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The Power of the Name of Jesus: Part Three in the Series on Acts
Baldhead Bible Podcast - June 08, 2024 16:03 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus. Some people use it as a swear word, others use it only at Christmas or Easter, while others use it when talking about the man they worship and serve. In today's story, we will look at the power of the name of Jesus. In today's story, we meet a man who was healed simply because of the name...
Pentecost and the Reclaiming of the Nations: Part Two in the Series on Acts
Baldhead Bible Podcast - May 23, 2024 18:34 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem after He left. To wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. And so, as we turn to Acts chapter two, that is exactly what we find: the disciples waiting and praying, and praying. And then they are still waiting when they find themselves in the middle of...
Matthias or Joseph? Part One of the Series on Acts
Baldhead Bible Podcast - May 09, 2024 23:02 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe are going to tell the story of the birth of the church. From its early days in Jerusalem to its final expansion through the work of the Apostle Paul, we see it all unfold in the book of Acts. The whole book is the story of the early church, and we will follow the adventure of the gospel sprea...
Jesus and the Great Commission: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - April 18, 2024 02:32 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAt last, we have arrived at the end of Matthew's story. However, this is just the beginning of a greater and more marvelous story. Matthew concludes his account of Jesus' life with the starting call of the ongoing, unending tale of God's glorious love for us who acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and...
Jesus and the Zombies: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - April 04, 2024 03:23 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThe Bible sometimes has peculiar little-known stories that many people skip over on the way to the really important stuff. One such story is found in Matthew 27. It's a story I like to call the time Jesus met some Zombies. But they weren't Zombies, no these were people coming out of graves, but ...
Jesus and the only two disciples who were there at the end: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - March 28, 2024 17:25 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe now come to Friday of Jesus' last week on earth. It is one of the saddest stories in the Bible and one full of hope because of what Jesus accomplished. This is a story of two Marys and their devotion to Jesus. This is a story of betrayal, abandonment, and denial. But it is also a story of hop...
Jesus and the Call to Get Up and Go: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - March 21, 2024 03:35 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus had just spent the evening celebrating the Passover meal with the disciples. Jesus introduced the New Covenant and gave His disciples a new perspective on the Passover meal. A new perspective that they were to do from now on "in remembrance of Him." But now, as they began to ascend the Mou...
Jesus and the Last Supper: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - March 14, 2024 03:57 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThe disciples are eating the Last Supper in the upper room. They are enjoying their time together as they reflect upon Yahweh's faithfulness in leading the people of Israel out of Egypt. But then Jesus makes an announcement: one of them sitting right there will betray Him. The disciples look at ...
Jesus and the Eyes of Faith: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - March 07, 2024 22:21 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe are coming down to the end of Jesus' earthly ministry. We are in the middle of passion week. It's Wednesday. But I wonder if the knowledge of what He is about to go through on Friday begins to weigh on His shoulders and begins to color everything that He sees and tastes. Remember, Jesus is 10...
Jesus Takes on the Pharisees Part Two: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - February 29, 2024 03:32 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIt is the Tuesday of Holy Week, the week Jesus went to the cross to die and then 3 days later defeated sin and death by resurrecting from the grave. But before that Friday, Jesus still had a lot to do. His Father had much for Him to accomplish on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. One of those jo...
Jesus Takes on the Pharisees Part One: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - February 21, 2024 05:08 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIt is now Tuesday of Holy Week and Jesus is heading back into Jerusalem. He is about to encounter a group of men who will hound His every move, looking for any opportunity to discredit His ministry and arrest Him. These men were part of a powerful religious organization called The Sanhedrin who ...
Jesus and the Cursed Fig Tree: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - February 01, 2024 13:22 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIt is now Monday of passion week, the week Jesus will die for the sins of the whole world. But that is on Friday, and there is still Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to come. Today is full of service, ministry, healing, and teaching. But before all that starts, Jesus and His disciples nee...
Jesus and the Triumphal Entry: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - January 18, 2024 04:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis is a beautiful day and the beginning of the final week in the earthly life of Jesus. It is a Sunday, and what will happen today will fulfill an ancient prophecy Daniel and other Old Testament prophets foretold. Today will be a day that will introduce Jesus as King to His people. Sadly, they...
Jesus gets Baptized: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - January 07, 2024 05:08 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWho was John the Baptist? How did his ministry relate to the life and ministry of Jesus? And if Jesus was God, why did He have to be baptized? Today we tell the story of John the Baptist and the incredible honor and privilege he was given when he was chosen to baptize the son of God, and we also...
Jesus Deals with a Very Pushy Mother: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - December 27, 2023 06:02 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAs you read the gospels, it is interesting how difficult it was for the disciples to learn spiritual truths from Jesus. He would make a point that seems clear to us, the reader, but it goes right over the disciple's heads. Well, in today's story, we will hear one of those moments, and be reminde...
