Following Jesus by Learning and Living the Bible
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Jesus Died to Make Peace Jesus didn't only die to reconcile us to God; he also died to make peace between people, even in the face of long-standing hostilities. God's plan is to unite people of all kinds together into one new humanity in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:11-18 11 Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called…
God Rescued Us! | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 2:4-10 Ephesians 2:4-10 describes how God rescued us from the desperate plight of sin and death. And it tells us why he did it: because he's rich in mercy, full of great love, surpassing in grace, and genuinely kind. Ephesians 2:4-10 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in…
The Desperate Plight of Life Without Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians 2:1-3 Ephesians 2:1-3 provides a diagnosis of our human condition outside of Christ, and the situation is dire. Sin is not just a few bad deeds in an otherwise decent life. It is a disease that infects us to the core. It also infects cultures so that the entire human way of life is corrupt. Looking at ourselves…
Life and Ministry Update - July 2026 The King Arrives - Sermon, Stonehill Church https://www.stonehill.church/media/hgfw2xb/the-king-arrives-john-12-12-19 Holy Spirit Lessons - Antioch Collective, St Louis https://antiochcollective.churchcenter.com/channels/29603/series/93306 Why Does the Bible Say Not to Eat Pork? (Food Laws article) https://renew.org/why-does-the-bible-say-not-to-eat-pork/…
Everything Your Heart Desires | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 1:15-22 Meaning. Purpose. True riches. Power. These are the things that every person longs for. In Ephesians 1:15-22, the apostle Paul prays that we would see that we have these very things in Christ. Ephesians 1:15-22 15 For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for…
A Blessed Life Now, with More to Come | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 3 Ephesians 1:3-14 contains Paul's prayer of thanksgiving and praise for all the spiritual blessings we have in Christ. By listening to it, we learn what Paul's idea of a blessed life is. We also see that what God has given us in Christ speaks deeply to our human longing for meaning and value and we learn that as…
How to Grow in Faith A regular listener to The Listener's Commentary asked me this question: do you have any resources to help me grow in faith? Or have you discussed it on the Bible in Life podcast? This is such an important question, so I wanted to offer a few thoughts on this episode. Faith is confidence in and loyalty to God. It is based on who God is, what he has said, and what he has…
Living In Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 2 Ephesians 1:3-14 In Ephesians 1:3-14, Paul praises God for all that He has done for us in Christ. He refers to it as "every spiritual blessing." In doing so, he highlights that our life as Christians is lived "in Christ." In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we reflect what it means to live an in Christ life and offer three…
Learning Theology Must Lead to Lived Theology | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 1 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast we begin a reflective walk through Ephesians by reflecting on what the structure of Ephesians teaches us about the relationship between theology and practical life. Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible: https://www.johnwhittaker.net Support this…
Following Jesus is Not Complicated The Lord has been reminding me again of late that following Jesus isn’t really complicated. It’s not easy... that's true. But it’s also not confusing and complicated. I think part of the reason this has struck me of late is because of all the books and all the podcasts and all the content I encounter that it seems like we’re muddying the waters and making…
Giving People a Chance to Love the Bible, with special guest Matt Whitman This episode of the Bible in Life podcast features special guest Matt Whitman of the Ten Minute Bible Hour. In a free wheeling conversation, Matt and I talk about the church and ministry and teaching people the Bible. And Matt's new book The Lightning-Fast Field Guide to the Bible (which you can find here ). All of this…
