This episode is part 12 in a study of the book of 2 Corinthians. In this episode, Paul talks about a weakness given him, a "thorn in the flesh" and God's answer to his prayer.

This is the episode is part 50 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Elijah is running for his life from Ahab and Jezebel to the mount of God. He thinks he is the only one left who is faithful to God in Israel

This is the episode is part 38 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode Solomon gathers the materials and builds the temple as God had promised David he would.

This is the episode is part 37 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode we see how Solomon organizes his new kingdom. We also see the torched passed to a new generation of leaders.

This is the episode is part 36 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode God asks Solomon what he desired in a dream. Solomon shows wisdom by asking for wisdom.

This is the episode is part 35 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Before David dies he tasks he son Solomon to deal with some of the people who deserved judgement. So as Solomon becomes king, heads will roll.

This is the episode is part 34 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Soloman becomes king after David but not without some drama as first his oldest brother declares himself king.

This episode is part 32 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David decides to take a census and the whole country suffers. Not because God is against counting things

This episode is part 32 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. We get in this chapter, David's last words as well as a list of David's mighty men.

This episode is part 32 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. As we wind down the story of King David we hear a song of praise written by David that ends up not in Psalms but here in 2 Samuel.

This episode is part 31 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Some old scores are settled by the Gibeonites who were wrongly attacked by Saul. King David goes to battle one last time.

This episode is part 30 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David does not even get back to Jerusalem before a new rebelion happens. Sheba Rebels Against David and Israel proves itself fickle.

This episode is part 29 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David mourns his son Absalom. Joab has to scold the king that it appears that he would have preferred his son were still alive and that those who fought for David were dead.

This is the episode is part 28 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Absalom takes bad advise and is tricked. He is defeated and killed.

This is the episode is part 27 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David once again finds himself fleeing for his life as his son Absalom proclaims himself king.

This is the episode is part 26 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Absalom plots to overthrow his father David, who has to flee again to the wilderness. Then David starts his own plotting.

This is the episode is part 25 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Joab intercede with David to reconcile with his son Absalom. David can't seem to decide to punish or forgive him.

This is the episode is part 24 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Part of what the prophet Nathan foretold starts to happen as David has some terrible problems with his own children including rape and murder.

This is the episode is part 23 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David things he got away with committing adultery with Bathsheba and got away with murdering her husband, until the prophet Nathan has a word with him.

This is the episode is part 22 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David screws up and screws up big when he gets another man's wife pregnant. Then the coverup, as in most scandals, gets even worse.

This is the episode is part 21 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David tries to do a nice thing and ends u with a war. This episode looks at how dangerous it is to have a foolish leader.

This is the episode is part 20 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David wins victories wherever he goes. David looks for a son of Jonathan to show his love for Jonathan.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode, David plans to build the temple but God has other plans for David.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode King David brings the Ark of the Lord to the city of David, Jerusalem.

This is the episode is part 17 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode David becomes king... if not in the way he would have wanted. He also captures Jerusalem and wins victories over the Philistines.

This is the episode is part 16 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. We learn that the son of Saul Ish-Boshethis larger in power only because of his general Abner when slights the general.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Saul is dead and David becomes King od Judah but Judah and the rest of Israel go to war.

This is the episode is part 14 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode Saul dies and David and Israel mourn.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David leaves the Philistines and finds that disaster has struck while he has been away. See how David finds strength and direction from God.

This is the episode is part 12 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David goes to live among his enemies. Saul breaks his own law to consult a medium... and gets very bad news.

This is the episode is part 11 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. The key person in this week's episode is not a king, but the wise woman Abigail who gets her foolish husband out of jam of his own creation.

This is the episode is part 10 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode David is still fleeing from Saul. When given a chance, David spares the life of Saul, the anointed king.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode David is fleeing from Saul and gets help from the Priests of Nob.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. Working against his own son and daughter, Saul again decides to kill David. David goes into exile.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. David becomes a very successful warrior for Saul and Saul gets jealous. This is the start of something very bad.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode we look at the familiar story or David and Goliath.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode we finally meet David. He is just a shepherd, the youngest of 8 brothers, but he is anointed as King in place of Saul.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode Saul screws up and God rejects hi as king over Israel.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode we see briefly, what a good king Saul was... or at least could have been.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode God tells Samuel that Sual will be the king of Israel.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this episode we look at why Israel wanted and got a king... and why it may not be a great idea to get a king "to be like everyone else" when God wants you to be different.

This is the episode is 9th and final part of a study on the Letter to the Ephesians. In this episode Paul talks about preparing for the fight against the devil and putting on the armor of God.

This is the episode is part 8 i a study on the Letter to the Ephesians. In this episode we hear about Paul's instructions to husbands and wives, fathers and sons, masters and slaves. The bottom line is submit to one another.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study of the letter to the Ephesians. This episode continues to look at how we should live. Paul links things like course joking to idolatry. Really?

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. This episode looks at Paul's instructions to the church about how they should live ad how they should treat one another.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of Ephesians. This episode focuses on Paul's urging the church towards unity, but a unity where everyone is differently gifted.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study of the book of Ephesians. We look in this episode where Paul talks about God's plan for gentiles. We also look at his prayer for the church in Ephesus which is a model we can use.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Ephesians. This episode looks at Paul's explanation of why Christ saved us or more specifically, what he saved us to do.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of Ephesians. We look of a section of the letter where Paul says he is prayer for the people of the church in Ephesus. Paul gives us a model of how we should pray for one another.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study of the book of Ephesians. We look at the background of this letter from Paul to the church of Ephesus. We talk about predestination and grace.

This is a special episode of the podcast, the 500th. We look at the overall theme of the bible through its first and last chapters, in Genesis 2 and Revelation 22. It starts in a garden and ends in a garden.

This is the episode is part 6 and the concluding episode on a study of Christian maturity. We look in this episode on what we do with our faith. As James would say, those deeds by which we show our faith.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on Christian maturity. This episode looks at the fruit of the Spirit, an outward sign of growing our inner relationship with God.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on Christian maturity. We look in this episode at why we are called to live in community wit other Christians

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on what it means to be a mature Christian. We look at what the bible says about the call for us to persist in prayer and about the efficacy of prayer.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on what it means to be a mature Christian. This episode looks at fear and whether the mature Christian should live in fear. Guess.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on what it means to be a mature Christian. It looks at bible study through the lens of Jesus temptation in the wilderness.

This is the episode is part 31 and the last part of a study on the book of Proverbs. It looks at some sayings from sayings of King Lemuel (or his mom) and at what you should look for in a wife (or husband).

This is the episode is part 30 in a study on the book of Proverbs. This episode looks at 33 proverbs from Agur including "Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread."

This is the episode is part 29 in a study on the book of Proverbs. This chapter has 27 proverbs like "when the wicked rule, the people groan" and "The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern."

This is the episode is part 28 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This episode looks at 28 new proverbs like: "The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.". Are we bold or do we live in fear?

This is the episode is part 27 in a study on the book of Provers. In this episode we look at 27 more proverbs like "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring"

This is the episode is part 26 in a study on the book of Proverbs. This episode deals with 28 more proverbs on various topics like: answering a fool, sluggards, and never hiding behind “I was only joking".

This is the episode is part 25 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This episode looks at more collected sayings from Soloman like: "Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given" or "Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given".

his is the episode is part 24 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This episode wraps up the 30 sayings of the wise such as: "Do not envy the wicked" and "Do not gloat when your enemy falls".

This is the episode is part 23 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This chapter contains sayings 7-19 from the Thirty Sayings of the Wise. Sayings like "Do not speak to fools".

This is the episode is part 22 in a study of the book of Proverbs. We get 29 more proverbs including the first set of the "Thirty Sayings of the Wise". We have proverbs on temper, laziness, borrowing and children.

This is the episode is part 21 in a study on the book of Proverbs. We deal with 31 new proverbs on topics from planning to God's sovereignty, from lying tongues to quarrelsome wives.

This is the episode is part 20 in a study of the book of Proverbs. We get 30 more proverbs including proverbs about drink, laziness, dealing with kings, dishonest measures.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study of the book of Proverbs. Chapter 19 has 29 more proverbs covering things like what it's like to be poor and how we should treat the poor.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study on the book of Proverbs. We get 24 more proverbs this week. Many of them have to do with what we say. "The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating." Do you speak with wisdom?

This is the episode is part 17 in a study of the book of proverbs. With Thanksgiving Day coming up it is useful to hear "Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife." and 27 other proverbs.

This is the episode is part 16 of a study of the book of Proverbs. We reach the halfway point in a study of the book of Proverbs with 33 more proverbs. These proverbs deal with kings, pride, love and faithfulness, scales and weights, and self-control.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study of Proverbs. This episode deals with 33 proverbs on topics like what we say, discipline, discernment and love. "Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred."

This is the episode is part 14 in a study on the book of Proverbs. This episode deals with 35 proverbs on topics like discernment, pride, honesty, mockers, prudence, and the cost of foolishness.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study of the book of Proverbs. 25 more proverbs about being open to instruction, atching what you say and walking with the wise.

This is the episode is part 12 in a study on the book of Proverbs. It looks at 28 more proverbs on discipline, advise, speech, and insults.

This is the episode is part 11 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This episode looks at 31 more proverbs talking about wisdom, gossip, and dishonesty. Solomon also gives some dating advice.  

This is the episode is part 10 in a study on the book of Proverbs. In this episode we look at a grab bag of Proverbs from Solomon on things like laziness, righteousness, our lips and discernment.

This is a special episode of the podcast that comes from a sermon I gave recently at my home church of Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino, California. It is based on Luke 15 and Exodus 32, which are the stories of the Lost Coin, the Lost Sheep and the Golden Calf.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study of the book of Proverbs. In this episode both Wisdom and Folly call out to those passing by, but with very different offers.

This is the episode is part 8 in study of the book of proverbs. In this chapter Solomon personifies wisdom who is calling out in the city streets. "Nothing you desire compares with her".

This is the episode is part 7 in a study of the book of Proverbs. Solomon warns again about being seduced by the adulterous woman, but might there be other people in our life seducing us?

