Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad
270 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Brief messages on biblical truths concerning various subjects. Christ centered, God focused teaching covering a wide variety of important truths are presented in an engaging and edifying manner to help believers mature in the knowledge and practice of their faith.
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When Will These Things Be?
March 24, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWe often hear people talk about the signs of the times or the signs of the end time. They speak about the natural disasters and the raging wars around the world especially in Europe and the Middle East, new diseases, etc. Now some of these things are mentioned in Mark 13 and Luke 21 plus Matthew 24-25 but according to Jesus' words recorded for us in these chapters we are often mistaken about their meaning. Join me in the reading of the text of Mark 13 with some comments and see what Jesus' a...
Cursing the Fig Tree
March 20, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBThis message considers Jesus' saying: "Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:23-24. We must consider the contexts in which Jesus states it. Jesus gives this saying on two separate occasions- the healing of the demoniz...
Mountain Moving Faith
March 16, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBJesus uses an exaggerated illustration of mountain moving faith on several occasions to show the power of prayer offered in faith to God in his name, on his authority for the accomplishing of God's will and his glory. Matthew uses the statement twice, first in Matthew 17 when Jesus healed the boy of a deaf and mute spirit and later when he came into Jerusalem in Matthew 21. What is Jesus' main point and his teaching? This podcast considers the illustration in its contexts- immediate, conne...
Mustard Seed, Mulberry Tree and Mountains
March 11, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MBA look at Jesus statement in Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. Applying the skill of reading the sentence in its context to determine Jesus main point in using this hyperbole. Follow along with your Bible. The whole context is verses 1-10. Consider to whom he speaks and why. The apostle's request after hearing the teaching on the necessity to forgive ...
Introduction to Contextual Bible Study
March 11, 2023 03:00 - 12 minutes - 8.5 MBPaul exhorts that believers and especially teachers must handle God's written revelation with care. 2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. Many times people uses verses from the Bible wrongly. This can result in people thinking a teaching is biblical when it fact it is error because the text has not been interpreted in context. This podcast is an introduction of this challenging task...
Blind Bartimaeus- the Story
March 04, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBOne of the most touching stories in the gospel narratives is the one that focuses in a blind beggar, Son of Timaeus (Bartimaeus). He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing his way. Although the crowd was loud and thick he cried out, Jesus, Son of David have mercy on me! Rebuked by the crowd and sternly told to be quite he cried out even louder. Jesus, Son of David have mercy on me. And his cry was heard. Jesus stopped. He said, Bring him to me. Bartimaeus threw off his cloak and went to J...
God's Glory Cloud- Presence and Revelation
February 25, 2023 20:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBGod and clouds are often associated in the Scripture. Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is Yahweh—and rejoice before Him. HCSB Psalm 68:4 There is a special cloud that we read about in the Old Testament and later we encounter it in the New Testament. In short, this cloud both hides God's full glory while at the same time conveys his special manifest presence and from it he communicates his revelation. In the Old Testament it appears fir...
When Did Jesus Know- his true identity?
February 20, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThe Bible witness is that Jesus the Son of Mary is the unique Son of God. This is basic Christian belief. But when did Jesus consciously know his unique identity as the Son of God, the Messiah? There are two events in his life that helps us answer this question and what it means for our salvation. The first event is when he was 12 years old talking in the temple to the religious leaders and teachers of Israel. After a 3 day search his parents found him in the temple. Mary asked him,“Son, why...
Jesus- The Vanquisher of Demons
February 13, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThere are a number of incidents recording in the gospel narratives of Jesus casting out demons. He delivered people from demon activity in their lives that held them in some sort of captivity. Mark 9 records such an incident right after Jesus had been glorified on the mountain in view of three of his chosen disciples. When they descend the mountain and came to the 9 other disciples a large crowed was gathered and an argument was underway. It revolved around a father and his son who was affl...
Jesus Transfigured Before Them
February 07, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBPeter, James, and John were the three disciples whom Jesus chose to accompany him at decisive points in his ministry and this day was one of those special and unique times. Jesus had them come with him up on the mountain to pray. Suddenly Jesus' appearance changed and he became brighter than the noonday sun. If this were not astonishing enough, two of the most prominent figures from the Old Testament, Moses and Elijah, appeared, talking to Jesus. The subject of their conversation was his co...
