Student of the Bible

Why is Caesarea Philippi though only briefly mentioned in the New Testament, such a significant place? Listen to this podcast and find out why this Grotto of Pan was the perfect place for Jesus to affirm His divinity, not once, but twice.

What is the purpose of baptism? Is it even in the Bible? If yes, what does the Bible say about it? Is baptism essential for salvation? Let's take a look at the Old and New Testament verses about cleansing of sin and what bible verses point to the importance of baptism. Walk with me as investigate this important topic and how different faith communities view this tradition.

We are going to take a look at the role of water, in the Bible and we will start to see how it relates to baptism. Did you know that water is mentioned in the Bible 722 times? I guess it's pretty important. Besides the obvious, what role did water play in the biblical narrative? What did it represent and how does this bring us to the promise made in baptism? Walk with me as we find out together wh...

Jesus could have just told us what He needed us to hear, but instead He wanted us to HEAR what He wanted us to know. He wanted us to stew over His words and to discuss them with others. Those who have ears to hear, let them hear. Do we have ears to hear?

What is the better way to learn? Telling or showing? Jesus knew the answer! Jesus showed His students through parables, what the Kingdom of God was like, what Judgement Day would be like, what His heavenly Father was like. He wanted His listeners to experience the story. Jesus was the greatest teacher because He wanted His students to think and He did not tell them what to think or how to think. H...

During Holy Week let's walk together through a deeper understanding of why Christ died on the cross for us. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" We are going to wrestle with a heady question of whether God really did abandon Jesus on that cross.

Have you ever thought of David as a prophet? Take a look at psalm 22 and you will be convinced! This psalm truly was divine inspiration. Jesus lived 1000 years after David and yet David prophetically details Christ's crucifixion. Walk with me as we look more closely into this psalm and the heartbreaking words that Jesus utters at His 9th hour, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"

Crossing the Red Sea was not the last body of water the Israelites would need to navigate with God's help. Discover with me the amazing story of God parting the flooded and fast flowing waters of the Jordan River and then witness the power of God collapsing 20 foot thick stone walls with merely the sound of priests sounding trumpets. Imagine what great things God can do in your life, if you are wi...

Joshua is an important leader in the Old Testament. Find out why he led the Hebrew people into the Promised Land instead of Moses. Why did the Hebrew people wander in the desert for 40 years. Bad directions? They loved it so much they didn't want to leave? Who was Rahab and what role did she play in aiding the Hebrew people in their conquering of the walled city of Jericho. Walk with me as we expl...

In our final podcast on Jonah we will see how this story continues to surprise us! The pagan non-believers acknowledge God and repent, but the prophet, Jonah ends up being more like an anti-prophet and continues to see God’s mercy and abounding love as evil and God’s judgment as a personal tool that he can wield at his enemies without regard for their repentance. This is a pretty convicting story...

We are swimming along in this sea of discovery in this small yet packed with meaning, Book of Jonah. So far we have seen that this prophet is perhaps better at being an anti-prophet as he focuses on trying to run away from God rather than to preach to the Ninevites. We find out very quickly that none of us can hide from God! This is an upside down story full of twists and turns. Come along with me...

Who was Jonah and why is his story in the Bible. Is there more to this tale than a man and a whale? Could this story possibly point us to Jesus? If yes, how? What lessons can we learn from this story? Walk with me on this amazing journey into this very familiar but little understood book of the Bible.

This is the 3rd podcast in our series on the temples of Jerusalem. In this podcast we will look at how the Israelites prepared themselves to enter the temple and try to better understand the role that the temple played in their daily Jewish life. We will also learn about the southern steps which is the background for my studentofthebible.com website. When I visited Jerusalem, we climbed these step...

This is part 2 in my temple talk series. We are focusing on history of the ancient temples in Jerusalem. We learn the significance of its location on top of Mt Moriah. In this episode we will learn more about the reconstruction of the second temple under the leadership of Herod. We will learn about the various rooms within the temple and their significance. We will also learn some interesting theo...

Welcome to a 3 part series on the ancient temple of Jerusalem. In this series we are going to look at the reason for the temple, the amazing construction of the 2 temples, and the predicted destruction of the temple, twice. We will talk about the kings who were involved in the temple build and the powerful role the temple played in Jewish life. Walk with me as we explore the history of the ancient...

What a journey this has been, learning about the many attributes of God and walking through the “persons” of God in tri-unity. This is the final podcast in this series with a focus on the Holy Spirit, God’s ruakh ha-kodesh. Let this life giving spirit breath into you a renewed sense of purpose and mission to help build God’s kingdom.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that he who believes in Him shall not die, but have eternal life. John 3:16

In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare asks “what is in a name?” When we study the first part of the Trinity, God the Father, we learn that there is much in a name. In fact there is so much in a name that we can barely comprehend the awesomeness of it. Walk with me as we uncover the rich Hebrew names for God and what they reveal about His character and attributes.

The world is going to Hell in a handbasket and you want to crawl under your covers and wait for Jesus to take you home! Well, that’s not what we are called as The Church to do. Walk with me as we discover what the Bible says we as The Church should do during these turbulent times.

What does it mean to have a Christian worldview? How does this differ from the prevalent worldviews today? Why does having a Christian worldview matter? Walk with me as we discover this together. It has eternal implications.

What comes to mind when you hear someone talk about “the church”? Do you run in fear? Do you break out in hives? Do you become angry or disconnected? Or do you smile knowingly that the church is God ordained and His method for spreading The Gospel? Walk with me as we review the history of the church and the plans for the church going forward. It’s an exciting journey!

This is the final podcast in our series on the occult and the Bible. This podcast will focus on New Age. Have you ever heard someone tell you that you can “manifest your destiny?” Do you place faith in crystals or positive speech or The Secret? Please listen to the podcast and grow to understand how Satan’s lies tempt us into trusting sources for peace and happiness that are false and sometimes da...

I’ve received such positive feedback from Part 1 and I hope you will be blessed by this lesson as well. We will talk about mediums, psychics, astrology and horoscopes and why as Christians we should never consult any of these. These are not innocent games or carnival tricks. There is a source of information out there whose sole purpose is to mislead and misdirect us. This source of power is not fr...

This is such an important topic and I hope you will take time to listen to it. I have never heard a sermon about this and I think most people think the occult is fake and therefore not dangerous. That could not be further from the truth. It is very real, very dangerous and the Bible warns about it. God uses His most strongest language to describe how detestable witchcraft and sorcery are. Please w...

Before we close the book on Peter, we have so much more to learn about the important role he played in the development of the early church. Walk with me through his continuing story in the Book of Acts!