Jesus In All Of The Bible

We believe the only path to transformative Bible engagement is to see Jesus and his gospel wherever you are in the story. Through this podcast we will do just that. In just a few minutes, each episode will look at what is happening in the text and how it points to Jesus.

Religion & Spirituality
Christianity
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John 19: Jesus' Death
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 19 . In this passage Jesus dies. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 19, we see that Jesus’ death is not an abrupt ending, but the hope and fulfillment of all of Scripture.
4 min
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John 18: Jesus' Betrayal, Arrest, And Sentencing
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 18. In this passage Jesus is betrayed by Judas and handed over to Jewish and Roman officials to be tried and sentenced. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 18, Jesus shows us that he is single-minded in his efforts to save his people. There is no false accusation or suffering that will prevent Jesus from dying for his people.
5 min
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John 17: Jesus' Priestly Prayer
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 17. In this passage we see Jesus prays that his disciples would persevere through suffering. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John chapter 17 we see that Jesus’ prayer for us does more than offering comforting words, but promises that the unity God had with his son, would be given to us.
3 min
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John 14-16: The Promise Of The Spirit
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 14-16. In this passage Jesus warns his disciples that they will face persecution, but he also promises them that the Holy Spirit will fill them and empower them. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 14-16 we see that Jesus does not leave us without his resources, power and presence. In fact, the Holy Spirit in us is better than Jesus continuing to live alongside us.
4 min
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John 13: Washing The Disciples Feet
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 13. In this passage Jesus humbles himself by taking the role of a slave and washing his disciples feet. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 13 Jesus shows us that when we follow Jesus’ example of foot washing, our humiliation is never wasted. Jesus will brings new life not just when he becomes like a slave, but when we do too.
4 min
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John 11-12: Lazarus, Come Out
This Bible study devotional covers John 11-12. In this passage Jesus raises his friend Lazarus from the dead. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 11-12 Jesus raises Lazarus as a way to point to his own death and resurrection. Unlike Lazarus, who eventually died again, Jesus will rise never to die.
4 min
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John 8-10: Healing A Blind Man
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 8-10. In this passage Jesus makes many incredible claims about himself which the Pharisees are too blind to see accept. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 8-10 the only person to see Jesus clearly is a blind man. Jesus is showing us that the spiritual sight needed to accept his claims is a gift he gives freely to those humble enough to admit they cannot see.
3 min
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John 7: Jesus At The Feast Of Booths
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 7. In this passage Jesus goes to Jerusalem and attends the Feast of Booths. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 7 Jesus reveals himself as the fulfillment of this Jewish feast. His life and Spirit will is better water than God provided in the wilderness.
4 min
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John 6: Jesus Feeds The 5,000
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 6. In this passage Jesus feeds 5000 men plus their families with 12 baskets of leftovers in the wilderness. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 6 we Jesus as the fulfilment of Israel’s wilderness wanderings. He himself doesn’t just provide bread for hungry bellies in the wilderness, he is the Bread of Life that grants eternal fullness to all who eat his body.
3 min
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John 5: The Authority Of Jesus
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 5. In this passage Jesus heals a paralytic man on the Sabbath. The Pharisees take issue with this and launch into a long conversation about where Jesus’ authority to heal comes from. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 5 we see the good news that Jesus doesn’t simply have authority to heal but to grant life from the dead.
3 min
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John 4: The Woman At The Well
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 4. In this passage Jesus visits a Samaritan woman near her home, and his own hometown. Jesus is accepted by the Samaritans but rejected by his own people. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 4 we see Jesus as the one who is calling not just faithful Jews but sinners and outsiders to himself.
3 min
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John 3: You Must Be Born Again
This Bible study devotional covers John chapter 3. In this passage Jesus speaks to a curious but skeptical Nicodemus about what he has come to accomplish and how he intends to save his people. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 3 we see Jesus offering new spiritual life to everyone who looks to Jesus lifted up on the cross.
