THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand, FL

The Preaching of the Cross

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The Preaching of the Cross is the daily weekday radio ministry of Pastor James W. Knox, featuring in-depth, expository Bible teaching.

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THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand, FL

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Religion

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The Bible as Science: Catching up with Scripture 05.06.2026

People love to say the Bible is outdated the moment science speaks with confidence. We take that challenge head-on by laying Scripture next to the timeline of discovery and asking an uncomfortable question: why do so many “modern” scientific ideas show up in an ancient book first? We start with the unseen world of matter and Hebrews 11:3, a statement that what we see is not made from what appears....

The Bible as Science: Four Corners of the Earth 04.06.2026

People love to say the Bible can’t survive modern science. We push back hard on that claim and keep our “Bible as science” series moving with a simple question: how could an ancient book stay in step with discoveries that required microscopes, telescopes, and modern instruments to even see? We start with the deeper reason Genesis draws so much fire. If creation is real, then the fall into sin is r...

The Bible as Science: Ancient Origin Myths 03.06.2026

People love to say, “The Bible isn’t scientific,” but the deeper question is this: why does Scripture refuse to copy the so called scientific “wisdom” of the ages when it was written? Pastor James W. Knox continues a Bible study series on the Bible as science, arguing that the Word of God not only speaks in plain language, it also avoids the errors that dominated ancient thought. If you have ever...

The Bible as Science: Truth Needs No Update 02.06.2026

Most people don’t reject the Bible because they’ve read it carefully. They reject a rumor about it. We open with a simple explanation of why our broadcast skips the orchestras, announcers, and filler and gets straight to the Word of God: God’s people pay for the time, and we want to be good stewards of every minute. From there we continue our “The Bible As Science” series by laying out the real is...

The Bible as Science: Instinct and Engineering 01.06.2026

“Science disproves the Bible” gets repeated so often it can feel like a fact. We don’t treat it that way. We start with the gospel, then take a hard look at why critics dismiss Scripture and why we believe the Bible stands up to the real world, including the observable physical universe. A classroom story becomes the turning point: a professor leans on the word instinct, calling it “inherited memo...

The Bible as Science: Order, Organization, and Laws 29.05.2026

Order doesn’t explain itself. When you look at a universe built from a limited set of elements, arranged with mathematical precision, the real question isn’t “What is it made of?” but “Who arranged it?”  We're pushing back on the familiar claim that modern science disproves Scripture, and we start with God’s warning about “science falsely so called” (1 Timothy 6:20) and why shaky objections o...

The Bible as Science: Who Wound the Clock? 28.05.2026

The universe is here, it is real, and it is stubbornly hard to explain away. From that one conceded fact, I build a case that doesn’t lean on buzzwords or hazy spirituality, but on plain logic, everyday examples, and a Bible-centered view of reality. If you’ve ever heard someone say “the Bible isn’t about science,” I push back and explain why I believe Scripture speaks truthfully about the world w...

The Bible as Science: Beware of False Science 27.05.2026

People love to say “the Bible isn’t a science textbook” like it ends the conversation. We’re not buying that slogan. Tune in for a reasoned explanation of why Scripture can be tested honestly, why it doesn’t contradict itself, and why it still stands when modern claims keep getting revised. If you care about truth, evidence, and clear thinking, this is a bracing look at the fight over authority be...

Earth Center of the Universe: Ready for Christ's Return 26.05.2026

If Jesus Christ returned today, would you be glad or would you hope for more time? That single question drives this half-hour message from Pastor James W. Knox, and it refuses to let the second coming of Christ remain a distant doctrine. We start with the bedrock: Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, the only way to heaven, and the risen Savior whose resurrection proves His power to forgive sins and g...

Earth Center of the Universe: The Millennial Age 25.05.2026

A perfect world still won’t fix a sinful heart and that’s one of the most sobering claims in Bible prophecy. We keep walking through Pastor James W. Knox’s series on the earth as the center of the universe, moving from the “glory age” of Christ’s millennial reign to the final crisis that proves why God must do more than improve our environment. We connect passages across Matthew 24, Isaiah 40, Zec...

Earth Center of the Universe: Coming Cosmic Catastrophe 22.05.2026

What if the next headline is written in the sky, not on a screen? We continue our study of planet Earth as the center of God’s universe, and we follow Scripture’s trail from cosmic warning signs to the coming kingdom of Jesus Christ. Along the way, we consider how end-times prophecy describes a world gripped by fear as the heavens are shaken, and why those descriptions can be read as more than sym...

Earth Center of the Universe: Evidence of a Global Flood 21.05.2026

Frozen mammoths preserved with food still in their mouths. Fossil fish locked in contorted positions as if caught mid-terror. Thick layers of “water laid clay” that seem to pause a civilization in Mesopotamia. We walk through why we believe details like these matter when people ask about evidence for Noah’s flood and whether the Genesis deluge belongs to history or myth. We also bring Bible archae...

