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Riverside Reading Plan
by Riverside Church
Whether you're opening your Bible for the first time, you've been reading it for decades, or you're somewhere in between, this podcast will be your daily companion as we explore God's story together. At Riverside, we believe that the Bible is good, the Bible is true, and the Bible is interesting. So over the next year, we'll be reading through carefully selected portions of text that revealed the grand narrative of God's relationship with humanity, and we'll dive into the transformational story of Jesus from day one of creation.Download the full reading list at riverside.faith/read
Episodes
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Psalm 98
This psalm calls all creation to sing praise because the Lord has made known His salvation and remembered His steadfast love and faithfulness to Israel, with all nations witnessing His vindication. The invitation for sea, world, floods, and hills to join in joyful noise anticipates the cosmic…
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1 John 5
John's teaching that everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ is born of God connects faith with regeneration while emphasizing victory over the world through divine birth rather than human effort. His confidence about prayer according to God's will provides assurance for petitions while the...
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1 John 4
John's instruction to test spirits by their confession that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh addresses false teachers who denied the incarnation while affirming the importance of doctrinal orthodoxy. His declaration that God is love doesn't define God by love but reveals how His essential…
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1 John 3
John's teaching about being children of God emphasizes the transforming hope of becoming like Christ when He appears, motivating present purification from sin. His distinction between those born of God who cannot keep on sinning and those of the devil reveals the fundamental difference between...
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1 John 1 & 2
John's declaration about handling and seeing the Word of life establishes his eyewitness authority while emphasizing fellowship with the Father and Son through walking in the light rather than darkness. His teaching that if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves balances assurance of...
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Romans 16
Paul's extensive personal greetings reveal the network of relationships supporting his ministry while demonstrating the multi-ethnic and socially diverse nature of the early Roman church. His warning against those who cause divisions contrary to apostolic teaching shows ongoing vigilance against...
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Romans 15
Paul's example of Christ not pleasing Himself but bearing others' reproaches provides the pattern for strong believers helping weak ones rather than asserting their rights. His description of his apostolic ministry to the Gentiles emphasizes the priestly service of offering them as an acceptable...
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Romans 14
Paul's discussion of disputes over food laws and holy days between "weak" and "strong" believers provides principles for handling secondary issues without destroying gospel unity. His emphasis that the kingdom of God consists in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit rather than…
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Romans 13
Paul's teaching about civil government as God's servant for maintaining order demonstrates how believers should relate to earthly authorities while maintaining ultimate allegiance to Christ. His summary of ethical obligations in the love command shows how Christian relationships fulfill the law's...
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Romans 12
Paul's appeal to present bodies as living sacrifices connects to Old Testament worship while demonstrating how gospel gratitude motivates whole-life dedication to God. His teaching about spiritual gifts within the body of Christ emphasizes both unity and diversity, with each member contributing...
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Romans 11
Paul's warning against Gentile arrogance toward Israel uses the olive tree metaphor to show how Gentiles are grafted into covenant privileges rather than replacing Israel entirely. His teaching about Israel's partial hardening until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in reveals God's plan to save...
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Romans 10
Paul's explanation of Israel's failure emphasizes their pursuit of righteousness through law-keeping rather than faith in God's provision through Christ. His declaration that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness means not abolition but fulfillment, making righteousness available through...
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Romans 9
Paul's anguish over Israel's unbelief despite their covenant privileges introduces the complex question of how God's promises can be trusted if His chosen people reject their Messiah. His argument about divine sovereignty in election uses examples from Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, to...
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Romans 8
Paul's teaching about life in the Spirit begins with no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus and demonstrates how the Spirit enables what the law could not accomplish through human effort. His description of the Spirit's work includes bearing witness to adoption, helping in prayer with groans…
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Romans 7
Paul's marriage analogy illustrates how believers have died to the Mosaic law through Christ's body, freeing them to bear fruit for God rather than sin. His personal struggle with sin in verses 14-25 demonstrates the law's inability to produce the righteousness it demands while revealing the...
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Romans 6
Paul's response to the objection about continuing in sin addresses the logical question of whether grace's abundance makes obedience irrelevant. His teaching about union with Christ in baptism demonstrates how believers have died to sin and been raised to new life, making continued slavery to sin...
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Romans 5
Paul's contrast between Adam and Christ as federal heads explains how sin entered through one man's disobedience while righteousness comes through another's obedience. His teaching that suffering produces endurance, character, and hope demonstrates how present difficulties serve spiritual...
