Podcasts about scribes

Free Podcast Downloads The Gospel Is a Person: Jesus Christ! One of the most important words in the Bible is the word, Gospel. The word gospel means “Good News.” Jesus came preaching the Good News, and the central point of this teaching is that Jesus is the Gospel. He is the Good News. Sometimes our focus is on what the good news of Jesus brings; He indeed brings health, healing, wholeness, prosperity, and sound relationships; all these things are important. However, if we miss the provider of all these things, Jesus, then we are pursuing what Jesus can provide rather than Jesus himself. You see, if you have Jesus, you have it all! Even the Pharisees and Scribes of Jesus' day missed who Jesus was.  Because they were so focused on the promises of Abraham and Moses, they missed the one who would fulfill all of the scriptures. Jesus said to the Jewish leaders in John 5: 39, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of, Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.” While it is the “hand of God” that attracts us to Him, it is the “face of God” that produces the eternal relationship. Jesus makes it clear that we are to pursue Him and Him alone in John 14, Philip the Disciple asked Jesus to show Him the way, and Jesus replied in John 14:6, “Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Then look at John 6:44, Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise Him up at the last day.” Nothing could be clearer: Jesus is the instrument God has used to bring salvation, healing, and hope to a lost and dying world.

Melchizedek appears just three times in the entire Bible. Twice in the Hebrew Bible. Once in the New Testament. And yet entire priesthoods, theological systems, and centuries of Christian doctrine have been built on top of this one figure. So who was he really? And what if the text was changed to hide his true identity?Dr. Robert Cargill, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa, former editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, and one of the most recognized biblical archaeologists in the world, sits down to walk us through the evidence. His Oxford University Press book argues that Melchizedek was originally the king of Sodom, and that ancient scribes deliberately altered Genesis 14 to distance Abraham from a city God would later destroy. That single scribal edit sent ripple effects through the Psalms, into the book of Hebrews, and straight into the foundation of Christ's priesthood. This conversation takes you inside the Hebrew text, into the caves of Qumran, through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Pseudepigrapha, and into the hard question of what archaeology can and cannot prove about the Bible.In this episode you will learn:- Why Melchizedek is one of the most leveraged figures in biblical history and how different groups used him for their own purposes- The textual and grammatical evidence that Melchizedek was originally the king of Sodom, not the king of Shalem- Why scribes changed a single word in Genesis 14:18 and how that edit reshaped centuries of theology- How the tithe in Genesis 14 may have gone the opposite direction from what English translations suggest- What the Dead Sea Scrolls actually are and why they changed how scholars read the Bible- What the Pseudepigrapha (1 Enoch, Jubilees, the Genesis Apocryphon) reveal about what Second Temple Jews actually believed- How the book of Enoch rewrites the flood story to solve an ethical problem in Genesis 6- The most common types of bogus archaeological claims and how to spot them- Real archaeological discoveries that illuminate the biblical text, from the seal of Hezekiah to the Tel Dan inscription- Why Dr. Cargill believes archaeology should never be used as a tool for evangelism- The story of the Greek Orthodox archaeologist whose answer about faith and science changed everythingDr. Robert Cargill's Books:Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King (Oxford University Press) - https://a.co/d/0e3LmMWEThe Cities That Built the Bible (HarperOne) - https://a.co/d/04VqTMt6Dr. Cargill's Website: bobcargill.comDr. Cargill's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6TIKnUUWEhh1nspJ62komg Stay Connected:Website: Johnnyova.comSubscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thejohnnyovaGet my book! The Revelation Reset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZSM695Y

Prophets, Wisemen And Scribes Pt 4(Weepers, Criers And Travailers) by Apostle Joseph Mintah in the series The Ministry System Of The Believer 

“Truth Must Reign in the Church: Seven Woes To The Scribes And Pharisees” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Luke 11:27-28 ESV ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭13‬, ‭15‬-‭35‬ ‭ESV‬‬ All music used during this service is reproduction-licensed through the following CCLI Licenses: CCLI Copyright License # 227222 CCLI Streaming Plus License # 22513837 Instrumental Worship Provided By: William Augusto "Soaking in His Presence" www.williamaugusto.com

Prophets, Wisemen And Scribes Pt 3(Orders Of The Prophetic) by Apostle Joseph Mintah in the series The Ministry System Of The Believer 

The rise in use and function of ambient AI scribes is arguably one of the fastest technologic changes ever seen in health care. In this episode of Healthy Dialogue, host Derek Angus, MD, MPH, is joined by Vincent Liu, MD, MS, Chief Data Officer of The Permanente Medical Group in Kaiser Permanente, to discuss the rapidly changing world of ambient AI. Related Content: Ambient AI Scribes and the Quintuple Aim Changes in Clinician Time Expenditure and Visit Quantity With Adoption of Artificial Intelligence–Powered Scribes AI Scribes Are Here, but Is Health Care Ready?

At Mass General Brigham, the largest hospital system in Massachusetts, about 3,000 providers use AI scribes regularly. 

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The city-kingdoms of Iron Age Cyprus have always been something of a mystery -- in fact "city-kingdom" itself is a bit of a misnomer to begin with. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Beatrice Pestarino, expert in ancient political systems and author of Kypriōn Politeia: The Political and Administrative Systems of the Classical Cypriot City-Kingdoms, to explore the unique administrative and ideological frameworks of these polities. We discuss the roots of Cypriot kingship, the roles of officials like the basileus, anax, and damos, and how civic and religious authority were often one and the same. From the Idalion Tablet to the records of Kition, we examine the sophistication of land management, taxation, and bureaucratic roles such as the Rab Soferim (Chief of Scribes) and Rab Sarsourim (Chief of Commercial Agents). Along the way, we challenge colonial interpretations of Cypriot governance and ask what it really meant to be a "king" on the island. This episode offers a compelling look at how Cypriot city-states navigated imperial pressures while maintaining a distinctly local political identity.

