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Reflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Blinded to See: Luke 24:13-35Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 50: While traveling to Emmaus, two of Jesus’ disciples are met by a Man who knows the scriptures and the prophecies about Jesus better than they do, but they don’t recognize who He is. Discover what happened and why this is important for us living today!
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2025-12-1511 min
Reflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureOur Messiah for Eternity: Isaiah 53:1-12Year of Prophecy – Episode 50: In a prophecy we’ve touched on periodically throughout this year of podcasting, discover a powerful picture of our Messiah, and not just what He did for us in the first century, but what He continues to do for us today!
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2025-12-1111 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — A Hidden Message from the Cross: Luke 23:33-49Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 49: While Luke describes Jesus’ time hanging on the cross, we discover through the words that are spoken a powerful truth and an amazing theme that is foundational for every follower of Jesus in the world living at every point in history!
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2025-12-0811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureJudgment and Resurrection: Job 19:23-29Year of Prophecy – Episode 49: From one of the oldest Old Testament books, discover how resurrection and judgment are both foreshadowed, and how Jesus pulls these same themes out while talking with some religious leaders in the first century. You may be surprised by what both the passages we focus this episode on challenge us to conclude.
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2025-12-0411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Two Trials; Two Responses: Luke 23:1-12Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 48: When we read Luke’s gospel about Jesus’ trial before Pilate, we discover that Pilate sends Jesus to Herod. While these very different rulers both meet Jesus, discover how each meeting is unique while also containing something that remained the same!
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2025-12-0111 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureThe Two Sides of the Good News Coin: Isaiah 2:1-4Year of Prophecy – Episode 48: While looking at a prophecy in the Old Testament that has not appeared to have been fulfilled, discover how we are able to step into a small portion of it in preparation for its fulfillment at some point in the future.
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2025-11-2711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Spiritual Bias: Luke 22:66-71Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 47: When looking at Jesus’ trial before the religious leaders on the morning He is crucified, discover how the religious leaders’ bias causes them to actually condemn an innocent Jesus, or perhaps rightly condemn Someone who claimed much more than they should have.
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2025-11-2411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureKeeping His Promise: Isaiah 44:1-5Year of Prophecy – Episode 47: After sitting down at the right hand of God, Jesus’ first task would be to keep one of the last promises He gave His followers leading up to His death. Discover how Jesus keeping this promise is powerful and relevant for us living today!
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2025-11-2011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Facing Temptation with Jesus: Luke 22:39-46Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 46: On the night Jesus was arrested, He leaves the disciples with a challenge before He goes off to pray. Discover how this challenge is powerful and how we can claim it in our lives today!
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2025-11-1710 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureSeated at God’s Right Hand Forever: Psalm 110:1-7Year of Prophecy – Episode 46: Leading up to crucifixion weekend, Jesus quoted an Old Testament psalm that describes the place He would go following His return to Heaven, and while this quotation succeeded in silencing the immediate challenge Jesus was facing, it also becomes a foundational accusation that led to His death.
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2025-11-1311 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Our Future Passover with God: Luke 22:7-23Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 45: While Luke describes Jesus eating the Last Supper before His betrayal, arrest, and death, we read about Jesus foreshadowing a future meal we will have with God, and how Jesus was willing to follow God’s plan for His life.
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2025-11-1010 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureReturning to a Celebration: Psalm 24:1-10Year of Prophecy – Episode 45: When imagining what Heaven was like when Jesus returned after ascending at the end of the gospels, I picture something similar to what one psalm hints at in the Old Testament. Discover what we can learn from this psalm, and what Jesus’ ascension foreshadows for all of God’s people living throughout history.
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2025-11-0610 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Staying Alert for God’s Signs: Luke 21:25-36Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 44: While warning and challenging the disciples about the time of the end, discover an activity Jesus warns His followers to avoid as they stay ready and alert for His return.
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2025-11-0310 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureSending an Angel for Our Benefit: Psalm 16:1-11Year of Prophecy – Episode 44: When looking at Jesus’ resurrection and how an Old Testament psalm foreshadows Jesus’ brief stop in the grave before returning to life, discover why there is really only one solid reason for an angel rolling the stone away – a reason that may surprise you.
