Jesus talks with Nicodemus | January 26, 2025
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee, wants to talk to Jesus, but Jesus has a message for him. What is it...
Jesus cleanses the temple | January 25, 2025
25 Jan 2025
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At the beginning of his ministry Jesus drives out the animals and the merchants inside the temple. W...
Marriage at Cana | January 24, 2025
24 Jan 2025
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Jesus first miracles isn’t a healing or bringing someone back from the dead. It’s to give wine t...
Jesus begins his ministry | January 23, 2025
23 Jan 2025
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John calls Jesus “the Lamb of God” twice. Why does he do that? Let’s find out together as we r...
Jesus is tempted | January 22, 2025
22 Jan 2025
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The tempter comes to test Jesus. He responds to every trial with scripture. How does that work? Let’...
Jesus is baptized | January 21, 2025
21 Jan 2025
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Jesus asks John to baptize him and the Spirit comes on Jesus. Why was that important? Let’s find o...
John presents Jesus | January 20, 2025
20 Jan 2025
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John the baptist talks about Jesus in all four gospels before Jesus shows up. What does he say about...
The people repent | January 19, 2025
19 Jan 2025
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When John tells the people to repent, they do! But they don’t know what to do, so they ask John. W...
John preaches repentance | January 18, 2025
18 Jan 2025
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John tells those who come to be baptized that they should repent. This is a common theme of the Old ...
John the baptist | January 17, 2025
17 Jan 2025
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All four gospel writers quote the same passage from Isaiah to introduce John the baptist. What’s s...
The witness to the light | January 16, 2025
16 Jan 2025
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The Gospel of John’s introduction to John the baptist focuses on Jesus as the light and the Word. ...
My Father’s house | January 15, 2025
15 Jan 2025
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Jesus’ parents lose Jesus in Jerusalem and can’t find him for three days during what is probably...
Jesus’ childhood | January 14, 2025
14 Jan 2025
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Joseph is told to return to Israel after Herod dies. When he does, Matthew quotes a prophecy from th...
Out of Egypt | January 13, 2025
13 Jan 2025
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Matthew tells the story of Jesus’ family fleeing to Egypt. Then he quotes two Old Testament passag...
Circumcision and presentation |January 12, 2025
12 Jan 2025
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Joseph and Mary fulfill the requirements of Jewish law in naming Jesus at 8 days, and redeeming his ...
Magi | January 11, 2025
11 Jan 2025
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Persian astrologers come to visit Jesus and they worship him. Why did foreigners come to worship Jes...
Shepherds | January 10, 2025
10 Jan 2025
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Jesus’ first visitors were simple farmers, shepherds. Why does Luke focus on the lowly so much? Le...
Birth of Jesus | January 9, 2025
09 Jan 2025
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Matthew and Luke tell of Jesus’ birth from two different sets of eyes. What do they say? Let’s f...
Jesus’ genealogy | January 8, 2025
08 Jan 2025
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Matthew’s account of Jesus’ genealogy has 40 generations from Abraham to Jesus, and names four w...
Birth of John the Baptist | January 7, 2025
07 Jan 2025
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Once John was born and named, his father Zechariah was healed from being mute. What did Zechariah sa...
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth | January 6, 2025
06 Jan 2025
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After Gabriel told Mary about Elizabeth’s pregnancy, Mary stayed with Elizabeth during her final t...
Prediction of Jesus’ birth | January 5, 2025
05 Jan 2025
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The angel, Gabriel, appeared to Mary to tell her she would give birth to the Messiah. How did Mary r...
Prediction of John’s birth | January 4, 2025
04 Jan 2025
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Before John was born, his birth was predicted to his father, Zechariah. What was so important that Z...
John’s prologue | January 3, 2025
03 Jan 2025
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John starts his gospel with a theological expression of Jesus’ eternal pre-existence. Why is that ...
Luke’s prologue | January 2, 2025
02 Jan 2025
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Luke starts his gospel with a preface. In that preface he tells his reader, Theophilus, that his acc...
Matthew’s introduction | January 1, 2025
01 Jan 2025
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In Matthew’s introduction, he uses a literary marker from Genesis, used there to divide Genesis in...
