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A simple cover-to-cover course of the Bible in plain words and vivid word pictures for seekers and students of all ages

Tim Nelson


    • Jun 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 186 EPISODES


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    Episode 185 (Final) The Story of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 28:57


    The final episode, telling the story of Jesus in a way you likely never heard it before!

    184: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about HEAVEN?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 19:36


    Ten important overall themes from Scripture about the eternal destiny of those who are saved

    183: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about HELL?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 17:40


    Ten important overall themes of Scripture about the eternal destiny of the spiritually lost

    182. Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about DEATH?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 13:17


    How does God feel about death, what is it like to die, and what comes after?

    181. Bible Questions: Does God expect me to share my faith with others?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 16:19


    The WHY, WHAT, and HOW of sharing our faith in Jesus

    180. Bible Questions: Does ancient Old Testament prophecy point to Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 12:36


    Here are two ancient passages (Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53) that are remarkably fulfilled in the trial and death of Jesus

    179. Bible Questions: Are the Gospel accounts of Jesus credible (or did they turn Jesus into an 'urban legend?')

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 16:25


    Ten reasons the Gospel accounts don't fit the profile of urban legends

    178. Bible Questions: Did Jesus really CLAIM to be God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 15:01


    (or did Jesus want us to see him as moral teacher?)

    177. Bible Questions: How does God expect us to act toward political leaders and others in authority?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 13:55


    Our attitude and behavior toward politicians, police, pastors, and parents

    176: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about our lifestyle (our stuff)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 12:29


    Well, it's now so much how much stuff we have, actually, it's whether that stuff is in a closed fist or an open hand

    175: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about money and tithing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 12:32


    Who should give (and who should NOT give), how should we give, how much should we give, where should it be given

    174: Bible Questions: What is Baptism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 12:18


    What does baptism mean, how should it be done, and when should I do it?

    173: Bible Questions: How will Jesus return?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 17:10


    Will it be secretly or sensationally, and will it be once or twice (or not at all)?

    172. Bible Questions: Will Jesus actually return to planet Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 11:19


    Here are three reasons in Scripture leading many to believe He absolutely will!

    171: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about marriage, separation, divorce, remarriage, and living together?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 20:45


    The Bible has much to say about marriage, separation, divorce, remarrying after divorce, and living together

    170: Bible Questions: What does the Bible have to say about parenting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 16:40


    It's a LOT like great gardening, actually!

    169: Bible Questions: Is Gay Okay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 19:13


    What the Bible says about same sex attraction and intimacy

    168: Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about suicide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 14:39


    The Bible gives us much help and hope!

    167: Bible Questions: What did Mary know?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 13:28


    Not very much, actually.

    166. Bible Questions: Why are some churches against the use of "sign gifts?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 14:03


    Are the "sign gifts" for today or have they been replaced by Scripture?

    165: Bible Questions: What are "spiritual gifts" anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 9:25


    A unique ability given by the Holy Spirit to each believer, fueled by love, to be used to build up the other believers in his or her local church.

    164. Bible Questions: Are Christians Judgmental?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 10:28


    Six "bumper pads" laid down by Scripture to keep Christians in the God-honoring lane when dealing with difficult issues in our world.

    163. Bible Questions: The parable of the soils -- How many soils are saved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 12:53


    Wrong question. The right question is, "What soil does Jesus want EVERYONE who goes all in to be?" (That answer is EASY)

    162. Bible Questions: Can I lose my salvation? Can I fall (or jump) from grace?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 15:00


    Maybe you CAN, but is it possible because of God's power, promise, and love, you WON'T?

    161. Bible Questions: Can I KNOW if I am saved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 11:19


    What does "saved" mean and what are the indicators it has actually happened?

    159. Bible Questions: Does the Bible promote the poor treatment of women?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 13:20


    It certainly describes it! But after going cover-to-cover, few of my students think it promotes it, and most think it begins restore the dignity and role of women to what God intended in creation.

