Mount of Temptation

An episode of the Capital City Christian Church | Podcast podcast, hosted by Dr. Stephen "Doc" Pattison, titled "Mount of Temptation" was published on March 26, 2023.

March 26, 2023 · Capital City Christian Church | Podcast

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Some of the stories in the Bible sound weird. Now, if you’ve grown up in the church as I have, you forget how weird they sound to people who haven’t heard them a few dozen times. And this is one of the weird ones. It’s a wild, weird story … to people who aren’t used to the wild, weird stories of the Bible. And they read it, and they’re like … “Really?! Do you actually think that happened … literally? Do you actually think it happened … that way? I mean, there are so many head-scratchers in it, right?” It's a story of a skirmish between this “God-man” Jesus … and this supernatural being they called “Satan.” According to the Jesus stories in the New Testament, Jesus is young … about 30, maybe … just kicking off his “ministry” on earth, and he’s kind of tossed into this cage match with the devil, Lucifer, “the prince of darkness,” Beelzebub, Mephistopheles … you know, the guy we picture with red skin, teeth like some vampire, horns, a serpent-like tail, and, holding this pitchfork … for some reason. … Really?

Episode Description

Some of the stories in the Bible sound weird. Now, if you’ve grown up in the church as I have, you forget how weird they sound to people who haven’t heard them a few dozen times. And this is one of the weird ones. It’s a wild, weird story … to people who aren’t used to the wild, weird stories of the Bible. And they read it, and they’re like … “Really?! Do you actually think that happened … literally? Do you actually think it happened … that way? I mean, there are so many head-scratchers in it, right?” It's a story of a skirmish between this “God-man” Jesus … and this supernatural being they called “Satan.” According to the Jesus stories in the New Testament, Jesus is young … about 30, maybe … just kicking off his “ministry” on earth, and he’s kind of tossed into this cage match with the devil, Lucifer, “the prince of darkness,” Beelzebub, Mephistopheles … you know, the guy we picture with red skin, teeth like some vampire, horns, a serpent-like tail, and, holding this pitchfork … for some reason. … Really?

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Investing for the long term (10) : Green fuels for a greener aviation industry?

Jun 16, 2022 ·14m

Investing for the long term (9) : Why China demographics matter

May 12, 2022 ·14m

Investing for the long term (8) : The future of media

Apr 15, 2022 ·19m

Investing for the long term (7) : Electric vehicles, road to new investment opportunities

Mar 18, 2022 ·15m

Investing for the long term (6) : Why should investors buy bonds ?

Feb 10, 2022 ·15m

Investing for the long term (5) : Above the cloud, investment opportunities across the value chain

Jan 18, 2022 ·11m

Similar Podcasts

Let's Talk Jackson: Jackson, Mississippi Jackson Free Press Conversations from the Capital City and beyond! Tune in every other week to hear the stories of Mississippi’s artists, activists, entrepreneurs, musicians, and more! CCV Capital City Vineyard Church Sermons by CCV Explore. Think. Create. Achuth Achuth B. Mohandas is an entrepreneur, technologist, and artist. He was born and brought up in the city of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala state in India. His career began at 19 as an RJ with Red FM 93.5, one of the largest media companies in India. By the end of 2013, he founded his first company Infothrone and started providing business, media and technology services to organizations and individuals around the globe. He has also authored a novel titled Sorry, I’m Taken, a romantic fiction that was published in 2016. He has also acted in 2 movies and various short movies in Malayalam All Nations RadioTV Donald Keesee This page contains weekly audios for the world from the All Nations Radio Weekly Bible Study in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA. Held in the open cafeteria area (Camillie's, etc.), 825 Research Parkway (near 700 N. Lincoln Blvd., 16 Blocks South of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building. 12:10-12:50. Come join us in person.

URL copied to clipboard!