Behind the Text

Behind the Text

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Behind the Text episodes

  • Ransom
    It's your move: Slave to sin or ransomed and set free?
    Verses and Sources: Mark 10:45 • Galatians 3:13 • Romans 6:6-7 • Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1985) • William Owen Carver, “Atonement,” in The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
    7 min
  • Wrathful
    God is love, wise, sovereign and...wrathful?
    • Romans 1:18 • https://www.navigators.org/resource/praying-names-attributes-god • Submit you questions: https://www.firstcovenantlincoln.org/media
    7 min
  • Taking Sin to the Blood Bank
    You need more than a band-aid to fix the problem of sin. 
    **Blood is life. Walk-in or schedule a blood donation after you listen to this episode. A little effort today may save a life tomorrow**
    Genesis 9:4-6
    Leviticus 17:10-11
    Submit you questions: https://www.firstcovenantlincoln.org/media
    9 min
  • Repentance 201: Turning

    Step one: admit something is wrong. Step two: do something about it. Seems simple enough, right? 

    • Luke 9:10-1
    • Matthew 11:20-24

      • Submit you questions: https://www.firstcovenantlincoln.org/media

      8 min
    • Repentance 101: Buyer’s Remorse

      Repentance is a judgment call, at least that's where it starts anyway. 

      Metemelomai (https://www.billmounce.com/greek-dictionary/metamelomai)

      • Exodus 13:17 
      • Matthew 27:3 
      • Matthew 21:28-32

        • Submit you questions: https://www.firstcovenantlincoln.org/media 

        9 min
      • Next Step New
        Live in God’s presence, take stock of God’s goodness, but first...
        We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, comments, or topic suggestions. Your voice may be heard on a future podcast! https://anchor.fm/firstcovlincoln/message.
        Resources: Daily Examen https://spark.adobe.com/page/DZqW8YLbZBIuK/ • Sacred Ordinary Days https://sacredordinarydays.com/pages/examen • Spiritual Exercise (by Ignatius Loyola) https://ccel.org/ccel/ignatius/exercises
        8 min
      • Nerd on the Word

        Nerd on the word. Don’t let your theological gaps keep you from God’s presence and purpose.

        We want to hear from you! Send us your questions, comments, or topic suggestions. Your voice may be heard on a future podcast! https://anchor.fm/firstcovlincoln/message.

        Find us online: Firstcovenantlincoln.org • facebook.com/FirstCovLincoln/ • youtube.com/user/FirstCovLincoln 

        8 min
      • Slaves to Sons

        Wouldn’t you like a better relationship with the Lord of all, the Creator God, the lover of your soul? It is possible and even promised.

        Sources & resources: Nathan Stone, Names of God, Moody Classics. shorturl.at/sxD19 • Texas realtor group says it will no longer use the word "master" to describe bedrooms and bathrooms in its listings. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/us/master-houston-association-of-realtors-trnd/index.html

        Find us online at: Firstcovenantlincoln.org • facebook.com/FirstCovLincoln/ • youtube.com/user/FirstCovLincoln

        10 min

      About Behind the Text

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      Go behind the scenes to hear details related to Sunday’s message. Hear details that just could not make it into the sermon that week. Maybe these are important points cut for time, maybe just Bible…