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2025-10-3012 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Enduring For God: Luke 21:5-24Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 43: When answering a question His disciples ask Him about what the sign of the end will be, discover some powerful things we can learn from Jesus’ response, and how Jesus’ message is just as applicable for us living today as it was for those living in the first century!
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2025-10-2710 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureJesus the Cornerstone: Psalm 118:15-23Year of Prophecy – Episode 43: From looking at an Old Testament psalm about a cornerstone being rejected, discover several different ways this psalm could be understood, and a powerful truth that’s relevant for all of God’s people living throughout history.
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2025-10-2312 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Resurrection Marriage Dilemma: Luke 20:27-40Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 42: When the Sadducees bring Jesus a question, discover how their question challenges every major view of death, of resurrection, and of what state we are in between these two events.
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2025-10-2014 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureLessons from Two Vineyards: Isaiah 5:1-7Year of Prophecy – Episode 42: When stepping back to look at a parable Jesus shared and how it is very similar to an illustration found in the writings of Isaiah, discover how two similar, illustrative vineyards can teach us how God wants us to live our lives as followers of Jesus.
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2025-10-1611 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Rejecting Those God Sends: Luke 20:1-19Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 41: While preaching in the temple, discover how a question from some religious leaders opens the door for Jesus to share a powerful parable challenging the very leaders who were questioning His authority. Discover how this parable is important for us living today!
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2025-10-1311 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureProsperous Through Death: Isaiah 52:13-15Year of Prophecy – Episode 41: In a somewhat strange prophecy that Isaiah shared, discover how Jesus could be both prosperous and exalted while also being abused, humiliated, and killed. Also discover how Jesus framed these two extremes, and how looking past the pain is the best way to reach Jesus’ blessing.
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2025-10-0911 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Being a Blessing: Luke 19:11-27Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 40: In a parable Jesus shared, discover a not-often-thought-of angle on what Jesus taught, and how the money each servant is given might also represent something that is more than simply money.
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2025-10-0610 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureBuried Among the Rich: Isaiah 53:9Year of Prophecy – Episode 40: Through a strange sounding verse pulled out of a longer Messianic prophecy, discover how God validates Jesus’ sacrifice before the Sabbath had even begun on crucifixion weekend.
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2025-10-0210 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — A Transformational Encounter: Luke 19:1-10Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 39: When Jesus visits Jericho, discover how He has a powerful encounter with a man named Zacchaeus, and how meeting Jesus transforms Zacchaeus’ focus and his life!
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2025-09-2912 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureThe Perfect Sacrifice for Sin: Exodus 12:43-46Year of Prophecy – Episode 39: When looking at some of the requirements for the Passover sacrifice, discover how Jesus ultimately meets all these requirements, even when one requirement needed to happen after He had already taken His last breath.
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2025-09-2510 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Confident In Christ’s Righteousness: Luke 18:9-14Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 38: When Jesus shares a parable about two different people who come to the temple to pray, discover how the big truth Jesus applies is given in a very narrow context, and how Jesus came to solve the problem of sin in the world today!
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2025-09-2210 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureSafe in God’s Hands: Psalm 31:1-16Year of Prophecy – Episode 38: When Jesus was about to breath His last breath, He cries out a powerful statement from the Old Testament that contains within it an amazing promise for all of God’s people.
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2025-09-1811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — A Prayer for the End Time: Luke 18:1-8Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 37: In a challenging parable Jesus shares about a judge who doesn’t care about anyone but himself, discover how a widow’s prayer reflects the prayer of a certain group of people living at a certain time in history, and what that means for us living today!
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2025-09-1509 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureForsaken By God: Psalm 22:1-18Year of Prophecy – Episode 37: Of all the Old Testament prophecies and psalms, one psalm summarizes Jesus’ time on the cross better than most, and this psalm foreshadows several key details the gospel writers draw our attention onto during the time Jesus was dying.
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2025-09-1112 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — When God’s Kingdom Comes: Luke 17:20-37Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 36: When some Pharisees ask Jesus about the coming of God’s kingdom, discover what we can learn about when God’s kingdom arrives, and about Jesus’ second coming as well!