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of the book of Proverbs. Solomon warns against the folly of laziness, lying, stirring up conflict and other things.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the book of proverbs. This episode looks at warnings against adultery and not forgetting the wife of your youth.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study of the book of Proverbs. Solomon encourages us to obtain wisdom "though it cost all you have", because it will set us on good paths. 

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This chapter looks at more benefits form wisdom. Solomon says wisdom will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of Proverbs. This episode looks at some of the benefits of wisdom. Where you will end up depends a lot on what path we take. Some paths leads to trouble.

his is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of Proverbs. We look at Solomon, the source of wisdom and what wisdom is in this episode. 

This is the episode is the 53rd and final part in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode covers the resurrection of Jesus

This is the episode is part 52 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode looks at Jesus's crucifixion. Jesus dies with the sound of jeering ringing in his ears.

This is the episode is part 51 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Judas deals (poorly) with his guilt. Jesus is put on trial before the Roman Governor and sentenced to death, just to keep the peace.

This is the episode is part 50 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Peter denies Jesus, just as Jesus predicted he would. Then Jesus prays for some plan B if the Father wouldn't mind. The Jesus is betrayed and arrested.

This is the episode is part 49 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode tells Matthew's version of the Last Supper story. Jesus and his disciples sit down to a typical passover meal, but then things change.

This is the episode is part 48 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode we look at  the end of Jesus's public teaching. He talks about being ready and about how we treat others is important... really really important.

This is the episode is part 47 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus is wrapping up his public ministry and talks about when he will come back and what the signs will be. Hint, it will be a surprise.

This is the episode is part 46 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. The Pharisees and teachers of the law may be done asking Jesus questions, but now he tells them what he really thinks of them. They are blind guides.

This is the episode is part 45 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus answers more questions from religious leaders during Holy Week until they finally give up trying to trap him with words.

This is the episode is part 44 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus tells two parables about the kingdom of God, one about a vineyard and some terrible tenants and one about a wedding and some ungrateful guests.

This is the episode is part 44 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus has a serious talk with a fig tree and the disciples about faith and with the pharisees about the difference between doing good and saying you will do good.

This is the episode is part 43 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus enters into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The city receives him as king, but maybe not the king they had in mind. 

This is the episode is part 42 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus tells a parable that questions our sense of "fair". Is God worried about being fair? 

This is the episode is part 41 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus encounters a rich young man who wants to know how to get eternal life. To his surprise and the astonishment of the disciples, he learned that his riches were getting in the way. Are ours?

This is the episode is part 40 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus is asked whether people should get divorced. Spoiler, he says no.

This is the episode is part 39 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus tells 3 stories to show how God forgives and pursues those who are lost and how we need to do the same.

This is the episode is part 38 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus talks about who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven when the disciples ask. He then talks about causing others to stumble, which we really really should not.

This is the episode is part 37 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Even Jesus has to deal with death and taxes. He tells the disciples again that he is heading to Jerusalem to die. Peter is asked if Jesus pays the temple tax

This is the episode is part 36 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus and Peter, James and John climb a mountain and Jesus changes before them into the resplendent Son of God as he meets with Moses and Elijah.

This is the episode is part 35 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah... and then in the next conversation is rebuked by Jesus when he tries to define for Jesus what Messiah should and shouldn't be. 

This is the episode is part 34 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode the pharisees and sadducees ask Jesus to show them a sign. He declines and also warns the disciples about their teaching. Why?

This is the episode is part 33 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This chapter has some challenging words as Jesus comes into contact with a Canaanite woman and at first says that what he is bringing is not for her.

This is the episode is part 32 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus takes a conversation with the pharisees from handwashing and hygiene to heart. What comes out of our mouths is more important than what goes in them.

This is the episode is part 31 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus wraps up the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 by walking on the water. Peter tries it as well with less success.

This is the episode is part 30 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode we hear of the death of John the Baptist, but Jesus time of mourning is interrupted by crowds of people, so he teaches and feeds them.

This is the episode is part 29 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus uses two parables to compare the Kingdom of heaven with a man who discovers a hidden treasure and trades up all he has for that treasure.

This is the episode is part 28 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus tells three new parables about the kingdom of heaven, including a couple parables about weeds and seeds.

This is the episode is part 27 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode looks at the Parable of the Sower and talk about a farmer (God) who is throwing seeds just everywhere.How does that relate to what God wants and what he calls us to do?

This is the episode is part 26 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Despite the fact that some of Jesus's last miracles made the Pharisees decide to kill him, they come to Jesus and ask for another sign.

This is the episode is part 25 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus drives the demon out of a man, but rather than rejoice the religious leaders accuse hime of doing so by the power of the devil. Jesus has some ideas on that subject.

This is the episode is part 24 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus and the Pharisees disagree over the sabbath. Why do they have such a different idea of what it means to keep the sabbath than Jesus does?

This is the episode is part 23 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus first warns all the cities around Galilee that if the miracles that have been done in them had been done instead in Sodom that Sodom would have repented. He then calls to all to follow and obey but says his "yoke is easy and his burden is light".

This is the episode is part 22 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. John the Baptist, now imprisoned, sends a question to Jesus, "are you the one we are looking for?"

This is the episode is part 21 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus talks about sending workers into the harvest then sends out the 12, turning disciples into apostles.

This is the episode is part 20 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus encounters two blind men who have great faith and great disobedience. The religious leaders are challenged by Jesus’ ability to drive out a demon from a mute man.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode Jesus talks about old things and new things as he gets asked about fasting. He also interrupts one miracle to perform another on a little girl who is just mostly dead.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus is brought a man who is need of healing, but pronounces him forgiven instead... much to the astonishment and consternation of all.

This is the episode is part 17 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Jesus does more healing, calms the seas and talks about the cost of following him as some potential disciples may miss the boat.

This is the episode is part 16 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. After the sermon on the mount Jesus comes down and heals a leper and the servant of a centurion. In the process we learn something of his authority.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. We wrap up the study on the sermon on the mount with a story of two builders, one wise, one foolish

This is the episode is part 14 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. We learn in this episode that there is a wide well-traveled road in life but it does not lead to heaven and God. There is a narrow road also. Jesus also talks about knowing a tree by its fruit.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode continues the study of the sermon on the mount as Jesus first tells us not to judge and then tells us to ask God for what we need.

This is the episode is part 12 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode continues to look at the Sermon on the Mount with a section where Jesus talks about worry.  "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

This is the episode is part 11 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode continues to look at the Sermon on the Mount with a section where Jesus talks about money. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

This is the episode is part 10 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode looks at doing the right thing for the wrong reason and at pray. It concludes with a study on the Lord's Prayer.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode continues a look at the Sermon on the Mount with a section on the an eye for an eye, on oaths, on divorce and on loving our enemies.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode continues a look at the Sermon on the Mount with a section on the law, salt and light. This is where we get the expression "salt of the earth" from and "don't hide your light under a bushel".

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode start so look at the Sermon on the Mount with one of the most well known parts, the Beatitudes. Will the meek really inherit the Earth?

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode looks at the start of Jesus public ministry. His calling of the first disciples and his message, like John, to repent. But unlike John, Jesus is also performing miracles.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. This episode looks at the temptation of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness. Right after Jesus was affirmed as God's son, the devil attacks that certainty and tries to get between the Father and the Son.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode we look at the public ministry of John the Baptist who appears in the wilderness calling for the people to "prepare the way of the lord".

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode we talk about the murder of the blessed innocents at Bethlehem and not one evil king but two from the same family. What will you do to keep what you have?

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. In this episode we look at Matthew's version of the Christmas story which focuses on the faithfulness of Joseph and the persistence of the magi.

This episode is part 1 in a study on the gospel of Matthew. Matthew's gospel starts with a geneology of Jesus that lists many of the notable people from the old testament as Matthew ties this story to that one.

This is the episode is part 55 in a study of the book of Psalms and the end of the first half of that study. We look at this psalm of praise and look back at the last 74 chapters to see what we have learned so far from the book.

This is the episode is part 54 of a study on the book of Psalms. The psalmist stares at the ruins of the temple and cries, "O God, why have you rejected us forever?" Have you ever felt rejected by God? The people of God had turned their back on him but were ill prepared for the consequences.

This is the episode is part 53 of a study on the book of Psalms. In this episode the psalmist he almost envied the prosperity of the wicked. What do we really value? What does God really value?

This is the episode is part 52 of a study on the book of Psalms. In a rare psalm by Solomon we look at a pray to bless in the Kind in every way so that the king can be a blessing to the people of God. Who is our King?

This is the episode is part 51 of a study on the book of Psalms. We look at too different psalms where the psalmists are calling out for the help of God. We see how often the psalmists are inspired to song in the most difficult times. How often we also learn the most in the most difficult times.

This is the episode is part 50 of a study on the book of Psalms. In this Psalm of David, David calls out to God for help. He feels like he is in deep waters coming up to his neck. Have you had days like that?

This is the episode is part 49 of a study on the book of Psalms. Two different Psalms look at a majestic and mighty God and pray that God's ways will be known. God the father to the fatherless, the defender of the widows. God who has chariots in the thousands upon thousands. 

This is the episode is part 48 of a study on the book of Psalms. We celebrate the 400th episode of The Bible Study Podcast. The psalmist remembers the deeds of God, including the story of Exodus. One of the reasons that we study the Bible is to remember that an awesome and powerful God has his eye on us.

This is the episode is part 47 of a study on the book os Psalms. These two psalms look at the plans of men and the plans of God. In Psalm 64 David complains about those with "evil plans". In Psalm 65 he turns his thoughts to the courts of God and the hope of all the ends of the earth.

This episode is part 46 in a study of the book of Psalms. This episode looks at another psalm of David that he writes from the desert. As he thirsts in the desert he uses that as an analogy of his thirst for God.

This episode is part 46 in a study of the book of Psalms. In these too Psalms David refers to God as his Rock. The rock that is "higher than I", "My rock and my salvation". Where do we look to for strength and stability?

This episode is part 45 in a study of the book of Psalms. This episode looks at another psalms of David. David is praying to an angry God "you have been angry—now restore us". How can David hope that God will restore the nation?

This episode is part 44 in a study of the book of Psalms. Here are two more psalms by David to the same tune "Do Not Destroy" but in them David is asking for God to destroy his enemies. But in the end his security relies on God his fortress.

