If That Makes Sense

After the emotional journey through Christ's betrayal, trial, crucifixion and burial, the If That Makes Sense hosts REJOICE in John's account of the Resurrection! Emma, Jim, and Tim look at John 20:1-18. (Timeline of the first Resurrection Sunday discussed in episode)  Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

It looks like the lowest point in the Gospel story: Jesus is dead. Yet, life—True Life—is not far away from the two men who bury the Lord (especially if they know their Bible)! Jesse, Michael, and Tim reflect on John 19:31-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

No historical event can rival Jesus' display of love from the Cross. John the Apostle saw it with his own eyes, and it marked him forever. It can mark us, too. Tately, Kaylee, and Tim look at John 19:17-30. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Our world's definition of "power" doesn't look like the kind that King Jesus shows. Emma, Mike and Tim marvel at the crown Jesus wore for us: thorns that we deserved (John 19:1-16). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

People-pleasing is nothing new. As Becki, Dylan and Tim chat, "fear of man" sounds frighteningly familiar as one of the sins that led to the wrongful condemnation of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. (John 18:28-40) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

The Apostle Peter failed when it mattered. But—praise God—Jesus redeems. Merri, Jesse, and Tim reflect on a time when one of Jesus' closest friends didn't come through. (John 18:15-27) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jim, Michael, and Tim consider what Jesus did for us: let himself be betrayed by one of his closest friends. (John 18:1-14) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

If you know Jesus, did you know he mentions you in the Bible? Not only that, he prays for us! Becki, Kaylee and Tim discuss John 17:13-26.  Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

What do we learn about the heart of God when Jesus prays for his followers? Mike, Lydia and Tim look into John 17:1-12. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

Jesus doesn't encourage his followers with light, fluffy positivities. He tells them to "take courage," because He has overcome what stood against us. Jesse, Dylan and Tim dig in to John 16:16-33. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

If Jesus loves us, why would he leave? Emma, Merri, and Tim look at Jesus' promise to send the "Friend" that we all need (John 16:1-15). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

If following Jesus makes someone else call us their "enemy," how do we choose to see them? Before being crucified by his enemies, Jesus offers comfort to his disciples. Becki, Michael and Tim look at John 15:18-27. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Abiding in Jesus isn't about working harder. It's a life, a love, and an identity that flows directly from Christ himself. Jim, Tately and Tim talk about how they understand the invitation to "abide" in John 15:1-17.

Ultimately, is everyone just looking for peace? Mike, Kaylee and Tim look at Jesus' words at the Last Supper for the peace we desperately need today (John 14:15-31). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When Jesus tells his followers to love each other, why does he call it a “new” commandment? Hope, Tim, and new host Dylan discuss John 13:31-38. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus served with, lived with, and loved someone he knew would betray him. Merri, Tim, and new host Michael consider Judas…and all of us. (John 13:18-30) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

God Almighty became a human being—and then served others. Why, then, do we *ever* consider ourselves *above* serving? Mike, Jesse and Tim consider Jesus’ example (John 13:1-17). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

In the words of Jesus—in your whole Bible—you’ve got an irreplaceable treasure. Lydia, Becki and Tim talk about leaning on what God says. (John 12:37-50) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

It’s startling when Jesus tells us to “hate” our lives. But Tately, Mike and Tim take a closer look at what Jesus might mean—and how much He really demands of us! (John 12:20-36) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

With Jesus, “triumph” doesn’t always look like we expect it to—it doesn’t look like we want it to, either, sometimes. Hope, Jim and Tim discuss Jesus’ Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem in John 12:12-19. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Mary of Bethany didn’t just anoint Jesus’ feet; the familiar story shows us a disciple who gives Jesus her everything—and challenges us to do the same. Jesse, Merri and Tim discuss John 12:1-11. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When we fear what we can gain or lose by the authorities of this world, we’re not thinking with Jesus as our King. Becki, Jim and Tim look at John 11:45-57. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

“Jesus wept”—two words that will show both the kind of vulnerability and power Jesus has as God and man. Hope, Mike and Tim look at Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the dead. (John 11:17-44) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus loved him…and he let him die. Merri, Jesse and Tim explore the hope hidden in an unexpected display of Jesus’ love for Lazarus and his family (John 11:1-16.) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus claims to be one with God the Father. His striking statement doesn’t sit well with everyone, as Jim, Robbie, and Tim see in John 10:22-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Is there a more tender picture of God’s care than Jesus as The Good Shepherd? Lydia, Tately and Tim look at John 10:1-21. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus seeks us out, but we have to respond! Merri, Jesse and Tim talk about God’s pursuing love in the conclusion of the story of the man born blind in John 9:13-41. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus can show us our assumptions about God, sin, and healing through the story of a (formerly) blind man. Becki, Hope and Tim explore John 9:1-12. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

