Sauntering with Paul White

Chapter 2: Jesus personally addresses the first four of seven churches in Asia. These were real churches - Jesus has a message for each of them which remain massively challenging for the church in the 21st Century. #revelation #apocalypse #endtimes #sevenchurches https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 1: Right up front we learn that this book is all about the reader getting a clearer picture of Jesus. We are greeted by the very humbled writer, John; a friend of Jesus from before; who now guides us through this most extraordinary revelation. #apocalypse #revelation https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Introduction - what does apocalypse mean? Why is this book even in the Bible? We set the scene for a chapter by chapter exploration of this absolute jewel amongst the books of the Bible.

Chapter 50: We see the Egyptian celebrity state funeral organised for the ancient shepherd, Jacob, with no expenses spared. The last chapter of Joseph's life is brought to a close with a profound and far-reaching prophecy. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 49: Jacob prophesies over his 12 sons and brings out some surprises, including some exciting prophecies about the coming Messiah. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 48: We see Jacob, the man who tricked his way into receiving the special blessing from his dad, now as the one pronouncing the blessing over his grandsons. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 47: The aged Jacob is formally introduced to Pharaoh, who welcomes him and his family to stay in the region of Goshen. Jacob introduces an initiative to make seed and food available for those without money. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 46: The family of Jacob moves to Egypt for a strategic time of development. Pharaoh invites him and his whole retinue to live off the fat of there land - during a famine. We consider the parallel for the church embedded in the world. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 44, 45: Joseph's treatment of his brothers becomes even more confusing, before reaching a dramatic high point. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 43: The famine bites even harder forcing the sons of Jacob to return to Egypt, with youngest brother Benjamin. This means another session of family therapy with brother Joseph.   https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 42: The 10 brothers meet up with Joseph, but don't recognise him. Joseph, meanwhile, devises a little family therapy session which comes over as very threatening. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 41: Joseph's big moment arrives - from rags to riches in a heartbeat! After having no freedom, no choices and no justice, he becomes the man who decides the choices of a nation of people he has never met. We discover the potential of the anointing of the Holy Spirit operating in one individual. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 40: Joseph is in prison and is assigned two high profile prisoners to his care. They both have disturbing dreams the same night which he interprets with pinpoint accuracy.   https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

With my special guest, Josh White, we explore why the Virgin Birth of Jesus is so important to the Christian Faith. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 39: Joseph is now a slave, working for a top Egyptian government official. God's favour is powerfully on him until he is running the entire household - then the boss's wife tries to get him into bed.  https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 38: We interrupt the story of Joseph with an account of the life of Tamar - yet another episode of intrigue, sexual exploitation and deception running alongside God's covenantal promises. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 36: Esau's prolific descendants Chapter 37: We are introduced to the somewhat annoying Joseph, who will now carry the story forward. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 35: Not before time, Jacob takes action which sparks a mini revival in his household. The inhabitants of the neighbouring cities are in awe of his family as they return to Bethel. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 34: Dinah's day out takes a sinister turn and ends in a bloodbath. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 33: Jacob finally meets his brother after 20 years of dreading this moment.  https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 32: After 20 years Jacob has to finally face his brother. He is forced to dig deep into his relationship with God to find the courage to confront the biggest challenge of his life. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 31: The two sisters finally agree on something! Jacob asserts his independence and Laban tries one more desperate piece of twistery. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 30: Jacob's complicated domestic world demonstrates the painful consequences of polygamy, whilst he experiences extraordinary blessings in farming. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 29: In a poetic symmetry kind of way, history almost repeats as Jacob meets his potential bride at a well. The schemer also meets his match in his father-in-law to be. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 28: Jacob hurriedly sets off for his uncle's house to escape from his angry brother and encounters God en-route. He sees angels travelling up and down a stairway to heaven. https://linktr.ee/paullwhite