This episode is part 43 in a study of the book of Psalms. David takes time once again from fleeing his enemies to write a song to a popular tune. He calls out for God to shelter him under the shadow of his wings.

This episode is part 42 in a study of the book of Psalms. We look at another Psalm by David who takes time from fleeing his enemies to write a psalm. We look at the behavior of enemies who lurk, twist and conspire and talk about how not to be that guy.

This episode is part 41 in a study of the book of Psalms. We look at two different psalms of David. David is in fear of his life in both Psalms but in one he seems overcome with fear. What do we do on the days when it all gets too overwhelming.

This episode is part 40 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode the psalmist David despairs that "there is no one who does good, not even one". How do we live with hope in a broken world?

This episode is part 39 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at another Psalm of David, written when he is fleeing Saul the King. David chastises someone for how he uses his tongue, then uses his own tongue to praise God.

This episode is part 38 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we see a just God and a terrifying vision of a righteous God who is angry with a people who are just going through the motions. They have the law of God on their lips but something else in their hearts.

This episode is part 37 in a study of the book of Psalms. The psalmists, the sons of Korah, look at the inevitability of death and also at the fact that no amount of riches can keep us from the grave. In what then do you put your hope?

This episode is part 36 in a study of the book of Psalms. This episode looks at Psalm 48 which is another psalm of praise by the sons of Korah and looks at the protection of a loving God.

This episode is part 35 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at two songs of praise by the sons of Korah. Both are songs of praise. One looks forward to a day when all the wars will cease will the other seems to look back from that day.

This episode is part 34 in a study of the book of Psalms. This song was written as a wedding song and we look at it both as directed to a particular bride and groom as well as the analogy of the church as the bride of Christ.

This episode is part 33 in a study of the book of Psalms. The psalmist remembers the deeds of God and how God has been faithful, but the psalmist does this from a time when he feels forgotten by God. Is God asleep?

This episode is part 32 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at Psalm 42 where the writer of the Pslam finds himself in a dry place spiritually. "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." What do you do when it feels like God is far off and is this "normal".

This episode is part 31 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at another Psalm of David where David says that God cares for those who care for the weak and will heal them. Then we learn that David wrote it from his sickbed.

This episode is part 30 in a study of the book of Psalms. David starts with praise to go in this Psalm as he says that God has lifted him out of the pit and placed his feet on solid ground. And yet we learn later on in the psalm that David's troubles are not over.

This episode is part 29 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this psalm David, is holding his tongue afraid to talk. When he does talk he dwells on how short and numbered our days are. How well are you spending your limited days?

This episode is part 28 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look again at a psalm of David where he is overwhelmed by guilt and is pleading with God. We look at what we can learn from this "man after God's own heart".

This episode is part 27 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this psalm David, now an old man, looks around and sees the wicked prosper. He tells the people of God not to worry about it, that in his life he has always seen the wicked fail and God be faithful to those who are faithful to him.

This episode is part 26 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at Psalm 36 where David says "Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." David looks at the behavior of sinners and the love of the Lord.

This episode is part 25 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this Psalm the psalmist asks God to contend for him with those who contend with him. To my surprise these seem to be people the psalmist considered friends who have turned on him in his distress, people who take glee in his fall from Grace.

This episode is part 24 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this Psalm David has been pretending to be insane before Abimelek to protect himself. After he is safe David praises God for his protection.

This episode is part 23 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at Psalm 33 where the psalmist looks at the plan of the Lord. Psalm 33 is a psalm of praise to a God whose plans are better than the plans of kingdoms. They are better than our plans as well.

This episode is part 22 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 32 is a song of thanksgiving from David after David has been forgiven by God.  Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord." And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

This is the episode is part 21 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 30 is a song of praise from David. In this Psalm David again cries to help for God. Could David have battled depression?

This is the episode is part 20 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 30 is a song of praise from David. In this Psalm David has strayed from the Lord and prays for mercy.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 29 is a song of praise from David. David focuses on the glory and strength of God and on the voice of the Lord.

We take a break from our study of Psalms this week. This is a sermon I just preached at my home church on the topic "Who is Jesus?". The sermon is based on Matthew 16 where Jesus asks the disciples "Who do people say that I am?" and "Who do you say that I am?" 

This is the episode is part 18 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this Psalm David cries for mercy but also prays that God will deal with those who do not regard the deeds of the Lord. But, his view of who the wicked are... may come a little too close t

This is the episode is part 17 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 27 is another Psalm of David’s where David talks about fear. "The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear?" Is fear ever appropriate?

This is the episode is part 16 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 25 is another Psalm of David’s where David puts his trust in God and prays that that will prove to be a good choice in the long run.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 24 is another Psalm of David's where David reminds us that all we have is a gift from God. He encourages in poetic fashion to make welcome the King of Glory.

This is the episode is part 14 in a study of the book of Psalms. Psalm 23 is perhaps the best known of all the psalms. In it David compares the love of God to that of a shepherd who loves, leads and yes even disciplines his sheep.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study of the book of Psalms. This psalm of David reads like a blessing. David wishes for someone else protection from God and that theu will get what they design. He encourages them that "some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."

This is the episode is part 12 in a study of the book of Psalms. This episode looks at Psalm 19, another psalm of David, which starts "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God". This psalm is a psalm of praise. David praises God for creation and then also at the low of the Lord. How are the two related?

This is the episode is part 11 in a study of the book of Psalms. David praises the mighty God who has rescued him from his enemies. God has been his rock, his fortress and his deliverer.

This is the episode is part 10 in a study of the book of Psalms. David revels in his relationship with God and with the people of God. May we do the same this week.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study of Psalms. Last wek we learned that "no one is righteous". That doesn't bode well when the Psalmist David asks this week who can dwell with God, and the answer is the righteous.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this episode we look at Psalm 14 where the psalmist looks around at a society that is moving away from God. He sees none who are righteous, not even one. 

This is the episode is part 7 in a study of the book of Psalms. In this psalm the psalmist calls out: Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? We look at this call to God for Justice.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of the book of Psalms. This episode looks at two of David's praise songs. The psalmist looks at God the creator and also at God the righteous judge.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the book of Psalms. David cries out "How Long Lord?" In Psalm 6, David is in need of God's mercy and fears his wrath. He puts his faith in a merciful God.

This is the episode is part 4 in study on the Psalms. In Psalm 5 David, who is facing dangers and enemies, lifts his prayer to God in the morning. This song is a lament from David who is in need of rescue from evil men.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Psalms. We look at the first two psalms where the psalmists talk about two choices, the live of the blessed and the life of the blessed vs the life of the wicked. We look at the a righteous God laughing at the kings who conspire against him.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the book of Psalms. We look in this episode at the song David wrote when he was caught in sin by the prophet Nathan for adultery and murder. The most familiar lines in this song being "Create in me a clean heart".

This is the episode is part 28 and the final final episode in a study on the Gospel of John. The disciples go fishing and Jesus shows up. Peter gets re-commissioned to "feed sheep" by Jesus and gets told that what Jesus has in store for John is none of his business.

This episode of The Bible Study Podcast starts a study on the Psalms. This episode looks at Psalm 22, a psalm of David that Jesus quotes from teh cross. It starts with "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"... but ends on a different not.

This is the episode is part 27 and the final episode in a study on the Gospel of John. John gets to the point of the entire gospel when he tells the story of the empty tomb and of Easter morning. Jesus is no longer in his tomb. John tells us this story that we might believe and have life.

This is the episode is part 26 in a study on the Gospel of John. In this episode we look at John's account of Jesus death on the cross and his subsequent burial in a borrowed tomb.

This is the episode is part 25 in a study of the gospel of John. Jsus is brought before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate because the Jewish religious leaders want to execute Jesus but only the Romans were allowed to do that. Pilate knows the right thing to do, but...

This is the episode is part 25 in a study of the gospel of John. This episode looks at Jesus betrayal by Judas, the first part of his trial and at the denial of Peter.

This is the episode is part 24 in a study of the gospel of John. This episode looks at 3 different prayers that Jesus prays in the garden of Gethsemane before his arrest, trial and death. 

This is the episode is part 24 in a study of the gospel of John. In this episode John concludes his retelling of the events at the Last Supper with Jesus talking about the grief that the disciples will soon feel and the joy that will follow it.

This is the episode is part 23 in a study of the Gospel of John. This episode looks at part what Jesus told the disciples on the night before his crucifixion. In this episode Jesus tells the disciples that the world will hate them as it hated Jesus.

This is the episode is part 22 in a study of the Gospel of John. This episode looks at part what Jesus told the disciples on the night before his crucifixion. In this episode Jesus talks about himself as the vine and them as the branches and says that the branch cannot bear fruit of itself. What is bearing fruit?

This is the episode is part 21 in a study on the gospel of John. This episode looks at the end of the Last Supper when Jesus promises the disciples the Holy Spirit and leaves them with Peace, peace they will need before this night is through.

This is the episode is part 20 in a study on the gospel of John. Jesus gives further instructions to the disciples at the last supper. He predicts Judas's betrayal and Peter's denial. He gives them one last command to love one another.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study on the Gospel of John. We first learn that despite all that Jesus has done some still don't believe or are afraid to show they believe. Jesus also gives the disciples one of his last lessons as he takes on the role of a servant to wash their feet.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study on the Gospel of John. Jesus comes to the house where Lazarus lived. Lazarus lives. Not many days before this story Lazarus did not live and this story looks at how Mary, Martha and the crowds react to Jesus because Lazarus lived.

This is the episode is part 17 in a study on the Gospel of John. Jesus comes to where his friend Lazarus lays dead and meets with his sisters Mary and Martha. But Jesus has not just come to help them mourn the loss of their brother but to restore him to life and to them.

This is the episode is part 16 in a study on the Gospel of John. In this episode Jesus again is challenged on who he is. The answer is clear enough this time that they pick up stones to kill him. Speaking of dead, Jesus hears that his friend Lazarus is dying.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study on the Gospel of John. In this episode Jesus starts making analogies about sheep. Jesus declares that he is the Good Shepard and also the Gate by which the sheep can enter.

