Chuck Quinley
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIf you've ever wanted to understand the Bible, but didn't know where to start we'd like to invite you to try this simple, easy to understand podcast that unwraps the encouraging message of the Bible so you can easily grasp it and put it into practice in your life. Dr. Chuck Quinley has been teaching the Bible around the world for a lifetime. He's in a lifetime marriage, has raised six children, and along with Sherry, is the founder of Emerge Missions and Medialight Institute.
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Thread #53: What to do When the Legal System Is Used as a Weapon
March 19, 2011 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBEven something as pure in intention as the justice system can be used by the powerful to crush the innocent. Lawsuits, public humiliation through well-timed arrests, the seizure of assets or even one's children--these have often been used by governments throughout the ages against the people of God. In the Soviet Union, Christian parents were deemed mentally unfit because they held to a belief in God. Their beloved children were stripped away and placed in state orphanages unless their par...
Thread #52: Keeping Your Friends Despite Their Failures
February 28, 2011 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBLife is too short and our mission too important for short term relationships. We need friends. Real friends. Life is meant to be lived in the community of trusted others, but what happens when those friends break your trust and let you down? Tune in to this episode of Thread and see how Jesus handled it.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #51: Christian community
February 15, 2011 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDoes your Christianity have a rectangular or circular shape? Early disciples assumed their place in the circle of a small group community. Everyone interacted, knew and was known by the others. That's how it was for 300 years. Then came the church building...shaped in a rectangle. Stiff pews, face forward. Watch the show. Listen to the sermon. Money in the offering please. Let's go back to Jesus idea of what his radical agape love movement was all about. Maybe it can help us to bring some bo...
Thread #50: Doing what you can for God with what you’ve got
February 08, 2011 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBEver wish you could do something for God to show your love and gratefulness but feel unqualified to find a place of service? In this Thread we get Christ's take on official religion versus just doing whatever you can with what you've got. We met a man on our last trip to Burma who is poor by anyone's standards, yet in a very beautiful way he has done an amazing act of service. He was visiting a village when a woman approached him to say, "I'm going to throw this baby away. Do you want it?" T...
Thread #49: Pastoral Care during the Apocalypse
January 26, 2011 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBOne day we will see the dramatic events of Mark 13 coming to pass. Preparing our mind beforehand will be essential if we are going to pass the test successfully. In this Thread Jesus prepares us for what we will experience and show us the essential mental focus we need in order to make it. Materialism and a love of comfort will lead us into a trap. We may have to lose some things to stand true to him in this great season of squeezing (tribulation) but he promises that it will all be well wit...
Thread #48: Mark 13 The Little Apocalypse, Part 3: The Great Tribulation
January 18, 2011 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBJesus foretold the dramatic events that will lead to the conclusion of this world order and the birth of a perfect one. He anchors his prophecy to the ancient book of Daniel and it's mysterious phrase, "The abomination of desolation." In this week's Thread we unpack this phrase, the history behind it and the possibility that it has already been fulfilled repeatedly, yet with one more master fulfillment to come." Learn more about Mark 13's "Little Apocalypse" by listening to this episode of T...
Thread #47: The Little Apocalypse, Part 2
November 20, 2010 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode of Thread Jesus gives an overview of five characteristics of the generation that will live at the end of the world as we know it. If we can let go of needing the perks and approval of this passing world we can live life more effectively. A better world is coming as the Kingdom of God is revealed, but until then we need to prepare ourselves mentally and emotionally to deal with the realities we will increasingly face in the days to come. Learn more from Jesus own words in this...
Thread #46: The Little Apocalypse
October 15, 2010 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe end of the world as we know it has always been a fascinating subject. Many different theories have been proposed. In today's Thread Jesus explains the events leading up to the great apocalypse. See how his teaching differs from others you might have heardThe end of the world as we know it has always been a fascinating subject. Many different theories have been proposed. In today's Thread Jesus explains the events leading up to the great apocalypse. See how his teaching differs from other...
