Pastor Zachariah teaches on forgiveness. -- Scriptures Explored: Ephesians 4:32 , Mark 11:25 , Matthew 18:21-22 , Luke 6:37 , Luke 23:34 , Ephesians 1:7 , Matthew 6:14-15 . -- Zachariah and his wife Agnes faithfully serve the Lord in Kenya. He pastors a church and runs an orphanage. -- Email jesse@parableministries.com to learn more about helping Pastor Zachariah drill a well for his orphanage. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_m...
Jul 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 151
123 John Part 18: Hunter recaps the 123 John series to make final comments and observe some key takeaways. -- Scriptures Explored: -- 123 John Series: Part 1 - Introducing 3 Letters - 1 John 5:13; & 1 John 1:1-2 Part 2 - The Foundation of Christian Fellowship - 1 John 1:1-4 Part 3 - Congruent with Christ - 1 John 1:5-10 Part 4 - Jesus our Propitiation and Advocate - 1 John 2:1-6 Part 5 - A New Commandment - 1 John 2:7-11 Part 6 - Poetry in an Epistle? - 1 John 2:12-17 Part 7 - Abiding and An...
Jun 30, 2025•25 min•Ep. 150
Hunter sits down with... Hunter to hear the story of how God has worked in his life and bear witness to the testimony of Jesus Christ. -- Hunter Witcraft is married to Willa; they have two boys: Graham and Benjamin. Hunter has a M.Div. from Corban University, a MA in Christian Ministry from GCU, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Biblical Languages from GCU. The Bible is God’s Word to us, and for that reason, it is important for us to understand it (yes, we even have to work on the hard parts an...
Jun 23, 2025•51 min•Ep. 149
123 John Part 17: Hunter hones in on the person of Gaius as they near the close of their study series. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 Corinthians 1:14 ; 3 John ; Revelation 2:12-17 -- 123 John Series: Part 1 - Introducing 3 Letters - 1 John 5:13; & 1 John 1:1-2 Part 2 - The Foundation of Christian Fellowship - 1 John 1:1-4 Part 3 - Congruent with Christ - 1 John 1:5-10 Part 4 - Jesus our Propitiation and Advocate - 1 John 2:1-6 Part 5 - A New Commandment - 1 John 2:7-11 Part 6 - Poetry in an Epis...
Jun 16, 2025•29 min•Ep. 148
Jesse and Hunter discuss the history, theology, and their personal experiences with Lutheranism. In it, they celebrate similarities while highlighting differences of the denomination. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishi...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 147
123 John Part 16: Jesse struggles with pronouncing the name Diotrephes and presents the last of John's letters. -- Scriptures Explored: 3 John -- 123 John Series: Part 1 - Introducing 3 Letters - 1 John 5:13; & 1 John 1:1-2 Part 2 - The Foundation of Christian Fellowship - 1 John 1:1-4 Part 3 - Congruent with Christ - 1 John 1:5-10 Part 4 - Jesus our Propitiation and Advocate - 1 John 2:1-6 Part 5 - A New Commandment - 1 John 2:7-11 Part 6 - Poetry in an Epistle? - 1 John 2:12-17 Part 7 - Ab...
Jun 02, 2025•15 min•Ep. 146
Aaron gives testimony to the kindness and goodness of God in showing His providence over our lives through changed plans. Check out Aaron's preaching at Princeton Avenue Church in Spokane, WA Check out Aaron's last episode with Parable: What is Evangelism and Why Do It? -- Aaron Baddeley grew up in Bellingham, Washington, where he met his later-to-be wife, Katelyn Baddeley. He graduated from Corban University’s School of Ministry with a Master of Divinity in 2017. They now have two daughters, Pe...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 145
123 John Part 15: Hunter discusses 2 John. Why did John write this second letter? Why is it so much shorter? And... is it even for us? -- Scriptures Explored: 2John -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a way which encourages further exploration of others. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parablemini...
