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In our last episode in 1 Corinthians, we saw how our ability to understand the wisdom of God in his methods is based on accepting what God says by faith even before we've understood how or why God has done something in a certain way. In this continuation of that study, we examine how just as faith is necessary to understand the ways of God, faith is also necessary to obey the commands of God....

In this episode, we consider Paul's next statements in 1 Corinthians chapter 2, as he continues to explain why it's so wrong for believers in the church to depend or "rest" in the wisdom of man rather than the power of God. Atheists sometimes accuse Christians of exercising "blind faith," suggesting there are no rational reasons for faith in Jesus Christ. If even the Bi...

In this episode, we look at Paul's continued correction about to the church at Corinth on the issue with attaching their loyalty to human leaders rather than Christ. In 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Paul describes his first interactions with these Christians focusing on the preaching of Christ crucified and not relying on his own speech or knowledge to save anyone. What can we learn about evangelism an...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of February 3, 2025.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on Proverbs 10:14, a verse which contrasts the behavior of the wise and foolish in how they listen and speak.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan continues to teach on 1 Corinthians 1. The end of chapter 1 calls for the believers to examine themselves and consider whether there was something special in them that caused God to save them. The obvious answer for each of us is not, but how many times do we allow a prideful perspective to cause us to criticize and divide with fellow believers? Consider these thi...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, a passage which describes how the gospel message seems foolish to people according to human understanding. The Bible predicted that Jesus would be a stone of stumbling for many people because he wouldn't fit their idea of who Messiah ought to be or what he should do. So even now, about 2,000 years from his life on earth, Jews...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, a passage where the Apostle Paul began addressing an issue in the behavior of the church at Corinth. Some were saying they followed on particular Christian leader or another, and divided based on these human loyalties. God condemned this and instructed the church members how to resolve this issue. Does this behavior still happen t...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of January 20th, 2025.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on 1 Corinthians 1:4-7, a passage which tells us the church is not lacking in any knowledge or gift. Many believers ask why the miracles recorded in the early church are not present in the same way today. Many churches wholeheartedly pursue supernatural experience and even proclaim without certain gifts, people are not true Christians. Does this fit with w...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on 1 Corinthians 1:8-9, a passage which gives believers very important promises on the reality that their salvation is provided and preserved by God's power and not their own. We hope you are blessed by another study of transforming your thinking through the power of God's Word.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on John 8:21, a verse where Jesus tells the Jews he was going to a place they could not follow him. The Jews responded by insulting Jesus suggesting that maybe he was going to kill himself. What was Jesus talking about when he made this statement and what implication does it have for believers and unbelievers? Find out in another episode of transforming ou...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan gives an introduction to a new series on the letter of 1 Corinthians.

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of January 14, 2025.

In John 8:13-19, we read of the Pharisees accusing Jesus that his testimony wasn't true since Jesus bore witness about his own identity. The law required the testimony of at least two witnesses to verify that something was true. Many people today still make claims that there's no proof Jesus Christ was a real man who lived and died on earth, much less came back from the dead. But as we go through...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on John 8:12, a passage where Jesus describes himself as the light of the world. The Bible often describes God's truth as light and the sin of man as darkness. What was Jesus alluding to by this expression? What is the function of spiritual light and the responsibility all people have to respond to this light? Consider these things in another study of tran...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of January 8th, 2024.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on Jesus' statement in John 3:19-21, where he describes how people love darkness rather than light. The Jewish leaders were often aggravated by Jesus exposing their hypocrisy in religion. It has always been common for people to create systems where they deceive themselves into thinking that their works of darkness are not wrong. But when the light of the w...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on the story in John of the woman caught in adultery. The Jewish leaders brought the woman to Jesus, not because they were truly concerned with righteousness or judgment, but because they hoped to trap Jesus in his words. As he often did, Jesus turned the crowds' perspective away from their perception about another person and turned it back on them. What t...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of January 1, 2025.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on John 7:45-52, a passage which narrates another example of the Jewish leaders condemning Jesus without any actual evidence or reason to support their condemnation. We understand how unbelievers can practice unjust judgment, but what about Christians? Are there times we judge things according to our standard rather than the truth of God's Word? Consider t...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches from John 7:30, a verse which mentions the Jewish leaders were seeking to arrest him, but failed "because his hour had not yet come." There was hostility towards Jesus for the majority of his ministry, including the leaders' wishing to put him to death. How was it that Jesus escaped their attempts to seize him until the night of the last supper? What does...

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan teaches on John 7:37-39, a passage where Jesus invites all those who thirst for eternal life to come to him and he would satisfy them. This statement came in the midst of the celebration of the Feast of Booths, which included a ceremony that recognized God's provision of rainfall for that season's harvest. What then was the connection Jesus made between this ritua...

Recorded for Christmas Day 2024 broadcast on Impact and UBC radio.

In this episode, Musumba Jonathan continues his Christmas series by focusing on the promise that Jesus Christ doesn't change. What part does this truth play in a Christian's security in his place in God's family and the atonement for his sin? Find out in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.