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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Evers Bible Class
by Pastor Gayle Evers
We start at the beginning and journey through, just us and our Bibles. Pastor Gayle is a storyteller, so don't expect a verse-by-verse approach. Instead, she offers fresh perspectives as well as practical tools to help build your confidence in digging into Scripture on your own. Free Study Guide is available at EversBibleClass.com.
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - The Celebration
The Celebration After six years of Bible study together, it is time to move on to new classes and new teachers. It is not healthy to study under the same teacher too long. In this video, Pastor Gayle shares the backpack tools and resources that will remain available moving forward. We express…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 197
The Final Battle, 2nd Resurrection, Judgment & New Creation After the end of a thousand years, Satan is set loose from the Abyss. He immediately goes to the four corners of the earth to deceive the nations. The nations rise up against God in a final battle. God isn’t having any of it. That battle...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 196
Babylon the Great, Armageddon & the Millennial Kingdom John gets a sickening view of Babylon the Great, the economic power at the center of commerce and luxury. She is portrayed as an idolatrous prostitute drunk on the blood of the saints. When her end comes, all those she seduced distance...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 195
The Antichrist, the False Prophet, the Final Bowls Satan calls forth the AntiChrist, “the first beast,” and endows him with his power and authority. A second beast, the False Prophet, is his mouthpiece. He causes people to worship the AntiChrist and its image. It is here that we run into the…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 194
The Rapture (Part 2) We take a look at how the idea of the Rapture might or might not fit the timeline of the 70 Sevens. Then we move from the Scripture itself to a fascinating overview of the history of the Rapture as a doctrine within the church. The earliest references are sporadic, but the…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 193
The Rapture (Part 1) The Rapture is the idea that Christians will be snatched up in the clouds by Jesus so we do not undergo the Tribulation described in Revelation. In this class, we look at the Scriptural case for the Rapture to see if it holds water. As a starting point, we look at what...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 192
Timelines & The First Beast We take a moment to sync up the timelines in Revelation with the timelines found in the Hebrew Bible in the book of Daniel. It is eye-opening. (And when we do that we stumble across the surprising answer to why John says in Rev 21:1 that when the new heaven and earth...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 191
The 7th Trumpet (Third Woe) There’s some heavy duty imagery in this section of Revelation. We meet two witnesses/martyrs of God who are represented by olive trees that can withhold rain from the earth and spew fire at anyone who comes against them. We also are introduced to some characters that...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 190
The 7th Seal & 1st Six Trumpets There is a pause in heaven before the seventh seal is broken. Terrible things are about to be set into motion. But before that happens, God places protective seals on the foreheads of all of Israel (or only 144,000?)--but not on the Gentiles who serve him. They…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 189
The First Six Seals As John’s vision of heaven begins he sees God on the throne, four kerubim, and 24 elders on thrones. And in the midst of them is a Lamb looking as if it has been slaughtered. The Lamb alone is found worthy to open a scroll sealed with seven seals. As each of the first six…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 188
Letters to the Churches (Part 3) We finish the last three letters to the churches: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. The imagery is tied very closely to the shortcomings and challenges facing these believers. John knows these churches intimately. But as difficult as the messages might be to…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 187
Letters to the Churches (Part 2) John uses these letters to define several of the important metaphors he’ll use throughout the book. This is a Master Class in resistance under oppression. We cover the letters to Pergamum and Thyatira in this class. And while we’re at it we begin to get a feel for...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 186
Letters to the Churches (Part 1) I used to wonder why Revelation begins with these seven letters to the churches in Asia. The letters seemed like unnecessary appendages hanging off the beginning of the book before you got to the real story. I don't think that anymore. Now I understand that these...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 185
Revelation 1: Intro Revelation opens saying it is an apocalypsis of Jesus Christ. An apocalypse was a particular genre of writing in the time of Jesus. It’s like announcing something is a romance or a sci-fi or a documentary. It alerts the audience that it’s a particular type of story. And that’s...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 184
Jude, 2 Peter, 1 John 2 Peter and Jude are pretty much carbon copies of each other so we cover them together. Then we move on to 1 John. 2 John is a repeat and 3 John is basically a personal letter with no new theology, so we don’t cover them. 1 John, however, is a letter of encouragement. It’s...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 183
1 Peter (Part 2) We finish 1 Peter today. About half of this part of the letter talks about how to act as a believer. It includes the typical household code of the time: slaves obey your masters, wives obey your husbands, and husbands treat your wives well. One really interesting part is where...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 182
