Sauntering with Paul White

A former IT installation consultant Brett Britton now serves others by rescuing wounded soldiers in Ukraine. As an ambulance crew medic he describes the challenges of supporting the seriously wounded on that critical journey from the front to the hospital. #wounded #warinukraine #volunteer #landmine #soldier #

2 Corinthians 13: Self Examination Paul comes in hot with some strong words of warning as he prepares the church for his third visit.  Check out the link for lots more content and my website https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=279d79eb-6042-43db-ab75-021b35066a54

2 Corinthians 12: Visions and Thorns Paul goes on presenting his credentials, against his better judgement, meanwhile we receive flashes of revelation that have become bedrock of Christian teaching. #apostle #thornintheflesh #visions #weakness #power Check out this link for loads more exciting content: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=49b6c97b-f5bc-40b7-ada3-38911fd7bfb3

2 Corinthians 11: Real or Fake? Paul is jealous that the Corinthian church should remain faithful to Jesus. His fear is that they will be seduced by the fancy, but fake apostles trying to cash in on the success of the gospel. #fakeapostles For loads more content and details of my book check out https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=49b6c97b-f5bc-40b7-ada3-38911fd7bfb3

2 Corinthians 9: Beautiful Sowing This is such an exciting chapter where Paul unpacks the amazing secrets of generosity. We discover how to entrust our "seed" into the hands of God and watch what he does with it. This is all about increase and harvest. #harvest #increase #sowing https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c9097468-861c-4664-894e-000ce3e01937

2 Corinthians 8: Excellent Giving Paul is engaging in a little fundraising for the victims of a long famine impacting the believers at Jerusalem. The Macedonian believers have raised the bar by being super-generous in spite of their own poverty. #apostle #generosity  For loads more content check out https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=997d1634-1629-4348-a8f4-9dc8368fd020

2 Corinthians 7: No Regret Paul talks about a kind of sorrow which leads a person to Jesus. Jesus is the only one who offers complete forgiveness with no regret. #noregrets #apostle For loads more content https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=997d1634-1629-4348-a8f4-9dc8368fd020

2 Corinthians 6: Christ and Belial The message of Jesus and the Cross is a big enough stumbling block already without Paul causing an offence by the way he conducted his ministry. He also discusses picking a partner compatible with our call. #apostle #marriage #stumblingblock https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=cc200875-b88c-43a3-9578-0941d6c9ba3d

2 Corinthians 5 part 2: Ambassador The apostle is an ambassador of Christ entrusted with the business of reconciliation, made possible by Jesus. God is making his appeal to the human race through human ambassadors. #reconciliation #ambassador #apostle https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=cc200875-b88c-43a3-9578-0941d6c9ba3d

2 Corinthians 4 part 2: Glorified Mud Forget the container - look at the treasure. Paul continues to pull no punches about the sufferings he seems to live with - it's a sobering take on the life of a servant of Jesus. For loads more content: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=84a8e5de-5591-44ad-bc31-ead53267d0ca

2 Corinthians 4 part 1: Disgraceful and Underhanded Disgraceful and underhanded ways, twisting the Word of God - all are anathema to the apostle. He renounces such manipulative tactics and promotes honest straightforward methods thereby winning the conscience of his hearers. For loads more content: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

2 Corinthians 3 part 2: Ever Increasing Paul talks about the Law and the Old Covenant as a ministry that is fading out like the shining light on Moses' face. He tells how it has now been superseded by a ministry that just keeps becoming more and more glorious! For so much more content: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

2 Corinthians 3 part 1: Policeman to Postman Paul makes some startling statements, bearing in mind his background as a conservative theologian. He defines the New Covenant as not dependant on laws inscribed in stone, but as the law of God encoded into our hearts - a miracle brought about by the Spirit.  https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

2 Corinthians 2: Painful Leadership Conversations The nature of leadership is taking people to a place where they are yet to be. This can sometimes require painful leadership conversations. The pain of not having the conversation may be that the church, family or company we love starts to slide, but sometimes having the conversation may lead to sorrow, too. For loads more content check: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

2 Corinthians 1 part 2: Simplicity and Sincerity It seems there has been a slip in Paul's relationship with the church in Corinth after an extended period of his absence. Paul is writing as a reminder of what they have enjoyed together and rebuild the trust which has been lost. For social and loads more content https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

A Slow Saunter Through 2 Corinthians Chapter 1 part 1: Comfort and Squeezing Paul introduces God as the God of all comfort, then begins to describe the painful realities which come with the job of being an apostle!

