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Listeners of The Barnabas Project - Interviews and Daily Word that love the show mention:Let’s take a bigger picture look at The Gospel of John. What have we learned? What was the take away? Don’t miss this special episode as we look back at our time in John together. listen through all the way to the end to hear the reveal of what comes next for the Barnabas Project.
Here we are in the final verses in the book of John. What a journey it’s been! Join us today as we wrap up this series. It’s been an honored to teach through John. We are truly blessed.
Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him three times. He told him yes for every time he denied him. This gives us hope. Even when we deny knowing Jesus He still seeks to restore us to Himself.
Jesus presents himself in so many different ways. Sometimes He speaks with authority. Sometimes it’s loving and caring. And other times He’s a friend.
Thomas was late to the party and didn’t see Jesus until a week after the rest of the disciples did. He has his doubts but after he touches Jesus’ wounds, he finally believed. Jesus said “blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe”.
Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection. He breathed on them and told said “receive the Holy Spirit”. Then he said something really interesting. Tune in today if you have ever struggled with this hard to understand verse.
HE IS RISEN! The grace that God gives us today is only possible because Jesus left the tomb unoccupied. We are alive in him and no longer dead in our sins because he is our living hope.
Today we pick up where we left off last week. After Jesus gave up his spirit and died on the cross, they took his body down and put him in a tomb.
We are doing another series of fun questions and we finish by drafting our favorite road trip snacks.
Jesus gave up his spirit on the cross. This is the darkest hour in human history. Jesus gave his life so that our debt would be paid.
Jesus died for our sins so that we might have peace with God. And through his sacrifice our debt has been payed. Thank You Jesus for the blood!
Come in, sit down and take your shoes off. We are having another family fun episode but with a twist. Join us in Sam’s house for our Thanksgiving special!
Pilate finds himself between a rock and a hard place. The crowd and the chief priests are all calling for the death of Jesus yet Pilate finds no guilt in Jesus.
We dive into all four gospels today and read the harmony between them all. When we read them all together, we find a more whole picture of the story. Jesus stands trial before the Jews and is sentenced to death by crucifixion.
Here’s another installment of “Faith Center Family Fun” where we have guests, ask some strange questions and debate comparisons. Kristin Jones is a known San Francisco Giants fan and she joins us today for our baseball team draft.
Jesus already told Peter that he would deny him. This week we reed about when this happens. Have we denied Christ? Or have our actions become a denial of Him in our lives?
In honor of the fall season we put together a special episode. What it the perfect fall festival? Well today you get to choose which festival you would go to.
This is where the Bible goes from dialog to action. We bring in other gospel accounts of the Jesus’ arrest to try and get a look at the whole picture. Also, who’s the naked guy in Mark 14?!
It’s been a ride. Today we wrap up the series “What in the Word”. We share some memories and some laughs as we discuss our journey and go down memory lane. Stay tuned till the end of the episode for a special reveal.
The 3rd and final part of the “High Priestly Prayer” in John 17 focuses primarily on Jesus praying for the believers who would come to know God through the testimony of the disciples. That is You and Me. That’s right, Jesus prays to the father on your behalf and is still interseding for you today at the right hand of the Father.
The story we are reading at the top of the show is about King Og and the large size of his bed reported in the word. This raises a lot of questions. Was he a giant? Was he Nephilim?… Was he a giant Nephilime?! And what in the word is up with Genesis 6?
In the second part of the Lords high priestly prayer, Jesus prays for his disciples. What a touching moment where we get to see how much Jesus loved his disciples and asked the Father for thier protection.
Kelly joins us again as we have another round of miracles that we wanted to take a look at.
All of chapter 17 is Jesus praying to the Father. The beginning of this chapter about bring God glory. If we exist to glorify God, todays scripture would be pretty important to us in how we pray.
Kylie Jones joins us for another installment of Faith Center Family Fun. We get to hear from her about her life and then we have some fun asking some pretty off the wall questions.