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Romans 4
Paul's use of Abraham as the paradigm of justification by faith demonstrates how righteousness has always come through believing God's promises rather than performing religious works. His argument that Abraham was declared righteous before circumcision and before the law shows how...
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Romans 3
Paul's conclusion that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory eliminates any human ground for boasting while establishing universal need for divine righteousness. His teaching about justification by faith apart from works of law demonstrates how God can be both just and justifier through...
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Romans 2
Paul's argument that God shows no partiality challenges both Gentile moral superiority and Jewish presumption based on possessing God's law without keeping it. His teaching that circumcision profits only if one keeps the law while uncircumcised law-keepers are considered circumcised reveals how...
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Romans 1
Paul's introduction emphasizes his calling as apostle to the Gentiles while declaring the gospel as God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, both Jew and Greek. His description of God's wrath against human ungodliness reveals how rejecting divine revelation in creation leads to moral…
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James 4 & 5
James's diagnosis that quarrels and conflicts come from desires that battle within reveals how external disputes reflect internal spiritual warfare between friendship with God and friendship with the world. His warning against presumptuous planning that ignores life's uncertainty and God's will...
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James 2 & 3
James's condemnation of partiality toward the wealthy while dishonoring the poor reveals how favoritism violates the royal law of loving neighbors while contradicting the gospel's reversal of worldly values. His famous assertion that faith without works is dead doesn't contradict justification by...
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James 1
James's teaching about counting trials as joy because testing produces steadfastness demonstrates how difficulty can serve spiritual growth when met with faith and wisdom from God. His warning that temptation comes from personal desire rather than divine testing reveals human responsibility for…
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2 Peter 3
Peter's explanation for Christ's delayed return emphasizes divine patience as opportunity for repentance rather than divine indifference or inability to fulfill promises. His teaching about the day of the Lord coming like a thief while the heavens pass away with roaring fire demonstrates both the...
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2 Peter 1 & 2
Peter's emphasis on adding virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection, and love to faith demonstrates how genuine salvation produces progressive spiritual growth rather than static position. His account of witnessing Christ's transfiguration provides eyewitness...
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1 Peter 4 & 5
Peter's teaching that suffering in the flesh ceases from sin and his call to love earnestly while exercising spiritual gifts demonstrate how persecution can purify believers while strengthening church community. His instructions for elders to shepherd willingly rather than for gain, along with...
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1 Peter 3
Peter's instructions for wives with unbelieving husbands emphasize respectful behavior and inner beauty over external adornment as means of winning them to the gospel without words. His teaching about blessing those who revile and being ready to give a defense for Christian hope demonstrates how...
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1 Peter 2
Peter's description of believers as living stones being built into a spiritual house and royal priesthood applies Old Testament Israel's calling to the multi-ethnic church. His instructions for submission to governing authorities and masters, even unjust ones, demonstrate how Christian witness...
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1 Peter 1
Peter's opening blessing emphasizes the living hope believers have through Christ's resurrection, which no earthly trial can destroy despite present suffering that tests and refines faith. His teaching that the prophets searched diligently to understand the sufferings and glories of Christ they...
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2 Timothy 3-4
Paul's description of end-times moral corruption includes the warning that people will have the appearance of godliness while denying its power, making them dangerous influences who prey on vulnerable individuals. His reminder that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching…
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2 Timothy 1-2
Paul's charge to Timothy to fan into flame his spiritual gift and not be ashamed of testimony about Christ reflects the younger man's apparent timidity while emphasizing the Spirit's power over fear. His instruction to entrust the gospel to faithful people who can teach others demonstrates the...
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Philippians 4
: Paul's exhortation for Euodia and Syntyche to agree in the Lord addresses specific conflict while emphasizing how gospel unity requires intentional effort and community support through fellow workers. His teaching about rejoicing always, gentle reasonableness, prayer instead of anxiety, and...
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Philippians 3
Paul's autobiography contrasts his former confidence in religious credentials with his present joy in knowing Christ and sharing His sufferings, counting all previous achievements as loss for the surpassing worth of Christ. His metaphor of pressing toward the goal for the prize of the upward call...
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Philippians 2
Paul's appeal for unity based on any encouragement in Christ leads to the magnificent Christ hymn describing the Son's voluntary emptying of divine prerogatives to become human and die on a cross, resulting in universal acknowledgment of His lordship. His instructions to work out salvation with...
