Podcasts about scripture readings

Authority Under God: Scripture teaches a crucial lesson about government and leadership. Earthly authority exists, but both leaders and people remain accountable to the Lord. This truth guides how we engage politics, law, and the defense of human life.

God Brings Victory: The ark of God is captured. Disaster seems final. Yet Scripture reminds us that God's providence allows hardship but never abandons His plan. Even in moments of defeat, God is working toward victory.

Speak Lord, We Are Listening: Samuel's story reminds us that listening is at the heart of spiritual life. To love God and neighbor, including the unborn, we must first hear the Lord's voice and respond with obedience. God still calls. The question is whether we listen.

In this episode, Uche Anizor shares how reframing the way we view Scripture as a means of extrodinary grace will change the way we are able to engage with it. Uche Anizor is a professor of theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is also the author of 'The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture: 20 Meditations' from Crossway. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the full transcript of this episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ❖ Listen to “Why Are We Apathetic about What Really Matters?" with Uche Anizor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show.

Pregnancy Is a Blessing: Scripture teaches us something the modern world tries to forget. Barrenness was a cause for sorrow. Pregnancy was a sign of the Lord's favor. This truth reveals how deeply the Bible values life in the womb and challenges the lies of abortion culture.

Scripture Reading from Hebrews 13:5-6Sermon by Charles Anderson

Everywhere we look, we see a crisis in leadership: selfish leaders, harsh leaders, failing leaders. But leaders in God's kingdom and church are called to be different. What do leaders shaped by and centered on the Gospel look like? Paul models it and teaches us in 1 Corinthians 4.

Baptism of the Lord: Jesus enters the waters of baptism not because He needs cleansing, but to reveal what He does for us. In the Gospel, Christ shows that baptism is God's gift of new life, identity, and belonging. This moment reveals the foundation of our pro life mission: God enters human history to restore life, not destroy it.

To Whom Do You Belong? Christmas answers one of the deepest questions of the human heart: To whom do we belong?The first reading brings this sacred season to a powerful conclusion by reminding us that our identity is not accidental. We belong to God. Our lives, our bodies, and our future are His gift. This truth shapes how we see ourselves and how we defend the dignity of every human life, especially the unborn.

Scripture Reading; Revelation 12:1-12 To this point in the book of Revelation, much of the focus has been on what God will be doing on the earth during the time of tribulation.  God will pour out His holy justice on the inhabitants of the earth, in a series of horrendous, global judgments.  In Revelation 12-14, the focus is on what Satan will be doing on the earth during the tribulation. In richly symbolic language, the events and activities of this chapter center around Satan and the people of Israel. Having been cast out of heaven, Satan has opposed the Israelites of old ... through leaders like Pharaoh, Haman, and Herod ... and as well as Christians since the coming of Christ. In the tribulation many Jews will turn to Christ and Satan will seek to destroy them.  In Revelation 12, Israel is seen in the symbolic image of a woman. ". . . the dragon . . . pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child [Jesus]" (Rev 12:13).  God, in a display of His power and authority, protects the Jews who flee from Jerusalem (cf. Rev 12:14,16). We do not know all the reasons why God permits Satan to blind and destroy so many people, but the Bible reveals to us, in general terms, the ultimate reason.  "Satan's fall and ongoing existence are for the glory of Christ.  The Son of God, Jesus Christ, will be more highly honored and more deeply appreciated and loved in the end because he defeats Satan not the moment after Satan fell, but through millennia of long-suffering, patience, humility, servanthood, suffering, and decisively through his own death" (John Piper, Spectacular Sins, 49).

A Kingdom Worth Everything: The Culture of Life is not an idea. It is a Kingdom.The Gospel shows James and John leaving everything behind to follow Jesus immediately.That kind of commitment only happens when something is worth more than comfort, security, or control. The Kingdom of God still demands that response today.

The Spirit, the water, and the blood all testify to Jesus, as the first reading declares. Christmas happened so Jesus could have a body to offer and blood to shed for us.

