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BEMA Session 1: Torah
458: BEMA Kokomo — The Body of Christ

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 50:50


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by the BEMA Kokomo discussion group from Indiana, which launched in 2021, to share their story and give everyone an idea of what a healthy, thriving group can look like.BEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin GeiselmanBridgeway Church in Kokomo, IndianaAsking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonEvolving Faith Podcast 1: Evolution, Apocalypse, and Remembering Rachel Held EvansCrossroads Community Church in Kokomo, IndianaTrust Fall by Brent FaulknerReview of Trust Fall — Marty Solomon, GoodreadsCitizenship Papers by Wendell Berry Special Guest: Erin Geiselman.

Get Fed Today
Mike Focht: The Bema Seat

Get Fed Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025


Today's sermon is The Bema Seat by Mike Focht Find more teaching from Pastor Mike at www.ccphilly.org

Reportage Afrique
RDC: à Angumu, l'unique service de la région qui soigne les troubles mentaux [1/3]

Reportage Afrique

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 2:19


Dans cette zone montagneuse et enclavée, sur les rives du Lac Albert qui fait frontière entre la RDC et l'Ouganda, un seul hôpital soutenu par l'ONG Médecins sans frontières, à Angumu, prend en charge les patients qui souffrent de troubles mentaux. Dans cette région, les besoins sont pourtant colossaux. La région, où aucun groupe armé n'a jamais attaqué grâce à la rivière Kakoye que les habitants disent magique, accueille des dizaines de milliers de déplacés.  De notre envoyée spéciale de retour de Angumu, « Moi, je suis Emmanuel Umerambe Watum, je suis superviseur des activités santé mentale. » Ce psychologue clinicien de formation nous fait faire le tour du service de psychiatrie : « Cette salle, c'est pour observer les malades. Il y a un malade que nous avons récupéré pour l'amener l'hôpital, car il était enchaîné. Ça fait aujourd'hui trois semaines qu'il est chez nous et nous avons pu le déchaîner. » Si la famille de ce malade l'a enchaîné pendant 16 ans, c'est parce qu'aucun centre spécialisé n'existait dans la région avant 2022, date de l'ouverture de ce service. Roseline amène son frère pour la troisième fois.  « Tout a commencé par des troubles de la parole. Mon frère a commencé à dire "il y a des gens qui me poursuivent". Après, il a voulu tuer sa fille aînée, il a voulu l'égorger. Les gens qui étaient là ont réussi à sauver cet enfant. Et après, il s'en est pris à une chèvre et il l'a découpée en morceaux avant de la jeter dans la brousse. » Tous les cas ne sont pas aussi sévères. Certains souffrent de dépressions ou de troubles chroniques, liés notamment à des traumatismes. L'hôpital se situe à proximité de zones en conflit et la région accueille de nombreux déplacés, rappelle-le docteur Françoise Bema, directrice de l'hôpital : « Nous avons suivi des formations dans ce domaine, et nous avons des capacités. Il n'y a pas moins de 200 malades actuellement et c'est MSF qui nous aide pour les médicaments. Et après le départ de MSF, comment se fera l'approvisionnement des médicaments ? Parce qu'il y a encore la guerre et la population n'est pas encore en mesure de se prendre en charge. Alors leur demander d'acheter les médicaments, ce sera difficile. On craint que beaucoup de patients arrêtent leur traitement. » Selon le ministère de la Santé, au moins 20 millions de Congolais souffraient en 2023 de problèmes de santé mentale. À lire aussiEn Ituri, les fantômes du passé resurgissent

Q&A Podcast – Enduring Word
The Bema Seat: How Will God Judge His Followers? LIVE Q&A for June 19, 2025

Q&A Podcast – Enduring Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 58:22


The Bema Seat: How Will God Judge His Followers? LIVE Q&A for June 19, 2025 https://storage.googleapis.com/enduring-word-media/q-and-a/06192025.mp3 The post The Bema Seat: How Will God Judge His Followers? LIVE Q&A for June 19, 2025 appeared first on Enduring Word. https://enduringword.com/the-bema-seat-how-will-god-judge-his-followers-live-qa-for-june-19-2025/feed/ 0 The Bema Seat: How Will God Judge His Followers? LIVE Q&A for June 19, 2025 - https://youtube.com/live/gLJ1Gsg2RSk - https://storage.googleapis.com/enduring-word-media/q-and-a/06192025.mp3 The Bema Seat: How Will God Judge His Followers? LIVE Q&A for June 19, 2025 https://youtube.com/live/gLJ1Gsg2RSk

