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November 20, 2019
When Your Want-To Is Willing, But Your Can-Do is Weak, Part 1 [Podcast]
Mark 14:12-52
We desperately want to be faithful and follow God, but we’re just not strong enough to do it. How do we do it when we can’t? In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus reminds us we have a traitor in the gates we have to watch out for.
This intensely practical two-part episode shows us Jesus’ example of what to do when our want-to is willing but our can-do is weak.
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November 18, 2019
4 Promises of God to Give You Hope & Security
In a world that disappoints us, we need to cling to the One who never will.
There’s not much we can be sure of today. We live in a world of broken promises, broken families, backstabbing friends, and personal failures. And that’s just at church. The church Paul wrote to in Rome felt the same.
(Photo: Roman Forum. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
The Roman Christians needed to base their lives on truth rather than on circumstances that seemed to challenge truth.
We’re the same aren’t we? After a lifetime of...
November 13, 2019
She Did What She Could – And So Can You [Podcast]
Mark 14:1-11
Jesus held up a particular woman as an example to follow. In fact, more Scripture is devoted to her than to ten of the twelve disciples!
In this episode of Live the Bible, we meet a disciple of Jesus who didn’t write any scripture, didn’t preach any messages, wasn’t one of the twelve disciples, and she never performed any miracles. Why is she so significant for us to know?
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The Arch of Titus and Your Amazing Eternal Security
God Has Promised a Future for His People in Spite of Today’s Setbacks
It seems wrong to say it, but sometimes God’s promises in our lives seem sort of thin in light of current events. But the Arch of Titus in Rome gives us occasion to look beyond today’s bad news to our eternal security.
(Photo: Arch of Titus. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
For almost 2000 years, this massive arch has stood in its spot in Rome, Italy, beside the famous Roman Colosseum. The two structures have a historical connection,...
November 6, 2019
How to Stay Alert Until the End [Podcast]
Mark 13
What’s next in biblical prophecy? In this episode of Live the Bible, we get a peek at the end of the story from Jesus’ own lips. The Lord not only tells us what’s coming next in biblical prophecy, but He tells us how to stay alert until the very end.
By the way, there’s nothing like learning biblical prophecy while looking at the places where it will occur. I invite you to come with me and experience the la...
November 4, 2019
The Hinnom Valley – When You Need Hope for Those Too Far Gone
Jerusalem's infamous valley reminds us nobody is too far gone for God.
Some people, it seems, are too far gone. We pray for them for years, but they still refuse to walk with God. After so long a time, we feel it’s hopeless. But Jerusalem’s Hinnom Valley gives us reason to hope.
(Photo: The Hinnom Valley curves around Jerusalem’s southern side. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
Some places in Jerusalem are as infamous as others are famous. The Hinnom Valley is such a site. It represented a place wher...
October 30, 2019
The Single, Most Important Thing in Life [Podcast]
Mark 12:13-43
If someone asked Jesus what the most important thing in life is, we’d love to know His answer. They did, in fact—and His answer was crystal clear.
In this episode of Live the Bible, we’re going to talk about Jesus’ answer. It’s a great way for us to hit reset on our lives and our priorities—and get clarity on what matters most. In fact, I’ll end the podcast with 3 essential questions of application directly related...
October 28, 2019
How to Win the Battle You Face Today
Our struggles are not new, and neither is the secret to victory.
You wake up to it each morning. It follows you as you go through your day. It’s waiting for you in every room and conversation. Your battle cleverly disguises itself in many forms.
(Photo: Sinai mountains from Jebel Musa. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
Your battle appears as a person, or as money, or as a tense situation at the office.
But the reality is that the battle you face each day has another source. The fight that God’s people faced at...
October 23, 2019
What You’ve Been Waiting For [Podcast]
Mark 11:27-12:12
You will likely be misunderstood, misquoted, labeled a misfit, and shunned by others—just like Jesus. How do you deal with it?
In this episode of Live the Bible, we see Jesus as our model of how to deal with life now until what we’ve been waiting for shows up. The Lord shows us how we can have a mindset that pushes through the fog when other people treat us unjustly. God sees it all. One day, all we’ve bee...
October 21, 2019
The Incredible Value of Solitude with God
Saint George's Monastery in the Judean Wilderness reminds us to get away with God.
In our lives busy with people, it’s tough to appreciate the value of solitude with God. But Saint George’s Monastery in the Wilderness of Judea gives us reason to pause and ponder the priority of time with God.
(Photo: Saint George’s Monastery. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
As I scanned the monastery’s blue domes and white arches that dot the colorless canvas of the wilderness, I marveled at the time and ingen...