Jesus and the First Shall Be Last: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - December 14, 2023 05:25 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn this week's episode, we listen to Jesus teaching through story, or as we often call them, parables. In this parable, Jesus is trying to get his thick-headed disciples to understand what it means to live with generosity based on the grace of God. He wants His disciples, then and now, to see th...
Jesus and the Question of Divorce: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - November 29, 2023 05:13 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsCan you imagine dealing with the fact that every day you would meet people who would seek to trip you up, or try to embarrass you? Essentially, you would be tested every day of your life., Well, that was the life that Jesus led every single day, as He was constantly being tested by a group of me...
Jesus and the Unforgiving Servant: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - November 09, 2023 00:32 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThe power of a story. Stories move us, do unique things to our brains when we listen and can engage us for a longer time than any lecture. We know this from modern studies of the brain, but the ancients knew the power of story. And the greatest man who ever lived also knew the impact of story. J...
Jesus and what it means to be a Little One: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - October 19, 2023 02:35 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsChildren were not worth a lot to society in Jesus' day. They could not generate any money; instead, they cost you a ton of money as a parent. Plus, many of them never made it out of childhood. So, the average kid costs you a lot of money and heartache. Consequently, many were neglected and fough...
Jesus asks Peter to go fishing: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - October 03, 2023 03:53 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAt the end of Matthew 17, we stumble across a delightful but odd story. It's a story of taxes, Jesus' declaration of His deity, and fishing. It's a story showing that Jesus cares about the mundane things in life and that He provides for His own in miraculous and marvelous ways. Turn to Matthew 1...
Jesus and the Transfiguration: The Matthew series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - September 21, 2023 02:40 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIt is now roughly 6 weeks after the events from last week and Jesus and the disciples are still hanging around Cesearea Philippi and the Gates of Hell. I believe Jesus was witnessing in the town: witnessing the glory of the Father and the kindness of God upon the nation of Israel. But I also thi...
Peter gets it right, then horribly wrong: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - September 14, 2023 02:29 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus and His disciples are about to declare holy war on Satan and His doomed minions. But Jesus doesn't do it through any act of violence, but simply through His words. Well, more specifically, through the words of Peter. What were those words that would storm the gates of Hades? Turn to Matthe...
Jesus Stops the Disciples Arguing With One Simple Statement: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - September 06, 2023 03:51 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus is about to enter the period where He begins His long march to the cross and crucifixion. But before that, He has a lot of teaching and warning and encouragement for the disciples. He does not want them to lack knowledge and the spiritual fortitude to take on the evil forces amassing all a...
Jesus Compares a Woman to a Dog: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - August 31, 2023 02:47 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsNow, that is quite a provocative title. Can you imagine! There is a story in the Bible where Jesus compares a woman to a dog. But He also heals her daughter, feeds 4,000 people, and, by the end of the story, provides blessings upon blessings to people who do not deserve it. Why would Jesus compa...
Jesus Washes His Hands and Makes Some People Very Mad: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - August 24, 2023 03:43 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis week's story focuses on the importance of handwashing. While it may not seem like the most captivating topic, it carries significant religious questions and practical applications for living a life of faith. To read more, turn to Matthew 15.
Jesus and Peter Walk on Water: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - August 17, 2023 04:56 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsO you of little faith, why do you doubt? That is the message I want all of us to learn after listening to this week's story: we should never doubt that God will provide for our needs. Listen to this week's story and be encouraged in your faith. Be encouraged that if Peter can walk on water, we c...
Jesus Feeds the 5000: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - July 25, 2023 14:38 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus has learned that John the Baptist was beheaded and martyred for his faith. Jesus escapes the crush of the crowd in order to be alone, but soon the crowd follows and they find Him. And in His compassion, Jesus leaves His grieving to minister among them and to heal their sick and to cure the...
Jesus and the death of John the Baptist: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - June 22, 2023 15:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWhen Jesus heard that His friend John the Baptist had died, Matthew writes that Jesus went to a remote place to be alone. John the Baptist was killed for standing up for the truth. He was killed because he wasn't afraid to confront those in power with their sin. But he paid a high price for doin...
Jesus and His Brothers Who Would Not Believe: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - June 07, 2023 03:12 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJesus is beginning to teach in parables as an act of condemnation upon the people of Israel for not accepting Him as King and believing He is the Messiah. But what about His own family? Wouldn't it be hard to take if your own family didn't believe you were the Messiah, and some of your brothers ...
Jesus Begins to Speak in Parables: The Matthew Series
Baldhead Bible Podcast - May 31, 2023 02:46 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis week we tell the story of Jesus beginning to speak and preach in parables. What would cause the son of God to begin speaking in stories and illustrations with deeper spiritual meanings? Why would Jesus speak in obscure ways? Wouldn't Jesus want to be as clear as possible, so He can tell as ...
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