Thread #45: Giving Without Boundaries
September 22, 2010 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBSome people calculate their giving, keeping plenty of spare time, money and personal space for themselves. They want to insure that others do their fair share too. Others give up to a set percentage, say two hours a week to volunteer at a non-profit, but not a minute more. Then there are those amazing people who call us to a deeper level of willingness to give out of pure love. They have found the truth that giving is the key to everything and that when done without boundaries it brings joy ...
Thread #44: Jesus and the Bible-thumpers
September 16, 2010 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBEvery met a Bible-thumper, someone who seemed to feel that they had an infallible power for the interpretation of the Scriptures? Christ's hardest critics were the professionally religious, the priests, Bible teachers and "spiritual" politicians who made their living from the system of religion. He threatened them in every way because he was not a part of their system. He didn't seek their accreditation, ordination or approval. He held them to the same scriptures they held over the heads of ...
Thread #43: On Doctrine
September 07, 2010 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBDoctrine, everyone needs it. Even wars are driven by a 'war doctrine.' We all have doctrines (defining beliefs) about many things: God, how we will be judged, the afterlife, the role of women and men, the value of children, the rights of an employer/employee, the right to privacy, etc. The question is, where do we get our doctrine? It swirls around us all day in every song, movie and bumper sticker. Learn more on this week's Thread.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #42: On Loyalty to the Government
August 28, 2010 21:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBHow far does patriotism go? German nationalism eventually gave rise to the Nazi movement and the evils it produced. Does becoming a Christian place you above responsibilities to social institutions and fallible human government? Where does the demand for loyalty to a family, church, job or nation become just another source of dominating power? In this Thread Jesus addresses this very issue. Listen for more.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KK...
Thread #41: On Professional Religion
August 09, 2010 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBFew things in the world have been as destructive as institutionalized evil mixed with religion of some sort. Jesus devoted the last year of his life to a direct frontal assault on corruption in the institutionalized worship of God and we ultimately killed by religious institution-keepers. This thread discusses what goes wrong when we organize our religion with too much hierarchy.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #40: The nature of spiritual authority
August 02, 2010 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBAs we grow through life we serve in a number of roles, each with a delegated authority. Leadership requires using our authority correctly. This episode recognizes that there is an authority that comes from God and everyone can see it resting on your life. If God has called you to do something and if you will accept it and submit to His authority daily, lining your life up with His Word, then His authority will flow through you and you can do much good in this world. Good people will come to ...
Thread #39: Anointed Speech
July 23, 2010 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBJesus ministered each day with the confidence that whatever he said from his mouth would come to pass. He consciously spoke words with intent. To some he spoke healing words. Others received a challenge or a diagnosis of what their core issue was. Some received a calling and clear direction. Still others got a question that, if answered truthfully would unlock their life.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #38: Your Personal State of Worship
July 14, 2010 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBBecause leaders carry such a heavy load of responsibility it is easy to let the urgency of the day's demands drive you into the battle each morning. Over time your faith will wane and your fears, doubts, and personal insecurities will grow. Life will become more of a weary battle and you may even hear yourself speaking harshly to and about others. To be a life-giving leader we need to minister out of our overflow and to do that we need a personal rhythm of worship to our Father God for all...
Thread #37: Standing up to the crowd
July 08, 2010 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBDo you wilt under criticism or freeze and lower your eyes when someone in public casts a harsh look at you? In this Thread we see one handicapped man's response to the pressure of the crowd as he created a scene in public to attract the attention of Jesus as he passed by surrounded by an adoring public. Bartimaeus was determined to get his breakthrough. Listen to this thread for more.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #36: Conversations on the Road
June 18, 2010 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBFamily trips can be a wonderful time for conversations in the car. You never know when someone will open up a topic that leads to a really important discussion. In this episode of Thread we catch up with Jesus and his team as they journey by foot from the provincial north to the capital city of Jerusalem where Jesus will engage the religious establishment with open prophetic rebuke right in the temple courts. The disciples has a swirl of emotions ranging from panic to excitement. Let's liste...
