Courses Episodes

29.   Beginner Bible Course: The story of Isaac and Rebekah - an ancient dysfunctional family
Nov. 28, 2020

29. Beginner Bible Course: The story of Isaac and Rebekah - an anci…

Genesis 25-27 - Isaac and Rebekah and twin sons, Esau and Jacob .

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28.  Beginner Bible Course: The story of Isaac
Nov. 27, 2020

28. Beginner Bible Course: The story of Isaac

Genesis 20-24 - God continues the promise through Abraham's son, Isaac

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27.   Beginner Bible Course: The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah - genocide, incest, and other troubling issues
Nov. 27, 2020

27. Beginner Bible Course: The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah - …

Genesis 19 -- ALERT -- This is the chapter that kills the appetite of many for reading the Bible

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24. Beginner Bible Course:  From the flood to the Tower of Babel
Nov. 25, 2020

24. Beginner Bible Course: From the flood to the Tower of Babel

Genesis 9-11 - Mankind steps back into the same old ruts

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23. Beginner Bible Course: The story of Noah and the flood
Nov. 24, 2020

23. Beginner Bible Course: The story of Noah and the flood

Genesis 6-8 - How a holy God judges sin, and a faithful God keeps His promise

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22. Beginner Bible Course: Between the Garden of Eden and the Flood - how low can we really go?
Nov. 24, 2020

22. Beginner Bible Course: Between the Garden of Eden and the Flood -…

Genesis 4-5 - Mankind's descent into sin and chaos after Eden

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21. Beginner Bible Course: The Bible's first promise -- 'the seed of the woman'
Nov. 24, 2020

21. Beginner Bible Course: The Bible's first promise -- 'the seed of …

Genesis 3:15! The "STOMPER" who will destroy Satan and end the curse of sin

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20.  Beginner Bible Course:  The sin of Adam and Eve Pt. 3  (the consequences)
Nov. 22, 2020

20. Beginner Bible Course: The sin of Adam and Eve Pt. 3 (the cons…

Genesis 3 -- The Bible's answer to where our broken lives and world came from

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19.  Beginner Bible Course: The sin of Adam and Eve, Pt. 2   (the essence)
Nov. 22, 2020

19. Beginner Bible Course: The sin of Adam and Eve, Pt. 2 (the ess…

Genesis 3 -- sin's core is believing God is not good -- He does not have our best interests at heart

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18. Beginner Bible Course:  The sin of Adam and Eve, Pt. 1  (the Perpetrator)
Nov. 22, 2020

18. Beginner Bible Course: The sin of Adam and Eve, Pt. 1 (the Perp…

Genesis 3 -- who is Satan, and how did he lead mankind into sin?

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17.  Beginner Bible Course:  God's pattern in creation for marriage
Nov. 22, 2020

17. Beginner Bible Course: God's pattern in creation for marriage

Marriage in creation (pink and blue and glue)

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16. Beginner Bible Course:  God's design for men and women and our need for each other
Nov. 20, 2020

16. Beginner Bible Course: God's design for men and women and our ne…

Genesis 2 - God's design for men and women in creation

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15. Beginner Bible Course:  Man, the mammal made in the image of God
Nov. 20, 2020

15. Beginner Bible Course: Man, the mammal made in the image of God

Genesis 1-2 - Man's creation, uniqueness, and purpose

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14. Beginner Bible Course:  WHEN was the world created?
Nov. 20, 2020

14. Beginner Bible Course: WHEN was the world created?

Genesis 1 - Is the universe very old or very new and just looks old?

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13.  Beginner Bible Course:  How did the universe happen?
Nov. 20, 2020

13. Beginner Bible Course: How did the universe happen?

Genesis 1 -- Was it an accident or on purpose?

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12. Beginner Bible Course:  One key rule for applying what we read in Scripture
Nov. 18, 2020

12. Beginner Bible Course: One key rule for applying what we read in…

Why readers should ask, "Is this passage DESCRIPTIVE, or PRESCRIPTIVE?"

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11. Beginner Bible Course:  The literary styles in the Bible - God never intended EVERY word to be taken LITERALLY
Nov. 18, 2020

11. Beginner Bible Course: The literary styles in the Bible - God ne…

We need to read each text with the literary style in mind

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10. Beginner Bible Course:  The major themes in the Bible
Nov. 17, 2020

10. Beginner Bible Course: The major themes in the Bible

8 major themes (the 'edge pieces') that define the "border" of the Bible story and what it means

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9.  Beginner Bible Course: The BIG PICTURE of the Bible -- the metastory
Nov. 17, 2020

9. Beginner Bible Course: The BIG PICTURE of the Bible -- the metast…

The picture on the cover of the Bible (if it was a jigsaw puzzle)

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8. Beginner Bible Course:  The Bible is not easy to understand.  Here's why...
Nov. 17, 2020

8. Beginner Bible Course: The Bible is not easy to understand. Here…

Why readers need to approach the text with humility and careful study

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7.  Beginner Bible Course:  Why readers interpret texts so differently
Nov. 16, 2020

7. Beginner Bible Course: Why readers interpret texts so differently

The challenges readers have in determining what Bible passages mean

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