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The Catholic Entrepreneurs GuildEpisode 16: Faith and Business: Lessons from Catholic Entrepreneur John RubinoIn this episode of the Catholic Entrepreneurs Guild Podcast, host Andrew Jacoby talks with John Rubino, founder of JID Investments and director of KW United Wealth. John shares his inspiring journey from military service to real estate entrepreneurship, shaped by his Catholic faith. Dive into his reflections on overcoming personal challenges, building trust with clients, and living out faith in the workplace. Learn how John's story of resilience, purpose, and service can inspire Catholic entrepreneurs to thrive in their missions while honoring their faith.
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Talking About Radio with John LeslieLes Jacoby is a broadcast professional who lit up the airwaves up and down the Ohio Valley, across the country and around Florida. He is talking about radio with John LeslieSend us a textYou won't find many broadcasters like Les Jacoby. He started like most of us as a kid looking from the outside into the radio station. But it was immediately recognized that he was exceptional talent and landed his first commercial gig at the top rocker in Wheeling, West Virginia. From there he traveled around the dial, worked at great stations along the East Coast and into sunny Florida. He entered management and plied his programming skills for some of the top radio groups. He's still active today and living the life i...
2023-09-0658 min
Douglas Jacoby PodcastBooks & Movies: Harry PotterFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website."The most successful book series in history: approximately 450 million copies sold internationally. Translated: 67 languages. The film series by Warner Bros.: $7.7 billion worldwide...." -- from magazine.pepperdine.edu, May 2013.Why Potter?Writers like C.S. Lewis (Narnia), J.R.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings), and many others aim to awaken a sense of the spiritual in young readers. They also help secular thinkers discover their inner longing for the things of the spirit. This is a good thing.Protagonists in Harry Potter resist the da...
2023-07-1522 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastLast Things: The AntichristFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.ScripturesWhere the word antichrist appears:1 John 2:181 John 2:221 John 4:32 John 7Passages that do not mention antichrist but which are popularly understood to refer to him:2 Thessalonians 2Appears to be a Roman emperor, one with the arrogance of Caligula, Nero, or Domitian.Stands as a warning for all generations.No mention of "antichrist."Revelation 13Whereas the "number" of the Beast is 666, the apocalypse never identifies the Beast (Rome the false religious power) with an antichrist.Applies in immediate context to the persecuting Roman Empire.That antichrist is a fi...
2023-06-0514 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastLast Things: ReincarnationFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Hinduism has taught reincarnation for many thousands of years. Sikhism, which derives from Hinduism and Islam, also accepts reincarnation (many passages in the Granth teach this doctrine).The Chandogya Upanishad 5.10.8 reads, “... those who are of pleasant conduct here—the prospect is, indeed, that they will enter a pleasant womb, either the womb of a Brahman, or the womb of a Kshatriya, or the womb of a Vaisya. But those who are of a stinking conduct here—the prospect is, indeed, that they will enter a stinking womb of a dog...
2023-05-2913 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastLast Things: What Happens After Death?For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Scriptures cited in this podcast:Luke 23:39-43John 20:16-17Philippians 2:9-11John 14:1-3John 3:13Acts 2:34Further:The audio series, What Happens After We Die? contains 3 hours of material, comprising 4 lessons:After Death: Have We Got it all Wrong?In Their Own Words: What the Early Christians TaughtHow Can This Be? Problems and ObjectionsHeaven, Hell, Hauntings & Everything Else: Conclusion and PerspectivClick HERE to order this intriguing series.Read the article by New Testament professor N.T. Wright, asserting that Christians do not go to heaven when th...
2023-05-2218 min
Common Grounds Unity Podcast#92 - Douglas Jacoby, John Mark Hicks, Marty Solomon - Bridging the Gap - Special EpisodeWelcome to Season 3 of the CGU Podcast. And welcome to this special episode. - the audio recording of t"The Bridging the Gap" event co-produced by Truth Trauma Theology and Common Grounds Unity. Our co-hosts for this episode are Kyle Spears and Nick Zola. Our guests are Douglas Jacoby, John Mark Hicks, and Marty Solomon. Enjoy this extended episode.
CGU creates spaces, communities, and resources to help people experience "the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph. 4:3), advancing the prayer of Jesus (Jn. 17:21-23). We have big ideas for unity, but we can't do...
2023-01-281h 44Douglas Jacoby PodcastIC.09-The Imitation of Christ, 9—Hearing God’s WordsFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website."On How to Hear the Words of God" (Book 3, Chapter 3), with excerpts from "On the Inward Voice of Christ" (Book 3, Chapter 1) and "On Truth Without the Noise of Words" (Book 3, Chapter 2).Scripture:John 16:13-14; Ps 94:19; John 12:48; Mic 6:8; Gen 17:1; (Wis 1:1); John 8:32; Ps 25:5; 1 John 3:22; (Tob 3:5); Ps 119:20; (2 Macc 7:38); (Sir 11:4); Isa 29:13; Matt 10:20; Ps 143:10; and many more!Application:Make a list of the "time-wasters" in my life, and determine to streamline my day so that I can give proper attention to God's Word.Strive for silence...
2023-01-0411 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastIC.06-The Imitation of Christ, 6—Intimate Love of JesusFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.How close do I feel to God?We are called to love him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. This is the first and greatest commandment.The church is the bride of Christ. Jesus is the groom (not the boyfriend). Intimacy with God is to be reverent.We must cultivate intimacy with God:In the songs we singIn the words we prayThrough dealing with sinThrough submitting our will to ChristBy not failing to cultivate this relationshipScripture: John 15:15; 11:28; Ro...
