Ezekiel

#1250: Who makes you right with God relationally? | Mark 6 | Ezekiel 47 | Proverbs 10:18-21

#1250: Who makes you right with God relationally? | Mark 6 | Ezekiel 47 | Proverbs 10:18-21

Who makes you right with God relationally? As is usually the case, the simple Sunday school answer, “Jesus,” is sorta correct, but as is also often the case here on the program, there’s some nuance to be explored that is germane to falling more in love with Him and the people in His world. Stay tuned for the Bottom Line segment.

#1249: What’s the relationship of love and rules? | Mark 5 | Ezekiel 45.13-46:24 | Proverbs 10:12-17

#1249: What’s the relationship of love and rules? | Mark 5 | Ezekiel 45.13-46:24 | Proverbs 10:12-17

It's popular to hear Christians sometimes say, "Christianity isn't about rule-following, it's about love." In a way that's true, but in a way it's not. Do you know why?

#1248: What is most encouraging? | Mark 4 | Ezekiel 44-45:12

#1248: What is most encouraging? | Mark 4 | Ezekiel 44-45:12

What is the most encouraging thing you can hang your hat on? In times of doubt, or dealing with doubters? Or when wrestling with a family member who started following someone with a skewed sense of the Gospel? What is the bedrock you can come back to?

#1240: Should you “answer a fool?” | Revelation 18 | Ezekiel 35-36:15 | Proverbs 25:16-26:5

#1240: Should you “answer a fool?” | Revelation 18 | Ezekiel 35-36:15 | Proverbs 25:16-26:5

How should you act in the presence a “king?” In my country we don’t have a king, but in a manner that’s timely given our upcoming election, today’s time in Proverbs will share some wisdom around that.

#1239: How should you act before a “king?” | Revelation 17 | Ezekiel 34 | Proverbs 24:23-25:15

#1239: How should you act before a “king?” | Revelation 17 | Ezekiel 34 | Proverbs 24:23-25:15

How should you act in the presence a “king?” In my country we don’t have a king, but in a manner that’s timely given our upcoming election, today’s time in Proverbs will share some wisdom around that.

#1236: How does Satan imitate God’s reality? | Revelation 13 | Ezekiel 31 | Proverbs 22:10-23:18

#1236: How does Satan imitate God’s reality? | Revelation 13 | Ezekiel 31 | Proverbs 22:10-23:18

The contains many warnings about false teachers and prophets, but what is the ultimate source for people of falsehood? The quick answer would be correct: Satan. But today’s focus question that we’ll get to in our Bottom Line segment today is about the HOW — How does Satan imitate God’s reality?

#1235: What’s “slave to the lender” mean? | Revelation 12 | Ezekiel 30 | Proverbs 21:13-22:9

#1235: What’s “slave to the lender” mean? | Revelation 12 | Ezekiel 30 | Proverbs 21:13-22:9

Today’s focus question is prompted by something we’ll read in Proverbs today, and asking the question “What does it mean when it says ‘a borrower is slave to the lender’?” is probably obvious on one level. But it sent me on a treasure hunt, and I’ll share with you the results of that little hunt in our Bottom Line segment today.

#1234: “Too big to fail?” | Revelation 10-11 | Ezekiel 29 | Proverbs 21:1-12

#1234: “Too big to fail?” | Revelation 10-11 | Ezekiel 29 | Proverbs 21:1-12

Today you’re going hear going to get a little history, in this case about another country 2600 years who once thought that they were too big to fail. And you’ll get a biblical response to today’s focus question — How do we respond to the idea of “too big to fail?”