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Understanding Evil
1 John 5, Keep Yourself from Idols
Remembering Tragedy
1 John 4-5, Abide in God
Miles to go Before I Sleep
1 John 3-4, Love Your Brother
Independence Day
1 John 2-3, Children of God
The Responsibility of Discipleship
1 John 2, No New Commandment
The Romance of Giving
1 John 1-2, We Have Touched With Our hands
The Spies - What Did They Do Wrong?
Full Circle
Bread and Quail
Two Seahs of Barley for a Shekel
A Demon Friendly Culture
Elisha, by Faith or by Sight?
Shavuot - A Watershed in History
Elisha Son of Shaphat
James 5 - The Danger of Wealth
Love in the Wilderness
Jezebel Steals a Vineyard
Embezzling From God
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
James 4 - Pride
Don't Squat With Your Spurs On
Elijah the Tishbite
James 3 - Controlling the Tongue
Holiness
1 Kings 1-2 Succession
James 2 - Tests of Faith
Sermon on the Plain
2 Samuel 22-24 Sinful Census
James 1 - Introduction and Proverbs
Strange Fire
2 Samuel 19-21 Restoring the Kingdom
2 Peter 3 Scoffers
Passover and Reality
2 Samuel 17-19 Victory and Loss
2 Peter 2 Waterless Springs
Job and the Chatbots
2 Samuel 15-16 Absalom's Rebellion
1 Peter 4:12 - 2 Peter 1:15 Worldly Trials and Godly Character
Sacrifice
2 Samuel 13-14 The Rape of Tamar
1 Peter 3-4 Personal Conduct
Was Shabbat Nailed to the Cross?
2 Samuel 11-12 Bathsheba
Who's a Judaizer?
Idolatry
2 Samuel 7-10 Expansion of the Kingdom
1 Peter 2 - A Living Stone
Crushed for the Light
2 Samuel 4-6 King David and the Ark
1 Peter 1 - Introduction and Inheritance
You Brood of Vipers!
2 Samuel 1-3 David in Hebron
Jonah
Biblical Slavery
1 Samuel 28-31 Saul's Death
2 Corinthians 12-13 A Thorn in the Flesh
Legislating Morality - Moses and the Church
1 Samuel 25-27 Abigail
2 Corinthians 10-11 Paul the Fool
Water
1 Samuel 22-24 Hiding in a Cave
2 Corinthians 8-9 Generosity
It Is Well With My Soul
1 Samuel 19-21 Saul's Paranoia
2 Corinthians 5-7 Swallowed up by Life
God of the Gaps?
1 Samuel 17-18 Goliath
2 Corinthians 3-4 Ministry of Condemnation
Who Am I? Who Are You?
1 Samuel 15-16 Saul Rejected
2 Corinthians 1-2 Introduction and Comfort in Affliction
Joseph and the Limits of Power
1 Samuel 13-14 Saul's Rash Command
1 Corinthians 15-16 Resurrection
Joseph Forgives
1 Samuel 10-12 Saul Anointed King
1 Corinthians 12-14 Gifts of the Spirit
The Way
1 Samuel 8-9 Give Us a King
1 Corinthians 8-10 Food Sacrificed to Idols
Angels Unaware
1 Samuel 3-7 The Ark in Philistia
1 Corinthians 7 Marriage
The Yoke
1 Samuel 1,2 The Birth of Samuel
1 Corinthians 4-6 Immorality Within the Church
Chanukah and Thanksgiving
Job 38-42 - God Answers
1 Corinthians 1-3 Division in the Church
Wells of Salvation
Job 35-37 Elihu II
Joshua 20-24 Choose Whom You Will Serve
Purpose
Job 32-35 Elihu
Joshua 12-19 Division of the Land
Trust
Job 29-31 Job's Final Defense
Joshua 10-11 The Waters of Merom
Usurpers in the Vineyard
Job 25-28 - Bildad's Final Accusation
Joshua 9-10 Gibeon
Why the Flood?
Job 22-24 - Eliphaz' Final Accusation
Joshua 7 - 8 The Battle of Ai
Beginnings
Job 20-21 - Zophar's Second Accusation
Joshua 6 The Reduction of Jericho
What Does Succot Mean to Us?