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2025-09-0811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureJesus and Sour Wine: Psalm 69:20-21Year of Prophecy – Episode 36: While hanging on the cross, Jesus is offered wine not once, but twice. Discover how this may have been prophesied and what that means for us living over 2,000 years later.
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2025-09-0412 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Giving Gratitude to God: Luke 17:11-19Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 35: When Jesus heals ten men who were lepers with a simple instruction, discover what we can learn when only one man returns to say thanks.
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2025-09-0110 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventurePunished as a Sinner on Our Behalf: Isaiah 53:12Year of Prophecy – Episode 35: In a powerful verse within a larger prophecy about the Messiah, discover how Jesus’ death on the cross gives us the opportunity of a new life with Him, and how we can best say thank you to God for what Jesus accomplished for us.
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2025-08-2811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Servants of God: Luke 17:1-10Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 34: As Jesus continues teaching, discover some challenging things He says when He turns His attention onto the disciples, and what we can learn about God from what Jesus challenges His disciples to do.
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2025-08-2510 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Prayer from the Cross: Psalm 109:1-5Year of Prophecy – Episode 34: As we turn our attention onto Jesus’ time on the cross, discover an unexpected detail in the crucifixion event, and how this detail was not only foreshadowed in the Old Testament, but how it also sweeps aside Satan’s claim against God’s character.
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2025-08-2110 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Predicting Two Resurrections: Luke 16:19-31Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 33: In a very unique parable, discover how even seeing someone raised from the dead is not enough to convince those stuck in their ways the truth about who Jesus is and what God wants for His people!
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2025-08-1811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Serpent on a Pole: Numbers 21:4-9Year of Prophecy – Episode 33: When looking at imagery related to Jesus hanging on the cross, we look back to an obscure Old Testament event, and a late night conversation Jesus has with a Pharisee early on in His ministry.
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2025-08-1411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Learning from Dishonesty: Luke 16:1-18Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 32: From the parable of the dishonest manager, discover how God doesn’t praise this man, Instead, discover something that we should do with our money that will likely be more successful when our lives are filled with honesty and integrity, specifically characteristics this manager did not have!
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2025-08-1111 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureNever Backing Down: Isaiah 50:4-6Year of Prophecy – Episode 32: When Isaiah describes some of the torture Jesus would face at the hands of humanity, he includes a detail that none of the gospel writers include. Is the detail that Isaiah shares irrelevant, or is it one more extra element of pain that Jesus likely faced for you and me on His journey to the cross?
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2025-08-0709 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Parable of the Patient Father: Luke 15:11-32Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 31: While most people might refer to this parable as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, discover how it might be more deserving of a different title — specifically one that emphasizes the character of the father.
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2025-08-0411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureStaying Silent: Isaiah 53:7Year of Prophecy – Episode 31: In a powerful verse tucked within a larger prophetic chapter, discover one characteristic of the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled in an amazing, virtually God-like way.
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2025-07-3110 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Completing His Family: Luke 15:1-10Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 30: In two well-known parables, Jesus shares an interesting angle on how far God goes to rescue His people who have wandered away from His family!
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2025-07-2811 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureHated Without a Cause: Psalm 69:1-4Year of Prophecy – Episode 30: Before transitioning towards Jesus’ trial before the religious leaders, discover two psalms that frame how Jesus would be hated by those who should have known better, and how Jesus promises His followers that they might face a similar level of rejection.
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2025-07-2412 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Dedicated to Jesus: Luke 14:25-35Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 29: In one of His most challenging messages, discover how Jesus doesn’t want us to hate those closest to us. Instead, discover how we should filter our lives through His life and the mission He brings into history!
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2025-07-2110 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureStriking the Shepherd: Zechariah 13:2-9Year of Prophecy – Episode 29: Near the end of Jesus’ last supper with His disciples, He quotes an Old Testament prophecy that would become the framework for what the disciples would face that night. While none of Jesus’ disciples believed Him at the time He said it, a prophecy from the writings of Zechariah would become instrumental in the events of that night leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion.