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Gospel John 12:44-50 Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world. Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words has something to judge him: the word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day, because I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told me.” Reflection Jesus is trying to point out, to the Scribes and Pharisees that the one that they are refusing to accept is God Himself. Jesus is filled with God, and God's presence is something the Pharisees do not experience. They're judgmental. They're constantly condemning people for not following the law. And here is Jesus crying out that He is nothing but light. He wants people to live. He is not interested in condemning anyone. He doesn't want to inflict punishment on anyone. He wants only that they not be in the place they are because sin has its own intrinsic punishment. To choose darkness is to live in darkness. To choose light is to live in light. Closing Prayer Father, we always resist something new. But we see in the example of the Scribes and Pharisees the absolute insanity of turning away from that which is life and light. Open us to see and to hear the fullness of your message so we can truly live in and continue to manifest the Kingdom of God. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 6/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 5/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

Prophets, Wisemen and Scribes Pt 2 (12 Orders of The Prophetic Ministry) by Apostle Joseph Mintah in the series The Ministry System Of The Believer 

Gospel John 10:1-10 Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers." Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, "Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” Reflection Jesus uses the role of Shepherd to instill within his disciples an understanding of who they will be once Jesus fills them with the truth. God is the source of all truth. Jesus is filled with God. The way you enter into the Kingdom of God is through an acknowledgment of what is true, what is real, what is unchangeable. And what we see in this story is that Jesus is also saying that those who have not opened their heart to the truth are thieves and robbers when they try to take care of people. And he is obviously talking about the people of the temple. The Scribes and Pharisees were thieves and robbers keeping people from truth. And God has come in the form of Jesus to change all of that. Closing Prayer Father, so many voices speak to us about who you are and what you call us to be. Ground us in your truth. So we hear your truth, we will open our hearts to it, when we hear lies and half truths, we will turn away. Bless us with wisdom to know the difference. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 4/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 3/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

After repeated attempts to get some time away and alone, Jesus left the region of Galilee and headed northwest into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Even in Gentile territory, though, He was recognized and people came to Him in need. Our author, Matthew, shows a clear contrast in this chapter between the responses of the religious leaders, Pharisees and Scribes, and the Gentiles. While the religious leaders have every tool and all the information available to them as God's covenant people, they consistently missed him. Meanwhile, people who had no apparent reason to know who He is saw it all clearly. There is a lot for us to learn about faith in this passage. When we get past religious expectations, what is it that is the real stuff of faith? What can we watch in our own hearts to make sure that we have eyes to see God's work and ears to hear His voice? ------------------------------------------- Connect with us on Social Media ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Threads⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Vimeo⁠------------------------------------------- Download our App⁠Apple App Store⁠ | ⁠Google Play Store⁠

The hypocrisy Jesus denounces is not personal deceitfulness; it is a distorted perspective which makes the scribes and pharisees think they are doing the will of God when, in fact, they are missing the main point.

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 2/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

Prophets, Wisemen and Scribes Pt1 by Apostle Joseph Mintah in the series The Ministry System Of The Believer 

Pour écouter l'émission en une fois, sans Pub, avec le Bonus ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo L'invention de Dieu - 1/6Et si tout ce que vous pensiez savoir sur Dieu était… faux ?Dans cette émission que je prépare depuis plus d'un an, nous partons d'un constat aussi simple que dérangeant : le Dieu unique des grandes religions n'a pas toujours été unique. Pire encore — ou plus fascinant — il a été, à l'origine, un dieu parmi d'autres.À travers une véritable enquête historique, nous remontons aux origines du dieu d'Israël : un dieu du désert, méconnu, marginal, progressivement adopté par un peuple, puis élevé au rang de divinité nationale… avant de devenir, à la faveur de crises majeures, le seul Dieu possible.Comment s'opère ce basculement ?Pourquoi la destruction d'un temple a-t-elle tout changé ?Et comment des scribes ont-ils, en réécrivant l'histoire, posé les bases du monothéisme ?

We finish up Mark 12 in verse 35. Our Lord Jesus Christ uses scripture to question His enemies. He put them, theologically and intellectually on the horns of dilemma, between the Rock and a hard place.How can the Messiah be both King David's Lord and yet be David's son? That is, how can the Messiah be both the root of and fruit of David at the same time? Do you know?The Lord gives a warning to the people. Beware of men which desire to be great.Our Lord next brings us a commendation. He watched a poor widow in the temple treasury put in all the money she had to live on. This shows two things.1st The absolute devotion and sacrifice to the Lord.2nd The yoke of bondage imposed by the religious system on the people.Here is Dr. Mitchell. Mark 12:35. This is the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Long before modern economics, rulers such as Hammurabi in ancient Mesopotamia grappled with a political problem that still haunts our economies today: when people's debts grow faster than their ability to repay them, the entire economic system can start to crack. Hammurabi adopted a radical solution: cancel debts entirely. Amanda H Podany, professor emeritus of history at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a research affiliate at New York University, tells The Story of Money hosts, FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth, what these debt jubilees say about how the ancient Mesopotamian economy worked and what it might teach us about debt today. To enjoy future episodes, be sure to subscribe to The Story of Money wherever you get your podcasts, also on the show's dedicated YouTube channel here.Learn more at ft.com/tsomWant more?Check out Dr Podany's book, Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East Hosts: Gillian Tett and Robin WigglesworthProducer: Lulu SmythSenior Producers: Michela Tindera and Laurence KnightExecutive Producers: Flo Phillips and Manuela SaragosaOriginal music and sound engineering: Breen TurnerBroadcast engineers: Bianca Wakeman and Petros GioumpasisPodcast Development: Laura ClarkeFT Global Head of Audio: Cheryl BrumleyVideo editor: Kristen Kenton at Podcast DiscoveryRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan MailAmbient scribes are one of the most exciting developments we've seen in clinical workflows in years. They promise less typing, less burnout, and more meaningful connection with patients. And for many physicians, that alone feels like a long-overdue shift in the right direction.But here's the question: are they actually capturing the full clinical and financial story of the visit?Because what I'm seeing, across practices of all sizes, is that while ambient scribes are incredibly helpful… they're not the whole answer.And this isn't a knock on the technology. In fact, I think it's one of the most important tools we've added to the clinical environment in a long time. But like any tool, its value depends entirely on how it's used—and what we assume it's doing for us.Please Follow or Subscribe to get new episodes delivered to you as soon as they drop! Visit Jill's company, Health e Practices' website: https://healtheps.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter, Health e Connections: https://share.hsforms.com/1FMup6xLPSpeA8hB77caYQwd32sx?hsCtaAttrib=171926995377 Want more formal learning? Check out Jill's newly released course: Physician's Edge: Mastering Business & Finance in Your Medical Practice. 32.5 hours of online, on-demand CME-accredited training tailored just for busy physicians. Promo pricing available now: https://education.healtheps.com/offers/Ry3zfLYp/checkout?coupon_code=PHYSEDGE3000 Purchase your copy of Jill's book here: Physician Heal Thy Financial Self Join our Medical Money Matters Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3834886643404507/ Original Musical Score by: Craig Addy at https://www.underthepiano.ca/ Visit Craig's website to book your Once in a Lifetime music experience Podcast coaching and development by: Jennifer Furlong, CEO, Communication Twenty-Four Seven https://www.communicationtwentyfourseven.com/    

