GSMC Bible Study Podcast

GSMC Bible Study Podcast

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GSMC Bible Study Podcast episodes

  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 35 Pt 1: Jeremiah, Genesis, Psalm 69 (6-29-17)
    Sarah looks at the Old Testament texts assigned for June 25, 2017, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: Jeremiah 20:7-13, Genesis 21:8-21, Psalm 69: 7-10, [11-15], 16-18.  These are all 3 difficult texts with Jeremiah and the Psalm looking at suffering in the face of being faithful and Genesis telling the story of Hagar and Ishmael being banished to the desert by Sarah.  Where is God during these times?

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    39 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 34 Part 2: Romans 5 & Matthew 9 & 10 (6-23-17)
    Sarah looks at the New Testament texts assigned for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, June 18, 2017.  In Romans 5:1-8, Paul talks about how we have been justified through faith and the saving work of Jesus Christ.  He also talks about hope and how our hope is rooted in this same work and the promises of God.  In Matthew 9:35-10:8 [9-23] Jesus sends his disciples out to do the work he himself has been doing: preaching, teaching, and healing.  He gives them instructions for how they are to do this and how they should respond to people who do not accept them.

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    33 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 34 Part 1: Exodus, Genesis, Psalm 100 (6-21-17)
    Sarah talks about the Old Testament texts assigned for June 18, 2017, the Second Sunday After Pentecost.  Those texts are Exodus 19:2-8a, Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7] (an alternate text assigned for the week), and Psalm 100.  The texts each talk about God's love for creation, but in very different ways.

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    32 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 33: FoFoF with Christine Emerson (6-16-17)
    In this second installment of the new segment, Friends on Faith on Friday, Sarah interviews Pastor Christine Emerson.  Pastor Emerson is the Associate Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and is currently doing a three month sabbatical studying centering prayer, meditation, and mindfulness.

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    47 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 32: Holy Trinity (6-11-17)
    Sarah talks about the lectionary texts assigned for June 11, 2017, Holy Trinity Sunday, all of which point in some way to the triune nature of God: Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20.  The gospel text contains Jesus's Great Commission to his disciples, instructing them make other disciples by baptizing them in the name of the Trinity.  From this story Sarah asks the question, "what does it mean to be a disciple?"

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    37 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 31: Pentecost (6-4-17)
    Sarah talks about the 4 assigned texts for June 4, 2017, Pentecost Sunday.  Pentecost is often referred to as the birthday of the church.  It tells the story of Jesus's followers receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Each of the texts is celebratory: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, and John 20:19-23.

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    34 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 30: 7th Sunday of Easter (5-28-17)
    Sarah discusses all four of the lectionary assigned text for the week of May 28, 2017, the 7th Sunday of Easter.  Those texts are Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35, 1 Peter 4:12-14. 5:6-11, John 17:1-11.  She focuses most of her attention on the gospel, which comes from Jesus' farewell discourse where he talks about how not only are he and God one, but we are all invited into this same unity of being made one with God.

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    33 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 29 Part 4: John 14:15-21 (5-25-17)
    Sarah talks about the 4th assigned text for the 6th Sunday of Easter.  John 14:15-21 is part of Jesus' farewell discourse.  Jesus is trying to prepare his disciples for the time when he will no longer be with them. Jesus promises his followers that even though he is leaving them they will not be alone because he is sending them the Holy Spirit.

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    34 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 29 Part 3: 1 Peter 3:13-22 (5-23-17)
    Sarah looks at the 3rd assigned lectionary text for the 6th Sunday of Easter.  1 Peter 3:13-22 continues many of the themes of the entire book, one of which is suffering.  The community to whom the book is written faces false accusations and slander for their beliefs.  The author attempts to encourage them in this suffering and to give them hope in the example of Jesus Christ.

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    33 min
  • GSMC Bible Study Podcast Episode 29 Part 2: Psalm 66:8-20 (5-22-17)
    Sarah discusses the 2nd of 4 texts assigned for the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 21, 2017.  Psalm 66 is one that is vast in scope.  It starts by the whole earth blessing and praising God, then looks at God's saving acts with that community, and finally moves the the perspective of the Psalmist and how God has worked in his or her life.  It also brings up questions of suffering and where God is during those times.

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    32 min

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Welcome to the GSMC Bible Study Podcast, where we embark on a spiritual journey through the sacred scriptures. Our mission? To bring the timeless wisdom of the Bible into the context of our everyday…