Courses Episodes

126.  Beginner Bible Course: Peter's story - opening the Church to the Gentiles
March 8, 2021

126. Beginner Bible Course: Peter's story - opening the Church to th…

Acts 10-12 -- Peter's work for Jesus before fading to the background

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125.  Beginner Bible Course: The story of Paul, the Apostle
March 7, 2021

125. Beginner Bible Course: The story of Paul, the Apostle

Acts 9 - how the greatest enemy of Christ-followers became history's greatest advocate of Christianity

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124.  Beginner Bible Course: Problems inside and outside for the early Church
March 5, 2021

124. Beginner Bible Course: Problems inside and outside for the earl…

Acts 5-8 - the seeds of hypocrisy and racism on the inside, overt hostility on the outside

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123.  Beginner Bible Course: Pentecost - The Holy Spirit is sent and the Church is born (Acts 2-4)
March 4, 2021

123. Beginner Bible Course: Pentecost - The Holy Spirit is sent and …

Acts 2-4, the Holy Spirit comes, Peter preaches, the Church starts and expands in Jerusalem

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121.  Beginner Bible Course: Who do YOU say Jesus is? (Lunatic, Liar, or Lord?)
March 3, 2021

121. Beginner Bible Course: Who do YOU say Jesus is? (Lunatic, Liar,…

Wrestling with the question the Gospel writer John leaves readers to ponder: "Who was Jesus?"

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120.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' appearances after the resurrection, and his ascension
March 2, 2021

120. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' appearances after the resurrectio…

The 40 days after Jesus' resurrection (John 21, Matthew 28, Luke 24)

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119.  Beginner Bible Course: Theories for the empty tomb and post-death appearances of Jesus
March 1, 2021

119. Beginner Bible Course: Theories for the empty tomb and post-dea…

The other theories for the empty grave and appearances of Jesus

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118.  Beginner Bible Course: The resurrection of Jesus
March 1, 2021

118. Beginner Bible Course: The resurrection of Jesus

The events of the first Easter Sunday according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

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117.  Beginner Bible Course:  The burial of Jesus
Feb. 28, 2021

117. Beginner Bible Course: The burial of Jesus

What happened between Good Friday afternoon and Easter morning

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116. Beginner Bible Course: The crucifixion of Jesus (and Jesus’ seven words from the cross)
Feb. 27, 2021

116. Beginner Bible Course: The crucifixion of Jesus (and Jesus’ seve…

What was done to Jesus and what Jesus did (and said) on the cross

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115.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' Roman trial and scourging
Feb. 26, 2021

115. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' Roman trial and scourging

The Roman trial and pre-crucifixion treatment of Jesus

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114  Beginner Bible Course: Gethsemane, the arrest, and the first trial by the religious leaders
Feb. 25, 2021

114 Beginner Bible Course: Gethsemane, the arrest, and the first tri…

Jesus in Gethsemane, his arrest, and his trial by the religious leaders

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113. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' final hours with his disciples
Feb. 24, 2021

113. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus' final hours with his disciples

John 14-17 - "I am the Way...I am the Vine" Jesus prays.

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112.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus describes the Holy Spirit (the “Helper”)
Feb. 23, 2021

112. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus describes the Holy Spirit (the “He…

John 14-16 -- Jesus describes the Holy Spirit to his disciples the night before his death

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111.  Beginner Bible Course: The Passover meal in the Upper Room
Feb. 19, 2021

111. Beginner Bible Course: The Passover meal in the Upper Room

John 13-14 - Jesus washes the disciples feet, Judas the betrayer, the "New Covenant" in Jesus' blood

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110.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus gives the signs preceeding his return
Feb. 18, 2021

110. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus gives the signs preceeding his ret…

Matthew 24-25 -- what to expect when Jesus is expected

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109.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus goes off on the religious bullies in Jerusalem
Feb. 16, 2021

109. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus goes off on the religious bullies …

Matthew 23 and other passages - Jesus' intense confrontation with priests, Pharisees, and the scribes

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108.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus is anointed, celebrated in the 'triumphal entry'
Feb. 15, 2021

108. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus is anointed, celebrated in the 'tr…

John 12:1-19 and the other Gospels -- the beginning of the events of the week of his crucifixion

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107.  Beginner Bible Course: The raising of Lazarus ('I am the resurrection and the life')
Feb. 14, 2021

107. Beginner Bible Course: The raising of Lazarus ('I am the resurr…

John 11 - Jesus raises his friend, four days dead, as a signpost

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106.  Beginner Bible Course: Jesus the teacher, "unlearns" the learners
Feb. 13, 2021

106. Beginner Bible Course: Jesus the teacher, "unlearns" the learne…

Matthew 18-20 and other passages - Jesus untwisting what the culture had taught the disciples

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105.  Beginner Bible Course: Peter's confession, the Transfiguration
Feb. 12, 2021

105. Beginner Bible Course: Peter's confession, the Transfiguration

Matthew 16-17 - Peter answers the question, "Who do YOU say that I am?" then GOD weighs in on the Mt of Transfiguration

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104. Beginner Bible Course: "'I am the Door of the Sheep; I am the Good Shepherd"
Feb. 11, 2021

104. Beginner Bible Course: "'I am the Door of the Sheep; I am the Go…

John 9 and 10 -- Jesus' amazing "I am" statement as a Shepherd

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103.  Beginner Bible Course:  "I am the Light of the World" / "Before Abraham was, I AM"
Feb. 10, 2021

103. Beginner Bible Course: "I am the Light of the World" / "Before…

John 7-8.- Jesus unnerves the religious leaders with these two self-identifying statements

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