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Welcome to “The Search.” The purpose of this program is to explore the proper method of examining the Bible to discover its meaning. We believe that the meaning of Scripture is synonymous with the truth and that loyalty to Christ involves the relentless p

Clinton and Shahe


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    EP 39. "A Blessing for the World" (Psalm 67)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 17:31


    Why does God bless His people? Is it for their comfort and enjoyment? Not according to Psalm 67. In this song, the people ask God for His blessings so that they can become mediator's of his riches by blessing the nations and drawing them back to the source of all blessing--their God.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God Tests and Preserves His People" (Psalm 66)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 19:52


    At first, Psalm 66 seems like a pretty standard praise song honoring God for bringing the people through a time of testing. However, the psalmist also says that the test itself was caused by God. How are we to understand this, and other, puzzling features of Psalm 66?----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "A Prayer Asked and Answered" (Psalms 64-65)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 19:16


    How should the righteous react to answered prayer?  It's simple--with praise! Psalm 65 seems to be a joyful response to the prayer David asks of God in Psalm 64. Find out how David voices his complaint and then rejoices in God's answer.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Desperately Reaching for God" (Psalm 63)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 21:52


    Psalm 63 opens with the line: "You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." Let's consider the earnest pleading of this prayer as David desperately reaches for God.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    “Surely my soul waits in silence for God” (Psalm 62)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 22:30


    When all that needs to be prayed has been prayed, sometimes the only thing believers can do is silently wait for God. Psalm 62 represents David's silent waiting where he tries to convince himself of truths he believes but is having difficulty fully embracing because of his difficult circumstances.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The God of Deliverance" (Psalms 59-61)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 22:14


    This trio of psalms differ in style and content, but they are bound together by the common theme of God's power to deliver His people.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "A Call for Extraordinary Judgement" (Psalm 58)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 18:30


    Sometimes the emotional distress of the psalmists is so intense that they cry out for God to hurt and even kill their enemies. These imprecatory psalms can be difficult for Christians to read, especially in light of the teachings of Jesus who said that His disciples should love their enemies. Psalm 58 is one of those graphic psalms in which David asks God to bring about an extraordinary act of judgement.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "I put my trust in God Most High" (Psalms 56-57)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 21:14


    Psalms 56 and 57 are lament prayers David wrote during the era of his life when he was on the run from King Saul. However, while many of David's laments focus on his complaints, these prayers are much more focused on David's unyielding trust in the Lord.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    “Surely God is my help” (Psalms 54-55)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 19:54


    To whom do believers turn when the world seems against them? How should Christians respond when friends become traitors and enemies? David's own life experiences and prayers are instructive in answering these questions.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Flourishing in the House of God" (Psalms 52-53)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 25:19


    Do you know the story of Doeg the Edomite and the slaughter of Israel's priests at Nob? According to its superscript, this horrific incident is the backdrop to Psalm 52's important message about the wicked.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    “Have Mercy On Me, O God” (Psalm 51)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 28:38


    David made many mistakes in life, but Psalm 51 reflects the best of the King. Yes, he has been caught in grievous sin, but his penitential prayer radiates his contrite heart and serves as a model of confession even to this day.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God Calls His People to Repentance" (Psalm 50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 28:22


    Throughout their history, Israel needed to be rebuked by God. Psalm 50 discusses such a time when God gathered His people together to call them to repentance. They were guilty of both idolatry and immorality and God did not hold back in His demand that they change.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Living and Dying in this World" (Psalm 49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 28:00


    Psalm 49 is the last offering of a mini-series of psalms from the Sons of Korah. It's a wisdom psalm about the universality of death which focuses on the question of whether or not the rich have any advantage with God in the end. ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The City of God" (Psalm 48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 20:51


    Why does the Psalter refer to Jerusalem as God's city? What made that ancient place unique and special? Psalm 48 is one of the Zion Songs and it offers insight into what God thinks about Jerusalem. ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "For Israel and Beyond" (Psalms 46-47)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 19:14


    God is Israel's refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1), but He is also "the king of all the earth" (Psalm 47:7). In these psalms, God's work on behalf of His covenant people is celebrated and then expanded so that all the nations join the children of Abraham in jubilant praise of God.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The King and his Bride" (Psalm 45)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 26:44


    The idea of a royal wedding evokes all kinds of grand and festive imagery. Psalm 45 is a wedding poem dedicated to the king and his new bride and there are many interesting and noteworthy concepts associated with this particular psalm addressed in this lesson.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "A Nation in Crisis" (Psalm 44)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 25:03


    Psalm 44 documents a time when Israel has suffered a terrible military defeat. What are God's people to do when the nation is facing such a horrifying disaster? Consider with me the message of this interesting psalm.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Bring Me Home, Lord" (Psalms 42-43)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 20:15


