Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we introduce a man named Job. Scripture Reference Job 1:1-12 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.c...
Aug 23, 2022•22 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we finish the story of Joseph with seeing him restored to his family in Egypt. Scripture Reference Genesis 42-50 ___________________________________________________________...
Aug 16, 2022•36 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we continue the story of Joseph and see his redemption with Pharaoh. Scripture Reference Genesis 40-41 _____________________________________________________________________...
Aug 09, 2022•29 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we continue the story of Joseph in Potiphar's house. Scripture Reference Genesis 39 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us ...
Aug 02, 2022•27 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the humble beginnings of the story of Joseph. Scripture Reference Genesis 37 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message...
Jul 19, 2022•27 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the story of Jacob and Esau being reunited. Scripture Reference Genesis 32-33 ____________________________________________________________________________ Messag...
Jul 12, 2022•27 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the story of Jacob vs his uncle Laban. Scripture Reference Genesis 29-31 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us ...
Jul 05, 2022•30 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the story of Isaac and Rebekah's twin sons, Jacob and Esau. Scripture Reference Genesis 25-28 ___________________________________________________________________...
Jun 28, 2022•36 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the story of Isaac and Rebekah coming together. Scripture Reference Genesis 24 ____________________________________________________________________________...
Jun 21, 2022•39 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at God's covenant fulfilled with the birth of Isaac. Scripture Reference Genesis 21-23 ____________________________________________________________________________ ...
Jun 14, 2022•30 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at some of the bumps in the road in Abram's life. Scripture Reference Genesis 16-20 ____________________________________________________________________________ Mes...
Jun 07, 2022•44 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us for this special episode as Bill and Matt talk about the recent report to come from GuidePost about the Southern Baptist Convention. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/...
Jun 04, 2022•21 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the early years of Abram's journey with God. Scripture Reference Genesis 12-15 ____________________________________________________________________________ Messa...
May 31, 2022•28 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at the Tower of Babylon. Scripture Reference Genesis 11:1-9 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@Simplify...
May 24, 2022•26 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we continue in God's story through history as we look at Noah's ark. Scripture Reference Genesis 6-9 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.c...
May 17, 2022•30 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Simplify Jesus Podcast! Join us as Bill and Matt take a look at the major events in the Bible from a Chronological point of view. We will be talking about what happened, when it happened, what else was going on in the world, and how it all points to Jesus. This week we get things kicked off with the Creation story through Adam and Even in the garden, which led to sin entering the world. Scripture Reference Genesis 1-3 _________________________________________________________...
May 10, 2022•31 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Who am I? What is my identity? These are questions that we often ask. We might be identified as what we do for a living, i.e. I am an engineer or entrepreneur. Maybe our identity is in our faith based on what religion and denomination we follow. The truth is we were all made in God's image and our identity is so much more than any one of these things. At the end of the day, our identity should be in who we are in Him and who God created us to be. ___________________________________________...
May 03, 2022•30 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Repentance is a word that often brings about negative feelings when we hear it, but it's really a good thing for us. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt talk about what repentance is and what it looks like from a Biblical perspective. Scripture References 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instea...
Apr 26, 2022•25 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast A troubling trend in church today is people walking away, renouncing Christianity because they believe it isn't what they thought it would be, or because they feel like it's fake or a sham. In this week's episode, we look at one such case and talk through their discussion points from a biblical perspective about how we can't lose our salvation and what true relationship with God looks like. References https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdS9UkBy/ _______________________________________________________...
Apr 19, 2022•30 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! In this last episode of the season, Bill and Matt talk about the history behind some of Easter's traditions like the Easter bunny and Easter eggs while also discussing the real reason we celebrate Easter - Jesus death on the cross and resurrection three days later. That moment literally changed the world forever as Jesus defeated sin and death and invites us to have eternal life with Him. References https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols#:~:text=Accordi...
Apr 12, 2022•28 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt talk about what all we can find in the Bible. In this episode we break down what the Old Testament and New Testament are and some of the different sections you'll find. Most importantly, we discuss how everything in the Bible points to Christ. References https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/summary/#:~:text=The%20Old%20Testament%20contains%20four,from%20t...
Apr 05, 2022•31 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt talk about why we can believe the Bible even though it was written by men. While man wrote the Bible, we can see a thread over hundreds and hundreds of years, written by many different people from different backgrounds and in different places that all point to one central truth - everything points to Jesus. References https://overviewbible.com/authors-who-wrote-...
Mar 29, 2022•34 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss the differences between Christianity and religion as we normally think about it. Religion is all about rules and what to do and not do, but Christianity is about so much more. It's about the relationship we have with Jesus more than anything else. The truth is we can't be good enough to earn our way into Heaven, but Jesus in His life, death, and resurrection c...
Mar 22, 2022•21 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss some history behind the St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who's life and legend inspired St. Patrick's Day. Be sure to wear your green today! References https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day https://blog.villeroy-boch.com/2019/03/significance-of-the-shamrock/#:~:text=According%20to%20Christian%20beliefs%2C%20Saint,fai...
Mar 17, 2022•19 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out the second of this two part series on forgiveness as Bill and Matt discuss what forgiveness is, what forgive and forget is all about, and what it looks like in our relationship with God. References 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our tr...
Mar 10, 2022•21 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out the first of this two part series on forgiveness as Bill and Matt discuss what forgiveness is and what it looks like in our relationships. References Genesis 37-50 - The Story of Joseph 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God...
Mar 08, 2022•24 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss some history behind the 7 Deadly Sins, where they come from, and what we can learn from the Bible about the works of the flesh vs. the fruit of the Spirit in comparison. References Galatians 5:19-23 (CSB) Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of ange...
Mar 01, 2022•25 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss what the Ten Commandments are and what they mean for us today. While Christianity really isn't about the rules - it's all about relationship - these Ten Commandments and the rest of the Bible help us to live life the way God intended. References Exodus 20 - The Ten Commandments (CSB) Matthew 5 - The Sermon on the Mount (CSB) ___________________________________...
Feb 24, 2022•32 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss what the Ten Commandments are and what they mean for us today. While Christianity really isn't about the rules - it's all about relationship - these Ten Commandments and the rest of the Bible help us to live life the way God intended. References Exodus 20 - The Ten Commandments (CSB) ____________________________________________________________________________ ...
Feb 22, 2022•26 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Season 3! Check out this special Valentine's Day episode as Bill and Matt talk about the history of the namesake of Valentine's Day, the patron saint St Valentine from many, many years ago. References 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (CSB) Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the co...
Feb 14, 2022•22 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 