“Did Jesus ever claim to be God, though?” Just look at the response of his audience in John 8—and you’ll see that he certainly did!  Hope, Jim, and Tim talk about the one who is our example and our God: Jesus. (John 8:31-59) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great … Read More Read More

It could be a cliche to say “seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing.”  But in John 8…well…believing in Jesus is the only way to really see Him. Becki, Robbie and Tim talk about the Light of the world from John 8:12 – 30. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great … Read More Read More

For one woman, Jesus silenced a condemnation-craving mob. He does the same in the face of our accuser for everyone who calls him “Lord” today.  Merri, Becki and Tim look at the story of the woman caught in adultery from John 7:53 – 8:11. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other … Read More Read More

Trusting what you think about the Bible isn’t the same as trusting the God Who it’s about. The Pharisees make that clear, as Tately, Jesse and Tim dig into John 7:25-52. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Did Jesus ever change his mind? What did his earthly family think of him? And why did the Pharisees say he was possessed? Lydia, Jim and Tim tackle some of the unexpected questions that come up from John 7:1-24 Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

If the Bible has ever confused you, Jesus’ audiences felt like that too sometimes!  Hope, Mike and Tim look at Jesus’ tough teachings in John 6:43-71. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus asks all of us to see him as enough for all of life. Becki, Robbie and Tim look at John 6:25-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

It was no random miracle when Jesus walked on water.  Tately, Robbie and Tim find some unfamiliar observations about our storm-calming God in a familiar Gospel account. (John 6:16-24) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When Jesus fed 5000+ people, he was reenacting a miracle from earlier in your Bible. Merri, Jesse and Tim look at having faith in God to provide. (John 6:1-15) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Who do we think Jesus is? What does Jesus “think” about us? His opinion = reality! Jesus keeps confronting religious leaders as Jesse, Becki, and Tim finish looking at John 5. (John 5:31-47) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus is fully man and fully God. We can’t be afraid to wrestle with that mystifying reality! In John 5, Jesus confronts the Pharisees—and us today—with his astounding and loyalty-demanding true identity. (John 5:16-30) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

From the truth he preached to the people he associated with, Jesus lived on God’s terms, not man’s. Mike, Becki, and Tim look at two healings of Jesus’ that stunned the world. (John 4:43-54; 5:1-18) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus preached to people He “wasn’t supposed to,” and the way broken people responded to His Gospel gives us hope – as broken people – to spread the Gospel. Tately, Robbie and Tim look at Jesus’ time with the Samaritans in John 4. (John 4:27-42) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the … Read More Read More

Most of us just know her as “the woman at the well;” what Jesus knew about her changed her life! In this episode of If That Makes Sense, a Family Life original podcast for your adults, Jesse, Merri and Tim talk about Jesus’ love that crosses every boundary. (John 4:1-26)

Things are simpler when you know Jesus is the reason for…well…everything.  John the Baptist knew that, and Jim, Hope and Tim relate their experience looking at John chapter 3.  (John 3:22-36) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

God is not afraid of your questions. Just look at how Jesus responded to Nicodemus!  Lydia, Mike, and Tim talk about Jesus’ meeting with a seeking soul in John chapter 3.  (John 3:1-21) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When the religious crowd of His day was out of line, Jesus wasn’t quiet!  But should we confront hypocrisy in the same way Jesus did?  Merri, Becki and Tim discuss Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple. (John 2:13-25) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When the wedding ran out of wine, Jesus told the servants to go get some more…water.  What did they expect to happen?  Tately, Jesse and Tim discuss Jesus’ first public miracle, His relationship with His mom, and what it means to be the Bride of Christ (John 2:1-12). Support this show by giving to Family … Read More Read More

With three words, Jesus gave His first disciples an invitation that echoes still today: “Come and see.”  Hope, Jim and Tim look at the ways Jesus invites us to know Him better in the first chapter of John’s gospel.  (John 1:35-51) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life … Read More Read More

Diving deep into the Gospel of John, hosts Mike, Merri and Tim look at Jesus’ humble, bug-eating cousin: John the Baptist.  Every episode is like a Bible study with friends! (John 1:19-34) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

“If That Makes Sense” is back to focus on the Gospel of John for a season. In this episode, Robbie, Becki and Tim are looking at where it all begins: with Jesus. Every episode is like a Bible study with friends! Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life … Read More Read More

We talk a lot about spreading the Good News. Just looking back at the conversations we’ve had on this podcast, the subject comes up a lot… Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!