BEMA Session 1: Torah
454: Qohelet Goes Off

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 77:29


Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent consider the appointed time for everything.BEMA 382: Psalms — Small, Not InsignificantFirst Reformed (2018 film) — JustWatch

BEMA Session 1: Torah
452: Qohelet Gets Out of Bed

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 87:11


Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks launch an exploration of one of the least understood books of Tanakh (Ecclesiastes).BEMA 320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise WomenThe Wind Rises (2013 film) — JustWatch

Abounding Grace on Oneplace.com
Bema Seat Judgment of Christ Part 2

Abounding Grace on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 26:01


If you've received Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, that's wonderful. Your salvation is secure and you're on your way to heaven. But did you realize, you'll still give an account for your life and stand before the Bema Seat Judgment of Christ? This is not regarding your salvation, but rather eternal rewards. And today on Abounding Grace, pastor Ed Taylor helps us get ready. He wants us to consider three things in light of the Bema Seat, found in Second Corinthians five. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

Faith Baptist Church Hermantown
Things to Come: The Bema Seat (part 2)

Faith Baptist Church Hermantown

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 45:42


Abounding Grace on Oneplace.com
Bema Seat Judgment of Christ Part 1

Abounding Grace on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 26:01


Heaven in not simply a destination - for the Christian it's a motivation. That's what the apostle Paul wanted the Corinthian Church to know and believe. In Second Corinthians chapter five, we are reminded that we all will give an account to the Lord for the things that we've done on earth even believers. That ought to inspire us to make it our goal to please the Lord. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29

BEMA Session 1: Torah
450: Talmudic Matthew — The 7

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 76:36


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé truly cap off this series by taking a second gander at the Lord's Prayer.One Thousand Gifts by Ann VoskampBEMA 286: John — The Test of BreadWhy Is Shavuot Celebrated — Aleph Beta

BEMA Session 1: Torah
449: Talmudic Matthew — The Seven

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 66:56


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out this series by taking a gander at the Lord's Prayer.BEMA 97: Done in SecretBEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of FaithTextus Receptus — WikipediaCodex Sinaiticus — WikipediaCodex Vaticanus — WikipediaAlexandrian Text-Type — WikipediaByzantine Text-Type — Wikipedia“Ancient Amulets with Incipits” — Biblical Archaeology Society“The Lord's Prayer” (Live from Jerusalem in 2001) — Charlotte Church, YouTubeBEMA 325: Sanctuary — Waking Up in the Mishkan

Living Springs Q&A
Inverted Orthodoxy 385- Omniscience of God, Pokemon, and Ministry Failure

Living Springs Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 49:19


In this weeks episode of inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Blake and Kyle discuss the following questions: (2:25 into episode) AER  On episode 383 you discuss the omniscience of God and use the idea that Jesus said even he did not know the day or hour that the son of man would return. Do you think there is actually a day that god has picked out or did Jesus not know because it was undecided? I have heard, and maybe it's somewhere in Paul's letters, the idea that what we do can speed up the day of Jesus' return. If what we do can change the day that Jesus returns, is god waiting for a set date or some criteria to be fulfilled?(18:47 into episode)Following last week's podcast - sometimes when I listen to the podcast I wonder about the North American church. I have never heard anything negative about Pokémon… I only moved to Canada nearly 8 years ago, probably after Pokémon conversations. it makes me wonder about the cultural differences and why in North America so many more things like Pokémon are questioned.(34:07 into episode)  I listened to a BEMA podcast about a book called "Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure" by J.R. Briggs, I was wondering if you'd be willing to share a time you thought you failed in ministry and what God's love did in your soul through that experienceResources: "Devil in the Deep" Podcast by Mike Cosper covering the Satanic Panic Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can visit www.livingspringsairdrie.com

Living Springs Q&A
Inverted Orthodoxy 385- Omniscience of God, Pokemon, and Ministry Failure

