If That Makes Sense

Jesus loved him…and he let him die. Merri, Jesse and Tim explore the hope hidden in an unexpected display of Jesus’ love for Lazarus and his family (John 11:1-16.) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus claims to be one with God the Father. His striking statement doesn’t sit well with everyone, as Jim, Robbie, and Tim see in John 10:22-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Is there a more tender picture of God’s care than Jesus as The Good Shepherd? Lydia, Tately and Tim look at John 10:1-21. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus seeks us out, but we have to respond! Merri, Jesse and Tim talk about God’s pursuing love in the conclusion of the story of the man born blind in John 9:13-41. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus can show us our assumptions about God, sin, and healing through the story of a (formerly) blind man. Becki, Hope and Tim explore John 9:1-12. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

“Did Jesus ever claim to be God, though?” Just look at the response of his audience in John 8—and you’ll see that he certainly did!  Hope, Jim, and Tim talk about the one who is our example and our God: Jesus. (John 8:31-59) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great … Read More Read More

It could be a cliche to say “seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing.”  But in John 8…well…believing in Jesus is the only way to really see Him. Becki, Robbie and Tim talk about the Light of the world from John 8:12 – 30. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great … Read More Read More

For one woman, Jesus silenced a condemnation-craving mob. He does the same in the face of our accuser for everyone who calls him “Lord” today.  Merri, Becki and Tim look at the story of the woman caught in adultery from John 7:53 – 8:11. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other … Read More Read More

Trusting what you think about the Bible isn’t the same as trusting the God Who it’s about. The Pharisees make that clear, as Tately, Jesse and Tim dig into John 7:25-52. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Did Jesus ever change his mind? What did his earthly family think of him? And why did the Pharisees say he was possessed? Lydia, Jim and Tim tackle some of the unexpected questions that come up from John 7:1-24 Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

If the Bible has ever confused you, Jesus’ audiences felt like that too sometimes!  Hope, Mike and Tim look at Jesus’ tough teachings in John 6:43-71. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus asks all of us to see him as enough for all of life. Becki, Robbie and Tim look at John 6:25-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

It was no random miracle when Jesus walked on water.  Tately, Robbie and Tim find some unfamiliar observations about our storm-calming God in a familiar Gospel account. (John 6:16-24) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When Jesus fed 5000+ people, he was reenacting a miracle from earlier in your Bible. Merri, Jesse and Tim look at having faith in God to provide. (John 6:1-15) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Who do we think Jesus is? What does Jesus “think” about us? His opinion = reality! Jesus keeps confronting religious leaders as Jesse, Becki, and Tim finish looking at John 5. (John 5:31-47) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus is fully man and fully God. We can’t be afraid to wrestle with that mystifying reality! In John 5, Jesus confronts the Pharisees—and us today—with his astounding and loyalty-demanding true identity. (John 5:16-30) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

From the truth he preached to the people he associated with, Jesus lived on God’s terms, not man’s. Mike, Becki, and Tim look at two healings of Jesus’ that stunned the world. (John 4:43-54; 5:1-18) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Jesus preached to people He “wasn’t supposed to,” and the way broken people responded to His Gospel gives us hope – as broken people – to spread the Gospel. Tately, Robbie and Tim look at Jesus’ time with the Samaritans in John 4. (John 4:27-42) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the … Read More Read More

Most of us just know her as “the woman at the well;” what Jesus knew about her changed her life! In this episode of If That Makes Sense, a Family Life original podcast for your adults, Jesse, Merri and Tim talk about Jesus’ love that crosses every boundary. (John 4:1-26)

Things are simpler when you know Jesus is the reason for…well…everything.  John the Baptist knew that, and Jim, Hope and Tim relate their experience looking at John chapter 3.  (John 3:22-36) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

God is not afraid of your questions. Just look at how Jesus responded to Nicodemus!  Lydia, Mike, and Tim talk about Jesus’ meeting with a seeking soul in John chapter 3.  (John 3:1-21) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When the religious crowd of His day was out of line, Jesus wasn’t quiet!  But should we confront hypocrisy in the same way Jesus did?  Merri, Becki and Tim discuss Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple. (John 2:13-25) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

When the wedding ran out of wine, Jesus told the servants to go get some more…water.  What did they expect to happen?  Tately, Jesse and Tim discuss Jesus’ first public miracle, His relationship with His mom, and what it means to be the Bride of Christ (John 2:1-12). Support this show by giving to Family … Read More Read More

With three words, Jesus gave His first disciples an invitation that echoes still today: “Come and see.”  Hope, Jim and Tim look at the ways Jesus invites us to know Him better in the first chapter of John’s gospel.  (John 1:35-51) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life … Read More Read More

Diving deep into the Gospel of John, hosts Mike, Merri and Tim look at Jesus’ humble, bug-eating cousin: John the Baptist.  Every episode is like a Bible study with friends! (John 1:19-34) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!