1 Peter (Part 1) We finish up the story of Peter’s life and begin our look at 1 Peter, a letter he wrote from Rome (“Babylon”) to believers in exile from Jerusalem who are undergoing persecution. Peter uses a lot of words like “elect” and “chosen” and talks about destiny. He encourages the...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 181
Peter the Man We take this time to trace the path of Simon Peter, a stable, successful businessman in partnership with another family as they manage boats and hired hands as commercial fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. We follow as his life is utterly upended by Jesus. We watch as Peter rises to...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 180
James The book of James is only 5 chapters long but it is one of the most beautiful books in Scripture. Unfortunately, his writing style is so choppy and disorganized that it’s easy to lose his train of thought and it can come across as a bunch of random pontificating. In this class we take a...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 179
Hebrews (Part 4) - Faith (2) We finish up Hebrews 11, the Faith Chapter, with a look at some rather shocking examples the author selects. Chapter 12 has more of the author’s particular theology. As we’ve come to realize, this author views God as a harsh, authoritarian parent. Nevertheless, we end...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 178
Hebrews (Part 3) - Atonement & Faith (1) We get to the “meat” of the author’s theology around Jesus and the Law. It’s interesting that the author sees Jesus in his humanity as needing to be “perfected” and to learn obedience through suffering. If even Jesus fell short as a human, you can imagine...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 177
Hebrews (Part 2) - Jesus as High Priest The author of Hebrews sees Jesus as the ideal High Priest. He is first and foremost wholly human so he can understand our trials. But he is not just any old high priest, he is the mediator of the new covenant, the one foretold in the Hebrew Bible where God...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 176
Hebrews (Part 1) - Who Is Jesus! Written by a devout Jew to Jewish believers, the unknown author of this book dives into the burning questions of the day: Who is Jesus in relation to God, to the angels, to us, and to Judaism itself? Remember that it will be several hundred more years before the...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 175
The Pastoral Epistles (Part 2) We wrap up the series by looking at what the author of the Pastoral Epistles has to say about Church governance and household governance. We give some thought to both the roots and the fruits of these teachings. We track everything on an Pastoral Epistles Scorecard...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 174
The Pastoral Epistles (Part 1) 1&2 Timothy and Titus are called “The Pastoral Epistles,” and it’s easy to see from the writing style that they are all written by the same person. We’ll look at how the content of the epistles dovetail (or don’t) with Paul’s travels as related in his authentic...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 173
Ephesians (2) & 2 Thessalonians We finish up Ephesians and move on to 2 Thessalonians. We’re spiraling downward in terms of Pauline authenticity. 2 Thessalonians takes a very different view of the End Times than that taught by Paul. Paul saw the coming of Christ as imminent--any minute now, don’t...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 172
Ephesians Ephesians is a lot like Colossians, but more extreme. Even fewer scholars think Ephesians was written by Paul. You’ll see why. The author tends to start from something Paul might have said but then blasts it upwards into a great, big, cosmic vision of kingship and domination. This,...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 171
Colossians The author of Colossians purports to be Paul, but scholars are divided (roughly 50/50) as to whether this is the case or not. In this class we take a look at the material in question and compare it to Paul’s other letters. We track everything on a Colossians Scorecard and then talk…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 170
Summary of Paul's Theology (Part 3) TRIGGER WARNING from Pastor Gayle: In the presentation I briefly explain why I think 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 is taken out of Paul's context and used inappropriately in the Church's historical response to suicide. I only mention suicide briefly during the...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 169
Summary of Paul's Theology (Part 2) In this class we cover the next three main points in Paul’s theology: How Israel and Gentiles share in Christ (and therefore how to adhere to the Law) The work of the Holy Spirit The function of faith and how the faithful live Special Class Handouts:...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 168
Summary of Paul's Theology (Part 1) Paul makes seven main theological points in his writings. We cover the first three today: God’s overarching intent for humanity--the essence of the Good News The purpose of the Law The significance of Jesus--his life, death, and resurrection Special Class...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 167
Philippians 1&2, End of Acts Paul is shipwrecked while being transported to Rome for trial. Because of him the entire crew, the soldiers and all the other prisoners survive the shipwreck. When Paul arrives in Rome he is kept under guard but continues to be well-respected and is allowed to preach...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 166
Paul’s Trial, Philippians 3&4, Philemon Governor Felix never gives Paul a full trial. He lets him sit in jail for two years. Paul takes the opportunity to write several letters. Paul is still there when Governor Festus arrives to relieve Governor Felix of duty. Festus can’t figure out what to do...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 165
Riot in Jerusalem Over the strenuous objections of all those who love him, Paul persists in returning to Jerusalem in spite of the danger. He delivers the contributions he’s collected for the church, and they advise him to make a public display in the Temple of how devout and law-abiding he is.…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 164