Living Springs Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 49:19


In this weeks episode of inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Blake and Kyle discuss the following questions: (2:25 into episode) AER  On episode 383 you discuss the omniscience of God and use the idea that Jesus said even he did not know the day or hour that the son of man would return. Do you think there is actually a day that god has picked out or did Jesus not know because it was undecided? I have heard, and maybe it's somewhere in Paul's letters, the idea that what we do can speed up the day of Jesus' return. If what we do can change the day that Jesus returns, is god waiting for a set date or some criteria to be fulfilled?(18:47 into episode)Following last week's podcast - sometimes when I listen to the podcast I wonder about the North American church. I have never heard anything negative about Pokémon… I only moved to Canada nearly 8 years ago, probably after Pokémon conversations. it makes me wonder about the cultural differences and why in North America so many more things like Pokémon are questioned.(34:07 into episode)  I listened to a BEMA podcast about a book called "Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure" by J.R. Briggs, I was wondering if you'd be willing to share a time you thought you failed in ministry and what God's love did in your soul through that experienceResources: "Devil in the Deep" Podcast by Mike Cosper covering the Satanic Panic Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can visit www.livingspringsairdrie.com

CFCJAX
4 May 2025 - Glory Revealed Through The Judgement-Q&A

CFCJAX

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 18:41


This week we talk about the Bema seat and motives of the heart for serving the Lord.

CFCJAX
4 May 2025 - Glory Revealed Through The Judgement-Sermon

CFCJAX

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 44:44


This week we talk about the Bema seat and motives of the heart for serving the Lord.

BEMA Session 1: Torah
448: Talmudic Matthew — Secret

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 46:38


Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks step into their prayer closets and shut the door on the babbling pagans.BEMA 97: Done in SecretLares — WikipediaBornless Ritual — Wikipedia

BEMA Session 1: Torah
447: Talmudic Matthew — Wages

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 49:00


Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks take a spin with Jesus's concept of rewards or wages.Wealth, Poverty, and Charity in Jewish Antiquity by Gregg E. GardnerBEMA 97: Done in SecretDe Re Publica, De Legibus by Cicero — Internet ArchivePietas — WikipediaVirtus — WikipediaPolitics by Aristotle — Internet ArchivePolitics (Aristotle) — WikipediaEuergetism — WikipediaSynagogue Wall Decorations — Sardis ExpeditionInscriptions of the Megiddo Mosaic — Museum of the Bible

Solo Parent Society
How Long, Oh Lord? w/ Marty Solomon

Solo Parent Society

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 51:49


This week we are discussing ‘How Long, Oh  Lord?' with Marty Solomon.   The pain, chaos, and instability that leads to single parenting is so intense we want it to end as soon as possible—but it doesn't, and we don't know when it will. We feel like we're wandering in the desert with no relief in sight. Is it possible to find hope and not live in fear of the rug being pulled out when things are stable?    Marty Solomon grew up in the Reformed tradition before attending Boise Bible College and getting his B.A. in Christian Ministries. In 2008 he studied in Israel with Ray Vander Laan and was challenged to grapple with his own Jewish heritage. As he learned more about the wider conversation surrounding the Bible, especially through a Jewish context, he began to develop BEMA Discipleship as a way to share his experience with others. He found his way into Impact Campus Ministries, seeing college students as in the perfect stage of life to experiment with the methods he saw in Jesus. Marty began leading trips of his own to Israel and Turkey in 2014. After a few iterations of his BEMA material, The BEMA Podcast was launched in 2016, making it accessible to a global audience. He and his wife, Becky, currently live in Cincinnati; they are committed to the work of ministry together and of raising their two kids, Abigail and Ezekiel.   You can find these things and more from Marty at martysolomon.com.   Find Marty's book martysolomon.com/books.   LINK TO SHOW NOTES For all the detailed show notes, tips and links click - https://soloparent.org/show-notes-blog   ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have.  Go to SoloParent.org/TalkToUs and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast!   Learn More About Solo Parent   

BEMA Session 1: Torah
446: Talmudic Matthew — Children

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 50:22


Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks take a crack at what it means to be children of God.“What's Wrong with Winsomeness?” by Russell Moore — Christianity TodayThe Greatest Prayer by John Dominic CrossanBEMA 80: Silent Years — PhariseesBEMA 102: Son of ManMisreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Richard JamesDr. Anna C. Miller — Xavier University

Generation Word
Location of Jesus' Trial Before Pilate's Bema Seat at Palace in City's West Wall

Generation Word

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 59:41


Notes - https://www.generationword.com/notes/Jesus_Before_Pilate.pdf

BEMA Session 1: Torah
445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 62:21


Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies.BEMA 96: But I Say Unto YouJesus and Nonviolence by Walter WinkThe Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley HauerwasRise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman1QS 1 (Community Rule) with Matthew 5:43 — Intertextual BibleBEMA 358: Sabbath Practice — PrayerGreek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — InstagramGreek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — TikTok“‘Flying Priest' Marks Holy Saturday's Liturgy in Greece” by Nick Kampouris — Greek Reporter

BEMA Session 1: Torah
441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 46:35


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a closer look at Jesus's teachings on desire.BEMA 273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest

When I Rise
3/10/25 | Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

When I Rise

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 9:53


Year C, Second Sunday in LentHere's a link to the BEMA episode for this passage.

BEMA Session 1: Torah
440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 57:03


Brent Billings joins Elle Grover Fricks to reconsider the topic of reconciliation through a Talmudic lens, featuring Reed Dent.BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle“Dining in Heaven” by Robin M. Jensen — Biblical Archaeology Society Library

BEMA Session 1: Torah
438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 36:54


Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount.Halakha — WikipediaBEMA 95: Abolish or FulfillBook of Tobit — Wikipedia

Robert Lewis Sermons
Answers to the Final

Robert Lewis Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 42:36


The Bema Series Sermon by Tim Lundy 9/15/2002 Dive into the profound concept of The Bema, a time when believers will stand before our Lord Jesus Christ for evaluation of our works. Explore essential topics such as cultivating secret devotion, practicing financial generosity, persevering through trials and persecution, demonstrating diligence in our work, maintaining doctrinal purity, and participating in evangelism and outreach. Uncover the deep blessings of ministering to fellow believers as we shepherd God's flock and nurture spiritual growth. Discover eternal truths that lead to a life filled with heavenly rewards. Selected

BEMA Session 1: Torah
437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 40:29


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to lay the groundwork for another series of Talmudic conversations in Matthew.“Dei Verbum” — Pope Paul VI, November 18, 1965Magisterium — WikipediaA Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume I, by John P. MeierEarly Jewish Messianism in the New Testament — “Introduction” by Serge RuzerJudah ha-Nasi — WikipediaBEMA 107: Donkeys and Rabbis

Parson's Pad Podcast
When will the Bema Seat of Christ take place?

Parson's Pad Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 16:38


Send us a comment or question!Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11-15, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, 4:5Calvary Chapel Franklin: http://calvarychapelfranklin.com/  Email: info@calvarychapelfranklin.com  The Parsons Pad Website: https://parsonspad.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/parsonspadpodcastTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ccfranklintn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalvaryChapelFranklin/  Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://parsonspad.buzzsprout.com/  Calvary Chapel Franklin meets at: Sunday mornings: 1724 General George Patton Drive, Brentwood TN 37027 Wednesday evenings: 274 Mallory Station Rd, Franklin TN 37967 (Aspen Grove Christian Church)Mail: PO Box 1993 Spring Hill TN 37174 If you need a Bible, please download the free Gideon's app for iPhone or Android: https://gideons.org/  Calvary Chapel Franklin is a 501c3 tax exempt religious organization. If you would like to donate to support this ministry, please click here: https://calvarychapelfranklin.churchcenter.com/giving 

Robert Lewis Sermons
What the Bible Says About the Bema

Robert Lewis Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 42:58


Sermon by Dr. Robert Lewis  9/8/2002 Explore the profound concept of the Bema - a place of judgment and reward in the afterlife. Join us as we delve into the significance of living in light of eternity and the lasting impact of our actions on our heavenly condition. Discover how individual faithfulness can lead to unique rewards and positions in the Bema, encouraging us to embrace our own calling and steadfastness. Selected

Robert Lewis Sermons
The Bema - Part II

Robert Lewis Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 34:13


Live drama performed by Tim Lundy 9/1/2002 Copyright from book "The Bema: A Story about the Judgment Seat of Christ" by Tim Stevenson and original adaption by Pete Briscoe. 2 Cor 5:10

Robert Lewis Sermons
The Bema - Part I

Robert Lewis Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 51:46


Live drama performed by Tim Lundy 8/25/2002 Copyright from book "The Bema: A Story about the Judgment Seat of Christ" by Tim Stevenson and original adaption by Pete Briscoe. 2 Cor 5:10

