Biblical Literacy Podcast

This lesson covers 'Jesus on Jesus'. Who did Christ say he was? Did he claim to be God? What role does humility play in the Christian's life and di Christ model humility. This is a great lesson, no matter where you are in the Context Bible!

Following God is not always easy. But God makes the call, and it is his people's blessings to get to say, "Yes Lord, we will follow"! Scripture provides a stark contrast between those that choose to follow the the Lord and his ways and those that choose their on instead.

In this lesson we investigate Jesus as master of nature, as our provider, and judge.

This lesson deals with verses 4:46 - 5:21 in John. Do you know how valuable intercession is for the believer? Do you know we were made to work? Find out what supports these statements from John and the verses that Christ himself quoted from the Old Testament.

Covering the verses John 4:43 - 4:45 and including the continuation of the Sermon on the Mount, the lesson covers Christ's reinforcement that he was not there to abolish the law but to fulfill it in a way that few Jews expected. The law taught a society how to legally pursue life; Christ as the fulfillment taught how an individual should live life. More 'Good News', God wants ut to grow closer to him each day, learning from our mistakes, with the power of the Holy Spirit.

This lesson covers John 4:43 - 4:45 and the supporting context verses can offer a purely secular explanation for the rebellion of Israel at a time when stronger surrounding nations were set to take Israel over. Yet the spiritual truth is much more profound, and adds a dimension through faith that should speak to us today. God constantly works through the world as he works in the world. Our tendency is to credit God simply in those areas where we have gaps of knowledge and an inability to offer any other explanation. This is a tragic view as not only setting faith to disappear (when and if the knowledge gap is closed through new understanding), but also in failing to see God’s hand in weaving the fabric of everyday life. When Jesus urged us to pray daily for God to give us bread, he was not suggesting that a loaf would magically appear out of nowhere on our porch each morning. The prayer conveys, at least typically that God will work in and through the world to bring forth the bread needed and prayed for..

In chapter of John, he gives Jesus’ role in the wedding at Cana, the marketplace at Passover and Christ’s fulfillment as the temple. The context verses provide a celebration of the institution of marriage, the replacement of blood sacrifice by Christ and the importance of the temple in early Jewish history.

This lesson covers the verses John 4:27 - 4:45 and includes the Sermon on the Mount. Christ, as man and God, knew intimately the hunger for physical and spiritual needs of the people to whom he was ministering. This lesson looks at how Christ taught that He was there to fill their needs, as their Savior.

This Lesson covers John 3: 1 – 3: 36, the story of Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus and John the Baptist, as the willing, humble servant and forerunner to the Messiah. The accompanying passages from the old Testament point to the importance of ancestry to identify Jesus, Jesus’ role in bringing salvation to those who dread God’s wrath, and the value of true humility and being born again, in the spirit with the promise of everlasting love and life.

This lesson covers Christ’s role as the Lamb of God and Messiah and as Christ begins his ministry, we realize how familiar He is with the Old Testament prophecy. Because of this, Christ can point to why He fulfills the roll and is truly the Son of God.

John 1:14 -28 sees John the Baptist testifying that he not Elijah or the messiahs but “the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

This lesson covers verses 9 through 14 of the first chapter of the Gospel of John, making it clear that Christ was the true light of the world, which “enlightens everyone”, and that God, the light, was coming into the world. Here Jesus is recognized as something beyond creation.

This lesson covers the first eight verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John, making it clear that the person of Christ was of the Word, in the beginning of time, one with God, and promised in the Old Testament.

Want to read the Bible all the way through in 2014? Ever tried to do it before and had trouble wading through some of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy before you heard the Good News about Jesus? Maybe you've never read the Bible because you couldn't put it into context. Mark Lanier introduces "The Context Bible". Using The Gospel of John, The Acts of the Apostles, and the Book of Revelations as anchor texts, daily readings covering all the books of the Bible will be applied to each week's verses. Come to the Lanier Life Group and hear in depth study extending from the worship hour by Dr. Fleming.

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul thanked them for remembering him in his ministry with their gifts. Paul had known plenty and poverty and Paul had reached contentment with however much he had. Having explained that, however, Paul wanted the Philippians to know his appreciation for all they had done for him. Paul told them his contentment came from his confidence that he could achieve all God wanted him to do through Jesus Christ. Ultimately, it was God who supplied all of Paul’s needs, just as God did for the Philippians and all his children.

This lesson is about Paul’s journey, as a Roman prisoner, from Caesarea to Rome where he would stand trial. It showcases his setting sail from Caesarea, the storm at sea which blew them off course from Crete to Malta, his 3 months at Malta healing the sick and telling about Jesus, and the final leg to Rome where Paul, for 2 years, paid for his own rented room and taught about Jesus. Paul saw his imprisonment in Rome as something God was using to further God’s mission.

Paul’s Jewish enemies wanted him dead. Pursuing their vision resulted in the opposite result. Instead of ending Paul’s ministry, Paul was able to spread the gospel into the halls of the powerful, all the way to Rome. Paul had faith in God’s promise, so Paul walked by his faith in God’s sight rather than faith in his own. God’s sight proved right.

This lesson recouts the story of Paul's very bad day in Jerusalem. On the way to worship and fellowship at the Temple, he is almost killed until a tribune intervenes. Through the day he is beaten, slapped, interrogated, and hauled off to the barracks. He will be incarcerated for years, evenutally being brought to trial before Felix in Caesarea. The charges against Paul? He is accused of being a troublemaker, a ringleader, and a desecrater of the temple. And Paul's trial begins! Find out how Paul defends himself! Watch or listen!

This lesson is about Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem. Despite Paul's innocence he didn't not attempt to win his freedom. Instead he maintained a focus on serving the Lord and winning people to Christ. While Paul was in Roman custody, God came to him in a special way. Luke records: The Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.” (Acts 23:11) Would you have the courage to act as Paul did, to continue to serve the Kingdom, and spread the Good News? Be encouraged as you follow Paul's journey to Rome.

Do you believe in God? Not sure if you do? Do you work with people who wonder why you believe in God? Want to hear how a trial lawyer addressed those questions from a group of his non believing piers? Find out what takes more faith and sense: to be a believer or something else. This is a real life account of how to interacet with Grace and love to ALL around us. It's a testament to the power of the Holy Spirit in a life that is governed by Him.

In the conclusion of Paul’s third missionary journey, he leaves Ephesus, traveling back towards Corinth. He stayed in Greece for 3 months planning to sail back through Syria when a plot against his life caused him to change plans. Instead of a sea route, Paul took an overland route through Macedonia. A young man, Eutychus (whose name means Lucky), fell asleep while listening to Paul’s teaching and fell out of the window to the ground three stories below. Paul went to the street and cradled Eutychus in his arms; God restored Eutychus’ life. At Miletus, about 30 miles from Ephesus, Paul summoned the church elders and gave an incredible “good-bye” speech. He told the elders he was going to Jerusalem, under no illusions as to what he would face. God had prepared him for imprisonment and death. Paul wanted to finish the course God had set before him testifying to the good news of Christ’s death for humanity’s sin.