2022-12-2809 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 50For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.If you prefer not to listen to the audio, but prefer only to read the questions below, that is fine -- but the answers are in the podcast file.Click on the arrow to play the podcast (16 minutes), or right click here, in order to save the audio file and listen later.How many confessions of faith do we find in John's gospel?In John 14:6, Jesus claims to be "the way, the ___, and the ___."Whom did Jesus see under the fig tree?How many chapters of...
2022-11-1417 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 49For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Review of the first two lessons and the idea of the third.Introductory matters, and Rev 1 A Tale of Two CitiesRomeThe Heavenly JerusalemSelections from 17-18, 21-22 Three keys to interpretation, and three vital lessons.Two ultimate outcomes, two kingdoms, two cities.One God, one gospel (14:6), one faith. The Christian version of reality is the correct one — not the world’s misconstrued version of reality.Scriptural focus: Rev 12:10-12 (Rev 12 as the message of the Apocalypse in miniature) and Rev 22:8-21:12:10 Then I heard a loud voic...
2022-11-1109 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 48For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Review of Rev A:John contributed 50 chapters to the NT (out of 260).The book is called Revelation (no 's') or the Apocalypse.Geographical locations are important, like Patmos, Rome, Asia, and Ephesus.The book combines three literary genres (types): Letter, Prophecy, and Apocalyptic.[The text read in the last lesson was Rev 1.]Three interpretive keys: familiarity with apocalyptic; some knowledge of ancient history; solid grounding in the OT.Three points emerging from the Apocalypse: God is in control, not Caesar. Hold on to your faith! Things may ge...
2022-11-0918 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 47For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.(1) General1 Paul 87 chapters ~ 1/4 of NT2 Luke 52 chapters ~ 1/4 of NT3 Thus P + L = 1/2 of NT4 Matthew 28 chapters5 Peter 24 chapters6 John 50 chaptersHeb, Jas, Jud (19 chapters in all)260 chapters in the NT, of which John's contribution is about 15% (by pages).2) NameRevelationNot ‘s’ (even though multiple things are revealed)Apocalypse 3) GeographyPatmos = island a few hours off the west coast of Asia MinorRome = chief city of the empireEphesus+ (7 cities in all) = principal city of western Asia MinorAsia = westernmost province in Asia Minor (modern Turkey)4) Literary genres
2022-11-0713 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 46For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Scripture for memory 1 John 1:7 -- But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. Importance: Ongoing forgiveness: walking in the light is not sinless perfection. It is also integral to genuine Christian fellowship.1 John 2:6 -- Whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk just as he walked. Importance: Our Christian walk is a walk of discipleship, with Jesus our teacher and mentor.1 John 3:16 -- We know...
2022-11-0409 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 45For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.Third John is a personal letter written from one friend (the elder) to another (Gaius).Gaius was a common name in the ancient world.For example, it was the name of the emperor Caligula (37-41 AD).A conflict has arisen between supporters of Demetrius and supporters of Diotrephes.This little letter yields many insights into early Christianity.First, John emphasizes his love for the Christians to whom he is writing.Loving relationships are rooted in truth (v.1...
2022-11-0223 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 44For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.2 John has been called "1 John in miniature." As with 1 John, Gnosticism is the central theological issue in this epistle.Matter is evil (or irrelevant). Thus the body is treated in licentiousness or asceticism.The biblical God is an inferior deity, levels beneath the true deity.Enlightenment is intellectual and mystical more than moral or practical.Gnostics use a similar vocabulary to Christians, but the terms have vastly different meanings. (See 2 Corinthians 11:3-4.)This heresy addressed in several other NT books: Colossians, 1 Timothy, 1 John, and the Gospel of John.Gnosticism is re...
2022-10-3115 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 43For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christhas been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, 4 for whatever is bor...
2022-10-2817 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 42For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesusis not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. 4 Little children, you are f...
2022-10-2621 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 41For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pur...
2022-10-2421 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 40For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.18 Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.It is the last hour (v.18).John is stressing the theological urgency of the situation, more than the c...
2022-10-2116 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 39For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.Forgiveness (v.1) -- this is great news! Not that we should abuse God’s kindness, but in case we do sin (and we all do—let’s be honest), Jesus is right there spea...
2022-10-1918 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 38For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— 3 we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the...
2022-10-1715 min
Paul Jacoby PodcastEpisode 12 ft. Comedian Alex Holliday#comedy #venice #brendanschaub #standupcomedy On this episode Paul Jacoby and guest Alex Holliday discuss Alex's writing style, his unique voice and look, Brendan Schaub's success, Alex's worst time bombing, Venice, California, Randy Johnson, and much much more. Merch Store https://store.streamelements.com/pauljacobypodcastcomedy Send me donations in Ethereum! Eth Address - 0x9cE441a27fd1Ceab46e8f94556dFAE4814c7416f Social Media: Paul Jacoby Podcast https://www.instagram.com/pauljacobypodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pauljacobypodcast?lang=en Paul Jacoby https://www.instagram.com/alldaypauljay/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alldaypaulj?lang=en Alex Holliday https://www.instagram.com...
2022-10-1545 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 37For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.In the late first century, there were false concepts of Jesus circulating in the Christian world. Just as today there are numerous false Jesuses (perhaps best known is the one begging you to "accept" him, in exchange for nothing -- no commitment), so at the turn of the second century there was a false and idolatrous Jesus. This was being proclaimed in the churches where the apostle John, now an old man, had influence.1 Jn 1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we hav...
2022-10-1416 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 36For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.12:24 -- Jesus to Andrew, Philip, and the Greeks: "Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." Importance: Key to effectiveness. Corresponds to the self-denial passages in Mark 8; Matt 16; Luke 9.13:34-35 -- Jesus to the Eleven: "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disc...
