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NT Character Podcast 51—Philemon & Onesimus

Background This study is not primarily about Paul. (For that, please watch the iFaith video sermon on Philemon, or listen to the Philemon unit in The Prison Epistles, or read… Read More

Written on October 21, 2020 at 12:01 am

Categories: NT Character Talks, NT/OT Character Talks

Divorce & Remarriage series (5 lessons)

What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage? All together, the 5 talks total a little less than 2 hours. Intro / Permanence of Marriage Old Testament on Divorce Jesus… Read More

Written on October 15, 2020 at 6:41 am

Categories: Spiritual Life, Theological

Divorce & Remarriage V—Paul, Church Fathers, Conclusion

The apostle Paul 1 Cor 7:10-12, 15 “Not I, but the Lord” and “I, not the Lord.” Paul reveals the Lord’s will on an issue common in the Greco-Roman world:… Read More

Written on October 14, 2020 at 5:00 am

Categories: Family, Spiritual Life, Theological

NT Character Podcast 50—Agabus & Rhoda

Agabus (Acts 11:27-29) A Jerusalem prophet, like Judas and Silas (Acts 15) Hagabos means “locust”—which is interesting, given the connection of locusts with famines. The famine prediction was made 43/44… Read More

Written on October 14, 2020 at 12:01 am

Categories: NT Character Talks, NT/OT Character Talks

Q&A 1591—Is discipleship optional?

I am going to have a difficult conversation with a visitor in our church who has been a “friend of the family” for years. She is convinced that the call… Read More

Written on October 9, 2020 at 12:00 am

Categories: Q&As