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2025-07-1711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Letting God Repay Us: Luke 14:1-24Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 28: While a guest in a Pharisee’s home, Jesus heals a man suffering from a disability, Jesus teaches about banquets in God’s kingdom, and Jesus shares a message about where we should place our focus. Discover an amazing promise about living in a way that God cannot help but repay you for when Jesus ultimately returns!
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2025-07-1411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventurePaying for a Betrayal: Zechariah 11:4-14Year of Prophecy – Episode 28: When Matthew draws our attention onto the money that was used to betray Jesus, does he make a mistake, or is there something bigger happening behind the scenes that we miss out on being so far removed from first-century culture.
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2025-07-1011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — An Always-Present Decision: Luke 13:22-33Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 27: When someone asks Jesus about how many people will be saved, discover in Jesus’ response an amazing challenge and a powerful promise that likely includes you and me living over 2,000 years later!
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2025-07-0710 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventurePredicting a Betrayal: Psalm 41:4-9Year of Prophecy – Episode 27: While not often believed to be direct prophecies, two Old Testament psalms draw our attention onto how a close friend would ultimately become a betrayer. Could these psalms be referring to Jesus and His ministry, or are they simply coincidences that don’t mean much when looking at them over 2,000 years later.
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2025-07-0312 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Outlasting Sin: Luke 13:1-17Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 26: In two very different events, discover a shared theme that has startling implications for our lives and for what God wants to do for us when we repent and turn to Him!
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2025-06-3011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFacing Arrest Without Fear: Psalm 40:1-17Year of Prophecy – Episode 26: When the mob arrives to arrest Jesus, discover something that happened that is hinted at in the Psalms, and something that helps us be able to trust Jesus when challenges come into our own lives.
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2025-06-2612 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — To Serve Jesus or to Be Served: Luke 12:35-53Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 25: In one of Jesus’ challenging messages that Luke included in his gospel, discover how Jesus comes to divide the earth, and an amazing reward that awaits those who decide to serve God with their lives!
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2025-06-2310 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureHigh Priest Jesus and the Last Supper: Genesis 14:17-20Year of Prophecy – Episode 25: When looking at a mysterious Old Testament character, discover one early reference pointing forward to one of the most significant moments in Jesus’ life and ministry as He moved towards the cross.
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2025-06-1911 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Guarding Against Greed: Luke 12:13-34Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 24: While teaching about greed and worry, Jesus shares how a simple shift of our focus can both defeat greed in our lives, while also reminding us how worry by itself is useless.
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2025-06-1610 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventurePraise for Our Redeemer: Psalm 8:1-9Year of Prophecy – Episode 24: When Jesus is challenged in the temple regarding what some people were saying about Him, discover how Jesus comes to this marginalized group’s defense, by quoting from a fascinating psalm that includes some profound insights about God’s love.
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2025-06-1210 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Generosity, Light, and Truth: Luke 11:33-54Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 23: As Jesus taught the crowds, discover a powerful teaching He shares about light, and how Jesus response to a Pharisee who looked down on Him for not following a very specific custom.
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2025-06-0911 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureLooking Forward to Heaven: Isaiah 62:1-12Year of Prophecy – Episode 23: In a prophecy we find within the Old Testament book of Isaiah, discover how Jesus may have partially fulfilled this prophecy, or whether Jesus actually amplified this prophecy by acting in a way that foreshadowed something even greater happening in the future of God’s people.
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2025-06-0512 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Praying Like Jesus: Luke 11:1-13Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 22: When the disciples ask Jesus how to pray, discover some big themes we are able to see in a very simple prayer, and also discover the one gift God is more than willing to give to His people when they ask Him for it!
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2025-06-0211 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureAdopted by the King: Zechariah 9:1-10Year of Prophecy – Episode 22: Tucked within a seemingly unrelated prophecy about judging some of Israel’s neighboring nations, discover the powerful theme of being protected, purified, and adopted into God’s family, by a King the prophecy describes as riding on the colt of a donkey.