2022-10-1212 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 35For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.After breakfast, it's time to talk (v.15ff). Notice the setting: the charcoal fire. Here Jesus will serve Peter breakfast; previously, standing by the fire, Peter had denied his Lord.The rest of the chapter is about Peter, and also his relationship to the disciple whom Jesus loved.15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 A second time he s...
2022-10-1020 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 34For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.As noted in the last message, it is possible that the Gospel of John concluded with chapter 20, and that chapter 21 is an addition, either by the original author or by someone later on.20:30-31 seems a natural conclusion, and perhaps a better conclusion than 21:25.The miraculous catch related here seems to be another "sign," whereas 20:30 gives the impression that no more would be related.This isn't to say these events didn't happen, only that their inclusion here may have taken place after the first version (or draft) of the...
2022-10-0719 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 33For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.John 19 concludes with the burial of Jesus. Now, in John 20, it is Sunday morning, the third day since the crucifixion -- and the tomb is empty!20:1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. Only the Romans were permitted to open this tomb. We learn from Matthew 27:65-66; 28:4,11 that a guard had been dispatched there on Saturday.A copy of a decree by the...
2022-10-0520 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 32For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill what the scripture says,“They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.”25 And that is what the soldiers...
2022-10-0325 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 30For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.18:1 After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. After his prayer, Jesus walks to the Garden of Gethsemane.The place is named only in Matthew and Mark, but must be the same location. Only John mentions that Gethsemane was a garden.This was a place where Jesus and the di...
2022-09-2820 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 29For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.The entire chapter is a prayer. This falls into three parts:Prayer for himself (vv.1-5).Prayer for his disciples (vv.6-19).Prayer for the world -- future believers (vv.20-26).The order is crucial:Jesus' training of his disciples would have been a failure had he not given top priority to his own spirituality.Getting the message out to the world is impossible unless the messengers remain holy. They must continue to live in obedience to the Word.Then and only then will the world hear. The goal is not...
2022-09-2619 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 28For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Jesus has been preparing his apostles for the persecution to come (15:18 into chapter 16).Persecuting Christians will come to be seen as service to God (v.2). John's gospel was penned in a time when Jewish-Christian relations were suffering significant deterioration. Eviction from the synagogues is probably happening to many readers of this gospel.Saul of Tarsus is another obvious example of this turn of events.After the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD, Christians no longer enjoyed imperial protection under the umbrella of Judaism. Whereas earlier the...
2022-09-2319 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 27For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Chapter 15 tells us about our relationship to Jesus (vv.1-17), using three different analogies.15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunesto make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansedby the word that I have spoken to you.15:1 is the last of the 7 "I Am" statements. The 7 signs concluded in John 11, the 7 "I Am" statements here in John 15. The 7 confessions of faith will not con...
2022-09-2118 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 26For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believein God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way to the place where I am going. They believe in God, but soon...
2022-09-1925 min
Paul Jacoby PodcastEpisode 7 Ft. Comedian Shea FreemanOn this episode Shea Freeman and I discuss topics such as the gambling city of Tampa, Paul's search for a favorite NFL team, John Gruden, Shea bringing me on my first show, how he finds new comics, slotted or bucket mics, Crouzon disease, Joe Biden's scary background, Ukraine vs. Russia, Shea almost moving to Moscow, and much more! Merch Store https://store.streamelements.com/pauljacobypodcastcomedy Social Media: Paul Jacoby Podcast https://www.instagram.com/pauljacobypodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pauljacobypodcast?lang=en Paul Jacoby https://www.instagram.com/alldaypauljay/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alldaypaulj?lang=en Shea Freeman https...
2022-09-171h 09Douglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 23For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.The clock is ticking. There is a bounty on Jesus' head, and in less than a week he will be taking the Last Supper with his disciples. Here we find him at another meal, this time in Bethany.A dinner is held in Jesus' honor in the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.As in Luke 10:38-42, Martha is working, while Mary takes advantage of some special time with the Lord.Lazarus, we may take it, is just happy to be alive!12:1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came t...
2022-09-1213 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 22For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Scripture for memory (Prov 22:17-18 -- see also 3:3; 7:3, on internalizing God's word)1:14 -- From the prologue: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. NKJV. Importance: Concise statement of the incarnation.2:17 -- Observation from the Twelve: His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” NRSV (ditto following passages) Importance: Observation of quality of Jesus / the Father.3:30 -- From John the Baptist: "...
2022-09-0912 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 20For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.10:1 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not...
2022-09-0521 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 18For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” "Again Jesus spoke" ties in to 7:38. Remember that 7:53-8:11 is not in the original; it interrupts the flow.Thus the statement is spoken in the context of the Feast of Tabernacles.In the second "I am statement," Christ claims to be the light of the world (v.12).Just as the pillar of fire led the Israelites through the desert after the...
2022-08-3123 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 17For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.This a well-known passage, even though it is not in the original manuscripts of John's gospel.This pericope is not written in the style of John, nor is it original to John.It is missing from the earliest Greek manuscripts of John. Of course this was the original language of the gospel, and evidence here should be weighed most heavily.It is missing also from the oldest Syriac manuscripts.The passage is found in the following manuscripts, though often with an asterisk or obelisk, indicating doubt as to its au...
2022-08-2919 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 15For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.7:1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him. 2 Now the Jewish festival of Booths was near. 3 So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing; 4 for no one who wants to be widely known acts in secret. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 (For not even his brothers believed in him.)"T...
