Proclaiming Christ

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Proclaiming Christ episodes

August 30, 2023 Genesis 32:1–12 — Preparing for Conflict
As Jacob continues toward Canaan in obedience to God’s call, he comes up against another significant obstacle: Esau is coming to meet him Genesis 32:1–12—preparing for conflict with a small army. Jacob’s reliance upon God’s covenant promises, and his humble prayer, are models for today’s Christians. We may pray with confidence as did Jacob, for the reality of those promises are even greater for us through Jesus Christ.
Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder
34 min
May 24, 2023 Matthew 4:1-11 — The Testing and Temptation of the Son of God — Part One
This episode looks at the testing of Jesus that comes on the heels of his baptism. At his baptism, the Father declares “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Satan comes to test that claim. But God has his own purposes as Jesus is led into the wilderness to demonstrate that he is indeed who the father declared him to be.
Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder
33 min
March 29, 2023 Psalm 2 — A Biblical Conspiracy Theory
Psalm 2 speaks of rebellious kings conspiring together against the Lord and his anointed. But the outcome of such conspiracies is clear. The Son will have the earth as his possession.
Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder, Robert Arendale
44 min
March 01, 2023 Ephesians 1:11–14 — The Believer’s Inheritance
In Eph 1:11–14 the Apostle Paul describes the glorious heavenly inheritance of the Christian. He seeks to encourage the Ephesian Christians—many of whom had given up earthly glory—by reminding them of an even greater glory in Christ. May Paul’s words be a wonderful encouragement to the church today!

Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder, Robert Arendale
51 min
February 15, 2023 Genesis 31:22–55 — Jacob’s Covenant with Laban
The narrative portions of Scripture serve to highlight the paradigm established by Genesis 3:15. In the story of Jacob and Laban we see primarily not a conflict between two human beings but a conflict between the one true God and the gods of Laban. Laban’s gods are helpless and put to shame. Jacob’s God fulfills his covenant and provides a redeemer to cleanse Jacob—and us—from sin.
Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder
42 min
December 14, 2022 Psalm 1 — The Blessed Man
We embark on a study through a new book—Psalms. Jim Cassidy provides some important interpretive principles which he illustrates through a consideration of Psalm 1. Written for Israel, a nation under a theocracy, how do the Psalms manifest Christ, and how are they applicable to us today? How may it be said that the Christian today will prosper?

Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder
41 min
November 30, 2022 Matthew 3:13–17 — To Fulfill All Righteousness
The baptism of Jesus is a pivotal event in the life of Christ and in all of redemptive history. In this episode, we explore its significance, seek to answer the question of why Jesus would need to undergo a baptism of repentance, and examine some of the thematic elements of his baptism.
Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder
39 min
November 23, 2022 Genesis 31:1–21 — Jacob Makes His Escape
Jacob exhibits his faith as he responds in obedience to the Lord’s command to return to the land of his fathers. He had made a vow before the Lord, and the Lord now calls upon him to keep his vows. In this episode we see an appearance of “the angel of God,” who points Jacob — and us — to a greater inheritance than land or riches, but the inheritance of “the God of Bethel” — redemption from sin and reconciliation with God.
Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder
39 min
November 16, 2022 Hosea 14 — Turn Around
Repentance today is a byword. It conjures up images of a religious fanatic standing on a street corner with a cheap megaphone that more obscures the sound than amplifies it. But the call to repentance is divine grace. In this final chapter of Hosea, the Lord calls Israel to return to him. What a gift this is! God’s arms remain wide open. He will take away their iniquity, he will accept a sacrifice for their sins, he will heal their apostasy, he will love them freely, and make his people to reside under his shadow and to flourish. All this he does in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son. So we return to God through Christ, for he has made a way for us to be accepted by the Father.
Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder
36 min
October 05, 2022 Matthew 3:1–12 — A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
In this episode we see how John, the last prophet of the Old Covenant, transitions us to the New Covenant era by announcing the arrival of the LORD in the person of Jesus Christ. The focus of the passage is not on the uniqueness of John the Baptist, but the uniqueness of the one toward whom he points.
Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder
52 min