This is the episode is part 14 in a study on the gospel of John. Jesus heals a man born blind on the Sabbath and starts a great kerfuffle about sin and healing and the sabbath and Jesus. In this midst of this a man born blind bears witness to what Jesus did and eventually to who he is.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study on the gospel of John. In tis episode Jesus and the religious leaders have a run in about each other's parentage. Jesus accuses them of being children of the father of lies and finally reveals to them who his father is with the results being about what you would expect.

This is the episode is part 12 in a study on the gospel of John. In this episode the pharisees try and trap Jesus by bringing to him a woman caught in adultery. What will he do? Will he condone killing her according to the law or not?

This is the episode is part 11 in a study of the gospel of John. In this episode we hear some of the reactions to Jesus by the crowds, disciples, his brothers and the religious leaders. Some disciples fall away, unable to deal with hard sayings like "I am the bread of life".

We take a break from our study of John this week to bring you a sermon that I recently preached at my home church for Reformation Sunday called "Two Reformers". We look at the reformers of King Josiah and also Martin Luther.

This episode is part 10 in a study of the gospel of John. In this episode we hear what happens after the feeding of the 5000. The crowds continue to follow Jesus and in response to the people asking for more bread, Jesus declares the he is the Bread of Life.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study on the gospel of John. Jesus feeds more than 5000 with 5 loaves and 3 fish.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study of the gospel of John. After healing a man on the sabbath, the Jewish leaders question the authority of Jesus. Jesus reveals himself as the one by whom all, living and dead, will be judged.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study of the gospel of John. In this episode John tells about the first two times, in his gospel, that Jesus heals someone.  First he heals a ruler's son and then a lame man at the pool of Bethesda.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the gospel of John. It looks at what John the Baptist had to say about Jesus and then at Jesus encounter with a Samaritan woman at a well.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the gospel of John. It looks at what John the Baptist had to say about Jesus and then at Jesus encounter with a Samaritan woman at a well.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the gospel of John. Jesus gets a visit by night from a teacher of the law named Nicodemus and ends up saying some of the most memorable phrases in John's gospel.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the gospel of John. Jesus calls some more disciples and performs his first recorded miracle turning water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on on the gospel of John. In this episode we look at John the Baptist as he points the way to Jesus.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study of a study of the gospel of John. In this opening section John retells the creation story and the story of John the Baptist through the lens of Jesus. So we see here in the first chapter how John deals with the theology of Jesus as unique and supreme.

A special bible study podcast, this episode is a sermon that was given at my home church Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino, California - The subject of the sermon is the calling, or rather recalling of Abram

This is the episode is part 3 and the final part of the study of Jonah. We finally learn that Jonah did not want to come to Ninevah and preach not because he was afraid but because he hated Nineveh and wanted it destroyed. So what does that have to do with us?

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on Jonah. Jonah gets some time to think and pray inside the fish for 3 days and 3 nights before he repents and calls on the Lord. He goes to Nineveh that also repents and calls on the Lord.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on Jonah the reluctant prophet. Besides finding no mention of a whale we some other differences from the version you learned of this story in Sunday School. Jonah is called to preach against the city of Nineveh but instead he tries to run away from God.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on marriage. We look at some versus from Proverbs about the wife of the writer and then reflect on what we are building in our marriages and how.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on marriage. In this episode we look at the issue of whether Christians should marry non-Christians. We look at some versus from Paul and at the life of King Soloman.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on marriage. We will look at some of the examples of marriage in the bible and then at some versus to Paul that call us to live sacrificially in our marriages.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on marriage. We will look at two different sections in the book of 1 Corinthians. One is read at many Christian weddings and the other is actually written by Paul about marriage.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on marriage. We look at the verses in Genesis 2 where God creates marriage, in the creation of eve. We will also look at how Jesus interprets that passage to mean that marriage is created by God and not meant to be ended with divorce.

This is the episode is part 7 and the final part of a study on 1 Timothy. This episode looks at false teachers and the love of money

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of the book of 2 Timothy. Paul gives Timothy specific advise for how he should treat those in the church... like family. He then also talks about the roles of widows and the roles of elders. Along the way he tells us we are called to be accountable and not idle gossipers.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on 1 Timothy. Paul talks to Timothy about two kinds of teaching. One type of teaching he says was "taught by daemons". He encourages Timothy instead to focus on the truth and train to be godly.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the book of 1 Timothy.Paul gives us character traits that he is looking for in people who would become church leaders. We look at this list as a model for Christian maturity.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the book of 1 Timothy. We find Paul talking about prayer and worship which is the most important part of this chapter, but we may get too distracted by Paul talking about women to see that.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on 1 Timothy. In this part of Paul's letter he reflects on his faith journey as he went from someone violently persecuting Christians to someone planting churches. Through Paul's life we can see the grace of God. Paul thinks that that is why he was saved by God, so he could be an example of the love and mercy of God.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of 1 Timothy. Timothy is a younger man and a "spiritual" son to Paul who writes him this letter.

This is a one episode study of the book of Philemon. In this very personal letter Paul asks a favor for a dear brother named Philemon on behalf of a runaway slave named "Useful".

This is the episode is part 7 and the final episode in a study on the book of Colossians. Paul wraps up this letter with encouragement for the believers to pray and to keep him in prayer and to be wise how they act towards non-believers. Then he closes the letter with personal greetings from those he ministers with.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of the book of Colossians. Paul has established that our old self died with Christ and that we have been raised new. Now he deals how we should treat one another.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the book of Colossians. In this episode we look at a life that has died with Christ as Paul encourages us to leave some of those dead man's things behind us and live instead a new life.

This is the episode is part 4 of study of Paul's letter to the Colossians. In this episode Paul starts to talk about how we should live as Christians. The phrase "in Christ" and "in Him" are one theme that Paul looks at and also a Spiritual circumcision, that separates us from our fleshly desires to live a new and full life.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Colossians. We look at what Paul has to say about hmself and his labor for the church. What are Paul's goals as he teaches this church? What does he desire for them?

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of Colossians. In this part we look at the second section of the letter where Paul looks at the special position of Jesus above all of creation, include and especially the church and us.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of Colossians. Paul introduces himself and then talks about what he is praying for when he thinks of the church at Colossae in what is now Turkey.

This is the episode is part 9 and the final part of an episode on faith. In this episode we look at the possibility that faith is not the end of a journey but the start of a journey.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study on faith. This episode challenges a western "my faith" look at the topic of faith by looking at versus that put our faith into a context of community.

This is the episode is part 7 in an study on faith. In this episode we look at an incident where Jesus and then Peter walks on water. But Peter after good start starts to sink. What do we do when our faith fails?

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on faith. This episode looks at faith and healing. We look at a number of the stories in the gospels where Jesus says things like "your faith has made you well" and at at least one place where a person with great faith is not healed.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on faith. This isode looks at the faith of David, at his struggles, at how his faith grew and at how our faith can grow through the experience of others.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on faith. This episode looks at the moments we lose faith through the experience of the prophet Elijah. After his victory over the prophets of Baal he finds himself running for his life. So far as he knows he is the only left faithful to God.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on faith. We look at what the book of James has to say about the difference between faith and belief and how how faith is shown through actions.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of Faith. We will look in this episode at our our call to walk, like Noah and Abraham, faithfully with God. We will start to look at the difference between faith and belief.

This is the episode is part 1 in a series on faith. We look at Hebrews 11 in this episode with its definition of faith and its list of the faithful witnesses from the Old Testament that have come before us.

This is the episode is a stand alone episode on giving thanks just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday in the U.S. What does the bible tell us about being thankful.

This is the episode is a sermon that I gave at Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino about two stories, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament about windows. The first story is the story of Elijah and the widow of Zeraphath and the second Jesus's encounter with a widow in the Temple.

This is the episode is part 7 and the final part of a study on the fundamentals of Christianity. We sum up Christianity in this episode fairly simple as "be like Jesus". As Jesus loved us we are called to love. As Jesus served us we are called to server. As Jesus gave us grace we are called to show grace. It's just that simple.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on the fundamentals of Christianity. This episode looks at not being judgemental people but instead our calling to be a people full of grace.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on the fundamentals of Christianity. In this episode we will look at Grace. We are the receivers of God's Grace. We have a standing with God not because of what we have done because we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But by grace, but a gift we do not deserve, we have standing with God.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the fundamentals of Christianity. As we have been loved by God we are called both to love one another and we are also called to love our enemies.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the fundamentals of Christianity. This episode looks at the messages in the bible that talk about God's love for us. Do we live as people who know they are loved?

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the fundamentals of Christianity. In the last episode we looked at the forgiveness that God has given us. In this episode we look at a call for us also to forgive others.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study of the Fundamentals of Christianity. Who gets to decide what are the fundamentals of Christianity? I say the bible does and this study will look at it. This study starts with the ministry of John the Baptist as he talks about Jesus he says his ministry is about forgiveness.

This is the episode is the final part in a study on the kingdom of God. We look at the only verse in John that mentions the Kingdom of God which is the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus. Nicodemus comes to talk to Jesus and all Jesus wants to talk about is the Kingdom of God and second birth.

This is the episode is part 10 in a study on the Kingdom of God. We look at verses in Luke where Jesus talks about his coming again as well as the Last Supper. In both we learn a bit more about the Kingdom of God.

This is the episode is part 9 in a study on the Kingdom of God. Jesus answers the question about when is the Kingdom of God coming. The people have a different idea of what that means, probably expecting an earthly kingdom, lines on a map and someone on a throne.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study on the Kingdom of God. Jesus tells a few parables about the Kingdom of God. He compares it to yeast, a narrow door and to a party. It is a party that you may be surprised who attends and how does not.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the Kingdom of God. This episode looks at some verses that talk about the nearness of the Kingdom of God.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on the Kingdom of God. We learn that Jesus saw sharing the good news about the Kingdom of God as his mission. We learn that Joseph of Arimathea was changed by waiting for the Kingdom of God. We also learn that the poor are call blessed because "theirs is the Kingdom of God".

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the Kingdom of God. This episode looks at two different stories that talk about what is important. In the first Jesus tells is that it is better to choose life and one hand than death and two. In the second we see a teacher of the law quiz Jesus on the most important commandment.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the Kingdom of God. We look at the Transfiguration where the disciples get a glimpse of the power of God in Jesus. We also look at the time when Jesus says tel let the children come to him for "of such is the Kingdom of God". 

