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 129 – The Journey Pt 2: The Next Right Step
If God is a God of the journey and not the destination, then how do we journey well when there aren’t any roadmaps? In Paul’s first two missionary journeys, we get an idea of how to navigate life’s path when we don’t have an itinerary.
Episode 128 – The Journey Pt 1: It’s Not About the Destination
Abraham is often held up as a model of faithfulness because when God told him to go, he went. No questions. No “yeah buts.” He didn’t even know where he was going. But he started moving anyways.
Episode 127 – Ask, Seek, Knock
What does Jesus mean in Matthew 7 when he says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you?” God is many things, but a genie in a bottle isn’t one of them.
Episode 126 – Easter at Emmaus
Easter isn’t a day we celebrate. It’s a way of being in the world. It’s a posture of heart that announces, “What Jesus accomplished at the cross and empty tomb changes everything!”
Episode 125 – Who’s the GOAT? Jesus vs. Caesar
The New Testament uses all kinds of words and phrases to describe Jesus and his kingdom. Savior. Son of God. Gospel. Forgiveness of sins. But these aren’t just poetic, flowery phrases.
Episode 124 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 8: Jesus’s Yoke
One of the biggest problems we have when reading the Bible is familiarity. When we’re too familiar with a passage, we start believing we already know what it means.
Episode 123 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 7: A Difficult Lifestyle
We all want to live fully and deeply, but in order to do that we’ve got to live as Jesus lived. The problem is we don’t always understand what Jesus’s life looked like.
Episode 122 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 6: Jesus’s Occupation
In the culture of Jesus’s day, one was forbidden to receive payment for the teaching of God’s Word. Which is why every rabbi had a trade or occupation.
Episode 121 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 5: Having Authority
In the Gospels, people were always commenting on Jesus’s authority. It was clear to everyone that he had it. Some marveled at it, while others scoffed at it.
Episode 120 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 4: Walking On Water
Jesus walking on water is one of the best-known stories in the entire Bible. But we often miss the point because we fail to see the discipleship component at play.
