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Becoming Imitators of God | Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Becoming Imitators of God Living the Christian life in not merely stopping doing "bad" things. It's not merely "thou shalt nots." It's setting aside such…
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The Basic Process for Living as a Christian | Ephesians 4:22-24
The Basic Process for Living as a Christian What is the basic process for spiritual growth? The apostle Paul has a consistent way of describing it and in…
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Why Should We Live Differently? | Ephesians 4:17-21
Why Should We Live Differently? Why should we as Christians change the way we used to live? Why should we live differently than the culture around us? Related…
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Equipping the Saints | Ephesians 4:7-16
Equipping the Saints Ephesians 4:7-16 reminds us that church is a people, not an event and not a religious organization. As such, our time, money, energy, and…
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Beautiful Oneness | Ephesians 4:4-6
Beautiful Oneness Ephesians 4:4-6 lists all the ways God has made Christians one. It is a oneness Christians enter into and experience in God who experience…
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Walking Worthy | Ephesians 4:1-3
Walking Worthy Ephesians 4 begins a new section in the book of Ephesians. In Ephesians 1-3, Paul describes who God has called Christians to be. In Ephesians…
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A People Filled with God | Ephesians 3:14-21
A People Filled with God Ephesians 3:14-21 records Paul's prayer for the Ephesians. This prayer reminds us that the church is not first and foremost a place…
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The Church - the Showcase of God's Wisdom | Ephesians 3:1-13
The Church - the Showcase of God's Wisdom The church is full of shortcomings and faults. Anyone who has been part of a church knows this. The apostle Paul knew…
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God's Family and God's Home | Ephesians 2:19-22
God's Family and God's Home Ephesians 2:19-22 paints a beautiful picture of who we are in Christ. Now that we have been brought near to God through Christ, we…
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Jesus Died to Make Peace | Ephesians 2:11-18
Jesus Died to Make Peace Jesus didn't only die to reconcile us to God; he also died to make peace between people, even in the face of long-standing…
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God Rescued Us! | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 2:4-10
God Rescued Us! | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 2:4-10 Ephesians 2:4-10 describes how God rescued us from the desperate plight of sin and death. And it…
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The Desperate Plight of Life Without Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians 2:1-3
The Desperate Plight of Life Without Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians 2:1-3 Ephesians 2:1-3 provides a diagnosis of our human condition outside of…
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Life and Ministry Update - July 2026
Life and Ministry Update - July 2026 The King Arrives - Sermon, Stonehill Church https://www.stonehill.church/media/hgfw2xb/the-king-arrives-john-12-12-19 Holy…
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Everything Your Heart Desires | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 1:15-22
Everything Your Heart Desires | A Reflective Walk through Ephesians 1:15-22 Meaning. Purpose. True riches. Power. These are the things that every person longs…
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A Blessed Life Now, with More to Come | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians 1:3-14, pt 2
A Blessed Life Now, with More to Come | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 3 Ephesians 1:3-14 contains Paul's prayer of thanksgiving and praise for all…
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How to Grow in Faith
How to Grow in Faith A regular listener to The Listener's Commentary asked me this question: do you have any resources to help me grow in faith? Or have you…
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Living In Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians 1:3-14
Living In Christ | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 2 Ephesians 1:3-14 In Ephesians 1:3-14, Paul praises God for all that He has done for us in Christ…
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Learning Theology Must Lead to Lived Theology | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 1
Learning Theology Must Lead to Lived Theology | A Reflective Walk Through Ephesians, pt. 1 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast we begin a reflective…
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Following Jesus is Not Complicated
Following Jesus is Not Complicated The Lord has been reminding me again of late that following Jesus isn’t really complicated. It’s not easy... that's true…
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Giving People a Chance to Love the Bible, with special guest Matt Whitman
Giving People a Chance to Love the Bible, with special guest Matt Whitman This episode of the Bible in Life podcast features special guest Matt Whitman of the…
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What was it like to be a Jew in Jesus' day? | Real World of the Gospels, pt. 6
What was it like to be a Jew in Jesus' day? | Real World of the Gospels, pt. In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we wrap up our series on the real…
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Money, Finance, and Making a Living in Jesus' Day | Real World of the Gospels, pt. 5
Money, Finance, and Making a Living in Jesus' Day | Real World of the Gospels, pt. 5 What's a denarius? What's a drachma? What's a talent? How did people…
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Where in the world was Jesus? - Geography | The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 4
Where in the world was Jesus? - Geography | World of the Gospels, pt. 4 Reading the Bible is like taking a trip to a foreign country in a time machine. And one…
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Were the Pharisees really the bad guys? | The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 3
Were the Pharisees really the bad guys? Who were the Pharisees? Ask that question in a Bible study at pretty much any church and you’re likely to hear answers…
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The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 2 | Roman Occupation
The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 2 | Roman Occupation The Jewish world Jesus lived in was a world under foreign occupation. The Romans were in charge, and…
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The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 1 | History and Backstory
The Real World of the Gospels, pt. 1 | History and Backstory When you turn the page from Malachi to Matthew, 400 years have passed. Much has happened to the…
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Spiritual Drift - Doug's Story
Spiritual Drift - Doug's Story Spiritual drift is a real possibility for any one of us. Our faith becomes second nature. Then routine. Then blah. And then …
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Bonus Episode: Serving Jesus in Yukon Territory, with Jeremy Norton
Bonus Episode: Serving Jesus in Yukon Territory, with Jeremy Norton In this special episode of the Bible in Life podcast John shares part of his conversation…
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Listener Question: Why does it seem like the Spirit fails to transform some people? | Life in the Spirit, pt. 7
Why does it seem like the Spirit fails to transform some people? In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we think through a question sent in by a…
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Set Your Mind on the Things of the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 6