Christ Sets the Oppressed Free: Christ is born and revealed as the One who sets the oppressed free. Today, the pro-life movement lives that mission by defending those oppressed by abortion.

Recorded LIVE at our 2026 Beginning of the Year Fasting & Prayers (Day 4) our Senior Pastor, Rev Dr Femi Paul, led the church in prophetic prayers centred on Counterfeit and Distracting Doors. Anchored on Psalm 119:37, we were charged to deliberately turn our eyes away from illusions, false paths, and deceptive options that appear attractive but are not God ordained. The prayer focus was not only for doors to open, but for the wrong doors to be permanently shut. As a church, we declared that no counterfeit door, enticing option, or enemy driven distraction will truncate our opportunities in 2026. We choose clarity over confusion, truth over illusion, and divine direction over deception. As God has spoken, the Church responds in faith: Amen.. Scripture Readings: 2 TIM 4:18 (CEB) PROV 14:12 (AMPC) PROV 14:12 (TLB) REV 3:7-8 (NKJV) PSA 119:37-38 (GNT) PSA 119:37 (TLB) PSA 119:37-38 (NLT) LUKE 2:9B (TLB) 2 TIM 4:18 (NKJV) 2 TIM 4:18 (CEB) Prayers: Father, turn my eyes away from every false and distracting door. I walk in discernment, clarity, and divine direction in 2026. My opportunities are protected and settled in Jesus name. Amen.

Loving the Neighbor We Forget: The Unborn - Scripture connects love of God with love of neighbor. Yet the unborn are often excluded. Pro-life work restores them to the center of our moral responsibility

Love Revealed in Christ and the Unborn: The love revealed in Christ is lived through service. That love reaches the unborn, the smallest and most vulnerable among us.

Christmas Makes Us Givers of Life - Christmas reveals its great gift: we shall be like Him. That truth calls us to be givers of life, not destroyers, and strengthens our pro-life mission.

Every Human Life Is an Epiphany of God's Glory: The Epiphany reveals God's glory. As St. John Paul II taught, every human life is an epiphany of that same glory and deserves protection.

He Who Is in Us Is Greater: Our relationship with Christ gives us the strength to confront abortion. Scripture reminds us that He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world.

Scripture Reading from Exodus 2:23-3:12 ESVSermon by Charles Anderson

The first Sunday of the new year here at Grace Central Coast, we call Covenant Renewal Sunday.  It's a Sunday where we take time to renew our covenant commitment to the Lord and our covenant commitment to one another.  This year, our challenge comes from 1 Samuel 7.  

A New Year Is a Celebration of New Life: God gives us life in days and years, and we return that gift to Him through faithful service. This reflection invites us to begin the year recommitted to defending every human life.

In today's bonus podcast we are reading about the reasons the appointed scripture readings are chosen.

The Antichrist Denies Christ and Human Dignity: The Antichrist denies the divinity of Christ. That same denial leads to rejecting the humanity of others. Abortion flows from this rejection of human dignity.

Through Him Was Life: Christmas Makes Us Prolife - The Gospel proclaims that life came to be through Christ. Christmas forms a prolife people who defend life because God entered human history as man.

Welcoming Life Through Virtue and Self-Giving: The first reading continues to reveal the prolife meaning of Christmas. You are called to embrace virtues that welcome life and reject selfishness that destroys it.

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephThe simple truth is every family is imperfect. Jesus did not come into an ideal and wealthy household from a human standard standpoint, but into a real family with challenges. Jesus grew up learning, obeying, and depending upon Mary and Joseph. Mary trusted God even when she did not fully understand. Joseph quietly protected, provided, and obeyed God without speaking in Scripture. May our homes become places where love is practiced daily, faith is lived simply, and God is always welcome. Scripture Readings for December 28, 2025Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14Psalm 128:1-5Colossians 3:12-21 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

From the Crib to the Cross: The Witness of Saint Stephen - The joy of Christmas is followed immediately by the martyrdom of Saint Stephen. The crib leads to the cross. Christmas calls you to total fidelity to the truth and love found in Christ.

