Back Deck Bible Study
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLive from my back deck, we investigate the Bible from a fresh perspective. Not content with surface discussion or simply rephrasing what cultural Christianity says, we dig deep. And not to just gather information. We want to understand the Bible so we can better live it and let God use it to transform us.
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Episodes
Episode 63: Nahum
September 06, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes - 19.3 MBEven the Minor Prophets have a little brother, though this one is pretty cool.
Episode 62: Micah
August 04, 2022 21:00 - 25 minutes - 13.1 MBA classic of the Minor Prophets and one of my favorites.
Episode 61: Obadiah
February 22, 2022 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBGod in a Minor Key, looking at the shortest book in the Old Testament, one of the oldest feuds in the Bible, and two sisters who just cannot get along. #StuffSteveSays
Episode 60: Joel
February 02, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MBLocust plagues and the Divine Warrior are prominent in this great Minor Prophet.
Episode 59: Hosea
January 19, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 10.6 MBA little bit of "normal" prophecy, a little bit of weird, and a fair amount of adultery. Welcome to Hosea.
Episode 58: Amos
January 05, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 15.4 MBA powerful book and our first look at a "normal" prophet.
Episode 57: Jonah
December 07, 2021 01:00 - 26 minutes - 14.6 MBWelcome to God in a Minor Key, a study in the Minor Prophets. We'll start with the best known--and weirdest--book in the series.
Episode 56: Acts 11
December 01, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes - 10.5 MBWe wrap up our study in Acts and review the high points of what we've learned.
Episode 55: Acts 10
November 11, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 10.5 MBA huge step involving dreams of food and walking through a door.
Episode 54: Acts 9 19-43
October 28, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 10.1 MBIs it possible Paul/Saul needed a timeout before he was really ready to be God's apostle? That's one of the questions we'll ask in this episode.
Episode 53: Acts 9:1-18
October 22, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 10.5 MBIt seemed like a simple plan. Travel to Damascus, arrest some Christians.
Acts 8 26-40 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
October 08, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 13.8 MBEpisode 52. From a sermon on Acts 8, we look at how Philip, operating in the peace God gives, was able to accomplish some incredible, life-changing things.
Acts 8 1-25
September 24, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 18.6 MBUmm, I've got an idea. Why don't we, like, start actually doing the Great Commission. Yep, it only took eight chapters to get there.
Acts 7: Stephen's Speech
September 16, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutes - 20.2 MBYou may not have picked up on it (I didn't for years) but Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 is among the most important in the Bible. In this podcast, we look at why.
Acts 6
September 10, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 16 MBA pivotal chapter in the life of the church, Acts 6 is also a great lesson on the importance of organizational change.
Acts 5:11-42
September 01, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 19.1 MBAs we'll see today, purity plus passion produces power, a lesson from the early church it might be good if we would apply today.
Acts 4 32 to 5 14
August 18, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutes - 17.4 MBSome generous people--and some genuine phonies in this transition period in the early church. #StuffSteveSays
Acts 4 1-31
June 25, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes - 14.6 MBIt may not be obvious at first, but Chapter 4 probably belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of chapters in Acts. It's that important.
Acts 3
June 15, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 14.7 MBThe disciples thought they knew what was going to happen. They were wrong, and Acts 3 is the beginning of this totally different path.
Acts 2 36-46
June 11, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 16.4 MBDoes the book of Acts give us the blueprint for how we should be doing church, an historical example of how one group did church, or is the answer more subtle?
Acts 2 1-41
May 27, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 16.3 MBThe coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost has as much to do with two prophets from the Hebrew Bible as it does with the feast it happened during.
Acts 1:9-26
May 21, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes - 14.5 MBOne of the markers of the early church had to be confidence. And honestly if 120 people really believe they are going to remake Judaism and then restore the whole world, confidence is a prerequisite.
Acts 1:1-11
May 14, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 15.6 MBBeginning a brand new study in the Book of Acts. We get to watch the early church have great successes, make big mistakes, and almost stumble their way to carrying the Good News into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.
How to Journal
May 06, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 13.7 MBA great technique to read the Bible for application and transformation instead of just information or inspiration.
Revelation 22, The Finale
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 18.1 MBWrapping up Revelation with one final, amazingly cool touch from the master of Apocalyptic Literature.
Revelation 21:22-22:5
April 09, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 17.1 MBWe talk a lot about what Heaven is going to be like, but it's rare people actually look at the description of Heaven found at the end of Revelation.
Revelation 21:1-27
April 01, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 17.5 MBIs there a difference between truth and Truth? I think there is, and I think it will help us greatly as we try to understand the Book of Revelation.
