Bible In Order Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Most Christians want to grow spiritually, but what if the way we are trying to grow is actually leading us back into slavery? In Galatians 4, Paul confronts believers who had received the gospel by faith but were being tempted to return to religious performance. This chapter raises a question every Christian needs to ask: does spiritual growth begin with trying harder, or with und...

Send us Fan Mail What if one reason we feel spiritually stuck is because we are trying to grow by the same kind of human effort that can never make anyone righteous? In Galatians 3, Paul asks a direct question: having begun by the Spirit, are we now being perfected by the flesh? This chapter does not only explain how we are saved. It confronts how we try to grow after we are saved. In this teachin...

Send us Fan Mail One of the most dangerous things a Christian leader, teacher, or pastor can do is slowly move away from the gospel while still using Christian language. In Galatians 2 , Paul confronts false teaching, spiritual pressure, isolation, public correction, and the truth that we are justified by faith in Jesus Christ — not by human works. But here’s what most people miss: the danger in G...

Send us Fan Mail What if the greatest danger to your faith is not an obvious enemy of Jesus? In Galatians 1, Paul gives one of the strongest warnings in the New Testament: a false gospel is not just a different opinion. It is a desertion from the grace of Christ. And what makes this so dangerous is that false teachers can use Christian words, talk about God, quote Scripture, and still lead people...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most dangerous false teachings don’t sound anti-biblical? What if they quote Scripture, use biblical language, honor religious tradition, and still quietly move people away from the truth? In Acts 15, the early church faces one of the most important questions any generation must answer: What is required for a person to be saved? This teaching walks through the Jerusale...

Send us Fan Mail Why would Paul suffer so severely while faithfully serving God? Acts 14 gives one of the clearest examples in the New Testament: Paul heals a man, refuses glory, points people to the living God, and then gets stoned and left for dead. But here’s what most people miss… this chapter is not only about suffering. It also exposes the danger of depending on human approval. In this teach...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever asked, “What should I be doing for God?” The heart behind that question may be right — but Acts 13 shows us it might still be the wrong question. Before Barnabas and Saul were sent out, the believers in Antioch were not brainstorming a ministry strategy. They were worshiping, fasting, and ministering to the Lord. This is where it shifts: the mission did not begin wit...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever thought about what kind of person actually has power in the kingdom of God? James 5 gives us a sharp contrast between the life that trusts wealth, control, and comfort — and the life that trusts God, waits patiently, speaks truthfully, prays faithfully, and restores those who wander. But here’s what most people miss: James is not just teaching about patience or praye...

Send us Fan Mail Why do people who love Jesus still wound each other? James 4 forces us to ask a deeper question: what if the conflict around us is revealing the war within us? This chapter does not simply address arguments, church splits, resentment, pride, or fractured relationships. It points us to the desires, motives, and self-worship that often sit underneath them. In this teaching, David wa...

Send us Fan Mail What if someone can quote Scripture and still not be speaking with the wisdom of God? James 3 forces us to face an uncomfortable possibility: biblical words can be used with ungodly motives. This chapter warns teachers, exposes the danger of the tongue, and shows the difference between wisdom from above and selfish ambition from this world. In this teaching, David walks through Ja...

Send us Fan Mail James 2 confronts something many Christians do without even realizing it: judging people by appearance, status, beauty, influence, or usefulness. But here’s what most people miss… James does not treat favoritism as a small social issue. He exposes it as a spiritual corruption that reveals whether we are seeing people the way the world sees them, or the way God does. In this teachi...

Send us Fan Mail What if the trial you are asking God to remove is the very thing He is using to reveal whether your faith is actually real? James 1 does not begin with comfort the way many people expect. It begins with a command that can feel almost offensive: “Count it all joy.” But James is not telling believers to pretend pain does not hurt. He is teaching us to interpret pain by what God is p...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed how Acts 12 shows an angel sent to rescue Peter from prison, and then just a few paragraphs later, an angel strikes Herod in judgment? But here’s what most people miss: Acts 12 is not mainly about angels. It is about two very different heart positions before God — fervent prayer and stolen glory. In this teaching, David walks through Acts 12 and shows how the...