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Philippians 1
Paul's confident joy despite imprisonment demonstrates how the gospel advances through apparent setbacks, with his chains encouraging other believers to speak the word more boldly. His internal tension between desiring to depart and be with Christ versus remaining for the churches' benefit…
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Titus
Paul's instructions to Titus for establishing elders in every Cretan city emphasize the same character qualifications as 1 Timothy while acknowledging the particularly difficult cultural context where Cretans are "always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." His teaching for different groups—older...
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1 Timothy 6
Paul's instructions for slaves to honor their masters, especially believing ones, demonstrates how the gospel transforms attitudes within existing social structures while avoiding revolutionary disruption. His warning against false teachers who use godliness as a means of gain contrasts with true...
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1 Timothy 5
Paul's detailed instructions for caring for different groups—older men, younger men, older women, younger women, and especially widows—demonstrate how the church should function as an extended family with appropriate relationships and mutual care. The guidelines for supporting genuine widows…
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1 Timothy 4
Paul's warning about end-times apostasy through deceptive spirits and false teachings, particularly regarding marriage and food restrictions, reveals how error often appears as spirituality while denying God's good creation. His instruction to train in godliness rather than merely physical...
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1 Timothy 3
Paul's qualifications for overseers and deacons prioritize character over charisma, emphasizing reputation, self-control, hospitality, and proven family leadership as indicators of fitness for church ministry. The description of the church as "the pillar and buttress of the truth" establishes its...
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1 Timothy 1 & 2
Paul charges Timothy to stop false teachers who promote myths and genealogies rather than God's stewardship through faith, while his personal testimony of being the foremost sinner saved by grace demonstrates the gospel's transforming power. His instructions for public worship emphasize prayer…
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Ephesians 6
Paul's instructions for children and fathers emphasize mutual responsibility in family relationships, with obedience balanced by nurture and admonition in the Lord rather than harsh provocation. His teaching about slavery demonstrates how gospel transformation affects attitudes and motivations…
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Ephesians 5
Paul's instruction to walk in love as Christ loved us and gave Himself as a fragrant offering connects Christian ethics to the cross while warning against sexual immorality, greed, and crude joking. His teaching about light exposing and transforming darkness demonstrates how Christian witness...
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Ephesians 4
Paul's appeal for unity based on one body, Spirit, hope, Lord, faith, baptism, and God demonstrates how Christian fellowship should reflect the Trinity's unity while maintaining diversity of gifts and functions. His teaching about Christ's ascension gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists, and...
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Ephesians 3
Paul's description of his apostolic calling focuses on revealing the mystery hidden for ages—that Gentiles are fellow heirs with Jews in Christ, demonstrating God's manifold wisdom to cosmic powers through the church. His prayer for the Ephesians' spiritual strengthening emphasizes being rooted…
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Ephesians 2
Paul's contrast between former spiritual death in trespasses and sins and present spiritual life in Christ emphasizes that salvation is entirely by grace through faith, not human works, to prevent boasting. The second half demonstrates how the cross breaks down the wall of hostility between Jews...
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Ephesians 1
Paul's opening blessing traces salvation from the Father's eternal choice through the Son's redemption to the Spirit's sealing, revealing the Trinitarian nature of divine grace that accomplishes God's purpose to unite all things in Christ. His prayer for the Ephesians' enlightenment emphasizes...
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Colossians 4
Paul's instructions for prayer include requests for open doors for the gospel and wisdom in relating to outsiders, demonstrating how Christian witness requires both divine opportunity and human prudence. His personal greetings reveal the collaborative nature of apostolic ministry and the diverse...
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Colossians 3
Paul's instruction to set minds on things above rather than earthly things flows from believers' death to sin and hidden life with Christ that will be revealed when He appears. The contrast between the old self's vices and the new self's virtues demonstrates how gospel transformation affects...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Whether you're opening your Bible for the first time, you've been reading it for decades, or you're somewhere in between, this podcast will be your daily companion as we explore God's story together. At Riverside, we believe that the Bible is good, the Bible is true, and the Bible is interesting. So over the next year, we'll be reading through carefully selected portions of text that revealed the grand narrative of God's relationship with humanity, and we'll dive into the transformational story of Jesus from day one of creation.Download the full reading list at riverside.faith/read
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Whether you're opening your Bible for the first time, you've been reading it for decades, or you're somewhere in between, this podcast will be your daily companion as we explore God's story together. At Riverside, we believe that the Bible is good, the Bible is true, and the Bible is interesting....
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