Earth Center of the Universe: Noah's Ark and Noah's Flood 20.05.2026

A single question drives the whole broadcast: what happens to Christian faith if Noah’s Flood never happened? We take the position that there’s no safe middle ground. If Genesis is reduced to mythology, then the Bible’s authority weakens, and even the words of Jesus Christ about “the days of Noah” and His second coming become impossible to take at face value. That’s why we treat the Flood as more...

Earth Center of the Universe: The Days of Noah 19.05.2026

The world can build cities, forge metal, and make music while the heart quietly rots. That tension drives this Bible study podcast message from Pastor James W. Knox as we move from the glory of Jesus Christ’s humility at Calvary to a hard look at how sin spreads when God delays judgment, echoing Ecclesiastes 8:11 and the earliest tragedies after Eden. I walk through the biblical case for the degen...

Earth Center of the Universe: Eden's Fall and Satan's Dominion 18.05.2026

The world feels cursed for a reason and this message argues that the explanation is not hidden in politics, psychology, or progress, but in Eden. We start where the gospel starts: all have sinned, no one is righteous, and the only way to be made new is the new birth made possible by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. From there, we zoom out to a big Bible theme: Earth as the cent...

Earth Center of the Universe: Formed to Be Inhabited 15.05.2026

Earth isn’t presented here as a random dot in a cold universe, but as the place where God puts His holiness, judgment, grace, and redemption on public display. We’re continuing our “Earth, the center of the universe” series by following a big claim in Scripture: before man ever walked the ground, a catastrophic fall and divine judgment left the world in darkness, and Genesis 1 records not only cre...

Earth Center of the Universe: The Error of Uniformitarianism 14.05.2026

“All things continue as they were” sounds like calm, reasonable science until you hold it up to the Bible’s claim that earth’s history includes decisive catastrophes and divine judgment. We make the case that uniformitarian thinking props up modern evolutionary storytelling, while 2 Peter 3 calls it a willing blind spot and points to a world shaped by interruption, not endless continuity. If you c...

Earth Center of the Universe: A Perfect Creation 13.05.2026

Genesis 1:1 doesn’t open with a debate. It opens with a declaration, and I spend this broadcast treating that declaration like it matters in real life, not just in a theology book. If God truly created the heavens and the earth, then “origins” is not trivia. It’s a line in the sand that exposes what we trust, who we listen to, and what we worship. We continue our series on the earth as the center...

Earth Center of the Universe: God's Focus 12.05.2026

Earth looks tiny when you measure it against galaxies, but the story we tell today treats it like the main stage. We’re starting a new teaching series that asks a pointed question: if the universe is so massive, why does the Bible place so much weight on what happens on Planet Earth? We walk from the ancient “Earth as the hub” mindset to the modern telescope view that makes our world feel like a s...

God of Creation: Birds Picturing Christ 11.05.2026

An owl in the desert. A hen sheltering her young. A sparrow so common it seems disposable. Scripture takes these ordinary birds and turns them into a startling set of portraits of Jesus Christ, each one aimed at the same conclusion: the Savior’s character and His work of redemption are written into both the Bible and the world God made. We walk through a sequence of seven biblical bird images that...

God of Creation: Birds and Their Creator 08.05.2026

Birds do things we still struggle to explain with a straight face: they migrate on schedule, build intricate nests without blueprints, and raise young with a precision that looks like planning. We start with the most important truth of all, the gospel of Jesus Christ, because redemption is not bought with silver or gold. We needed a payment for sin, and we could not pay it. That is why we point yo...

God of Creation: Bird Behavior 07.05.2026

Birds do things that feel almost impossible to explain by accident. A newborn hears one warning call and freezes. A perching bird can sleep without falling because its own weight tightens a tendon like a built-in lock. A chick can chirp before it ever breaks the shell. Those details might sound small, but they raise a big question: are we looking at random survival tricks or deliberate design?  We...

God of Creation: Elephants 06.05.2026

An elephant can’t graze like a cow, can’t reach the ground with its neck, and can’t even drink without a built-in “hose” that also works like a hand. That’s not a cute feature, it’s a life-or-death necessity. We take a close look at the world’s largest land animal and ask the question modern people keep dodging: does this kind of fit and function come from chance, or from an intelligent Creator? W...

God of Creation: Invisible Things 05.05.2026

The smallest parts of the universe can leave you with the biggest question: are we looking at a world built by chance, or a world framed by the Word of God? We start with Hebrews 11:3 and the striking claim that what we see was not made from things that “appear,” then follow that idea into the unseen architecture of matter. Electrons, atoms, and the structure of chemical elements become a window i...

God of Creation: The Folly of Atheism 04.05.2026

A culture can deny God for years, then whisper His name when the ground starts shaking. We wanted to face that contradiction head-on, not with trendy slogans, but with plain Bible teaching and a hard look at what atheism really claims. We talk through the “I only believe what I can see” mindset and why it collapses under its own weight. Your eyes catch only a thin slice of light. Your ears hear on...

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