2022-08-2420 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 13For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.6:1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.John 6 takes place after John 5, but the writer does not tell us whether the gap is days, weeks, months, or years.That he identifies the Sea of Galilee as the Sea of Tiberias suggests that his readers are not...
2022-08-1922 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 12For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.19 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Fatherdoes, the Son does likewise. 20 The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you will be astonished. 21 Indeed, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. 22 The Father judges no one but has...
2022-08-1721 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 11For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.43 When the two days were over, he went from that place to Galilee 44 (for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in the prophet’s own country). 45 When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the festival; for they too had gone to the festival.Leaving the Samaritan village, Jesus continues northwards into Galilee (v.43).Despite the observation that a prophet is without honor in his own country (v.44 -- see parallels...
2022-08-1525 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 10For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 “Come and see a m...
2022-08-1221 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 9For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.4:1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John” 2 —although it was not Jesus himself but his disciples who baptized— 3 he left Judea and started back to Galilee. 4 But he had to go through Samaria. Jesus is concerned about his increasing notoriety. Remember, he is moving his ministry according to a special sense of timing. He doesn't want events to spiral out of control, or his life to end before he has completed the training of the Twelve.Jesus was travelin...
2022-08-1022 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 8For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.Again (from yesterday), the context of John 3:16 is the bronze serpent incident in Numbers 21.Notice that this is not a passage about how to become a Christian, but about God´s initiative to save sinful mankind. Overtaken by Matt 7:1 as most popular Bible verse.Jesus was lifted up, just as the snake (!) was lifted up. We must look at/to him, not t...
2022-08-0818 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 7For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.3:1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” The nocturnal visit of Nicodemus is well known (v.1ff).Nicodemus was a Pharisee, the sect of the Jews deeply concerned that people follow the scriptures. While generally speaking they did not "walk the walk" (Matthew 23), they were co...
2022-08-0519 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour through John, Lesson 6For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Recap of lesson 5 (Water to Wine)Time out for a wedding: Shows us how Jesus related to others, valued them, connected with themTiming ("My time has not yet come."): Jesus was acutely aware that the clock was ticking.He dared not squander the Father's time.He fell into neither (opposite) error, moving along too slowly or rushing about frenetically.Signs were not arbitrary. He did not perform them to impress people or dazzle them (although they would surely be impressed by (God). This also explains why Jesus didn...
2022-08-0321 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour through John, Lesson 5For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroductionJesus' core group of disciples, his apostles, has grown. In chapter 2 he takes them to a wedding in Cana, in Galilee. This was also the home of Nathanael, about whom we read in 1:46-51; see also 21:2.Wedding parties in the Bible normally lasted 1-2 weeks (Genesis 29:27; Judges 14:12), so this was no half-day affair! See also Tobit 10:7: "...Now when the fourteen days of the wedding celebration had ended that Raguel had sworn to observe for his daughter, Tobias came to him..."Jesus did not place relationship building in o...
2022-08-0124 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour through John, Lesson 4For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Last time we looked at the first two days; today we will read about the third and fourth days. A lot is compressed into one chapter. Since the fourth day spans verses 43-51, it is not clear how 2:1 takes place "on the third day." Unless, that is, "the next day" (vv.29,35,43) all refers to the same day, in which case 1:19-51 covers two days instead of four. Ancient conventions of chronology and storytelling are different from ours -- and that's okay. Compression is also visible in Mark 1, Mark 6, Luke...
2022-07-2921 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 3For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
2022-07-2723 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John, Lesson 2For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Comment: A prologue is important -- like the introduction of a book. It's a good habit not to skip over these, as they usually set forth the agenda of the writer, and make it easier to understand the work. John 1:1-8 is the key to appreciating the entire Gospel of John.10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own,and his own people did not accept him.H...
2022-07-2520 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastA Tour Through John - Lesson 1For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.The Gospel of John: IntroductionJohn's is the most universal focus of the four gospels.Mark—the Roman world. Jesus is not the emperor.Matt—Jews, though ends with command to launch Gentile mission. Jesus is Messiah.Luke—the entire Gentile world. Jesus as ideal human, bringing the message from Galilee to Jerusalem. (And in Acts, from Jerusalem to Rome -- omitting Egypt, parts of Syria, and much more.)Jesus is savior of the whole world, as the villagers of Sychar proclaim (John 4).90% of John’s material is unique...
2022-07-2215 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist Through the Ages, 29: Christ Refracted in the World: The MonotheistsFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Introduction: 1 Corinthians 1:18-24Greeks: Christ is foolishness to polytheists, and to intellectuals who embrace philosophy over religionJews: He is also unacceptable to the Jews (generally speaking).The Muslim view of Christ is similar to the Jewish view.JewsJesus was a failed Messiah, or rabbi whose claims were exaggerated.Early Judaism: magicianCrucifixion stumbling block. Seizing on victorious imagery, as opposed to the language of sacrifice. (Refer to lessons 3, 4, 5, and 6.)Much of reaction to Christians is historically conditioned: pogroms, crusades, discrimination, etc.Many Jews have met few...
2022-05-0222 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist Through the Ages, 21: 1-3 John–Christ and AntichristFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Senses of anti in Greekagainstin place of (2 Cor 11)Occurrences of "antichrist(s)" in BibleNot in Revelation!Only in the letters of John1 John 2:18, 4:32 John 7Who were the antichrist?They are people, not a person.They'd left the church. Yet not all who wander are the antichrist!They denied the incarnation. Probably these people had been deceived by a false teaching called Docetism.Polycarp (69-155 AD) warned the Philippians that everyone who preached false doctrine was an antichrist. Yet this seems to go...