God's Cloud in the Wilderness
February 02, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBThe journey of the Hebrews from the edge of Egypt before the Red Sea all the way to Canaan land was marked by God's cloud. The LORD himself was in the cloud and it gave them protection and guidance. Exodus 13:21 The Lord was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. The people soon showed a tendency to forget the Lord's protect and the great power of his deliverance ...
Taking Up Your Cross
January 28, 2023 21:00 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MBJesus issues the call for true discipleship in startling terms! Taking up the cross is a call to utter loyalty to him even to the point of death. Only the grace and strength the Spirit supplies in the time of need can give us confident hope in being such a disciple. Deny yourself is not about being less selfish or looking out for others or making time for God and Jesus. It has nothing to do with t-shirts or slogans. It is the call to come and die. As his own people those who belong to him b...
Who Does Jesus Think He Is?
January 23, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBThere have always been various opinions about Jesus of Nazareth. This was true in his own time and it is true today. On one occasion he asked his disciple Who do people say I am. The general opinion then was you are a prophet in not more. But Jesus directly asked them- Who do you say I, the Son of Man am? Then Peter makes the great confession that Jesus told was revealed to him by the Father. Peter replied in answer to the question- You are the Christ the Son of the living God! Here is the ...
Belief in Christ
January 17, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBThere are at least two occasions when Jesus elicited a confession of who he was from his Twelve disciples. All thee of the synoptic gospel record the conversion at Caesarea Philippi. After their report of the popular opinion of him Jesus asked them, "Who do you say I am?" Their reply voiced by Peter was, "You are the Christ (Messiah)." What exactly are his disciples confessing? Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne C...
Jesus' Three Baptisms
January 13, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBDid you know that Jesus the Messiah, Jesus Christ received three baptisms during his life and ministry? He began his ministry as the Promised One who would redeem his people and bring in the Kingdom of by being dipped in the Jordan River by John his forerunner. John cam preaching a baptism of repentance. Jesus asked John to baptize him. John did not think he should because he knew Jesus was sinless. Jesus said we do it to fulfill all righteousness. Immediately coming up from the water Jesus ...
The Devil in Christ's Birth
January 07, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBWhat is the devil doing in the story of Messiah Jesus birth? Actually Satan has a lot to with the coming of Jesus the Christ, the Word incarnate. This message looks at the reasons from God's Word and relates the activity of both God and the devil in the coming of Jesus into the world and in his continued ministry. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad [email protected] (Good Shepherd Church) Donation https:...
Jesus' 8th Day- The Naming
January 05, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBon the 8th day after his birth Jesus under went two highly significant events, his receiving the covenant sign of circumcision and the bestowal of his personal name. Names in the Hebrew and other Semitic cultural are not mere labels but often carry profound meanings. The name Jesus was given to him from heaven by the angel Gabriel to his chosen mother Mary before she became pregnant and repeated to Joseph in a dream. The name tells of the child's origin and his mission that would be complet...
Jesus 8th Day- the Cutting
January 03, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBJesus eighth day after his birth by Mary was highly significant. Two great events transpired as recorded by Luke 2:21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. More precisely Eight days after his birth, the child was circumcised and named Yeshua. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant. [Name of God Translation] By his circumcision Yeshua is marked as a child...
The Christmas Mystery
December 29, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWe are familiar with the birth narratives of Jesus the son of Mary from Nazareth but what is the core meaning of this event? Who is this child and why is his birth so important. Two Christmas carols are quoted in part that ask the question but the quote giving the answer is after the tag sign off. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad [email protected] (Good Shepherd Church) Donation https://gsccdallas.weeb...
Lessons from Jesus Family Tree
December 24, 2022 21:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIt is important who your mother is. Matthew does something unusual in his genealogy of Jesus. He mentions women- 4 before Mary the mother of Jesus. This message looks at Ruth and the wife of Uriah. There are a number of lessons that can be drawn from the stories of these women ancestors of Jesus and the sons born of them. Consider the 4 women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and the wife of Uriah. What do they have in common and what can we learn from their placement in Jesus' family line? Bible Insight...
