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Welcome to Episode #168 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our eighth of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’ll be taking a walk on the beach with DrZ to overview and comment on what we’ve learned on this mini-series.

Welcome everyone to this early morning walk on the beach. I can see everyone is bundled up, and for good reason. I saw a moment ago from the fron...

Welcome to Episode #167 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our seventh of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’re going to take a look at short multifaceted passage concerning life and the Kingdom.

A quick review before we get started. I routinely do these reviews at the beginning of each mini-series episode to inform listeners who may be joining the podcast in ...

Welcome to Episode #166 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our sixth of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’re going to take a look at Fasting in the Kingdom.

On our last episode we looked at Why Jesus came to earth. On that episode I noted Jesus’ coming was revealed by Paul in Ephesians 3:10-11 – His (God’s) intent was that now, through the church, the manifol...

Welcome to Episode #165 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fifth of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’re going to take a slight detour and address why Jesus came when he did.

On our last episode we l=ooked at the Lord’s Prayer, in which Jesus said in Matthew 6:10 – Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. For numerous past episod...

Welcome to Episode #164 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fourth of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray. Now this is a big topic. Prayer.

I have to admit, growing up as a Catholic I really didn’t think I had a problem with prayer. Since my first communion and later Catechism classes I had a plethora of...

Welcome to Episode #163 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our third of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach another foundational and hidden principle of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Giving to the Needy.

You will see this principle of giving to the needy exhibited throughout the scriptures, intimated in the name of God, embedded in th...

Welcome to Episode #162 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our second of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach the second of two very difficult principles he reveals for Kingdom of Heaven living at the end of Matthew 5.

The first difficulty was the prohibition against retaliating against the actions of an evil person. If struck on the ch...

Welcome to Episode #161 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our first of eight episodes in our Twenty-First mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount Part 2. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach the first of two very difficult principles he reveals for Kingdom of Heaven living at the end of Matthew 5.

Many listening may be thinking, “If that’s the imagery, DrZ, experiencing torrents in the flesh does not sound very restf...

Welcome to Episode #160 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our eighth of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be taking a walk on the beach with DrZ, hey that’s me, sorry, couldn’t help that it was just there. As I was saying, we’ll be taking a walk on the beach to overview and comment on what we’ve learned on this mini-series.

So glad so many of you were able to join ...

Welcome to Episode #159 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our seventh of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach on Pinkie Swearing as it relates to Kingdom of Heaven living.

Given this is our seventh episode in this mini-series, and some listeners are just joining us, let me do a quick recap and then get right to our text for today. Jesus began hi...

Welcome to Episode #158 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our sixth of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach on what is today perhaps his hardest test to pass. Marriage is for life.

As with our last episode that addressed our primal urge bent toward abandonment of God in a heated quest for sex, drugs, rock and roll, this is a huge topic. And whil...

Welcome to Episode #157 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fifth of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be hearing Jesus teach on the deepest of all primal urges. Our passage appears in Matthew 5:27-30. 

This is a huge topic, much larger than can be addressed in one episode. This is the central theme running through Scripture, the core message of the Bible, the pe...

Welcome to Episode #156 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fourth of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be looking at Jesus’ teaching about Anger found in Matthew 5:21-26. When you get this one you may stay on your knees in front of Jesus just a bit longer than you expected.

As I mentioned in our last episode introduction, we’re just getting started in presenting...

Welcome to Episode #155 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our third of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be looking at very short teaching of Jesus’ found in Matthew 5:17-20. While short, this teaching is perhaps the pinnacle teaching of Jesus in his humanity. Jesus came to fulfill the LAW.

We’re just getting started in the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus counse...

Welcome to Episode #154 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our second of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon on the Mount. On today’s episode we’ll be looking at Jesus’ teaching on Salt and Light found in Matthew 5:13-16.

This short passage follows directly after Jesus’ teaching on the Beatitudes. The manner of living expected of Disciples in the Kingdom of Heaven. With the Beatitudes, Jesus launched into ...

Welcome to Episode #153 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our first of eight episodes in our Twentieth mini-series entitled, Sermon. On today’s episode we’ll be looking at the setting of the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ opening foray with the Beatitudes from Matthew Chapter 5.  

On this mini-series I’ll be briefly presenting my observations from Meditative and Contemplative prayers of this Sermon as I sat at the feet of Jesus. ...

Welcome to Episode #152 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our eight of eight episodes in our nineteenth mini-series entitled, The Vineyard Owner’s Son. On today’s episode we’ll be taking A Walk on the Beach with DrZ and exploring some of the ramifications of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and living in the Kingdom of Heaven. 

So with that very short intro, let me get right to the action at the beach house.

WaHoo to you too. I know rig...

Welcome to Episode #151 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our seventh of eight episodes in our nineteenth mini-series entitled, The Vineyard Owner’s Son. On today’s episode we’ll be looking at the Reckoning of Faith as told to us in Matthew Chapter 7 by Jesus Christ; Son of God and Son of Man. 

On this mini-series we’ve been reading the Sermon on the Mount as recorded by Matthew in his gospel in Chapters 5 to 7. My prayer for lis...

Welcome to Episode #150 of Way of the Bible podcast. This is our sixth of eight episodes in our nineteenth mini-series entitled, The Vineyard Owner’s Son. 

Wait a minute. Did I just say our 150th episode. That deserves a WaHoo for no other reason than it is a milestone number. I’m not sure what it is a milestone number for. And now that it has been mentioned the memory of it is already getting foggy and the glory quickly dissipating...