In today’s episode, we come to one of the most famous passages in the book of Ephesians, and the Bible. In Ephesians 2:1-10, Paul reminds his readers and us about our condition before coming to know Christ. It was worse than we think. Then he will tell us just what it is that God has done for us. And it’s oh so much better than we can even understand. So that’s what we are looking at today. What has God done in the life of the Christian? And what can He do in your life if you’re not yet a Christian?

00:00

Introduction and Weather Update

02:14

Discussion on the Best Coach Ever

05:51

The Mental Side of Sports

08:01

Ben's Victory at Torrey Pines

12:42

Predictions for the Upcoming Tournament

13:01

Introduction to Ephesians 2

16:56

Our Condition Apart from Christ

30:46

But God: The Good News

33:21

Being Made Alive Spiritually

33:53

Receiving the Holy Spirit

36:03

The Gospel of Salvation

38:16

Seated with Christ

40:57

Saved by Grace

44:58

Created for Good Works

In this episode, the guys unpack Ephesians 1:15-23. In these verses, Paul prays that the Holy Spirit would help the Ephesians believers to know God more, to know the hope to which they have been called, to know that they are God’s own inheritance, and to know the immeasurable power of God that is theirs in Christ. This prayer helps us know what to pray and to prioritize for ourselves and those we love.

00:00

Introduction and Weather Conditions

01:27

Appreciation for Coach and Golf Course Conditions

04:10

Discussion on Golf Techniques

07:11

The Impact of Doubles in Golf

08:00

Predictions for Golf Tournament

09:03

Impressive Performance by JT

11:41

Biblical Passage and Prayer

16:23

Dream Dinner Guests

17:41

Importance of Friendship

19:50

Finding Hope and Purpose in Jesus

23:07

Praying for Enlightened Hearts

25:32

Jesus as the Ultimate Source of Fulfillment

28:51

Understanding God's Grace

30:58

God's Love and Pride for His Children

31:20

The Power of God's Love in Christ

In this episode, the guys unpack Ephesians 1:3-14. In this grand introduction to the letter, Paul instructs His readers to praise God for the glory of His grace that is poured out on us in our election, redemption, and in our coming inheritance. 

00:00

Introduction and Golf Season

01:14

Chris Kirk's Comeback

03:03

Picks and Charitable Donations

04:14

Most Embarrassing Moments on the Golf Course

09:03

Introduction to the Book of Ephesians

13:25

Three Enormous Realities for Every Christian

14:08

Election: Chosen and Predestined

18:29

Redemption: Through His Blood

25:11

Inheritance: Sealed with the Holy Spirit

32:38

Redeeming and Restoring the Created Order

44:09

God Lavishes Grace Upon Us

In this episode, the guys introduce the book of Ephesians by unpacking Ephesians 1:1-2. Paul, a former persecutor of the church was writing to the Ephesians, a bustling pagan city in the 1st century to remind them of God’s grace for them and how they ought to live in light of that grace. 

00:00

Introduction and Holiday Highlights

01:11

Christmas Celebrations

02:35

Family Time in Whitefish, Montana For Ben

03:02

New Year's Resolutions

04:03

Golf Predictions for 2024

06:11

Goals for Bible Reading

07:04

Overview of the Book of Ephesians

17:51

Background of the Book of Ephesians

19:23

Author and Audience of Ephesians

22:38

Genre of Ephesians

23:09

Authorship of Ephesians

25:46

Conversion of Paul

28:16

Paul's Purpose and Mission

32:50

Audience of Ephesians

36:39

Introduction to the Book of Ephesians

37:39

The Concept of Grace and Peace

41:59

What to Expect in the Book of Ephesians

46:13

Encouragement for the New Year

In this episode of our Advent series “What Child is This?”, the guys unpack John 1:10-13 by considering how we ought to respond to Jesus as the Word, the Light, and the Son. Because of who He is and what He has done, we ought to receive Him, to believe in His name. When we do, God gives us the right to become His very own children. 