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the Kingdom of God. We look at some of the references to the Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Mark. We learn that the Kingdom of God is her, now, and not obvious.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the Kingdom of God. Jesus is asked about his authority and responds to the pharisees and teachers of the law with two paribles that teach us something about the Kingdom of God.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the Kingdom of God. In the New Testament, one phrase that Jesus ues over and over is the "Kingdom of God". In this study we will look at those versus and see what we can learn about God through them. Matthew 12:22-29Matthew 19:16-26

This is the episode is part 20 and the end of a study on 2 Samuel. In this episode David screws up again, but how he does it is more subtle as all he does is ask for a census of his fighting men.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study on 2 Samuel. In this chapter we hear the last words of David. We also hear about David's mighty men, who helped him win his many victories.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study of 2 Samuel. Here at the end of 2 Samuel is one of the Psalms (songs) of David. This song praises God who has protected him from his enemies.

This episode is part 17 in a study on 2 Samuel. We start to wrap up the story of David. He has to deal with a famine that comes from an oath that Saul broke before he even became king and also more wars with the Philistines.

This is the episode is part 16 in a study on 2 Samuel. King David does not even make it all the way back to his palace after defeating Absalom before another troublemaker starts a rebellion against him.

his episode is part 15 in a study of 2 Samuel. Absalom’s death leaves David in morning instead of celebrating victory until Joab tells David he is shaming his army. David then returns to Jerusalem as king.

This episode is part 14 in a study of 2 Samuel. Absalom's rebellion ends and Absalom is killed, but he is killed against the orders of David who, despite all Absalom has done, was first concerned about his son's safety.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study of 2 Samuel. David is on the run from his son Absalom. David is aided by loyal friends and Absalom  is thwarted by bad advice.

This is the episode is part 12 of a study of 2 Samuel. Absalom plots over the course of 4 years and takes the hearts of the people away form his father David. Then Absalom takes over and David again flees for his life.

This is the episode is part 11 of a study of 2 Samuel. Joab tries to convince David to bring his son Absalom back from exile.

This is the episode is part 9 of a study of 2 Samuel. Amnon, son of David, rapes he half sister Tamar. Absalom, son of David and brother of Tamar kills Amnon and goes into exile.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study of 2 Samuel. The prophet Nathan confronts David about sleeping with Bathsheba and about having Uriah killed. David is forgiven yet there is still consequences of his sin.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on 2 Samuel. David is in the wrong place at the wrong time and is tempted to sin after seeing his neighbor's wife naked. Then David makes his problems worse trying to cover up his sin he eventually commits murder.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on 2 Samuel. We are going to take a break in this episode from David's life and look at some of the 23 Psalms written by David.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study of the book of 2 Samuel. David is going out of his way to be kind to the sons of two different men who were kind to him. The first is practically adopted as a son. The second misunderstands David's kindness and starts a war instead.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on 2 Samuel. Everything is going well for David who is being faithful to God. David now resides in a fine palace and wants to build God a temple, but God says David's son will build the temple instead.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on 2 Samuel. David finally is made king of all of of Israel. David starts the most successful part of his reign. He is faithful to God and God is faithful to David. David wins victories including capturing Jerusalem, the City of David. He also brings the ark of the Lord into Jerusalem.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of 2 Samuel. Both Abner the leader of the army of Israel and Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, its king are murdered. While these two deaths open up Israel to David's kingship, neither is greeted as good news.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on 2 Samuel. David hears news of Saul's death and mourns for him. David becomes king but only over Judah.

This is the episode is part 22 and the last part in a study  on the book of 1 Samuel. In both of these chapters it would seem that people of God have been dealt a complete defeat. But neither defeat, even the death of Saul and his sons, is as complete as it might appear.

This is the episode is part 21 of a study on 1 Samuel. On the eve of battle with the Philistines Saul is told by Samuel through a medium that he and his sons will die. Meanwhile David is told he cannot fight in the battle on the side of his old enemy the Philistines.

This is the episode is part 20 of a study on 1 Samuel. Remember all those promises that Saul made how he would not pursue David after David spared his life. Yeah, that didn't happen.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study on 1 Samuel 19. David, while still living in the wilderness encounters a fool Nabal and his wise wife Abigail.

This is the episode is part 18 in a study on 1 Samuel. David is still fleaing from Saul and is protected by God from Saul. Saul is then put in a situation where he is at David's mercy, but David spares Saul.

This is the episode is part 17 in a study of 1 Samuel. David flees from Saul. He protects himself at first only with his wits and with lies, but then people start gathering around David. Saul starts war against any who protect David, including the priests of the Lord.

This is the episode is part 16 in a study on 1 Samuel. Jonathan finds out the truth that his father is trying to kill David. But Jonathan is faithful to David and to God and saves David again from his father King Saul.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study of 1 Samuel. Saul once again tries to kill David but is foiled by both his son Jonathan and his daughter Michal.

This is the episode is part 14 in a study of 1 Samuel. David is victorious in battle but his rising fame causes Saul to at first distrust him and then to start to seek his life.

This is the episode is part 12 of a study of 1 Samuel. In this chapter the young David the shepherd meets and defeats the Philistine champion Goliath. Goliath is sure of his victory because he is stronger and a great warrior. David is sure of victory because God is on his side.

This is the episode is part 11 in a study on 1 Samuel. Samuel is sent from God to the house of Jesse to anoint a new king to replace Saul. God shows that the youngest, David, is the man, or boy, that he has in mind. Later Saul sends for David to live in the palace, not knowing that he is inviting his successor to live with him.

Saul is disobedient to God when he is told to attack and destroy the Amerlikites. God regrets making Saul king and tells him through Samuel that his kingdom will be torn from him.

This is the episode is part 9 in a series on 1 Samuel. Saul is disobedient and is told that he will be replaced. Saul's son is full of faith and starts a victorious day against the Philistines. But Saul is rash in the process and nearly losses his son through his rashness.

This is the episode is part 8 in a study on the book of 1 Samuel. Saul was already anointed King and chosen by lot to be king but in this episode Saul starts acting like a king when the Ammonites invade.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the book of 1 Samuel. Saul meets Samuel while searching for lost donkeys. Instead Samuel tells him that God has chosen him to be the king. Saul's only obvious advantage is that he is tall.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study of 1 Samuel. All of the middle years of Samuel's life are covered in chapter 7. In chapter 8 as Samuel is now an old man, the people of Israel ask for a king.

This episode is part 5 of a study of 1 Samuel. In this episode we see the consequences to the Philistines after they captured the ark of the God of Israel. Eventually the Philistines decide to return the ark because their people are being afflicted by God.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on 1 Samuel. This episode looks at one of the darkest period in the book 1 Samuel. Eli and his sons die on the same day as God foretold. On the same day the ark of the Covenant is captured by the enemies of Israel.

This is the episode is part 3 of a study on 1 Samuel. This episode deals with the calling of the prophet Samuel while he still a young boy.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on 1 Samuel. This chapter contrasts the song of praise from Hannah to a God who has answered her prayer for a child with the unfaithfulness of the sons of Eli who insult God with how they are treating their role as priests.

This episode starts a study of 1 Samuel. Samuel might be said to be the last of the judges and ushers in the time of the kings. This first chapter looks at the birth of Samuel.

This is the episode is part 6 and the final episode in a study on freedom. Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten and thrown into a jail in Phillipi. There they do what anyone who has been in that situation would do (?), they pray and sing praise to God. An earthquake opens the jail and breaks the chains of all the prisoners. How many do you think escape?

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on freedom. Why did people use the bible as a way to justify slavery and why doesn't the bible outlaw slavery. What can we learn about freedom from these verses.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on freedom. As we looked at Exodus we see the people of Israel were freed from Israel and were immediately given the law. In Galatians Paul is angry with the church in Galatia because they have now given up their freedom from the law and believed those who told them they needed to be Jewish to be Christian.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on freedom. We look at the portion of the Leviticus that deals with the year of jubilee. God built into the law a mechanism to renew the freedom he gave the people of Israel.

This is the episode is part two in a study on freedom. God sent Moses to get the children of Israel out of Egypt. It only took 10 plagues which was a fairly easy thing for God. Getting Egypt out of Israel turns out to have been a much more difficult problem.

This is the episode is part one in a study on freedom. Jesus while teaching in the temple tells his listeners that they hold to his teachings they will be set free. They protest that they are children of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. Oh? What about the Egyptians? What about the Babylonians? What about the Romans? Jesus says that they are slaves to sin.

This is the episode is part 8 and the final part in a study on the book of Daniel. We pause one more time in the second half of Daniel to look at a message given to Daniel while he prays for Jerusalem to be restored. He is told when the anointed one of God will come.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the book of Daniel. This second half of Daniel is much less obvious than the first half as we switch from narative to prophesy. Daniel sees a vision of 4 beasts which represent 4 kingdoms. Are these past kingdoms, present or future ones?

This is the episode is part 6 of a study on the book of Daniel. This is the more famous story in the book of Daniel where Daniel is thrown into the lions den because he refuses to stop praying even when it is made illegal.

This is the episode is part 5 of a study on the book of Daniel. The king of Babylon literally sees the writing on the wall for his kingdom. Daniel is sought to interpret the writing and give the king the bad news. Babylon is brought down by God because of the arrogance of the king.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study of the book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar has a second dream which Daniel is called to interpret the dream for the king. The dream is bad news. The king has become proud and will be humbled.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Daniel. Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego get in trouble with King Nebuchadnezzar because they refuse to worship a gold statue that the king has erected. The king orders them to be executed, but God has other plans.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that disturbs him. He asks his wise men to interpret the dream, but... he will not tell them the dream. Can anyone on Earth tell the king his dream and its interpretation?

Daniel 1Daniel’s Training in Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god. 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.[b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service. 6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.” 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. 21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.Footnotes:   1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar   2. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans   3. Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.

This is the episode is part 4  in a study on the wilderness. This episode looks at John the Baptist who is described as a "voice calling in the wilderness".

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the wilderness and where it shows up in the Bible. We hear about the children of Israel who spend 40 years in the wilderness... but did not have to. They end up stuck in the wilderness for 40 years because they lose faith in God.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the theme on the wilderness. A relationship to God does not promise to be a paradise. This episode looks again at the prophet Elijah who spends time in the wilderness when he is ready to die, exhausted by being (so far as he knows) the last one faithful to God.

