When the Jews said they were going to stone him for making himself God, Jesus asked, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?" In this lively discussion, we delve into the meat of Jesus's argument to his contemporaries and highlight a major theme in Scripture's revelation of redemption's history. I am deeply indebted to Dr. Michael S. Heiser and his life's work on the divine council in Scripture. Psalm 82 launched him into a supernatural understanding of the Scripture. For an extensive exposition of these ideas, see his book The Unseen Realm. You can find a PDF of his paper I referred to in the teaching (and which forms much of the backbone of this message) by clicking on its title: Michael S. Heiser, "Jesus' Quotation of Psalm 82:6 in John 10:34: A Different View of John's Theological Strategy."

In this episode, we discuss the incarnational nature of scriptural revelation and the Torah's telegraphing of the Word made flesh. Recorded on an iPhone, an amber alert unfortunately shut the Voice Memo app down about midway through the teaching. Even so, great content was captured in the twenty-five minutes of recording we have. Enjoy.

Two months after healing the man born blind during the Feast of Tabernacles celebration, Jesus is back in the Temple for the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah). The Jews demand to know from him plainly if he is the Messiah. His response is a clear claim to divinity, "I and the Father are one." In the face of their stones, he doubled down on their blindness to the Scriptures by saying, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?" Join us as we delved into this rich narrative and learn of our Lord's courage and love for his sheep and the cosmic conflict we are a part of.

What do Jonah and Jesus have in common? The answer may surprise you. Join in on our Resurrection 2023 fellowship as we discuss the greatest event in human history through Matthew's writing, Jesus' preaching, Jonah's ministry, and John's Revelation.

After healing the man who was born blind, Jesus confronts the spiritual blindness of the religious leaders. Declaring himself the good shepherd, he prophesies not only about his pending sacrifice but also about the ingathering of the Gentiles. Join us as we continue to examine Jesus's divine claims to his contemporaries and his comforting words to his sheep.

In this episode, we continue our deep dive into John 9, in particular Jesus's question to the man he had healed of blindness, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" Join us as we examine this term and its significance in the Old Testament.

During the Feast of Dedication, Jesus's contemporaries demanded to know if he was the Messiah or not. The coda of his answer was, "I and the Father are one." Join us as we look into the narrative preamble to this confrontation in John 10 and follow Jesus's divine actions and statements.

The meek, Jesus promised, shall inherit the earth. But what does meekness mean? Unfortunately, English lacks a singular term that truly conveys its essence. But our Lord is meek and through His Holy Spirit, grows meekness in us with His power. We've uploaded this episode after only light editing so the listener can get a sense of what it is like in an organic church when Scripture is taught, discussed, and applied. This takes longer than average 30 minute Sunday sermon, but it is well worth the time.

"Well done, good and faithful servant" is something we all desire to hear at the end of our race. The Lord rewards faithfulness. Thankfully, we are not left to our own devices to live out our faith. He empowers us through the Holy Spirit to continue in His ways. Join us as we learn of God's faithfulness to us and how He grows that fruit within us.

We serve a faithful Creator who made all things good. When man, who was born and only knew a very good environment, decided to disobey God and eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, his knowledge of evil became experiential and his capacity for innate goodness died. Thankfully, our Heavenly Father is the giver of good gifts. Through His Holy Spirit, He nurtures in us His goodness that we may bless the world.