Spoken Gospel

Spoken Gospel

The mission of Spoken Gospel is to equip the church to speak the gospel out of every corner of scripture. Co-hosts and close friends, David Bowden and Seth Stewart, sit down every week to talk through a Bible passage and see how it points us to Jesus.

Episodes

Mark Sermon: Jesus Bears True Witness About Himself

July 17, 2025 • 41 mins
Everyone in Mark's trial narrative bears false witness about who Jesus is—the religious leaders, the crowds, and even Peter who denies knowing him three times. But Jesus himself bears true witness, revealing that he is the merciful God who dies for those who betray him. In this podcast episode, David explores how this passage completes the story Scripture has been telling since Eden about God's relentless pursuit of his unfaithful ...
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Mark Sermon: Jesus Has Dominion Over Spiritual Powers

July 3, 2025 • 40 mins
For the first time in Mark's Gospel, Jesus crosses from Jewish territory into Gentile lands to confront the spiritual forces that have oppressed the nations. In this podcast episode, David walks through the longest exorcism account in Scripture, showing how Jesus fulfills God's promise to bless all nations by liberating a man possessed by a legion of demons and demonstrating his authority over every fallen spiritual power.
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Mark Sermon: Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath

June 20, 2025 • 37 mins
The Pharisees created extra laws around God's commands to bring the Messiah and restore Israel as a blessing to the world. But when Jesus comes, he shows that he is the fulfillment, authority, and purpose of the law. In this podcast episode, David walks through three stories in Mark where Jesus demonstrates His lordship over the Sabbath and reveals Himself as the long-awaited bridegroom, King, and God of the new creation.
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Mark Sermon: John the Baptist

June 5, 2025 • 42 mins
In this podcast episode, David Bowden delves into Mark 1:2-15 on John the Baptist.
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1 Corinthians 14: Understanding Spiritual Gifts

May 22, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of the Spoken Gospel Podcast, David and Seth explore one of the most challenging passages in 1 Corinthians - chapter 14. They examine Paul's teachings on spiritual gifts, particularly tongues and prophecy, as well as his instructions for orderly worship. Given Corinth's pagan context, Paul is determined to teach these new Christians that the purpose of their God-given gifts is to benefit and build up one another rat...
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1 Corinthians 11: Understanding Head Coverings

May 8, 2025 • 62 mins
In this episode of the Spoken Gospel Podcast, David and Seth explore the controversial passage on head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11. They examine the cultural context of ancient Corinth, unpack Paul's arguments, and reveal how this challenging text ultimately points to the beauty of Jesus and the Gospel.
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1 Corinthians 8-10: Understanding Christian Liberty

April 24, 2025 • 65 mins
In this episode of the Spoken Gospel podcast, David and Seth explore the complex issue of food sacrificed to idols in 1 Corinthians 8-10. They unpack the historical context of Corinth as a pagan Greek city and how new Christian converts struggled with questions about eating meat offered to idols.
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Bible Engagement and Reclaim Today: A Conversation with Daniel Day

April 10, 2025 • 51 mins
In this episode of the Spoken Gospel Podcast, host David Bowden sits down with Daniel Day from Our Daily Bread Ministries to discuss Bible engagement and the Reclaim Today initiative.
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Mark Sermon: Cursing the Fig Tree

March 27, 2025 • 46 mins
In this podcast episode, David Bowden delves into Mark 11:12-25, exploring the interconnected stories of Jesus cursing the fig tree, cleansing the temple, and teaching about faith and prayer. David unpacks the rich symbolism and theological significance behind these events, demonstrating how they relate to God's larger plan for redemption and the role of the temple throughout biblical history.
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Mark Sermon: Jesus' Teaching on Divorce

March 13, 2025 • 50 mins
In this podcast episode, David Bowden explores Jesus' teaching on divorce from Mark 10:1-12. David examines the passage within the broader narrative of Mark's gospel and the overarching story of Scripture. He unpacks how Jesus' response to the Pharisees reveals profound truths about God's design for marriage and His relationship with His people.
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Mark Sermon: The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith

February 27, 2025 • 42 mins
In this podcast episode, we dive deep into Mark 7:24-30, exploring the challenging story of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman. This passage has often confused and even offended readers, but when understood in its proper context, it reveals a beautiful picture of Jesus' ministry to outcasts and foreigners.
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Proverbs Overview: Meet Pete the Simple

February 13, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode, David and Seth explore the cast of characters that fill the book of Proverbs, from the Fool and the Wicked to the Wise and the Righteous. Through the journey of "Pete the Simple" - the malleable youth open to instruction - they show how these characters serve as warnings and examples on the path to wisdom, ultimately pointing to Jesus as the perfect model to follow.
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Proverbs Overview: Fear of the Lord

February 7, 2025 • 53 mins
In this podcast episode, Seth and David explore what it means to "fear the Lord" in the quest for wisdom. Starting in Genesis, they track the theme of wisdom and folly throughout the biblical story - from Adam and Eve's fateful choice in Eden to Jesus' perfect example of godly wisdom. Though the world saw the cross as foolishness, Jesus' humble obedience revealed God's true wisdom and opened the way back to paradise.
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Proverbs Overview: Living Wisely in God's World

January 16, 2025 • 53 mins
God made the world to reflect his wisdom. As people observe God’s wise ordering of the universe they compile proverbs, short sayings meant to be contemplated and applied to everyday life. Every culture has proverbs, so it’s no surpise we should find a book full of them in our Bibles. But what is wisdom as the Bible sees it? How do we live well in the world God made? David and Seth explore the genre of Proverbs and how we encounter ...
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Song of Songs Overview: The Song and Jesus

December 5, 2024 • 52 mins
Seth and David ask why a song about the honeymoon night is in our Bibles and try to tell the story of the Hebrew people and Jesus as the story of a marriage.
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Song of Songs Overview: The Honeymoon Night

November 21, 2024 • 54 mins
Seth and David go deep into the five main poetic movements in the Song of Songs. 
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Song of Songs Overview

November 7, 2024 • 38 mins
Get ready to hear about the greatest of all songs, the Song of Songs, or as it's also known, the Song of Solomon. Seth and David talk about the interconnected poems of the Song and the unique contribution it makes to the Bible's story. 
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2 Corinthians: The Unveiled Face

October 24, 2024 • 75 mins
Seth and David do a deep dive into one of their favorite verses in the Bible.
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2 Corinthians Overview: What is an Apostle?

October 11, 2024 • 69 mins
A group of "super-apostles" have invaded the church in Corinth. In this episode, Seth and David talk about what exactly an apostle is and why Paul spends so much of this letter defending his ministry. 
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Special: Learning to Be Loved - Chapter 9, Bible

September 26, 2024 • 32 mins
In this podcast episode, Spoken Gospel Executive Director David Bowden shares about his latest book, Learning to Be Loved. This episode also includes a free audio version of Chapter 9: Bible, where you'll learn how the Bible is a place to encounter Jesus and be transformed.
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