May 19, 2025•25 min•Ep. 144
Jesse and Hunter look at a survey of Mormon belief and respond to contentions found there. -- BITE Model of Authoritarian Control by Dr. Steven Hassan -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a litt...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 143
123 John Part 14: Jesse shares the last passage of 1 John in this episode and stumbles upon a verse he doesn't fully understand. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 1:1-4 , 1 John 5:13-21 ; Matthew 5:2-9 , Matthew 12:31-32 ; Hebrews 4:16 , Hebrews 6:4-6 ; 1 Corinthians 11:27-30 ; Genesis 9:5-6 ; Acts 5:1-5 . -- 123 John Series: Part 1 - Introducing 3 Letters - 1 John 5:13; & 1 John 1:1-2 Part 2 - The Foundation of Christian Fellowship - 1 John 1:1-4 Part 3 - Congruent with Christ - 1 John 1:5-10 ...
May 05, 2025•18 min•Ep. 142
Chris Luckman shares his story of how God has been pursuing him over a lifetime, the lessons he's learned about our spiritual lives from music, and how making Jesus your everything is often uncomfortable, but worth it. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- If you feel led, give to the work of Parable: https://www.parableministries.com/donate -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi...
Apr 28, 2025•53 min•Ep. 141
123 John Part 13: Jesse presents 1 John 5:6-12 and delves into the hypostatic union of Christ. John draws a line between accepting the Jesus that the Apostles preached and accepting a new version of Jesus. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 5:1-5 & 5:6-12 , Matthew 3:16-17 , John 1:32-34 , Matthew 27:54 , 1 John 4:1-2 , 2 Timothy 4:3-4 . -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he start...
Apr 21, 2025•17 min•Ep. 140
Jesse and Hunter look at the story of Balaam, the son of Beor and how he was hired to curse Israel. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a little Bible study at his parent’s house. Little did he...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 139
123 John Part 12: John defines God as love. It is a simple idea, which has huge implications for our faith, our future, and our conduct. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 4:7-5:5 , John 3:16-18 , John 1:18 , John 16:33 -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a way which encourages further exploration of others. -- co...
Apr 07, 2025•40 min•Ep. 138
Update: In November 2021, Jesse shared reflections regarding approaching God, which are pertinent to the current 123 John Study. In this episode, Jesse brings in an old lesson about the immensity of God and how we approach such a Heavenly Father. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi...
Mar 31, 2025•14 min•Ep. 38
Michael Rogers shares his "portrait": a simple story which causes he and Hunter to reflect on the blessing these testimonies have. Michael Rogers is an Oregon native and Arizona resident. He is a husband to his amazing, spectacular, wonderful wife and a new father to his son. He spends the rest of his time working in landscaping as an irrigation technician, earning his M.Div at Phoenix Seminary, studying and sharing God's Word, and throwing Star Wars into all of it. -- contact@parableministries....
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 137
123 John Part 11: Jesse presents the assurance and distinction Christians have through the promised Holy Spirit. Beware of deceptive spirits that seek to silence the victory of Christ with heresy. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 3:23-4:6 , 1 John 2:3-6 , Gospel of John 14:15-26 , Ephesians 1:14 , Romans 10:9 , Ephesians 6:12 , 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 , John 14:6 , Colossians 2:8-15 . -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When J...
Mar 17, 2025•19 min•Ep. 136
Jesse and Hunter look at the history and background to the founding of the Mormon church. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a little Bible study at his parent’s house. Little did he know, thi...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 135
123 John Part 10: Child of God Michael Rogers discusses the chief characteristic of children of God. Namely, loving your brother. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 3:10:23 Michael Rogers is an Oregon native and Arizona resident. He is a husband to his amazing, spectacular, wonderful wife and a new father to his son. He spends the rest of his time working in landscaping as an irrigation technician, earning his M.Div at Phoenix Seminary, studying and sharing God's Word, and throwing Star Wars into al...
