Through the Bible

In 2019 the podcasts went through the Bible Chronologically, which means we read and I did podcasts on the Bible in the order that the events took place, which is not the order they are in the Christian Bible.

This method of study will helps understand the Bible in real history and the poetry, prophets, letters will make sense in a way they haven't before if you haven't gone through the Bible in this way.

This series in its entirety is on this website and you can listen to the podcasts here on or the various podcast sources listed below.

To download a schedule of the readings, CLICK HERE.

To go to the list of links where you can listen to the podcast, CLICK HERE.

To listen to the Truth and History Series, which is a great foundation for the podcasts and site, CLICK HERE.

Join us in this great adventure—you'll never be the same!

Solomon, a wasted life and how to make yours count

2023-05-05 by bible805

After studying the life of David, we couldn’t have a greater contrast between his life as a man “after God’s own heart,” and what we find in his son Solomon.

This lesson will show you the solid foundation of Biblical instruction he had, how he started well, but progressively deteriorated into self-indulgent sins that destroyed not only his life but split his nation and condemned it to continual war and trouble throughout Old Testament history.

We’ll overview the books he wrote, Song of Solomon, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes along with the probable progress of his life as he wrote each one.

We will end with the challenge of what a true king should be like, the model of it in our Lord Jesus, and a challenge for how we should live to please Him.

Following is a PDF of the notes, links to the podcast and video, and below that a transcript of the lesson.

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How to Correctly Understand & Apply Bible Stories & Biblical Narratives

2023-04-06 by bible805

What is the purpose of the stories in the Bible?

If someone does something that seems a bit odd like Gideon setting out a fleece to determine God’s will or the Children of Israel walking around the walls of Jericho to conquer it—

Does that mean I should do similar things to please God?

We’ll answer these questions and more in this lesson How to Correctly Understand & Apply Bible Stories & Biblical Narratives.

We will do this first by defining and understanding genre in the Bible and that for the various genres of the Bible, narrative, poetry, prophetic literature, etc., we need to interpret and apply each of them according to the specific guidelines that rule that genre.

We’ll look at how we can make mistakes in interpretation and application if we don’t understand the genre we are reading and some specific guidelines to help us get the most out of reading the genre of Biblical narratives and stories.

Below are links to downloadable notes, the podcast, and the video of the lesson.

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Deuteronomy, where rules become joyful reality in our lives

2023-03-27 by bible805

In this book, the last of the five books of Moses that make up the Pentateuch, Moses preaches a final series of sermons to the people who are about to enter the Promised Land.

There is a lot to talk about, but in this lesson, we’ll discuss three area:

How we should love
How we should give
How we should define ourselves and how it influences all we do

A few thoughts from the lesson include that we should love as a reflection of God’s love for us; that love results in extravagant joyful giving (in a passage you are sure to find quite surprising from what you’ve previously heard about giving), giving that includes supporting the church and those who do God’s ministry among us, celebrating joyfully before the Lord, and sharing with those less fortunate. In the final area of how we view ourselves, we note how God sees us corporately, as a PEOPLE, as a Kingdom where Jesus joyfully rules every part of our lives.

Many of us have wandered long enough in the spiritual journeys of life and Deuteronomy can help us end going around in circles and live in the Promised Land of God’s will where He joyfully intends us to be.

Below is a PDF of the NOTES, QUESTIONS, and charts shown in the video, plus links to the podcast and video.

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The book of Numbers—Bad Choices, Tragic Consequences, and how Spiritual Disciplines Can Help Avoid Them

2023-03-18 by bible805

We’re in the book of Numbers as we read through the Bible and it is a pivotal book we can learn from, not only in what happened to the Children of Israel in this book but also what we can learn from it on how to deal with challenging situations.

Ray Steadman said about Numbers: “If you read the Old Testament as nothing but a history of ancient events concerning people who have long since disappeared, it will be the dullest, most boring reading you can find. However, if you read it as a picture of what is happening in your life, vividly displayed in terms of these people of old, you will find fascinating reading indeed.

In this lesson, we’ll look at how Israel was condemned to 40 years of wandering because they didn’t trust God. So that we don’t make the same mistakes we will look at Spiritual Disciplines or Habits and how they can help us change our hearts so we trust and do what God wants when life is challenging.

Below is a PDF of the NOTES, Questions, and the chart of the Wheel Illustration talked about in the lesson, plus links to the podcast and video. Below all is a transcript of the lesson.

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The Backstory of Jesus—Old Testament tabernacle, sacrifices, and festivals—foundation for understanding the rest of the Bible

2023-03-08 by bible805

Every sport, hobby, or special interest has insider terms and history and the more you know the back story of them the more you’ll understand and enjoy the activity. —

The Bible is no different—the more you understand the foundational items in the first 5 books of the Bible, what we call the Pentateuch, the more the rest of the Bible will make sense. This is especially true in what you’ll see about what it will tell you about the foreshadowing of Jesus’ life and completion of our salvation in the Old Testament.

We’ll talk about some of them in this lesson today that is longer and more complex than some, but I trust worth it in your understanding of the Bible. Below is a PDF of the handouts, plus links to the podcast and video on the lesson.

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