Artificial intelligence in healthcare is often discussed in terms of what it might do. But, in some areas, it's already being put to use. In Part 2 of a three-part series, host J. Carlisle Larsen continues her conversation with Dr. Robert Wachter, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and author of A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. This episode focuses on AI scribes—one of the first use cases gaining traction across health systems—and what they reveal about how this technology is being adopted in practice. Wachter explains why scribes have emerged as an early success and what they signal about where AI may go next. You can listen to the first half of the conversation here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our passage for Sunday, Jesus has yet another confrontation with the Pharisees and Scribes. This time it is over whether, or how, his disciples washed their hands. It led Jesus to bring stark clarity to the difference between God's commands and man-made rules, and to clarify what it is that defiles us. It's important for us as we work to follow Christ together. There are lots of religious expectations that people have that may or may not be actually rooted in Scripture. Depending on where you grew up, or how you grew up, those can shift and change, be familiar or totally foreign. On Sunday we will work to discern the difference between holiness and self-made religion. ------------------------------------------- Connect with us on Social Media ⁠| ⁠⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Threads⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Vimeo⁠------------------------------------------- Download our App⁠Apple App Store⁠ | ⁠Google Play Store⁠

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!emersonk78@me.comExcel Still More Journal - AmazonNew GENESIS Daily Bible Devotional!Daily Bible Devotional Series - AmazonTitle Sponsor: Tyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide MortgageWebsites: https://statewidemortgage.com/https://tylercain.floify.com/Phone: 813-380-8487Sometimes the Bible gets in the way! Today I intended to talk about prayer, but the morning reading in Daniel 6 was just too good! I hope you enjoy the visit to an old story. Have you thought of the four different character types before? And how do they become shadows of Jesus and the grave? Most crucially for today, are you ready to be more like Daniel and Jesus? Do you recognize the quiet, but crucially strong presence of God? Is your trust in Him over the authorities, while also trying to show Christ to the authorities? And do you know how to handle jealous, arrogant people? If these questions intrigue you - please enjoy todays' study. 

