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Following Jesus by Learning and Living the Bible
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Oct 5, 2023
Oct 5, 2023
26 min
In Acts 16 Paul models for us a principle that shaped how he made decisions. In fact, it was a governing principle that shaped his whole life. And it should shape ours as followers of Jesus too.
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Sep 28, 2023
Sep 28, 2023
15 min
Acts 12
Does God always answer prayer? Not the way we often think. And the Bible doesn't hide from this fact. It teaches us that God is a real person who makes real decisions in response to our prayers and Acts 12 is a good example of this.
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Sep 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
20 min
Acts 5:1-11
Luke, the author of Acts, told the story about Ananias and Sapphira for a very important reason. The message of that story holds a very important lesson for us as the church today.
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Sep 14, 2023
Sep 14, 2023
20 min
Acts 3-4
How does the gospel move forward? In Acts 3-4 we see a good model.
In this episode we reflect on what it might look like to be open for business to loving people and sharing the good news about Jesus.
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Sep 7, 2023
Sep 7, 2023
20 min
Acts 2
The Day of Pentecost is the birthday of the church. Jesus pours out the Spirit, 3,000 people believe and are baptized. And the church becomes a reality. And the Acts describes what a difference the Holy Spirit made in the lives of people. And we see the marks of a Spirit-filled church.
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2023
25 min
Listener Q + R
In this episode we consider three questions from listeners of the podcast.
1. Can people in heaven see what's happening on earth?
2. When is it permitted to remarry after divorce?
3. How do I understand predestination?
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Aug 24, 2023
Aug 24, 2023
25 min
What are Bible stories (narratives) trying to communicate?
The most common type of literature in the Bible is historical narratives, what we typically call Bible stories. And there are some exciting stories. There are hard to makes sense of stories.
And it's not uncommon to turn those stories into allegories or to make them teach moral lessons. But this is not how they were intended to function.
So how can we read Bible narratives well?
That's what we explore in this episode of the Bible in Life.
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The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
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Aug 17, 2023
Aug 17, 2023
36 min
How does Proverbs describe our aim when raising kids? And what are some things we need to do in order to achieve this aim?
Proverbs has great wisdom for parents. And what it teaches holds true for any who seek to mentor or guide young people, whether as a grandparent or aunt or uncle or even just mentor in general.
Take a listen to this message I shared recently at a church in my area.
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https://www.listenerscommentary.com
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Aug 10, 2023
Aug 10, 2023
20 min
Four Measures of Spiritual Growth
How can we measure spiritual growth?
We can easily use the wrong metrics and arrive at the wrong conclusion.
Pastors often measure how well the church is doing by things like attendance, buildings, and giving. But those are secondary measures, not ones central to the mission Jesus gave us - to make disciples.
Or individually we can measure ourselves by religious activity, things like church involvement, leading bible studies, doing our devotions, and the like. And if we're doing well in those areas feel like we're doing well spiritually. But those aren't the primary measures either.
So how can we measure spiritual growth?
In this episode I give four measures for spiritual growth.
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
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http://worldfamilymissions.org/john-whittaker/
The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
Connect with John:
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Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
16 min
In this episode I share some reflections on two thoughts: 1. am I a disciple worth reproducing? And 2. obedience is the prerequisite to intimacy.
Free 30 Page eBook to help you Hear and Heed the Bible:
Support this ministry:
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http://worldfamilymissions.org/john-whittaker/
The Listener’s Commentary - In-depth teaching through books of the Bible to help you learn the Bible for yourself:
https://www.listenerscommentary.com
Connect with John:
Social Media- connect on facebook and instagram
Email - john@johnwhittaker.net
If you've been helped by this teaching leave a review and share freely - on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, via email.