In this episode of our Advent series “What Child is This?”, the guys unpack John 1:14-18 by considering Jesus as the only Son of the Father. The baby in the manger is God the Son, the spitting image of God, the radiance of His glory, the One in whom the whole fullness of deity dwells in bodily form. And it is this Son who communicates to us what we need most— grace and truth.

In this episode of our Advent series “What Child is This?”, the guys unpack John 1:5-9 by considering Jesus as the Light of the World. The baby in the manger is the One who enlightens us as to who God is. He in the One reveals how God saves us. He is the One who illuminates things to show us what they really are. And He invites us to follow Him and find the light of life. Jesus is the Light of the World.

00:00

Introduction and Golf News

01:23

Webb Simpson Challenge

03:12

USGA's Golf Ball Rollback

05:31

Impact of Golf Ball Rollback

09:01

USGA's Leadership and PGA Tour's Response

10:02

Introduction to Advent Series

13:33

Jesus as the Light

19:20

Darkness and Light

23:26

Jesus Reveals God

26:57

Jesus Reveals Salvation

29:07

Jesus Reveals the Way of Life

33:09

Jesus Offers Light and Life

36:51

Jesus is the Light of the World

37:31

Final Thoughts

Thanks for listening!

We are getting into the advent season. Advent is the few weeks each year leading up to Christmas where we remember and celebrate the Lord’s coming, and we look forward to His return. It’s a time to prepare our hearts for Christmas, to really meditate on and consider just what God has done in Jesus Christ. It’s a time to wonder and marvel and stand in awe of God. So that’s what we hope to do on the podcast the next few weeks. We want to slow down and understand and wonder, with God’s help, at the miracle of what God has done at Christmas. 

In the spirit of the season, if we had to put a Christmas song title on this series, it would be this— “What Child is This?” That’s what we want to slow down and consider. Who is this baby in the manger? Who is He? And why is it such a big deal? 

In order to answer that question, each of the next four weeks we will be spending our time in the introduction to John’s Gospel. In John 1:1-18, the apostle John introduces us to Jesus. And he does it by giving Him three different titles, three different names, names that show us who He is. We will spend one week on each of those names, and then our last week before Christmas, we will consider how we ought to respond to who He is.

**Bible study portion starts at 12:00**

We are finishing up our series called “Who do you think you are?” Because our world is having an identity crisis, this entire fall, we have been considering the good news that Bible communicates about Christians. In Christ, we have a brand new identity.

In the first 8 weeks of this series, we looked at different realities that have become true about those believe in Christ. In Christ, we are justified, redeemed, reconciled, adopted, new creations, members of His body, saints, and completely secure in Jesus. This is who we are. If you’re in Christ, this is where you should go for your sense of self worth!

In the last few episodes we made a slight shift. Even we’ve continued with this same theme of our identity, instead of looking at realities that are already true of us, we are now looking at realities that ought to be true of us if we understand what Christ has done for us. We’ve seen that in light of who Jesus is and what He has done for us, we ought to be worshipers and disciples and servants of God and others. Today, as we close out this series on our identity, we are going to see that not only should we be worshipers and disciples and servants, but we should also be ambassadors, eager to share the good news of Jesus with others.

**Bible study portion starts at 10:23**

We are continuing in our series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to figure out who they are, to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important. The good news for us is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity.

In the first 8 weeks of this series, we’ve looked at different realities that have become true about those believe in Christ. Identity defining realities. In Christ, we are justified, redeemed, reconciled, adopted, new creations, members of His body, and saints. We are completely secure in Christ. This is who we are.

In the last couple episodes we made a slight shift. Even though we are continuing with this same theme of our identity, instead of looking at realities that are already true of us, we are now looking at realities that ought to be true of us if we understand what Christ has done for us. Last week, we saw that in light of who Jesus is and what He has done for us, we ought to be disciples. By His Word and by His Spirit, we want to follow Him. Today, in light of those same realities, we are going to see that not only should we be disciples, we ought to be servants!

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**Bible study starts at 8:50**