Women in the Tree
December 23, 2022 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBHave you ever traced your family ancestry? In many societies of the world and especially in the Bible times among the Hebrews (Jews) it made a big difference who your father was. As we open the New Testament and the gospel narrative of Matthew we are presented with Jesus ancestry through the legal line of Joseph. Matthew's genealogy is very unique and constructed to highlight that Jesus is a descendant of Abraham and of David. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the...
Faith in the Christian Life
December 16, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBThe Bible helps us understand the nature of faith in the lives of God's people by giving us the examples of faith in Hebrews 11. This chapter is often called the Roll Call of Faith. Here are listed some of God's examples of people who had faith in him. Hebrews 11:1 is not a definition of faith but a description of how faith operates. The author then demonstrates by various examples. We are familiar with most of them and we call things that happened in their lives as people of faith. However ...
Are You an Advent Christian?
December 07, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBWhen your hear the word advent what comes to mind. Probably you think of the birth of Jesus, Christmas as we call the holiday. This however is not what came to mind in the early churches. Advent came with the promise of Jesus to return to the earth after his ascension to the Father. The New Testament writings refer to Christ return, his advent or second coming hundreds of times! The word advent refers to the arrival of a notable person or event often with eager expectation. This is mindset o...
Can the Law Save?
November 29, 2022 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBPaul writes a deep insight in Romans 8:2-4. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. To understand what the law could not ...
The Holy Spirit and Jesus' Presence
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MBOn the day of his resurrection from the dead Jesus twice revealed himself to his disciples at a meal. He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. (Luke 24:31f and Luke 24:43). Perhaps this is the reason the Lord's Supper or Communion is referred to in Acts as "the breaking of the bread" (Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7). Jesus connected his spiritual presence to the partaking of bread in his teaching on himself as the bread of God come down from heaven in John 6. A question: How do we know...
The Holy Spirit and Jesus' Presence
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MBOn the day of his resurrection from the dead Jesus twice revealed himself to his disciples at a meal. He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. (Luke 24:31f and Luke 24:43). Perhaps this is the reason the Lord's Supper or Communion is referred to in Acts as "the breaking of the bread" (Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7). Jesus connected his spiritual presence to the partaking of bread in his teaching on himself as the bread of God come down from heaven in John 6. A question: How do we know...
Jesus' Presence at the Breaking of the Bread.
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MBOn the day of his resurrection from the dead Jesus twice revealed himself to his disciples at a meal. He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. (Luke 24:31f and Luke 24:43). Perhaps this is the reason the Lord's Supper or Communion is referred to in Acts as "the breaking of the bread" (Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7). Jesus connected his spiritual presence to the partaking of bread in his teaching on himself as the bread of God come down from heaven in John 6. A question: How do we know...
Faith on Trial
November 17, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBPsalm 73 is a testimony of a true believer whose faith is put on trial. He believes that God is good to Israel but when he sees the prosperity and arrogance of the wicked he gives way to envy. His thoughts become a vexation of spirit. "Surely I keep myself pure for nothing." He is tempted to share his doubts with others but God held him back. In retrospect he said, "If I had spoken like this I would have betrayed your children." When he went into the presence God in his sanctuary he was gra...
The Gospel Context of John 3:16
November 09, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIf you were ask for a verse in the Bible that expresses the gospel many would quote John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. Now this is a glorious and wonderful statement of truth but it does not contain the whole of the gospel. The sentence requires context which Jesus supplies by referring to the bronze snake on the pole in the wilderness (Numbers 21:5-9) Jesus explains more in John 12 wh...
The Righteous Live by Faith- Habakkuk
November 03, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBPaul in his great letter to the Romans expounds the righteousness of God in saving his people. Paul quotes this prophet in his statement of the theme of his letter to the Romans. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17 quoting Habakkuk 2:4. in Roman...
How You Can Be Righteous before God
October 28, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBJesus tells a story that illustrates how a person can be declared justified, in right standing before God. It is found in Like 18:9-14. Two very different people with very different prayers- one an outstanding person zealous for God who does all the right things and avoids the obvious bad. He prays basically to himself about himself with a thank you to God for his help. He regards the other man with contempt. The other man knows he is unworthy and has nothing to commend himself but with deep...