    158. Bible Questions: Where does Scripture urge Christians to excel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 11:47


    Care for the least, nurture those we love, invest in our legacy, lead the lost to Jesus, and above all, love our Lord

    157. Bible Questions: Should Christians strive for excellence in all things?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 13:10


    No! We are finite, and we need to make choices on what things to do A+ well, what things to do just C- okay and what things not to do at all

    156. Bible Questions: Is there such a thing as "righteous anger"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 6:01


    Why everyone (especially followers of Jesus) should be cautious lighting and throwing this dynamite

    155. Bible Questions: What should I do about all the "gray areas" of life not specifically talked about in the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 10:42


    The Bible gives us principles to help decide if behaviors not expressly approved or forbidden in the Bible are OK.

    154. Bible Questions: Am I my brother's keeper (or should I mind my own business)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 9:54


    Do I have the responsibility to point out concerns in the lives of other people (or do other people have the right to point out concerns in me)?

    153: Bible Questions: Why is there so much BLOODSHED in the Bible (of both people and animals)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 9:18


    It is bloody indeed, and here's why...

    152. Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about animals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 5:44


    Why are they here, how should we treat them, and will they (my pets) be a part of eternity?

    151: Bible Questions - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 2:37


    Answering my student's Bible Questions by dragging a magnet over Scripture

    150. Beginner Bible Course: Top 10 New Testament take-aways from my students

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 11:00


    HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?? Email them to biblewordpics@gmail.com or go to the website, biblewordpics.com and email me! --Tim

    149. Beginner Bible Course: the Revelation given by Jesus to John, Pt. 3 (Chapters 20-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 10:45


    Revelation Chapters 20-22 -- The Millennium, the Great White Throne Judgment, Hell and Heaven

    148. Beginner Bible Course: the Revelation given by Jesus to John, Pt. 2 (Chapters 6-19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 20:34


    Revelation Chapter 6-19 The roller-coaster ride of Revelation 6-19

    147. Beginner Bible Course: The Revelation given by Jesus to John, Pt. 1 (Chapters 1-5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 16:52


    Revelation introduction, Chapters 1-5 The setting, audience, intended impact, and first vision

    146. Beginner Bible Course: The final New Testament letter of Jude

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 9:53


    Jude (all). Contend for the Faith -- be ready to rumble!

    145. Beginner Bible Course: the three little letters of John

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 19:35


    1 John, 2 John, 3 John. How we can KNOW if we are God's child again, and how we should help spread the Gospel and prevent the spread of false teaching

    144. Beginner Bible Course: The first and second letters of Peter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 16:44


    1 Peter (all) and 2 Peter (all). The importance of SUFFERING and SCRIPTURE in the life of one who goes all in on Jesus.

    143. Beginner Bible Course: The very practical bossy little letter of James

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 10:38


    James (all) The New Testament's earliest letter -- wisdom for how to live for Jesus on days that end in "y"

    142. Beginner Bible Course: the letter to the Hebrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 18:37


    Hebrews (all) The old recipe (old covenant) is outdated. Jesus is the perfect priest, the once-for-all sacrifice, the One the Law was intended to lead us to!

    141. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's last words -- his second letter to Timothy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 14:09


    2 Timothy (all) On death row, with his execution by Nero imminent, Paul gives his final instructions and blessing to his "son in the faith."

    140. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus (Pastor Letters)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 13:12


    1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, & Titus (all) -- Paul's instructions to porcu-pastors on how to lead and shape porcu-people in their local church nests.

    139. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's letter to the Colossians and to Philemon in Colossae

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 16:44


    Colossians (all) and Philemon (all). Jesus is all we need (Colossians) and how believers need to excel in forgiveness (Philemon)

    138. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's letter to the Philippians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 12:33


    Philippians (all) - Why we can experience JOY in the middle of difficult circumstances

    137. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's letter to the Ephesians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 14:07


    Ephesians (all). All we wiggly people have because of Jesus, and how we wiggly people should live

    136. Beginner Bible Course: Paul is arrested, held, then shipped to Rome for trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 16:57


    Acts 21-28 -- Paul shares his testimony with priests, two governors, and a king and queen, then is shipped to give it to Rome to share it with Caesar.

    135. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's letter to the Romans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 19:53


    Romans (all) How we are made righteous (right-us) in our relationship with God

    134. Beginner Bible Course: Paul's second letter to the Corinthians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 16:38


    2 Corinthians (all) Paul gets defensive, pushy, and sarcastic trying to protect the message he had given to the Corinthian believers from being distorted by flashy "peddlers"

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