Bedford Road Podcast

Exodus | Series: Going Home the Long Way (Exodus)

As Moses prepares to make his way back to Egypt, he has four strange interactions. None of them really make much sense on their own, but together they paint a picture of things to come. | Exodus | Series: Going Home the Long Way (Exodus)

When YHWH calls Moses to be his mouthpiece, the conversation reveals as much about God as it does Moses. | Exodus | Series: Going Home the Long Way (Exodus)

Erik referenced the reconstruction of Pi-Ramesses by Artefacts, a website that deals with historical reconstructions. This video shows how they created the reconstruction, including the layers of archaeological and scientific studies that the artists employed. | Exodus | Series: Going Home the Long Way (Exodus)

Israel’s presence in Egypt is often debated by scholars, but it serves a vital function in the biblical narrative. | Exodus | Series: Going Home the Long Way (Exodus)

In this short series, we will be considering how two mountains are the axes of salvation history. The author of Hebrews sees another mountain that is both Sinai and Zion, and yet greater than both. It is the culmination of the hopes of both Jewish and Gentile believers. | Hebrews | Series: Resurrection 2026

Series: Resurrection 2026

Like any good epistle, Paul has a salutation at the end of Ephesians. The way he closes the book tells us a lot about the way churches should view each other and the authority of Scripture. | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Anyone who grew up in church knows “the armor of God,” but Paul’s purpose in this section is not individual growth or practices. He is calling the church to suit up for the “walk in love” he started talking about back in chapter 4. Apparently, the walk is not just a pleasant hike through the | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Paul’s discussion of submission to authority takes what might be an unpopular turn as he puts his focus on healthy, biblical marriage relationships. | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Paul contrasts “walking in love” and “being imitators of God” with darkness, unfruitfulness and drunkenness. Believers are called to encourage one another along the journey, and the means of that encouragement is a bit surprising if you think about it. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

During this passage of scripture, Paul emphasizes practical changes. He speaks on separation from God, urges believers to abandon their former way of life, and tells believers to walk and love like Jesus. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Paul stretches the bounds of language so his readers can begin to understand just how much bigger God’s grace is compared to their own expectations. He invites us into a faith that transcends human capacity. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

In this masterful passage, Paul drives home the idea that the Jews and Gentiles are both equal participants in God’s plan of salvation. Not only does he challenge Gentiles to step up to the role of being God’s people, but he also challenges the Jews from the Scriptures to shift their perspective on Gentiles coming | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

The devil prowls as we continue our study of the Book of Ephesians. The Grace of God will prevail for faithful believers as we travel with the Apostle Paul through versus 1-10 of chapter 2. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

This week we continue our study of the book of Ephesians and we take a look at Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom for the church in Ephesus. We see core principles of the faith shine through as we journey through verses 15-23 of Chapter 1. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

As we begin this new series on Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, we take a brief look at the city itself and the history of the church there. Along the way, we’ll see how Paul’s ministry quite literally turned the Greek-speaking world upside down. | Ephesians | Series: the epistle to the Ephesians

When we encounter Jesus, we must choose to see Him as He is. He meets the deep longing of the soul for redemption, the buried consciousness that our world is hopeless without someone outside invading. This is personified in the two elderly people who greeted Mary and Joseph when they brought the infant Jesus to | Luke | Series: HARK! (Advent 2025)

Contrary to popular tradition, they were not kings. They were king makers though, and the magi represent the non-Jewish nations bowing before Christ. Matthew is the one who points out this paradox—the Jewish Messiah being declared King not by Jews but by Gentiles. This is a message for the whole world. | Matthew | Series: HARK! (Advent 2025)

Because Jesus was the Son of David, he was born to be a shepherd. His birth was announced to shepherds, and the announcement was of peace to all of mankind. They are mentioned only in Luke 2. God chooses to speak peace to those who raise the sheep who are sacrificed to “make peace” with | Luke | Series: HARK! (Advent 2025)

What do we do with the absurdity of the incarnation? Joseph was already a just man, a righteous, Torah-observant man. God challenges Joseph to rise above observance and personify the kind of sacrifice Jesus would have to make for those he loves. | Matthew | Series: HARK! (Advent 2025)