God's Word is packed full of power … power unlimited … to transform your life. But one of the biggest problems people have with the Bible is understanding it. Making sense of it. Knowing where it comes from, and where what they're reading today fits into the big picture. Well, I think it's time we did something about that.   About the Bible – Old and New We've all heard of those word association tests that psychologists use. You know, they say 'black', you say 'white'; they say 'rabbit' and you say 'carrot'; day/night; God/mmm love; devil/mmm evil; Bible/hmm … Bible? How do you respond to that? Stuffy, old, irrelevant? Well, different people will have some different views but actually in Australia where I live, the Bible is one of the least trusted of all historical documents. Over the last week and a bit on the program we've been talking about the incredible power that we unlock, when we read the Bible. But this thing that we call "the Bible", it's a big book, it's massive and it can be daunting. So today I thought it might be useful just to have a look to see what this Bible is exactly. I want to share with you a secret, it's sad but true. I never read a book cover to cover until I was in my early twenties. I managed to get through school and university and did pretty well I might add, without ever reading a book from beginning to end. I remember at university, in first year English, we studied the book Wuthering Heights which absolutely bored me to tears, I'm sorry and I never opened the book once. There are companies that publish crib notes, you know the summary of the book and a summary of what's in it and a summary of what some of the critics say, so I just quickly read those, crib notes, wrote essays and did, by and large, reasonably well. And I never, ever liked libraries either. You know how libraries have this kind of dusty, dank smell; all of them are the same. Every library on the planet has the same smell. I thought about it for a while, I thought 'Berni, why don't you like libraries? Why did it take you so long to read books?' The answer I guess has two parts. Firstly, libraries for me always felt really big and inaccessible. They have tens of thousands of books and in the old days when I was at university, they had card systems for accessing, for finding things, I mean these days they have computers. The old card systems had what they call the Dewey Classification system and finding anything just took so incredibly long. And secondly, when you did find the stuff, there was always so much of it, there was so much time involved to, I don't know, look through all those books and research them. I mean, some people are natural book worms, well I'm not. I still frankly don't like libraries. I'm sorry if you're a librarian, I just don't like libraries. I haven't darkened the doorstep of one since I finished my last degree quite a few years ago now. You know something; I think for a lot of people the Bible is exactly like that. It feels big and inaccessible. There are many, many people who wouldn't mind having a read but, for goodness sakes, where do you start? Well today let's break it down a bit, let's make it a bit more accessible. I remember when I started Bible College only a few months after becoming a Christian, everyone took for granted that we knew about the Bible. The reality was, I didn't and my hunch is, I wasn't alone. Let's unpack it a bit, let's demystify it a bit. All of a sudden you know it becomes a whole bunch more accessible. The thing that we call the Bible is made up of 66 different books written by different people over somewhere between 1,000 and 1,500 years. That's the kind of period over which the Bible was written. And it wasn't just written by different people but at different times and the last book was written, well almost 2,000 years ago. There are essentially two parts to the Bible, this was complete news to me when I first opened it, the Old Testament and the New Testament, and when I started at Bible College I didn't know which one was which. The Old Testament, well the Old Testament is God's story and the story of how He interacted with and engaged with His chosen people, the Israelites. The Old Testament is written completely B.C., before Christ, before Jesus came to be on earth with us here. What Christians call the Old Testament is in fact exactly the same as the Jewish Hebrew scriptures, Jews still use those same scriptures today, Christians call it the Old Testament. It's written mostly in the original language of Hebrew, the language of the Jews. Now there's small parts of books like Daniel which is written in a language called Aramaic which is the language that Jesus actually spoke but by and large, the Old Testament was originally written in the language of Hebrew. And what we have today, the thing that we call the Old Testament is an English translation of that. Now there are lots of funny name books, Deuteronomy and Judges and Chronicles and there's Ezekiel, there are 39 separate books and there are kind of 4 main parts of the Old Testament. The first 5 books, Genesis to Deuteronomy, are the Jewish or Hebrew Law, the Torah. And then you go Joshua through Ezra and Nehemiah and that's kind of the history of what God did and how His people responded. And then after that are the wisdom books, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon and Lamentations. And the rest of the books in the Old Testament are written by men called Prophets. Men whom God called to call His people back to Him. That's the Old Testament, it's a story of God engaging with Gods people. And the New Testament is 27 books. Now, it was mostly written in the language of Greek. The first 4 books, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are gospel accounts, they're the historical account of Jesus' life and His ministry. And the next book, the book of Acts is the story of the first 20 or so years of the Church after Jesus rose again to be with His Father. Then there's a whole bunch of letters called Epistles from people like Peter and John and Paul, written to Churches that they were involved in or in some cases, to individuals. This may be old hat to some, but I know to many, just a simple understanding of the basic structure of the Bible is going to be a real help. I know that when I was a new Christian, no one ever bothered to explain it to me – I wish they had. Now some people might be saying to themselves, that's all well and good, but how accurate is the Bible. Because before the printing press was ever invented by Gutenberg in 1450, the Bible – there's this massive thing, the Old Testament and New Testament – was transcribed over and over by hand by people called Scribes who copied them by hand. It's hard to imagine. But these days, there's a science called Textual Criticism. It studies whether any errors crept into the Bible as it was copied through all these generations manuscripts. And what it tells us, is that having studied thousands of manuscripts, the levels of accuracy are remarkable. I mean it's a science, people have done it. There are very, very few words or sentences where there is any doubt what was originally written. And blessedly these days, this thing called the Bible has been translated into easy to read, contemporary versions. No more thee's and thou's – great, modern day, accurate, easy to understand translations. And did you know that in the Bible, over half of the 66 books, over half, you can read in half and hour or less. Now look, in a few minutes we can't hope to do anything but scrape the surface. Today we've just talked about some basic factual stuff. No-one really taught me this stuff. I remember becoming a Christian and going and sitting in a Church and people just teach from the Bible which is wonderful but no-one ever explained to me that it was 66 books written by a whole bunch of people over different periods of time. That some of it was stories and history and some of it was letters and some of it was poetry. But when you simplify and demystify all that stuff, it turns out that it's just a wonderful book. And with the many contemporary translations, it's much, much easier to read than I ever thought. As I started to read the Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the New Testament, I was completely blown away by this amazing Jesus. Who would have thought … the Bible.   Getting Practical – Useful Resources I have to tell you, that thing they call the Bible was a real problem for me. I mean, first coming to grips with the fact that it is what it says that it is, the Word of God but then, just getting into it. It's made up of 66 separate books written over about 1,500 years in different times, in different places and different cultures. So there are words and names and places and concepts and ways of thinking … well, we're not always familiar with them. We're continuing in our series 'Power Unlimited' – because that's what Go's Word brings into our lives so today, we're going to get down and really practical on just how to get into the Bible because unless we do, we're going to miss out on much of the power that God wants to pour into our lives. Over the years I've discovered a few very simple helps or resources that have made such a difference in making sense of God's Word. You see, it turns out there's a whole bunch of people much smarter than me who have done some great research and put the information together in such easy usable ways and all their work makes getting into God's Word, the Bible, so much easier for the likes of you and me. Today I just want to share some of those resources with you. I remember twenty or so years ago, just after I became a Christian, I started attending a tiny little Baptist Church in the southern suburbs of Sydney. A little place called Oyster Bay. Our pastor, Phil, was a passionate and gifted Bible teacher and that man has had a huge impact on my life. Now as well as Sunday services, the Church used to have these little home Bible studies and we'd meet one night a week in someone's house. In our small group, five of us would gather together. And at the time, the particular little home fellowship that I'd joined, was studying the Old Testament book of Hosea. So we'd lob in there each Wednesday evening, we'd have a cup of tea and some fellowship and then we'd sit down and do a Bible study together. And right through that book, over and over and over again, Hosea talks about Ephraim – that word is mentioned 29 times by Hosea. So I remember asking these people, most of them had been Christians for a good many years, "Okay, who or what is this Ephraim thing?" I mean, Hosea kept talking about it and so it seemed to be quite central to what he was saying. But you know something, no-one could tell me who or what Ephraim was. Now it turns out the Ephraim was one of the tribes of Israel, Ephraim was one of Joseph's sons and there's a whole history around this tribe and how they rebelled against God, but we didn't know that in that Bible study so a lot of what God was saying to us, through this amazing, powerful book of Hosea, well it was frankly lost on us. And that sort of thing happens a lot more than you might think. Consider the story of the Good Samaritan. It loses its whole meaning if we don't understand the Samaritans and who they were and what the Jews thought of them. Now when Jesus told that story to the assembled masses they all knew the Samaritan story but we don't, it's not natural to us. And there are names and places and concepts and ways of thinking in the Bible that are foreign to us, because we're separated from them by time and culture. It might have made sense to the people back then but not to us now. And unless we understand those things, we miss out on the richness, on the gravity, on the power of what God is trying to