2022-04-1313 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist Through the Ages, 10: John–Heavenly Word, Human FleshFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Listen to the 10th podcast in the series (11 minutes), John: The (Heavenly) Word in (Human) Flesh.Emphasized in this podcast:90% of John’s material is unique, and mainly set in Jerusalem, as opposed to Galilee.Unlike the Synoptics, John is not structured around the Caesarea-Jerusalem trek following Peter’s confession (Mark 8).Emphasizes Jesus’ incarnation: humanity.Antitheses: simple yet effective use of paired opposites, combined with physical and spiritual levels (and frequent misunderstanding).Has the most universal focus of the four gospels.Triple-7 (7 signs, 7 confessions, 7 I AM state...
2022-03-1811 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist Through the Ages, 6: Many Flavors of MessiahFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.By clicking on the link, you can listen to the 6th lesson in our series, 1st Century Judaism: Many Flavors of Messiah. The podcast is 20 minutes in length.Sectarian groups of the 1st centuryPharisee – Torah (written and oral)Sadducees – TempleEssenes – Land (Qumran and library of Dead Sea Scrolls)Zealots – Kingship (Sicarii -- extreme measures)Herodians – Regime (Mark 3:6)Scribes – Text (Shammai & Hillel; Mark 12:34)Samaritans – Sectarian past (see 2 Kings 17; John 4)Christians – Messiah (Christ)Later JudaismRemnant of Jews joined the Christian movement (Romans 9-11).Escalating antipathy...
2022-03-0921 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastSOTM 37-ProphetsFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:15-20).Comment
2022-01-2410 min
FieldsportsChannel's PodcastThe story behind John MacnabJohn Macnab, the 1925 novel by John Buchan, has inspired an entire subculture of imitators, including the taking of a salmon, grouse (or brace) and stag on one day on an estate. John Buchan's granddaughter Ursula Buchan comes to the Game Fair Theatre to tell Charlie Jacoby the novel's back story, and a little of the life of her famous forebear. Buy the paperback on Amazon Buy Ursula Buchan's biography of her grandfather on Amazon Read this story in full via our news pages: Fcha.nl/fieldsportschannelpodcast55
2021-12-1512 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastSOTM-PureFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website."Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). (1) PURITY: A constant theme in Jesus’ teaching is that God looks not only at outward actions, but at what goes on inside a person.“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good things. But an evil man out of his evil treasury brings forth evil things.” (Matt 12:34-35).“You cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, bu...
2021-11-1511 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastWorship (F): Critical Principles & Seven ConfessionsFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Seven confessions (John's Gospel)1:34 John the Baptist1:49 Nathanael4:42 Samaritans (4:29)6:69 Peter9:38 blind man11:27 Martha[19:19 Pilate] ~ 11:50 Caiaphas20:28 ThomasCritical principles (New Covenant)Phil 2:11 (John 20:28) – Worshipped Jesus as Lord.John 4:42 – Worship through Spirit (also Phil 3:3) and truth. (It’s not the location or the institution.)Phil 2 + John 4 + Rom 12 : Worship is a spiritual lifestyle flowing from a right orientation to Jesus as the Lord of our lives.
2021-10-1804 min
Our Resolute Hope PodcastKyndal Jacoby‘s StoryMeet Kyndal Jacoby, a wife and a mother of three boys who has a full-time, a part-time job, and … she's a daughter of the King who has come to know Christ as her life. She discusses her rejection and insecurities following her parent's divorce, how these shaped her flesh, and how she came to meet Jesus. Learn more about her at: GraceLifeFellowship.org/ministries/grace-christian-counseling.
2021-09-0737 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastParanormal: VampiresFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.VAMPIRES13 contrasts between Christ and the "Dark Christ"One was human, but now is no longer truly human. He has been transformed into a being who preys on humans – not for their good, but for his own advantage Yet Christ chooses to leave the heavenly, eternal world to become human, for our good (John 1:14).The vampire takes our blood (always thirsty), while Jesus pours out his blood for us. One takes life, bequeathing a living death in exchange, while the other takes death, and gives us life...
2021-07-1421 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist In The Psalms: Pt. 2For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.ReviewWe have covered 9 lessons on the Psalms, and are about to begin the 10th. (Future lessons will surely follow.)The Psalter points to Christ, as Jesus indicated in Luke 24 to the disciples on the Emmaus Road. In fact all three divisions of the Hebrew Bible -- Law, Prophets, and Writings -- direct us to Christ.The imprecatory Psalms point us to Christ in that their spirit is so unlike that of Christ. They accentuate the loving spirit of Jesus all the more.Some passages contain specific pr...
2021-07-0519 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastChrist In The Psalms: Pt. 1For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.ReviewThe first six lessons set the stage for the seventh, Psalm 51, which most epitomizes the theme of our series, Drawing Near to God.In the eighth lesson we tackled the thorny issue of the imprecatory psalms, prayers that are sometimes sub-Christian in attitude. This only throws into high relief the topic of the final two lessons in this series.We now turn to find Christ in the Psalms. In other words, we draw near to God not only because we hear God's voice and discern his will...
2021-07-0221 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastPsalms 12, 46, & 88For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Many things can bring about disorientation in our lives. Just a few examples (try making your own list):The darkness (sinfulness) of the world (12, 14)Betrayal (41, 55)Natural disasters (46)Deep loneliness (25, 88)War, destruction, exile (74, 137)There are psalms of disorientation, orientation, and new orientation (Brueggemann). For examples, see this short list.We should acknowledge these feelings, not deny or minimize them. We should pray through them, not pray as though everything is fine.In the darkness, light God is light, and his light penetrates the darkness of the world (Psa...
