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If That Makes Sense – Family Life Podcasts

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    • Nov 7, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES


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    If That Makes Sense – 90: One With God (John 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 31:28


    When you see Jesus, you see God. If it's still hard for us to wrap our heads around 2000 years later, imagine being the first disciples! Jesse, Emma and Tim discuss John 14:1-14. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 89: As I Have Loved You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 24:18


    When Jesus tells his followers to love each other, why does he call it a "new" commandment? Hope, Tim, and new host Dylan discuss John 13:31-38. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 88: Jesus and the Traitor (John 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 34:46


    Jesus served with, lived with, and loved someone he knew would betray him. Merri, Tim, and new host Michael consider Judas...and all of us. (John 13:18-30) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 87: Fit to Serve (John 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 30:14


    God Almighty became a human being—and then served others. Why, then, do we *ever* consider ourselves *above* serving? Mike, Jesse and Tim consider Jesus' example (John 13:1-17). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 86: Whatever God Says (John 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 23:42


    In the words of Jesus—in your whole Bible—you've got an irreplaceable treasure. Lydia, Becki and Tim talk about leaning on what God says. (John 12:37-50) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 85: When You See His Light (John 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 24:00


    It's startling when Jesus tells us to "hate" our lives. But Tately, Mike and Tim take a closer look at what Jesus might mean—and how much He really demands of us! (John 12:20-36) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 84: The Triumphal Entry (John 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 28:33


    With Jesus, "triumph" doesn't always look like we expect it to—it doesn't look like we want it to, either, sometimes. Hope, Jim and Tim discuss Jesus' Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem in John 12:12-19. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 83: Giving Jesus Everything (John 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 26:12


    Mary of Bethany didn't just anoint Jesus' feet; the familiar story shows us a disciple who gives Jesus her everything—and challenges us to do the same. Jesse, Merri and Tim discuss John 12:1-11. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 82: The World’s Authority (John 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 31:47


    When we fear what we can gain or lose by the authorities of this world, we're not thinking with Jesus as our King. Becki, Jim and Tim look at John 11:45-57. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 81: Lazarus Raised (John 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 25:46


    "Jesus wept"—two words that will show both the kind of vulnerability and power Jesus has as God and man. Hope, Mike and Tim look at Jesus' raising of Lazarus from the dead. (John 11:17-44) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 80: Lazarus Dies (John 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 30:29


    Jesus loved him...and he let him die. Merri, Jesse and Tim explore the hope hidden in an unexpected display of Jesus' love for Lazarus and his family (John 11:1-16.) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 79: I and the Father are One (John 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 16:52


    Jesus claims to be one with God the Father. His striking statement doesn't sit well with everyone, as Jim, Robbie, and Tim see in John 10:22-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 78: The Good Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 27:14


    Is there a more tender picture of God's care than Jesus as The Good Shepherd? Lydia, Tately and Tim look at John 10:1-21. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 77: Man Born Blind, pt.2 (John 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 33:37


    Jesus seeks us out, but we have to respond! Merri, Jesse and Tim talk about God's pursuing love in the conclusion of the story of the man born blind in John 9:13-41. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 76: The Man Born Blind, pt.1 (John 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 30:38


    Jesus can show us our assumptions about God, sin, and healing through the story of a (formerly) blind man. Becki, Hope and Tim explore John 9:1-12. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 75: Jesus, the I AM (John 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 33:32


    "Did Jesus ever claim to be God, though?" Just look at the response of his audience in John 8—and you'll see that he certainly did!  Hope, Jim, and Tim talk about the one who is our example and our God: Jesus. (John 8:31-59) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 74: The Light of the World (John 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 28:08


    It could be a cliche to say "seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing."  But in John 8...well...believing in Jesus is the only way to really see Him. Becki, Robbie and Tim talk about the Light of the world from John 8:12 - 30. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 73: The Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 36:24


    For one woman, Jesus silenced a condemnation-craving mob. He does the same in the face of our accuser for everyone who calls him "Lord" today.  Merri, Becki and Tim look at the story of the woman caught in adultery from John 7:53 - 8:11. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 72: Knowing the Word, but Missing God (John 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 32:50


