“I’m simply mad about my flat.” Context matters! Why is everyone confused about the Messiah? The Crises of the Maccabees The “crises” of Maccabees was that of Hellenization. God’s People had existed peacefully under other Greek rulers like Alexander and the Ptolemies of Egypt. However, there arose a…

What does it mean that Jesus is the Messiah? It seems Bartimaeus, the blind man, sees this more clearly than the 12!

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not…

The culture always provides context and understanding for statements made. “I’m simply mad about my flat.” Two different sides of the “pond” cause this sentence to mean completely different things. Context matters! Why is everyone confused about the Messiah? 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his…

A look at the transfiguration of Jesus, the confession of Peter and what it means for us today.

What does the Bible say about the unseen spiritual realm? How does God rule and operate in the world? The Bible tells us, and it’s a very strange story!

It’s not the outside that makes us unclean, but the heart.

Recording begins late.

Will we go wherever God sends us, and will we trust the one sending us to get us there?