Path to Redemption Podcast
Matthew 20 - The Landowner and the Rewards of Salvation

Path to Redemption Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 26:46


Send us a textThis week we look at the parable of the landowner and the wages for those that He hired and how it pertains to the Bema seat judgment.Main Scripture:Matthew 20:1-16Additional Scripture:Isaiah 66:1-2Matthew 9:36-38Matthew 19:29Romans 14:10-131 Corinthians 3:9-15James 2:14-181 Corinthians 9:24-272 Timothy 4:6-8Matthew 16:16-21

BIBLE IN TEN
Matthew 6:20

BIBLE IN TEN

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 8:31


Sunday, 12 January 2025   but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20   “And you, amass – yourselves – treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor an eating – it evaporates, and where stealers – they tunnel not, nor they steal” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus noted that His disciples shouldn't amass for themselves treasures upon the earth. Now, He explains where amassing treasures is appropriate, beginning with, “And you, amass – yourselves – treasures in heaven.”   In the previous verse, Jesus said to not amass treasures “upon the earth.” Now He says to amass them “in heaven.” The realms are different, and the way to amass them in each of those places also differs.   Regardless of what dispensation a person lives, the only way to accomplish what Jesus says is through faith. Nothing earthly can be taken to heaven. Nothing done on earth meets the bar of heavenly rewards unless it is done in faith.   This is the primary lesson of Hebrews 11 where people from various dispensations are all rewarded for their faith. The actions were merely an outcropping of faith. It is faith, and faith alone, that bridges the span between the earthly and the heavenly realms in this regard.   To understand this, think of some prominent person who gives away a great deal for various charities, maybe Bill Gates. He has donated an extraordinary amount to AIDs research, for example.   His charitable foundation has totaled grant payments of $77.6 billion dollars. And yet, he is not a man of faith. As such, he has not amassed a single treasure in heaven. And more, if he doesn't come to Jesus before he dies, he will be chucked into the same Lake of Fire where Adolph Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, and all of the other “bad” people of the earth will go. There is no buying one's way into God's favor.  However, when deeds are done in faith, rewards are stored up for that person in heaven “where neither moth nor an eating – it evaporates, and where thieves – they tunnel not, nor they steal.”   In these words, Jesus has restated the same words as the previous verse but changed them according to the situation. The two verses, side by side, show the contrast –   You amass, not – yourselves – treasures upon the earth, where moth and an eating – it evaporates, and where stealers – they tunnel, and they steal.   And you, amass – yourselves – treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor an eating – it evaporates, and where stealers – they tunnel not, nor they steal.   These words of Jesus, though spoken under the law to His disciples, carry the same truth as those in the church today. Paul explains when and how these “treasures” will be received as rewards by those in the church in 1 Corinthians 3 and 2 Corinthians 5.   Those who live by faith and act in faith are saving up rewards that will be handed out at the Bema seat of Christ. Nothing done in faith will lose its reward.   Life application: As noted above, Hebrews 11 explains how something earthly becomes a source of reward in heaven. The precept is explained and then repeated time and again –   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. Hebrews 11:1-3   This is then followed by line after line of examples of faith: By faith Abel / By faith Enoch / By faith Noah / By faith Abraham / By faith Sarah / By faith Abraham (again) / By faith Isaac / By faith Jacob / By faith Joseph / etc.   But what does Paul say in Romans and Galatians? He demonstrates that law and faith are mutually exclusive –   “For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, 15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.” Romans 4:13-15   “What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.” Romans 9:30-32   “...knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.” Galatians 2:16   “But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for ‘the just shall live by faith.' 12 Yet the law is not of faith, but ‘the man who does them shall live by them.'” Galatians 3:11, 12   If you are attempting to merit God's favor through law observance, you have set aside grace. You will receive no rewards, no treasures in heaven, for your conduct. Because you are not living by faith, even if you were once saved by faith, you should expect no rewards at all for your faithless life as you arrogantly set aside the grace of God found in Jesus Christ. Live by faith, put away your deeds of the law, and start amassing treasures that are truly heavenly.   Heavenly Father, how dull we are to assume that we can outdo Jesus through law observance. He has done it all! He has fulfilled the law! In Him, we are imputed His righteousness. Why would we look for another righteousness that is not of faith? How dull we are. Help us to not be so dull. Amen.  