Revelation 20 Four Views
March 25, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 17.8 MBNo part of Revelation is more controversial than chapter 20 and the Millennial Reign of Christ. In this podcast we'll be looking at the four primary views and why we need to be humble in our approach to this chapter.
Revelation 19-20
March 17, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBJudgement time has come, and man is it a doozy!
Revelation 19
March 10, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 14.9 MBRevelation 19 can be challenging, especially when we see the people rejoicing because others are being judged.
Revelation 18
March 03, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 17.3 MBThere's a reason people have thought Revelation would be fulfilled soon. It sure seems to be describing today, as we'll see this session in Revelation 18.
Revelation 17
February 24, 2021 02:00 - 28 minutes - 16.8 MBWith the Unholy Hooker and beasts and all kinds of cool stuff (including reasons Jesus is definitely coming back in the 1980's), this study of Revelation 17 has some great material.
Revelation 17-22, The Big Picture
February 12, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes - 12.7 MBJohn does something amazing in the last few chapters of Revelation. But to see it, we're going to need to start and the beginning and pull way back.
Revelation 16
February 10, 2021 02:00 - 29 minutes - 17.5 MBIf I ever get to the valley of Megiddo, Biblical Armageddon, I'm gonna grin! (But I won't say anything.) Find out why, and a lot of even cooler stuff, on today's Back Deck Bible Study.
Revelation 15
February 05, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 13.5 MBThe shortest chapter in Revelation is setting us up for the home stretch of the book. Grab your popcorn. It's getting good.
Revelation 14
January 29, 2021 03:00 - 26 minutes - 15.2 MBMany people are troubled with the idea of a good God sending people to Hell. That's one of the topics we'll discuss as we look at Revelation 14.
Revelation 13-2
January 27, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutes - 17 MBMicrochips and the Antichrist and prophecies that get fulfilled multiple times and even Nazi Germany. Revelation 13 has it all.
Revelation 13-1
January 20, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBBeasts and dragons and antichrists--and a number that means things may get bad, but we're going to be okay.
Revelation 12 Part 3
January 13, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 14.3 MBWe complete this most critical chapter in Revelation with a closer look at those three-and-a-half years, some more discussions of dragons, and finish our discussion on the beaches of Normandy.
Revelation 12 Part 2
January 08, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 14.4 MBAs we continue in chapter 12, we'll meet what may well be an amazing confluence of the eternal and the natural timelines. And there are cicadas. And a few dog yaps. And a rant about whiny Christians. In other words, just another day on the back deck.
Spiritual Growth Cycle
December 22, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBTaking a one-week break from Revelation on the last week of the year to dig into the process God uses to help us grow spiritually. While some think it's a mystery, Jesus explained it three times in John 14.
Revelation 12 Part 1
December 16, 2020 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBRevelation 12 is the central and pivotal chapter in the book, so it's going to take us a few sessions to work our way through it. But it is so worth the effort.
Humility and Revelation
December 11, 2020 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThere are four primary ways people interpret the Book of Revelation. Today we look at all four and why humility should be the order of the day when it comes to how we interpret the book.
Revelation 11, Part 2
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWrapping up the most difficult chapter to interpret in the Book of Revelation.
Revelation 11, Part 1
December 02, 2020 02:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBRevelation 11 is considered by many to be the most difficult chapter to interpret in the entire book of Revelation. But I believe if we follow the clues John lays out for us, we can find the meaning he intends for us to get.
Revelation 10 -- The Small Scroll and God's Call
November 25, 2020 02:00 - 26 minutes - 14.7 MBThe tiniest thing in this big chapter can have the greatest impact on our lives.
Revelation 9 -- The Entrance of Evil
November 20, 2020 02:00 - 27 minutes - 15.8 MBIt's Revelation 9 and thanks are about to get real. Or unreal. Or both.
Revelation 8 -- The Trumpet Judgments
November 18, 2020 02:00 - 28 minutes - 16.1 MBRevelation Chapter 8 starts with silence but ends with the loud sounds of judgment.
Revelation 7 -- Who Can Stand?
November 13, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 16.4 MBRevelation 6 ended with the question, "Who then can stand?" If things are going to be this bad, who is going to be able to survive it. Chapter 7 is the answer to that question--and you're going to like it.
Revelation 6 -- Judgment Begins
November 11, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 14.5 MBThe Book of Revelation is the climax of God's Big Story,. Things really get moving as the Lamb begins to open the seals. Meet the original Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and learn how they mirror God's passive judgment on all eras, not just the end days.