Let's Find Out Together 2025 | Exploring Jesus’ Life Through the Gospels & the Old Testament
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in 2025 for an incredible journey through the Gospels as we explore Jesus' life chronologica...
December 31, 2024 – Revelation 21-22 – New heaven; new earth
31 Dec 2024
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John sees a new heaven and a new earth. What does it look like? Let’s find out together as we read...
December 30, 2024 – Revelation 19-20 – The final battle
30 Dec 2024
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The kings of the earth gather together for a final battle against Jesus. How does that go for them? ...
December 29, 2024 – Psalms 144-150 – Hallelujah
29 Dec 2024
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The psalmist ends the book of Psalms with a shout of Hallelujah. Why do that? Let’s find out toget...
December 28, 2024 – Revelation 16-18 – The seven bowls of wrath
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John watches angels pour out God’s wrath on the earth. What happens next? Let’s find out togethe...
December 27, 2024 – Revelation 13-15 – The beasts
27 Dec 2024
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John sees two beasts and hears their number, 666. What does that mean? Let’s find out together as ...
December 26, 2024 | Revelation 10-12 – The seven signs
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John sees seven new signs. What are they and what do they mean? Let’s find out together as we read...
December 25, 2024 | Revelation 7-9 – The seven trumpets
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John hears seven trumpets and watches the ensuing disaster. What does all this mean? Let’s find ...
December 24, 2024 | Revelation 4-6 – Come up here!
24 Dec 2024
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John sees the scroll opened and the first six seals. What happens? Let’s find out together as we r...
December 23, 2024 | Revelation 1-3 – The seven churches
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Spirit tells John to write letters to seven churches in Asia Minor. Why and what do they say? Le...
December 22, 2024 | Psalms 137 - 143 – Let my enemies be destroyed
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The psalmist asks God to destroy his enemies. Is that ever the right thing to do? Let’s find out t...
December 21, 2024 | Jude – The end is nearSeek wisdom
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jude tells us that the end of all things in near. What difference should that make for us? Let’s f...
December 20, 2024 | 2 John & 3 John – Who should we receive?
20 Dec 2024
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John tells the church not to receive certain people and TO receive others. What’s the difference? ...
December 19, 2024 | 1 John – God is light; God is love
19 Dec 2024
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John tells the churches he’s writing to that God is light and God is love. What does that mean for...
December 18, 2024 | 2 Peter – Remember these things
18 Dec 2024
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Peter tells the Jewish Christians to remember these things. What things does he want them to remembe...
December 17, 2024 | 1 Peter – Live properly
17 Dec 2024
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Peter tells the Jewish Christians to live properly among their neighbors. What he mean by that? Let’...
December 16, 2024 | James – Seek wisdom
16 Dec 2024
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James tells us to seek wisdom. What sort of wisdom is he talking about? Let’s find out together as...
December 15, 2024 | Psalms 129-136 – Your mercy endures forever
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the last psalms of ascent, two “hallelujah psalms” tell us that God’s mercy endures fore...
December 14, 2024 | Hebrews 11-13 – Heroes of Faithfulness
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hebrews 11 is called the Heroes of Faith. Could it be “Heroes of Faithfulness?” Let’s find out...
December 13, 2024 | Hebrews 6-10 – A better covenant
13 Dec 2024
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Israel had lived for 1500 years with the old covenant of animal sacrifices. The author of Hebrews sa...
December 12, 2024 | Hebrews 1- 5 – Better
12 Dec 2024
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The author of Hebrews says Jesus is better. Better than what? Let’s find out together as we read H...
December 11, 2024 | Titus & Philemon – Be a brother
11 Dec 2024
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Paul tells a friend to receive his lost slave. How is he to receive him? Let’s find out together a...
December 10, 2024 | 2 Timothy – Make disciples who make disciples
10 Dec 2024
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Paul gives Timothy encouragement on the eve of his own death. What are Paul’s last words to Timoth...
December 9, 2024 | 1 Timothy – How to build a church
09 Dec 2024
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Paul tells Timothy how to build a church. How do you do that? Let’s find out together as we read 1...
December 8, 2024 | Psalm 120-128 – Psalms of ascent
08 Dec 2024
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Psalms 120 to 134 are all psalms of ascent. What does that mean? Let’s find out together as we rea...