say to us. I remember coming to grips with the Jewish system of blood sacrifice in the Old Testament. Now I kind of think about blood sacrifice and it's pretty ghastly to me here and now, but it's something I really had to understand to understand what Jesus did for me on the Cross. So I decided I was going to find out, not just skim the surface, not read through a story and have them talk about Ephraim or Samaria or all these other things I didn't know about and miss out on what God was trying to say to me through the story. Now these accounts were written such a long time ago and God has preserved them and kept them accurate for us here and now but there is indeed a gap of culture and time in history that we have to bridge to understand completely what's happening in what's been written. I mean after all if the Bible is God's Word and if God is speaking to us through it, I decided I needed to know what He was saying. And surprisingly, that's not as difficult as I thought it would be. Right now, I'm going to talk about a handful of really simple resources that made absolutely the world of difference. The first one was my Bible, a simple English translation, not the King James with the 'thees' and 'thou arts', there are so many good contemporary language translations available to you and me today. The New International Version or the NIV as it's called, is really popular. I happen to use the New Revised Standard Version (the NRSV). There's a translation called The Message which is really in here and now language. The Contemporary English Version (CEV). The New English Translation (NET). Which one is the best one? The one you're going to read. You can get a thing called A Study Bible, it's got not just the words of the Bible, but it's also got a huge amount of resources packed into it. It explains the meanings of different words, there are notes and maps and cross references. They're really good, they don't cost a whole bunch more than a Bible with just the Bible words. So if you want to do more than just skim across the surface, it's really good to have one of those – a Study Bible. Check them out. One of the most helpful features in a Study Bible is a summary of each book: who wrote it, when, to whom and why because context is so important isn't it? Before I read Ephesians I read four or five paragraphs in my Study Bible which explain the context and all of a sudden the book of Ephesians made a whole bunch more sense to me. A Study Bible is a really worthwhile investment and it's not much more than an ordinary Bible. You can get one from a Christian bookshop or you can buy one online. I happen to have an electronic one these days on my tablet device. The second resource is my Bible dictionary. Now I happen to purchase a Bible dictionary called the Holman Bible Dictionary, years ago – it's just one, single volume. You can get Bible dictionaries that are 25 volumes, mine is just one volume and it has pictures. So when I was reading and it talked about the Temple in the Bible, I could go to my Bible dictionary and look at it and see a picture and plans and explaining the different parts. So I'm able to read a few paragraphs in just a few minutes, and I'm there, I understand what the writers saying about the Temple, about the Holy of Holies, wow! When the Bible talks about Ephraim I look it up, half a column, three minutes, I know who or what Ephraim is. The story of the Good Samaritan; who were the Samaritans? What was their relationship to the Jews? Ah! That's what Jesus meant by the story of the Good Samaritan. And lastly, the third resource was a Bible timeline. It's one of these things you can fold out and it's about four pages wide that show the chronology of the Bible. You read about King David, when was he king? Who was King before him? Who was King after him? What else was going on? Which prophets were writing when David was alive? And all of a sudden you put the whole Bible thing in time sequence, that's huge. And just to top things off, let me tell you about two stunning websites. The first is biblegateway.com where you can compare different Bible translations. The second is studylight.org, it has Bible dictionaries online, the meanings of Greek and Hebrew words, and so many more great resources. All free. So let me ask you? Do you take Jesus seriously? If you do then we need to take the Bible seriously. And for just a small investment on your part in just a few simple resources, they pay such huge dividends in hearing and understanding what God is saying to us today through His Word.   Listen and Learn If you spend anytime with me here on the program one of the things you will know is that I'm really passionate about God and what He has to say. Not in a religious sort of a way but in a Jesus sort of way. The thing that really strikes me about Jesus when you read about Him, is how plain and matter of fact He was about sharing with people who God is and what His plans are. Over these last couple of weeks on the program we've been looking at what it means to lay hold of God's power unlimited, God's resurrection power that's available to you, as you open His Word the Bible and listen to what He has to say. The Bible is God speaking to us and He means to challenge us and stretch us and encourage us and bless us through His Word. One of the ways that many people get God's Word into them is by listening to people speak. Radio programs like this or on television and of course, if you attend a Church. But how can preaching and teaching be a part of really getting God's Word into us? Over these last twenty years or so, the time that I've been a Christian, I've seen two things. On the one hand I have been so blessed by some really good teaching and on the other hand I've seen some pretty bad stuff too. In my very first Church, a little Baptist Church, our pastor's name was Phil Littlejohn. Now Phil was a gifted teacher, he just had this ability to open God's Word and speak God stuff into my heart. I learned later this is a real gifting, different people have different gifts and abilities given to them by God and teaching is one of them. Jesus had that, I mean time and time again when He opened His mouth people were amazed because He spoke with a plainness and a power and an authority that they hadn't heard before. And you know something, He didn't always tell them things they wanted to hear. "Love your enemy." "Take up your cross and follow me." "Lose your life for my sake and you'll gain your life." It's not exactly good marketing, I mean the spin merchants would not have let Him get up and speak like that today. I've spent quite a bit of time looking at how Jesus preached. It's real, it's powerful. It's balanced on the one hand and radical on the other and it sort of, well, it cuts through all the selfish rubbish we go on with, right to the heart of what God wants to talk about. And my prayer is that when I discharge my gifting to teach in my own way, I'll always try to teach like He did. But you know I've also sat in Churches over the years and listened to preachers drone on with dry and theoretical, completely cerebral stuff, that's not relevant to my life. On more than one occasion I've walked out after church and two hours later I ask myself "Do I remember what he talked about?" And the answer is, "No, not really." Or you listen to other speakers and there are lots of words and they're very entertaining and they make people laugh and they tickle their ears with great stories and things they want to hear and they yell and people slap them on the back afterwards, 'praise the Lord' but I've been to some of those too and well, I felt like I'd been at the Lord's table to be fed but I left hungry and empty. The flip side of that is that with some other preachers, I can remember years later what they were talking about, years later in difficult circumstances God seems to bring into my heart the words they spoke to me. Preaching and teaching is one of the ways that God gets His Word into us. You see it right through the Bible; He uses men and women to speak to others, to teach them. I mean the Samaritan woman at the well; she went and told people about Jesus. Paul and Peter and all the other guys that went out preaching. The question is, how do you get the most out of that? How does preaching and teaching play a part in us reading our Bible and unlocking the power unlimited that God has for us? Well, here are just some of my observations. I see people come into a Church on a Sunday and listen to the preacher and they don't take any notes and they don't bring their Bible and they don't follow what the preacher's saying in their Bible. I take my Bible with me, I open my Bible and I read what the preacher is talking about. People can speak all the words that they like, everything that they say, they can crack jokes and have great stories – the most important thing is God's Word, the most important thing is what God is saying. And secondly I take some notes. I mean you can't even get through kindergarten on a half an hour a week without taking notes. You know, if we take God seriously, if we want to follow Jesus and really take that seriously, you know something, we've got to take learning seriously. Do you know what a disciple is? A disciple is literally "a learner", that's what the word disciple means, to be a learner. And thirdly, the thing I do when I've listened to some really good preaching, is I spend some time afterwards in God's Word reading it for myself. Sometimes it's not until you get home and you pray it through and you spend some time in that passage and maybe looking at some other related ones, that God really drops it into your spirit. I mean, years ago I heard a preacher teaching on a profound passage: 1 Peter 5:6,7: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you. Now I've learnt so much from what God taught me through that preacher in this passage but I've learned just as much and maybe even more from pondering and praying over this scripture and looking at other related passages. Learning in my heart – that's when I humble myself, when I get off my little tin pot throne and just walk each day faithfully with God. He's the one who later opens the doors; He's the one that's got an eternity ready for me. I've looked at this whole thing of preaching, and listened to some incredibly sermons and some dreadful ones too, I've come to the conclusion that there are two types of preaching; dead and alive. Dead preaching is full of words, it's boring and dry or maybe it's hyped up and frothy and bubbly but at the end of the day, there's no eternal food there because God's Word is not being preached in the power of the Holy Spirit. It's only God's Word by the power of the Spirit that can change us. I can't change you, I can't say things in my own strength that will change your life, but if I'm speaking God's stuff, if the Holy Spirit somehow takes God's stuff and puts it into your heart, that's when change happens and only God can do that. This is how the Apostle Paul put it: 1 Cor 2:1-5: When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God Can I encourage you to be discerning as to what you listen to? Go and listen to the preachers who are proclaiming God's Word in the power of the Holy Spirit.. Go and have a read about how Jesus preached in the Gospels Matthew or Mark or Luke or John, the first four books of the New Testament. It's edgy and profound and real and dealing with the hard issues, and find yourself some preachers like that. Not ones that just entertain and tickle your ears with things you want to hear. The ones that open up God's Word and say, 'Well, what's God saying to us today?' and then take what they said home, open your Bible there where they left off and go and lay hold of God's power unlimited for you, for your life.

