FLCBenton, Congregational Podcast

Judges 6:25–40, we get a definite picture of the religious landscape in Gideon’s day, as well as Gideon’s own personal lack of zeal for the Lord; Acts 15:6–21, the apostolic counsel deals with an immensely important theological question, a question that came to a boiling point as the number of gentiles coming into the church went from a trickle to a flood.

Judges 6:1–24, Gideon, the Midianites, the angel of the Lord, and a clear explanation of why all this is happening; Acts 14:19–15:5, the first missionary, journey concludes, and controversy arises in the church, and the matter is brought to the apostles at Jerusalem.

Judges 4:1–24, the prophetess, Deborah, and her somewhat timid, military commander Barak; Acts 14:1–18, the first missionary journey continues, to Iconium, then, to Lystra, where a priest of Zeus attempts to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas!

Judges 3:7–31, Othniel, Ehud, and the root sin of idolatry; Acts 13:42–52, the synagogue splits, Paul and Barnabas are thrown out and begin ministering to the Gentiles, and later flee to Iconium.

Judges 2:6–23, a new book, a new phase in God’s dealings with his people, and the basic pattern, repeated over and over again in the book of Judges: apostasy, punishment, repentance, redemption, apostasy; Acts 13:13–41, Paul and Barnabas preach at a Jewish synagogue in the city in Pisidian Antioch.

Joshua 24:1–31, the history of God’s dealings with Israel is recounted up to this point, and the people are called to renew their devotion to their Lord, who had done all this, for them; Acts 13:1–12, the church in Syrian Antioch, commissions Barnabas and Saul to begin the first missionary journey to the Gentiles, and the worldwide mission of the Church begins in earnest.

Joshua 23:1–16, Joshua, now old, warns the next generation of leaders to be faithful or suffer the consequences; Acts 12:1–25, before the gospel makes its first foray into Gentile missionary work, Luke returns our attention to Jerusalem, and what’s happening in the mother church.

Joshua 10:1–25, Israel, allied with a Canaanite city, fights with them against five other Canaanite cities – how did this happen? Acts 11:19–30, a new congregation, in Syrian Antioch, an entirely gentle affair, and a big step For the Christian faith.

Joshua 8:1–28, the fall of the city of Ai, the second city in Canaan to be captured by the Israelites; Acts 11:1–18, the aftermath of Peter’s visit to Cornelius, his baptizing of Gentiles, and his powerful defense of what he did there, before the other disciples in the church in Jerusalem.

Joshua 7:1–26, the sin of Achan and the difference between personal sin and forgiveness, and the nation’s failure to maintain the covenant; Acts 10:34–48, Peter learns the lesson well, and the Holy Spirit is poured out even on the Gentiles – but the story isn’t over yet!

Joshua 6:6–27, the utter destruction of Jericho, and how he should feel about God ordering such a thing; the mercy shown to Rahab; Acts 10:18–33, having been prepared by the Holy Spirit, Peter goes where he never would have gone before: to the home of a Gentile!

Joshua 5:1–6:5, a nomadic people finally come home, and the changes attendant to that; the commander of the Lord’s army, a pre-incarnate vision of Jesus? Acts 10:1–17, the Holy Spirit prepares the church to go to receive Gentiles.

Joshua 4:1–24, Joshua sets up a pile of 12 stones as a memorial of what God has done for his people– we’ll discuss the significance of memorials in the Old Testament and New; Acts 9:23–43, fallout from Saul’s conversion — nobody seems to want him!

Joshua 3:1–17, the crossing of the Jordan river on dry ground, and what makes this a “Holy” war; Acts 9:1–22, the conversion of the great persecutor of the church, Saul of Tarsus, which, aside from the death and resurrection of Jesus, was perhaps the most impactful event described in the New Testament!

Joshua 2:1–24, Rahab, and the Israelite spies, the scarlet thread; Acts 8:26–40, the God-fearing Ethiopian eunuch enters the kingdom of God by Baptism.

Joshua 1:1–18, the handoff from Moses to Joshua, laying the foundation for the conquest of Canaan, words of command, and words of encouragement to Joshua; Acrs 8:1–25, the organizational plan of the book of Acts.

Proverbs 31:10–31, a beautiful encomium to the excellent wife, a woman who fears the Lord; John 21:1–25, having really finished his gospel with chapter 20, John adds a chapter and ties up a few loose ends.

Proverbs 30:1–9, 18–33, the words of August, how wisdom teaches us how little we know, and Hebrew numbers rhetoric; John 20:19–31, the disciples: what did they believe, and when did they believe it?

Proverbs 27:1–24, boasting about tomorrow, planning for tomorrow, friendship, and the testing of praise; John 20:1–18, a playful and humorous account of the Resurrection – a foretaste of the joy of the life to come!

Proverbs 25:1–22, the glory of God, the glory of kings, and the power of words; John 19:23-42, the crucifixion of Jesus, patterns in psalm 22, psalm 69, and Exodus 12:46.

Proverbs 24:1–22, fainting on the day of adversity, making excuses, and admonitions to know, and understand the final end of the unrighteous; John 19:1–22, Jesus, before Pontius Pilate, part II, Pilate speaks the truth: “I find no guilt in him“, and“Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews“.

Proverbs 22:22–2 3:12, the book of Proverbs: a collection of collections, and some thoughts on ancient landmarks; John 18:15–40, Jesus before Pontius Pilate, Part I.

Proverbs 22:1–21, children, folly, and discipline; rich, poor, and the one with the bountiful eye! John 18:1–14, Jesus said, “I am He”, and they all fell down before him!

Proverbs 20:5–25, the complicated relationship between what we say, what we do and what’s really going on inside us; John 17:1–26, Jesus prays for the holy Christian church before laying down his life for us

Proverbs 17:1–28 the joy of parents and children, and the danger of meeting a fool in his folly; John 16:17–33, a new relationship with the father, because of Jesus, our high priest.