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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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
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Luke 10: A Multiethnic Kingdom
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapter 10. In this passage we hear that Jesus welcomes all people into his book of LIfe, not just Jews. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 10 we see that Jesus doesn’t require a certain type of performance or ethnic heritage. All he requires is his people choosing to sit, listen, and obey him.
4 min
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Luke 8:22-9: Who Is Jesus
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapters 8:22-9. In this passage we answer the question “who is Jesus?” Jesus is the one prophesied in the Old Testament to save his people from their sins. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 8:22-9, we see that the Messiah, the prophesied one who will take away our sins, overturns our understanding of greatness on its head. He shows us that death and suffering are the paths to true life.
3 min
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Luke 7-8:21: Jesus Did Not Come For The Righteous
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapters 7-:8:21. In this passage we see Jesus including people in his kingdom we do not expect, even while he excludes the people we assume God would favor. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 7-8:21, we see the good news that Jesus preached to the poor, the sinner, and the foreigner. Their neediness, not their religious performance, is all they need in order to be accepted by God.
3 min
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Luke 6: Healing On The Sabbath
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapter 6. In this passage Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath and reveals the deep hypocrisy of the Pharisees who oppose him. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 6 we see Jesus as the one who both correctly interprets and fulfills the laws in the Old Testament.
4 min
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Luke 4:14-5:39: Opposition And Freedom
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapters 4:14-5:39. In this passage Jesus begins his ministry and experiences the first waves of attacks from the Pharisees. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 4:-5:59 we see Jesus as the one who finally brings the year of Jubilee and freedom to everyone who is enslaved and to all who are sinners.
3 min
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Luke 3-4:13: Someone Greater Is Coming
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapters 3-4:13. In this passage we’re introduced to John the baptist, Jesus is baptized and the Devil tempts Jesus. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 3-4:13, we see that Jesus succeeds where Adam fails. Jesus doesn’t succumb to Jesus’ temptation, but opens the door to a new and better creation for all people.
3 min
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Luke 1-2: Eyewitnesses To Jesus
This Bible study devotional covers Luke chapters 1-2. In this passage Luke explains why his Gospel is reliable by appealing to multiple eyewitnesses. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Luke 1-2 we see that the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection was is historically reliable because of the testimony of many witnesses.
3 min
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Mark 15:16-16:8: Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 15:16-16:6. In this passage, we read about Jesus dying on a cross and rising from the grave. We also see Mark’s Gospel end with a strange note about the women’s fear upon seeing the empty tomb. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 15:16-16:8, we see that Jesus conquered death and now asks us, “Who am I to you?”
3 min
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Mark 14-15:32: Anointed, Arrested, and Accused
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 14-15:32. In this passage, we read about Jesus’ anointing, his arrest, and his sham trail and sentencing to death on a cross. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 14-15:32, we see that Jesus stands accused for us so that we never have to be.
4 min
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Mark 13: The “End of the World”
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapter 13. In this passage, we read about Jesus predicting the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70 that sounds, especially to the disciples, like the end of the world. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 13, we see that Jesus is the ultimate temple who was destroyed, but who rose from the dead and is coming back to make our whole world new. So we are to stay alert and be on our guard, always ready for that great day.
3 min
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Mark 11-12: Entry, Fig Tree, and Temple
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 11-12. In this passage, we read about Jesus’ triumphal entry, him cursing the fig tree, and disrupting the temple. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 11-12, we see that Jesus is the king who comes to sacrifice himself for those of us who deserve to be cursed.
3 min
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Mark 9:33-10:52: Least and Greatest
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 9:33-10:52. In this passage, we read about Jesus accepting the weak and marginalized children, but rejecting the strong and accepted rich young ruler. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 9:33-10:52, we see that Jesus is the one who became weak and rejected to save us who finally admit that we are not as strong and accepted as we thought.
3 min
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Mark 8:27-9:32: Transfiguration and Unbelief
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 8:27-9:32. In this passage, we read about Jesus’s transfiguration and hear the famous request, “Help my unbelief.” As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 8:27-9:32, we see that Jesus is the Son of Man who will raise us from death and disbelief.
4 min
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Mark 6:14-8:26: Feeding the Thousands
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 6:14-8:26. In this passage, we read about Jesus feeding the 5,000, feeding the 4,000, and walking on water. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 6:14-8:26, we see that Jesus is God himself who sustains his people, saves the nations, and treads upon sin and death.
4 min
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Mark 4:35-6:13: Jesus Calms the Storm
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 4:35-6:13. In this passage, we read about how Jesus calming the storm, healing the demoniac, and responding to the faith of two very different people. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 4:35-6:13, we see that Jesus calms the storms of death, disease, demonization, and chaos in our lives by his authority as Lord.
3 min
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Mark 3:13-4:34: The Hidden Kingdom
This Bible study devotional covers Mark chapters 3:13-4:34. In this passage, we read about how Jesus and his message were rejected because of the hidden nature of the kingdom of God. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Mark 3:13-4:34, we see that Jesus is the one who can open our eyes to see the hidden truth of his kingdom - that our life comes through his death.
3 min