Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure

Year of Parables – Episode 46: In the last parable included in the gospel of Mark, discover a challenge Jesus gives to His followers regarding the time of His return, and what we can learn from this challenge that is relevant for our lives today! Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 45: While Jesus’ body is hanging on the cross after He had given up His spirit and died, discover two prophecies that were fulfilled before Jesus is even taken off of the cross, and how these two prophecies draw our attention onto a powerful truth about Jesus’ sacrifice for each of us! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: C...

Year of Parables – Episode 45: In what seems like a dark parable that contrasts wise, faithful servants, with evil ones, discover how Jesus has challenged His followers to live, and how we can live in a way we would be happy being caught living when Jesus does return! Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 44: In what appeared to be the darkest point in history, when it looked like evil had won, discover why I believe that a celebration may have been taking place in heaven, and one big thing God accomplished when Jesus gave up His Spirit. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on Reflect...

Year of Parables – Episode 44: When Jesus shares a short parable about fig trees getting ready for the summer season, we might be tempted to gloss over this rather obvious parable. However, in this simple illustration, we discover a very profound truth about God and about Jesus’ return. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 43: While Jesus is hanging on the cross, John’s gospel draws our attention onto an interesting conversation Jesus has with His mother, and one of His disciples. While this conversation is short, it is amazingly powerful when we stop to look closer at it. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and...

Year of Parables – Episode 43: In one of His most ominous parables, Jesus shares two gifts that His people need to be able to fully enjoy the wedding banquet He is planning. The first gift gets us in, while the second gift keeps us from being thrown out. Discover what these two gifts are and how we can accept both of them, so we can enjoy the wedding feast! Listen to this episode and/or subs...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 42: When Jesus is crucified and hanging on the cross, Pilate has a sign written and posted over Jesus. Discover why this sign is significant, and some other powerful truths John tells us in the opening section of Jesus’ hanging on the cross. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe...

Year of Parables – Episode 42: In the Parable of the Evil Tenants, discover what God desires from those He has entrusted to manage His vineyard, and how what God asks us to return to Him is very reasonable when compared with what He could demand and with what is actually His to begin with. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 41: After Pilate has Jesus whipped, discover a few key statements that catch Pilate off guard, and that reveal just who the religious leaders were loyal to as Jesus’ trial wraps up and He is ultimately sentenced to die on the cross. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on Refle...

Year of Parables – Episode 41: Following one of His shorter parables during the week He was crucified, discover how the religious leaders incriminate themselves by answering a question Jesus asks. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 40: When Jesus is brought before Pilate by the religious leaders on the morning Jesus was crucified, discover an interesting perspective shift that happens when Pilate reaches a conclusion about Jesus, and whether or not Jesus deserves death. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on R...

Year of Parables – Episode 40: In this parable Jesus shared, we discover how a wealthy man from an important family trust ten of his slaves with some of his money, because he is looking for those he can trust with more. Discover how ten servants are trusted, but not all ten servants are truly trustworthy. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 39: When Jesus is arrested on the night He was betrayed, the first stop is a series of questioning that takes place in order to find a basis for guilt. Not only that, but the first place Jesus is taken also happens to have a courtyard with a fire, and one disciple discovers that this courtyard might not have been the best place to hang out that night...

Year of Parables – Episode 39: In one of His short illustrations, Jesus shares how two almost opposite men pray prayers to God and how only one of their prayers is accepted. Discover what makes the tax collector’s prayer more pleasing to God than the prayer of a Pharisee. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 38: When Judas Iscariot comes with a mob to arrest Jesus, discover how with a simple command, Jesus knocks the mob to the ground. However, with this brief detail comes a powerful truth about Jesus, about God’s love, and about Jesus’ choice to face the cross for you and for me! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here...

Year of Parables – Episode 38: In a strange illustration about an unjust judge, Jesus aims to teach his followers about the value of persistent prayer, unwavering hope, and unyielding belief in Him. Discover how God is better than the unjust judge Jesus describes, and how we can apply the truth Jesus teaches into our own lives. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy....

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 37: After teaching the disciples and promising them the Holy Spirit, Jesus shares a prayer that you may be surprised by, and He shares a promise that ever believer in all points of history can depend on while we press forward with God towards eternity and the end of sin. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this...

Year of Parables – Episode 37: When we look at Jesus’ parable of the hired workers, and we frame this parable in the context of what Jesus has done for us, we discover in the grumbling conclusion a trap we can fall into when we decide to serve God. We also discover an amazing truth about God and about where we fit into the timeline of those He has hired. Listen to this episode and/or s...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 36: On the night Jesus was betrayed and arrested, Jesus promises His followers the gift of the Holy Spirit, and Jesus shares some of the Holy Spirit’s main responsibilities. Discover why we need the Holy Spirit, and what God the Father really things about each of us. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to thi...

Year of Parables – Episode 36: When one of His disciples asked Jesus about how often we should forgive, we not only get a picture into the character of God, but we also discover just how important forgiveness is in God’s eyes through a parable Jesus shares about the Kingdom of Heaven! Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 35: As Jesus shares with the disciples on the night He was betrayed and arrested, discover a powerful promise Jesus shared that reframes our relationship with God. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Parables – Episode 35: In a short passage and parable that Jesus shared with His disciples, discover four big descriptions God has for His people, and how God modeled these actions through Jesus’ life. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in John – Episode 34: While sharing with the disciples on the night He was betrayed and arrested, Jesus gives the disciples a number of promises, and one promise in particular, stands out as being powerful and counter-cultural when we look a little closer at it. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here . Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on...

Year of Parables – Episode 34: In one of the strangest parables Jesus shared, discover some truth we can learn while also pushing back at our assumptions. Discover what Jesus intended to teach us in a parable that has been misapplied throughout the centuries to support an idea that counters a loving character of God. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...