Today, we discuss many hot button topics: Why we aren't "gods" Paul calls himself a slave of God Paul says not to judge, but then how do you explain other verses where Paul says to judge? 2 types of legalism: Liberal legalism and Conservative legalism Why legalism makes us arrogant Hey! Don't go away yet! Also check out these other P40 sites: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// w...
Sep 17, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Solomon shows what type of a leader he is in the early days of his reign: Solomon ignores Joab's pleas for mercy Solomon orders Joab to be killed in the Lord's tent Why didn't David just kill Joab? Why did David make Solomon do it? Solomon targets Shimei Shimei stays out of trouble for several years, but then breaks the king's command There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - http...
Sep 16, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul continues lecturing the Corinthian church: The basic rule of the temple that every Christian should understand God will destroy the person who destroys the temple - what this means The wisdom of this world is actually foolishness to God How to truly have wisdom What Paul means when he says "Christ is God's" I know you need more: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// www.facebo...
Sep 12, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adonijah is up to some old tricks: Adonijah tries to manipulate Solomon's mother, and it works Adonijah claims to be in love with one of David's concubines Solomon is offended when Bathsheba asks if Adonijah can marry Abishag Why Adonijah likely wasn't in love with Abishag Why God "allowed" men to have concubines and multiple wives in the OT There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website...
Sep 11, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul discusses the "Day," aka the Judgment Seat of Christ: There are two types of people, the foundation layer and the builder Christ is the only real foundation People can build on the foundation using good or bad materials Bad materials will be burned in the fire, but good ones will stand Is purgatory real? What is the Judgment Seat of Christ? What is the "fire" we will experience? Hey! Look at this other P40 content! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi....
Sep 10, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast David dies. But before he does, he has some last words for Solomon: He tells Solomon to be a man He reminds Solomon to always follow YHWH and all of His laws How God was faithful to the kings even though the kings weren't faithful to Him David tells Solomon to enact punishments on Joab and Shimei David "sleeps" with his fathers There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www...
Sep 09, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul talks about three different stages of man: The natural man The fleshly man The spiritual man God co-works with us even though He doesn't need to Why we need to idolize God instead of preachers Hey! Don't leave before looking at other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// www.facebook.com/p40ministries Contact - jenn@p40ministries.com Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-...
Sep 05, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast David needs to act quickly to save Solomon's life: He proposes a plan to quickly crown Solomon before Adonijah can kill him Why mules were reserved for royalty in Israel Adonijah is still feasting when he hears the news of Solomon's coronation Adonijah and all his dinner guests leave the party in shame and fear Adonijah grips the "horns of the altar" and what this means Be sure to click every link for the full P40 experience: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://...
Sep 04, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast The world is always searching for truth, but can never seem to find it. But Christians know where to look: The Holy Spirit reveals the Mind of Christ No one knows God's mind (how this makes sense) God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, but that doesn't make those people extraordinary The real source of Truth Check out all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebo...
Sep 03, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast As David is on his death bed, more problems arise: David takes another concubine in his old age The ramifications for concubines when the king dies Adonijah tries to usurp the throne, even though David promised Solomon he would be king Nathan and Bathsheba save Solomon's life by convincing David to take action in his last days Click all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Faceb...
Sep 02, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The podcast is changing for season 8. Here's what to expect. This ministry is only made possible due to your generous support. Please click the link below to access to the Friday podcast episodes. https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries...
Aug 24, 2024•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 1015 - God Nearly Destroys Jerusalem God gives David a choice as to which punishment to take for his sin: David asks God to choose the punishment, so God chooses a plague The plague rips through Israel, but God shows mercy and doesn't destroy Jerusalem David sees a destroying angel and prays a humble prayer to God Why offerings are supposed to cost us something The significance of Mount Moriah I know you need more: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-...
Aug 23, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 1014 - How Jesus's Crucifixion Defeated Satan Paul explains the difference between holy Spirit wisdom and human wisdom: Human wisdom is far lesser than wisdom from God How to become truly wise Human wisdom will eventually come to nothing God's wisdom is only given to the "mature" God only recently revealed the mysterious wisdom How exactly did Jesus's death actually defeat Satan? Click all the links for more cool stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https:...
Aug 22, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 1013: God Gives David 3 Choices of How to Punish Israel David sins drastically in 2 Samuel 24: YHWH is angry with Israel again David decides to count his people even though many advised him not to Why does it say that God told David to count the people if this was a sin? Why was it a sin to count the people? David immediately asks for forgiveness after sinning by counting the people God gives David 3 equally bad punishments to choose from Hey! Don't go away yet! Also check out these othe...
Aug 21, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 1012 - God Uses Foolish People to Humble the Wise In today's episode: The Gospel is foolishness to the people who refuse to believe Why education and wisdom are not always a good thing The Jews were wise in the OT and the Greeks were wise in Philosophy, but they both thought the idea of a crucified Messiah was foolishness God often uses weak and foolish people to humble the wise Click all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.co...
Aug 20, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The author of 2 Samuel delves into the notable people who served David faithfully his whole life: Thirty men were considered "mighty," but 3 of these men were "the elite" These 3 men miraculously win battles singlehandedly with the power of YHWH David was extremely thirsty once in a battle, and the 3 elite men break through the Philistine barrier to get David some water from a well in Bethlehem David refuses to drink the water Other notable men listed as serving David well Bathsheba was shocking...
