Brad‘s Bible Study

Better Than Heaven Week 1

Week 1 of a new series that looks at the Bible's pictures of heaven and life after death. This week introduces the topics we will be covering and explores two common pictures of heaven, their history, and they can change the way we read the Bible.

Mark Week 4: Victory

We wrap up our overview of Mark with three days in Jerusalem, culminating in the the incredible, impossible scene of Jesus' victory in death. 

Mark Week 3: Three Tellings

The Son of Man must suffer and die and rise. This is the crazy, unexpected, upside-down claim at the heart of Mark's gospel. This week, we see Jesus tell his disciples three times, and watch as he comes closer and closer to fulfilling his words. 

Mark Week 2: The Pivot

In chapters 3-8, we see Jesus' identity and the question of recognition becoming more and more urgent. After Peter finally declares the Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus responds with a shocking declaration that changes the trajectory of the whole story.

Mark Week 1: Messiah and Divine

In this four-week series, we are looking at how Mark arranges the events of Jesus' life to tell a story. In this first movement, Mark displays the growing tension of Jesus as both Messiah and Divine, culminating in a heatbreaking scene between Jesus and the Pharisees. 

Storyline Ep4: Intertestamental Period

This recording was made back in October, wrapping up out series on the Storyline of Israel. I saw it in the backlog and wanted to make sure it got published before we got into our Mark series. This last episode covers a lot of of the historical and political events that happen between the Old Testament and the New Testament - leading right up to the life of Jesus.

0-20min: Intertestamental Period

20-37min: Details on Nehemiah

37-42min: Details on Pharisees and Sadducees

Colossians Week 3: Living and Walking

Paul has repeatedly displayed Christ as the source of our life, now he talks about what it looks like to walk in Christ. We take a look at Paul's descriptions, and explore how church-language can insulate us from the reality of what Paul is saying.

Colossians Week 2: Paul, Instruction, and Parallel

We continue on our series in Colossians. Here, Paul speaks about his own mission and role in the church, and begin a section of instruction for those in Christ. We also explore a fascinating parallel in Ephesians.

Note: there were some problems with audio quality this week. Please forgive the irregularities, I hope to be back to our normal quality next week. 

Colossians Week 1: Christ Poem

In our first week studying the letter to the Colossians we explore how one poem sets up the gospel and mystery of Christ - and how Proverbs can transform the way we see Jesus.

Storyline Ep 3: Conquest and Return

This week we look at a very short period with a very big impact: Israel's exile to Babylon and their return to rebuild. We also take a mintue to re-visit the topic of Israel's neighbors and take a look at the rise and fall of the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires.