Journey Through Scripture

Send us Fan MailIn these episodes we hear from some prophets (Hosea, Amos, Micah and Isaiah) regarding the sin, punishment and restoration of Israel and Judah.

Send us Fan MailThese episodes follow the many years of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Sadly, most of the kings did evil in the sight of the Lord. 

Send us Fan MailIn these episodes we see the fall of King Solomon, his proverbs and his reflections on the meaninglessness of life. 

Send us Fan MailIn these episodes we see the death of King David and the beginning of the reign of King Solomon. 

Send us Fan MailThese episodes contain many of David's Psalms about various topics. 

Send us Fan MailIn these episodes we follow David as he runs from King Saul and eventually becomes the King of Israel. His son, Solomon, is appointed to become the next king and build the temple in Jerusalem. 

Send us Fan MailIn these episodes Israel is repeatedly doing evil, crying out to God and being rescued by God. They enter the time of kings, and we meet King Saul and young David. 

Send us Fan MailThese episodes follow the Israelites, after the death of Moses, as they defeat much of Canaan under Joshua's leadership - however, they repeatedly disobey God's commands and are also defeated many times. Israel enters the time of judges after the death of Joshua. 

Send us Fan MailThese episodes recount Moses addressing the Israelites before they cross over into Canaan to conquer it. 

Send us Fan MailThese episodes follow the Israelites as they travel through the desert and prepare to enter the promised land. (I misspoke when I spoke about Aaron making the golden calf - I accidentally said Moses at one point.) 

Send us Fan MailToday's review includes the lives of Joseph and Moses, the 10 plagues and the 10 commandments. 

Send us Fan MailThese 15 days take us from creation to the end of Isaac's life. 

Send us Fan MailToday we complete our journey through Scripture! John sees the final destruction of Satan, the Beast and the False Prophet. He also sees the new Heaven, new Earth and the New Jerusalem in all their glory. The final truth is that God wins and we must choose now on whose side we will be. 

Send us Fan MailToday we see John's vision of 7 bowls of God's wrath poured out on the wickedness of the world. He also sees the harvesting of the earth and the destruction of the "city of Babylon" and the "whore of Babylon". 

Send us Fan MailToday we see John witnessing the sounding of the 7 trumpets which bring great woe and tribulation upon the earth. This is revealing God's wrath upon Satan and the evil he has perpetrated on humanity. 

Send us Fan MailToday we see John's vision of the angels and creatures in heaven singing and praising God. He also sees the Lamb open the 7 seals on the scroll. They reveal the mighty, awesome and terrifying events to come. 

Send us Fan MailToday we begin the final book of Scripture! John is told by God to write letters to the 7 churches of the region giving them praise and warnings. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read First, Second and Third John - letters that speak clearly on how to know that you (and others) actually belong to God. Love is a major theme. 

Send us Fan MailToday we conclude the Book of Hebrews. The author explains what faith is and how important it is to us as Christians. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read about how Jesus' perfect sacrifice replaces the old covenant of Levitical priests making sacrifices for the sins of the people. 

Send us Fan MailIn this episode I discuss both sides of the argument about whether we can lose our salvation or if we have eternal security in our salvation. 

Send us Fan MailToday we begin the Book of Hebrews. The author confirms that Jesus is who He said He was and encourages them to continue in their faith.  

Send us Fan MailToday we read the second letter written by Peter. He reminds the churches to beware of false teachers, live righteous lives and be ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read Peter's first letter to the local churches. He encourages them to be strong and faithful when they are persecuted - in fact - consider it a blessing to suffer for the name of Christ. Those who abuse them will have to answer to God. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read the letter to churches written by Jesus' brother, Jude. He reminds the people to beware of those coming into the church with false teachings. He admonishes them to stay faithful and bring others to the faith. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read a letter written by Jesus' brother, James. He is encouraging the believers to continue to persevere in persecution. He gives some specific ways to show your faith, receive wisdom and pray. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read Paul's final letter to Timothy encouraging him to stay strong and continue to teach unwavering truth. Paul indicates that he is about to die and will soon be rewarded and taken to heaven.  

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul's letter to Titus, who is starting the church in Crete. He emphasizes how to deal with false teachers and those who continue arguing for the sake of argument. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read Paul's first letter to Timothy as the evangelist/pastor of the church in Ephesus. He instructs Timothy how to teach proper conduct within the church - including caring for widows, money matters and watching out for false doctrines.

