Brad‘s Bible Study

Good News of the Trinity Week 3

We wrap up our series on the Trinity with a look at John 17 and 1 John 4, as well as one of my favorite illustrations / through experiments about what it means to be human.

Note: there was a slight audio issue with this recording that I haven't figured out yet. It may sound just little muffled or with a stronger bass than normal. I'll try to have it sorted by next time, but in the interest of getting this out sooner I'm releasing as-is. Thank you for your understanding. 

Good News of the Trinity Week 2

This week we look at the question "what was God doing before creation?" This is more than a theology exercise, the answer to this question radically shapes how we relate to God and others. We also follow-up with a class question about John 20:23, what's this stuff about "retaining" sins? 

Good News of the Trinity Week 1

This week, we begin a look at the Trinity and why it is such good news. We set an overview for our goals and approach in this three-week series, briefly explore the history of Trinity and God's self-revelation, and conclude with the good news that God is self-sacrificing.

James and the Old Testament Week 4

This episode wraps up our series on James, passes on a few of my favorite take-aways from our in-class discussions, and includes a special section on kardia that we didn't have time to cover in class. Enjoy!

James and the Old Testament Week 3

We continue our series as James expands on the source of anger and its contrast with faith. He has some very direct words for those who store up wealth and underpay workers, which drive us to ask some difficult questions today. Though the words of this section are unyielding, the conclusions are compassionate and hopeful. 

James and the Old Testament Week 2

This week, we examine faith and trust, faith and works, works and words, wisdom and righteousness, and how James rolls all of these into a wonderful magnificient flow of encouragement, warning, and mystery. 

James and the Old Testament Week 1

We begin our four-week series on James with an extensive introduction setting up the themes James is going to talk about and the techniques he is going to invite us to use. Most importantly, we begin to explore James as an invitation to read and re-read scripture with different lenses, bringing the Old Testament and New Testament into a continuous story. 

Better Than Heaven Week 4

We conclude our series with some questions that have come up with class, and then the biggest question of all: so what? What does this mean for my life? We did we study this series?

To address that question, we take a new look at John 3:16 and see the way that the resurrection lens can transform our reading of Scripture.

Better Than Heaven Week 3

Jesus didn't just die and come back, he promised his followers very specific things. This week takes a look at those specific promises. Chief among them: resurrection.

Better Than Heaven Week 2

This week, we explore Old Testament prophecies, Solomon's dedication speech, and the many meanings of She'ol as we take a look at what Jewish people believed about heaven and life after death in Jesus' day.