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Christian Formation Series
by Church of the Incarnation
Our Christian formation classes are taught by the clergy of Church of the Incarnation (Dallas, TX). Journey with us as each season unfolds.
Episodes
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RML: Ruth, Week 4 · (Recorded 03/22/2026)
In this concluding lecture on Ruth, Mark Lloret expands the story’s themes into a broader reflection on our responsibility toward the vulnerable—widows, the poor, immigrants, and all who find themselves in need. Through a spectrum ranging from exploitation to sacrificial love, he challenges us to...
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RML: Ruth, Week 2 · (Recorded 03/01/2026)
In this lecture, Mark Lloret traces the story of Ruth from loss and displacement to restoration and hope. Beginning in the darkness of famine, death, and exile, the narrative unfolds through acts of quiet faithfulness—Ruth’s loyalty, Naomi’s perseverance, and Boaz’s generosity. Set against the...
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RML: Ruth, Week 1 · (Recorded 02/22/2026)
In this opening lecture on the book of Ruth, Mark Lloret situates the story within the wider sweep of Scripture, placing it in the turbulent and morally fractured period of the Judges. Against this backdrop of disorder—where “everyone did what was right in their own eyes”—Ruth emerges as a quiet...
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RML: Exodus, Week 3 · (Recorded 02/01/2026)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby explores the unfolding of the plagues in Exodus as more than acts of judgment—they reveal a deeper struggle over sovereignty, as God confronts the powers of oppression and reclaims His creation. Through Moses, this becomes not only a story of deliverance, but an...
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RML: Exodus, Week 2 · (Recorded 01/18/2026)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby continues through the early chapters of Exodus, drawing attention to the deep themes of oppression, deliverance, and God’s sovereign work in history. Through the story of Moses—from his rescue in the waters to his encounter with God in the burning bush—we see a...
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RML: Exodus, Week 1 · (Recorded 01/11/2026)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby begins an overview of the book of Exodus, presenting it as the unfolding fulfillment of God’s promises first given in Genesis. Through the story of deliverance—from bondage in Egypt to freedom under God—he traces themes of covenant, worship, and the abiding...
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RML: Zechariah, Week 2 · (Recorded 12/07/2025)
In this second lecture on Zechariah, Dr. Stephen Bagby deepens the vision of a people returning from exile and being called into renewed covenant life. Through prophetic imagery and reflection on the coming kingdom, he highlights a world defined by justice, mercy, and peace under the rule of…
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RML: Zechariah, Week 1 · (Recorded 11/30/2025)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby opens the book of Zechariah, situating it within the fragile moment of Israel’s return from exile—a people longing for restoration after generations of upheaval. Drawing on the idea of a “politics of hope,” he invites us to imagine a vision of life shaped not by...
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RML: Genesis, Week 9 · (Recorded 11/02/2025)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby reflects on the story of Jacob and Esau, culminating in their unexpected reconciliation—a moment that reveals the deeper arc of Scripture. Engaging Romans 9–11, he challenges readings that divide God’s justice and mercy, instead presenting them as expressions of…
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RML: Genesis, Week 8 · (Recorded 10/26/2025)
In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby turns to the Jacob narrative, revealing a God whose purposes unfold in unexpected ways—lifting up the overlooked and working through tension and conflict. Drawing on the theme of coherence, he invites us to see humanity as deeply interconnected, bearing the…
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Creating a Family Culture, Week 1 · (10/12/2025)
Father Jordan Griesbeck. Originally recorded on October 12, 2025.
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RML: Genesis, Week 6 (10/12/2025)
This session covers an in-depth exploration of Genesis, emphasizing covenant, genealogy, ancient Near Eastern context, and the theological arc that connects Noah, Abraham, and the patriarchs to God’s unfolding promise. It also addresses difficult modern questions, encourages honest engagement…
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RML: Genesis, Week 5 (10/5/25)
Review Genesis 4–9. What condition do we find ourselves in amidst a post-Fall world? Autonomy ("a law unto oneself") result in pride, shame, anxiety, and disordered relationships with creation. Witness the slow decline of humanity leading up to the Flood.
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Called to Give, Week 4 (9/28/25)
In this final session, Bp. Brewer opens the floor for questions from the class. Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/28/25.
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RML: Genesis, Week 4 (9/28/25)
Why are there two creation accounts between Genesis 1 and 2? What is the "two-ness of Scripture"? Dr. Stephen Bagby continues the conversation. Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/28/25.
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Called to Give, Week 3 (9/21/25)
In this episode, Bp. Brewer discusses generosity with money — Jesus talked about it a lot, so what did he teach on it? The wise Rabbi knew that use of money is connected to our hearts. Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/21/25.
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RML: Genesis, Week 3 (9/21/25)
Walk through the Genesis creation account to glean theological truths from each day that God created.
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Called to Give, Week 2 (9/14/25)
In this episode of Called to Give, Bp. Greg Brewer teaches on the importance of self-sacrificial giving in a way that benefits others (and not us) — this is uniquely Christian. Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/14/25.
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RML: Genesis, Week 2 (9/14/25)
In this next episode of Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest, Dr. Stephen Bagby discusses the goal of creation. We see it more clearly when coordinated with Colossians 1:15-17 — "all things were created through him and for him." Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/14/25.
