Redeemed and Equipped

This episode continues the discussion on the dangers of scripture distortion. We continue to analyze whether Jesus was a refugee based on today’s UN Definition, and how we as Christians can be living stewards of the Gospel when dealing with sensitive subjects such as immigration.

Hitting on a heated topic in current events, this is Part 1 of “Was Jesus a Refugee?” that will discuss Matthew 2:13-23. By closely examine Scripture to ask ourselves, “what is God teaching us in this passage?”, we confront the challenging debate surrounding modern-day immigration policies. This is Episode 8 in the Gospel series, “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” and Part 1 of “Was Jesus a Refugee?” (...

This is the 7th episode in the series “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus.” We slow down and study the story of His birth and first few years of life to notice the details that have often been compiled together into one event rather than the several years for which they took place. This episode gives a more accurate timeline of those events. (Episode 25)

This episode covers Luke 1:39-80 and Matt. 1:12-25. Mary visits Elizabeth, Mary’s song, John the Baptist’s birth, Zechariah’s prophecy, and Joseph’s visit from an angel. (Episode 24)

This episode is an extension of “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus: His Cousin John the Baptist. “We read and discuss the passage from Deuteronomy 22: 23–24 that I shared in that episode regarding the risk that Mary faced by being obedient to God. We break down these important laws and explain them for clarification.

This fifth episode of “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” covers Luke 1: 1-38. We discuss the author Luke’s purpose for writing his Gospel, his credentials, and his audience. Then, we discuss John the Baptist’s foretold birth and who were his parents. We also learn about Mary’s conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit. We learn about why her pregnancy was so risky but how she trusted that God would protec...

In this fourth episode of the “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” series, we discuss the four Gospels and their writers, as well as details regarding when they were written, their intended audiences, and the intended purpose for each one. We also discuss the two recorded genealogies of Jesus from Matthew 1 and Luke 3. (Episode 21)

This is the 3rd episode in the “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” series. In this episode, I talk about the Roman Empire, King Herod, and the culture at the time of the birth of Christ. (Episode 20)

This is the 2nd show in the “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” series. In this episode, I share a very condensed history of Israel from the time of Abraham to the time periods of the four empires that ruled over the nation prior to and at the time of Christ’s birth.

In this first episode of the “Let’s Just Talk About Jesus” collection, we talk about the deity of Jesus and read from John 1:1-5. We also discuss some of the key prophecies that were fulfilled in Christ’s birth.

This episode explains the last 3 pieces of the armor of God. We also discuss how to rebuke spiritual forces that come against and how to walk in our God-given identity. This is the last installment in the Armor of God prayer series.

This episode explains the first 3 pieces of the armor of God and how we can effectively use them in our daily warfare.

This episode discusses our great adversary the devil and how we can begin to take hold of the victory that is ours through Christ.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the reason why wealth and prosperity is NOT a fruit of the Holy Spirit. We study several scriptures that warn of the dangers of the love of money and cares of this world. We also look at Job and why his story is not about the fact that he had wealth. His story is about his character.

This episode discusses the false prophets/ teachers that both Jesus and Paul warned us about. Jesus said we will know them by their fruit, so we discuss some of those fruit of the flesh seen today. This episode will help you discern good fruit from bad fruit in leaders and other Christians.

In this episode, we look at several Scriptures that talk about spiritual warfare, and we address the importance of acknowledging the spiritual battle taking place all around us.

This episode discusses then doctrine of the Holy Spirit. We acknowledge His importance in our life and how we can cultivate that relationship. We look to experts for understanding.

This episode concludes our study of the nine fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23. We learn that gentleness is actually meekness and self-control is temperance.

In this episode, we learn about the two fruit of the Spirit goodness and faithfulness and how they are cultivated through persecution and hardship. We take a look at I and II Thessalonians to see how they were encouraged during trying times and while having misunderstandings about the second coming of Christ.

In this episode, we address a reoccurring comment or question, “why do I need to go to a church or a pastor?” Also, why it’s not correct to say, ‘just me, God and the Bible is all I need.’ We also discuss the fifth fruit of the spirit: kindness.

In this episode, we learn that patience is longsuffering. And we discuss what it means to be longsuffering.

In this episode, we learn about the third fruit of the Spirit: peace. We learn that it is a type of peace that comes from a right relationship with God. We also learn that it surpasses all human understanding.

In this episode, we study the second fruit of the Spirit- Joy; and we discover how we can have joy in every circumstance. We learn how Jesus had joy when He endured the cross. We also learn how Paul and Barnabas had joy in the midst of persecution.

This episode discusses the first fruit of the spirit: love. We explore the definition of biblical love, and how we can specifically emulate that love in our lives.

Today’s episode continues to break down the Armor of God prayer by explaining an attitude of thankfulness, why we die to our flesh and what that means, and the evidence of the Holy Spirit operating in us, known as the Fruit of the Spirit. Scriptures referenced in this episode: Ephesians 6:10-18 Psalm 118:24 Psalm 118:1 Galatians 5:22-26 Galatians 5:16-21 All from the ESV Bible.