This program is a rebroadcast from December 12, 2015. Do those close to you know where you are from? Maybe you represent the area well with an accent or being a fan of a sport’s team. Where you are from can define you. In Micah 5:2 it is prophesied that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. This small town, …
December 10, 2016 | #1650—Incarnation Begs for Reconciliation
It’s safe to say that many would not consider Philemon a popular Christmas passage. But there is a theme we can see in this small book: reconciliation. The book of Philemon is actually a letter from the Apostle Paul written to a wealthy believer in Jesus named Philemon. Paul sent the letter with Onesimus, a new believer in Jesus and …
December 3, 2016 | #1649—Balfour Declaration 100th Anniversary with Elliot Jager
Elliot Jager joins the program this week to talk about two very important topics with Chris. Elliot is an Israel-based journalist, political scientist, editorial project manager, and author. He explains how Israelis are feeling after the most recent U.S. presidential election and what the Israeli government is doing (or not doing) during this transition. Then Elliot talks about the Balfour …
November 26, 2016 | #1648—Israel My Glory: In Depth-November/December
Have you ever tried to think through how we can know God exists? It’s hard for our finite minds to fully understand this complex question. This week Chris takes us on a journey through God’s Word and shows us how people like Job questioned God’s existence and when God shows him a glimpse of who He is, Job’s response is …
November 19, 2016 | #1647—Thanksgiving According to the Book of Leviticus
Chris speaks often on the radio of the sacrifices the Jewish people were required to offer to God. But the thanksgiving sacrifice is the only optional sacrifice. Why did God not require this one? Take a listen, it’s a good lesson for us as believers. God did have specific instructions for how to do the offering. He explains in Leviticus …
November 12, 2016 | #1646—Andy Cook: Experience Israel Now
In Matthew 16:13 it says, When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi. This was Matthew setting the scene for the story he was about to tell. Jesus and the disciples were standing in an area known to those living in Israel as a place of pagan worship. It was also where the Jordan River began. And as Jesus …
November 5, 2016 | #1645—Museum of the Bible
We have a very special guest on this week’s program, Cary Summers President of the Washington D.C. based Museum of the Bible. Haven’t been there? That’s because it’s still under construction! Cary takes us on a behind the scenes look at this exciting new museum and all it has to offer. Opening fall of 2017 this 430,000 square foot building …
October 29, 2016 | #1644—The Gospels Speak to Everyone: John
The last several weeks Chris has shown us that each of the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and this week John have different audiences but the same message: The good news of Jesus! He has compared this concept to a skyscraper. It has four unique sides but they are all part of one building. Matthew spoke to Jewish believers in Jesus, …
October 22, 2016 | #1643—The Gospels Speak to Everyone: Luke
The gospels really do speak to everyone. Each of the four gospels give four unique perspectives of who Jesus is, and that He came for all. In the first week of the series we learned how Matthew spoke to the Jewish people. Then in week two, Mark wrote to the Romans. Now we see how Luke, the only Gentile gospel …
October 15, 2016 | #1642—The Gospels Speak to Everyone: Mark
Have you ever wondered why there are four different accounts of Jesus’ ministry in the Bible? Last week Chris unpacked the gospel of Matthew. We learned that Matthew’s unique audience was the Jewish believers in Jesus. Focusing on the gospel of Mark this week, Chris explains that although Mark is not one of the original twelve disciples of Jesus, he …