Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure

Year of Prophecy – Episode 37: Of all the Old Testament prophecies and psalms, one psalm summarizes Jesus’ time on the cross better than most, and this psalm foreshadows several key details the gospel writers draw our attention onto during the time Jesus was dying. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 36: When some Pharisees ask Jesus about the coming of God’s kingdom, discover what we can learn about when God’s kingdom arrives, and about Jesus’ second coming as well! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 36: While hanging on the cross, Jesus is offered wine not once, but twice. Discover how this may have been prophesied and what that means for us living over 2,000 years later. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 35: When Jesus heals ten men who were lepers with a simple instruction, discover what we can learn when only one man returns to say thanks. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 35: In a powerful verse within a larger prophecy about the Messiah, discover how Jesus’ death on the cross gives us the opportunity of a new life with Him, and how we can best say thank you to God for what Jesus accomplished for us. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 34: As Jesus continues teaching, discover some challenging things He says when He turns His attention onto the disciples, and what we can learn about God from what Jesus challenges His disciples to do. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 34: As we turn our attention onto Jesus’ time on the cross, discover an unexpected detail in the crucifixion event, and how this detail was not only foreshadowed in the Old Testament, but how it also sweeps aside Satan’s claim against God’s character. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 33: In a very unique parable, discover how even seeing someone raised from the dead is not enough to convince those stuck in their ways the truth about who Jesus is and what God wants for His people! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 33: When looking at imagery related to Jesus hanging on the cross, we look back to an obscure Old Testament event, and a late night conversation Jesus has with a Pharisee early on in His ministry. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 32: From the parable of the dishonest manager, discover how God doesn't praise this man, Instead, discover something that we should do with our money that will likely be more successful when our lives are filled with honesty and integrity, specifically characteristics this manager did not have! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 32: When Isaiah describes some of the torture Jesus would face at the hands of humanity, he includes a detail that none of the gospel writers include. Is the detail that Isaiah shares irrelevant, or is it one more extra element of pain that Jesus likely faced for you and me on His journey to the cross? Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 31: While most people might refer to this parable as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, discover how it might be more deserving of a different title — specifically one that emphasizes the character of the father. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 31: In a powerful verse tucked within a larger prophetic chapter, discover one characteristic of the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled in an amazing, virtually God-like way. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 30: In two well-known parables, Jesus shares an interesting angle on how far God goes to rescue His people who have wandered away from His family! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 30: Before transitioning towards Jesus’ trial before the religious leaders, discover two psalms that frame how Jesus would be hated by those who should have known better, and how Jesus promises His followers that they might face a similar level of rejection. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 29: In one of His most challenging messages, discover how Jesus doesn’t want us to hate those closest to us. Instead, discover how we should filter our lives through His life and the mission He brings into history! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 29: Near the end of Jesus’ last supper with His disciples, He quotes an Old Testament prophecy that would become the framework for what the disciples would face that night. While none of Jesus’ disciples believed Him at the time He said it, a prophecy from the writings of Zechariah would become instrumental in the events of that night leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 28: While a guest in a Pharisee’s home, Jesus heals a man suffering from a disability, Jesus teaches about banquets in God's kingdom, and Jesus shares a message about where we should place our focus. Discover an amazing promise about living in a way that God cannot help but repay you for when Jesus ultimately returns! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 28: When Matthew draws our attention onto the money that was used to betray Jesus, does he make a mistake, or is there something bigger happening behind the scenes that we miss out on being so far removed from first-century culture. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 27: When someone asks Jesus about how many people will be saved, discover in Jesus’ response an amazing challenge and a powerful promise that likely includes you and me living over 2,000 years later! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 27: While not often believed to be direct prophecies, two Old Testament psalms draw our attention onto how a close friend would ultimately become a betrayer. Could these psalms be referring to Jesus and His ministry, or are they simply coincidences that don’t mean much when looking at them over 2,000 years later. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 26: In two very different events, discover a shared theme that has startling implications for our lives and for what God wants to do for us when we repent and turn to Him! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 26: When the mob arrives to arrest Jesus, discover something that happened that is hinted at in the Psalms, and something that helps us be able to trust Jesus when challenges come into our own lives. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 25: In one of Jesus’ challenging messages that Luke included in his gospel, discover how Jesus comes to divide the earth, and an amazing reward that awaits those who decide to serve God with their lives! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 25: When looking at a mysterious Old Testament character, discover one early reference pointing forward to one of the most significant moments in Jesus’ life and ministry as He moved towards the cross. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 24: While teaching about greed and worry, Jesus shares how a simple shift of our focus can both defeat greed in our lives, while also reminding us how worry by itself is useless. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 24: When Jesus is challenged in the temple regarding what some people were saying about Him, discover how Jesus comes to this marginalized group’s defense, by quoting from a fascinating psalm that includes some profound insights about God’s love. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 23: As Jesus taught the crowds, discover a powerful teaching He shares about light, and how Jesus response to a Pharisee who looked down on Him for not following a very specific custom. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 23: In a prophecy we find within the Old Testament book of Isaiah, discover how Jesus may have partially fulfilled this prophecy, or whether Jesus actually amplified this prophecy by acting in a way that foreshadowed something even greater happening in the future of God’s people. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 22: When the disciples ask Jesus how to pray, discover some big themes we are able to see in a very simple prayer, and also discover the one gift God is more than willing to give to His people when they ask Him for it! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 22: Tucked within a seemingly unrelated prophecy about judging some of Israel’s neighboring nations, discover the powerful theme of being protected, purified, and adopted into God’s family, by a King the prophecy describes as riding on the colt of a donkey. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 21: When Jesus accepts the invitation to stay with Martha and her sister Mary, discover how these two sisters are very different, and how one sister is challenged by Jesus in a very significant way. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 21: While Isaiah may have believed one of His messages from God was directed specifically at the generation he lived among, Jesus pulls Isaiah’s words and applies them in the context of the first century. Discover what we can learn from this universal and challenging prophecy that is relevant for us living today! Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 20: In one of Jesus’ most famous illustrations, discover how a very legalistic question gets answered in a very unlegalistic way, and how this illustration is just as applicable for us living today as it was for those living in the first century! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 20: In a prophecy within the Old Testament book of Isaiah, discover how Jesus uses Isaiah’s message to God’s people to encourage someone who was discouraged while He was alive on earth. You may be surprised to discover this message is just as relevant for us living today, even if Jesus’ isn’t the one sharing it with us. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 19: Part way through Luke’s gospel, we come to a second place where Jesus commissions His followers. Discover some things we can learn from this second commission, and what this means for our lives today! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 19: When looking at one place Matthew quotes an Old Testament prophet, discover an idea that seems to be completely misquoted, but one that draws our attention onto a powerful truth for our lives living over 2,000 years later. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 18: After the disciples had successfully healed and cast out demons, they face a situation where they were suddenly unsuccessful. Discover why this may have been and what Jesus wants His followers to learn following trials and triumphs. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 18: The collection of Psalms found in the Old Testament contains no shortage of verses that appear to connect with Jesus. Discover some powerful implications from an otherwise easily missed or overlooked psalm that has some amazing implications about Jesus and being a part of God’s family. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 17: When Jesus sends the disciples out to teach, preach, and heal among the villages in the region, discover some powerful truths in what Luke tells us about this event! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 17: While in the Nazareth synagogue, before Luke describes those present turning on Jesus, the description of Jesus’ message is that He spoke gracious words. Having gracious words was a description of God found within the Old Testament, and discover if Jesus’ challenge to these Jews went too far, or whether Jesus simply decided to share just how grace-filled God really is towards us. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 16: In an amazing event the gospel writers include, Jesus makes a special trip across the lake to see one man who was trapped by Satan. Discover how God used this event to demonstrate just how powerful He compared with anything and everything Satan could muster. Discover why this truth is significant for our lives today! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 16: Early on in Jesus’ ministry, Jesus draws on a set of verses found in the writings of Isaiah to frame His ministry. Discover what we can learn from this prophecy, and how Jesus frames its relevance for His time on earth. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 15: In one of Jesus’ most foundational parables, discover one role Jesus does not explain, and why He may have intentionally omitted telling us who this character represents. Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 15: When looking at where Jesus begins His ministry, discover how this location was not only prophesied about centuries before, it also speaks volumes about what God’s character is like. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 14: In a powerful event, discover how Jesus looks at humanity, at sinners, and at those He chooses to associate with while ministering in this world. Discover from Jesus’ response to a Pharisee just how loving God is, and discover who God sees when He looks at you! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 14: When looking at the first part of Jesus’ ministry, discover how the least likely character pulls a passage from the Old Testament to apply to Jesus’ life, regardless of whether this passage was intended to be prophetic or not. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 13: When Luke describes a visit to the small town of Nain, we discover Jesus likely went there at that exact moment in order to help someone who was hurting. Discover how this miracle reflects God’s love and what God would ultimately face as Jesus died on the cross! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 13: When reading a prophecy from the book of Isaiah, discover how the Messiah is described as being both a descendant as well as an ancestor of Jesse. While this dilemma seems impossible to reconcile, discover how Jesus’ life fulfills both these irreconcilable predictions. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Flashback Episode: Year in Luke – Episode 12: In a set of truths Jesus’ shares, discover how Jesus challenged not just those living in the first century, but also those of us living over 2,000 years later. Discover just how important it is to not only listen to Jesus, but also to apply His truth into our lives today! Join the discussion on the original episode's page: Click Here.Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...

Year of Prophecy – Episode 12: At the end of the Old Testament, the prophet Malachi points forward to Elijah coming to be a forerunner for Jesus. Was this a literal prediction of Elijah’s return, or a symbolic idea that can have more than one understanding? Discover this and more as we look at this prophecy and how Jesus attributes it to John the Baptist’s ministry. Listen to this episode and/or subscribe on ReflectiveBibleStudy.com...