How does a Muslim Turkmen boy growing up in a remote part of the atheistic Soviet Union end up as a disciple of Jesus? Listen as Ali shares his wonderful, but sometimes painful story. #turkmenistan #muslim #sovietunion #disciple #turkmen #grief #bereavement #atheism https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Episode 3: Ultra Marathon. We look at the staggering possibility of a longterm friendship, not with some regular fellow human, but with Jesus Christ himself. We also ask: what does it mean to suffer with Jesus? #suffering #persecution #friendofgod #ultramarathon For loads more content, links and products https://www.paullwhite.com/ https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Episode 2: Busy busy! When life is already at 100% pedal to the metal - raising children, working hard at a career, building a business, studying for exams - how can we have time for anything else? #busybusy #pedaltothemetal #overload #career #raisingkids #friendofgod https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Episode 1 Start young. Gather an anthology of adventure stories. Start with lions and bears. #adventures #startyoung #pursuegod #friendofgod #david #goliath

The end of the world as we know it, the return of Jesus and the impending judgement - with that in mind, Peter instructs us on the kind of people we ought to be. 2 Peter 3. #endoftheworld #returnofchrist #endtimes #secondcoming  

False prophets and false teachers it seems are an inevitable interference to the spread of the beautiful good news of Jesus. Peter shares some helpful ways to identify them and reminds us of the awesome judgement of God that is coming to the world. #judgement #falseprophets  For loads more content visit https://www.paullwhite.com

Prophecy is a light shining in a dark place - Jesus is prophecy perfectly fulfilled. Peter also shares some useful insight into how the prophets received their messages from God. #prophecy #light #darkness #fulfilment #carriedalong For loads more great content, visit https://www.paullwhite.com  

Peter's second letter launches this most mind-blowing of concepts, that we get to become partakers of God's divine nature! 2 Peter 1 part 1 #divinenature #mindblowing #precious #excellence #dunamis #thechristing For more exciting content hit https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Peter doesn't claim to be the Pope, the Senior Apostle or any other grand title, he writes to elders as a fellow elder. Here are some great guiding principles for leadership from one of Jesus' best friends. #elders #leadership #shepherd #flock #pastor #thechristing For loads more check out https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

By the way, don't be surprised! Encouraging words from Peter when we are going through fiery trails... 1 Peter 4 part 2

Peter hands us a weapon designed to bring down our enemy... 1 Peter 4 part 1 #weaponised #warfare #battle  For loads more content go to: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

(Updated with correct audio) The power that is delivered by the words we let past our lips, sharing our love for Jesus with gentleness and respect, and loads more from the Apostle Peter! 1 Peter 3 part 2 #gentleness #respect #sharing #1Peter #thechristing #blessing #powerorwords For loads more content: https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Peter now addresses wives and husbands, bringing our attention to the amazing heart of Jesus. We discover that God is very interested in what is going on in our marriages. 1 Peter 3 part 1 #submission #honour #marriage #1Peter #saunter https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Some challenging stuff here - submitting to secular authority, suffering unjustly and following the example of Jesus. 1 Peter 2 part 2

Reject the worthless, choose the precious! 1 Peter 2 part 1

Peter makes some stark contrasts between what was before Jesus and what is now, after Jesus.

A brand new Saunter through the two letters of Peter - the guy who hid in the shadows, who then became the leading spokesperson for the first generation apostles. #peter #apostle #precious #sauntering #breakfastofchampions

When rocks are raining down on your head, not because of an avalanche, but because a lynch mob are trying to kill you, things are getting pretty tough. It's often hard to see what purpose is served by times of immense pressure or trials. The apostle Paul calls this process tribulation. It means being squeezed on all sides - like an baby being forced through the birth canal during labour... #tribulation #underpressure #squeezing #thechristing For loads more content, link to my website and how to by my book The Christing, click https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

How do we care for those approaching the end of life in such a way that maintains their sense of dignity? Ruth Mouton is a palliative care nurse working in Switzerland. She shares with me her beautiful heart of compassion for those who no longer have strength to care for themselves. #compassion #endoflife #switzerland #france #ukraine #palliativecare

The disciples had an unreal estimation of the condition of their hearts until the pressure really came on. We take a look at the shape of our hearts in the light of the heart of Jesus. #shapeofmyheart #heartcondition #devotion #lastsupper

In the early hours of 6 June 2023 there Kakhovka dam was destroyed causing what is said to be the biggest environmental disaster in Europe since Chernobyl. Andriy Odarchuk was in the  stricken region as part of a team working with emergency services when they realised the Russians had begun shelling them. In this interview he tells of his experiences as a paramedic rescuing the rescuers.        