Mar 03, 2025•30 min•Ep. 134
The testimony of RJ Olmstead, in which he shares how God uses the people and circumstances of our lives in ways we could never know. -- RJ Olmstead is a central Arizonan who has set his heart to follow God’s calling into academia. Using an undergrad focus on Behavioral Health and Ministry, and an M.Div. focused on Intercultural Studies and Missiology, RJ strives to engage people on their own grounds for Christ and biblical thinking through his adjunct professorship at Arizona Christian Universit...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 133
123 John Part 9 Hunter continues the study by looking at the idea of practicing righteousness and practicing sin. For the Christian, a child of God, there is only one clear choice. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 3:4-10 -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a way which encourages further exploration of others. --...
Feb 17, 2025•26 min•Ep. 132
Hunter brings the character of Sosthenes to discuss with Jesse in a reminder about how God redeems our past as well. -- Passages explored: Acts 18 ; 1 Corinthians 1 ; Romans 8:28 -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher for the last 9 years. When Jesse was just fi...
Feb 10, 2025•41 min•Ep. 131
123 John Part 8: Michael further explores and shares his frustrations with the idea of abiding, and how it relates to our position as children of God. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 2:28-3:3 ; John 10:40 ; John 12:24 ; John 9:41 ; Acts 20:23 ; 2 Timothy 3:14 ; 2 John 9 ; 1 John 2:6, 10, 24 ; John 15 ; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 -- Michael Rogers is an Oregon native and Arizona resident. He is a husband to his amazing, spectacular, wonderful wife and a new father to his son. He spends the rest of his ...
Feb 03, 2025•27 min•Ep. 130
The Testimony of Hunter Hoover -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a way which encourages further exploration of others. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- If you feel led, give to the work of Parable: https://www.parableministrie...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 129
123 John Part 7 Hunter observes John's teaching regarding antichrists and his advice in standing firm in the face of their persecution and false teaching. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 2:18-27 ; -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a way which encourages further exploration of others. -- contact@parableministr...
Jan 20, 2025•23 min•Ep. 128
Jesse and Hunter discuss their experiences with and some beginning concerns about Mormonism. -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a little Bible study at his parent’s house. Little did he know, ...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 127
123 John Part 6 Jesse shares his findings on John's poetic affirmations. In a letter full of instruction and straightforward speaking, why does John turn to poetry to communicate further facts? -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 2:12-17 & John 14:6-7 . -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a little Bible study at his parent’s house. Little did he know, this Bible study wou...
Jan 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 126
Hunter observes God's perfect timing at Christmas. -- Scriptures Explored: Galatians 4:4-7 ; Genesis 3 ; Genesis 12 ; Genesis 14 ; 2 Samuel 7 ; Daniel 7 ; Isaiah 9 ; Isaiah 52-53 ; Luke 1:67-79 ; Matthew 1:23 ; Isaiah 7 ; Matthew 2:6 ; Micah 5 ; Hosea 2 ; Galatians 3:21-24 -- Hunter grew up in Montana and now serves the Church in Albany, Oregon where he works as a youth and young adults pastor. He and his wife Ana stay busy with two kids. Hunter loves studying the Bible and communicating it in a...
Dec 25, 2024•32 min•Ep. 125
Hunter brings Nabal to discuss being the background character. Jesse brings the Bible's many mentions of magic to discuss the influence and far reach of the spiritual and the evil. -- Passages explored: 1 Samuel 25:1-42 ; Acts 12 ; Exodus 7:8-13 , 8:16-19 ; Acts 8:9-25 ; 1 Samuel 28 ; 2 Kings 21:1-9 -- contact@parableministries.com https://www.parableministries.com https://www.instagram.com/parable_ministries/ -- Music created by Chad Hoffman Artwork created by Anthony Kuenzi -- Jesse Turkington...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 124
123 John Part 5 Jesse presents John's "new" commandment and explores the apparent contradiction of its newness. -- Scriptures Explored: 1 John 2:7-11 , Matthew 5:17-18 , Matthew 22:36-40 , John 13:34-35 , John 15:9-12 , Jeremiah 31:31-34 , John 8:12 . -- Jesse Turkington is the executive director of Parable Ministries and has been a Bible teacher since 2014. When Jesse was just finishing high school, he started a little Bible study at his parent’s house. Little did he know, this Bible study woul...
Dec 05, 2024•12 min•Ep. 123
