Discover the Word Podcast

We live in a day of conflict. Over how to vote, how to parent and how to respond in a pandemic. In the early church, followers of Christ struggled with conflict as well, taking different positions on how to express and live out belief in Jesus. The Apostle Paul wrote many letters to various churches and one of his ongoing themes was unity. In Ephesians 4, Paul offers a summary list of what we as believers can hold in common together and where we need to stand as “ONE.” Then he moves on to explain that it’s only when we each invest our MANY unique, multifaceted and diverse gifts in the communal body that we will reach maturity in Christ. ONE and MANY. How might our faith and our churches be stronger if we followed Paul’s advice today?   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

"In today’s world, there are many triggers for fear and/or anxiety—but that is not unique to the modern world. In ancient times, David experienced many such things himself—and wrote of his responses to them in Psalm 59.   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

Doubt. One thing that every person who has lived long enough has in common is a struggle with doubt. Whether it’s questioning our calling because “How could God use me?” or prayers that have been not yet answered which can raise the question: Is God willing or able to help?” the issue of doubt is universal. What the Scriptures reveal is that the presence of faith does not necessarily mean the absence of doubt. In fact, we find examples of those who continued in the midst of their doubts. The stories of the past have been given to us to help us turn doubt on itself. So we will explore what it means to “Doubt Our Doubts.”   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

What's your favorite tree? Maple, oak, pine, sequoia, some variety of fruit tree? You have a lot of options. Well, did you know that the word "trees" shows up over 200 times in the Bible? So this week on Discover the Word, Daniel Ryan Day leads the group in exploring whether all those mentions of trees are just scenery, or if they may actually be more significant and help tell the story of the Bible. You may come away convinced that it's not just "the heavens that declare the glory of God," but "trees declare the glory of God as well!"   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

"One of our favorite guests on Discover the Word has been Sally Lloyd-Jones, known for her “Jesus Storybook Bible”. What was the subtitle for the book? (Every story whispers His name). But is that claim an exaggeration or a clever marketing hook, or does every story really whisper Jesus’ name? Even the difficult ones? In this episode, we want to test that idea by looking at one of the darkest moments in the early days of human history. And it involves what we could call “My Three Sons.”   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

We all have an interest in knowing what the future holds, don't we? So, if I were to ask you, what book of the Bible is all about what the future is going to be like, which book would you say? Most of us would say, the last book of the Bible--Revelation. But have you ever read or studied or heard sermons about Revelation? Did you find it difficult to understand? Well, this week on Discover the Word, New Testament scholar Dr. David Mathewson joins the group to talk about what the book of Revelation is revealing, and how we can read this fascinating section of Scripture.   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

The gospels tell us that Jesus dined with sinners. All kinds. Often. What was shocking in the first century can still surprise us today: Jesus included the most messed up in His dinner table conversations – because He included them in His love. Scripture describes Jesus at dinners with several kinds of sinners including tax collectors, Pharisees, sinful women, thieves, the “unclean” and others. How do we respond when Jesus invites sinners to dinners? Do we say yes to His invitation to dine – as sinners - with our perfect God? And what about His invitation for others? What if we host sinners dinners and throw open the doors of our homes and our hearts to whoever might come that they too might know Jesus?   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

As one of the most loved gifts of Jewish faith and culture, the Aaronic Blessing offers a vision of the unchanging desire, and heart of God for people like us. Yet this Promise of heaven’s favor shows up in a most unlikely place. In the life-threatening wilderness of Sinai— following a remarkable rescue from Egyptian slave yards— and a series of unremarkable human mistakes, God promises to bless his people—with the mere mention of his Name. Be part of these joy filled conversations with the group about the Blessing that, on the surface, seems to show up out of nowhere.   WAYS TO LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: 📱On our website: https://www.discovertheword.org 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x2Swlq 🎧Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mk8ra1 🎧Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3D9Tttv 🎧Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3x7gMD3 LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

As one of the most loved gifts of Jewish faith and culture, the Aaronic Blessing offers a vision of the unchanging desire, and heart of God for people like us. Yet this Promise of heaven’s favor shows up in a most unlikely place. In the life-threatening wilderness of Sinai— following a remarkable rescue from Egyptian slave yards— and a series of unremarkable human mistakes, God promises to bless his people—with the mere mention of his Name. Be part of these joy filled conversations with the group about the Blessing that, on the surface, seems to show up out of nowhere.   LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discover-the-word/id383323412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5s0X6g7BBUURLngjlkYaMD?si=mOJja34bRY2x5GZ31cOOOw Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaXNjb3ZlcnRoZXdvcmQub3JnL3BvZGNhc3Qv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ27cFahcKEwjwjta78NLsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEA Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fd13a308-a1fc-4379-9429-e65ebad7fc5b/discover-the-word-podcast Website: https://discovertheword.org/

"Family first." "The most important thing in the world is family." "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." There are lots of quotations that lift up the value of family. But there's one quote from a very influential person that doesn't usually make onto prints that people hang on their walls. It's a quote from Jesus, when he said "Unless you hate your family, you cannot be my disciple." Really? Yeah, it's right there in Luke 14:26. You can look it up. So, "Does Jesus Really Want Me to Hate My Family?" That's the question we ask in this episode of Discover the Word.   LOOKING FOR MORE EPISODES of the Discover the Word Podcast? Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discover-the-word/id383323412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5s0X6g7BBUURLngjlkYaMD?si=mOJja34bRY2x5GZ31cOOOw Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaXNjb3ZlcnRoZXdvcmQub3JnL3BvZGNhc3Qv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ27cFahcKEwjwjta78NLsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEA Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fd13a308-a1fc-4379-9429-e65ebad7fc5b/discover-the-word-podcast Website: https://discovertheword.org/