Job 18-19 - Bildad's Second Accusation
Joshua 4-5 Crossing the Jordan
The Test of Abundance
Job 15-17 - Eliphaz' Second Accusation
Joshua 2-3 Morale Check
Days of Awe
Job 11-14 Zophars First Accusation
Joshua - Introduction and Chapter 1
Choose Life
Job 8-10 Bildad's First Accusation
Micah 6-7, When I Fall, I Shall Rise
Prelude to Blessing
Job 4-7 Eliphaz' First Accusation and Job's Reply
Micah 5,6 Bethlehem Ephrathah
Forgiveness
Job 1-3 Contest in Heaven
Micah 4, Swords into Plowshares
The King is Coming
2 Corinthians 12-13, A Thorn in the Flesh
Micah 3, Corrupt Elites
Context
2 Corinthians 10-11, Boasting in the Lord
Micah 1,2 The Corruption of Power
Hard Hearted Fishermen
2 Corinthians 7-9, Paul Raises an Offering
Jeremiah 14-15 We Have Everything We Need
V'ahavta
2 Corinthians 4-6 Ministry of Reconciliation
Jeremiah 12-13 Why Does God Allow Sin?
A Den of Robbers
2 Corinthians 4, Jars of Clay
Jeremiah 9-11 When Reality Strikes
The End of the Wilderness
2 Corinthians 3, The New Covenant
Jeremiah 7-8 The Temple of the Lord?
Zealots
2 Corinthians 1-2, Comfort in Affliction
Jeremiah 5-6 Decoding Biblical Wisdom
What's With the Talking Donkey?
1 Corinthians 14-16, Bodily Resurrection
Jeremiah 3-5 God's Truth or Social Opinion?
Liberty - Responsibility and Truth
1 Corinthians 13-14 Love, Speaking in Tongues
Jeremiah 2-3 Hebrew or Greek - Two Ways of Finding Truth
Korah - Pursuing the Dream
1 Corinthians 12, Integrity of the Body
Jeremiah 1-2 Truth or Opinion?
Spies in the Wilderness
1 Corinthians 11, Gender Roles
Luke Parables - The Nature of the Kingdom
God Loves People
1 Corinthians 9-10, Examples for Us
Luke Parables - Restoring What is Lost
The Strong Man
1 Corinthians 8, Meat Sacrificed to Idols
Luke Parables - Coming of the Master
The Parable of the Sower
1 Corinthians 7:17ff, Live as You Were Called
Luke Parables - Money
The Proper Perspective on Wealth
1 Corinthians 7:1-16, Paul on Marriage and Divorce
Luke Parables - Conflict with the Pharisees
Sacrifice
1 Corinthians 5-6, Sexual Immorality
Luke Parables- Prayer
Authority and Separation
1 Corinthians 2-4, Paul the Master Builder
Luke Parables- Cost of Disipleship
Out of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
1 Corinthians 1, Division in the Church
Luke Parables - Introduction and Eschatology
Messiah's Ministry Outline
Colossians 3-4 Torah 101
Hebrews 12-13, An Unshakable Kingdom
The Omer - Once We Were Slaves
Colossians 2 Nailed to the Cross?
Hebrews 11-12 Faith
Birth Pains
Colossians 1 Something is Not Right
Hebrews10, The Sacrifice for Sin
The Resurrection
The Prodigal Son
Hebrews 8-9 A New Covenant
Public Integrity
The Nature of the Kingdom
Hebrews 5-7 A Priest Forever
Human Creativity
Call of the Kingdom to Israel
Hebrews 3-5 Entering His Rest
The Tent of Meeting
Kingdom Stewardship
Hebrews 1-2, Son of God, Son of Adam
Clothing
Conflict with the Pharisees - God and Mammon
Malachi 3-4 What is the Profit in Obeying God?
The Gift of Giving
Conflict with the Pharisees - Attitude Toward Wealth
Malachi 1-2 Background and Indifference
Law and Vision
Conflict with the Pharisees - Six Woes
Revelation 21-22 All Things New
Covetousness is Idolatry
Signs of the Kingdom
Revelation 19-20 Justice
Burning the Bridge Behind You
Y'shua on Prayer 2
Revelation 17-18 The Fall of Babylon
Talent Investment
Y'shua on Prayer
Revelation 14-16 The Wrath of God
While We Wait for His Return
What Shall I do to Inherit Eternal Life?
