The Truth Of The Matter Is

 This week on The Truth of the Matter Is podcast, Jonathan returns to provide an in-depth breakdown of the denarius in the Gospels —exploring its origins, value, and historical significance. He also revisits key themes such as the intended Gospel audience and the perspective on who Jesus is within the text: man, servant, God, and king—along with reflections on the nature of both benevolent an...

 In 2026, the reality is this: people are juggling more than ever — career, relationships, family, health, finances, faith, and personal growth. Each role demands time and energy, and often they compete with one another. When one area improves, another can feel neglected. The truth is, doing everything well at the same time is impossible. So the question becomes: Is it really possible to find...

  After a three-month break to tend to personal and business matters, Johnathan returns with a message that may seem subtle to many—but is essential for every Bible reader. As students of Scripture, we can sometimes take certain texts for granted, overlooking the patterns, structure, and intentional teaching methods Jesus used to reach not only His immediate audience, but future generati...

“The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics. The mission of this podcast is to get you to think and apply God’s word to everyday life. After being out for A while Johnathan decides to share a deep discovery he had with God. Please consider the roadmap he provides a...

Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment. It started by getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. A couple weeks ago I had an in depth conversation with two fri...

 There comes a time when you read the scriptures that you are going to have more questions than answers. Does that mean you should be concerned? No. Here's why: what makes the Word of God interesting and such a mystery is that it will leave you with the opportunity to search for those answers. It will give you the opportunity to get on your knees and ask God for his to reveal things to you. M...

Updates on what is to come on the podcast. New Message in the works, New Segment in the works. The sharing of a message that was shared on Super 95 radio as Johnathan Filled in for his father during his time slot. Whose will are you doing ? your heavenly spiritual father or the devil? Tune in to be brought up to speed on several things.

 “The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I spoke with the first ever christi...

The Word of God can be easy to read at times and hard to read at times. The key to be a good student is to be willing to search and be wrong. Everything in the Bible should not be taken literally and everything in the Bible should not be taken figuratively. The challenge is finding out when we should read it in that lens. Continuing in the Gospel of Matthew series we come across a passage that req...

Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment for Johnathan as a result of getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. Over the last two Weeks I’ve been in the Word. T...

The ‘’Words’’ Greatest, Greatness, and Greater are used considerably  in all forms of completion that you can think of. One that is most common is Athletics. The arenas or stadiums where sporting events and games occur. This is where you will find some of the most talented, Gifted, and smart athletes in the world competing against one another. These words are also used to measure performance....

Here on The Truth of the matter is I do my best to post once a week. However as a student of God's Word I found myself taking an additional week of study. As I come back to you today I am filled with Joy because I have so much to share with you that God revealed to me in my personal time with Him. Continuing with the Gospel of Matthew series today we  unpack Matthew 11:7-10. My suggestion as...

 “The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I had a conversation with Virginia...

 Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment for Johnathan as a result of getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. Another wrinkle that has been added to thi...

The truth of the matter is The Lord God can show up in subtle ways.  The question is are we paying attention to when He does? The question that we often ask on the podcast is how has the Lord been a blessing to you? It's a fundamental question, yes but that reflection component is so essential. This week on the podcast Johnathan spends more time giving the Word of God credit as to how he was...

The genesis of this podcast began in June 2021 and we are glad to have made it to 2025. We are thankful and can’t wait to see how God plans to use us this New year. With a look back at previous themes for the year we are excited to bring you another theme for the New year. In 2022 we shared with you the importance of Filling up your Jar. In 2023 we talked about why you should Preference your Appro...

Merry Christmas. If you are traveling, be safe. If you are going to see family and friends make sure you tell them that you appreciate them. In This episode I decided to unpack Luke 2:19. If you are on the road, taking the train, getting on a plane this is for you! Any time I was traveling for the holidays I always wanted to have content to listen to but guess what? Everyone was busy and took off,...

 There comes a time when you read the scriptures that you are going to have more questions than answers. Does that mean you should be concerned? No. Here's why: what makes the Word of God interesting and such a mystery is that it will leave you with the opportunity to search for those answers. It will give you the opportunity to get on your knees and ask God for his to reveal things to you. M...

This Week I Returns after (Mia) for 2-3 weeks due to work related commitments. Instead of continuing with the Gospel of Matthew Series This week I felt inspired to go much deeper into a conversation that got started at the outskirts of the genesis of this podcast dealing with episode 1. It was episode 1 that I never went back and provided a much more comprehensive breakdown of what the Bible has t...

 The truth of the matter is podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I spoke with  Ahmard Vital who i...

“The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I spoke with Aaron Guyett who is a discip...

Continuing with the Gospel of Matthew series we move on to unpack Matthew 11:2-5. It was this passage of Scripture that inspired the title of episode 178.  It was this passage of Scripture that made me realize what we hear can definitely impact what we might believe and what we will ultimately see. As people of faith there is nothing more straightforward than this: Walking by Faith, concentra...

Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment for Johnathan as a result of getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. Another wrinkle that has been added to this segm...

Continuing through the Gospel of Matthew series we move on to Matthew chapter 11. I found myself completely stopping at verse 1 and it reads: When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. At first It seemed like such a basic sentence it's time to move on but because we just had finished chapter 10 before eventually moving on to...

'The Truth of the Matter is' podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, philosophical and psychological view of the Bible through the use of hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself Daniel and on occasion our special guest. Today we speak with John Aderounmu who is a Christian. He teaches the Sunday school at his local parish. He attends an Af...