Through the Word

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions like: Who was Melchizedek and what does John mean when he talks about a “sin that does not lead to death”…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer difficult questions from Paul's writings. Questions like: what should the role of tongues be in the church and should divorced men serve in church leadership…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer a difficult question that comes from Romans chapters 8-11: Why does God ask us to preach the gospel if He has already decided who would receive the gospel?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Acts. Questions like: did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them in John 20 or at the day of Pentecost found in Acts 2 and what is the significance of the Holy Spirit‘s visible work in Acts 8 and Acts 10…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of John. Questions like: why the John the Baptist claim not to be Elijah in John 1:21 and Jesus claim John the Baptist to be Elijah in Matthew 11:14, and why did Jesus tell his brothers he would not go up to the Feast of Booths when they asked and then go anyways in John 7…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Luke. Questions like: what does it mean that no one born is greater than John (the Baptist) but the least important in God‘s kingdom is greater…and why did John the Baptist ask if Jesus was the One or if he should look for another after previously announcing that Jesus was the One…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the books of Matthew and Mark. Questions like: What happened to the dead that rose from the tombs in Matthew 27 and why are the 12 verses at the end of Mark excluded in some translations…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Matthew. Questions like: what does it mean to be baptized by fire and why is there little information about Jesus childhood…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the Minor Prophets. Questions like: Did the Minor Prophets contain minor prophecy and are Zechariah's prophecies mainly regarding end times…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Daniel. Questions like: Why is Michael referenced as the great prince who protects the people of Israel and how much of Daniel's prophesies have been fulfilled…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Ezekiel. Questions like: Are the scenes at the end of Ezekiel past or future and who are Gog and MaGog…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Ezekiel. Questions like what are the wristbands in veils in chapter 13 and who is the man in linen in chapter 10…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Questions like: did Jeremiah get to witness all that he prophesied and what is the significance of 390 days in Ezekiel 4…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Jeremiah. Questions like why did the NIV use the term “armed men”instead of children, offspring or seed in Jeremiah 49:10, and did God use an instrument of evil in Babylon to accomplish His judgment on Israel…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah. Questions like: what does God mean when He calls someone stupid and are the Chaldeans and the Babylonians the same people…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Isaiah. Questions like: what was being referenced that a child could write down in Isaiah 10:19 and what does “remnant” mean in Isaiah 10:21-22…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs. Questions like: Is there really nothing new under the sun and is Song of Songs an allegory of Christ and the Church…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Proverbs. Questions like does God make people to be doomed and does Proverbs 31:6 encourage drinking…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions about the books of Psalms and Proverbs. Questions like: Is hatred ok and how much of Proverbs should we take the literally?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell answer questions from the Psalms. Questions like: What Psalm is a great help for prayer and what is unique about the length of Psalm 119…?

Pastor Jon Bell and Eastview's student ministry leader Michael Neal seek to answer questions from the Psalms. Questions like: What is hyssop and is it on purpose that the Sermon on the Mount seems to reflect the Psalms…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the Psalms. Questions like: who is the Director of Music and do angels have authority over people…?

Pastor Jon Bell and Dr. Chip McDaniel seek to answer questions from the book of Job. Questions like: Who are the “sons of God” in Job and what are the Behemoth and Leviathan?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the books of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. Questions like: is Mordecai (Esther's uncle) also mentioned as an exile returning in Ezra and did God sanction divorce in the book of Ezra?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the books of 2 Chronicles and Ezra. Questions like: was a Ahaziah 22 or 42 when he began to reign as king and does God still use powerful rulers like he did during the time of these books to turn His people to worship Him?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 2 Chronicles. Questions like: did Solomon lose his wisdom because of his sin and there are other Chronicles listed by name in the biblical book of Chronicles so what happened to these writings?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 1 Chronicles. Questions like: what is the purpose of 1 Chronicles and why was David's gathering of materials for building the temple omitted in 2 Samuel/1 Kings but included in 1 Chronicles…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 2 Kings. Questions like: Did God cause creation to stop or reverse when he sent the shadow on a sundial backwards and during the time of Kings was the relationship between Israel and Samaria a good one?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell with guest Dr. Doug Ponder answer questions from the book of 2nd Kings. Questions like what was the significance of the bear attack in chapter 2 and what was the central reason or any secondary reasons why the people of Israel were exiled…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 1 Kings. Questions like: what is the significance of laying hold the horns of the altar and why was Elijah afraid of Jezebel after he saw what God did at Mount Carmel?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 2 Samuel. Questions like: is God pro polygamy and was is it God‘s will that David and Bathsheba would get married and have Solomon?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of 1 Samuel. Questions like: How did the Philistines carry the Ark without dying and what does it mean when God said he regrettedmaking Saul King…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Ruth and the first portion of 1 Samuel. Questions like: Who is a kinsman redeemer and is Saul in heaven…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Judges. Questions like: who is the Angel of the Lord and did Gideon cause the people of Israel to worship and idol and Judges 8?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Joshua. Questions like why did Achan's whole family his livestock and all his belongings have to be destroyed for his sin and is God pro genocide?…

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the second portion of Deuteronomy. Questions like what was the significance of breaking a heifer's neck in Deuteronomy 21 and why were the tribes of Israel split and asked stand on two different mountains in Deuteronomy 27…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the first portion of the book of Deuteronomy like how do we have a Triune God Who is One and what does the phrase “hold fast”…

Pastors Jon Bell and Chris Mitchell seek to answer questions from the second portion of the Book of Numbers. Questions like who were the sons of Korah and why did God use a graven image as a mode to bring healing to his people and Numbers 21…?

Pastors Jon Bell and Chris Mitchell seek to answer questions from the first portion of the book of Numbers. Questions like: why is there not a punishment for a man if his jealousy is proven false in Numbers 5 and were the people of Israel also excluded from eternal salvation as they were excluded from entering into the promised land…?

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the book of Leviticus. Questions like: what was the strange fire offered by Aaron's sons, and why can't the People of Israel wear two different types of fabric together…?

In this episode Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions from the second portion of Exodus. Questions like: Which portions of the law should we obey and did Moses change God's mind through intercession…?

Pastors Chris and Jon seek to answer questions from the first portion of Exodus like why was God trying to kill Moses in chapter 4, why is God hardening Pharaoh's heart and more

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell seek to answer questions regarding Ishmael and his descendants, the process of marriage during the time of Genesis, slavery in the Bible and more.

Pastors Chris Mitchell and Jon Bell answer questions regarding those who were living at the same time as Cain like his wife in Genesis 4, who the Sons of God in Genesis 6 may have been and more.

Answering the questions of: How can a good God allow evil, even if the result is good? And is it ok to sin, if the result can end up as something good for God's people?