December 7, 2024 | 2 Thessalonians – The end is near
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The church in Thessalonia has questions about Jesus’ second coming. How does Paul answer that ques...
December 6, 2024 | 1 Thessalonians – An exemplary church
06 Dec 2024
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Paul says the church in Thessalonica is an example to other churches. Why? Let’s find out together...
December 5, 2024 | Colossians – New knowledge; new life
05 Dec 2024
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Paul tells the Colossian church that their new knowledge of Christ will lead to a new way of living....
December 4, 2024 | Philippians – Live for others
04 Dec 2024
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Paul tells the Philippian church to stop worrying about themselves and instead be concerned about th...
December 3, 2024 | Ephesians 4-6 – Walk and stand
03 Dec 2024
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Now Paul tells the Ephesians to walk and stand. What does that mean? Let’s find out together as we...
December 2, 2024 | Ephesians 1-3 - Rise and sit
02 Dec 2024
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Paul tells the Ephesians to rise and sit. What does that mean? Let’s find out together as we read ...
December 1, 2024 | Psalm 119 – The acrostic psalm
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The psalmist talks about God’s word in the longest chapter of the Bible. What does he say? Let’s...
November 30, 2024 | Galatians 4-6 – How to live the Christian life
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul ends Galatians telling the church the secret to living the Christian life. What is it? Let’s ...
November 29, 2024 | Galatians 1-3 – Righteousness by faith
29 Nov 2024
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The Galatian church has strayed from the gospel. Paul tries to bring them back. What’s the issue? ...
November 28, 2024 | 2 Corinthians 10-13 – False apostles
28 Nov 2024
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Paul tells the Corinthian church that the cause of their straying is still among them – false apos...
November 27, 2024 | 2 Corinthians 5-9 – Be generous
27 Nov 2024
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Paul tells the Corinthian church to give to the poor in Jerusalem. Why should they do that? Let’s ...
November 26, 2024 | 2 Corinthians 1-4 – Bringing a church back
26 Nov 2024
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The Corinthian church had begun to wander off. Paul writes a letter to bring them back. What does he...
November 25, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 15-16 – Resurrection
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul treats one final thing with the Corinthian church. What does he want them to know? Let’s fi...
November 24, 2024 | Psalms 112-118 – Praise and thanksgiving
24 Nov 2024
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The psalmist gives us psalms of praise and thanksgiving. What does he say? Let’s find out together...
November 23, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 11-14 – Prayer, prophecy and tongues
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul talks about order in the worship service. Why does he talk about that? Let’s find out togethe...
November 22, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 8-10 – What can I eat?
22 Nov 2024
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The Corinthian church was made up of Jew and Gentile. Should they all eat kosher food? And what if t...
November 21, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 5-7 – Sexual integrity
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul has heard of sexual immorality in the church. What does he say about it? Let’s find out toget...
November 20, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 1-4 – Structure of Corinthians
20 Nov 2024
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In the first four chapters, Paul tells the church not to be divided. What should they do instead? Le...
November 19, 2024 | Romans 12-16 – How to live
19 Nov 2024
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After eleven chapters of theology, Paul tells us how to live on the basis of that theology. How are ...
November 18, 2024 | Romans 9-11 – The new Israel
18 Nov 2024
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Paul asks the question of whether or not God can be trusted. He turned Israel away, didn’t he? How...
November 17, 2024 | Psalm 107-111 – Book five
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we begin to read book five of Psalms. What’s it about? Let’s find out together as we read ...
November 16, 2024 | Romans 5-8 – Right with God
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul tells us how we are made right with God. How does that happen? Let’s find out together as we ...
November 15, 2024 | Romans 1-4 – The structure of Romans
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul’s letter to the Romans is a clear presentation of his theology. What does he say? Let’s fin...
November 14, 2024 | Acts 26-28 – Paul in Rome
14 Nov 2024
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Paul appeals to Caesar and ends up in Rome. How did that happen? Let’s find out together as we rea...
November 13, 2024 | Acts 23-25 – Paul’s defense
13 Nov 2024
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Paul defends himself before four different groups. What does he say? Let’s find out together as we...