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2025-05-2911 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Two Opposite Sisters: Luke 10:38-42Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 21: When Jesus accepts the invitation to stay with Martha and her sister Mary, discover how these two sisters are very different, and how one sister is challenged by Jesus in a very significant way.
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2025-05-2609 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureDim Eyes and Dull Ears: Isaiah 6:8-10Year of Prophecy – Episode 21: While Isaiah may have believed one of His messages from God was directed specifically at the generation he lived among, Jesus pulls Isaiah’s words and applies them in the context of the first century. Discover what we can learn from this universal and challenging prophecy that is relevant for us living today!
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2025-05-2210 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Helping Those in Need: Luke 10:25-37Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 20: In one of Jesus’ most famous illustrations, discover how a very legalistic question gets answered in a very unlegalistic way, and how this illustration is just as applicable for us living today as it was for those living in the first century!
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2025-05-1910 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureEncouraging Evidence: Isaiah 35:1-10Year of Prophecy – Episode 20: In a prophecy within the Old Testament book of Isaiah, discover how Jesus uses Isaiah’s message to God’s people to encourage someone who was discouraged while He was alive on earth. You may be surprised to discover this message is just as relevant for us living today, even if Jesus’ isn’t the one sharing it with us.
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2025-05-1511 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Commissioned by Jesus: Luke 10:1-20Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 19: Part way through Luke’s gospel, we come to a second place where Jesus commissions His followers. Discover some things we can learn from this second commission, and what this means for our lives today!
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2025-05-1211 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureThe Messiah, Gentiles, and the Law: Isaiah 42:1-9Year of Prophecy – Episode 19: When looking at one place Matthew quotes an Old Testament prophet, discover an idea that seems to be completely misquoted, but one that draws our attention onto a powerful truth for our lives living over 2,000 years later.
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2025-05-0813 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Trials and the Triumphs: Luke 9:37-45Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 18: After the disciples had successfully healed and cast out demons, they face a situation where they were suddenly unsuccessful. Discover why this may have been and what Jesus wants His followers to learn following trials and triumphs.
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2025-05-0510 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureRedefining His Family: Psalm 69:5-12Year of Prophecy – Episode 18: The collection of Psalms found in the Old Testament contains no shortage of verses that appear to connect with Jesus. Discover some powerful implications from an otherwise easily missed or overlooked psalm that has some amazing implications about Jesus and being a part of God’s family.
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2025-05-0112 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Accepting God’s Messengers: Luke 9:1-11Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 17: When Jesus sends the disciples out to teach, preach, and heal among the villages in the region, discover some powerful truths in what Luke tells us about this event!
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2025-04-2810 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureJesus’ Gracious Words: Psalm 45:1-2Year of Prophecy – Episode 17: While in the Nazareth synagogue, before Luke describes those present turning on Jesus, the description of Jesus’ message is that He spoke gracious words. Having gracious words was a description of God found within the Old Testament, and discover if Jesus’ challenge to these Jews went too far, or whether Jesus simply decided to share just how grace-filled God really is towards us.
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2025-04-2411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Man Satan Couldn’t Kill: Luke 8:26-39Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 16: In an amazing event the gospel writers include, Jesus makes a special trip across the lake to see one man who was trapped by Satan. Discover how God used this event to demonstrate just how powerful He compared with anything and everything Satan could muster. Discover why this truth is significant for our lives today!
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2025-04-2109 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureThe Messiah’s Mission: Isaiah 61:1-3Year of Prophecy – Episode 16: Early on in Jesus’ ministry, Jesus draws on a set of verses found in the writings of Isaiah to frame His ministry. Discover what we can learn from this prophecy, and how Jesus frames its relevance for His time on earth.
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2025-04-1711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Farmer: Luke 8:4-15Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 15: In one of Jesus’ most foundational parables, discover one role Jesus does not explain, and why He may have intentionally omitted telling us who this character represents.
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2025-04-1411 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Light to the Gentiles: Isaiah 9:1-7Year of Prophecy – Episode 15: When looking at where Jesus begins His ministry, discover how this location was not only prophesied about centuries before, it also speaks volumes about what God’s character is like.