Mary was the first to receive the news that Jesus would was coming. Being born of a virgin declared Jesus to be something of a “new birth” for humanity, which the Apostle Paul picked up on in his epistles. The hope we have in Jesus is not the hope of trusting a human teacher, but | Luke | Series: HARK! (Advent 2025)

Most people think the Book of Jonah is about a guy being swallowed by a whale. Admittedly, that part of the book is pretty crazy, but it is only mentioned in two verses (1:17, 2:10). The real core of Jonah is his song—a complex poem that weaves ideas from both the Psalms, the culture around | Jonah | Series: Finding Gratitude

The last chapter of Amos is not condemnation but a promise of hope for the remnant who believe. Even though Israel will be destroyed, those who seek God (even against public opinion) will be protected and given new life. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

Amos shares three divine visions of coming destruction which warn of the Assyrian invasion. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

Because they refuse to hear the prophets, Israel went after sources of “security” that they believed would protect them from enemies. They are about to have a rude awakening. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

Even as he makes it clear that Israel is destined for catastrophe, the LORD repeatedly begs them to seek him, to repent and return. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

The LORD laments Israel’s deafness to his pleas through the prophets. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

The nations around Israel are confronted with their malicious and violent behavior, and their destruction is made clear. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

Below are two of the slides from this Sunday that provide a brief timeline of the history of Judah and Israel. | Amos | Series: Amos: The World will Be Shaken

This week, we take a moment to reflect on the nature of the Church as Christ’s body on earth. We will consider what it means to be members of the Church and how we can continue to advance the gospel – fulfilling the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18–20. | Matthew | Series: On Being the Church

Although Matthew provides only a short report on Jesus’s resurrection, it is hard to state how seismic its impact is. As we conclude our study of Matthew, we are reminded how the resurrection transformed the world. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Matthew goes out of his way to present the death and burial of Jesus in a way connects to the Hebrew Scriptures and is verified by contemporary witnesses. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

The Jewish council’s decision to execute Jesus required Roman approval. The governor, Pontius Pilate, attempts to avoid entangling himself with the Jewish problems; but ultimately surrenders Jesus to be crucified. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

This chapter is the beginning of the end. With Jesus’s final discourse concluded, we see how various people respond to his statements about his coming death. Some are incredulous. Others mourn. Many are frustrated with him. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Concluding his Olivet Discourse, Jesus discusses the final judgment of all of humanity; and he leaves no room for ambiguity. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

As Jesus continues with his Olivet Discourse, he offers two parables that relate to the role of the disciples and the church in the time between his first and second coming. The implications of this wouldn’t set in until after he was resurrected and ascended to heaven. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

2 Corinthians | Series: Giving

Drawing on the prophecies of Daniel, Jesus evokes memories of Antiochus IV’s blasphemy that launched a seven year war that ravaged all of Judea. He warns of a coming atrocity that will make this pale in comparison. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Jesus’s last great discourse begins with him leaving Jerusalem and the disciples asking him to admire the temple. Jesus then takes the disciples on a tour of the coming end of Jerusalem (which was destroyed by the Romans a couple decades later) and foreshadowing the final judgment of the world. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

As Jesus transitions to his last great discourse (24:1–25:45), he pauses to present a poetic lament over the way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem refused to see what God was doing. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

This week, we’ll take a look at two more questions Jesus was asked in Jerusalem. Then we’ll consider the way Jesus turns the Pharisees’ question back on them, setting up his great sermon from the Mount of Olives. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

The Pharisees make an uneasy alliance with their rivals in an attempt to get Jesus to say something they can use against him. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Now in Jerusalem to do his Father’s work, Jesus is challenged concerning his authority. He answers by telling a series of parable which revolve around different kinds of sons and their service to their fathers. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Finally, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem. He is greeted with acclamations that upset the religious leaders, but the real lesson happens near a tree by the side of the road. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

As Jesus walks toward Jerusalem for the last time, he deals with another question about status in the Kingdom of Heaven. He answers with one of his last miracles, which results in blind men heralding him as he enters the city. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King