Maranatha Teachings

In this episode, we look into the faith of the father of faith, Abraham. His responses to God's promises and the Lord's strengthening of his faith are a great encouragement to us as we walk in trusting relationship with our heavenly Father. Join us as we journey with Abraham from faith to faith.

This episode is the closing message of our God with Us series. In it, we jump forward into the halls of heaven to hear the saints singing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb and jump back to the celebration in Exodus 15 after the crossing of the Red Sea and Moses's song of warning in Deuteronomy 32 before the children of Israel cross the Jordan. Join us in this epic look at redemption and the triumph of our King, the King of kings, Jesus Christ.

Having laid much groundwork for a deeper understanding of John 10 in Parts 1-6, we return to the start of the chapter for an exercise in reading the Scripture in context. All of us are used to reading verses in certain ways. In this sharing, we ask "who is the thief in John 10:10?" and "who was Hosea prophesying to when he said, 'I will say to Not My People, "You are my people"'?" (Hosea 2:23; Romans 9:25). Along the way, we examine the important role inheritance plays as a theme in Scripture.

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.