2021-06-2128 min
Undressed with Bree JacobyEp. 12 - Brian Toll: Co-Founder HWood GroupA passionate connector and Los Angeles native, seasoned entrepreneur Brian Toll is the Co-Founder and Co-President of The h.wood Group. He and his partner and longtime friend, John Terzian, are responsible for some of the most recognized hospitality brands in the industry: Delilah, The Nice Guy, and Bootsy Bellows, among many others. With thirteen venues in Los Angeles, five others across the nation and four new ones on the horizon, The h.wood Group is rapidly expanding. 2021, they are opening an exclusive 500 member club in LA and we are excited to offer our services to their members. His wife...
2021-04-1434 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: SalomeFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.The name SalomeThere are two Salomes in the NT— no surprise, given the popularity of the name in the 1st C.Salome comes from shalôm, peace.Top 10 first century names: Salome (Shalom, Shalom-Tsiyyon), Simon (Shim’on), Mary (Mariam, Maria), Joseph (Yosef), Judas (Yehudah), Lazarus (El’azar, Eli’ezer), Joezer (Yeho’azar), John (Yohanan), Martha (Marta), Jesus (Yeshua’). Salome is the most popular. The unnamed SalomeFirst, the granddaughter of Herod the Great.She was the daughter of Herodias and Herod Antipas, named in Josephus (Antiquities XVIII...
2021-02-0510 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: The Four Evangelists (gospel writers)For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.John Mark IdentityMark may not be John Mark. John was a common name in the Jewish world, and Mark a common name in the Roman world. And having a Greco-Roman name along with a Semitic name was not uncommon.Even if John Mark is not the writer of Mark, you can still derive some benefit from our study.Some identify him with the young man who fled naked (Mark 14:52), but this is unsure.He is associated with Peter, according to Papias (early 2nd C.).Acts 12:12Mid-40s ADP...
2021-02-0324 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Annas and CaiaphasFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Orchestrated execution of Jesus Christ. How could the holy priesthood established by Moses and Aaron become the mortal enemy of Jesus, the Messiah?Unrighteous priesthoodHow does the 1st century priesthood violates the original Levitical plan? It was supposed to be:High priesthood a lifetime appointment (Heb 7:23).Holy — not assimilating to the dominant regional culture, but a shining beacon for all Israel and the watching world.Separate from the monarchy. Priests (from the tribe of Levi) could not serve as kings (tribe of Judah). It's...
2021-01-0825 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: 1. Mary: An introduction, by Vicki JacobyFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website."How Will This Be?"Mary asks the question of the angel, “How will this be?”, when faced with a seemingly impossible and improbable situation. The answer was equally puzzling to this young woman! So she leaves Nazareth and heads for the hills to see Elizabeth, her older wiser relative (Luke 1). Why? She needs to talk and be heard. For three months these two women walk and talk through life together, experiencing spiritual, emotional and physical times and I imagine Mary was present for the birth of John.
2020-12-3018 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: The servant girl who challenges PeterFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroductionThere are other servant girls in the Bible who play significant roles, like Naaman's (2 Kings 5:2-3) and Rhoda (Acts 12:13).Today we will look at the servant girl who exposed Simon Peter's cowardice--the time he was ashamed of Jesus.She is anonymous -- yet still important.The story is found in all four gospels. (Order: Mark, Matt, Luke, John)ThefouraccountsMark 14:66-70 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she...
2020-12-2316 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: The Woman Caught in AdulteryFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Text: John 8:2-11 Comments Today's study is on a well-known passage, even though it is not in the original manuscripts of John's gospel.Still, it rings true, is of early origin, and is therefore is found in most Bibles.Few scholars doubt its authenticity, even if it was not originally in its present location in John.Sometimes it follows Luke 21:38. Or is found after John 7:36, or John 7:44. Sometimes it's even located after John 21:25.Although scho...
2020-12-1811 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: John the BaptistFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Background information This NT podcast but could just as easily be put into the OT category, since our character appears in both testaments. He lived under the tail end of the old covenant, as the kingdom of God was dawning.Family: married? father? how distant a cousin of Jesus?Levite (Exodus-Deuteronomy) - priestly class, charged with bringing God to the people and the people to GodNazirite (Numbers 6) -- special calling and devotionThe long-awaited resumption of prophecy (Malachi 3). Explains his adoption of the dress and demeanor of Eli...
2020-12-1130 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Matthias & Joseph (Jackson Cheng)For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroductionJesus chose twelve men from among his disciples to become apostles. The number twelve is symbolic and important; it signifies being chosen. God chose the twelve tribes of Israel to be His chosen people. So after Judas betrayed Jesus and committed suicide, they needed to replace him in order for the number to be complete.Acts 1:12-26Here we see two men who were proposed to take Judas’ spot as an apostle: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.Th...
2020-12-0723 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: DemasFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Leaders leave[[Campus minister secret sin atheist died alone Many leaders in my life it serving in other circles in which I moved involved in egregious sin or else gave up their faith altogether]]In scripture, we see that quite a few prominent leaders away from the path:OT: Korah, Saul, Ahab... (Numbers 16;1 Samuel 13; 1 Kings 16; etc). NT: Judas, Hymenaeus & Philetus, Diotrephes... (John 13; 2 Timothy 2; 3 John; etc). Many would-be disciples turned away from Jesus (John 6:60,66), including one of his own apostles (John 13:27).Demas was a ministry associate of the apost...