This is the episode is part 1 of a series on the wilderness. This episode looks at Jesus' 40 days in the wildreness and his temptation by the devil.

This is the episode is part 3 and the final part of a study of Holiness. We look at the calls in the New Testament for us to live lives as God's holy people.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on holiness.  We look at verses that deal with the holy mountain and the Holy of Holies. What do we learn about the holiness of God in the Old Testament and in  the magesty of God's Holiness.

This is the episode is part 1 of a study of holiness. We look at the first places in the Bible that talk about holy or holiness. We will look at the sabbath as a holy day, Moses meeting God on holy ground and a calling for the people of Israel to be a holy people.

This is the episode is part 7 and the final episode on a study of newness. The bible talks a lot about life. It also talks a  calling to and a freedom to live a new life. We are bound with Jesus in baptism to his death on the cross so that our old life can die with him. We are then freed up to live a new life.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on newness.  This episode looks at the theme of the new covenant which was promised by the prophets in the Old Testament and which was fulfilled in Jesus who is the Priest and Sacrifice that establishes the New Covenant.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on Newness and will focus on a being renewed. We look at verses from Ephesians, Romans and Isaiah that talk about being renewed vs conforming, renewed vs being weary.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on Newness and will focus on a new heart. David was a king with a problem. He had sinned against God as an adulterer and as a murderer. He wrote Psalm 51 asking God to create in him a new heart. Is that OK to ask for? Is God in the new heart business?

John 1:35-4235 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” 39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[g]).Revelation 2:1717 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.Revelation 3:1212 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.Isaiah 62:22 The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory;you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on new and newness. It is my claim that one of the main themes in the bible is creation and newness. The bible ends with recreation as we saw last week. This week we look t the first chapter in the bible to see that it starts also with creation. We see in this chapter that God takes great joy in creation and in the act of creation.

This is the episode is part 14 an the last part in a study on the book of Revelation. It is also the first in a study on newness. In this chapter we see where all the bible is heading. Like it started the bible ends with a story of creation. In this case God creates a new heaven and a new Earth, and this one without sorrow.

This is the episode is part 13 in a study on the book of Revelation. All of the world and all of history is headed towards. This part of the book shows Jesus the Word of God revealed at the head of a heavenly army. Satan, the Beast and the false prophet are defeated and thrown in the lake of fire. Then the Book of Life will be opened and  all will be judged.

This is the episode is part 12 in a study on Revelation. Babylon the Great (whoever that may be) has fallen and some people are filled with sadness but the people of God rejoice that justice has finally come.

This is the episode is part 11 of a study on Revelation. Babylon the Great and a beast with 7 heads and 10 horns, the vision gets very obscure as things wind down towards a final battle.

This is the episode is part 10 of a study on Revelation.  Things start to wind down as 7 angels are given 7 bowls of the last 7 plagues.

This is the episode is part 9 of a study on Revelation. All those who had received the mark of the beast are in for judgment. As the beast will be punished so those who he owns will receive God's wrath.

This is the episode is part 8 on a study of the book of Revelation. This chapter looks at the downfall of Satan from heaven and at the rise of the Beast who is a servant of Satan who wages war against the people of God.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the book of Revelation. This episode looks at the introduction of the two witnesses who are raised up as prophets, are killed, and then are raised by God. Is this in the first century or still the future?

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on the book of Revelation. This section talks about the end of the seven seals and the blowing of seven trumpets, all of which cause very bad things that kill a 3rd of life on Earth and yet those that remain do not repent.

This is the episode is part 5 of a study on the book of Revelation. Chapter 6 looks at the calamities that come on the Earth when the seven seals first mentioned in Revelation 5 are opened. Chapter 7 looks at the 144,000 who are sealed and the multitude who are brought out from the tribulation that is happening on the Earth.

This is the episode is part 4 or a study of the book of Revelation. John is caught up in the spirit and finds himself in the throne room of God. Here he sees God and Jesus worshiped and he sees a scroll with seven seals. Only Jesus is worthy to cut the seals of this scroll.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the book of Revelation. This episode looks at 3 more letters to the churches. One church is mostly dead. One church that is weak but faithful. One church that is lukewarm

This is the episode is part 2 of a study on Revelation. The risen Christ sends letters to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira. Jesus tells them the churches the things that they have been doing right and what they have been doing wrong.

This is the episode is part 1 of a study on the book of Revelation. John is minding his own business on the island of Patmos when the Lord shows him a vision and tells him to take a letter for the seven churches in Asia.

This is the episode is 6th and final part of a study of Elijah. Elijah leaves Elisha who takes up the role as prophet in the power of Elijah. Elijah is taken to heaven.

2 Kings 1 The Lord 's Judgment on Ahaziah  1 After Ahab's death, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, "Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury."  3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?' 4 Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!' " So Elijah went.  5 When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you come back?"  6 "A man came to meet us," they replied. "And he said to us, 'Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, "This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending men to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!" ' "  7 The king asked them, "What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?"  8 They replied, "He was a man with a garment of hair and with a leather belt around his waist."       The king said, "That was Elijah the Tishbite."  9 Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "Man of God, the king says, 'Come down!' "  10 Elijah answered the captain, "If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.  11 At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, "Man of God, this is what the king says, 'Come down at once!' "  12 "If I am a man of God," Elijah replied, "may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.  13 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. "Man of God," he begged, "please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! 14 See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!"  15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.  16 He told the king, "This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!" 17 So he died, according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken.       Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram [a] succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 18 As for all the other events of Ahaziah's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Footnotes: 2 Kings 1:17 Hebrew Jehoram , a variant of Joram

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on Elijah the prophet. King Ahab (of more accurately his wife his wife Jezebel) murders an innocent man and God declares through Elijah that God is done with Ahab. But then something surprising happens.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the prophet Elijah. After his challenge with the prophets of Baal, instead of having a victory celebration Elijah finds himself again fleeing for his life. He is so discouraged that he is ready to die.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the prophet Elijah. In this episode after 3 years of famine and drought it is time for Elijah and King Ahab to meet. Elijah proposes a test, a contest, between him and the 850 false prophets of Ball and Asherah on Mount Carmel. Let's see which is the one true God.

This is the episode is part one in a study on the prophet Elijah. Elijah is called to be a prophet to the north kingdom of Israel. The kingdom of Israel has turned to other Gods so we first meet Elijah telling king Ahab that there will be a drought. The Lord then cares for Elijah in this time of drought first directly and then later by sending him to a widow in Sidon.

This is the episode is the 6th and final in a series of studies on parenting that looks at the fruit of the Spirit as a template for how we should be parents. This episode looks at patience, faithfulness and self-control and how they may be different aspects of living life life with a long-term view.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on Parenting called “Fruitful Parenting”. This episode looks at the spiritual fruit of kindness and gentleness. We also look at discipline. What does it mean to discipline a child and yet be a kind and gentle person.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on Parenting called "Fruitful Parenting". This episode looks at the spiritual fruit of peace and joy. How do we live out a life of peace and joy within our most important relationships?

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on fruitful parenting. This episode looks at the parenting skills of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron, Eli, David and Solomon. What can we learn from their parenting?

​What is the most central verse in the bible on parenting? Is it Solomon’s advice that to spare the rod means to spoil the child? Chris makes the argument that one of the most central verses in Gal 5 where it talks about the fruit of the spirit. If this is a verse that describes the attributes of a mature Christian shouldn’t this be a verse that describes how we behave towards those we love?

This is the episode is part one in a series on Parenting. What can we learn about God through the parenting relationship? How is the relationship of a parent to a young baby similar to the relationship of God to us?

This is the episode is part 8 and the last episode in a study on what the bible says about money. This study looks at the behavior of the early church and how their faith almost immediately changed how they dealt with their money and their possessions.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on money. This episode looks at where our focus is, or as the bible puts it where are we storing up our treasure? The bible says that where out ​

This is the episode is part6 in a study on money. It looks at a topic that is usually called "stewardship" in the church. The idea is that all that we have is God's and is given from God for his service. What do we do with what God has given us?

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on money. This episode looks at 3 different chapters. In the first two we look at two of the harshest passages in scripture about riches and rich people including one rich person who ends up in torment in hell apparently for being rich. What do we... as people who are rich compared to many in the world... need to do?

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on what the bible has to say about money. This episode looks at some of the verses that call for us to be content. What makes us discontent? What is the "secret" to being content in all circumstances that Paul talks about?

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on what the bible says about money. This episode looks at the "problem of money". We look at some well-known verses like "the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil". We look at what are our priorities when it regards money.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on what the bible has to say about money. We looked last week at verses in the Bible that said that obedience leads to blessing, but does obedience lead to riches. First we look at promises that say that Go will be with us in troubles and then at at least one person who money was the curse and giving it up would have led to the blessing.

This is the episode is part one of a study on what the Bible has to say about money. In this episode I will look at a theology, sometimes called the theology of glory, that says that if I am a Christian God will make me prosper. If I become a Christian God will make me rich.

This is the final episode in a study on the book of Acts. Paul arrives in Rome where he is greeted by the church and continues to preach to the Jews there.

This is the episode is part 26 in a study on the book of Acts. Paul is headed to Rome as a prisoner but along the way their storm is caught by a storm and driven along until it sinks.

This is the episode is part 25 in a study on the book of Acts. Paul appears before governor Festus and King Agrippa to again make defense of his actions and of his faith.

This is the episode is part 24 in a study on the book of Acts. Paul appears before governor Felix and then because Felix does nothing for 2 years Paul appears his successor governor Festus.

This is the episode is part 23 in a study on the book of Acts.  Paul gets a chance to defend himself before the Sanhedrin which just leads to shouting and almost to bloodshed. The Jews plot to kill Paul but the plot is discovered and he is whisked away to the hands of the Roman Governor.

This is the episode is part 22 in a study on the book of Acts. After the riot in Jerusalem where Paul is only saved from death by the intervention of the Romans, Paul gets  a chance to address the crowd and tell them his person story, his testimony. He tells them about how he persecuted Christians and how he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus.

