Latest Apostles' creed Podcast Episodes
Salt of the Earth
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 04, 2024 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean for Christians to be the salt of the earth? How do Christians impact the world without being overcome by it? This episode unpacks Jesus' first statement after the Beatitudes: “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? I...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - November 21, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be a peacemaker, and how do actively make peace with others in the world? How does are ability to be at peace with God effect our ability to be peacemakers with our friends? This episode discusses the seventh Beatitude: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called c...
Blessed are the Persecuted
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - November 21, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy is it that Christians who exhibit mercy and meekness should expect to be treated poorly by the world? If Jesus is the true way to all that is good, true, and beautiful, then why will Christians be reviled for believing in him? This episode addresses the final two beatitudes: “Blessed are tho...
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - October 05, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be pure in heart? Is holiness something that we achieve, or something God does for us? What is the relationship between purity of heart and a vision of the face of God? This episode discusses the sixth Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." This...
Blessed are the Merciful
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - September 12, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy do Christians proclaim “Lord have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy” each Sunday at Church? How can God be merciful and justice, and what is the relationship between justice and mercy? What does it mean for us to show mercy on our enemies? This episode discusses the beatitude “Blessed are the mercifu...
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - August 17, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be righteous, and how do we become righteous? How can we hunger and thirst for something other than food? This episode discusses the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” This We Believe is brought to you in...
Blessed are the Meek
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - June 27, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be meek? Why should we not retaliate when someone harms us? How do we endure harm without having it effect our identity? This episode discusses the third Beatitude: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos....
Blessed are those who Mourn
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - June 06, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy do we mourn, and what do we mourn for? Is the comfort that Jesus promises to mourners a present comfort, or something that only comes in the future? This episode discussed the second Beatitude: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” This We Believe is brought to you in p...
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - May 16, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be poor in spirit? How is humility the opposite of pride? How do we grow in humility, and what should we expect to receive when we do? This episode examines the first beatitude: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This We Believe is broug...
The Beatitudes
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 25, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy does Jesus begin the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes? Are the beatitudes works we should try to perform, or something different? How do the blessings that Jesus offers in the Beatitudes differ from the blessings of the world? This episode continues our series on the Sermon on the Mo...
Introduction - The Sermon on the Mountain
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 04, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy did Jesus scale a mountain in order to give this sermon, and what is the significance of mountains in the Bible? This episode introduces the Sermon on the Mount by placing it within the context of God's teaching upon the various mountains in scripture. It also discusses how we should approac...
Coming Soon - Season 4: The Sermon on the Mount
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 15, 2023 18:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSeason 4 will begin in late March and will go line by line through The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ great teaching in Matthew Chapters 5-7. The season will begin with an examination of the sermon on the mount in the context of the rest of Biblical teachings, focusing specifically on the symbol of...
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - September 15, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to believe in God’s Kingdom and Power, as opposed to the kingdoms and powers of the world? What is God’s Glory, and how do we partake of it? What will it look like to be in God’s glory forever and ever? This episode examines the last line of the Our Father: “For Thine is the Ki...
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - August 23, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat is the difference between trials and temptations? How do we resist temptation, and how do we pray for protection from temptation? This episode examines the eighth line of the Lord's Prayer: Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. This We Believe is brought to you in part b...
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - July 20, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow do we forgive others who have harmed us, and what gives us the strength to forgive? What is the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation? What must happen for broken relationships to be truly restored in Christ? This episode examines the seventh line of the Lord's Prayer: As We F...
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - May 05, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat are the specific actions that constitute trespasses? Are they simply the bad things we have done, or are they broader, encompassing our thoughts, words, and deeds? When we ask God to forgive our trespasses, how can we be certain that He will indeed forgive them? This episode examines the si...
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 07, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat is the bread that we are asking for when we recite the Our Father? Is it simply the food on our table, or does it also include the other necessities of life? If spiritual things are so important, why does God also want us to pray for the material things in life as well? This episode examine...
Thy Will Be Done
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 24, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean for heaven to intersect with earth? Is this something that happens only in the future, or in the present as well? What would it look like if our lives here on earth became more like heaven? Why do we ask for God’s will to be done, and how do we enable God’s will to be done here...
Thy Kingdom Come
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 10, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean for God’s Kingdom to come—is it something that is already here, or something that comes only in the distant future? If God is going to bring about His Kingdom, why should we also pray that this occurs? How does our understanding of God's Kingdom change the way we pray? This ep...
Hallowed Be Thy Name
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - February 24, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to hallow God’s name, and what does it mean to be a person who honors God’s name? What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed by the church, and what would it look like for those who are far away from God to become persons who praise his name? This episode examines the seco...
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - February 10, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhen we sit down to pray, who exactly are we speaking to? Who is this God that we address in the Lord’s Prayer? What does it mean that God is in heaven? Is he limited to some place far up in the skies? This episode covers the first line of the Lord's Prayer: Our Father Who Art in Heaven. This ...
Christian Prayer and the Our Father
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - January 27, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat is prayer? Is it simply the time where we ask God to do things for us, like asking a Genie to grant a wish? Or is it something much deeper and personal? How do we know how to pray, and what to pray for? This episode begins season 3 of This We Believe by giving an overview of the Our Father ...
Coming This Fall--Season 3: The Our Father
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - June 24, 2021 22:00 - 33 seconds ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe will be taking a break for the Summer, but will be returning this Fall for Season 3 of This We Believe, which will go line by line through the Our Father, as well as discuss the purpose of Christian prayer and the cultivation of Christian hope. Connect with us at: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepo...
Coming January 2022--Season 3: The Our Father
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - June 24, 2021 22:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe will be returning at the end of January 2022 for Season 3 of This We Believe, which will go line by line through the Our Father, as well as discuss the purpose of Christian prayer and the cultivation of Christian hope. Connect with us at: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcast Twitter: @We_Believ...
X. You Shall Not Covet
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - May 12, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to covet, and how does this apply to the ways we view wealth and possessions? Why does the Bible state that the love of money is the root of all evil? How does this commandment speak to our hearts, rather than our actions? This episode examines the final commandment, as well as...
IX. You Shall Not Bear False Witness
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 28, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThis episode addresses the 9th Commandment, which prohibits the bearing of false witness. What makes the spreading of falsehoods so damaging to ourselves and to our communities, and how do we learn to practice truth telling instead? This commandment refers not only to the lies that we tell othe...
VIII. You Shall Not Steal
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 14, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe 8th Commandment prohibits theft. How does this commandment speak to our overall desires for material goods? Are we people who seek the incessant acquisition of stuff we don’t need, or are we people that have hearts set on the things that are eternal and imperishable? This We Believe is brou...
VII. You Shall Not Commit Adultery
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - April 01, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat is the purpose of marriage, and what is the place of sex within the marriage commitment? How exactly does adultery violate the marriage commitment, and why does Jesus equate lust with adultery? This episode discusses the Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery. It examines the Ch...
VI. You Shall Not Commit Murder
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 23, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIs there a difference between committing murder, fighting in a war, or harming someone in self-defense? Why does Jesus equate hatred with murder? How do I love my enemies when I don’t seem to have any enemies? This episode addresses the 6th Commandment: You shall not commit murder. It covers iss...
V. Honor Your Father and Mother
This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith - March 11, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAre we dependent people, or independent people? How do we honor our parents even when we don’t fully agree with them? How do we learn to honor our aging parents in a society that marginalizes the elderly? This episode discusses the 5th Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother. This We Believe ...
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