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The Life and Times of the Early Church
An in-depth, verse-by-verse Bible study of the history and acts of the early church. The study unfolds chronologically, using the Book of Acts and the New and Old Testaments as our guide. Each lesson will also include the historical, cultural and theological aspects of the text. May the Lord bless your reading and study of His Word!
Episodes
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
109. Romans 6:1-10
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 6:1-10. Subduing the power of sin is the topic of chapter 6. Paul personifies sin and describes it as a master that exercises…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
108. Romans 5:12-21
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 5:12-21. Paul has been discussing the gospel primarily in relation to Israel, but he now extends his scope to show that Jesus…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
107. Romans 5:1-11
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 5:1-11. Paul talks about the blessings that result from being made right with God by faith in Jesus, and there is an…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
106. Romans 4:1-25
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 4:1-25. Paul offers an example that illustrates his teaching that salvation comes by God’s grace through faith, and he doesn’t…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
105. Romans 3:21-31
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 3:21-31. The third chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans explains where humanity stands with God, and it is not a pretty…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
104. Romans 3:5-20
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 3:5-20. In his presentation of the Gospel, Paul has met strong opposition to his declaration that both Jews and Gentiles are…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
103. Romans 2:17—3:4
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 2:17—3:4. In chapter 2, Paul turns from the Gentiles’ rejection of God to the plight of the Jews. After confronting the Jewish…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
102. Romans 2:1-16
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 2:1-16. In chapter 1, Paul explained why and how the Gentiles had drifted from God. In chapter 2, Paul turns from the…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
101. Romans 1:18-32
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 1:18-32. Paul explains how and why all of us—Jew and Gentile alike—are hopelessly estranged from God. He first describes how…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
100. Romans 1:1-17
A verse-by-verse study of Romans 1:1-17. In this lesson we will look at the background of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome and his opening declaration…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
99. 2 Corinthians 12:14—13:14
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 12:14—13:14. Paul brings his letter to a close with a request and some parting exhortations. May the Lord bless your…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
98. 2 Corinthians 11:22—12:13
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 11:22—12:13. Paul confronts the false teachers with their own rhetoric and defends the Gospel they are attacking. May…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
97. 2 Corinthians 11:1-21
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 11:1-21. Paul describes the men who are misleading the church as deceitful workmen who are disguising themselves as…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
96. 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 10:1-18. In chapter 10, Paul turns from speaking to the church as a whole to addressing false teachers who had…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
95. 2 Corinthians 8:16—9:15
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 8:16—9:15. Chapters 8 and 9 of the letter provide the Bible’s clearest teachings on God’s principles for giving and the…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
94. 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. Chapters 8 and 9 of the letter provide the Bible’s clearest teachings on God’s principles for giving and the…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
93. 2 Corinthians 6:14—7:16
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 6:14—7:16. Paul explains the role godly sorrow plays in salvation and appeals to the Corinthians to not be unequally…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
92. 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 6:1-13. Paul pleads with Christians in Corinth to “not receive the grace of God in vain.” Which is another way of…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
91. 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 5:11-21. Paul explains what it means to “live in Christ” and how Jesus has not only reconciled us with God—he has…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
90. 2 Corinthians 4:16—5:10
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 4:16—5:10. Paul discusses some implications of our future resurrection and he points to a day when we will all stand…
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89. 2 Corinthians 4:1-15
Grace and peace! Episode 89 of The Life and Times of the Early Church is up on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc. A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 4:1-15…
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88. 2 Corinthians 3:1-18
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 3:1-18. Paul explains what doing ministry under the New Covenant looks like and compares himself (a minister of the New…
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87. 2 Corinthians 2:5-17
Grace and peace! Episode 87 of The Life and Times of the Early Church is up on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc. A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 2:5-17. An…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
86. 2 Corinthians 1:12—2:4
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians 1:12—2:4. Paul begins his defense of his ministry by answering three complaints his opponents commonly made: the…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
Episode 85. 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Grace and peace! Episode 85 of The Life and Times of the Early Church is up on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, etc. An introduction to Second Corinthians and a…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
Episode 84. 1 Corinthians 16:1-24
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 16:1-24. Paul brings his letter to the church to a close with some parting exhortations and an example of what love in…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
83. 1 Corinthians 15:44-58
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:44-58. Paul brings his teaching on the resurrection to a close by revealing a mystery—he has explained what happens…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
82. 1 Corinthians 15:35-43
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:35-43. Paul has made his case for the reality of the resurrection in the first part of chapter 15. In verses 35-43…
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81. 1 Corinthians 15:20-34.
