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God's Word for Life
As a companion to our Word Aflame Adult Level Curriculum, this podcast serves to encourage adult disciples to think deeply about God’s Word, further develop their personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and make a greater commitment to the purpose and plan of God for their lives.
Episodes
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I Am the Door
Send us Fan Mail As the sheep fed in a nearby field, Jesus painted a pastoral scene in John 10 when He declared, "I am the door." Pick up your Bible or phone…
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The Light of the World
Send us Fan Mail Jesus shocked everyone when He claimed to be the incarnation of the I AM who met with Moses. All through the Gospel of John, Jesus called…
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Honoring Our Heritage
Send us Fan Mail Every one of us either has a spiritual heritage or the privilege to start a brand new spiritual heritage for the generations who come after…
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It Takes All of Us
Send us Fan Mail Sandwiched between Jesus' promise in John 14 of a place too wonderful for words and Jesus' harrowing arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane in…
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Sweet, Blessed Rest
Send us Fan Mail The people were weary of work, and the religious leaders kept loading rules and regulations on them that made rest look like more work. But…
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The Invitation to Prayer
Send us Fan Mail A weary David made a request for a drink of water from a well in Bethlehem. One testament later, a weary Jesus made a request for laborers to…
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The Lord's Prayer
Send us Fan Mail For four hundred years, all they heard was deafening silence from Heaven. Then Jesus taught us we can still pray. We can even call God our…
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Healing for the Outsider
Send us Fan Mail Naaman was a high-ranking Syrian soldier battling leprosy. But a young Israelite maid spoke up and testified to him about the healing power of…
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Success in Succession
Send us Fan Mail Elijah needed Elisha, and Elisha needed Elijah. Thank God they had each other to make sure the next generation would be able to faithfully…
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Fire from Heaven
Send us Fan Mail The odds were 450 to 1, maybe even 850 to 1. But Elijah stood for God, and he found out a valuable lesson: God stands with those who stand for…
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The First Last Meal
Send us Fan Mail Just a little bit of meal and oil plus a handful of faith formed the ingredients for a miracle in Elijah's day. Pick up your Bible or phone…
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Worshiping the One Who Sits on the Throne
Send us Fan Mail Some see the Book of Revelation as a creepy closet they dare not open because they don't know what—or who—might jump out. But that is not why…
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The Triumphal Entry
Send us Fan Mail The disciples hotwired a donkey and her colt for Jesus to ride into Jerusalem. In the triumphal entry, we see the sovereignty of Almighty God…
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Jesus Calms the Storm
Send us Fan Mail That night twelve disciples started off on a calm cruise—until they were rowing for their lives in the middle of the Sea of Galilee in the…
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The Transfiguration of Jesus
Send us Fan Mail On a mountaintop, a sleepy trio of Peter, James, and John knelt wide-eyed as they saw Jesus shining brighter than the noonday sun. Clearly, He…
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This Glorious Gospel
Send us Fan Mail A safety deposit box, a safe, a cereal box, and a fuel tank all have little to no value because they're empty. But the tomb in Jerusalem has…
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The Good Shepherd
Send us Fan Mail In the previous episode from John 9, we saw a blind man see. In this episode from John 10, we'll hear the voice of our Good Shepherd. Pick up…
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When the Light Shines
Send us Fan Mail Jesus shone brilliant light into the life of a man who was born blind. Interestingly, he saw better than those who had seen all their lives…
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The Unseen Harvest
Send us Fan Mail A midday conversation with a Samaritan woman at the well changed an entire city, and even the world. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to…
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The Word Made Flesh
Send us Fan Mail Even before Adam and Eve pushed their grocery cart into the forbidden fruit aisle, God was already on His way to redeem us from our sin. God…
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The Bread of Life
Send us Fan Mail After Jesus fed a city with a sack lunch and walked on water, He taught. And what He taught was too hard for most to hear. In fact, everyone…
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Walking on Water
Send us Fan Mail The Sea of Galilee had turned on Jesus' followers. One minute they were calmly cruising along the water, the next minute they were rowing for…
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Feeding a City with a Sack Lunch
Send us Fan Mail Nearly fifteen thousand people gathered on a mountainside, ready to hear Jesus' words. But they were also ready to eat. Jesus had loaves of…
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Thirty-Eight Years
Send us Fan Mail For a fast-moving, jet-setting businessperson or growing family, thirty-eight years can scream by in a blink. But for a person living with…
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God Saved the Queen
Send us Fan Mail One decree from a jealous vice-regent named Haman sentenced the Jews to genocide throughout all the kingdom of Persia. Would this be the end…
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Standing Tall on His Knees
Send us Fan Mail One decree from King Darius made it illegal to pray to any other god but him. Daniel had been praying to his God ever since he was taken POW…
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Three Days in the Deep
Send us Fan Mail Jonah marched into wicked Nineveh and preached an eight-word sermon: "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown." After one message, all…
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Ruth and the Redeemer
Send us Fan Mail Two young women quickly turned widows had a life-changing decision to make: look out for themselves or look out for someone else. Pick up your…
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Holy for a Purpose
Send us Fan Mail Three Hebrew young men were faced with the decision to bow to a ninety-feet-tall statue or bow to Jehovah alone. Pick up your Bible or phone…
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The Gift of Worship