How Can a Holy God Accept as Righteous Guilty People? Romans 3v20ff
October 20, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBSin creates a problem for people because by it we are condemned before God and damned. The Law reveals this but it can not rescue us. Why? Because we are lawbreakers and continue to transgress. Our sin also creates a problem for God who desires to receive us into his fellowship and has chosen us in Christ. How can he righteously forgive us and then treat us as sinless and righteous before him? He cannot maintain his holiness and righteousness unless the sin and the guilty sinners are punishe...
Psalm 8 and the Man Christ Jesus
October 13, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBPsalm 8 looks back to the original creation of humanity in Adam. It relates the language of God's command to Adam found in Genesis 1 and 2. Man was a glorious creature made in the image of the Creator God. He was a marvel in a perfect world that God had made for his habitation. But something happened, and Adam and Eve disobeyed God. In the Fall man was cursed and cast out of the garden. Even the created order was affected by man's fall into sin. Although humans remain in the image of God t...
The Majesty of God and Mankind -Psalm 8
October 10, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6.03 MBPsalm 8 is a great psalm that has often inspired worship of his name and wonderment that such a glorious Being would care for people. The psalmist is overwhelmed in his thoughts of the glorious majesty of God and the creatureliness of mankind. Such a glorious God thinks about people and reveals himself to them. God's glory is seen in the universe and it is displayed in the earth. O LORD our Lord how majestic is your Name in all the earth. These words have often lead to poem expressed in psal...
Jesus- God's True Tabernacle
October 03, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MBJesus the Messiah is the fulfillment of the tabernacle of Israel and later the temple in Jerusalem. Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of all that the tabernacled foreshadowed. The whole system of Hebrew worship that God instituted by Moses is an object lesson of the person and work of the Lord Jesus. John wrote, And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth. .. For the law was given through...
My Dwelling Place Psalm 91
September 27, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Psalms have always played a central role in the life God's people, in both Israel and in the Church. They function in many ways: prayer, instruction, confession, and affirmation. They are songs expressing the range of human emotions in relation to God and others. We should read the Psalms, pray them, sing them, and connect them to the story line of the Bible. Psalm 91 is a well-beloved psalm. It has a warmth about it and express a word to God, a word about God to others, and a revelation...
Receiving the Son
September 20, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBJohn introduced early that his purpose in writing his good news of Messiah Jesus announcement was that people would believe on the Son. As many as received him he gave the right to be children of God. But what does this mean? How does Jesus explain what it means to receive him. John 1 and 3 give us the answer. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad [email protected] (Good Shepherd Church) Donation https://g...
Jesus Christ: the Incarnate God
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBJohn's introduction to his witness of the Messiah begins with a prologue that spells out his main idea. He first identifies the Word as preexistent in eternal fellowship with God as God, face to face. Then he moves in verse fourteen to declare the great truth of the incarnation. The Word became flesh and pitched his tent for a few years among us in order to redeem us. This required that the Word became a mortal human man who could die and be resurrected. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad C...
Jesus:The Eternal Word
September 06, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutes - 9.03 MBWho is Jesus the Christ? John's gospel was written to answer this question. His entire thesis is summarized in the first 18 verses known as his prologue. In these verse he sets forth the relation of Jesus to God, to deity, to time, to creation and to mankind. In the first three verses he declares that Jesus is the logos or Word of God and is Eternal. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad [email protected] ...
Jesus' Identity Claim
August 31, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.58 MBWho is Jesus Christ? Whose Son is he? This is question to which we must give an answer. What did Jesus say about himself and his relationship to the Father? Did Jesus ever claim to be God? If so exactly how did Jesus claim deity? John's gospel gives us the answer to these questions. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. Bible Insights Wayne Conrad [email protected] (Good Shepherd Church) Donation https://gsccdallas.weebly.com/ https...
The Gospel in the Old Testament
August 28, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.21 MBJesus explained his own person, his mission, and the meaning of his coming, his death, burial and resurrection and his return to the Father in the words of the prophets of old. He referred and quoted or alluded to the writings of Moses in the Law, of David in the Psalms and the prophets. This is the place where and he commissions us to do the same. We should the gospel in the earlier revelation and be ready and able to present the good news of the Savior from the shadows and prophets. His co...
