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Westside Bible Studies
by Westside Bible Studies
The Bible brought to life!A work of the Venice church of Christ, Los Angeles, California.
Episodes
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The Letter of James | James 5:13-20
Prayer works. So does working to bring people back to the Lord. But it does make for an interesting ending to the Letter of James. The Letter of James | James 5:13-20 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises. Is anyone among you ill? He…
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The Letter of James | James 5:7-12
How does James encourage Christians to exhibit patience? And what's all this about oaths and swearing? We consider what James has to say in James 5:7-12. The Letter of James | James 5:7-12 So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious...
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The Letter of James | James 5:1-6
James has words for the wealthy they won't want to hear. Many of us should also find them uncomfortable as well. The Letter of James | James 5:1-6 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you. Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten. Your...
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The Letter of James | James 4:11-17
James has warnings for Christians who judge one another and merchants who focus on profit. Join us as we explore what we can gain from these warnings and exhortations. The Letter of James | James 4:11-17 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow…
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The Letter of James | James 4:1-10
James has concerns about the mentality and behavior of the Jewish Christians of the Diaspora. Join us as we consider his critique and the way forward he provided in James 4:1-10. The Letter of James | James 4:1-10 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not…
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The Letter of James | James 3:13-18
Is "worldly wisdom" really wise? Why would James want to make contrasts between the wisdom from below and the wisdom from above? Join us as we consider James' meditations on wisdom in James 3:13-18. The Letter of James | James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct…
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James 3:1-12 | The Letter of James
Why should not many be teachers? What do we do with that instruction? Why is James so negative about our speech? The Letter of James | James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly. For we all stumble in many...
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James 2:14-26 | The Letter of James
Faith without works is dead. Christians are justified by faith working through love. There's a lot of doctrinal drama at stake with James 2:14-26. But we should not neglect James' concern to provide for the poor. James 2:14-26 | The Letter of James What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if...
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The Letter of James | James 2:8-13
Showing partiality means a lot more to God than we would care to admit. We need to remember how Jesus will be judging us - and He is paying attention to how we judge others. The Letter of James | James 2:8-13 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, “You shall love your...
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The Letter of James | James 2:1-9
Join us as we discuss what James has to say for Jewish Christians, and for all of us, in terms of showing prejudice and resisting God's preferential concern for the poor in James 2:1-9! My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. For if...
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The Letter of James | James 1:19-27
Join us as we explore what James has to say in James 1:19-27! Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the...
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The Letter of James | James 1:12-18
Join us as we explore James 1:12-18! Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he…
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The Letter of James | James 1:1-11
Join Ethan as he explores James 1:1-11! From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings! My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces...
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The Letter of James | Introduction
From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings! (James 1:1). Who is James? Why did he write a letter, and to whom? Join us as we consider the context and purpose of the Letter of James.
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Churches of the New Testament | The New Testament Church
What can we gain from our study of the churches of the New Testament? Can we speak of a "New Testament" church, and how? Churches of the New Testament | The New Testament Church
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Churches of the New Testament: What God Condemns
What did God condemn in the churches of the New Testament? How should Christians today address matters of sin and abused liberties? Churches of the New Testament | What God Condemns
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Churches of the New Testament: What God Approves
What conclusions can we draw from these pictures of the churches of the New Testament? What did God commend, and how did they operate? Churches of the New Testament | What God Approves
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Churches of the New Testament: Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
What did Jesus in the Spirit say to the churches of Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea? What can we gain from their examples? Churches of the New Testament | Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
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Churches of the New Testament: Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira
What can we know about the churches in Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira? Churches of the New Testament | Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira
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Churches of the New Testament: Colossae
What can be known about Colossae and the church there? What tragedy would befall them? Churches of the New Testament | Colossae
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Churches of the New Testament: Rome (Part 2)
How did the church in Rome endure the persecutions of Nero? What would come of the church in Rome? Join Ethan as we conclude what we can know about the churches in Rome. Churches of the New Testament | Rome (Part 2)
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Churches of the New Testament: Rome
When did the Gospel get to Rome? What can we learn from Paul about the churches in Rome? Churches of the New Testament | Rome
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Churches of the New Testament: Ephesus (Part 2)
What would happen to the church in Ephesus in its second and/or third generations? Join Ethan as we consider more regarding the church in Ephesus. Churches of the New Testament | Ephesus
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Churches of the New Testament: Ephesus (Part 1)
How did the Gospel spread in the heart of Asia? Join Ethan as we begin discussing what can be known about the church in Ephesus. Churches of the New Testament | Ephesus
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Churches of the New Testament: Corinth (Part 2)
How was the church in Corinth a hot mess? Yet what did Jesus still see and have in the church in Corinth? Join Ethan as he discusses the challenges, and the promise, of the church in Corinth. Churches of the New Testament | Corinth (Part 2)
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Churches of the New Testament: Corinth (Part 1)
What kind of city was Corinth in the first century? How did the church in Corinth come about? What would it become known for? Join Ethan as we begin discussing what can be known about the church in Corinth. Churches of the New Testament | Corinth (Part 1)
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Churches of the New Testament: Thessalonica
How did the church in Thessalonica come to be and develop even in the midst of persecution? Join us as Ethan describes what we can know about the church in Thessalonica in Scripture. Churches of the New Testament | Thessalonica
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Churches of the New Testament: Philippi
Where do encouragers get their encouragement? Join Ethan as we discuss what can be known about the church in Philippi and their enduring relationship with the Apostle Paul. Churches of the New Testament | Philippi
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Churches of the New Testament: Galatia (Part 2)
We continue our conversation on the churches of Galatia. Why did Paul feel compelled to write to the Galatian churches? How can we characterize the churches of Galatia? Churches of the New Testament | Galatia (Part 2)
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Churches of the New Testament: Galatia (Part 1)
What can be known regarding the churches in Galatia? What difficulties attend to any ability to reconstruct the history of these congregations? Churches of the New Testament | Galatia (Part 1)
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Churches of the New Testament: Antioch
Antioch of Syria was a major trading center and a melting pot in the Eastern Mediterranean world. Join Ethan as we discuss what we can know about the church in Antioch, how they modeled joint participation in the faith which Paul would use as a model, and how all they did was centered in the...