Aug 19, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast David gives one last psalm before he dies: David gives 4 titles to himself, 3 of which are very humble David declares that God gave him a prophecy The righteous leaders will be like the morning sun The wicked leaders will be thrown out Anyone who associates with the wicked will get burned by them Hey! Look at this other P40 content! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// www.faceboo...
Aug 16, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul hears about all the problems associated with the Corinthian church: The Corinthians were known for their debaucherous culture Why Paul chooses to write two letters to them The church of Corinth was divided among many other problems Why associating with your denomination above your relationship with God is wrong Paul compliments the good part of the church Hey! Look at this other P40 content! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Websit...
Aug 15, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we discuss the second half of the Psalm in Samuel: God knocks the arrogant down a few pegs because he cares about them Studies show that self-centeredness is associated with depression and other negative behaviors God trains us for war God ultimately defeats evil, but sometimes He uses us to do it David points to Jesus at the end of his Psalm I know you need more: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministri...
Aug 14, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the last episode of Romans! Who are all the random people mentioned in Romans 16? Why does Paul tell us to kiss other church members? How a "holy kiss" can become corrupted Why does the WEB leave out the doxology at the end of Romans? Be sure to click every link for the full P40 experience: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// www.facebook.com/p40ministries Contact - je...
Aug 13, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's episode discusses the seemingly random psalm thrown into the book of 2 Samuel: Why this psalm is in the book of 2 Samuel 3 themes of the psalm: praise/worship God's willingness to help David's own righteousness Was David being arrogant when discussing his own righteousness? A discussion of Colossians 1:21-23 and what David really meant when he said he was perfect Click all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries ...
Aug 12, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast David defeats four formidable giants wreaking havoc on Israel: David was almost killed in battle due to his age, so his people tell him to stay home Four men "of the Giant" are killed Were these 4 men Goliath's brothers? Why Israel was stronger in battle in the days of David rather the days of Saul Courage comes from worshipping YHWH Here's a good article I found from stepstudyteach.com about how courage follows worship: https://www.stepstudyteach.com/todays-step/courage-follows-worship Click al...
Aug 09, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul tells the Roman church that he plans to visit them, but first: Paul must travel to Jerusalem in order to give the Christians there a gift from the Gentile Christians Why it's so important to pay our ministers, pastors, and teachers Paul describes his upcoming travels to Spain; unfortunately, things don't go for him as planned A short description of the Holy Spirit and how much He loves you Here's other amazing content from P40! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - h...
Aug 08, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast God sends a famine to Israel because of what happened to the Gibeonites: The Gibeonites were almost wiped out due to Saul God demands justice for what was done to them David makes it right and gives the Gibeonites what they deserve How could Michal have 5 sons when it said earlier that she had no children? Saul's concubine works day and night to protect the bodies David decides to give them a proper funeral If you want to support the Bible Explained: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh...
Aug 07, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul tells the Roman church why he decided to send them such a long letter: The Roman church was solid in faith but they needed reminders The book of Romans is one of the most influential books of the Bible Paul is the Gentile preacher, even though he initially didn't want to be Why every Christian is called to be an evangelist, even if you don't have the gift of evangelism Why Christians should never be arrogant or boastful Hey! Don't leave before looking at other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://w...
Aug 06, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joab is about to destroy an Israelite city because he thinks they are all traitors: Joab just decides he is the commander again Sheba (the traitor) hides in Beth Maacah, a northern Israelite city Joab is about to destroy the entire city A wise woman calls to Joab to speak with him The woman convinces Joab to stop trying to destroy the city, but there's one condition Why knowledge is different from wisdom, and why wisdom is different from discernment Click all the links for more cool stuff: YouTu...
Aug 05, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast David just got back into the city, and already a million problems arise: A civil war practically breaks out Israel completely abandons David again David appoints Amasa to rally the troops Amasa takes too long, so David sends Abishai to do the job Joab goes instead and basically does whatever he wants Joab sneakily kills Amasa Be sure to click every link: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook ...
Aug 02, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul appeals to stronger Christians in today's passage: Stronger Christians should accept the weaker Christians How do you accept weaker Christians without compromising Christian values? How the term "Love Your Neighbor" has been misused in the church Why church discipline is sometimes necessary Why stronger Christians NEED to be the leaders in a church Hey! Don't go away yet! Also check out these other P40 sites: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p4...
Aug 01, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast As David arrives back in Jerusalem: David tries to get Old Man Barzallai to go with him Barzallai declines because he is too old, so Chimham goes with David instead The entire tribe of Judah escorts David into the city Half of Israel shows up to escort David, but they are mad cause Judah was there first Israel tells Judah that they are being unfair, but Judah fights back If you want to support the Bible Explained: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p4...
Jul 31, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is Romans 14 an inconsistency in Scripture regarding clean and unclean foods? Romans 14 is written for Christians to teach them how to treat other Christians An explanation of the 3 types of OT Laws and why this is important for Christians today Why is Paul so obsessed with food in this chapter? What Romans means when it says that people are happy when they don't judge themselves Hey! Don't leave before looking at other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - htt...
Jul 30, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