Nikhil Krishnan is the Founder of Out of Pocket, a media company that makes understanding healthcare more entertaining and accessible.We spend 100 minutes talking about how the US healthcare system actually works, how World War II changed it forever, all the ways AI is seeing real adoption across the industry, and most common bad startup ideas in healthcare.Thank you to Numeral, Flex, and Amplitude for supporting this episodeNumeral: The end-to-end platform for sales tax and compliance [https://www.numeral.com](https://www.numeral.com/)Flex: Sign-up for Flex Elite with code TURNER, get $1,000 https://form.typeform.com/to/Rx9rTjFzAmplitude: AI analytics, all you have to do is ask [https://www.amplitude.com](https://www.amplitude.com/)Timestamps:(1:23) How the US healthcare system works(4:26) Why US healthcare is different from the rest of the world(12:01) Why healthcare costs keep going up(15:58) Core problem: is healthcare a marketplace or not?(21:04) How money flows + Two-way price negotiation(27:34) Why payments are seeing early AI adoption(30:08) How AI could change healthcare delivery(35:40) Doctor's are trapped on a productivity hamster wheel(39:28) How incentives shape healthcare delivery(43:53) Healthcare is an implicit jobs program in the US(48:45) Areas AI is overhyped, worst healthcare startups(55:30) Consumerization of healthcare(1:01:58) Rise of Peptides, understanding risks and downsides(1:09:35) Why all medical software is so bad(1:11:58) How to do enterprise sales in healthcare(1:14:51) The battle forming between Scribes, Search, and EMRs(1:18:33) Why we need more physician independence(1:26:51) Starting Out of Pocket in February of 2020(1:2912) Write to meet your audience(1:37:54) Using AI as a content creator(1:42:13) How to get started writing on the internetReferencedOut of Pocket: https://www.outofpocket.health/Doctronic: https://www.doctronic.ai/Follow NikhilTwitter: https://x.com/nikillinitLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkboi/Follow TurnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turnernovakSubscribe to my newsletter to get every episode + the transcript in your inbox every week: https://www.thespl.it/