2020-12-0318 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Pontius PilateFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.The manA Roman, quite possibly Italian.Governor / prefect of Judea 26-36 AD.We can build a composite picture from the N.T., several extrabiblical references, and even archaeology:Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 3,13, 23; Acts 3, 4. 13; John 18, 19; [1 Tim 6].The writings of Philo (Embassy to Gaius), Josephus (Jewish War and History of the Jews), and Tacitus (Annals).Pilate stone, found in Caesarea Maritima in 1961. Dedication stone to the emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 AD) had been recycled as part of the Roman theater. Judea was governed by a prefect; this was changed to...
2020-11-2624 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Jesus' SiblingsFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.BackgroundFamily of 10 or more:Parents: Yosef, Maria[m]Sons: Yeshua, Ya'akov, Yosef, Yehudah, Shim'onDaughters: 3 or more, all unnamed (see Genesis 5)Not a wealthy family (Luke 2:24; see Leviticus 5:7).Imagine what this family must have been like!The older sibling who always did what was right (!).The loss of the father early on, making the same sibling the de facto family head.Family "secret" -- rumors surrounding the birth of Mary's firstborn (Luke 2:7; Matthew 1:25)?By far, the sibling about whom we know most is James (Ya'akov). Apart from th...
2020-11-2434 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: LazarusFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.BackgroundIf you haven't listened to the podcast on Mary & Martha, it might be good to listen to that one before this lesson on Lazarus, as they're integrally related.He lives in Bethany (2 miles from Jerusalem), with his sisters; apparently there are no parents or children living in the home, but this surmise can never be proven.His name, Greek, comes from the Hebrew Eleazar, which means something like "God is my help." (The help the rich man in Luke 16 would not give to Lazarus was lavished on...
2020-11-1729 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: NicodemusFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.BackgroundNicodemus is a Greek name, and means "people's victory."He was a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin.Generally speaking, Israel's 6000 Pharisees were highly respected.Nicodemus should have been familiar with the concept of new birth and its connection with water (from the Torah, from the passages about the Messianic age in the major and minor prophets, and from the message of John the Baptist).Scriptural studyJohn 3:1ff (It isn't clear where the conversation actually ends.)John 7:45-52John 19:38-42The trajectory is po...
2020-11-0923 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Samaritan WomanFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Introduction: Women and JesusHe never belittles them.He interacts with them in all purity and respect.He notices them -- viewing them as subjects (persons) and not objects. They are neither sex objects nor servants nor "extras" on the set. They are precious to the Lord, and so should they be to us.He was willing to drink from the (ritually unclean) vessel of a Samaritan.He treats them as equals in the area of discipleship. This rabbi "talks theology" with her!Text: John 4:4-42...
2020-11-0833 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: Matthew…Thaddaeus…MartyrdomFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.This lesson covers the final 5 apostles -- previous podcasts covered the first 7 plus Paul. Note: While we covered Judas Iscariot, we did not discuss Matthias (Acts 1:13,26), who was Judas' replacement. Click here for more on this somewhat obscure addition to the apostolic band. 1. Matthew (Levi)Matthew is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 and 10:3, and comes from Capernaum. His other name is Levi, son of Alpheus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27). Matthew collected taxes for Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. He may have been despised as a collaborator, but...
2020-11-0420 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: PhilipFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Home, name, ministryLived in Bethsaida (also the home town of Peter and Andrew).Likely a former disciple of John the Baptist.Listed fifth among the apostles.Named after father of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Macedon. His name means "horse-lover." Another piece of trivia: a philippic is any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation. Origin of the term: Athenian orator Demosthenes delivered orations against Philip of Macedon (4th century BC).Not the same individual as Philip the Evangelist (Acts 6:5, 8:5ff, 21:8). There is another Philip in th...
2020-11-0313 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: ThomasFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.NameJudas ThomasTransliteration of Aramaic te'oma' (Hebrew te'om), Greek didymosThese words mean "twin"The twin of Matthew (they are often mentioned together)?The twin of Jesus (Gnostic idea)? Highly doubtful.ApostleshipMatthew 10:3; Mark 3:38; Luke 6:15; John 11:16, 14:5, 20:24-29, 21:2 ; Acts 1:13.Known for doubt, yet courage is a more predominant characteristic: willingness to die (11:6).His wanting to know the way (John 14:5) triggers Jesus' famous response one verse later (John 14:6).John 20 -- insistence on evidenceA look at Thomas from John's gospelJohn 11:16 (see v.8; 12:14-26)20:24-29; 14:521:2...
2020-10-3020 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: JudasFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroJudas is hardly the first traitor in the Bible. (For example, consider Joseph's brothers, Doeg, Absalom, and Ziba.)One of the closest parallels is Joab's betrayal (with a kiss) of Amasa (2 Samuel 20:1-13).Yet Judas is the most significant traitor in scripture.Name Named after Judah, patriarch of the tribe of Jesus.Or he may have been named in honor of Judas Maccabee (the political revolutionary of the 2nd century BC).There were two Judases (Judahs) in the apostolic band: Judas Iscariot and Jud...
2020-10-2827 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: JohnFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.FamilyBrothers of James and son of Zebedee.For further details, see notes accompanying the James podcast.MinistryTraining with Jesus. Focus: Luke 9:46-55 (John's lack of humility and love towards outsiders).Preaching with Peter Acts 3-5). Focus: Acts 4:13,19-20 (powerful preaching, significant knowledge of God and his word). Uneducated, yet courageous.Later he is described as a pillar in the Jerusalem church (Galatians 2:9).Later life (traditional, uncertain)Ephesus (Asia Minor): home, ministry, Mary.Taught Polycarp of Smyrna, who in turn taught Irenaeus (late 100s)....