    Book 2 of the Psalter opens with a collection of psalms from the Sons of Korah. Psalms 42-43 were written by someone who had become separated from Jerusalem and was unable to return to the Temple. His heart's desire for home where he could once again worship God is poured out in these psalms.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    “Blessed are those who consider the poor” (Psalm 41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 22:11


    Book I of the Psalter closes with Psalm 41. Like Psalm 1, Psalm 41 opens with a beatitude: "Blessed are those who consider the poor/weak." One of the chief characteristics of God is His rescue of the poor. It is fitting that this last entry in Book I takes that divine attribute and enjoins it upon believers. ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God Disciplines His Children" (Psalms 38-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 25:30


    One of the Christian's greatest privileges is the right to call God, Father. As a Father, God protects and provides for His children, but He also guides and disciplines them. David experienced divine discipline and wrote about that experience in this trio of psalms. ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Righteous will Inherit the Earth" (Psalms 36-37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 25:42


    How should the righteous feel when they see the wicked prospering? What should God's people be doing while they await His work of redemption and restoration? These are important questions David wrestles with in Psalms 36 and 37.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God's Righteous Vindication" (Psalm 35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 24:03


    David had many enemies who often slandered him and spread lies about him. Rather than seek vengeance, however, David sought vindication that is based on God's own righteousness. What does it mean though for David to ask that God will vindicate him? ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    “Fear the LORD, you his holy people” (Psalm 34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 22:32


    Fear can drive people to act in ways they would not normally act. David learned this lesson during a particularly fearful time in his life when he faced almost certain death. Psalm 34 is all about what David concluded about fear.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchPodcast: https://thesearch.buzzsprout.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    EP 16. "Love, Joy, and Peace" (Psalms 31-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 24:11


    Paul says that the fruit of the Spirit begins with love, joy, and peace (Gal 5:22-23). Why were these virtues so important to Paul's understanding of what it means to live a Spirit-led life? Probably because he learned them from the Psalms. In particular, Psalms 31-33 emphasize the centrality of love, joy, and peace for those whose lives are connected to God.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God is Worthy of Worship" (Psalms 29-30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 22:26


    People serve God for all kinds of reasons. Many people become a Christian or attend church simply because they expect to get something out of God. Psalms 29 and 30, however, reveal something vitally important about God and why He is worthy of worship.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "One Thing I Ask" (Psalms 26-28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 22:02


    Many of David's psalms include requests. He often asked God for healing, deliverance, and/or justice. However, there was one thing David desired above all other petitions and that singular priority is the subject of this trio of psalms.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Three Songs of Trust" (Psalms 23-25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 22:10


    After the intense lament prayer of Psalm 22, the compilers of the Psalter provide us with a beautiful and stirring trio of songs that are all about trusting God. Let's learn from David why God is worthy of our trust.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God is Always Near" (Psalm 22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 34:49


    Jesus spoke these familiar words of lament from the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34). This sorrowful line comes from the first verse of Psalm 22 and it is one of several lines from that psalm which is used by the gospel writers in their telling of the crucifixion of Jesus. Let's find out what Psalm 22 means and how it corresponds to the death of Christ.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Three Songs of Deliverance and Victory" (Psalms 18, 20, 21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 26:50


    What should the righteous do when God has heard their cries for help and rescued them? They should celebrate with joy, thanksgiving, and praise! ----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Skies and the Scriptures" (Psalm 19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 22:23


    What does creation and Scripture have in common? Psalm 19 explores these two aspect of God's work in the world in a most fascinating way.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Who can be in God's presence?" (Psalms 15-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 27:37


    This trio of psalms share a wonderful theme in common: being in the presence of God. Join me in considering their distinctive message.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Wicked Fool" (Psalm 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 24:47


    Who is the fool of Psalm 14? In this psalm, David describes those who have decided to live life without any regard for God and the outcome of that decision is dire both for them and others.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Ideal vs. Reality" (Psalms 9-13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 25:37


    Psalm 8 praised the creator God for elevating humanity by granting them glory, honor, and authority over His creation. However, if the world of Psalm 8 is the ideal, the lived experience of humanity is far from it. In Psalms 9-13, David laments and struggles with life outside of Eden.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "God, Creation, and Humanity" (Psalm 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 24:17


    In Psalm 8, David ponders three incredible truths: the world as it was when God created it, the wonder of God's mighty power, and the honor and glory God bestowed upon humanity. It is an amazing psalm.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "A Prayer for Justice" (Psalm 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 25:23


    What is biblical justice and what does it sound like to pray for it? As David suffered unjust attacks, he often called upon the righteous judge to vindicate him and Psalm 7 is a perfect example of that kind of prayer.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "A Prayer for Healing" (Psalm 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 21:07


    In this unique lament prayer, David believes he is near death. He asks God both for healing and deliverance on account of God's unfailing love and while most of the prayer displays David's despondency, by the end, his tone and demeanor drastically improve.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Three Prayers for Deliverance" (Psalms 3-5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 36:59