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For Jesus' enemies, his death was certain, the process was not.  They could make it up as they go along.  The role of the scribes was eerily similar to that of a modern trial lawyer or staff counsel at a Congressional hearing, brains behind the scene.  Now that we know what scribes did, and how they were regarded, we have a good idea of what they were doing before, during, and after Jesus' trial. They set a strategy in motion, and with conniving and effort, it worked.  Little did they know, their End Game would become the proximate cause of the salvation of the world. 

And how Hitler made them illegal!

If your EMR feels like it's adding to your workload instead of reducing it, this episode will feel very familiar. In this conversation, Sarah Smith sits down with healthcare IT and analytics consultant Lori Runion to explore why clinician burnout is often driven by systems, not individuals, and what is actually working to fix it. From large-scale virtual scribe programs to EMR workflow optimization and predictive staffing, this episode looks at the operational side of burnout and how healthcare organizations can reduce friction, improve efficiency, and give clinicians their time back. What you'll learn in this episode: Why EMRs often increase after-hours work and frustration How a 200-physician virtual scribe program was implemented The difference between human scribes and emerging AI documentation tools Practical ways to reduce clicks and improve EMR workflows How predictive analytics can support staffing and patient demand Why burnout is a systems problem, not a personal failure Episode breakdown: 01:57 Why EMRs Are Driving Clinician Burnout 04:08 When Work Follows You Home 06:24 Inside a Large-Scale Virtual Scribe Program 10:35 Human Scribes vs Ambient AI 13:27 Using Data to Predict Patient Demand 18:53 Predictive Staffing in Practice 22:50 Fixing EMR Workflow Friction 28:31 Burnout as a Systems Problem 29:47 Managing the Patient Inbox 33:15 Reducing Clicks and Documentation Load Key Takeaways: 1. Burnout is a systems failure, not a clinician failure. The EMR turned documentation into an after-hours expectation. Fix the workflow, not the person. 2. The data exists and now it's time to use it. Two decades of electronic records are sitting largely untapped. AI finally gives healthcare the tools to act on it predictively, not reactively. 3. You can optimize your EMR without waiting for IT. Pick lists, smart phrases, and a few hours of upfront setup can return significant time. Start small, collaborate with colleagues, and let it compound. Meet Lori Runion: Lori Runion is a healthcare technology and transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience improving how care is delivered and documented. At Community Health Network, she led the clinical informatics team through a comprehensive, two-year Epic EHR implementation and spearheaded a virtual scribe program that scaled to over 200 remote scribes, directly reducing provider burnout and helping clinicians reclaim joy in their work. Driven by a passion for supporting healthcare workers, Lori has seen firsthand how the right tools and systems can transform both patient outcomes and clinician well-being. Today, she serves as a Portfolio Leader at Resultant, partnering with healthcare organizations as the day-to-day leader on complex initiatives and helping turn technology investments into meaningful, real-world results. Outside of work, Lori enjoys planning her next international adventure and cheering on musical theatre performances and football games with her husband and three step-children. Connect with Lori Runion: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-runion/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lstone8 -------------- Would you like to view a transcript of this episode? Click Here. **** Charting Champions is a premiere, lifetime access Physician only program that is helping Physicians get home with today's work done. All the proven tools, support and community you need to create time for your life outside of medicine. Learn more at https://www.chartingcoach.ca **** Enjoying this podcast? Please share it with someone who would benefit. Also, don't forget to hit “follow” so you get all the new episodes as soon as they are released.**** Come hang out with me on Facebook or Instagram. Follow me @chartingcoach to get more practical tools to help you create sustainable clinical medicine in your life. **** Questions? Comments? Want to share how this podcast has helped you? Shoot me an email at admin@reachcareercoaching.ca. I would love to hear from you.

It's Holy Week and the scribes have had it.  Jesus has humiliated them.  And the crowd was "delighted."  They appeared to like lawyer jokes just like people do today. The scribes now want him dead.But, again, not all scribes, and Jesus approves of some and he confirms the importance of their work.  For others, First Degree Murder is now in the works and their motive is crystal clear.  Timing now, for them, is everything.

March 22, 2026 - Beware of the Scribes - Dr. Austin Carty

Jesus prepares the crowds and his disciples for what's coming for what had become of the Jewish religion - a religion now devoid of God and righteousness, but full of self-righteousness.  Seven woes he gives to the Scribes and Pharisees.

‭‭‭‭‭‭Genesis 39:11–20 (ESV) But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.” Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.” As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.The Ninth Commandment - Exodus 20:16 (ESV) “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.This Is The Core Of Who The Devil Is - Revelation 12:10 (ESV) …for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.He Lied About God In The Garden - Genesis 3:4–5 (ESV) But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”He Lied About Jesus RepeatedlyAccused of casting out demons by the power of Satan (Beelzebub/prince of demons): Pharisees and scribes falsely claimed Jesus' exorcisms were empowered by demonic forces rather than the Holy Spirit (a lie that Jesus called the unforgivable blasphemy against the Holy Spirit). Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15.Accused of blasphemy for forgiving sins: Scribes and Pharisees charged Jesus with blasphemy when He declared a paralytic's sins forgiven, saying only God can do that (ignoring His divine authority).
Matthew 9:2-3; Mark 2:6-7; Luke 5:20-21.Accused of being a glutton, drunkard, and friend of sinners: Critics lied that Jesus was indulgent and immoral because He ate and drank with tax collectors and outcasts (contrasting Him with John the Baptist).
Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34.Accused of having a demon or being insane/mad: Many Jews claimed Jesus was demon-possessed or delusional, dismissing His teachings.
John 7:20; John 8:48-52; John 10:20-21.Accused of deceiving or misleading the people: Some in the crowd falsely labeled Jesus a deceiver who was stirring up trouble or leading people astray.
John 7:12; also echoed in broader charges like John 7:47.Accused of breaking the Sabbath (and related blasphemy): Pharisees repeatedly accused Jesus (and His disciples) of unlawful Sabbath work (e.g., healing or plucking grain), plotting to accuse Him formally; this escalated to claims of making Himself equal with God.
Matthew 12:1-14 (disciples' grain and withered hand healing); John 5:16-18 (healing at Bethesda pool).False testimony at the Sanhedrin trial about destroying the temple: Multiple false witnesses lied that Jesus claimed He would destroy the temple made with hands and rebuild it in three days (a distortion of John 2:19, where He spoke of His body). Their testimonies didn't even agree.
Matthew 26:59-61; Mark 14:55-59.Accused of blasphemy for claiming to be the Christ/Son of God: After Jesus affirmed He was the Messiah (and referenced Daniel 7/Psalm 110), the high priest tore his robes and declared it blasphemy, leading the council to condemn Him to death.
Matthew 26:63-66; Mark 14:61-64; Luke 22:66-71.Accused before Pilate and Roman authorities of perverting the nation, opposing taxes to Caesar, and claiming kingship (treason/sedition): Jewish leaders twisted Jesus' teachings into political crimes (e.g., He actually taught “render to Caesar what is Caesar's” in Matthew 22:21); they also called Him an evildoer/malefactor and stirred up the people. Pilate found no guilt, but the false charges led to crucifixion (with the inscription “King of the Jews”).
Luke 23:1-5 (main charges); John 18:30 (“malefactor”); John 19:12; Mark 15:2-3; Matthew 27:11-14.He Will Lie About You (Through Others)WHEN FALSELY ACCUSED…Give It To God, Let Him Handle It - FOLLOW Jesus!Proverbs 19:5 (ESV) A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.Isaiah 54:17 (ESV) no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, declares the LORD.”Release Through Forgiveness… To The Lord's JusticeRomans 12:19–21 (ESV) Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.Your reactions will complicate the pictureYour wrong actions will have their own consequencesLuke 23:34 (ESV) And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.Suffer Well, _______________________ Is Watching.The Devil And His DemonsYour Enemy - Proverbs 25:21–22 (ESV) If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.Unbelievers You Are Trying to Win - Matthew 5:16 (ESV) In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.Your FriendsYour Family, Your ChildrenThe Host Of Heaven - Hebrews 12:1–5 (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.ClosingGalatians 6:9 (ESV) And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.Hebrews 10:36 (ESV) For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

