The Bible Show

Pastor Sam and Mark cover 1 Kings 21 and the story of Naboth's vineyard. Naboth runs afoul of childishly entitled king Ahab, his ruthless wife Jezebel, and the cowardly elders and leaders of Jezreel. Sam and Mark uncover the contemporary applications.

Pastor Sam and Mark cover Elijah calling Elisha to be his protege (and eventual successor) before moving on to King Ahab's wars with Syria. There they encounter something God seems to hate as much, if not more, than outright wickedness: Cowardice.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue with Elijah's story. Today they discuss the aftermath of the showdown on Mount Carmel. Elijah suffers a crushing setback and flees. God's kindness and patience toward him, despite his brokeness, is wonderfully encouraging.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue with the story of Elijah from 1st Kings. This week we're discussing Elijah vs. the 450 Prophets of Baal in the showdown on Mount Carmel.

It's a special 100th edition of Out of Water! Join Pastor Sam and Mark with their special guests Tom Hendrikse, Will Buschmann, and Drew Brown as they take a look at the past, present, and future of the podcast. It's a lot of fun and we hope you love it!

Pastor Sam and Mark meet up with Elijah for the first time in this series and accompany him for his initial showdown with King Ahab, the wicked king of Israel, through his time staying with the widow of Zarephath.

Pastor Sam and Mark attempt to cover FOUR CHAPTERS in ONE podcast. Will they make it? (Spoiler alert: Not quite.) This time there are two very unusual stories about Jeroboam, the wicked king of Israel, which give Sam and Mark plenty to talk about!

Pastor Sam and Mark talk about God moving the two new kings, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, like pieces on a chess board. Join them for a discussion on the sovereignty of God as they continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. The end of Solomon's story, his death and burial. An ignominious end to a once-glorious king. What lessons can we learn from his fall?

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: The Queen of Sheba comes to town and Solomon reaches the pinnacle of his wealth and power. Can the crash be far ahead?

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: God responds to Solomon's prayer with a promise to make the Temple his house and a warning to Solomon about what had to happen to sustain it all.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: Solomon dedicates the Temple, more cracks show in his facade, and a discussion about what to think when famous ministry leaders fall.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: The Temple is built, we do a drive-by on some furnishings, and the history and purpose of the Ark of the Covenant.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: Solomon builds the Temple. Pastor Sam walks us through what was inside and what all those elements mean.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: Solomon's reign begins and seems like everything is going perfectly. But the king is laying the framework for a crash - because all men will fail.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," with a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: Solomon asks for wisdom and God is pleased, but there are cracks in the foundation of Solomon's castle. Also, two women and a sword... and a baby.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue "Desiring the Kingdom," offering a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: David's last words, Solomon plays the Game of Thrones, and we realize how great it is that our king, Jesus, let the sword fall on himself.

Pastor Sam and Mark launch a series that parallels the message series "Desiring the Kingdom," offering a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: King David is old and weak, and his son Adonijah tries to take over.

Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their series on Judges with the story of Samson.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges with the conclusion of Gideon's story and a summary of Abimelech and Jephthah.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges, this time with the first part of the story of Gideon, beginning with his visit from the Angel of the Lord, up to his testing of God with the fleece.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges, this time chapters 4 and 5 with the story of Deborah, a truly significant figure in the Old Testament. Both prophet and judge, she rescued her nation and led them wisely.

Pastor Sam and Mark launch a new series from the book of Judges, one of the Old Testament books that they think not enough people have read. Find out why, and learn about Othniel and Ehud at the same time.

Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their mini-series from the Book of Jonah. Jonah ends up angry and argues with God. Turns out we're not so different from Jonah, and perhaps that's not such a good thing.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue the mini-series from the Book of Jonah. They pick up with Jonah praying from inside the fish, being unceremoniously deposited on the beach, and taking God's word to his mortal enemies.

Pastor Sam and Mark launch a new mini-series from the Book of Jonah. The oldest prophetic book in the Old Testament, it is packed with gospel imagery. And there's a big fish to boot!

Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. In this final episode of the mini series, they talk about the Sons of Noah and the Tower of Babel.

Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. This week picks up in chapter 7 and goes through the aftermath of the flood in chapter 9.

Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. This time they're talking about the world of Noah just before the flood and...the Nephilim? Oh my!

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This week brings the conclusion to the story of Cain and Abel, Cain's descendants, and proves Mark can't pronounce Hebrew names.

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This week brings the story of Cain and Abel, and the many ways that gospel truths are on display in it.

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. They pick up where they left off last week with the fall of Adam and Eve, and cover the rest of the chapter.

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This time they're in chapter 3 with a discussion about the fall of mankind.

Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the Book of Genesis and how the stories and characters in it are designed to point us to the gospel. Pastor Sam breaks down the imagery for us.

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss fantastic stories from the Bible; this week is the Gospel in Genesis. Where in the story of Creation can we find the Gospel? Pastor Sam breaks down the imagery for us.

Pastor Sam and Mark discuss fantastic stories from the Bible; this week is the Creation story from Genesis Chapter 1. How literal is it? What are the different interpretations? What do we have to agree on, and where can we differ?

Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss bearing the image of God rather than the mantle of beasts and what true humility looks like.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue their companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss the wrecking ball of oppression, the subtle poison of envy, and the blessing of thankfulness when you give your all for the gospel.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue their series of companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss never being satisfied compared with Paul's teaching that when Christ is your life, you can rejoice even in chains.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue their series of companion podcasts to the message series All Things New going on at Rio Vista Church. This week they discuss the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom: both wisdom without God and the wisdom OF God.

With Pastor Sam out of town, Mark flies solo with another in the series "All Things New." In Week 4, the subject is the emptiness of pursuing an earthly legacy compared with the satisfaction of pursuing a legacy investing in people.

Pastor Sam and Mark with another podcast going along with the message series "All Things New." In Week 3, they discuss the emptiness of pursuing pleasure and success, contrasted with the contentment found in pursuing Christ.

Pastor Sam and Mark are back together post-vacation, and they join the message series presently going on at church, "All Things New." They're skipping Week 1, the series introduction, and picking up with Week 2 - Money and Wealth.

Summer vacation schedules mean Pastor Sam flies solo again this week, continuing his devotional series on the psalms of lament. This week he takes a look at Psalm 27.

Pastor Sam flies solo this week, continuing his devotional series on the psalms of lament. This week he takes a look at Psalm 126.

Pastor Sam and Mark offer their commentary on Psalm 4, a psalm of lament. A psalm of lament shows us the bridge between the pain of today and the promise of tomorrow, and winds up in peace and rest.

This week Pastor Sam and Mark look at the story of reconciliation between the Samaritan woman at the well and her Savior Jesus Christ. It's a beautiful story of redemption for her, and for us.

Against the backdrop of racial unrest around our country, Pastor Sam and Mark look at racial conflict in the time of Jesus, and how He approached the centuries of conflict between Jews and Samaritans.

Pastor Sam and Mark continue the series on revival, paralleling the series When God Moves at Rio Vista Church. This week, they break down the revival that occurred when the first century church was born. Pentecost!

Pastor Sam and Mark continue the series on revival, paralleling the series When God Moves at Rio Vista Church. This week they discuss the context of the series theme verse, 2 Chronicles 7:14. What hinders, or brings, revival?