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.
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Episode 158 – Characters of Christmas Pt 3: Lowly Shepherds
There are multiple aspects to the shepherds and the Christmas story in Luke 2 that we’ve traditionally gotten wrong.
Episode 157 – Characters of Christmas Pt 2: Mother Mary
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 very different image of Mary than most of us are familiar with.
Episode 156 – Characters of Christmas Pt 1: Town of Bethlehem
Rejected by family and then relegated to a stable on the far side of town, Mary and Joseph give birth to the savior of the world. Sound familiar? But what if that’s not how it went down at all?
Episode 155 – David and Goliath Pt 4: That They May Know
In this final episode of our mini-series on David and Goliath, we’ll look at the number one reason David does what he does. In fact, David’s motivation is a key theme that shows up again and again in the Scriptures.
Episode 154 – David and Goliath Pt 3: Use Your Gift
David and Goliath is one of the most well-known underdog stories in the world. But what if it’s not an underdog story at all? A closer look at the context reveals David isn’t an underdog (shocking, I know!).
Episode 153 – David and Goliath Pt 2: A Tale of 2 Shepherds
Before there was David and Goliath, there was David and Saul. The literary design of 1 Samuel reveals a tale of two shepherds that clash at the intersection with Goliath.
Episode 152 – David and Goliath Pt 1: Guard Your Shephelah
David and Goliath is a story we all know. But like all stories that stand the test of time, there’s more to it than we fully understand. Before we go any further, we need to look at the original context of this beloved Bible story.
Episode 151 – The Easter Pattern
While Christians the world over celebrate Easter each year, many of us struggle to live out the transformative power of Easter the rest of the year, especially during challenging seasons.
Episode 150 – Living Dead to Sin
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 grace.” This is true, but not entirely in the way we often use it.
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 which is key to understanding the Bible.