November 12, 2024 | Acts 20-22 – Paul’s arrest
12 Nov 2024
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When Paul returns to Jerusalem, he’s arrested. Why? Let’s find out together as we read Acts 20-2...
November 11, 2024 | Acts 17-19 – The move to the gentiles
11 Nov 2024
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Paul makes a strategic move and begins to minister directly to the gentiles, instead of working thro...
November 10, 2024 | Song of Songs 5-8 – The drama continues
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the wedding ceremony of the new couple, they begin their marriage and have their first fight. ...
November 9, 2024 | Acts 14-16 – The gospel is recognized as being different
09 Nov 2024
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The gospel is officially recognized as being different from Judaism. What happened to cause that and...
November 8, 2024 | Acts 12-13 – The gospel spreads to other nations
08 Nov 2024
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The Spirit motivates the church to spread the gospel to other nations. How did he do that? Let’s f...
November 7, 2024 | Acts 9-11 – The gospel spreads to other cultures
07 Nov 2024
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The gospel spreads to new cultures in Judea and Samaria. What happened? Let’s find out together as...
November 6, 2024 | Acts 7-8 – The gospel spread to Judea and Samaria
06 Nov 2024
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Just like Jesus said, the gospel spreads to Judea and Samaria. How did that happen? Let’s find out...
November 5, 2024 | Acts 4-6 – The Spirit moves
05 Nov 2024
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The Holy Spirit begins to work inside the newly born church. What does he do? Let’s find out toget...
November 4, 2024 | Acts 1-3 – Our new paraclete
04 Nov 2024
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Jesus tells the disciples that they will receive the Holy Spirit. John calls him a Paraclete just li...
November 3, 2024 | Song of Solomon 1-4 - The drama of two lovers
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solomon writes a drama of his courtship, wedding and marriage to his beloved. What does he say? Let’...
November 2, 2024 | Luke 22-24 - The new beginning
02 Nov 2024
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Jesus’ resurrection gives us a brand new beginning. How does his death result in a new beginning? ...
November 1, 2024 | Luke 19-21 - The beginning of the end
01 Nov 2024
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Jesus enters Jerusalem and is immediately questioned by the authorities. What does he do? Let’s fi...
October 31, 2024 | Luke 16-18 - Surprising followers
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The kingdom of God isn’t composed of the type of people you might think. Who belong to the kingdom...
October 30, 2024 | Luke 13-15 - The cost of the kingdom
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of telling his disciples how wonderful his kingdom will be, he tells them how hard it will b...
October 29, 2024 | Luke 11-12 - Think differently
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus teaches his disciples to think differently about the Old Testament. What does he tell them? Le...
October 28, 2024 | Luke 9-10 – Learning to be a disciple
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus teaches the disciples what it means to be disciples. How does he do that? Let’s find out tog...
October 27, 2024 | Psalms 103-106 – Let all that I am praise the Lord!
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The end of book 4 of Psalms calls us to praise and thank God. Why should we do that? Let’s find ou...
October 26, 2024 | Luke 7-8 – The oppressed will be set free
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luke continues telling stories of freedom for the marginalized. Who are they? Let’s find out toget...
October 25, 2024 | Luke 5-6 – Good news to the poor
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luke starts his gospel by telling stories of how Jesus ministers to the poor. What does he do? Let’...
October 24, 2024 | Luke 3-4 – The structure of Luke
24 Oct 2024
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Luke’s gospel is organized geographically. What does that mean? Let’s find out together as we re...
October 23, 2024 | Luke 1-2 – John and Jesus
23 Oct 2024
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Luke starts his gospel telling us the story of John’s birth and Jesus’ birth. How are they simil...
October 22, 2024 | Malachi – Six debates
22 Oct 2024
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The Lord engages in six debates with the people of Israel. What are they debating? Let’s find out ...
October 21, 2024 | Zechariah 11-14 – The shepherd and the spirit
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zechariah talks about the good shepherd and the Spirit of God. What does he say about them? Let’s ...
October 20, 2024 | Psalms 96-102 – The Lord is King
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Psalms 96 to 101 are enthronement psalms. What are they? Let’s find out together as we read Psalms...