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Why Jesus is THE ProphetÂ
Michael Heiser once said that it’s the “strange” things in the Bible that are important. In today’s episode on John 6, we consider the various “strange” details that show up in the feeding of the 5,000, and discover that they all point back to the Exodus, Moses, and the promise of a capital-p Prophet who…
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Ingredients of Faith: Witness, Scripture, Experience
Why do people believe in Jesus? The exact blend of reasons varies from person to person, but as with most things, we can make some generalizations. In today’s return to the book of John, we see a few evident reasons why the Samaritans accepted Jesus as their Messiah, which also apply to us today. Come…
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Prophets and Half-People – Questions we wouldn’t ask, people we wouldn’t listen to
The woman at the well knew she was talking to someone special when he demonstrated supernatural knowledge. Her impulse was to finally settle a matter of doctrinal debate! We aren’t that much different when we pore over our Bibles looking for the final “conclusive” answers that will satisfy our need for answers to all of…
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What do You See?
Now that Jesus has been baptized, God has confirmed him as the Messiah, and John the Baptist has started telling people that he’s the “Lamb of God,” it’s about time Jesus called some disciples! As Jesus rounds up the first of the crew, we find these brand new followers full of an incredible array of…