The Holy Family and God's Plan for Life: The Feast of the Holy Family reveals God's plan for receiving, protecting, and nurturing human life. Family is the first place where life is welcomed and defended.

Christmas Eve and the Gift We Cannot Earn: On Christmas Eve, the Church prays at an empty manger and cries out, Come Lord Jesus. Christ comes with a gift that cannot be created or earned. Salvation is freely given by God out of love.

God Came Himself, Christ Is Messiah and Lord: The Midnight Mass Gospel proclaims that Jesus is Messiah and Lord. God did not simply send a messenger. He entered history Himself. Christmas reveals the dignity of every human life.

Scripture Reading from John 14: 1-7 (0:00)Sermon by Jeff Nottingham (0:58)

Christmas Is Light, Abortion Is Darkness: Christmas brings the light of Christ into the world. Abortion represents darkness. Today's reading reveals the prolife meaning of Christmas and the victory of life over darkness.

Fellowship as the Fruit of Christmas: The Feast of Saint John teaches that fellowship flows from Christmas. Communion with Christ strengthens communion with one another and deepens commitment to defending human life.

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The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Christmas Eve Scripture Reading — Isaiah, Micah, Luke 2 & Matthew (ESV)Show Notes:Tonight's special Christmas Eve bonus episode features a peaceful reading of the Scriptures that Christians around the world have cherished for generations — the prophecies and the story of Christ's birth.This gentle, traditional reading includes passages from:•Isaiah 9:2, 6–7 (The promised Child, the Prince of Peace)•Micah 5:2 (Prophecy of Bethlehem)•Luke 2:1–20 (The Nativity story)•Matthew 2:1–12 (The visit of the Wise Men)Wherever and however you celebrate this year, may this bring a moment of warmth, peace, and reflection.English Standard Version (ESV)No ads, no commentary — simply the Scripture readings.Merry Christmas Eve.Send us a textSupport the showHelp keep the stories interruption free! https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonreadsclassics Merch Store Chamber of Classics Amazon Links Cozy Blankets: https://amzn.to/42EuiP2 Christmas Mugs: https://amzn.to/3WENatG All stories in this podcast are public domain works, read by Jason Hovde. No copyrighted material is used. Media & Interview Inquiries: truthtrekking@gmail.com...

Thank you for listening to the Crossway Podcast in 2025. We are happy to present a special Christmas episode featuring several of our ESV Audio Bible readers going through the amazing story of redemption and incarnation. To hear more ESV Bible audio, visit ESV.org or download the ESV app for Apple and Android. To read through the Bible in the new year, check out one of our ESV Audio Bible Podcasts: ❖ Chronological ESV Bible Plan with Robert Smith: Apple Podcasts | Spotify❖Through the ESV New Testament in 90 Days with David Cochran Heath: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖Through the ESV Bible in a Year with Jackie Hill Perry: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ Through the ESV Bible in a Year with Ray Ortlund: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ The M'Cheyne ESV Bible Plan with Kristyn Getty: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ The M'Cheyne ESV Bible Plan with Conrad Mbewe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ A Psalm a Day with Kristyn Getty (ESV): Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ 5-Day ESV Bible Plan with David Cochran Heath: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Preparing for the Lord Through Desire and Repentance: The first reading shows that preparing for the coming of the Lord involves more than repentance alone. It also involves desire. Advent forms your heart to long for Christ and to remove anything that blocks that desire as Christmas approaches.

Christmas and Easter: The second reading makes clear that Christmas is ordered toward Easter. Christ comes for both Jews and Gentiles, and His birth leads directly to His saving sacrifice.

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The following reading is from the ⁠⁠ESV AudioBible, read by Michael Reeves⁠⁠.Scripture quotations are from theESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crossway,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not betranslated in whole or in part into any other language.To support or become a friend of Union, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uniontheology.org/friends-of-union⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