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2025-04-1011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — How God Sees You: Luke 7:36-50Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 14: In a powerful event, discover how Jesus looks at humanity, at sinners, and at those He chooses to associate with while ministering in this world. Discover from Jesus’ response to a Pharisee just how loving God is, and discover who God sees when He looks at you!
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2025-04-0712 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureDivine Protection: Psalm 91:1-16Year of Prophecy – Episode 14: When looking at the first part of Jesus’ ministry, discover how the least likely character pulls a passage from the Old Testament to apply to Jesus’ life, regardless of whether this passage was intended to be prophetic or not.
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2025-04-0311 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Restoring a Special Relationship: Luke 7:11-17Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 13: When Luke describes a visit to the small town of Nain, we discover Jesus likely went there at that exact moment in order to help someone who was hurting. Discover how this miracle reflects God’s love and what God would ultimately face as Jesus died on the cross!
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2025-03-3110 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureDescendant or Ancestor: Isaiah 11:1-10Year of Prophecy – Episode 13: When reading a prophecy from the book of Isaiah, discover how the Messiah is described as being both a descendant as well as an ancestor of Jesse. While this dilemma seems impossible to reconcile, discover how Jesus’ life fulfills both these irreconcilable predictions.
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2025-03-2711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Avoiding Floods and Judgment: Luke 6:37-49Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 12: In a set of truths Jesus’ shares, discover how Jesus challenged not just those living in the first century, but also those of us living over 2,000 years later. Discover just how important it is to not only listen to Jesus, but also to apply His truth into our lives today!
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2025-03-2412 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Physical or Spiritual Elijah: Malachi 4:1-6Year of Prophecy – Episode 12: At the end of the Old Testament, the prophet Malachi points forward to Elijah coming to be a forerunner for Jesus. Was this a literal prediction of Elijah’s return, or a symbolic idea that can have more than one understanding? Discover this and more as we look at this prophecy and how Jesus attributes it to John the Baptist’s ministry.
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2025-03-2011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Jesus and the Sabbath: Luke 6:1-11Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 11: In two side-by-side events in Luke’s gospel, discover how Jesus reframes the Sabbath and subtly shares what He believes about this special day of the week!
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2025-03-1710 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Second Chance: Isaiah 40:1-5Year of Prophecy – Episode 11: When prophesying about Jesus’ forerunner in ministry, discover a powerful idea that is tucked within the context for this prophecy, and how this prophecy is one that we can step in to even though we live thousands of years after this prophecy was given.
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2025-03-1311 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Being Forgiven: Luke 5:17-26Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 10: When four men carry their crippled friend to Jesus, discover how Jesus turns this potential miracle into a challenging and eye-opening teaching moment. Discover how this event and miracle are amazingly relevant for our lives today!
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2025-03-1009 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFacing Satan’s Hostility: Jeremiah 31:10-15Year of Prophecy – Episode 10: In a prophecy from the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, discover a tragic event that ultimately was the reason Jesus’ family had to escape to Egypt, and why this escape matters in the grand mission of salvation.
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2025-03-0611 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Testing Jesus’ Word: Luke 5:1-11Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 9: While preaching by the lake one day, Jesus uses a boat to help keep Himself dry. However, this decision leads to a miracle and an invitation. Discover how some of Jesus’ most famous disciples are invited following an amazing miracle that prompts them to pay attention to Jesus.
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2025-03-0310 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureCalled out of Egypt: Hosea 11:1-4Year of Prophecy – Episode 9: While Israel was called out of Egypt many centuries before Jesus was born, discover how their exodus was actually prophetic, and how their stay in Egypt foreshadowed the Messiah’s time in Egypt as well.
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2025-02-2711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Word of Jesus: Luke 4:31-41Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 8: On one Sabbath, a demon speaks up with a powerful statement while Jesus was speaking in a synagogue. Discover why Jesus would decide to silence this demon and what this event can teach us about Jesus and about who we should listen to in our own lives.
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2025-02-2410 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureSending Himself: Isaiah 59:12-21Year of Prophecy – Episode 8: In a prophecy found within the book of Isaiah, God looks out over the world and realizes that there is no one present who can redeem humanity. Discover what God chooses to do and how He solves this problem in this podcast episode.
