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Witnesses
What do Elijah, the Messiah, and the Prophet have in common? They’re all connected with an official Jewish inquiry into a crazy religious influence who was out in the wilderness dunking people in the river 2,000 years ago. Today’s episode covers the greatest Old Testament prophet whose story is told in the New Testament, not…
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The Key to Righteousness
Jesus once taught the secret of knowing what’s hidden deep down inside of you. It wasn’t introspection, or psychotherapy, or hypnosis. It was something far more simple…and far more revealing. In today’s episode, we discuss that secret, found in Luke chapter 6. Once you’ve discovered what lurks within your soul, then the question becomes how…
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The One and Only
We’re still in John 1:14! As we soldier on with our examination of the “word” which became flesh, we’ll encounter some more tricky questions and more of Moses. Thankfully, today we wrap up the “prologue” to John’s Gospel, so we can move along to seeing Jesus’ life and ministry as recounted by the one who…
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More, or Less?
It’s the task of every teacher to make complex or difficult subjects accessible to the learner. The danger for students of theology is that we would fall into the trap of using that as an excuse to simplify God down to short, pithy doctrinal affirmations, rather than striving to always grow up into a more…
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The Wedding is Coming
Today’s episode covers the coming of a wedding at the return of Jesus Christ. We’ll consider the testimony of John the Baptist in John 3, the teachings of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5, and a promise revealed to the Apostle John in Revelation 19, before turning to consider if the Bride is really ready…
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The Word Became
Who is Jesus? God? Man? God-man? When John introduces the “logos” (the “word”) in John 1:1, he mentions that the Logos was in the beginning with God…and now in verse 14 he tells us that the logos “became” something. This shocking statement brings with it a bunch of questions, and perhaps the best way to…
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One
Do a quick web search for “church” in your community and odds are good that you’ll find a complete smorgasbord of local organizations that would love to have you as their guest. What do you think would happen if you asked one of those groups to tell you about the other churches in town? How…
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The Genuine Light
As we continue to lay the groundwork for understanding John’s Gospels, we meet the one who “became” and was sent as a witness, as well as the one who “was” and came as the light. John 1:6-13 contains not just this, but also a promise of sonship for those who do receive the light which…
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Come and … Die?
Did Jesus come to give you your best life now, or his life? Does the free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ cost anything? Is it possible to be close to God while not being at all like him? Today we discover in Luke 9:23-25 and Romans 8:5-6 that having new life requires letting go…
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Life and Light
Life has come into the world through the light of man. The concept of God’s bringing life through Jesus is foundational to the book of John, but as we continue to unpack the prologue to this Gospel account, we quickly run into some necessary background knowledge for proper Bible Study. In today’s episode, I recant…
