The Teaching Series
Welcome to The Teaching Series. Below you will find short video teachings about. 12-20 minutes in length (also available as a podcast) that will help you study the Bible and understand its original context. Great for personal use, small group study, teams, family time, etc. Accompanying each teaching are discussion questions, and at times, additional resources for going deeper. Look out for new teaching every other Tuesday. Don’t want to miss an episode?
Episode 166 – Ruth Pt 6: Trust God’s Character
Key Passage(s): Ruth 4:18-22; Matthew 1:5-6, 16
Most stories build to a climactic moment (Boaz redeeming Naomi & Ruth at the […]
Episode 165 – Ruth Pt 5: Restored to Fullness
Key Passage(s): Ruth 4:1-10; Deuteronomy 25:5-6
The climactic scene in the book of Ruth takes place in the city gate. Two kinsmen are poised to provide the […]
Episode 164 – Ruth Pt 4: Praying With Your Legs
Key Passage(s): Ruth 3:3-11; Hosea 9:1; Ezekiel 16:8
More ink has been spilled over what happens between Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor than any other scene in the book of Ruth. […]
Episode 163 – Ruth Pt 3: In the Path of Blessing
Key Passage(s): Deuteronomy 10:18-19; Deuteronomy 24:19; Ruth 2:12
Despite having arrived in Bethlehem, Naomi, and Ruth are still vulnerable widows dependent upon the […]
Episode 162 – Ruth Pt 2: Clinging to Community
Key Passage(s): Ruth 1:6-22; Numbers 25:1-5; Deuteronomy 23:3
In the face of overwhelming loss, Naomi […]
Episode 161 – Ruth Pt 1: Acknowledging Our Famines
Key Passage(s): Ruth 1:1-5; Judges 21:25
One of the most beautiful and moving stories in the Bible is found in the book of Ruth. […]
Episode 159 – Characters of Christmas Pt 4: Magi from the East
Key Passage(s): Matthew 2:2-3; Numbers 24:7
There’s a lot […]
Episode 158 – Characters of Christmas Pt 3: Lowly Shepherds
Key Passage(s): Luke 2:8-16; Micah 4:8; Micah 5:2
There are multiple aspects to the shepherds and the Christmas story in Luke 2 that we’ve traditionally gotten wrong. By understanding first-century shepherding practices and […]
Episode 157 – Characters of Christmas Pt 2: Mother Mary
Key Passage(s): Luke 1:26-27, 38; Matthew 1:18; Deuteronomy 22:23-24
Traditional Christmas pictures of Mary show a meek, quiet woman keeping watch over her infant. But the cultural implications of Jesus’s birth suggest a […]
