Alan L. Schafer

The Open Word

Religion EN ↓ 388 episodes

A series of podcasts on Bible topics including book studies, surveys, theology, and special series.

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Author

Alan L. Schafer

Category

Religion

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Latest episode

Oct 19, 2026

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Episodes

The Gospel of John - Session 8-B - John 12 05.08.2021

We complete our study of John Chapter 12 by looking at Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and his last words in the Temple as recorded in John.

The Gospel of John - Session 7-A - John 10-11 03.08.2021

We begin our study of John Chapters 10 and 11 by examining John Chapter 10, Christ the Good Shepherd.

The Gospel of John - Session 7-B - John 10-11 03.08.2021

We complete our study of John Chapters 10 and 11 by examining the account of the Resurrection of Lazarus and the escalating conflict between Christ and the religious leaders.

The Gospel of John - Session 6-A - John 8:31-9:41 31.07.2021

In this session we complete our discussion of John Chapter 8 looking at the disputed account of the Woman Taken in Adultery and then the rest of the chapter starting around verse 31.  We then look at the account of the Man Born Blind in John 9.

The Gospel ofJohn - Session 6-B - John 8:31-9:41 31.07.2021

We complete our discussion of John Chapter 8, the great I AM passage from Christ, and the account of the Man Born Blind.

The Gospel of John - Session 5-A - John 7:1-8:31 29.07.2021

We begin our study of two of the great I AM passages in John this week.  The first is Jesus describing himself as the Water of Life in John 7, and the second is the Light of the World in John 8.  We also look at the account of the Woman Taken in Adultery in John 8 as well.

The Gospel of John - Session 5-B - John 7:1-8:31 29.07.2021

We complete our study of two of the great I AM passages in John this week.  The first is Jesus describing himself as the Water of Life in John 7, and the second is the Light of the World in John 8.  We also look at the account of the Woman Taken in Adultery in John 8 as well.

The Gospel of John - Session 4-1 - John 5:17-6:71 23.07.2021

In this session we look at three events in the life of Christ as found in John 5-6. The first is Christ's defense of his deity and ministry after the healing of the paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda.  The second is the feeding of the 5,000 - the only miracle of Christ recorded in all four gospels.  Finally we look at the Bread of Life Discourse in which Christ teaches not only the sovereignty of G...

The Gospel of John - Session 4-2 - John 5:17-6:71 23.07.2021

We complete our study of John chapters 5 and 6 by looking at Christ's Bread of Life Discourse.

The Gospel of John - Session 3-A - John 4:1-5:16 23.07.2021

We continue our study in the Gospel of John with our third session.  This week we look at two accounts from the Gospel of John - the woman at the well of Samaria and Christ's healing of the paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda.

The Gospel of John - Session 3-B - John 4:1-5:16 23.07.2021

We continue our third session in the Gospel of John looking at the account of the woman at the well of Samaria and Christ's healing of the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda.

The Gospel of John - Session 2-A - John 2-3 23.07.2021

We begin our second class in the Gospel of John by looking at John 2-3, the beginning of Christ's ministry and the account of Nicodemus.

The Gospel of John - Session 2-B - John 2-3 23.07.2021

We complete our second class in the Gospel of John by looking at John 2-3, the beginning of Christ's ministry and the account of Nicodemus.

The Gospel of John - Session 1-B - John 1 17.07.2021

We take a verse-by-verse look at the first Chapter of John focusing on the Word that became flesh.

The Gospel of John - Session 1-A - Introduction 17.07.2021

We take an introductory look at the Gospel of John, it's place in the Canon of Scripture, and some of its unique features.

Eschatology - Session 01 - Introduction to Eschatology 06.07.2021

We introduce a new doctrinal series - Eschatology - the Doctrine of Last Things.

Eschatology - Session 02 - The Millennium 06.07.2021

We take a look at the Millennium as found in Revelation 20 as well as many of the doctrinal positions theologians have taken on the Millennium through the centuries.

Eschatology - Session 03 - The Rapture of the Church - Part 1 06.07.2021

We begin a two-week study of the Rapture of the Church as found in the Scriptures.

Eschatology - Session 04 - The Rapture - Part 2 06.07.2021

We complete our look at the Rapture of the Church as found in the Scriptures.

Eschatology - Session 05 - Daniel's Seventy Weeks 06.07.2021

We look at one of the most important and detailed description of end time events found in Scripture - Daniel's 70 Week as found in Daniel 9.

Eschatology - Session 06 - The Olivet Discourse - Part 1 06.07.2021

We begin a two-week study of the Olivet Discourse as found in Matthew 24-25.

Eschatology - Session 07 - The Olivet Discourse - Part 2 06.07.2021

We complete our study of the Olivet Discourse as found in Matthew 24-25.

Eschatology - Session 08 - The Great Tribulation - Part 1 06.07.2021

We begin a two week study of the Tribulation as found in the Book of Revelation.

Eschatology - Session 09 - The Great Tribulation - Part 2 06.07.2021

We complete our two week study of the Tribulation as found in the Book of Revelation.

Eschatology - Session 10 - The Second Coming 06.07.2021

In this session we examine Christ's Second coming to establish his Kingdom.

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