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Called to Give, Week 1 (9/7/25)
In our Called to Give series, Bishop Greg Brewer, our interim rector, teaches on the Christian's call to live generously as a response to God's generosity shown to us in the gospel of Christ. Book list: The Generosity Project To Love As God Loves: Conversations with the Early Church, by Roberta…
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RML: Genesis, Week 1 (9/7/25)
Our Sunday School series, "Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest" begins here with a course on Genesis. Dr. Stephen Bagby, in our Adult Formation department, lays the foundation for understanding the Book of Genesis. Originally recorded on Sunday, 9/7/25.
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Opening the Scriptures: Hebrews & Revelation
Fr. Matt closes up the series with an overview of the Letter to the Hebrews and John's Revelation. These two wrap up the series nicely, as they incorporate so much of the biblical narrative and imagery into their content, and sum all things up in Christ.
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Opening the Scriptures: Paul's Letters - Salvation in Christ for all flesh (wk 9)
Fr. Matt walks us through the good news that Paul preached — salvation through Christ.
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Opening the Scriptures: Acts: The universal destiny of Abraham's children
Fr. Joe Dewey walks us through the next part of the biblical narrative. Is it Acts of the Apostles or Acts of the Holy Spirit?
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Opening the Scriptures: The Gospels, Pt. 2
Fr. Cody Turned walks through the four-fold witness to Christ that the Gospel accounts offer us. What does it mean that we have four witnesses to the life of Christ? How are they the same and where are they different?
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Opening the Scriptures: Q & R Episode
Fr. Matt Rossi and Fr. Cody Turner sit down to work through the questions you submitted about the Bible. Questions fall into two main categories: I. General quesiotns about reading Bible and what it is II. Questions about the Old Testament specifically I. General questions about the Bible [00:00]...
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Opening the Scriptures: The Gospels, Pt. 1: Jesus, the fulfillment of Israel's history (wk 6)
Rev. Matt Rossi introduces the Gospel narratives, pointing to Jesus as the culmination of the Old Testament.
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Opening the Scriptures: Psalms & Wisdom: Israel's Prayer & Practice (wk 5)
Rev. Jordan Griesbeck walks us through the wisdom literature in the Old Testament, considering a definition of biblical wisdom and tracing it through each book.
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Opening the Scriptures: Prophets & Kings: The rise, fall, and hope of Israel (wk 4)
Fr. Matt Rossi takes us through 700 years of Israelite history as he covers the narrative of the Old Testament from Joshua through the return from exile. How do the prophets and kings play a part in the narrative arc? Listen and find out.
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Opening the Scriptures: The exodus of Israel, the establishment of the Law (wk 3)
The Rev. Dr. Christopher Beeley teaches us in this next installment.
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Opening the Scriptures: Genesis and the creation of Israel (Wk 2)
Ever walk in on a movie 10 minutes late? It's hard to miss the beginning! Fr. Joe Dewey teaches on how the story of the Bible begins, to orient us to the whole of the narrative.
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Opening the Scriptures: What is the Bible and what is it for? (Wk 1)
Rev. Dr. Christopher Beeley walks us through the first installment, surveying what scholars of the past have had to say about how we should and shouldn't approach the Scriptures. **NOTE on the Audio Quality: We apologize for the poor quality during the first half of the recording. It took our AV...
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Update, Spring 2024
Hear from Father Matt Rossi, Curate for Adult Formation at Church of the Incarnation. What is the Way of Christ curriculum? Where have we been? Where are we going? Watch previous classes: https://incarnation.org/resources/class-videos/ Interested in a growth group:...
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Teach Us To Pray: Penitential Prayer (Wk 5)
The Rev. Dr. Christopher Beeley teaches on penitential prayer, and wraps up this season.
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Teach Us To Pray: Intercessory Prayer (Wk 4)
Rev. Cody Turner leads our teaching. Intercessory Prayer is offered on behalf of others — when you see someone in a situation of need and you ask for the Lord's intervention. We'll also cover healing prayer briefly. Personal testimony from Dusty Matthews.
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Teach Us To Pray: Praying the Psalms (Wk 2)
How do the Psalms teach us to pray? Father Matt Rossi and Wendell Kimbrough share insights and encourage us in praying God's words back to him.
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Who Are We (Part 1): A Pilgrim People - A Christian Theory of the Human
Week 4: Who are “We”? Pt. 1: A Christian Theory of the Human SCRIPTURE Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth and...
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How Do We Get There (Part 2): The Spirit as a Guide in Scripture
SCRIPTURE Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold of it, but one thing I have laid hold of: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:14...
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How Do We Get There (Part 1): Jesus As The Way
Week 2: How do we get there? (Part 1) - Jesus as the Way SYNOPSIS We’re going to life in God, but in a world full of obstacles, both within our own hearts and all around us, how do we get there? This week we discuss the Christian teaching about Jesus, the Son of God who takes on our humanity to...
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Our Christian formation classes are taught by the clergy of Church of the Incarnation (Dallas, TX). Journey with us as each season unfolds.
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