This is the episode is part 21 in a study on the book of Acts. Paul is told over and over on his way to Jerusalem that he will have trouble there and will be arrested. When he gets to Jerusalem he has trouble there and gets arrested. He is beaten and would have been killed if the Romans did not intervene.

This is the episode is part 20 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul spends the end of his 3rd missionary journey going back to the churches he has helped found to say goodbye. Paul is being told by the prophets that he faces prison and hardship as he heads back to Jerusalem.

This is the episode is part 19 of a study of the book of Acts. In this chapter Paul travels to Ephesus where he stays for 2 years. He preaches and performs miracles there until all in the province have heard the word of the Lord. Paul is so successful that the craftsmen who make the small idols of Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) see their livelihood threatened and they riot.

This is the episode is part 18 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul teaches in Corinth for some time as he is protected by God and by Rome. In Corinth he meets Priscilla and Aquila  and works with them. He then sails for home to check in with the church. Meanwhile Priscilla and Aquila  meet and teach Apollos which is a great teacher.

This is the episode is part 17 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul preaches in Thessalonica before he runs into opposition. The then preaches in Beria until again he runs into opposition from the Thessalonians. The Paul is called on in Athens to explain his strange new teaching.

This is the episode is part 16 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul meets both Timothy and Luke in this chapter although Luke fails to mention that latter fact. If you are a prisoner locked in a jail and a earthquake opens the doors and the chains... what would get you to stay?

This is the episode is part 15 of a study on the book of Acts. A debate arises whether gentiles need to become Jewish before they become Christians. The issue is debated in Jerusalem at the first council of Jerusalem. That issue is resolved but then Paul and Barnabas have a falling out over whether they should bring along that momma's boy John Mark.

This is the episode is part 14 of a study on the book of Acts. Paul and Barnabas continue on their missionary journey (commonly called Paul's first missionary journey. They come into what is now Turkey in Asia minor preaching the gospel and starting churches. They encounter resistance and violence with Paul at least once stoned and left for dead.

This is the episode is part 13 of a study on the book of Acts. In this episode Barnabas and Paul are called by God and sent out on their first missionary journey. They travel to Cyprus where they preach in the synagogue and start a church.

This is the episode is part 12 of a study on the book of Acts. Herod who is now king in Judea decides to persecute the Christians. He has James the brother of John executed and attempts to execute Peter also but God stages a prison break. Later God deals with Herod.

This is the episode is part 11 of a study on the book of Acts. Peter has to explain his actions why he has been preaching to gentiles and eating with them. Barnabas and later Paul are called to Antioch to tend the church there. In Antioch the word is preached to gentiles as well as Jews. Also in Antioch the name Christian is first given to believers.

This is the episode is part 10 of a study on the book of Acts. In this chapter we see Peter and the church given a clear vision from God that gentiles can also become Christians as Peter is given a vision that prepares him for an invitation to the house of a Roman soldier named Cornelius.

This is the episode is part 8 of the study of the book of Acts. A young man named Saul becomes the chief persecutor of the church by arresting, imprisoning and even by having Christians killed. But Jesus has other plans for Saul and strikes him blind on his journey to persecute Christians in Damascus. He then uses a faithful disciple named Ananias to heal Saul and restore him.

This is the episode is part 8 of the study of the book of Acts. Persecuted for their faith after the martyrdom of Stephen the disciples scatter but they take the good news of Jesus with them. Phillip goes to Samaria many come to faith. Simon the Sorcerer accepts Jesus but tries to buy the power he sees in the apostles. Phillip also teaches the Ethiopian Eunich who comes to faith and changes a country.

This is the episode is part 7 of the study of the book of Acts. Stephen who was chosen one of the 7 in the chapter we looked at last week performs miraculous signs and teaches in such a way that he could not be refuted. He is accused falsely, tried and then stoned.

This is the episode is part 6 of the study of the book of Acts. God busts the Apostles out of jail and then gives them confidence as they stand before the Sanhedrin. We also look briefly at the calling of the 7 deacons who help the apostles deal with a conflict that arise in the church.

This is the episode is part 4 of the study of the book of Acts. Peter and John are thrown into jail... not for the last time. They then have to appear before the Sanhedrin, the religious leaders who want to know in whose name they have healed the lame man from the previous chapter. Peter stands before the leaders who condemned Jesus only a few weeks previous and preaches that Jesus is not only alive but the holy one of God.

This is the episode is part 3 of the study of the book of Acts. First we get a short view of the church. It is a church without buildings, committees, clergy or even offerings. It is a church that is generous and supportive. It is also a church of miracles as we see when Peter and John heal a lame man. Peter preaches another sermon.

This is the episode is part 2 of the study of the book of Acts. The disciples have been told to wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit comes. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit comes and comes in power. He empowers the apostles to speak in tongues and Peter to preach. On this day the church is started and adds 3000 new beleivers.

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of Acts which is the second part of Luke's gospel. This book looks at the start of the church and the acts of the apostles.  This is a book about action and about a church called to action, called to be Jesus's witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the ends of the earth. The church is still called to action.

This is the episode is part 35 in a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus is taken by the chief priests and the elders to Pontius Pilate the Roman governor who would have the authority to put Jesus to death. He is tried twice by Pilate and once by Herod and found innocent but eventually Pilate gives into the urging of the crowd and sends Jesus to be crucified. Jesus is crucified between two thieves, one who mocks him and one who proclaims him.

This is the episode is part 34 in a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus prays in the garden to avoid the cross but still submits to betrayal, arrest and trial because there was no other way.

This is the episode is part 32 in a study on the gospel of Luke. In this chapter Jesus praises the faith of a widow who gives her last two coins over that of the rich people giving from their abundance. He then also foretells the destruction of Jerusalem and talks of the end times.

This is the episode is part 27 of a study on the gospel of Luke. Jesus talks in this passage about money and our relationship to it. We cannot serve both God and money.

This is the episode is part 24 in a study of the gospel of Luke. In this episode Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath (and gets in trouble with the religious leaders), says that not everyone will be saved and mourns for Jerusalem that has continued to reject God and his prophets.

This is the episode is part 23 of a study of the gospel of Luke. This section talks about Jesus second coming. It is not complicated prophesy that calls for complicated interpretation. Jesus is saying that you won’t know when he comes back so he focuses on the important lessons of Jesus second coming which are: You don’t know when it will happen You wont know when it will happen Live your life in a way worth of your calling so that you are ready

This is the episode is part 22 of a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus reminds us the truth that more than one politician, hypocritical religious leader or email sending has learned the hard way. The truth will come out. The deeds done in the dark will be exposed to the light. So why try and pretend to be one way in public and another way in private? And why worry? We worship a God who knows the hairs on our head. We worship a God who clothes the flowers of the field in splendor... and loves us even more. And why do we try and save up treasure here where thieves, rust and stock market crashes can take it from us?

This is the episode is part 21 in a study on the gospel of Luke. Jesus tells the pharisees and the teachers of the law what he really thinks about their religion. He describes them like the product of some bad dishwasher who washes only the outside of the cup. They are outwardly religious and inwardly corrupt. Is our faith only skin deep?

This is the episode is part 20 in a study of the gospel of Luke. In this section of Luke Jesus is driving out demons and the accusation is made that he is only able to do so because he is working with the devil. Jesus explains that he is doing so because God is stronger than the devil and goes on to diagnose a case of spiritual blindness which is effecting his listeners.

This is the episode is part 19 in a study on the gospel of Luke. This episode looks at two stories. The first is a story of busy Martha and apparently lazy Mary holding a dinner party. Martha does all the work and all Mary wants to do is spend time with Jesus. The second is a request from the disciples to teach them to pray. Jesus teaches them the Lord's prayer and other things about how to pray.

This is the episode is part 18 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus is quizzed by a Lawyer on how to inherit eternal life. The lawyer knows he needs to love God and love his neighbor but he is a little unclear on the whole neighbor thing. Jesus tells him a parable about the good Samaritan to illustrate what God means by love.

This is the episode is part 17 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Possibly flush with excitement from the transfiguration of Jesus that 3 of the disciples saw they start to argue among themselves who is more important. Then Jesus encounters 3 men who have excuses why not to follow him. Lastly, Jesus who is heading towards Jerusalem and death sends out the 72 to give the towns in his path one last chance to accept him during his earthly ministry.

This is the episode is part 16 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus asks the big question, "who do you say that I am" and then reveals for the first time to the disciples who he is and what he is here to do: be betrayed, suffer, die and rise again. He tells them more than once but they don't get it. Peter, James and John get a glimpse of the glory of Jesus in the transfiguration.

This is the episode is part 15 in a study of the gospel of Luke. This section looks at Jesus sending out the 12 Apostles with the power to heal and cast out demons and at the miraculous feeding of the five thousand. Both stories show the provision of God.

This is the episode is part 14 in a study on the gospel of Luke. The last episode focused on the teaching of Jesus but this episode focuses on the power of Jesus through 4 different stories where Jesus shows he has power over the window, waves, demons, sickness and death.

This is the episode is part 13 in the study of the gospel of Luke. In this section Luke relates 3 stories that center around listening and hearing. The most well known of these is the story of the sower that talks about God spreading the seed of the word of God all over the place and about 4 different types of hearing and 4 very different results.

This is the episode is part 12 in the study of the gospel of Luke. John the Baptist wonders if Jesus is really the Christ. Jesus talks about how he and John are so different but the Pharisees rejected both. Jesus also meets a woman, who will become a close friend, but who is first a notorious women, a sinner.

This is the episode is part 11 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus talks about what sort of actions and words he expects to find in Christians. When you come to an apple tree you expect to find apples. When you find a Christian Jesus expects to find someone who is gracious not judgmental and condemning. He expects to find someone who is giving, forgiving and obedient.

This is the episode is part 10 in the study of the gospel of Luke. The episode looks at the beginning of the sermon on the plain. What does Jesus have against being rich anyway? And as if that is not heard enough Jesus calls us to love our enemies. Why? That's what God has done.<

This is the episode is part 9 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus starts to run into problems with the religious leaders because of issues involving both fasting and keeping the Sabbath. Why do his disciples not fast? Why do they break the Sabbath? Will Jesus heal on the Sabbath and become a Sabbath breaker?