2020-10-2712 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: JamesFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroductionJames, in its various forms (Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Jaime, Jack), is a common name.He was the brother of John. Jesus thus called at least two sets of brothers. With only one exception in the NT, he is always named before his brother John. This suggests he was older, or else preeminent. Perhaps his preeminence and outspokenness (Mark 10) led to his being martyred first?He was a fisherman, along with his brother and their father, Zebedee. The family of Zebedee was in partnership with the family of...
2020-10-2413 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: PeterFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IntroductionIn these NT character podcasts, we have already heard a lesson on the apostles Paul and Andrew. We continue our study with the balance of the better known apostles; the lesser known ones we will cover all together in the final podcast on the apostles.For Catholics he is the majestic prince of the apostles, as a visit to the Vatican will quickly remind one. The Orthodox view is nearer that of the Protestants: although he is a major apostle, he is no pope. Yet Protestants fu...
2020-10-2233 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: AndrewFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.BackgroundThe name Andreas (English Andrew) comes from the Greek word for man (aner / andros), and hence appears to mean "manly."He seems to have been more cosmopolitan (broad-minded and Greek) than the other apostles, and thus figures prominently in John's gospel, which has a more universal focus than the three Synoptic Gospels.Apocryphal writings indicate he was from the tribe of Reuben, and that his mother was Joanna, but it is not possible to assign a high degree of credibility to these late sources.From Bethsaida, al...
2020-10-1914 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: MalchusFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.IdentityA common name in the Arab kingdoms of Nabatea and Palmyra. Possibly an Arab slave of Caiaphas?As assistant to the most powerful (Jewish) man in Israel, Malchus occupied a position of respect.Walked at the front of the guards, given his close connection to the high priest.Speculation: M. may have been Caiaphas' "ear" in Jerusalem. (C. would have had many enemies.)May have been the one with whom Judas had made the betrayal arrangements.His relative identified Peter as his attacker (John 18:26).About th...
2020-10-0612 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastNT Characters: JesusFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Semitic words:Yeshua -- Hebrew name for Joshua (Jesus), meaning "God saves," or "salvation. Yesous -- the Greek word for Jesus and Joshua.Immanuel -- Hebrew for "with-us God"Based on grave inscriptions and other literary sources, the most common names in 1st C. Palestine were, in order: Salome, Simon, Mary, Joseph, Judas, Lazarus, Joezer, John, Martha, and Jesus. (All names Anglicized.)Outline of the classBirth, family, vocation, celibacyAppearance & characterMinistry & messageTrek & death (from Caesarea to Jerusalem, and what this means for us)Re...
2020-09-3040 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastMessianic Judaism: What About The Sabbath?For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.Main ideas:Sabbatarians are right about the day: Sabbath is the 7th day, sundown Friday-sundown Saturday. The 4th-C church created a "Sunday Sabbath". (Although Christians had long been meeting on Sundays, it was not legally day of rest/worship.) This happened under Constantine (early 300s).Yet in the 1st C, there was a change to the 1st day of week: John 20:19, 26; Acts 2:1, 20:7; 1 Cor 16:2; Rev 1:10. Jesus, after all, rose from the dead, appeared, ascended, and gave the Spirit on Sundays.John was in the Spirit on "the Lord's da...
2020-09-2122 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastOT Characters: ElijahFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.Hebrew words:‘Eliyyah (Elijah) – My God is Yah (Yahweh)100x in the Bible (71x in the OT, 29x in the NT)Passages covered in this podcast:1 Kings 19James 5:17 -- Elijah was effective in prayer!Malachi 4:4-6 -- plus the N.T. passages where John the Baptist is compared to Elijah.1 Kings 17-21, 2 Kings 1Even more:Did Elijah go to heaven? Click here.What he reincarnated in John the Baptist? Click here. For more on John the Baptist, click here. Regarding his a...
2020-06-1725 minDouglas Jacoby PodcastOT Characters: GideonFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.Hebrew words:Gidh'on (Gideon) -- 41x in Judges 6-8 and Hebrews 11Yerubba'al (Jerubbaal) -- sounds like Yerubh bo ha-ba'al (Let Baal contend) -- 14x in Judges 9, 1 Samuel 12, and 2 Samuel 11Further study:Passages covered in the poscast:Judges 6-8Hebrews 11:32-33.Referred to: Luke 9, Exodus 32, Numbers 21, Genesis 2Learn about Gideon's son, Abimelech -- Judges 9Study further passages where the Lord commissions a man or woman, who hesitates (either to obey or out of a sense of unworthiness), then follows God's word and wins the victory: Saul (1 S...
2020-05-1923 min
FieldsportsChannel's PodcastGamekeeper John and the Catapult ShowCatapults are going global. Presenter of The Catapult show on YouTube, Gamekeeper John, talks about the growth of the sport of slingshots, and shows off his tips and tricks at the Game Fair Theatre 2019. For Gamekeeper John on YouTube, go to YouTube.com/channel/UCAU8t1RCBuep9KVLb1MxtAg Here is the film on our website: Fcha.nl/fieldsportschannelpodcast20 For all of Charlie's films on Fieldsports Channel, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/charlie-jacoby/ Sign up for our weekly email newsletter
2019-10-2715 min
RMR Training PodcastWhat your blood can tell you about your performance - John HowellEndurance athletes train in hopes to make changes. Sometimes you can see them in a physical change - but most of the time the gains happen internally. Specifically, in our blood. John Howell of Oregon Integrated Health is a chiropractic physician who specialized in helping athletes learn more about their blood work and how it can affect performance. John has work of high-end professional athletes and the general population and has a boatload to share. John is a super smart dude plus a badass athlete who boasts several Division 1 All-American honors and is currently a mem...
2019-09-131h 10