Revelation 13-14 - Beasts
Two Beasts
Joshua 22ff - The End of the Beginning
Revelation 11-12 War in Heaven
David's Hit List
Joshua 10-11 - Continuing Conquest
Revelation 8-10 -Trumpets
Hope for the Future
Joshua 9-10 - The Long Day
Revelation 6-8, The Seven Seals
When Government Goes Bad
Joshua 7-8 - Sin and Defeat
Revelation 4-5, Ceremony in the Throne Room
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Joshua 5-6 - Destroying Jericho
Revelation 3 - Letters to the Churches
Joshua 3-5 - Crossing the Jordan
Revelation 2 - Letters to the Churches
Rehabilitation of Jacob
Joshua 1-2 - The End of the Wilderness
Revelation 1 Introduction and Discussion of Symbols
Hikarat Hatov
Acts 27-28, Paul's Journey to Rome
Nehemiah 10-13 - Covenant and Backsliding
Care of the Soul - Chesed
Acts 25-27, Paul Before Agrippa
Nehemiah 7-9 The Wall is Complete
The Binding of Isaac
Acts 22-24, Paul Before the Council
The Beginning of a Relationship
Acts 21-22, Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem
Nehemiah 5-6 Unrighteous Gain
Losing the Plot
Acts 20, Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians
Nehemiah 2-4 Building the Wall
The Last Day of the Feast
Acts 19-20, The Ephesian Silversmiths
Ezra 10, Nehemiah 1 Foreign Wives
A City Whose Builder is God
Acts 17-19, The Unknown God
Ezra 7-9 The Favor of the King
Atonement
Acts 15-17, Paul and Silas' Missionary Journey
Ezra 5-6 The Temple Finished
A Day For Cheering
Acts 14-15, The Council of Jerusalem
Ezra 3-4 Political Problems
Choose Life
Acts 11-13, Peter Delivered from Prison
Ezra 1-2 Historical Background - Cyrus' Decree
Guarding the Covenant
Acts 10-11, Peter's Vision of the Sheet and Visit to Cornelius
Year End Review
Acts 8-9, Philip's Ministry and the Conversion of Paul
Limited Government
Acts 6-7, The Stoning of Stephen
Choose Your Future
Acts 4-5, Ananias and Sapphira
Satan Hates People
Acts 3-4, Peter and John's First Arrest
A Religious War
Acts 2-3, Peter's Speech at Shavuot
Tisha B'Av
Acts 1-2, Giving the Holy Spirit
What Defiles
Messianic Psalms - Psalms 80, 89, 92 Two Messiahs
Triumph
Messianic Psalms - Psalm 110 A Priestly King
The Triune Gods of Liberalism
Messianic Psalms - Psalms 22, 23, 24 A Valley Between Two Mountains
Death and the Red Heifer
Messianic Psalms - Introduction and Psalm 2
Weeds in the Garden
Judges 20-21, Benjaminite Civil War
Ruth 3-4 Redemption
Gospel as Politics
Judges 18-19, Wandering Levites
Ruth 1-2 - Two Widows
Inflection Points
Judges 15-18, Samson and Delilah
Ephesians 6 - To Take a Stand
Shavuot - Expression of God's Love
Judges 13-14, Samson
Ephesians 5 - How to Love
Bamidbar - The Census
Judges 10-12, Jephthah
Ephesians 4 - Making a Community
Injustice
Judges 9, Bramble Politics
Ephesians 3 - The Mystery
Release
Judges 8, Gideon's Pursuit
Ephesians 2 - Fellow Citizens
The Kingdom has Suffered Violence
Judges 6-7, Gideon
Ephesians 1 - The Guarantee
Elastic not Plastic
Judges 4-5, Deborah
While We Wait
Dominion
Resurrection
Judges 3, To Teach War
Matthew 24, The End of the Age
Learning Liberty
Judges 1-2, Disobedience
The Wedding Feast
Hijacked by Evil
2 Peter 3, As a Thousand Years
Who Sits Where
The Space Between the Words
2 Peter 2, They Promise Freedom
Esther 8-10 The Aftermath
Profane Fire
2 Peter 2, False Teachers
Ordination
2 Peter 1, Supplement Your Faith
Esther 4-7 A Private Dinner
Demons
1 Peter 5, The Flock of God
Obedience Changes You
1 Peter 4, The Fiery Trial
Esther 3 - Where Did Haman Come from?
Law and Love - The Importance of Emphasis
1 Peter 3 The Eyes of the Lord
Esther 1-2 The Backstory
What is it About Idols?
1 Peter 2-3 Authority
Daniel 11-12 The Time of the End
Hidden Beauty
1 Peter 1-2, Called to Be Holy
Daniel 10-11 Three Weeks
God's Mercy - The Tabernacle
1 Peter 1:1-12, An Imperishable Inheritance
Daniel 9 - Repentance and Prophacy
Human Power Relationships
Daniel 8 - The Ram and the Goat
Sinai - The Birth of Liberty
Daniel 7 - Dangerous Beasts
The Terrible Beast
Daniel 5-6, Deep State Intrigue
Language Drift
Daniel 3-4, Testimomy
The Beatitudes in Matthew 5
Daniel 1-2, The Dream