JB Shreve
In the spring of 2023, I released one of the most popular podcast series to date on the JB Shreve Faithful Considerations channel. It was called The Days of David. We tracked through 1 and 2 Samuel and gave life to the story and times of King David. We exposed the politics behind the stories
Elijah stands tall in scripture and history as a demarcation in God’s dealings with man in the earth. He arrived on the scene seemingly out of nowhere. In 1 Kings 17:1, we are introduced to him without warning. And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of
Last month, I studied through the book of Hosea. This is a small book (only 14 chapters) traditionally listed as the first among the “minor” prophets of the Bible. The prophet’s name, Hosea, is the same as Joshua or Jesus. He lived and prophecied around the same period as the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah was based
In our final episode in this series we look at how Jesus instructed us to build. There is a right way and a wrong way to build, a wise way and a foolish way. The famous story of the two foundations may consist of more than you realized once you listen to this episode. 24
In our penultimate episode in this series, we look at Jesus’ description of how to enter the Kingdom of God. There is a right way and there is a wrong way. There are dark forces aligned to keep you from entering the Kingdom in the correct way. Jesus expects us to know the difference between
Where do you put your confidence? Where do you feel strongest in prayer or worship? For many of us we fall into a trap of receiving the grace of God by faith in Christ but then try and build a confidence in our own flesh to present to Him. That is not the way of
Judge not so that you are not judged. These words from the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ Manifesto of the Kingdom of God are so famous that even non-Christians quote them. They are often used as a standard of judgment against Christians who hold a line of Biblical righteousness to contrast against the standards
How do we determine our priorities in life? What do we care about? What is most important? In this episode, we looked at the cares of this world. This message is at the core of the Manifesto. It is a radical redefinition of how life works that Jesus presented to His followers, the citizens of
This Sermon on the Mount podcast series is a unique Bible study deep dive into the words and teachings of Jesus found in Matthew chapters 5-7. For too many Christian believers, the words of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7 are understood as simply pithy statements full of wisdom but often disconnected
Today, we look at Matthew 6:6-24 as Jesus talks about the true treasure of the Kingdom of God. The world we live in longs for wealth, power, and fame. The true treasure of the Kingdom of God however is found in the secret place. “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them
