Engage The Scripture Podcast

In Episode 39 of Engage the Scripture, Jeff and Brent explore John 8:31–41, where Jesus calls believers to move beyond shallow faith into true discipleship. Discover what it really means to abide in His word, the difference between slavery to sin and freedom in the Son, and how your daily life reveals which family you truly belong to.This powerful teaching reminds us: It’s not about your religious heritage — it’s about whose child you really are. If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!

Jeff is joined by his daughter Ellie (her first time on the show) as they study Jesus’ powerful declaration: “I am the Light of the World.”They unpack Jesus’ challenge to the Pharisees — “Unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins” — the double meaning of being “lifted up” on the cross, and why truly knowing Jesus means knowing God the Father.A warm, insightful episode about stepping out of darkness and into the light of life

Jeff and his daughter Kelsey explore the story of the woman caught in adultery — why it isn’t in the earliest manuscripts of John, why the early church preserved it, and how Jesus’ response reveals the perfect balance of grace and truth. Together they walk through the text, the trap set by the religious leaders, and the transforming mercy Jesus offers: “Neither do I condemn you… go and sin no more.

On the climactic last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stands and cries out that He is the source of living water — the Spirit promised to all who believe. The crowd is divided: some see Him as the Prophet, others as the Messiah, while the leaders harden in rejection. Temple guards confess, “No one ever spoke like this man,” and Nicodemus dares to speak up, only to be mocked. In their contempt, the Pharisees stumble over the cornerstone and despise Galilee — the very place where God’s light was destined to shine.

In this episode, we walk through John 7:25–36, where Jesus raises His voice in the temple and tells the Jerusalem crowd, “Him you do not know.” The people are divided, the leaders are plotting, and the officers sent to arrest Him freeze in confusion. Jeff unpacks the crowd’s misunderstandings, the failed arrest attempt, and the urgency behind Jesus’ warning that His time with them is almost over. They also offer two biblical self‑checks for anyone wondering how to know they truly know God.

In John 7, the tension rises dramatically as the shadow of death falls over Jesus. His own brothers don’t believe in Him, the crowds are divided, and the religious leaders want Him dead. Jesus moves with perfect timing — not according to human pressure, but His Father’s eternal plan. This powerful episode explores why Jesus waited, how He responded to unbelief, and what it means for us to live on God’s time instead of our own.

In the dramatic conclusion of John 6, thousands who once chased Jesus for miracles and bread now grumble and walk away after His hard teaching. Jeff and Brent explore the final part of the “Bread of Life” discourse and the painful moment when many disciples turn back. Jesus then asks the Twelve the crucial question: “Do you want to go away as well?” Peter’s powerful answer — “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” — reveals the heart of true discipleship.