BEMA Session 1: Torah
431: Hosea — Stubborn Soil

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 57:35


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Josh Bossé to travel through Hosea 10, finding instructions for what can be done in the face of such idolatrous vanity.BEMA 109: Which Soil?BEMA 12: A Mission Realized

BEMA Session 1: Torah
428: Hosea — Consequences

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 46:04


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Hosea 9 and the consequences of participating in imperial rebellion against the Lord.1994 Minister's Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. CoxBEMA 362: Isaiah — Prophetic PathosHyacinth — WikipediaWater Hyacinth — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

BEMA Session 1: Torah
427: Hosea — How Empty Is Empty?

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 41:02


Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss the futility of reaping a whirlwind, and why we would keep going back to empty expecting to find anything else.Presentation for Hosea — How Empty Is Empty? (PDF)

BEMA Session 1: Torah
426: The Chosen S4E8 — “Humble” (Bonus Episode)

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 49:10


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the emotional events of episode 8.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbBEMA 283: John — Missing God in the Name of GodBEMA 124: Statement of Triumph

BEMA Session 1: Torah
423: Hosea — Forgiveness

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 39:48


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings use the first portion of Hosea 6 to examine the relationship between God's forgiveness and our repentance.BEMA 242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and Variables

BEMA Session 1: Torah
417: Hosea — Staring Brokenness in the Face

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 51:02


Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent look to Hosea 4 to answer the question of how we can find ourselves in a mess like this.BEMA 386: Psalms — The Whole Human Experience“Lord's Supper” by Frederick Buechner

BEMA Session 1: Torah
413: Hosea — Context and Caution

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 51:28


Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin a series on Hosea, considering a framework we can use to approach a passage with a fresh lens.The 6-Column Sheet (PDF)BEMA 49: Hosea — Prostitute“Israeli Archaeologists Find Enigmatic 2,500-year-old Burials in the Desert” by Ariel David — HaaretzThe Oxford Handbook of Hosea by Brad E. KelleThe Latter Prophets: A Feminist Companion to the Bible by Athalya Brenner-IdanTexts of Terror by Phyllis Tribble

BEMA Session 1: Torah
412: The Chosen S4E1 — “Promises” (Bonus Episode)

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 41:58


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finally commence the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen, starting things off with episode 1.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbBEMA 310: The Nativity Story

BEMA Session 1: Torah
411: Session 9 Intro

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 37:34


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 9 of the podcast and discuss what comes next and what we can look forward to in the months to come.The Story of BEMA

BEMA Session 1: Torah
405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 55:16


Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks keep Shabbat with Josh Bossé.The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelBEMA 331: Sanctuary — Resting with the MishkanNerts — Wikipedia

BEMA Session 1: Torah
402: Talmudic Matthew — Lightly Salted

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 55:31


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé examine one more perspective on the ideas of salt and light found in the Sermon on the Mount.BEMA 257: John — Wells and HusbandsBEMA 313: Parables — The Good Samaritan

BEMA Session 1: Torah
401: Talmudic Matthew — Light

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 50:21


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to consider Jesus's teaching on light through the lens of the Talmud.BEMA 94: Hope of the WorldBava Batra — Wikipedia1 Corinthians 3: Building a Temple — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipNumbers: The Wilderness Years, volume 4 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

BEMA Session 1: Torah
400: Talmudic Matthew — Salt

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 38:43


Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks unearth a deeper meaning of salt through a Talmudic lens.“The Salt of the Land and the Light of the World” — BibleProject PodcastBEMA 248: Joy and Lot's Untitled Wife

BEMA Session 1: Torah
397: Mitch Lavender — Respect and Dignity

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 59:04


Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Mitch Lavender, longtime BEMA listener and group facilitator, and now Lead Campus Minister in Cincinnati with Impact Campus Ministries, about his experiences with a community dealing with the challenges of diversity and how that can lead to transition with family, friends, and faith.A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.

BEMA Session 1: Torah
396: Talmudic Matthew — Desert and Sea

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 77:47


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Reed Dent revisit Matthew 4 with a Talmudic lens.BEMA 92: How to Bring Order Out of ChaosEthics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S. — GallupScutching — WikipediaTractate Sanhedrin — Sefaria“Questions About Angels” (poem) by Billy CollinsGospel of Matthew Summary (Part 1) — BibleProjectGospel of Matthew Summary (Part 2) — BibleProject