3 min
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John 1:35-2:25: Water Into Wine
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 1:35-2:25. In this passage Jesus turns water into wine at a wedding, and cleanses the temple. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 1:35-2:25, we see that Jesus is preparing both wedding day joy and access into God’s presence by purifying his people with his water and blood.
3 min
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John 1:1-34: The Word Made Flesh
This Bible study devotional covers John chapters 1:1-34. In this passage John explains that Jesus is God made flesh and living among his people. We’re also introduced to John the Baptist who has been preparing Israel for Jesus’ coming. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In John 1:1-34 we see that Jesus is God who has come to make his home with us even if it costs him his life.
3 min
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Luke 24: Resurrection and Appearances
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 24. In this passage Jesus rises from the dead and appears to many of his disciples. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 24, Jesus’ disciples do not recognize him until he opens their eyes. Because Jesus has risen from the dead, he can grant sight to those who are spiritually blind.
4 min
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Luke 22:66-23:56: The Crucifixion
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 22:66- 23. In this passage Peter denies Jesus three times as the religious authorities convict and execute Jesus for crimes he did not commit. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 22:66- 23, we see that Jesus is numbered among the transgressors so that the transgressors can be numbered among the righteous.
3 min
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Luke 22:2-65: The Last Supper
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 22:2-65. In this passage Jesus shares a final meal with his disciples and is betrayed by Judas. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 22:2-65 we see Jesus as a new Passover lamb. When his blood is spread on the cross, we have a better salvation than what was purchased in Egypt.
4 min
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Luke 21:5-22:1: The Mount of Olives
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 21:5-22:1. In this passage Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple and encourages his disciples to face persecution.
3 min
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Luke 19:28-21:4: The King Of Peace
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 19:28-21:4. In this passage we see Jesus entering into Jerusalem like a king and cleansing the temple with the authority of a Priest. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 19:28-21:4, we see that Jesus as the True King of the world and the great High Priest. In his kingdom, access to God and forgiveness of sin is not bought with money, but like the woman with the two pennies, by humbly offering everything we have.
3 min
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Luke 17-19:27: Zacchaeus And The Kingdom Of God
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 17-19:27. In this passage Jesus shares several parables about who enters the Kingdom of God is like and offers forgiveness to Zacchaeus. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 17-19:27, Jesus explains that if we, like Zacchaeus, trust in his message and crucified body our past will not count against us, and we will enter his kingdom.
4 min
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Luke 16: Lazarus And The Rich Man
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 16. In this passage we see Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for thinking that wealth was a sign of God’s blessing, through a parable about a poor man named Lazarus. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 16 we see Jesus that Jesus does not require a bank account or a savings account of good works that outweigh the bad. Jesus has come to save the poor both materially and spiritually.
4 min
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Luke 15: The Prodigal Son
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 15. In this passage we read three parables about lost things: A lost coin, a lost sheep, and a lost son. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 15 we see that Jesus is a loving Father who diligently looks for, finds, welcomes, and sacrifices for those who are lost.
3 min
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Luke 13:10-14:35: The Last Are First
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 13:10-14:35. In this passage we see how the kingdom of God grows imperceptibly among the “least” in the kingdom of God. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 13:10-14:35, we see the good news that Jesus’ invitation to experience salvation, healing, liberation, and honor comes to the last, first.
3 min
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Luke 12-13:9: Greed and Generosity
This Bible study devotional covers Luke 12-13:9. In this passage Jesus attacks the Pharisees’ greed and promises judgment to those who are corruptly wealthy. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 12-13:9, we see that while there is Judgment for the corruptly wealthy there is freedom and forgiveness in Jesus. He accepts us, not because we are rich, but because we trust in him.
3 min
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Luke 11: The Prince Of Demons
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapter 11. In this passage we hear about Jesus’ confrontation with the Pharisees. They accuse Jesus of being filled with a demon, but Jesus responds that it’s their hypocrisy that’s truly demonic. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 11, we see that Jesus provides for us the Holy Spirit. Through Jesus, we don’t have to be blind like the Pharisees. Through Jesus, we can experience the overturning of Satan’s kingdom and the establishment of God’s kingdom in our lives.
4 min