Using Hymns in the Lord's Supper
August 22, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBHymns have been associated with the Lord' Supper or Holy Communion since the night in which Jesus instituted this act of worship. We read in Mark 14:26 And when they had sung a hymn they went out... Mostly likely they sang from the later part of Psalm 118. A psalm associated with the Passover. In keeping with the Biblical purpose of singing in the worship of God in Christ Jesus the psalms, hymns and songs we sing should be a way of the word of Christ dwelling in you richly, teaching and adm...
The Gospel, the Kingdom and Baptism
August 16, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBJesus great Commission to his disciples recorded in Matthew 28:16-20 comes in the context of the advancing of the kingdom of God. Our continuing mission as demonstrated in the preaching of the early church by the apostles and others is to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom. This good news is that the King of God's kingdom has arrived in the person and the redemptive acts of Jesus and it is now being extended through the conversion of rebel sinners to Messiah Jesus. In repenting of sin and tr...
Singing Prayers with Reading and Preaching God's Word
August 10, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBWe are told, actually commanded, to engage in singing in the worship of God. Singing must be in conformity to God's Word and should contain a lot of the Scripture truth. Psalms exhort us to praise God with singing and music (Psalm 149:1-2; Psalm 95:1-2). The New Testament commands expand the role of singing to engagement with our fellow worshippers. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and sp...
Go! Preach the Gospel
August 05, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThe commission or the command of Jesus to his disciples was and is to preach, or announce and herald the good news of eternal salvation in the person of Jesus the Son of God. The gospel concerns God's unique Son, the Son of Man who came to give his life a ransom for many. The written words of Mark and the Apostle Peter show that the gospel is the act of Jesus the Messiah in his redemptive work on behalf of sinners and he is to be proclaimed that people may repent and believe on him resulting...
Understanding Our Need of the Gospel
July 29, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBFor a person to come to genuine faith in Jesus Christ there some necessary understandings that must exist. Otherwise the seed of gospel lands on hard ground and does not take root. A person must be convinced he needs a Savior. This message looks at some necessary beliefs before one can understand and accept the gospel as good news. These truths revolve around God, mankind, sin, revelation and Jesus. Bible Insights with Wayne Conrad Contact: 8441 Hunnicut Rd Dallas, Texas 75228 email: Att. B...
Singing Prayers of Confession of Sin in Corporate Worship
July 23, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MBIn my last podcast we looked at the entrance into worship in which we can sing prayers of praise, adoration and belief to God. The second movement in biblical Christian worship that in which we engage is the acknowledgement of our sins and a calling on God for renewal by fresh cleansing. This movement helps us declare the gospel to one another. We come before a holy God but as sinful people we cannot come in our righteousness but only by his grace. This part of the worship is ripe for singin...
Singing Our Prayers to God in Assembled Worship
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBJesus quoting Isaiah 56:7 said, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Christian worship includes public prayer as an essential element. This truth is reflected in the title, Book of Common Prayer used by Anglicans. Prayer is essential for worship. But here is a question. How is prayer done in our gathered assemblies for corporate worship? How much are our congregations, the people present, involved in offering prayers to God? A principle way that prayers can be o...
Singing Our Prayers to God in Assembled Worship
July 18, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBJesus quoting Isaiah 56:7 said, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Christian worship includes public prayer as an essential element. This truth is reflected in the title, Book of Common Prayer used by Anglicans. Prayer is essential for worship. But here is a question. How is prayer done in our gathered assemblies for corporate worship? How much are our congregations, the people present, involved in offering prayers to God? A principle way that prayers can be o...
The Slain Lamb in Three Religions
July 09, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBThere are two prominent yearly feast or religious holidays that feature a lamb sacrifice. The Passover among the Jews although the lambs have not actually been killed since the Jerusalem temple was destroyed in 70 A. D.; however, the festive meal and ritual continue with a substitute meat. In Islam the Greater Eid or The Sacrifice Feast is celebrated with the actual killing of the animal usually a lamb, goat or beef and in some places a camel is performed as a re-enactment of Abraham's sac...