1 Kings 20:31-43 - God Strikes a Man for Not Striking a Prophet
In today's episode: Ben-Hadad begs for mercy from Ahab, and Ahab makes a treaty with him God is upset with Ahab God strikes a man for not striking a prophet A prophet gets beaten as an object lesson ...
20 Jan 202529min
2 Corinthians 2:12-17 - The Great Digression
Paul discusses why he was so depressed leaving Ephesus: A riot just happened that nearly killed his friends, the Corinthian church was going off the deep end, Paul had to write a difficult letter, an...
16 Jan 202519min
1 Kings 20:1-30 - God is More Than the "God of the Hills"
Israel and King Ahab are in a vulnerable position: Ben Hadad besieges Samaria Ahab is willing to give his family members to Ben Hadad Ben Hadad demands more, but Ahab rejects him God protects Israel ...
15 Jan 202524min
2 Corinthians 2:1-11 - Church Discipline - When It's Wrong, When It's Right
Paul discusses church discipline: Why discipline is loving God disciplines His people When church discipline is necessary When church discipline goes too far What Jesus says about church discipline W...
14 Jan 202525min
1 Kings 19 - Getting to the Bottom of Fear
Elijah runs away from Israel after a stunning victory: Jezebel says she will kill Elijah for what he did The meaning of Jezebel's name Elijah runs to Mt. Sinai, where he encounters YHWH God is not in...
13 Jan 202535min
2 Corinthians 1:12-24 - Why Paul Refused to Visit the Corinthian Church
Paul refused to visit the Church of Corinth the second time, even though he said he would: Paul had a bad experience the first time he visited Paul didn't want to keep rebuking the Corinthians becaus...
9 Jan 202525min
1 Kings 18:22-46 - God Vs. Baal
God proposes an idea to display His power to the people: Elijah tells the people that they are going to have a battle between God and Baal; the people agree Elijah starts to mock the Baal prophets as...
8 Jan 202528min
2 Corinthians 1:1-11 - Reframing Our View of Suffering
Today, we introduce 2 Corinthians: Paul's 4th letter to the Corinthians The meaning of paraklesis, or comfort from God 2 ways we can re-frame the idea of suffering Hurt Christians are called t...
7 Jan 202524min