Send us Fan Mail What if one of the greatest reasons the church remains weak today is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of humility? In Acts 11, the early church faced a moment that could have become the first major church split. Peter had gone into the house of Cornelius, a Gentile, and believers in Jerusalem confronted him. But instead of dividing, they listened. They humbled themselves. And u...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever believed something about God or the Bible, only to later realize you were carrying an inherited assumption? Acts 10 is not only about Cornelius receiving the gospel. It is also about God correcting Peter. Peter had walked with Jesus, heard His teaching, preached at Pentecost, and still had theology that needed to be corrected. In this study, we look at how God was al...

Send us Fan Mail Most people say Acts 9 is the moment Jesus changed Saul’s name to Paul… but the text never actually says that. And that matters, because when we assume something is in the Bible, we can end up teaching our assumption instead of what Scripture actually says. In this episode of Bible In Order, we slow down in Acts 9 and look carefully at Saul’s encounter with the risen Jesus on the...

Send us Fan Mail Acts 8 begins with one of the hardest questions in Scripture: was Stephen’s death part of God’s will? Stephen was murdered. Saul approved it. The church was persecuted. Believers were dragged from their homes. We cannot call that good. But here’s what most people miss: Acts 8 refuses to let us believe that evil is in control. In this chapter, persecution scatters the church, but t...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when people know Scripture, defend tradition, and still resist God? In Acts chapter 7, Stephen delivers one of the longest speeches in the entire book of Acts. But the issue was never that the religious leaders misunderstood history. The issue was that Stephen applied the truth directly to them. This chapter becomes a warning about spiritual pride, resistance to corre...

Send us Fan Mail Most people read Acts 6 as the moment the church officially created deacons. But when you slow down and actually read the text carefully, something surprising happens: Luke never calls these seven men deacons. This chapter is really about something much deeper — neglected widows, cultural tension inside the believing community, servant leadership, and Spirit-filled wisdom. But her...

Send us Fan Mail Most modern church growth begins with one question: How do we get more people to come? But Acts 5 gives us a very different picture. After Ananias and Sapphira are struck dead, Luke says no one dared join them — and yet more than ever, believers were added to the Lord. That sounds contradictory at first. But here’s what most people miss… Acts 5 separates two things we often blend...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever seen someone boldly sharing the gospel in public and admired their faith, but also felt conflicted about the method? Acts 4 shows us something many Christians miss: Peter and John were bold, but they were not acting out of religious aggression. They saw a man in need, served him through the authority of Jesus, and the miracle opened the door for truth. In this teachi...

Send us Fan Mail What does the Bible really say about tithing?  Does the Bible actually command Christians to give 10% of their income to the church? For many believers, tithing is treated as the most basic part of obedience to God. Malachi 3 is often quoted. People are told they are robbing God if they do not give a tenth. But when you carefully read the New Testament letters written to believers...

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to do something in Jesus’ name? In Acts 3, Peter does not simply add a phrase to the end of a prayer. He speaks in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and a man who had never walked before rises, walks, leaps, and praises God. But here’s what most people miss… this miracle was not just about physical healing. It was a sign of the restoration Jesus brin...

Send us Fan Mail When most people read Acts 2, they focus on the rushing wind, the tongues of fire, and the miracle of languages. But here’s what most people miss… Acts 2 is not just about dramatic supernatural events. It is about God fulfilling His harvest plan, reversing Babel, forming a Spirit-filled kingdom people, and empowering witnesses to carry the gospel of the kingdom into the world. In...

Send us Fan Mail Most people think Acts 1 is mainly about Jesus leaving and the church beginning. But here’s what most people miss: Luke says his first book covered what Jesus began to do and teach. That means Acts is not primarily about the apostles taking over. It is about Jesus continuing His work through His followers. In this teaching on Acts 1 explained, we look at why the kingdom of God is...