In this study: A brief overview of Matthew chapters 11 through 14 John Gill’s explanation of the seriousness with which the rabbis took the tradition of the elders and ceremonial hand washing The seriousness with which Jesus takes the matter of worship Examples of the kinds of battles that must be fought in order to … Continue reading Matthew 15:1-9 Genuine Worship (Podcast) →

In this study: The danger of blind spiritual leaders The danger of majoring on the minors In what sense was Jesus sent “only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel?” How Jesus commends faith and rebukes the lack of it The nature of the faith that Jesus commends The danger of the leaven … Continue reading Matthew 15:10-16:26 Learning from Jesus (Podcast) →

In these final, wonderful words of Peter’s first letter, we are reminded that, because of Jesus: All our sufferings not only have definite and real purposes, but they are also temporary and brief, and Very soon we will experience glory beyond our wildest imaginations! Stay in the Battle! Steve To find and subscribe to Steve’s … Continue reading 1 Peter 5:10-14 Just Ahead–Glory! (Podcast) →

In this study: An overview of the book of Judges How painful judgment can really be merciful How trying to hide from judgment won’t work Why God likes to choose weak vessels How we fall into a humanistic trap when we tell our kids, “You’re awesome. You can do anything you want to do.” without … Continue reading Judges 6 Gideon (part 1): The Peace of God Leads to War (podcast) →

In this study: How and why God trimmed Gideon’s army to move them from being 4 to 1 underdogs to being 450 to 1 underdogs How God so mercifully kept on encouraging Gideon How the Sword of the Lord strikes terror into the hearts of His enemies How God’s people are often better at handling times … Continue reading Judges 7 & 8 More Life Lessons from Gideon (part 2) (Podcast) →

January 15, 2017 was National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Since I was scheduled to do one of the Veritas Presentations on that Sunday, I only took about 10 minutes of class time to give a brief pro-life update, including 10 encouraging things that happened in 2016. In previous years, I tried, on Sanctity of … Continue reading Brief Pro-life Update 1/15/17 (Podcast) →

The next time you have to face overwhelming circumstances, your mind will definitely be meditating on something. Why not let that “something” be this wonderful passage of Scripture. There are wonderful promises to Joshua here that parallel wonderful promises that we are given in Christ. And there are important specific commands given to Joshua here … Continue reading Joshua 1:1-9 How to Face Overwhelming Circumstances (Podcast) →

For those of you who have followed our Veritas project  through the years, you know that one of the primary objectives of Veritas has been to help especially young adults, but actually to help all of us, know how to give an answer to anyone who asks us a reason for the hope that is … Continue reading Veritas and Evangelism (Podcast) →

God tells us, through the Apostle Peter: “8 ¶ Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.” (1 Peter 5:8-9 ESV) This … Continue reading 1 Peter 5:8-9 Doing Aggressive Spiritual Warfare (Podcast) →

In this podcast: Some reminders, thoughts, and a prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. (Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.) Introduction to 2 Peter, noting the similarities between 2 Peter 2 and Jude Peter’s determination NOT to be exalted above other believers (a mistake that the … Continue reading 2 Peter 1:1-7 A True Christian (Part 1 of 2) (Podcast) →