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:20-34. Part two of Paul’s teaching on the resurrection. When Jesus returns to earth, God’s people, both living and…
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80. 1 Corinthians 15:1-19
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:1-19. Part one of Paul’s teaching on the resurrection. The Corinthians accepted the fact that Jesus had been…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
79. 1 Corinthians 14:26-40
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 14:26-40. Paul returns to his teaching on spiritual gifts and their place in worship. His focus is on on gift in…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
78. 1 Corinthians 14:1-25
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 14:1-25. In this passage, which follows Paul’s teaching on the nature of love in chapter 13, he says that the single…
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77. 1 Corinthians 13:4-13
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 13:4-13. 1 Corinthians 13 is well-known but often misunderstood, so we are slowing down in order to get the full…
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76. 1 Corinthians 13:1-7
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 13:1-7. Paul’s teaching on the nature of love is one of the Bible’s most familiar passages. It is also one of the…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
75. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. Paul develops an extended metaphor of the church as the body of Christ in which he alternates between the…
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74. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. Paul begins an extended teaching on the subject of the use and abuse of spiritual gifts in public worship. May…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
73. 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. Paul explains how the stories of Israel’s failures in the wilderness serve as examples and warnings to people…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
72. 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. In this passage, Paul addresses the marital relationship in terms of self-respect, respect for God, and a…
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71. 1 Corinthians 10:1—11:1
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 10:1—11:1. Paul uses the story of Israel’s 40 years in the wilderness to illustrate how God took care of his ancient…
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70. 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 9:1-27. Paul summarizes his ministry by saying, “I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
69. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 8:1-13. Paul addresses an issue that on the surface may appear to have little to do with us today—eating food that has…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
68. 1 Corinthians 7:8-40
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 7:8-40. Paul teaches God’s plan for marital relationships by addressing numerous situations that Christians might find…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
67. 1 Corinthians 6:12—7:7
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 6:12—7:7. Paul segues back into the broad area of sexual ethics, and he explains why sexual immorality is a…
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66. 1 Corinthians 5:1—6:11
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 5:1—6:11. Paul’s response to two reports he has heard about events in Corinth: the first is about a case of incest and…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
65. 1 Corinthians 4:1-21
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 4:1-21. Paul addresses a challenge the Corinthians were facing that Christians today must face: the human tendency to…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
64. 1 Corinthians 2:12—3:23
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 2:12—3:23. Paul introduces the main point of his argument: The key to understanding God’s wisdom lies with the Holy…
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63. 1 Corinthians 1:18—2:11
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 1:18—2:11. Paul contrasts the wisdom of the world with the wisdom of God and divides humanity into two camps: those who…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
62. 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
An introduction to First Corinthians and a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 1:1-17. Paul’s opening words appeal for unity and communicate some of the key…
- The Life and Times of the Early Church
61. Acts 19:17-41
A verse-by-verse study of Acts 19:17-41. The botched exorcism by the seven sons of Sceva creates chaos in Ephesus. Some residents turn to the Lord, while…
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60. Acts 18:18—19:16
A verse-by-verse study of Acts 18:18—19:16. An account of how the church in Ephesus was planted. The city is filled with magicians and pagan worship, and this…
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59. 2 Thessalonians 2:13—3:18
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Thessalonians 2:13—3:18. Paul brings his second letter to the Thessalonians to a close with some words of comfort, a command, and a…
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58. 2 Thessalonians 2:5-12
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Thessalonians 2:5-12. Paul explains numerous aspects of the Second Coming of Christ. He contrasts two future events (the rebellion…
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57. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4. Paul explains why the coming of Christ is still in the future. Jesus’s return will be preceded by two events…
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56. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
A verse-by-verse study of 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12. Paul opens his second letter to the Thessalonians with instruction on practicing the spiritual discipline of…
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55. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-28
A verse-by-verse study of 1 Thessalonians 5:19-28. Paul brings his first letter to the Thessalonians to a close with instruction on how to decide which…
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54. 1Thessalonians 5:16-18
A verse-by-verse study of 1Thessalonians 5:16-18. Paul provides a summary of God’s will for all Christians in 3 brief phrases: “Rejoice always, pray without…
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53. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
A verse-by-verse study of 1Thessalonians 5:12-15. Paul describes how churches are complex entities that include a great variety of personalities. He talks…
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52. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
A verse-by-verse study of 1Thessalonians 5:1-11. The Christians in Thessalonica, like many Christians today, wanted to know when the rapture would occur, and…
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51. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
A verse-by-verse study of 1Thessalonians 4:13-18. Paul answers a question the new Christians in Thessalonica had about the end times. Specifically, they wanted…
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50. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
A verse-by-verse study of 1Thessalonians 4:9-12. In chapter 4 of 1 Thessalonians we come to the heart of the letter—instruction on the kind of life that…