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Volume 15 |
Volume 15 | A Clash of Kingdoms |
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A Clash of Kingdoms02:42:45 minutes
Like the Roman Empire, today’s governments or organizations can become centered on power and believe their messages are the “good news.” As Christians, we’re called to proclaim God’s name in all the earth (1 Chronicle... MORE
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15.1 | The Gospel of Caesar |
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The Gospel of Caesar00:32:01 minutes
Followers of Jesus believe that the Bible contains the inspired revelation of the Creator of the universe. “Gospel” is the word that’s often used – the good news that God is redeeming a broken world through His So... MORE
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15.2 | The Believers |
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The Believers00:30:45 minutes
The Jews of Jesus’ day lived in homes meant to house an entire extended family, with several rooms situated around a common courtyard. A family’s home in that patriarchal society was known as a “beth ab,” which means, &ldqu... MORE
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15.3 | The Powers of Darkness |
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The Powers of Darkness00:32:15 minutes
Jesus came with a unique message, preaching to the Jewish people that “the kingdom of heaven has come near” (Matthew 4:17). But from the beginning, there was another king who hates the shalom that God creates and loves life’... MORE
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15.4 | The Philippian Jailer |
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At one point during his ministry, the Apostle Paul was at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He was accused by some Jews of bringing a Gentile into the courts where only Jews were allowed. He hadn’t, but they thought he did and a riot started. W... MORE
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15.5 | Confronting the Empire |
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Confronting the Empire00:33:22 minutes
Paul’s missionary journeys were generally marked by conflict. Sometimes, his message clashed with the Jews, who were often skeptical about Jesus or jealous of Paul’s success. Even more often, Paul’s teaching angered the governing... MORE
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Volume 14 |
Volume 14 | The Mission of Jesus |
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The Mission of Jesus2:36:35 minutes
It’s easy to think of the Bible as a collection of short stories, but each one makes up a greater story – one story of a God who created the universe and entrusted it to His human partners to care for it. They were unfai... MORE
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Volume 14 |
Lesson 14.1 | Capernaum: Jesus Binds the Evil One |
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Capernaum: Jesus Binds the Evil One32:33 minutes
Jesus left heaven to be born in a filthy shepherd’s stable, as if to say, “I’ll leave heaven to enter the brokenness of your world.” Much of His teaching ministry, though, took place in a very different sort ... MORE
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Lesson 14.2 | Decapolis: The Other Side - Jesus and the Man from the Tombs |
Volume 14 |
Lesson 14.3 | Crucifixion: The Coronation of a King |
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Crucifixion: The Coronation of a King28:48 minutes
The Colosseum in Rome is famous for many reasons, not least of which because it was built by the spoils of war from the destruction of Jerusalem, the military defeat of the Jews. In the Roman world, it was assumed that if Caesar was... MORE
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Volume 14 |
Lesson 14.4 | Ascension: The King Takes His Throne |
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Ascension: The King Takes His Throne31:51 minutes
It was customary in the Roman world to consider the emperor a divine being. New emperors would claim this status because they believed that when the previous ruler died, he would ascend to heaven to be seated among the gods, making ... MORE
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Lesson 14.5 | Pentecost: God Changed His Address |
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Pentecost: God Changed His Address31:43 minutes
After His resurrection, Jesus spent about 40 days with His followers in Jerusalem and back in the Galilee region, where they had received much of their training. He explained that after His ascension to heaven, He would send them a ... MORE
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Volume 13 |
Lesson 13.1 | Abraham and Sarah and Three Strangers |
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Abraham and Sarah and Three Strangers32:43 minutes
When the Israelites left Egypt and began their journey with God to the Promised Land, how much did they know of their past history? Some, like Moses' parents, seemed to have retained a knowledge and faith in the God of their fathers, but the Bible... MORE
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Volume 13 |
Lesson 13.2 | Israel at Sinai: The First Great Commission |
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Israel at Sinai: The First Great Commission33:29 minutes
In the beginning, God created magnificent beauty and order out of absolute chaos, "tohu vebohu," in Hebrew. When humanity rebelled, the world began a long progression of slipping back into that chaos. Yet God wasn't finished; He decided... MORE
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Lesson 13.3 | Jesus Renews His Mission: Seeking the Lost |
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Jesus Renews His Mission: Seeking the Lost30:33 minutes
Sheep and shepherds were so much a part of the Biblical world, it's no wonder Jesus uses the imagery as a metaphor in several of His teachings. The shepherds of His day knew every one of the animals in their flock by sight and spent their lives pr... MORE
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Volume 13 |
Lesson 13.4 | The Lost Son: In a Far Country |
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The Lost Son: In a Far Country30:55 minutes
Of all the parables Jesus told, the one we call "The Prodigal Son" is possibly the most famous. In the story, a younger son demands his inheritance from his father and leaves the family behind, taking his riches to a far country. The imp... MORE
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Lesson 13.5 | The Seeking Father: The Lost Son Returns |
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The Seeking Father: The Lost Son Returns32:00 minutes
Throughout His ministry, Jesus' compassion for sinners and those considered unclean raised the eyebrows of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. God's word warned His people not to touch any unclean thing, and they could not understand why Je... MORE
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Volume 10 |
Lesson 10.1 | Build Me a Sanctuary |
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Build Me a Sanctuary00:20:55 minutes
When the tabernacle was established among the Israelites, God came and lived among His people. Its design, construction, and function revealed much of His character, which proved to be completely unlike that of any gods the people had ever known. ... MORE
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Volume 10 |
Lesson 10.2 | Making Space for God |
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Making Space for God00:32:06 minutes