Send us Fan Mail Kneel with the shepherds near the manger, or bow beside the wise men in the house. Whether you have little or much, give your worship the only…
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Empowered by the Spirit to Be Holy
Send us Fan Mail Is the call to holiness just a religious guise for the pressure of perfectionism? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Thessalonians 5 to…
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Called to Be Holy
Send us Fan Mail God's call to us is the same as His call to Israel and to the newborn New Testament church: be holy as God is holy. Pick up your Bible or…
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Our Holy God
Send us Fan Mail When Isaiah saw God's holiness, he saw his own sinfulness. His humble confession invited God's mercy and calling. Pick up your Bible or phone…
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From Cana to Capernaum
Send us Fan Mail A desperate dad, a dying son, a miracle-working Messiah—their stories intersect at the end of John 4. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn…
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Living Water
Send us Fan Mail She didn't seem like a likely candidate to meet the Messiah, but He came to her city just to meet her. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to…
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The Mighty God in Christ
Send us Fan Mail John the Baptist understood Jesus must increase and John must decrease. That takes a great deal of spiritual maturity. Pick up your Bible or…
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Everlasting Life
Send us Fan Mail In 2021, it was touted as the most popular verse in the Bible. It is John 3:16. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 3 to hear the…
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The Parable of the Banquet
Send us Fan Mail The king was ready, his groom son was ready, the feast was ready, most of the guests were ready, so where did the story go wrong? Pick up your…
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So Shall It Be
Send us Fan Mail All of Matthew 13 builds up to this last seminal parable: The Parable of the Net. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 13 to hear…
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The Parable of the Laborers
Send us Fan Mail The first shift workers started at 6 am. Then another shift at 9 am. Then another at noon. Yet another at 3 pm. And finally, one last shift at…
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Send us Fan Mail The shepherd started off with one hundred sheep, and one wandered away. When he realized his sheep was missing, he left the ninety-nine in…
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The Parable of the Sower
Send us Fan Mail Jesus taught stories about seed sowers to seed sowers. Jesus taught parables to people in a way they could understand eternal truths they…
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Solomon Asks for Wisdom
Send us Fan Mail God came to Solomon in a dream and offered him one swipe on God's gilded, limitless credit card. What would Solomon ask God for? Pick up your…
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Building the Temple
Send us Fan Mail David wanted to build a house for God, but God said no. Instead, God promised to build David a house–a dynasty–and use his Solomon to build…
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David and Goliath
Send us Fan Mail Nobody would have chosen him to fight a giant. He was just a boy and Goliath had been fighting men since he was a boy. But that did not stop…
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The Unexpected and Overlooked
Send us Fan Mail Maybe he looked too small, too weak, too young. That's why nobody chose David, but God chose David, and God's vote is the only one that…
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The Bride of Christ
Send us Fan Mail Jesus painted a beautiful portrait of His relationship with us by using the brushes of marriage customs in the Ancient Near East. Pick up your…
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The Church in Action
Send us Fan Mail Jesus gave His followers their marching orders and where to march on the map. He taught them to witness for Him in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria…
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The Purpose of the Church
Send us Fan Mail After the church ballooned to over 5,000 people, the religious elite threatened them if they ever spoke the name of Jesus again. What did the…
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I Will Build My Church
Send us Fan Mail Simon followed Jesus for a little while until he realized Jesus was not just a prophet, preacher, or teacher: He is the Christ. Pick up your…
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The Priority of Obedience
Send us Fan Mail Two parables, two stories, both sing a duet to tell the same story: the story of obedience. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew…
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The Kingdom First
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever seen a bird wring its little bird claws worrying over what to eat or what to wear? Neither have I. And neither has Jesus. Pick…
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The Disciplines of a Disciple
Send us Fan Mail Prayer, giving, and fasting were all disciplines Jesus expected of His disciples in Matthew 6. Appropriately for us, He expects the same for…
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The Mission of a Disciple
Send us Fan Mail What do salt, light, and a city have in common? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 5:16 to hear the story. For those who use Word…
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The Life God Blesses
Send us Fan Mail When Jesus first preached to the crowd who gathered on the mountainside sanctuary, He preached a blessing for those who are empty and who are…
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The Tale of Two Thieves
Send us Fan Mail They were a bit of an odd pair: the holy God of glory who had never done anything wrong, and a thief who seemingly had never done anything…
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Seventy Times Seven
Send us Fan Mail Peter walked into the shop and saw Jesus standing behind the counter. Mercy was sitting on every shelf, on the counter, on the racks, and in…
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Go and Sin No More
Send us Fan Mail Jesus could not win, they could not lose. Jesus and a woman caught in the act of sin was as good as gone. How would Jesus respond and how…
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Authority to Forgive
Send us Fan Mail Four friends did the unthinkable—they broke up someone else's roof to lower their paralyzed friend to Jesus. When Jesus looked up, He likely…
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Help to Understand God's Call
Send us Fan Mail Two men, Samuel and Saul, needed to hear from God to know what He wanted them to do. Chances are, so do we. Pick up your Bible or phone and…