Some if the things that happen in the Bible seem strange at first glance. While others are aw inspiring. Gods miracles leave us with a sense of wonder. Today we take a look at 4 different miracles we find in the word.
Jesus tells the disciples that they should take heart because He has overcome the world. He also offers some clarity on what their relationship with the Father will be like.
Saul is always making one poor decision after an other. In todays episode we find Saul making one of the worst decisions of his life. This is the last one he will make before he dies.
As Jesus explains to the disciples what’s coming next, He tells them that they will be filled with sorrow for a short time. But their sorrow will turn to joy when they see him again.
The whole story of Samson’s life is a really wild tail. Today we are going to key in on Judges 15 when Samson struck down 1,000 men with the jawbone of a donkey.
With the power of the Spirit of God, Jesus promises that there will be more understanding, and truth will be in their hearts. The disciples were unsure what Jesus meant by this but he told them that clarification was on the way.
Theologians and scholars have debated about Melchizedek for thousands of years. You will want to listen in to this episode as we attempted to make since of this mysterious figure that shows up briefly in Genesis.
Jesus says that the world would hate those who follow him. That’s not an easy thing to hear. However the Holy Spirit was promised and sent to be our councilor and equip us to preach the gospel and prepare us to handle the hatred in a way that models Christ.
Sometimes we Just like to get together and laugh about silly stuff. This is our Second Family Fun episode. Kelly joins us in the studio to participate in our shenanigans.
The book of Ezekiel gives us a very cool prophecy where Ezekiel stood in a Valley and was told that these bones would come to life. Join us as we examine “what in the word” that is all about.
We all know the old Sunday School song. He is the vine and we are the branches. His banner over me is love. If you were ever wondering where that comes from, it’s John 15. What amazing imagery Jesus uses to describe our relationship to him.
God passes by Moses and shows him his backside. He could not gaze upon the holiness of God.
In the last moments in the upper room Jesus promises the Holy Spirit. Today we get to talk about the Spirit in us and what the promise of the spirit meant to the disciples.
Elisha is confronted on the road by some hooligans. So he did what anyone would do in that circumstance. He cursed them and they were attacked by bears.
Jesus makes an “I Am” statement in todays scripture. I am the way, the truth and the life. As Jesus spends these last hours in the upper room with his disciples, He explains to them that there is no other way to be reconciled to the father except though Him.
It’s not just the movie Shrek that has a talking donkey. Yes, the Bible has one too. We couldn’t have a series about strange scriptures found in the Bible without including this one.
Jesus said that He is leaving, and when he leaves He’s going to prepare a place. He tells his disciples to not let their hearts be troubled. We have hope in the promise to come. One day we will be face to face with God but we are to live for today and look forward to the promise.
We thought it would be a lot of fine to try out a series of fun questions and see how we individually respond. Next time we do this, we will pull people in from the church body and have some more fun with some new guests.
Another really entering story in the Bible is when Jacob Wrestled with God. You may have a lot of questions about this story. Join us as we unpack it together.
Jesus always knows what’s going on. He knew about Judas and He knew about Peter. Jesus also reminds us of the impotence of loving each other in today’s scripture.
In our series called “What the What?” we hand picked some really strange stories in the Bible that might leave you scratching your head. Today we dive into the book of Judges and take a look at Jael “The Tent Peg Assassin”.
In todays scripture Jesus tells the disciples that one of them will betray Him.
Join us as we embark on a new weekly series called “What the What?”. In this series we take a look at some of the more odd-ball scriptures in the Bible and talk about them. Why have they been preserved in the word of God and what can we learn from them?
Jesus shows us how to be a servant hearted leaders when he bends down to wash the feet of the disciples in a display of poetic humanity.
An avid golfer, a great sense of humor, an elder at the church and an all around great guy. Join us in todays episode as we share some laughs with Steve Wilcox and get to hear a little bit about his story.
This is a series on the life of the 12 Disciples. We look at the their lives before, during and after the ministry of Jesus. We also have some fun by casting them with caricatures form TV Shows or movies that we think best fits each disciple. Today we look back at this series and talk about our experience learning about the disciples.