hardened towards anything contrary to what God’s word says.” (Andrew, 23:08)
• A subsequent, more accurate test cleared him, reinforcing his point: Let God’s word be more real than the word of any expert.

Notable Testimony: Faith vs. Doctor’s Report—Greg & Family

[23:43–26:10]

• Greg and his wife received a negative prenatal diagnosis from a doctor, advising termination.
  • “‘We’re keeping her. We said, you know what, this isn’t what God said, this is what the doctor told us.’” (Greg, 23:57)
• They refused to research or dwell on “Turner syndrome,” choosing instead to trust God’s promises.
  • “We simply decided she's going to be healthy because God says she's fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Greg’s wife, 24:35)
• At birth, the pediatrician confirmed their daughter was healthy with no signs of the syndrome.
  • “He just kind of looked at us like we were crazy... ‘Your daughter does not have Turner syndrome.’ And we said, okay, thank you. And he left. And that was that.” (25:12–25:18)
• The couple credits Andrew’s teaching (received for free) with changing their lives and deepening their faith.

Memorable Quotes & Timestamps

• “Your heart is sensitive to what you're focused on, and your heart is insensitive to what you neglect.”
  (Andrew, 06:21)

• “It’s not that I can’t think... It’s just because that's not where my focus is.”
  (Andrew, 06:41)

• “If you are a people pleaser... you’ll never be a real faith person because I can guarantee you God is going to lead you to do some things that are not popular.”
  (Andrew, 20:53)

• “You need to be hardened, cold, insensitive, unfeeling and unyielding towards anyone or anything that contradicts God’s word.”
  (Andrew, 22:44)

• “We simply decided she's going to be healthy because God says she's fearfully and wonderfully made...”
  (Greg’s wife, 24:35)

• “He said, ‘Your daughter does not have Turner syndrome.’ And we said, okay, thank you. And he left. And that was that.”
  (25:18)

Instructional Flow

• Recognize signs of a hardened heart: Preoccupation with the natural, inability to remember or act on spiritual things.
• Shift focus: Commitment and heart sensitivity dictate what you can remember and live out.
• Prioritize spiritual perception over natural circumstances and external voices.
• Cultivate being “hardened” toward anything—reports, criticism, circumstances—that contradict God’s promises.
• Real-world faith means acting on the Word even when faced with opposition, skepticism, or alarming facts.

Conclusion & Forward Look

Andrew closes this week by summarizing the importance of understanding what a hardened heart is and how it limits receiving from God. Next week, he promises to explore the causes of a hardened heart, followed by teaching on its cure in the third week. He urges listeners to take advantage of available resources so they can be spiritually prepared before crises arise.

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