GSMC Bible Study Podcast

Sarah discusses Colossians 2 and Luke 11.  Colossians continues Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae, encouraging them to remain rooted in Christ and to keep the gospel as their foundation.  In the Gospel text from Luke Jesus teaches his disciples to pray with intimacy and persistence. (Replay)<br /><br /> <br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and sub...

Sarah discusses Genesis 18 and Psalm 138.  Genesis 18 shows Abraham engaging in conversation with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Psalm 138 is a prayer of both petition and thanksgiving.  Both texts provide examples of ways of speaking with God that might seem surprising. (Replay)<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find...

Sarah discusses Colossians 1 and Luke 10.  Colossians 1 continues from last week with the introduction to Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae and what it means that he addresses the as brothers and sisters in Christ.  Luke 10 tells the story of Mary and Martha who respond differently to Jesus’s presence in their home. (Replay)<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow u...

Sarah discusses the Old Testament texts for Lectionary 17, the week of July 24, 2016.  Genesis 18 shows Abraham engaging in conversation with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Psalm 138 is a prayer of both petition and thanksgiving.  Both texts provide examples of ways of speaking with God that might seem surprising. (Replay)<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follo...

Sarah discusses the first chapter of Colossians, gives some background on the book and the context in which it was written, and looks forward to see what the introduction can tell us about the rest of the letter.  Luke 10 gives us the story of the Good Samaritan, which Jesus tells in response to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” (Replay)<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show,...

Sarah discusses Deuteronomy 30 and Psalm 25.  Deuteronomy 30 contains a command to keep God’s law always in our hearts and on our lips, and Sarah discusses what this means for our daily lives.  The Psalmist in Psalm 25 seems to have this law in his heart and on his lips as he puts his trust fully in God, seeks God’s forgiveness, and yearns to learn more about God while following God’s path,<br...

Sarah discusses the New Testament texts assigned for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 and Mark 5:21-43.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the fir...

Sarah looks at the three Old Testament texts assigned for the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost: Lamentations 3:22-33, 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, and Psalm 30. She focuses mainly on the Psalm and Lamentations which both deal with themes of hope in the midst of despair.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that...

Sarah talks about the New Testament lessons assigned for the 3rd Sunday After Pentecost: 4:13-5:1 and Mark 3:20-35.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to ge...

Sarah talks about the Old Testament lessons assigned for the Third Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 3:8-15, 1 Samuel 8:4-11 [12-15] 16-20 [11:14-15], and Psalm 130.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review....

Sarah talks about the New Testament lessons assigned for the Second Sunday after Pentecost: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 and Mark 2:23 - 3:6.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be amo...

Sarah discusses the Old Testament texts assigned for the week of June 3, 2018, the Second Sunday after Pentecost: Deuteronomy 5:12-15, 1 Samuel 3:1-20, and Psalm 81:1-10.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice...

Sarah talks about the 3rd and 4th of the 4 lectionary texts assigned for the 5th Sunday of Easter: 1 John 4:7-21 and John 15:1-8.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among t...

Sarah talks about the Acts and Psalm texts assigned for the 5th Sunday of Easter: Acts 8:26-40 and Psalm 22:25-31.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get...

Sarah talks about the  texts assigned for the 4th Sunday of Easter, which is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The Psalm and the Gospel reading both make explicit references to the metaphor of the Good Shepherd, but what all 4 texts have in common is what it means that God loves us, how that love looks, and what that means for us as children of God.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoye...

In this flashback episode Sarah looks at Luke 24:13-35, which is the story of the road to Emmaus where 2 of Jesus' followers encouner the risen Christ, although they do not recognize him until later.  This text provides openings for thinking about our own Emmaus stories and how we recognize Jesus in our lives.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to th...

Sarah talks about the 3rd and 4th texts assigned for the week of April 8th, the Second Sunday of Easter: 1 John 1:1-2:2 which talks about Jesus as the light in the darkness who came to atone for our sins, and John 20:19-31, the story of Doubting Thomas.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carri...

Sarah looks at 2 of the 4 assigned texts for the second Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:32-35 and Psalm 133. Both texts talk about unity and what unity within community might look like.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us...

Sarah talks about the Easter account according to the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:1-8). This account does not include a resurrection appearance by Jesus and ends with the women fleeing the tomb in terror, telling no one of Jesus's resurrection. And yet there IS good news in this short and awkward story.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you...

Sarah talks about the Easter story from the perspective of the Gospel of John. It is a story filled with a roller coaster of emotions, but ends with the hope of the resurrected Christ.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and g...

Sarah discusses 3 of the 14 readings that are assigned for the Easter Vigil.  First is Genesis 7:1-8; 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13, which tells the story of Noah's Ark and God's promise to never again flood the earth.  Next is Proverbs 8:1-8; 19-21; 9:4b-6, which talks of Woman Wisdom, and might seem like an odd choice for the Vigil.  Finally, she looks at Romans 6:3-11 which speaks of how when we are ba...

Sarah reads the assigned texts for Good Friday:<br />Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22Hebrews 10:16-25John 18:1-19:42<br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get the late...

Sarah talks about the gospel text assigned for Maundy Thursday, John 13:1-17, 31b-35.  In this text Jesus washes the feet of his disciples as part of their Last Supper together before Jesus' betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion.  He also tells them to love one another as they have first been loved by God, and have been loved by Jesus.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow...

Sarah looks at 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 where Paul reminds the church at Corinth what the Lord's Supper is really about.  The Gospel text from John 13:21-32 is similar in that it takes place at Jesus' last supper with his disciples, where he instituted the Lord's Supper, but in these verses he is speaking of his upcoming death, specifically of Judas, who is set to betray Jesus.<br /><br /&g...

Sarah discusses Matthew 21:1-11, the gospel text assigned for Palm Sunday.  Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, and the gospel tells the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem where he was met with celebration and  cries of Hosanna.  Before the end of the week, though, those cries take a darker turn.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the...