    The opening prayers of the Psalter fall under the category of laments, but what exactly is a lament and how is it different from a complaint? Find out in this survey of Psalms 3-5.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Serving God's Anointed King" (Psalm 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 32:52


    Psalm 2, alongside the first psalm, serves as an introduction to the entire Psalter. Psalm 2 familiarizes readers with one of the key figures of the Hebrew Bible-the anointed king of David's line. Join me in learning more about this king as he is described and discussed in the second psalm.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Joining the Assembly of the Righteous" (Psalm 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 36:34


    Welcome to the Psalter! The books of Psalms has been instrumental in the thinking and worship of Christians since the days of the apostles. This series is dedicated to the study of this amazing collection of songs, prayers, and poems.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Paul's Farewell to the Corinthians" (1 Cor 16:5-24, Lesson 30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 32:25


    The closing section of 1 Corinthians includes Paul's upcoming travel plans, a message about Timothy and Apollos, warm wishes from some Christians in Asia, closing admonitions to the Corinthians, and a personal note from Paul to this troubled group of believers. Join me as we conclude our study of 1 Corinthians.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Collection for the Saints" (1 Cor 16:1-4, Lesson 29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 19:44


    Charitable giving has been a part of the life of the church since the very beginning. In 1 Corinthians 16:1-4, the apostle Paul was organizing a special collection for needy believers in Judea and in so doing, teaches us about the collection for the saints.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Transformation" (1 Cor 15:50-58, Lesson 28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 27:36


    What will happen to the living when Christ returns? This is the final question Paul addresses in his masterful presentation on the resurrection of the body. In addition to his comments on the transformation of the living, Paul concludes with notes of victory and admonitions to all believers.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Body" (1 Cor 15:35-49, Lesson 27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 30:53


    What will the resurrection body be like? That is essentially the question the apostle Paul addressed in this section of 1 Corinthians 15. One truth about the resurrection must be asserted: the body which dies is the body that will come back to life and be transformed. Let's see how Paul describes this wonderful event.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Lifestyle" (1 Cor 15.29-34, Lesson 26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 36:27


    One of the most mysterious phrases in Paul's letters is the expression: "baptized for the dead" (1 Cor 15:29). While there is considerable uncertainty about the meaning of baptism for the dead, the function this verse serves as part of Paul's broader discourse about the resurrection helps considerably in narrowing down the interpretive options. Let's consider together then what baptism for the dead could be and how it fits into 1 Corinthians 15.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Firstfruits" (1 Cor 15:20-28, Lesson 25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 27:29


    What did Paul mean when he referred to Jesus as "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Cor 15:20)? Furthermore, what did Paul believe about the reign of Christ and His eventual return? This section, which is at the heart of Paul's resurrection discourse, addresses some of the most important truth claims about Jesus in all of Paul's writings.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Reality" (1 Cor 15:6-19, Lesson 24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 27:01


    How confident can Christians be about the claim that Jesus was raised from the dead? While Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians was not designed to prove such a claim, he does offer some helpful pieces of evidence which support why he and others were so confident that Christ is risen. Even the Corinthians who were skeptical about resurrection had been convinced of Christ's own resurrection from the dead.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Resurrection Gospel" (1 Cor 15:1-5, Lesson 23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 33:33


    Paul begins his important discussion about the resurrection by reminding the Corinthians of what they had come to believe about Jesus. This reminder will act as the launching point for Paul's larger discussion about the future, general resurrection of the bodies of all those who belong to Christ.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Orderliness of Christian Assemblies" (1 Cor 14:26-40, Lesson 22)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 31:19


    In this final section of Paul's discussion concerning spiritual gifts the apostle emphasizes orderliness. Everything in Christian assemblies must be done for the building up of the body, and having proper decorum and order is just as vital in accomplishing edification as understandability is.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Five Intelligible Words" (1 Cor 14:1-25, Lesson 21)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 35:22


    1 Corinthians 14 lays out two principles which will help in accomplishing the goal of edifying those gathered in Christian assemblies: understandability and orderliness. The first half of the chapter focuses on ensuring that anyone attending the Corinthian gathering can understand what is being said, prayed, and sung.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "The Greatest is Love" (1 Cor 13, Lesson 20)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 34:00


    1 Corinthians 13 records Paul's epic love poem, but what was the apostle's reason for discussing love in this way? Let's learn more about the context of this section and why love is spoken of as the greatest of all.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

    "Using Your Gifts Responsibly" (1 Cor 12, Lesson 19)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 36:22


    Like attending idol feasts in 1 Corinthians 8-10, the proper use of spiritual gifts had become a major stumbling block for the Corinthians. Paul begins his discussion by first reminding the Corinthians of the source of these gifts and then emphasizing why the gifts were given in the first place.----------------------------Please follow us on these platforms:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JointhesearchTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jointhesearchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointhesearchtodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jointhesearchtoday

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