In this last (maybe) episode we attempt in far too sort a time to unravel the many threads of Christian Eschatology. We take a look at Jesus' teaching in Matthew 24 and try to trace the strands which seem clear and unambiguous. We consider the glorious moment when Jesus the Bridegroom is united with his Bride, the church. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Dasha is truly inspirational. She has been one of a small team of local people who responded to the Russian invasion of their community by courageously stepping up to become part of the solution. In this conversation she shares with great honesty her stories of faith under fire, her own personal struggles and many miraculous interventions from God. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Jesus left his disciples with the expectation that he was going to return pretty soon. We take a quick look at Christian eschatology since his departure and realise that it has been a long wait! We see two processes at work: renewal and stasis. We consider the way these seasons affect the attitudes and culture within the church at the time. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Victoria is a Ukrainian born in to Ukrainian parents who fled the collapsing Soviet Union to begin a whole new life in the USA. At home in the US she is an ER nurse and has been serving as part of a team of Ukrainian doctors and nurses bringing top medical care into the remotest villages eastern Ukraine, close to the front line.

Since the Russians invaded his home town of Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine Ruslan Netsvitaiev has served as a volunteer evacuating people from the front line towns and villages under fire. He attributes his earlier escape from a life of addiction to the goodness of God and the prayers of his mother. He tells some cool stories of God's miraculous protection and shares an important message. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

The Hebrew scriptures, some dating back more than three millennia, are the basis of Christian eschatology. In this episode we take a look at Jewish eschatologies and discover the hope of the Messiah.  For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

The world of Doomsday Preppers is no longer just a bunch of heavily armed survivalists and conspiracy theorists hidden somewhere in Nevada. Prepping is now mainstream, with the super rich investing in state-of-the-art bunkers in New Zealand and some governments relying heavily prepared civilians as part of their nation defence strategy. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 13: This amazing book concludes with lots of pastoral instructions on how to practically run this race. The possibility of having angels in our homes, seated at our table; the encouragement to keep offering up praise to God continually, whilst living sacrificially, and many more. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 12: Strip down, shape up and run! This chapter begins with a powerful image of running a race, or engaging in an athletic contest. We find ourselves in the same race as the heroes of faith from chapter 11. It finishes with a comparison of the awe-inspiring environment of the old covenant to the glorious and vastly better covenant mediated by Jesus. For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 11 This chapter is the definitive text on faith. We have some hugely important definitions and one-liners, woven in with stories of some of the great Old Testament heroes of faith. This is a chapter to read and re-read, reflect on and commit to memory! #heroesoffaith #hebrews11 #faith #evidence #substance #invisible  For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 10 This chapter is a serious but massively encouraging boost to the reader to not be tempted to return back to something that simply cannot save! To those living at the time of writing, experiencing extreme persecution and pressure to return to the sacrificial practices of Judaism, or to those living now, the message is the same. #sacrifices #bloodsacrifice #jesus #covenant #hebrews For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 9 part 2 Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. We understand that forgiveness from God comes at an immense price. #forgiveness #hebrews #covenant #sheddingblood  For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

Chapter 9 part 1: We are given a quick summary of the physical environment of the tabernacle - the holy tent built by Moses in he wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. We discover that all of the rituals that had occupied the priests, Levites and indeed the whole nation, were only shadows of a far greater reality. #levites #priests #hebrews #tabernacle #redemption #greaterreality For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite

In this episode we take a look at the possible origins of Mr Putin's Third Rome Eschatology and consider its far-reaching impact on our world today. #thirdrome #warinukraine #russia #crisis #nuclearthreat #ukraine #refugees For loads more content check out https://www.paullwhite.com https://linktr.ee/paullwhite