Thread #35: The Power of Money
June 08, 2010 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB"Money is morally neutral. It's just what you do with it that makes it have power." Jesus will not allow us to entertain such a naive view of money. He even gave it a name as though it is a rival spiritual power at war with God and His work in our hearts. We need money and what it can buy for us, but when we get too much of it money has a way of owning us and filling us with fear. In business we talk about "golden handcuffs" material benefits that tie people to jobs they hate and can caus...
Thread #34: On Becoming a good person
June 07, 2010 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBDo you have a nagging sense of guilt? Is your relationship with God a quest for His approval with you always seeming in your own mind to have come up short. Listen in to the conversation as Jesus answers the most important question he was ever asked.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #33: Jesus on Marriage, Divorce and Children
May 30, 2010 21:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThree of the most emotionally impactful topics in one podcast! Yep, listen to Jesus Christ as he takes on the divorce industry of his day.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #32: Doing Whatever it Takes To Avoid Sin
May 19, 2010 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBHow far would you go to avoid sin? Break off a relationship? Quit your well-paying job? Change your daily habits? Cut off internet at your house? Jesus says that sometimes extreme measures are needed in the battle for our souls.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #31: Sectarianism versus Inclusion
May 11, 2010 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBTired of division among Christians? No one hated it more than Jesus. Hear his instruction to the disciples in this week's Thread podcast.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #30: On Being the Boss
May 02, 2010 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBBeing the boss is something most of us aspire to. It sure beats being told what to do by someone who doesn't seem to understand your needs. Being the boss, however, carries its own set of spiritual pitfalls and natural temptations. Even in the church we see failures in using power in a positive way. Let's listen to Jesus as he describes the kind of leaders he endorses.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #29: Don’t say IF…
March 29, 2010 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." Is your mind full of confidence or muddled by doubt and double-mindedness? In this episode of Thread we observe the tremendous power of positivity, unwavering childlike faith in God's benevolent sovereignty toward us. That faith releases the flow of God's miraculous grace and fights back the attacks of the enemy against us. We will also observe the power of anti-faith, doubt and disbelief, to nullify the creative work God intends for us to receiv...
Thread #28: The Kingdom Comes in Power
March 15, 2010 21:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBOne day the Kingdom of God will come in power in a visible, tangible way. Right now, though, we can already experience some of its power--healings, dreams, miracles, and divine direction. One day the darkness will be totally vanquished and the King will bring perfection to our world and bring God's original creation-dream to reality.This hope is the core of Christian theology and the basis of all our prayer and work. Come quickly Lord Jesus and bring us this Kingdom.Play Episode Support the...
Thread #27: The Kilamanjaro Teaching
February 05, 2010 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this episode of Thread we track with Jesus as he takes his mission to a higher plane. Only those willing to pay the price to go with him could continue with him. It reminds me of the experience of our friend, Diane, while climbing Kilamanjaro.. listen to the podcast for more...Play Episode Support the show
Thread #26: Thinking Like Mere Men
January 31, 2010 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBSometimes God shows you what He wants you to do but it requires the sacrifice of your marriage plans, job or a material possession. Sometimes it places you in perceived danger because you have to insert yourself in a place of serious need. In these times you turn to your friends and family for encouragement and affirmation only to have them attempt to stop you from taking such a dangerous leap. They do it out of love, but they are using only human "security-centric" thinking versus listening...