    Trusting what you think about the Bible isn't the same as trusting the God Who it's about. The Pharisees make that clear, as Tately, Jesse and Tim dig into John 7:25-52. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 71: Much Muttering (John 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 35:04


    Did Jesus ever change his mind? What did his earthly family think of him? And why did the Pharisees say he was possessed? Lydia, Jim and Tim tackle some of the unexpected questions that come up from John 7:1-24 Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 70: Tough Teachings (John 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 29:16


    If the Bible has ever confused you, Jesus' audiences felt like that too sometimes!  Hope, Mike and Tim look at Jesus' tough teachings in John 6:43-71. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 69: Bread of Life (John 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 31:09


    Jesus asks all of us to see him as enough for all of life. Becki, Robbie and Tim look at John 6:25-42. Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 68: Jesus Walks on Water (John 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 22:17


    It was no random miracle when Jesus walked on water.  Tately, Robbie and Tim find some unfamiliar observations about our storm-calming God in a familiar Gospel account. (John 6:16-24) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 67: Feeding the 5000 (John 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 27:05


    When Jesus fed 5000+ people, he was reenacting a miracle from earlier in your Bible. Merri, Jesse and Tim look at having faith in God to provide. (John 6:1-15) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 66: What Jesus Thinks of Me (John 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 33:54


    Who do we think Jesus is? What does Jesus "think" about us? His opinion = reality! Jesus keeps confronting religious leaders as Jesse, Becki, and Tim finish looking at John 5. (John 5:31-47) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 65: Jesus and the Father (John 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 28:36


    Jesus is fully man and fully God. We can't be afraid to wrestle with that mystifying reality! In John 5, Jesus confronts the Pharisees—and us today—with his astounding and loyalty-demanding true identity. (John 5:16-30) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 64: Life On Jesus’ Terms (John 4, 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 34:22


    From the truth he preached to the people he associated with, Jesus lived on God's terms, not man's. Mike, Becki, and Tim look at two healings of Jesus' that stunned the world. (John 4:43-54; 5:1-18) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – 63: Jesus and the Outsiders (John 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 26:16


    Jesus preached to people He "wasn't supposed to," and the way broken people responded to His Gospel gives us hope - as broken people - to spread the Gospel. Tately, Robbie and Tim look at Jesus' time with the Samaritans in John 4. (John 4:27-42) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    If That Makes Sense – Episode 62: The Woman at the Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 31:58


    Most of us just know her as "the woman at the well;" what Jesus knew about her changed her life! In this episode of If That Makes Sense, a Family Life original podcast for your adults, Jesse, Merri and Tim talk about Jesus' love that crosses every boundary. (John 4:1-26)

    61: It’s (Still) All About Jesus (John 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 26:29


    Things are simpler when you know Jesus is the reason for...well...everything.  John the Baptist knew that, and Jim, Hope and Tim relate their experience looking at John chapter 3.  (John 3:22-36) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep60: Bringing questions to Jesus (John 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 27:36


    God is not afraid of your questions. Just look at how Jesus responded to Nicodemus!  Lydia, Mike, and Tim talk about Jesus' meeting with a seeking soul in John chapter 3.  (John 3:1-21) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep59: Jesus Cleanses the Temple (John 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 33:58


    When the religious crowd of His day was out of line, Jesus wasn't quiet!  But should we confront hypocrisy in the same way Jesus did?  Merri, Becki and Tim discuss Jesus' cleansing of the Temple. (John 2:13-25) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep58: Water Into Wine (John 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 29:22


    When the wedding ran out of wine, Jesus told the servants to go get some more...water.  What did they expect to happen?  Tately, Jesse and Tim discuss Jesus' first public miracle, His relationship with His mom, and what it means to be the Bride of Christ (John 2:1-12). Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

    Ep57: Come and See! (John 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 31:34


    With three words, Jesus gave His first disciples an invitation that echoes still today: "Come and see."  Hope, Jim and Tim look at the ways Jesus invites us to know Him better in the first chapter of John's gospel.  (John 1:35-51) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

    Ep56: Jesus > Us! (John 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 27:36


    Diving deep into the Gospel of John, hosts Mike, Merri and Tim look at Jesus' humble, bug-eating cousin: John the Baptist.  Every episode is like a Bible study with friends! (John 1:19-34) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

    Ep55: First Things First – Jesus (John 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 29:26


    "If That Makes Sense" is back to focus on the Gospel of John for a season. In this episode, Robbie, Becki and Tim are looking at where it all begins: with Jesus. Every episode is like a Bible study with friends! Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!  

