#becomingabiblenerd

In this episode we begin to see that many suffered with unclean spirits. Jesus does just as many exorcisms as healings. Let’s learn more about it.

In this episode we will discuss a lot of common NT words and dig into the meaning of them. We learn about John the Baptist and his ministry and what making a disciple is.

The most responsible thing we can do before to tackle Mark is to provide a good context. In a world where Caesar is lord and savior of the world and a divine son of god, Mark’s message is an affront to that system.

In this episode we discuss what scripture says about false teachers and prophets and lean in to discover why Jesus, Peter and Paul had so much to say about them!

In conclusion Paul urges the Corinthians to really examine their own lives. Each of us will be responsible for our own walk with the Lord. We too must inspect our lives against God’s Word.

In this episode we will discuss the thorn in Paul’s flesh and why God allowed it. In our weakness He is made strong.

In this episode we compare the super apostles of Paul’s day with modern day charlatans.

In this chapter we will look at the super apostles (aka false teachers) in Corinth and compare it to those today.

Is this episode we will discuss walking in the Spirit verses walking in the flesh.

In this episode we will look at all the benefits from giving generously and what generosity really is.

In this episode we see the efforts Paul makes in being transparent with the Corinthian church about the money that has been collected.

In this episode we will discuss the grace of extravagant giving. The extravagance is in the heart and not the amount you give. We operate in this grace through first spending time with Him, and the overflow of that grace is joy!

In this episode we will look at repentance and the process of speaking the Truth in Love to someone.

In this episode we will really discuss the hardships that come along with saying YES to God and walking in obedience! But we are given the Spirit of God who dwells in us and empowers us to keep running with the assignment.

In this episode we will discuss more about how temporal our life is here verses how glorious eternity is. Paul makes it clear that the path to reconciliation with God is through Jesus! Once we submit to that we become ambassadors to the world to minister reconciliation.

In this episode we talk about how each of us are called to be ministers of the gospel and to make disciples. This doesn’t mean enforce behavior modification. It means to share Christ is deity and resurrected. Under the New Covenant the Holy Spirit will indwell new believers and then transform them into images of Christ. The route to this is the road of suffering but we will be victorious in that w...

In this episode we will discuss the new covenant. Christ came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it and now the glory of God radiates in us to all mankind just like it did for Moses. But with us it’s not a fading glory, but an everlasting one. It is clear from Paul’s letter that the only path to God is through Jesus.

In this episode we will discuss forgiveness, joy, parenting, and how our lives poured out in service to Jesus is a sweet aroma to God.

In this episode we will continue to discuss how character and trust is built during suffering.

In this episode we will discuss how as Christian’s we are called to share in Christ’s sufferings but He promises His comfort and compassion.

Is hospitality so important that John has an entire chapter on it? YES! Today we will look at hospitality and serving others in depth.

In this episode we will discover that our obedience actually is how we love others. The more we obey the more the community around us is made whole.

In this episode we will discuss the biblical meaning of blessed. Misunderstanding what God means by blessing us can hinder our faith in Him when things in this world fall apart. We want to stand strong when trials hit.

IN this chapter we look again at false teachers and Loving our neighbors.

In this episode we finish looking at chapter 2.