Romans (Part 7) Paul is very clear about what it looks like to live as a true Christian. We need to paste his list on our mirror! He’s never been to the church in Rome and is making plans to come see them as soon as he takes the contributions he’s gathered back to the suffering church in…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 163
Romans (Part 6) Keeping Paul’s overall context in mind, we dive into passages where Paul explains how, in his opinion, God’s chosen (elect) people (the Jews) ended up opposing Jesus Christ. And how God worked that to the blessing of the Gentiles. But lest we Gentiles become arrogant, Paul makes…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 162
Romans (Part 5) Paul devotes this central part of his letter to his grief over the Jews of Israel who do not believe in Jesus Christ and to his joy over those who do. It’s easy to get lost in the weeds when he uses words like “predestination” and “election,” but if we put them in context then…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 161
Romans (Part 4) We’re hitting the “steep” part of Romans now. Paul’s theology is beginning to get uncomfortable. (Yeah, I know, it's already been steep. I told you that Romans is the Mount Everest of the New Testament.) He smack-talks the Law and the flesh. He keeps saying the Law is good, but…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 160
Romans (Part 3) Paul has something of a reputation for anti-Semitism. We hit a few of those passages today. We look at them through the lens of Paul’s deeply held Jewish roots and his understanding of the role of the Law. We also talk about works vs grace. And we discover that the Greek word for...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 159
Romans (Part 2) Paul throws us in the deep end here. Romans is densely packed with theology. Don’t worry. We take it in bite-sized chunks. He talks about the value (or not) of being a Jew as opposed to being a Gentile. Paul has deep roots in the Law but he sees it now as something that pointed to...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 158
Romans (Part 1) Paul is nearing the end of his 3rd Missionary Journey. As he turns south towards Corinth, his heart yearns to continue westward to Rome to meet the church of believers that has formed there in the heart of the Empire. He can’t go to see them quite yet, so he writes a letter that…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 157
2 Corinthians (Part 3) We finish our series on 2 Corinthians today. Paul spends some time talking to the Corinthians about what it means to be a cheerful giver. The idea that he might get to Corinth and they won’t have gathered a collection for the poor in Jerusalem, or even worse, that he’ll…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 156
2 Corinthians (Part 2) Paul is in the middle of his letter to the Corinthians. He wants to make sure they understand that he and the other apostles are just men--jars of clay--and subject to all the hardships that go with that. And yet, Paul regards these hardships as nothing. He sees his body as...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 155
2 Corinthians (Part 1) Paul is ready to leave Ephesus, and that’s good because they are ready to kick him out. There’s a huge riot because Paul is converting so many idol-worshippers that it’s impacting the sales of paraphernalia and trinkets feeding off the worship at the temple of Artemis. Paul...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 154
1 Corinthians (Part 7) We wrap up 1 Corinthians today. Paul continues with his strong words about the chaos in the worship gatherings the Corinthians have. They’ve been blessed with an abundance of spiritual gifts of the Spirit, but they’re trying to shout over each other. Are you getting the…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 153
1 Corinthians (Part 6) The Corinthians are a clique-ish group. Some are rich and some are poor, and they obviously don’t mix. The “Lord’s Supper” is a literal meal but everybody brings their own food and they don’t share! It’s not even a potluck. Paul is horrified. He says they are sinning when...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 152
1 Corinthians (Part 5) Paul addresses two huge issues the Corinthians are having. It was a thing back then to be invited by your patron to dine at the local god or goddess’s temple. Can Christians eat in a pagan temple? And leftover meat sacrificed to these gods and goddesses was sold at a…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 151
1 Corinthians (Part 4) Paul has a lot more to say to the Corinthians--some of it in response to a message they send to him with a bunch of their questions. Paul focuses on the physical body in this part of his letter. He talks about sexual immorality, about marriage, and about treating your body…
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 150
1 Corinthians (Part 3) We hit 1 Corinthians 6:9 this week--one of the most famous “clobber” verses in the Bible. It’s one of those verses often used to bludgeon each other and to exclude each other from fellowship with other believers. We use our backpack tools to determine whether this is Paul’s...
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A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 149
1 Corinthians (Part 2) Paul is writing a scathing letter to the Corinthians. They are in serious danger of losing their way entirely. At this point there is not much to distinguish them from the unbelievers and idol worshippers they live among. There is an overlay of puffed-up, prideful...
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We start at the beginning and journey through, just us and our Bibles. Pastor Gayle is a storyteller, so don't expect a verse-by-verse approach. Instead, she offers fresh perspectives as well as practical tools to help build your confidence in digging into Scripture on your own. Free Study Guide is available at EversBibleClass.com.
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