Send us Fan MailToday we read Paul's letter to the Philippians. He thanks them for their support and assures them that he is still preaching and reaching people in his 'chains'. He reminds them to focus on Jesus and not on things of this earth. When they do, God's peace will be within them. 

Send us Fan MailToday we finish Paul's letter to the Ephesians, He encourages them to not only to live righteously, but to expose the darkness - with the light of truth. They/we are told to fight spiritual warfare with the full armor of God.   

Send us Fan MailToday we see the first part of Paul's letter to the Ephesian church. He reminds them of their unity as Jews and Gentiles, the amazing saving grace of God and to be sure to grow in their understanding as believers. 

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul writing 2 letters from his house arrest awaiting his appeal to Caesar. He encourages the Corinthian church to remember who they are in Christ and to beware of false teaching. Then he writes to Philemon encouraging him to receive his former slave as a brother in Christ since he has accepted the Gospel message. 

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul set sail for Rome to appeal to Caesar. A hurricane comes up and, after 2 weeks, the ship is torn apart. Everyone is able to get to a nearby island. Paul performs miracles, and they stay there for 3 months. Finally, he gets to Rome and is able to preach to many people as he waits to see Caesar.

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul defending himself 3 times. The Jews are trying to kill him, and the Romans are finding no fault in him. (sound familiar?)

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul attacked by angry Jews, because Paul claims that God has sent him to the Gentiles. He is arrested, but the Roman commander can't get to the bottom of it. He sends Paul away for Governor Felix to handle the situation.

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul setting out for Jerusalem knowing, through the Holy Spirit, that prison and hardships are facing him there. He also brings a young man back from the dead!

Send us Fan MailToday we finish Paul's letter to the Romans. He reminds them to live a holy life, love everyone, try to live at peace with everyone, submit to authority, help those who are weak in the faith, pray for him and stay away from false teachers who come in to deceive you. 

Send us Fan MailToday we continue with Paul's letter to the Roman church. He discusses the Jews vs. Gentiles in regard to salvation through works vs. faith. He emphasizes that God extends grace to ALL who believe in faith, and we have no right to question His plan.

Send us Fan MailToday Paul continues his letter to the Romans. He teaches about the law vs. grace, the beauty of being a slave to God, how to live by the Spirit and the powerful truth of God's unfailing love. 

Send us Fan MailToday we begin Paul's letter to the church in Rome. He warns them not to allow their thoughts to be drawn away from the truth. God will give those people over to their sinful desires. God will judge, but we cannot be judgmental, because we are guilty of the same things until we have a "circumcision of the heart". 

Send us Fan MailToday we finish Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. He reminds them of his authority through Christ and his deep desire for them to keep the true faith. He warns them not to listen to false apostles and to examine themselves to make sure their faith is real. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read the first part of Paul's second letter to the Corinthian church. He focuses on the wonderful new life we have in Christ ... becoming a new creation and living by faith. 

Send us Fan MailToday we finish Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. He speaks a lot about the resurrection of Jesus and the fact that we will also be resurrected when Jesus returns. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read more of Paul's letter to the Corinthians. He addresses Communion, spiritual gifts, the importance of love and the role of women in church. (I should have mentioned that one way to 'test' what a prophet says is to see if it aligns with Scripture. God will never contradict Himself. Also, if you don't understand what was said about women and head coverings, be sure to go back to episode 328.)

Send us Fan MailToday we continue with Paul's letter to the Corinthians. He addresses an issue of sexual immorality in the church and the issue of limiting our own freedoms for the sake of witnessing to others. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read part 1 of Paul's letter to the Corinthians. He addresses their arguments about who they should follow. Paul speaks quite a bit about the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians clarifying the matter of Jesus' return. Paul also goes on a third missionary journey and performs many extraordinary miracles. Others learn that you cannot take lightly the name of Jesus when casting out demons. 

Send us Fan MailToday we read Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. They are doing well, and he is encouraging them to keep up the good work. He also addresses the return of Christ! (I noticed a word misspoken in the recording. When I talk about Jason giving Paul protection, I used the word 'sanctity'. I should have said 'sanctuary'.) 

Send us Fan MailToday we see Paul traveling around preaching to many areas. His message is accepted by many, but his is also met with hardship by jealous Jews who have him beaten and thrown into prison, but God is faithful to protect Paul and his companions. (In the recording I noticed when I was talking about circumcision, it sounded like I said, 'It was fake.' I actually said, "It was faith." Just wanted to clarify.)