Mark 1:9–13 ( Listen ) The Baptism of Jesus 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; 1 with you I am well pleased.” The Temptation of Jesus 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempte...
Sep 17, 2023•34 min
Mark 1:1–8 ( Listen ) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 1 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 2 “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare 3 the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Je...
Sep 10, 2023•39 min
1 Chronicles 29:11–15 ( Listen ) 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. 14 “But who am I...
Sep 03, 2023•35 min
Matthew 6:9–13 ( Listen ) 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 1 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, 2 on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 3 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 4 Footnotes [1] 6:9 Or Let your name be kept holy , or Let your name be treated with reverence [2] 6:10 Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done [3] 6:11 Or...
Aug 27, 2023•32 min
Matthew 6:9–15 ( Listen ) 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 1 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, 2 on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 3 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 4 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will you...
Aug 20, 2023•42 min
Matthew 6:9–15 ( Listen ) 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 1 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, 2 on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 3 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 4 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will you...
Aug 20, 2023•35 min
Matthew 6:11 ( Listen ) 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 1 Footnotes [1] 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow ( ESV )
Aug 13, 2023•41 min
Matthew 6:11 ( Listen ) 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 1 Footnotes [1] 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow ( ESV )
Aug 13, 2023•33 min
Matthew 6:10 ( Listen ) 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, 1 on earth as it is in heaven. Footnotes [1] 6:10 Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done ( ESV )
Aug 06, 2023•40 min
Matthew 6:9 ( Listen ) 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 1 Footnotes [1] 6:9 Or Let your name be kept holy , or Let your name be treated with reverence ( ESV )
Jul 31, 2023•27 min
ABOUT ELIZABETH WOODSON Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher who is passionate about equipping followers of Jesus to understand rich theological truths of Scripture. She is the author of Embrace Your Life: How To Find Joy When the Life You Have Is Not the Life You Hoped For and From Beginning to Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture . She loves helping people internalize their faith and connect it practically to everyday life. ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Matthew 6:9–13 ( Listen ) 9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 1 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, 2 on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 3 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 4 Footnotes [1] 6:9 Or Let your name be kept holy , or Let your name be treated with reverence [2] 6:10 Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done [3] 6:11 Or...
Jul 23, 2023•34 min
ABOUT NIK RIPKEN Nik Ripken, alongside his wife and three children, served as missionaries for over 32 years primarily in North Africa and the Middle East. Nik is one of the world’s foremost experts on the persecuted church and is the author of a number of books, including The Insanity of God and The Insanity of Obedience . ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities to see how our faith engages with the world around us. This summer, we're excited to have four evenings that discuss how...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Matthew 6:5–8 ( Listen ) The Lord’s Prayer 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they thi...
Jul 16, 2023•31 min
Matthew 6:5–13 ( Listen ) The Lord’s Prayer 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they th...
Jul 09, 2023•34 min
Deuteronomy 6:4–24 ( Listen ) 4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 1 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as fr...
Jul 03, 2023•41 min
ABOUT JUSTIN GIBONEY Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, the co-founder and president of The AND Campaign , co-host of the Church Politics Podcast , and the co-author of Compassion & Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement . ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities to see how our faith engages with the world around us. This summer, we're excited to have four evenings that discuss how the gospel changes how we think about r...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Matthew 13:44–46 ( Listen ) The Parable of the Hidden Treasure 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. ( ESV ) Philippians 1:18–22 ( Listen ) 18 What then? Only that...
Jun 26, 2023•30 min
Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:14 ( Listen ) 7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. 8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. 1 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10 Remove vexation from...
Jun 19, 2023•38 min
Ecclesiastes 7:1–4 ( Listen ) The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. ( ES...
Jun 11, 2023•37 min
ABOUT ISAAC ADAMS Isaac Adams is the lead pastor at Iron City Church . He is also the founder of United? We Pray , a ministry devoted to praying about racial strife and the author of Talking About Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations . ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities to see how our faith engages with the world around us. This summer, we're excited to have four evenings that discuss how the gospel changes how we think about race, politics, the world, and our stories. Eac...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Ecclesiastes 3:16 ( Listen ) From Dust to Dust 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. ( ESV ) Ecclesiastes 3:4 ( Listen ) 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; ( ESV ) Ecclesiastes 5:8–9 ( Listen ) The Vanity of Wealth and Honor 8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed ...
Jun 04, 2023•38 min
Ecclesiastes 5:1–7 ( Listen ) Fear God 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 1 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words. 4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying...
May 28, 2023•40 min
Ecclesiastes 3:9–22 ( Listen ) The God-Given Task 9 What gain has the worker from his toil? 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and dri...
May 21, 2023•38 min
Ecclesiastes 3:9–22 ( Listen ) The God-Given Task 9 What gain has the worker from his toil? 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and dri...
May 21, 2023•39 min
Ecclesiastes 5:10–20 ( Listen ) 10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. 13 There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14...
May 14, 2023•30 min
Ecclesiastes 3 ( Listen ) A Time for Everything 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from ...
May 08, 2023•32 min
Ecclesiastes 2:18–26 ( Listen ) The Vanity of Toil 18 I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me, 19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun, 21 because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and ski...
May 01, 2023•44 min
Ecclesiastes 1:16–2:17 ( Listen ) 16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. 18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. The Vanity of Self-Indulgence 2:1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you...
Apr 23, 2023•36 min
Ecclesiastes 1:16–2:17 ( Listen ) 16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. 18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. The Vanity of Self-Indulgence 2:1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you...
Apr 23, 2023•38 min