This is the episode is part 8 in the study of the gospel of Luke. It looks at the calling of Peter, Andrew, James, John and Levi. Jesus heals a paralytic and a leper and shows that he has the power to forgive sins. Then Jesus gets in trouble with the religious people for both forgiving sins and for hanging out with people that need their sins forgiven.<

This is the episode is part 7 in the study of the gospel of Luke. We see Jesus teaching, healing and driving out demons as he starts his public ministry. He teaches with authority that amazes people. But the people in his home town reject Jesus and try to kill him.

This is the episode is part 6 in the study of the gospel of Luke. The focuses first on the baptism and genealogy of Jesus (no not my favorite part of the book either) and then the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus identity is questioned by the devil . But Jesus resists temptation by knowing the bible, by knowing whose he is and by known what God wants him to do.

This is the episode is part 5 in the study of the gospel of Luke. This episode looks at one of the only views that the bible gives of Jesus's childhood. It also looks at the fire and brimstone teaching of John the Baptist who comes before Jesus to prepare the way for him by calling people repentance.

This is the episode is part 4 in the study of the gospel of Luke. This episode deals with Luke's version of the Christmas story.

This is the episode is the 3rd part in a study on the book of Luke. This week we look at the songs of praise from Mary and from Zechariah as they look at what God is doing. God is bring salvation to his people at long last.<

This is the second episode in a study on the gospel of Luke. In this episode we look at two different visits from the angel Gabriel. Gabriel tells Zechariah that his wife will get pregnant in her old age and will have John and then tells Mary that even though she is a virgin she will get pregnant with the son of the most high God.

An introduction to the study of the gospel of Luke. Why are their three gospels? Who is each of the gospels written for? Why did Luke write a gospel? How do we know this gospel was written by Luke?

This is the last episode of the study on the book of Hebrews. The author concludes with words of encouragement to live a life worthy of the calling of Jesus.

Having looked at the "cloud of witnesses" in chapter 11, how should we then live? The author encourages us to run the race with endurance and to shed the sin that encumbers. We are encouraged to look at difficult times and even persecution as discipline from God as a father disciplines a child for the child's benefit.

This chapter on faith is the main reason I wanted to teach on the book of Hebrews. It is a role call of those who have gon ebefore in the old testament and why they lived the life they did... faith.

This is the episode is part 10 of a study of the book of Hebrews. The author continues the comparison of the old sacraficial system with its inability to remove guilt and sin and the new sacrafice of Jesus once for all. He then encourages us to draw near to God and not fal away.

This is the episode is part 9 of the study of the book of Hebrews. It focuses in on the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus and the process of redemption

This is the episode is part 8 of the study of the book of Hebrews. This part looks at the ministry of Jesus as high priest compared to the ministry of the Levitical priests. The author compares the tabernacle to the true throne room of God.

This is the episode is part 7 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author looks in great detail at Melchizedek from the book of Genesis to tell us something about the role of Jesus as Priest. We learn why the priesthood and sacrificial system in the old testament pointed to but was perfected in Jesus.

This is the episode is part 6 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author looks at elementary teachings, falling away and the promises of God.

This is the episode is part 5 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author looks at Jesus role as high priest and compares him to Melchizedek the priest/king. He also chides his readers to grow up.

This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author is again concerned that people not harden their hearts like their ancestors who rebelled against God and against Moses in the desert of Sinai during the exodus and therefore miss out on the rest God has prepared.

This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author is concerned that people not harden their hearts like their ancestors who rebelled against God and against Moses in the desert of Sinai during the exodus.

This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the book of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews starts to look at the role of Jesus. This chapter looks at the supremacy and humility of Jesus. It also starts to look at Jesus's role of high priest.

This is the episode is part one in a series looking at the book of Hebrews. This book may or may not have been written by Paul. It is a book that looks at who jesus is in the larger context of the old testament scriptures. In this chapter the author talks about the unique position of Jesus compared to the angels.

This is the episode is part fourth and final part in a series of episodes study Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Paul charges Timothy to preach the word and to correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience. While people would rather hear things that "tickle their ears", Paul encourages Timothy to be faithful.<

1 Timothy 4 Instructions to Timothy  1The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. 6If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.  9This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance 10(and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.  11Command and teach these things. 12Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.  15Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 

Psalm 51For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God,        according to your unfailing love;        according to your great compassion        blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity        and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions,        and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned        and done what is evil in your sight,        so that you are proved right when you speak        and justified when you judge. 5 Surely I was sinful at birth,        sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts [a] ;        you teach [b] me wisdom in the inmost place. 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;        wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness;        let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins        and blot out all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,        and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence        or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation        and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,        and sinners will turn back to you. 14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God,        the God who saves me,        and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open my lips,        and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;        you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. 17 The sacrifices of God are [c] a broken spirit;        a broken and contrite heart,        O God, you will not despise. 18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;        build up the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices,        whole burnt offerings to delight you;        then bulls will be offered on your altar. <img src

Jesus Appears to Thomas 24Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!"       But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." 26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." 28Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

The Crucifixion 26As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. 28Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' 30Then    " 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!"       and to the hills, "Cover us!" '[d] 31For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?" 32Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."[e] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One." 36The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." 38There was a written notice above him, which read:|sc THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." 42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[f]" 43Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."Jesus' Death 44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last. 47The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous man." 48When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. 49But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBibleStudyPodcast/~4/136340230" height="1"

Matthew 6 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]? 28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Faith and Deeds 14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."     Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. 19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[d]? 21Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,"[e] and he was called God's friend. 24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. 25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Would God ask you to marry a prostitute? That probably seems like a strange question but that is exactly what he asked the prophet Hosea. He was trying to make a point. Hosea 1 1 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash [a] king of Israel:Hosea's Wife and Children 2 When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD." 3 So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5 In that day I will break Israel's bow in the Valley of Jezreel." 6 Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah, [b] for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, that I should at all forgive them. 7 Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the LORD their God." 8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son. 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi, [c] for you are not my people, and I am not your God. 10 "Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.' 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel. Footnotes: Hosea 1:1 Hebrew Joash , a variant of JehoashHosea 1:6 Lo-Ruhamah means not loved .Hosea 1:9 Lo-Ammi means not my people .

John 8 deals with the story of a woman brought before Jesus because she was caught in the act of adultery. How would he respond? Could the religous leaders trap him into getting in trouble? John 8 1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11"No one, sir," she said.     "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

The third of a seres of podcasts on the Christmas story. This part is on Luke 2 where we learn about the coming of the shepherds  and the familiar story of laying the baby Jesus in a manager because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke focuses on Mary' story and should be particularly familiar to fans of the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

The second of a seres of podcasts on the Christmas story. This part is on Matthew 2 where we learn about the coming of the wisemen and about Herod the Great who is threatened by the news that a king has been born.

This episode starts a multi-week look at the Christmas story. This first part starts in Matthew 1. Matthew's account focuses on the role of Joseph. Imagine this from his perspective. Your fiancee us pregnant but says she has not been with another man.

Once again the podcast returns to the topic of prayer. It looks at Jesus teaching on prayer as well as his example of praying. So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened - Luke 11:9-10

This episode looks at the context around Matthew 6 version of the Lord's prayer. What is Jesus teaching about how we should pray and how is the Lord's prayer a template for prayer?

The Lord's Prayer dramatic presentation: Our Father who art in Heaven.... Yes? Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.... But you called Me. Called you? I didn't call you. I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.... There, you did it again.... Did what? Called Me. You said, "Our Father who art in Heaven.."
Here I am. What's on your mind? But I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord's Prayer. It makes me feel good, kind of like getting my duty done. All right. Go on.... Hallowed be thy name. Hold it. What do you mean by that? By what? By "Hallowed be thy name."..... It means....it means....good grief, I don't know what it means. How should I know? It's just part of the prayer. By the way, what does it mean? It means "Honored, Holy! Wonderful." Hey, that makes sense. I never thought about what "Hallowed" meant before...
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Do you really mean that? Sure, why not? What are you going to do about it? Doing? Nothing, I guess. I just think it would be neat if you got control of everything down here like you have up there. Have I got control of you? Well, I go to church. That isn't what I asked you. What about that habit of lust you have? And your bad temper? You've really got a problem there, you know. And then there's the way you spend your money ...... all on yourself. And what about the kinds of books you read? Stop picking on me! I'm just as good as some of the rest of those phonies at the church. Excuse me .... I thought you were praying for my will to be done. If that is to happen, it will have to start with the ones who are praying for it. Like you, for example. Oh, all right! I guess I do have some hang-ups. Now that you mention it, I could probably name some others. So could I. I haven't thought about it until now, but I really would like to cut out some of those things. I'd like to, you know, be really free. Good, now we're getting somewhere. We'll work together .... you and I. Some victories can truly be won. I'm proud of you. Look Lord, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does....
Give us this day our daily bread. You need to cut down on the bread too ... You're overweight as it is. Hey, wait a minute! What is this, "Criticize Me Day?" Here I was doing my religious duty, and all of a sudden you break in and remind me of all my hangups. Praying is a dangerous thing. You could wind up changed you know. That's what I'm trying to get across to you. You called me, and here I am. It's too late to stop now. Keep on praying. I'm interested in the next part of your prayer .................... Well, go on. I'm scared to. Scared? Of what? I know what you'll say. Try me and see. Forgive us our offenses as we forgive those who offend us. What about Mark? See I knew it! I knew you would bring him up! Why, he's told lies about me, cheated me out of money .... He never paid back that debt he owes me. I've sworn to get even. But your prayer ...... What about your prayer? I didn't mean it. Well, at least you're honest. But it's not much fun carrying the load of bitterness around inside is it? No, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even. Boy, have I made some plans for ol' Mark! He'll wish he never did me any harm. You won't feel any better. You'll feel worse. Revenge isn't sweet. Think of how unhappy you are already. But I can change all that. You can? How? Forgive Mark. Then I'll forgive you. Then the hate and sin will be Mark's problem and not yours... You may lose the money, but it will be settled in your heart. But Lord, I can't forgive Mark. Then I can't forgive you. <br /

This episode covers the start of Luke 15. The religious leaders get upset with Jesus because he is associating with "tax collectors and sinners". In response Jesus tells 3 stories. The first two stories are the lost sheep and the lost coin.