Thread #25: The Hinge
January 14, 2010 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBMark 8 is the hinge of the entire gospel and the point where Christ's public and private ministry made a dramatic turn. Tune in to this week's Thread to know more.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #24: The Ups and Downs of Life in Ministry
January 04, 2010 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBEver had a day when you start on an amazing high only to have it crash and burn by late afternoon when something else invades your wonderful day and turns it upside down? Jesus had days like that too. Sometimes you just have to soldier on. Listen to today's podcast for more.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #23: When God Spits on You
December 14, 2009 21:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBEver go to God and not receive what you expected from Him? Maybe it seems like the answer to your prayers is "Take a number..." In today's Thread we learn lessons from two people who were being tormented by the "dark side." Both came to Jesus, but neither received the treatment they might have thought they deserved. Still...Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #22: Getting Free From Legalism
December 08, 2009 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBLegalists mean well. They hope to find a way to minimize the defilement of sin and its power to destroy the beauty in life. It all starts out with naming external things that seem to have a connection to sin, then forbidding them. Over time there have been many forbidden things: pork, sex even in marriage, alcohol, and "worldly occupations" such as the entertainment industry. Women have been stripped of their makeup, jewels, short haircuts and the wearing of pants. Some listen to and play on...
Thread #21: Praying Leads to Walking on Water
December 03, 2009 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBWhat fills you up after you have become emptied out through serving others? For Jesus, it was time alone with God. He seemed to like mountains and night times for seasons of extended praying. His prayers weren't a good work, or something he had to do to be a good person toward God. He honestly and earnestly longed to spend time alone with the Father. Those times aligned his heart with the Father's and allowed the full resources of God to flow into him equipping him to handle whatever circums...
Thread #20: A Healthy Rhythm for Ministry Life
November 25, 2009 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBHave you ever pushed yourself beyond your limits of strength and endurance? Every champion knows the necessity of this during times when "pushing through the pain" is the only way to overcome challenges. The problem comes when we try to live at that state always. We trade sleep for work, exercise for work, and socializing for more work. Our lives need a healthy rhythm especially when much os our lives' energies are directed into caring for the needs of others. If caregivers and ministers bur...
Thread #19: Transfer of Authority
November 16, 2009 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBFor the first year Jesus did all the ministry. He preached, healed the sick and cast out the demons. He faced all contrary people and reasoned with them in open debate. Then in the second year he turned to the disciples and said to them, "Now, you do it." I'm sure they were shocked and afraid at the prospect of attempting such a thing, but Jesus gave them his healing power and told them what sermon to preach and sent them to do it--and the results multiplied. Now they could be in six village...
Thread #18: The Importance of Faith
November 11, 2009 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBBible study for grown ups. Ever been around a person of tenacious faith? They are contagious in their optimism and their confidence that in the end, God will make it all work out well. These people are the life-changers for others fortunate enough to live around them. They are the world-changers. In a world of doubters and God haters, people of faith encourage God. I want to be that person, don't you? Listen to this episode from Mark 5 and see how faith grows and works in every day life.Play...
Thread #17: The Value of One Person
November 02, 2009 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBOnce you move from me-centered to mission-focused living, a whole new exciting world opens up to you. God begins to use you in the lives of others to help them find their place in Christ and in the family of God. In this Thread we see the dynamics of this personal ministry--the spiritual forces at war, the dramatic changes that take place inside of others when God sets them free and the impact that their lives have on others who have known them in their former state. Join the mission! God is...
Thread #16: Filled with Self-Pity or Filled with Faith?
October 22, 2009 21:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBEvery life knows stress and anxiety. We all encounter setbacks and times when everything seems to be working against us. These events are the defining moments in our lives. Some people allow themselves to habitually slip into powerlessness and self-pity, questioning God and blaming others for their problems. They choose to see personal challenges as tragedies and cry out, "Why me!?" In these same circumstances, however, champions arise, controlling their emotions and choosing to think and sp...