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Churches of the New Testament: Jerusalem
What factors made Jerusalem unique as a city? What can be gained from the history of the church in Jerusalem from 30-70? Churches of the New Testament | Jerusalem
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Churches of the New Testament: Introduction
How are Christians able to live and glorify God together in the twenty-first century? What might the examples of the churches of the New Testament provide for modern Christians? Join Ethan as we begin discussing the premise of Churches of the New Testament. Churches of the New Testament |...
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Hebrews 13:18-25 | The New and Living Way
What did the Hebrews author want God to do for those to whom he was writing? What do we think of this word of exhortation? The New and Living Way | Episode 47 | Hebrews 13:18-25 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. And I…
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Hebrews 13:7-17 | The New and Living Way
Why should Christians remember and honor those who have responsibility over them? What does it look like for Christians to share in Jesus' reproach "outside the camp"? The New and Living Way | Episode 46 | Hebrews 13:7-17 Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word…
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Hebrews 13:1-6 | The New and Living Way
Why does the Hebrew author now make exhortations regarding conduct in the community? Why is such conduct crucial for the health of the community of God's people? The New and Living Way | Episode 45 | Hebrews 13:1-6 Let love of the brethren continue. Forget not to show love unto strangers: for...
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Hebrews 12:25-29 | The New and Living Way
Why should Christians hold firm to that which cannot be shaken? Why must we all get burned in order to grow in holiness? The New and Living Way | Episode 44 | Hebrews 12:25-29 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much...
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Hebrews 12:18-24 | The New and Living Way
Why does it matter that we have come to the heavenly Mount Zion? What is so powerful and compelling about the Hebrews author's comparison and contrast between Sinai and Zion? The New and Living Way | Episode 43 | Hebrews 12:18-24 For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that...
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Hebrews 12:12-17 | The New and Living Way
Why is it so important to heal properly, even though it may hurt? How can we make sure we do not fall short of God's grace? The New and Living Way | Episode 42 | Hebrews 12:12-17 Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees; and make straight paths for your feet, that that...
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Hebrews 12:3-11 | The New and Living Way
How can Jesus' example encourage us to persevere? How does God use our situations and conditions to train us toward holiness? The New and Living Way | Episode 41 | Hebrews 12:3-11 For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in…
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Hebrews 12:1-3 | The New and Living Way
What is the race we run, and how? How will we endure the race? The New and Living Way | Episode 40 | Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with...
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Hebrews 11:36-40 | The New and Living Way
Why is it important for Christians to identify with their heritage as the people of God, and to consider their spiritual ancestors as heroic? What do Christians have that those who came before did not, and why? How important is our role in the story of God's purposes? The New and Living Way |...
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Hebrews 11:32-35 | The New and Living Way
Who is the Hebrews author talking about with all of these activities? Does the story of the people of God end with Malachi? The New and Living Way | Episode 38 | Hebrews 11:32-35 And what shall I more say? For the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel...
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Hebrews 11:29-32 | The New and Living Way
Why does the Hebrews author speak of two events and a Canaanite prostitute who lied as exemplars of faith? Why does he now shift from specific people and circumstances to more generalized exhortation? The New and Living Way | Episode 37 | Hebrews 11:29-32 By faith they passed through the Red Sea…
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Hebrews 11:24-28 | The New and Living Way
Why does the Hebrews author focus on Moses before Exodus 3? What significance does Passover have for the Christian? The New and Living Way | Episode 36 | Hebrews 11:24-28 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to share ill…
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Hebrews 11:23-26 | The New and Living Way
How did Amram and Jochebed manifest their faith in God? What part of Moses' story does the Hebrews author emphasize, and why? The New and Living Way | Episode 35 | Hebrews 11:23-26 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and...
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Hebrews 11:17-22 | The New and Living Way
How did Abraham display great faith in his reasoning about God's commands to him regarding Isaac? What faith stories would we tell about Jacob or Joseph? What stories does the Hebrews author tell? Why? The New and Living Way | Episode 34 | Hebrews 11:17-22 By faith Abraham, being tried, offered…
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Hebrews 11:11-16 | The New and Living Way
What are we to make of Abraham's faith in God's promises? How do the examples of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob relate to the Christian life? The New and Living Way | Episode 33 | Hebrews 11:11-16 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him...
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Hebrews 11:8-10 | The New and Living Way
Upon what details does the Hebrew author focus when speaking of Abraham? What was his audience to gain from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob's experience? What can we learn from it as well? The New and Living Way | Episode 32 | Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto…
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Hebrews 11:5-7 | The New and Living Way
Why Enoch? Why is Hebrews 11:6 connected to his example? How did Noah condemn the world? How should we do likewise? The New and Living Way | Episode 31 | Hebrews 11:5-7 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had...
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