The Teaching Series
Welcome to The Teaching Series. Below you will find short video teachings approx. 12-20 minutes in length (also available as a podcast). Great for personal use, small groups, teams, family time, etc. Accompanying each teaching are discussion questions, and at times, additional resources for going deeper. You can also leave comments and share via social media. New teaching is released every other Tuesday.
Episode 151 – The Easter Pattern
Key Passage(s): John 12:24, Luke 23:48, Luke 24:2-3, Acts 1:3, Luke 24:50-51; Acts 2:4
While Christians all over the world over celebrate Easter each year, many of us struggle to live out the […]
Episode 150 – Living Dead to Sin
Key Passage(s): Romans 3:23-24; Romans 6:6-11
Despite being dead to sin and alive to Christ, many followers of Jesus inevitably fall prey to excusing or rationalizing our failures. “I’m a sinner saved by […]
Episode 149 – Lenses of Context Pt 6: Literary
Our final episode in the Lenses of Context series examines the brilliant and highly intentional literary background of the Bible. We don’t read a legal document the same way we read a poem or a historical account. We’re mindful […]
Episode 148 – Lenses of Context Pt 5: Linguistic
Key Passage(s): Genesis 2:18; Exodus 18:17-18; Jonah 3:4; John 18:18; John 21:9
Languages often reveal the values of a culture, which is one of the reasons why understanding the original languages of the […]
Episode 147 – Lenses of Context Pt 4: Visual
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” “Seeing is believing.” “I saw it with my own eyes.” We humans are deeply visual creatures. In fact, mirror neurons in our brains give us the unique capacity to empathize and embody what […]
Episode 146 – Lenses of Context Pt 3: Geographical
Key Passage(s): John 1:28; Luke 1:16-17; Matthew 3:4, 13; 2 Kings 1:8; 2 Kings 2:15; Joshua 3:16-17
The Bible often uses an economy of words to convey extremely significant information. Nowhere is this […]
Episode 145 – Lenses of Context Pt 2: Cultural
Key Passage(s): Ephesians 5:6-13
If you’ve ever felt confused by the Bible, chances are you’re suffering from biblical culture shock (and probably don’t even know it). One way out of the confusion and […]
Episode 144 – Lenses of Context Pt 1: Historical
Key Passage(s): Ruth 1:1; Luke 2:1; Revelation 3:1-6
Perhaps the most frequent question we hear is, “How do I learn to study the Bible in context on my own?” That’s why we wrote […]
Episode 143 – God’s Perfect Timing
Key Passage(s): Daniel 2:44; Luke 2:1; Galatians 4:4
Timing is everything, and no one understands this better than God. When Paul writes, “In the fullness of time, God sent forth his Son,” it’s […]
Episode 142 – Armor of God Pt 7: Sword of the Spirit
Key Passage(s): Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 4:1-11
The final weapon in the armor of God, and our last line of defense, is the Sword of the Spirit which Paul says is the […]