Set Your Mind on the Things of the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 6 One of the keys to life in the Spirit is what we allow to fill and occupy our minds. The…
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The Lord's Supper and the Last Supper
The Lord's Supper and the Last Supper Christians of all kinds regularly celebrate the Lord's Supper or Communion or the Eucharist. Jesus instituted this…
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Praying in the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 5
Praying in the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 5 How does the Holy Spirit help us pray? What does it mean to pray in the Spirit? Ephesians 6:18 "With every…
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Be Filled with the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 4
Be Filled with the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 4 Ephesians 5:15-18 says, "15 So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making…
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How to Walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16) | Life in the Spirit, pt. 3
How to Walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16) | Life in the Spirit, pt. 3 Galatians 5:16 says, "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the…
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The Christian Life is Life in the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 2
The Christian Life is Life in the Spirit | Life in the Spirit, pt. 2 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we explore how the coming of the Spirit was…
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What is the Essence of Spiritual Growth? | Life in the Spirit, pt. 1
What is the Essence of Spiritual Growth? | Life in the Spirit, pt. 1 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we start a new series on "Life in the…
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Why the Book of Revelation Matters
Why the Book of Revelation Matters Let's be honest... The book of Revelation is weird. It's hard. There are things that make you go "huh?" And many Christians…
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5 Practices for Letting the Bible Shape Your Life, pt. 2
5 Practices for Letting the Bible Shape Your Life The goal of our Bible reading is not merely to know the Bible. It's ultimately to have our life be shaped by…
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5 Practices for Letting the Bible Shape Your Life, pt 1
5 Practices for Letting the Bible Shape Your Life The goal of our Bible reading is not merely to know the Bible. It's ultimately to have our life be shaped by…
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Loving Jesus, Obedience, and Grace | John 14:18-21
Loving Jesus and Keeping His Commands | John 14:18-21 Jesus says, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." So what does that mean when we fail to keep…
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Cultivating Virtue
Cultivating Virtue There are two main components to growing in Christlikeness - putting off vice and putting on virtue. You see this all throughout the New…
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Letting the Bible Shape our Parenting
Letting the Bible Shape our Parenting In this episode I share two big truths about kids from the Bible that shapes the way we relate to our kids and parent our…
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John 1:14 and the Tabernacle - A Christmas Reflection
John 1:14 and the Tabernacle - A Christmas Reflection And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the…
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What does it mean to be "God fearing"?
What does it mean to be "God fearing"? It used to be common to describe someone who was particularly devout as "God fearing," but that phrase is rarely used…
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The Kingdom of God and the Gospel
The Kingdom of God and the Gospel Why does Jesus say that he preaches the gospel of the kingdom of God? The way the gospel is talked about by Christians today…
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How is God going to work out his plans if humans are so disloyal to Him even though they have the Holy Spirit?
How is God going to work out his plans if humans are so disloyal to Him even though they have the Holy Spirit? I saw this question recently: It doesn't seem as…
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5 Things I'm Learning about Life and Ministry from 2 Corinthians, pt. 2
5 Things I'm Learning about Life and Ministry from 2 Corinthians, pt. 2 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, I share the more lessons I am learning…
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5 Things I'm Learning about Life and Ministry from 2 Corinthians, pt. 1
5 Things I'm Learning about Life and Ministry from 2 Corinthians, pt. 1 In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, I share the first 2 and half lessons I am…
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Now that we're saved, how should we relate to unbelievers? | Titus 3:1-7
Now that we're saved, how should we relate to unbelievers? Once we start following Jesus, we don't stop living public lives in which we interact with people…
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What difference does grace make? | Titus 2:11-14
What difference does grace make? In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, John reflects on Titus 2:11-14, considering four key differences the grace of…
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Making the Teaching about Jesus Beautiful | Titus 2:1-10
Making the Teaching about Jesus Beautiful According to the apostles of Jesus, the best way for Christians to fight slander against them and their beliefs is to…
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Sound Teaching Leads to Sound Living | Titus 1:10-16
Sound Teaching Leads to Sound Living What are some indicators of unsound teachers in the church? Why does sound teach matter so much? In this episode of the…
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God's People Need Good Shepherds | Titus 1:5-9
God's People Need Good Shepherds Shepherding is greater than leadership. The consistent image for leaders in the Bible is shepherds. And shepherds are among…
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Four Fundamentals of a Solid Christian Life | Titus 1:1-4
Four Fundamentals of a Solid Christian Life | Titus 1:1-4 We never outgrow the fundamentals. This is true in sports or music or an everyday activity like…
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Is Penal Substitutionary Atonement wrong?
Is Penal Substitutionary Atonement wrong? Penal Substitutionary Atonement has been understood as one aspect of what it means that Jesus died for our sins. The…
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Expect Little Change Without This
Expect Little Change Without This In this episode John reflects on the importance of self-awareness, self-honesty, and confession for spiritual growth and…
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Let's Talk about Grumbling and Complaining
Let's Talk about Grumbling and Complaining It's common to tell kids "to do all things without grumbling or complaining." But who reminds us adults of that?…
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How (NOT) to Read Old Testament Stories
How (NOT) to Read Old Testament Stories Narrative, i.e., stories, is the most common form of literature in the Bible. And there are some exciting and even wild…
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Leaders Must be Examples of Christlikeness | Learning Leadership with the Apostle Paul, pt. 4
Leaders Must be Examples of Christlikeness In the New Testament, the most important thing about Christian leaders is their character. There is almost no…
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If God is so powerful, then why is there so much evil?
If God is so powerful, then why is there so much evil? This question came in from a listener and I decided to address it immediately, because it's important…