God desired a people who would partner with Him in "making space" to reveal Himself to a broken world. The detailed patterns and plans for the tabernacle not only illustrated the kind of care and devotion He wanted to display to His peop... MORE
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Lesson 10.3 | He Led Them Like a Shepherd |
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He Led Them Like a Shepherd00:29:18 minutes
Psalm 78 says that God led his people Israel "like sheep through the desert." Their wanderings through the Sinai provide a striking image of God's leading in our lives today. In this lesson, you will follow God's people through this barr... MORE
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Lesson 10.4 | By Every Word - Striking the Rock |
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By Every Word - Striking the Rock00:26:52 minutes
Interestingly, when God chose a person to lead His people out of Egypt by the power of His word, He chose Moses, a man with a speech impediment. In this lesson, consider the implications of allowing His strength to work in weakness as you discover... MORE
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Lesson 9.1 | The Lord Who Heals You: Marah and Elim |
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The Lord Who Heals You: Marah and Elim00:33:05 minutes
When the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt, the Promised Land awaited them, but first God led them into the desert. The time they spent there would not only get them out of Egypt geographically, but would also remove its influence from thei... MORE
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Volume 9 |
Lesson 9.2 | Not by Bread Alone: Manna and Water from the Rock |
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Not by Bread Alone: Manna and Water from the Rock00:32:54 minutes
In Deuteronomy, God tells Israel that He led them into the desert in order to train and test them, so that He might know what was in their hearts. He still does this for His people today, leading us through experiences to reveal the depths of our ... MORE
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Volume 9 |
Lesson 9.3 | Their Blood Cried Out: Israel Becomes a Community |
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Their Blood Cried Out: Israel Becomes a Community00:29:43 minutes
God desired a people who would partner with Him in bringing shalom to the chaos of a broken, hurting world. Israel experienced a taste of the peace He brings when He rescued them out of Egypt. In this lesson, you will continue on the road of the e... MORE
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Volume 9 |
Lesson 9.4 | The Mountain of God |
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The Mountain of God00:28:13 minutes
Over and over in the Bible, God used the image of fire to illustrate His power, holiness, and passionate love for His people. The fire on Mount Sinai when Moses received the Ten Commandments was just such a display of power, highlighting the holin... MORE
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Lesson 9.5 | I Led You Like a Bride: A Wedding at Sinai |
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I Led You Like a Bride: A Wedding at Sinai00:25:33 minutes
The covenant at Sinai is often thought of as a wedding between God and His people, between God and the bride He chose for Himself. This became the picture of God's redemptive plan for humankind, fully realized in Jesus' death and resurrection. In ... MORE
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Lesson 9.6 | The Whisper of God: Moses and Elijah on the Mountain of God |
Volume 8 |
Lesson 8.1 | How Big is Our God? |
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How Big is Our God?00:36:05 minutes
The exodus from Egypt was a metaphor for God's greater redemption story, the restoration of shalom from the chaos of the evil one. His purpose was to invite Israel into a greater story than the one of their bondage, eventually unveiling a plan of ... MORE
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Volume 8 |
Lesson 8.2 | Israel in Bondage: God Heard Their Cry |
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Israel in Bondage: God Heard Their Cry00:33:39 minutes
Unable to stand their suffering under a cruel Pharaoh any longer, the Israelites cried out to God. He heard them and initiated his plan to deliver his people, not only from their physical bondage but from slavery to Egypt's story. In this lesson, ... MORE
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Lesson 8.3 | Finger of God: The Plagues |
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Finger of God: The Plagues00:36:28 minutes
The Lord defied the gods of Egypt with mighty displays of power so that Israel, Egypt, Pharaoh, and ultimately the entire world would see the strength of the one and only God. Pharaoh hardened his heart, but the Israelites responded to the power o... MORE
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Volume 6 |
Lesson 6.1 | When the Rabbi Says "Come" |
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When the Rabbi Says "Come"00:28:07 minutes
For a first century Jew, to follow a rabbi meant to "be covered with the dust of his feet." When Jesus called His disciples, it was implied that they would begin this process of becoming like Him by following closely in His footsteps. Tr... MORE
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Lesson 6.2 | When the Rabbi Says "Go" |
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When the Rabbi Says "Go"00:21:27 minutes
Most of Jesus' ministry was spent in Jewish communities, proclaiming the good news of God's kingdom to the people of Israel. His greater intention, though, was for His Jewish followers to bring this message to the Gentile world around them, a worl... MORE
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Lesson 6.3 | The Presence of God - A Countercultural Community |
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The Presence of God - A Countercultural Community00:23:38 minutes
When the believers began to bring the message of the gospel to the world of the Gentiles, they quickly realized that their faith made them extremely countercultural. How would they explain the good news in places where they couldn't engage in the ... MORE
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Lesson 6.4 | Living Stones |
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Living Stones00:21:27 minutes
When questioned about his message, Paul tells the Athenians that the one and only God "does not live in temples made with hands" (Acts 17:24). Naturally, anyone who was curious about Jesus in the Greco-Roman world would ask the early bel... MORE
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Lesson 6.5 | The Very Words of God |
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The Very Words of God00:30:51 minutes
In ancient times, people craved words of counsel and knowledge from their gods. The city of Didyma in what is now modern-day Turkey functioned as one of three main oracles, places where ordinary people would travel to hear advice and predictions o... MORE
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Volume 1 | Promised Land |
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Promised Land01:22 minutes
Travel to Israel and radically change your understanding of the Scriptures. Wet your feet in the Jordan River and impact the culture with life-giving water. Show your trust in the Lord's provision by offering up first fruits at Jericho. And cleans... MORE
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