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2025-02-2011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Rejecting the Prophet Jesus: Luke 4:16-30Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 7: Early in His ministry, Jesus returns home to Nazareth. However, what started of looking like a celebration ends up with one of the biggest examples of rejection we have in history. Discover what happened and how we can avoid following the same path those in Nazareth walked when they rejected Jesus.
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2025-02-1711 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureMaking the Insignificant Significant: Micah 5:2-4Year of Prophecy – Episode 7: Tucked within an unassuming prophet’s book, we find a prophecy that shines the light on an unassuming place being the birthplace for the Messiah. Discover how God likes to shine the spotlight on the ordinary when the ordinary has been built on the foundation of His purpose and His plan.
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2025-02-1310 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Messiah’s Fire: Luke 3:1-18Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 6: Discover some amazing things we can learn from how Luke describes John the Baptist’s message to the crowds before Jesus steps into the public eye.
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2025-02-1011 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureImmanuel, God with Us: Isaiah 7:10-16Year of Prophecy – Episode 6: Through the prophet Isaiah, God points forward to the Messiah being called Immanuel, a name which means God with us. However, since Jesus was named Jesus, how can we reconcile these two seemingly in conflict ideas? While this prophecy may have stumped the religious leaders, it’s possible we can reconcile this in our time together.
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2025-02-0609 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — In God’s House: Luke 2:39-52Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 5: While Luke transitions out of Jesus’ childhood, he includes one last event that has some powerful themes we discover about finding and staying with Jesus when Mary and Joseph lose Him in Jerusalem.
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2025-02-0310 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Maiden or a Virgin: Isaiah 7:14Year of Prophecy – Episode 5: When God speaks through the prophet Isaiah about a virgin conceiving the Messiah, discover the best way to understand this verse in light of the controversy surrounding this impossible sounding nature of this event.
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2025-01-3012 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Chosen By God: Luke 2:21-38Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 4: Luke’s gospel describes a message Mary received when taking Jesus to be dedicated. Discover in this message a prophecy and a warning that predicts the direction Jesus’ life will head!
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2025-01-2710 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureSon of David, Jacob, Abraham, and God: Numbers 24:15-19Year of Prophecy – Episode 4: When hired to curse Israel, Balaam instead prophesies about God’s Messiah coming from the descendants of Jacob. Discover why this is also relevant for each of us living today.
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2025-01-2312 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — The Birth of a Shepherd-King: Luke 2:1-20Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 3: In the most famous Christmas passage in the Bible, discover some interesting details about Jesus’ birth, and why tradition has placed Jesus being born in a stable when the Bible doesn’t clearly say this.
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2025-01-2010 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureThe Messiah with Three Fathers: Psalm 89:19-37Year of Prophecy – Episode 3: From a psalm about David, discover how the psalmist shifts into describing not just David, but also how God would step into history through one of his descendants.
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2025-01-1611 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Promised a Son: Luke 1:5-25Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 2: Luke begins Jesus’ story sharing not about Jesus’ birth, but about the events leading up to the birth of Jesus’ forerunner in ministry, John the Baptist, and the amazing promise of John’s birth to an unlikely, old, childless couple.
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2025-01-1311 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureA Kingdom that Lasts Forever: 2 Samuel 7:8-17Year of Prophecy – Episode 2: Part way through David’s life, God sends the prophet Nathan to give him a message. In this prophecy, discover hints at the kingdom God promised to establish through his descendants.
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2025-01-0910 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureFlashback Episode — Why Another Gospel: Luke 1:1-4Flashback Episode:
Year in Luke – Episode 1: When looking at how Luke’s gospel opens, discover why we should pay attention to Luke, and why it is beneficial for us to have multiple records of Jesus’ life and ministry.
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2025-01-0610 minReflective Bible Study Gospel AdventureWisdom and the Word: Proverbs 8:12-36Year of Prophecy – Episode 1: As we open another year of podcasting, we begin by looking at some parallels between wisdom, as poetically described by Solomon in the book of Proverbs, and Jesus, who came into this world sharing the Word of God.
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