1. From previous week's sermon... What was it about Jesus' teaching that drew all the tax collectors and the sinners to Him?2. What was it about Jesus receiving and eating with the tax collectors and sinners caused the Pharisees and the Scribes to grumble at Jesus?3. Name at least 4 commonalities that the all three parables teach.4. What is the main point of all three parables?

Try to see if we can learn anything about Nebraska football based on what the Scribes observed.

Pastor Nicoletti preaches a sermon titled “Beware of the Scribes” from Mark 12:38-40.

…This word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, “Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book….

In this message from Gospel of Mark 12:35–44, we step into the temple during the final week of Jesus' life and watch Him confront the religious leaders with a question they cannot answer. Quoting Psalms 110 and pointing back to the promise of 2 Samuel 7, Jesus asks how the Messiah can be both David's Son and David's Lord. The riddle exposes more than bad theology—it reveals hardened hearts. The scribes know the Scriptures inside and out, yet their love for recognition, status, and control proves they have missed the very One the Scriptures point to. This sermon unpacks that tension and reminds us: knowing who God is isn't about winning debates or looking spiritual—it's about lives transformed by the truth. The passage closes with a striking contrast at the temple treasury. As wealthy worshipers give from their abundance, a poor widow quietly offers two small copper coins—everything she had. Jesus declares her gift greater, not because of its size, but because of her surrender. Together, these scenes press one clear takeaway: knowing who God is shows up in how you live. From generosity to humility to daily obedience, our actions reveal what we truly believe. This message invites us to examine our own hearts—are we performing like the scribes, or trusting like the widow? And as we look to Jesus, the greater King who would soon give everything for us, we're called to respond with wholehearted faith.

A Book Worm Story Snack Episode. Journey into Ancient Egypt with the Book Worm to uncover the remarkable world of scribes, hieroglyphs, and papyrus scrolls! Explore a bustling scribal school, learn how Egyptians turned river plants into the world's first paper, and discover how writing helped preserve history for thousands of years. When the Book Worm accidentally nibbles part of an important scroll, it sparks a mystery… and reveals the true secret of how Egypt's stories survived through time: memory, teamwork, and the power of writing. A fun, immersive adventure filled with history, humor, and hands-on learning — perfect for curious young listeners!

Gospel Luke 5:27-32 Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.” Refection It's fascinating to me that the audience that was most open to Jesus were the people who somehow knew their need for something to change them. They were aware, as we might be aware, of something in our body that doesn't really feel right. And we go to someone and we say, What is it that we need to do or I need to do to take away this pain? People that know they are sinners carry a certain shame and a certain guilt that is healthy and Jesus comes to heal that. And it's terrifying to think that the Scribes and Pharisees never, ever thought about whether or not they were doing the will of God, which is taking care of people. They simply took care of themselves, and displayed themselves as examples of perfection. Closing Prayer Farther, it's fascinating that throughout the ministry that you had on this earth, there was this constant conflict between your work and the work of the religion that was destined to reveal you. It gives us a sense of the tension that will probably always be there between institutions and the work of God in our hearts. Help us to deal with this problem and to find a peaceful solution, knowing that the church, institutions are there to help. And yet they are always secondary to the work of God in our hearts. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on So Brook Hills, Matt, Chip, and Daniel talk about the three groups in Mark 2:1-12: the crowds, the Scribes, and the carriers.

This week on So Brook Hills, Matt, Chip, and Daniel talk about the three groups in Mark 2:1-12: the crowds, the Scribes, and the carriers.

SummaryIn this episode, Sean M Weiss and Terry Fletcher discuss the implications of AI in healthcare, particularly focusing on AI scribes and the importance of patient consent. They explore the challenges and responsibilities healthcare providers face in ensuring patient privacy and compliance with regulations. The conversation highlights the need for transparency in AI usage and the potential risks associated with it, emphasizing the importance of patient safety and accountability in the evolving landscape of healthcare technology.TakeawaysAI scribes are becoming a significant issue in healthcare.Patients often rush through signing consents without understanding them.There is a lack of clarity on what patients are agreeing to when they consent to AI usage.Healthcare providers must ensure compliance with regulations regarding AI.Patients should be informed about their rights to opt out of AI scribing.The responsibility for AI outputs lies with the healthcare provider.AI is rapidly changing the landscape of healthcare operations.There is a need for better safeguards and regulations around AI in healthcare.Patient safety must be prioritized over efficiency in healthcare practices.Healthcare providers need to adopt a patient-centered approach in AI implementation.Navigating AI in Healthcare: Consent and ComplianceThe Rise of AI Scribes: What Patients Need to Know