Search the Scriptures Live

The first evangelist, Matthew, composed a masterpiece of literary construction and theological thought. Now our long awaited deep dive into this extremely important gospel begins. The Gospel of Matthew is called "the gospel of the Church." Join us for the start of this brand new series in which we will learn about the meaning and historical background of so many well-known stories and saying of Christ, not to mention those amazing patristic insights.

This week, Search the Scriptures LIVE! will be coming to you live from St. Tikhon's Orthodox School of Theology with a special guest, Dr. David Ford, professor of Church History at St. Tikhon's. Dr. Ford and Dr. Jeanne will be talking about the early Church, Dr. Ford's area of expertise, which is St. John Chrysostom, and other subject

Dr. Jeannie is joined by her husband Fr. Costas Constantinou for this week's show. They'll discuss his study of the Bible, Christian giving, why he loves Christmas, and other subjects.

We will continue our discussion of the startling story of Ananias and Sapphira from chapter 5 of The Acts of the Apostles to ponder and discuss from a patristic perspective why God allows occurrences that we consider unfair or even unfortunate. Is God unfair? Is God unjust? Does God act capriciously? How should we react to events that we consider inconsistent with justice?

he story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 is one of the most perplexing in the New Testament. Husband and wife each dropped dead after lying to the Holy Spirit. How does Chrysostom explain the apparent harshness of this consequence? What does our uncomfortable reaction to this story say about us?

Peter and John were hauled before the Great Sanhedrin to explain how they were able to heal a man paralyzed from birth. In this dramatic scene, Peter preaches to the chief priests and high priest that the man was healed by faith in Messiah Jesus, whom they had rejected and crucified only weeks before, but who had risen from the dead. Join us as we continue our study of Acts of the Apostles and learn how the first believers preached the gospel to their fellow Jews.

After he healed a paralyzed man begging at the Temple, St. Peter explained that Moses himself foretold the coming of the Christ, Jesus who had recently been crucified among them. This week on Search the Scriptures LIVE!, we will continue our discussion of how the early Church evangelized the Jews

"They had all things in common." In Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke describes the lives of the very first Christians, a life of prayer, sacrifice, sanctification with sacramental fellowship, sharing all of their goods and possessions. What was so important about the practices St. Luke describes and what can we learn from the lives of these first believers?

Crucial prophecies and Jewish expectations about the long-anticipated Messiah were fulfilled by Jesus. St. Peter explained these prophecies on the day of Pentecost when he delivered the very first sermon on the "birthday of the Church." Join us as we continue our study of Peter's sermon and learn about the character and lifestyle of those who joined the primitive Church in those early days

When St. Peter arose to address the people of Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, he explained that the Resurrection of Christ was the fulfillment of prophecy. This was the first sermon to proclaim the gospel to the masses, delivered on Pentecost, the "birthday of the church." Peter's sermon, and other speeches in Acts of the Apostles, expressed and preserved crucial early Church traditions of how the crucifixion and resurrection were foretold by the prophets. It provides a snapshot of how the apostles evangelized their fellow Jews and provides important lessons for us as well