    Ep54: Sharing Jesus (Recap)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 14:11


    We talk a lot about spreading the Good News. Just looking back at the conversations we've had on this podcast, the subject comes up a lot... Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep53: A Personal Finale (Romans 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 32:10


    With the last chapter of Romans at hand, the podcast comes to one of our regular seasonal breaks.  Paul sends personal greetings to his friends in Rome in chapter 16, and Robbie, Becki, and Tim talk about the eternal importance of relationships! While If That Makes Sense is on break, discover the other great Family Life podcasts! Support this show by giving to Family Life!

    Ep52: Confidence, Community, and Email Newsletters (Romans 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 25:58


    One of the biggest ways God blesses us Christians is through each other.  Robbie, Becki and Tim look at the second-to-last chapter of Romans, where (among other things) Paul models the importance of missionary newsletters! Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep51: Destroying Someone’s Faith (Romans 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 27:24


    If you think something's OK, but your friend thinks it's a sin, what do you do?  Lydia, Robbie and Tim have a discussion about what we have to give up sometimes when matters start to feel gray. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep50: What We Owe (Romans 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 24:39


    What does a Christian owe the government?  What is our obligation to other Christians?  The answer, unsurprisingly, goes back to God's love as Becki, Robbie and Tim look at Romans 13 (as well as "the love chapter," 1 Corinthians 13). Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep49: How To Do Everything (Romans 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 28:07


    One person can't do everything.  But there is one approach that works for everything: following God's will.  Lydia, Mike and Tim look at how Romans 12 simplifies the extraordinary calling of the Church. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep48: The Root (Romans 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 29:42


    God's family is like a tree, and we're all the branches. We can only understand our place in the big picture when we go back to the Root. Mike, Robbie and Tim read and discuss their thoughts on Romans 11. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep47: When You Have Good News (Romans 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 21:43


    When you have good news, you share it!  We have the privilege of being used by God to share the Gospel.  Becki, Tately and Tim are talking about the mysterious ways God spreads his good news to the whole world. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep46: Is God Fair? (Romans 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 36:09


    With eternity in the balance, some are saved, some are lost.  If God is in charge, how could that be fair?  It's an age old question that Tately, Mike and Tim are asking as they look at Romans chapter 9. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep45: Invincible Hope (Romans 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 26:01


    What can truly threaten the eternal hope we have in Christ?  The Apostle Paul answers it for us: Absolutely nothing!  Tately, Becki and Tim talk about one of the most hopeful chapters in all the Bible. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep44: God’s Kids (Romans 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 25:17


    Because of Jesus, our relationship to God is intimate: God is our perfect Dad and we're His kids.  How does that change the way we live for Him?  Robbie, Lydia and Tim talk the first 17 verses of Romans 8. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep43: The Struggle (with Sin) is Real (Romans 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 28:16


    You're a believer, but you continue to struggle with sin. Why is it so hard to do the right thing? If that describes you, you're in good company with the Apostle Paul! Tately, Mike and Tim are talking about Romans 7. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep42: The Dead Part of You (Romans 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 21:54


    "I'm not hurting anybody."  Actually, our "small," secret sins hurt us and our relationship with God.  If our sin-ruled self died by Christ's work on the cross, why would we return to it?  Tim, Becki and Robbie talk about pursuing life in Christ. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep41: Grace Wins Hands Down (Romans 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 22:09


    Yes, God's grace really is that big.  From the first sin of Adam to your last unkind thought, Jesus' sacrifice on the cross does more than just cancel out the bad stuff we humans do - so much more!  Lydia, Mike and Tim are talking about the "more" of God's grace. Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

    Ep40: God’s Enemies (Romans 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 23:53


    In war, sometimes the only way to survive is surrender, putting yourself at the mercy of your enemy.  That's kind of like the Christian life.  We're marveling at God's forgiveness in Romans 5: "while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Support this show by giving to Family Life! Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

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