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2 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Don't Do Anything Jonah Would
Paul asks for the Thessalonians prayers for his mission and others' and for them to pray for their tormentors.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 Part 2: Paradise, Beige, and Boiling Blood
Paul reminds a worried Thessalonian church to trust in their salvation.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 Part 1: When the Soapbox Is More Important Than the Soap
Paul gives to the Thessalonians the roadmap of the end of days.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 1: Gone, Baby, Gone
Paul begins his second letter to the Thessalonians encouraging them to stay the course and that God will one day see to is that those who persecute the church will rec...
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 Part 2: Staying the Course
Paul urges the Thessalonians to remain faithful and keep one another safe in love and hope.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 Part 1: Blade's Not the Only Day-Walker
One day the time will come when the Kingdom of God will be fully realized.
1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17: Up Up and Away
We take a closer look at 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 Part 2: There's No Need To Despair
Paul comforts the Thessalonians with the message that even those faithful who have died before Christ's return will receive the blessing.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 Part 1: Live Deliberately
Paul reminds the Thessalonians that they are no longer who they once were, so they no longer should live that way.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Just Keep Swimming
Paul shares with the Thessalonians how the power of their faith is pulling him through his own troubles. He encourages them to remain faithful and they and those they ...
1 Thessalonians Chapter 2: The Power of Example
Paul encourages the Thessalonians to remember how he and his compatriots lived when they were there with them. He reminds them of how much he loves them and all that h...
1 Thessalonians Chapter 1: In a League of Their Own
Paul recounts his time with the Thessalonians and expresses his admiration for their work of faith.
An Introduction to 1 and 2 Thessalonians
In this series we continue our chronological journey through the letters of the New Testament as we dive into Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. These are the third ...
Galatians Chapter 6: There But by Grace
In chapter 6, Paul switches gears a little to explain how our new being in Christ should work out in the life that we share with other people.
Galatians Chapter 5, Part 2: Taste the Rainbow...
Following the Law will ultimate lead to only pride and result in chaos and no real or lasting change. But to commit the heart to the Spirit...
Galatians Chapter 5, Part 1: Free
Here in chapter 5 Paul tells the Galatians about their freedom.
Galatians Chapter 4, Part 2: Longing for the Empty Nest
We conclude chapter four in this episode. Here, Paul compares and contrasts the Old and the New Covenants by contrasting Sarah and her son, Isaac, and Hagar and hers, ...
Galatians Chapter 4, Part 1: What Would _______ Do?
We begin Galatians chapter 4 with Paul's confusion as to why the church wants to return to its old way of living.
The Faith of Christ
In this episode I spend a little more time fleshing our the differences between "faith in" and "faith of" Christ. If you notice a change in the podcast's sound, it's b...
Galatians Chapter 2, Part 3: In or Of?
In this episode we wrap up chapter 2 with Paul reminding the Galatians that they are no longer who they once were, before Christ. That now they have life only because ...
Galatians Chapter 2, Part 2: Christ Has Replaced the I
We continue our look at Galatians.
Galatians Chapter 2, Part 1: Seriously. You Can Trust Me.
Paul continues explaining why the Galatians can trust the message that he had delivered to them.
Galatians Chapter 1, Part 2: Trust Me. I'm Not in Sells.
In this episode we wrap up Galatians chapter one with Paul's final claim as to why the Galatians should trust his message: Remember the guy that he once was and see th...
Galatians Chapter 1, Part 1: Christ Is First!
From the very beginning, we know what Paul's problem with the congregations in Galatia is: They have turned away from the gospel of Jesus Christ, the one preached to t...
What Makes a Vulcan Cry?
I recorded this a few months ago (back in January) and didn't get around to publishing it, but it works well, I think, as a summary for James, and I thought that this ...
An Intro to Galatians
Welcome to the First Day podcast. Paul's letter to the Galatians is the second oldest Christian text, and one that is thoroughly theological. This letter is foundation...
James Chapter 5: The Power of Prayer
James teaches us the power of prayer and how it can overcome the power of sin.