Psalms

#1173: Will our spiritual bodies be non-material? | 1 Corinthians 15 | Isaiah 61-62 | Psalm 128

#1173: Will our spiritual bodies be non-material?  | 1 Corinthians 15 | Isaiah 61-62 | Psalm 128

When Paul talks about us having spiritual bodies, does that mean they’ll be non-material? Spoiler alert: no. And I’ll share why on the other side.

#1163: When is “beyond what is written” okay? | 1 Corinthians 4 | Isaiah 40-41:20 | Psalm 65

#1163: When is “beyond what is written” okay? | 1 Corinthians 4 | Isaiah 40-41:20 | Psalm 65

Today you’re going to hear Paul use the phrase, “nothing beyond what is written.” You might guess what the means, but I want you to hear it in context of the passage today that’s about Christian leaders and our focus question, “When is it okay to go beyond what is written?”

#1152: Who were Sadducees and Pharisees? | Matthew 22 | Isaiah 13-14 | Proverbs 12:16-28

#1152: Who were Sadducees and Pharisees? | Matthew 22 | Isaiah 13-14 | Proverbs 12:16-28

You’ve heard the names of these groups before, Pharisees and Sadducees. And in Matthew 22 today, you’ll hear about a strange relationship between the two. It’s useful, then to understand a little more about these two groups – at least at a high level – because that’ll add context to the story.

#1151: When does Jesus deliver justice? | Matthew 21 | Isaiah 11-12 | Psalm 9-10

#1151: When does Jesus deliver justice? | Matthew 21 | Isaiah 11-12 | Psalm 9-10

Today’s OT and Wisdom segments both speak to justice again and, unlike most days where the focus question is about something we bump into in the text, today’s a bigger picture view, because it’s important to remember. When does Jesus deliver justice? We’ll tackle that very briefly at the end of today.

#1150: What does Jesus communicate about fairness? | Matthew 20 | Isaiah 9:8-10:34 | Psalm 61

#1150: What does Jesus communicate about fairness? | Matthew 20 | Isaiah 9:8-10:34 | Psalm 61

So, what did Jesus communicate about fairness? First and foremost, grace is probably the unfairest thing of all…freely given by God and based nothing on our merit. Along the way he happens to use a story

#1148: How is faith in God vindicated? | Matthew 18 | Isaiah 4-5 | Psalm 58

#1148: How is faith in God vindicated? | Matthew 18 | Isaiah 4-5 | Psalm 58

Today could we just focus on our spirits? And I don’t mean that aspect of our souls, per se. I mean out attitudes, approaches to life and love…and the focus question that we’ll get to in today’s psalm, today’s wisdom segment, when we ask, “How is faith in God vindicated?”

#1140: What is a doxology? | Matthew 10 | Amos 4-6

#1140: What is a doxology? | Matthew 10 | Amos 4-6

You know that the Bible has many different literary genres — historical narrative and biography and poetry and so on. What it also contains that is less obvious is music. And we might remember that it does when we think about Psalms, but it’s not terribly obvious that we recognize it when we read something like the book of Amos. And that sets up today’s focus question, “What is a doxology?”

#1139: What happens when Israel points fingers? | Matthew 9 | Amos 1-3 | Psalm 48

#1139: What happens when Israel points fingers? | Matthew 9 | Amos 1-3 | Psalm 48

The idea of “gettin’ in your bidness” means, “Yo dude, now you’re getting a big personal!” So you might be amused to know that today, in both our OT and NT segments, there’s a bit of God “gettin’ in your bidness.”

#1134: Which categories of human temptation did Jesus experience? | Matthew 4 | 2 King 20-22:13 | Psalm 20

#1134: Which categories of human temptation did Jesus experience? | Matthew 4 | 2 King 20-22:13  | Psalm 20

Today in Matthew 4 we hear what is perhaps a familiar story of the Devil tempting Jesus. What may not be quite so familiar is how the ways that that temptation happens actually tells a deeper story…and answers today’s focus question, “Which categories of human temptation did Jesus experience?”

#1132: Is typology lost on the spiritually blind? | Matthew 2 | 2 King 17 | Psalm 129 | Proverbs 11:23-28

#1132: Is typology lost on the spiritually blind? | Matthew 2 | 2 King 17 | Psalm 129 | Proverbs 11:23-28

“Typology is the perception of recurring patterns of action in salvation-history that are too “coincidental” to be attributed to any cause but God,” and they can involve people, events, or even institutions. But is it lost on the spiritually blind?