ReDiscovering God

The third Sign that reveals Jesus as the Messiah is in John 5. Here Jesus "violates" the Sabbath and heals a man that has been an invalid for 38 years! What an amazing story of deliverance as Jesus does for this man what he cannot do for himself. Just as He does for us all as our Saviour - doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

The third Sign that reveals Jesus as the Messiah is in John 5. Here Jesus "violates" the Sabbath and heals a man that has been an invalid for 38 years! What an amazing story of deliverance as Jesus does for this man what he cannot do for himself. Just as He does for us all as our Saviour - doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

We review the four series of four that we find in John's Gospel. Then we take a closer look at the second miracle as Jesus heals a man's son who was dying. As a result the man moves from believing in Jesus's power to believing in his word to eventually he and his whole family come to believe in Jesus. It is a journey of faith that we all must take.

John's gospel focuses upon seven signs that Jesus performed that would enable people who had never seen Jesus to believe he was the Messiah. The first of those signs was the turning of water to wine at a wedding in Cana. It was something that would save the couple and their family from tremendous embarassement but also legitimize Mary's story about his miraculous birth and help her regain...

We now begin the story of Abram. His family's story comprises the remainder of the book of Genesis. What we have covered up to now has set the stage for the family of Abraham, the Hebrew people. Already we find God making him a promise and not changing that, even when he is unable to trust in God's protection and lies about his relationship with Sarai. Yet God remain faithful.

In looking at the Tower of Babel story we are reminded that even though the bible says that God did the confusing of the languages we realize that all supernatural events were attributed to God because of a lack of understanding of the devil. Jesus opened our eyes to that reality and so we can attribute this event to the devil who is the one that brings confusion. It is interesting to see how the...

In this episode we take a close look at the descendants of Noah and discover that although he had many descendants only 70 are mentioned. We discover the interesting use of the number 70 throughout Scripture and are reminded that this is a history of Abraham and his ancestry as God reveals the beginning of the Hebrew people.

This episode looks carefully at Noah's sons and a rather perplexing incident that happens between Noah and his sons that results in a curse being placed on a descendent of one of those sons. As a result a disturbing fable has developed from this story that for centuries was given as justification for the enslavement of people of colour. This was used by many to justify the mistreatment of peop...

In this podcast we review the many covenants that God has made with his people. We discuss the importance of blood as well as the rainbow that God used to assure his people that he would never again destroy the world with a flood.

As the flood waters recede and Noah and his family are able to leave the ark he makes a sacrifice to God in an attempt to prevent God from destroying the earth again and God assures him that no matter how evil the people may become he will never again destroy the ground or strike down every living creature. What an amazing covenant God makes with Noah and the rest of mankind.

As we move now from Noah to the story of the Flood we discover that the author of Genesis, understood to be Moses, tells the story three times in this chapter, adding more detail with each telling. We note that this was a typical part of a verbal society. We also make note of the many references to 40 days in scripture and realize it is not to be understood as a literal number but a figure of spee...

As we continue with the story of Noah we discover the principle of Prediction does not mean Causation which becomes critical to understanding this story and the Bible. Join us as we endeavour to make sense of the story of Noah and the flood in light of the life and teachings of Jesus.  

We usually attribute the destruction of the flood to God as His attempt to deal with the violence that pervaded the world at that time. However, a closer look at the character of God we discover that is virtually impossible because it is so contrary to who He is. Join us as we consider who the real destroyer actually is. The pdf document is available at www.rediscoveringgod.ca.

In Genesis 5 are the genealogies of Adam and Cain. Be amazed with us with the many nuggets of insight we discover hidden in what is usually a very boring chapter. Methuselah lived longer than anyone else has ever lived with an age of 969 years. His name means "When he dies it will happen". Sure enough the year he died the flood came. The fact that he lived so incredibly long suggests that God was...

In Genesis 4 we discover a God that is lonely for his child, Abel, who has just been murdered by his brother Cain. My how rapidly the venture with the devil away from God results in such a tragic event. It is hard for us to imagine what this was like for people who have yet to experience the death of another human being. Yet God puts a mark on Cain to protect him from further danger. God's mercy r...

As our series in Genesis continues we look at chapter 3 where the story takes a sudden twist. Adam and Eve transition from following God to following Satan and the tragic consequences that come as a result. How this sad turn of events must have broken God's heart as His children, his creation, have been deceived and no longer understand and trust Him. He has a problem to which Jesus is the answer....

The second account of creation is amazing, as God gets His hands dirty forming Adam and then also the animals from the ground. It just becomes so real as we  discover things that were not good. The intimacy of God "kissing" Adam into life - breathing or inspiring him to come alive just like Jesus did as he breathed on the disciples and as God is doing for all mankind, today and every day. Wha...

Join us as we explore the very first chapter of Genesis and discover a picture of God that is non-violent. How very fitting that this is the only story of creation that has no violence in it. All the other stories of creation grow out of some kind of violence. It is a consistent picture of God. In this account of creation God is transcendent and merely speaks the world into existence. Next time we...

I am sure you have pondered the idea of creation verses evolution. In this podcast we look at it from a very different perspective. Jesus in his miracles actually repeats the miracles of creation as he ministers to people. If He is able to do that, there need be no question he could do it at the beginning of life on this planet. The pdf document is at www.rediscoveringgod.ca.

Join us as we struggle to understand this story recorded in Numbers 5 of how they determined if a woman had been unfaithful to her husband. It raises many questions on how we understand inspiration. Thankfully this is not still in practice. The history is fascinating of the many varieties of trial by ordeal there have been down through the ages. 

When we take a close look at the character of God we realize there is much in the Bible that needs to be better understood. Today we look at a story in the New Testament that when understood in the traditional way, gives a picture of a scary god that will lash out with vengeance over a rather trivial indiscretion. Yet there are many people in Biblical history that are far more wicked than Ananias...

When we take a close look at the character of God we realize there is much in the Bible that needs to be better understood. Today we look at a story in the New Testament that when understood in the traditional way, gives a picture of a scary god that will lash out with vengeance over a rather trivial indiscretion. Yet there are many people in Biblical history that are far more wicked than Ananias...

What does it actually mean when we say "God is in Control?" We take a close look at a series of terms that help us understand if we are experiencing natural consequences or the reward or punishment of someone who is exercising their control over us. We look at inherent law, consequences, imposed law, punishment, power, authority, abuse, control, our will or choice, will power and free choice or fr...

Have you ever wondered what God's plan for us would have been if sin had not entered this world? In this episode we take a careful look at what scripture says and discover that His PLAN was absolutely amazing. So good that it is hard for us to believe. Imagine, He planned all along to adopt us into the family of God, to become part of the royal family. That will still become a reality in spite of...

If all that was needed for God to save sinners was the death of Jesus then why was he tortured to such an extent before He died? This episode reveals the difference between the sacrifice and the slaughter of a victim. In doing so, we understand the reason Jesus suffered so much and what that means to not just us, but to the whole universe. God was dealing with a bigger issue, the controversy surro...