Thread #15: The Process through which God reveals Truth to us
September 22, 2009 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBHave you ever considered planting a church or starting a new ministry or home/office cell group? This Thread has lots of guidance for you. Mark chapter 4:21-34 also explains how healthy ministries are planted and how they take root and grow. If you want to receive truth from God and want to pass it on to others, then this Thread is for you.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #14: On Receiving Revelation from God
September 20, 2009 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBAre you interested in having God talk to you and reveal his will and his ways? He longs to do this, but there are some preconditions for you to follow if you would like to receive from him. In this lesson Jesus explains how two people can hear the same message, yet one takes it to heart and get so much benefit while the other finds it boring or even offensive. Find out why on today's Thread.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #13: On Being Judged & Misunderstood
September 14, 2009 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBSomeone once wrote "The closer I walk with the Lord, the fewer of my friends want to walk with me." I think this is an issue that has affected everyone who has gotten serious about the path of discipleship with Jesus as Lord. Even in the church we may be judged and our loved ones may become concerned about our "obsession" with worship and radical steps of obedience. Jesus walked this road before us. Join him and find companionship on the Journey into the Kingdom of God.Play Episode Support t...
Thread #12: Power and Authority
September 04, 2009 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIt seems that in many places Christianity is simply the "talking religion." We go to church and hear an eloquent man talk about God, then maybe to the internet to listen to more talking about God, then read a book of words, then talk to God in prayer.... (you get the point). Jesus' ministry was one of action. He had a real power over sickness and dark spiritual forces that allowed him to set people free and truly transform their lives. He had both Power and Authority to use it. In this Threa...
Thread #11: Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath
August 26, 2009 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBDo you have a hyperactive conscience? Sometimes in seeking to follow God with all our heart we develop a bondage to legalism regarding the laws of God. On the other hand, some believers live as though there are no laws regarding our conduct. What did Jesus believe and teach about these things? Listen to this thread and hear it for yourself.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #10: The Painful Dance Between the Old and the New
August 20, 2009 21:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn even the best of circumstances there is a painful and awkward dance between those pioneers who built an institution or a social fabric and the new wave that has fresh ideas and a drive to lead the group in new directions. Jesus discusses old and new wineskins in our lesson today.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #9: The Forgiveness of Other People’s Sin
August 09, 2009 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIf you are going to give pastoral care to others and help them get their lives on track you have to get comfortable talking about sin--theirs this time. We think sin is all exciting but that's just the candy coating. After we swallow it we become a slave to it and it devastates our personal life, relationships, physical health, work success and wounds our family. Sin brings a destructive cycle that we have to break if we are going to become healthy.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #8: Good Works Done Discretely
August 04, 2009 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWhatever happened to good works? This is a basic part of being a disciple of Jesus.But what do you do if you are in a hurry to get someplace when you encounter someone who has a need? This episode has answers from the life of Jesus himself.Play Episode Support the show
Thread #7: The Prayer Life of Jesus
July 27, 2009 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBWhat is prayer in your life? A daily refreshing? A source of guilt? Prayer can be your internal engine, a time of offloading your cares or of getting that needed infilling. It can be a time of instruction as God gives you guidance in making your decisions or it can be a powerful way for you to provide practical help to others. Let's study the prayer life of Jesus as a model for our own life of prayer.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #6: Spiritual Authority Over the Demonic World
July 21, 2009 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBAre there demons or is this just a relic of an old superstitious age? This episode from Mark 1:21-34 has answers for you.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #5: When God Messes With Your Job
July 13, 2009 21:00 - 8 minutes - 5.63 MBWe all love to have God as a protector and a defender. We get comfort from His presence and guidance as we work hard to build a successful life, but how do we feel when he takes over and begins asking us to sacrifice things concerning our job?Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)
Thread #4: Let Jesus Preach His Own Gospel
July 10, 2009 21:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBThere are many versions of "the gospel" depending upon what the speaker intends to accomplish in presenting it. Let's return to the source and listen as Jesus preaches his own message to us.Play Episode Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RL4F28KKJPKWQ)