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Ep. 44 - I Am A New Creation Sep 14, 2023

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We are a few weeks into a series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to figure out who they are, to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important. The good news for us is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity.

So in this series, our goal is to consider what the Bible says about us. What does it say about us apart from Jesus? What does it say about us now that we are in a relationship with Jesus? So far we’ve seen the Bible use a number of metaphors to communicate what God has done for us in Christ, and what that means for our identity. We’ve seen that we are justified— legally forgiven and declared righteous in God’s sight, we’re redeemed—set free from sin’s penalty and power, we’re reconciled— God has made us his friends. In our last episode, we saw that we are not just friends but adopted into God’s own family. In Christ, He has become our Father and we have access to Him and begin to take on the family likeness and even become His heirs. If you’ve noticed, each of these gospel metaphors has gotten more and more personal. That continues today as we look at the next reality of our identity in Christ where we will consider, in Christ, I Am a New Creation.

**Bible study portion starts at 14:00**

Ep. 43 - I Am Adopted Sep 05, 2023

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We are a few weeks into a series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important, to figure out who they are. The good news for us, as we’ve seen the last couple weeks, is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity.

So in this series, our goal is to really consider what the Bible says about us. What does it say about us apart from Jesus? What does it say about us now that we are in a relationship with Jesus? So far we’ve seen the Bible use a number of metaphors to communicate what God has done for us in Christ, and what that means for our identity. We’ve seen that we are justified— legally forgiven and declared righteous in God’s sight, we’re redeemed—set free from sin’s penalty and power, and we’re reconciled— God has made us his friends. Today, it gets even sweeter. We are going to find that in Christ we are adopted, made part of God’s own family.

Memory Verse of the Week - 1 John 3:1a - "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are."

**Bible study portion starts at 10:03**

Ep. 42 - I Am Reconciled Aug 24, 2023

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A couple weeks ago we started a new series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important, to figure out who they are. The good news for us, as we’ve seen the last couple weeks, is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity.

So in this series, our goal is to really consider what the Bible says about us. What does it say about us apart from Jesus? What does it say about us now that we are in a relationship with Jesus? Last week, we learned that in Christ, though we were once enslaved to both the penalty and power of sin, we have been bought by the blood of Jesus Christ, and now we belong to God! We are forgiven and free. We are redeemed.

Today, we are going to see that in Christ, not only are we justified— legally forgiven and declared righteous in God’s sight, and redeemed—set free from sin’s penalty and power, we are also reconciled to God.

Memory Verse of the Week - Colossians 1:21-22

**Bible study portion starts at 12:20**

Ep. 41 - I Am Redeemed Aug 17, 2023

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Lucas Glover, his sweaty pants, the Ryder Cup, how to hit a hard tee shot with confidence and so many more things are talked about during the golf banter section of today's podcast! Stories you've never heard and also Ben claiming that Pickleball is the best sport on the planet... you're not going to want to miss this!

Last week we started a new series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important, to figure out who they are. The good news for us is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity.

So we are taking the next 10-12 episodes or so to really consider what the Bible says about us. What does it say about us apart from Jesus? What does it say about us now that we are in a relationship with Jesus? Last week, we learned that in Christ, though we were once guilty, deserving and awaiting God’s judgment, we are completely forgiven of all sin, declared righteous with Jesus’ own righteousness, and God Himself relates to us on that basis. We are justified. This is who we are!

Today, we are going to see that not only are we justified, but we are redeemed. Real quick— this term redemption can be used broadly to describe all of what happens in salvation. Or it can be used narrowly, to talk about the act of being freed from sin and Satan and death. That’s how we are going to approach it today. Romans 6 will be our home base for this study.

**The Bible study portion of the podcast starts at 13:15**

Ep. 40 - I Am Justified Aug 10, 2023

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In the first episode of a new season called "Who Do You Think You Are", the guys walk through Romans 3:9-26 where we find that apart from Jesus, we are guilty before God the Judge, but through His grace in Christ, we are forgiven and made righteous in His sight.

Bonus Coverage: Can We Trust the Bible? Aug 03, 2023

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We are starting a new bonus series called "Bonus Coverage!" We won't post these on a regular schedule but will share different bonus episodes when we think there is a topic that needs an extra episode to share specific thoughts on the matter. In this episode of Bible Caddie "Bonus Coverage", William walks through ten reasons why we can trust the Bible. The Bible makes some very strong claims. It claims to be breathed out by God (2 Timothy 3:16). It claims that the men who wrote were carried along by the Holy Spirit and produced exactly the words that God wanted them to (1 Peter 1:19-21). It claims that every single word in it proves true (Proverbs 30:5). And we are certainly treating it this way. Everything substantive that we’ve said in the last 40 episodes has come from the Bible. But is it trustworthy? Is it reliable? In today’s episode, I want to give you ten reasons that have helped convince me.

Ep. 39 - He's Alive! So what? Jul 20, 2023

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Over the last 38 Episodes, we’ve been doing our best to introduce Jesus to our listeners or to help each of us get to know Him better. And today, we come to our last week really zooming in on who Jesus is and what He’s done. We’ve seen what He did, how He came, what He taught, what He claimed, why He died, and then last week, we saw that He really did rise from the dead. The facts, the evidence really does point us to the Bible’s explanation— Jesus physically rose from the dead on the third day after His death.

Today I want us to ask, so what? Why is it such a big deal that Jesus is alive? What does it mean in general? And what does it mean for us? That’s what we’re talking about today. Five Big Implications of Jesus Resurrection!

Ep. 38 - Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? Jul 13, 2023

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Well, we’ve been on quite a journey over the last 37 or so episodes. We have been doing our best to look at Jesus from a number of angles. What was He like? What did He do? What did He teach? What did He claim? And then most recently, why did He die? And we saw that even though Jesus was killed by His opponents, apparently it was all according to God’s plan. And He was accomplishing all kinds of glorious things as we’ve seen in the last couple episodes. But in these next couple of episodes, we come to a major moment in the life of Jesus; the major hinge point in Christianity. His resurrection!

And this couldn’t be a bigger deal. Listen to what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:17-19— 17 “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” He’s saying if Jesus was not raised, if He didn’t physically, bodily, come back from death, Christianity is useless.

So today we need to ask, did it really happen? Was Jesus really raised from the dead? Here’s how we are going to answer that question. We are going to loosely follow the method of a scholar named Gary Habermas who uses what he calls the minimal facts argument. In 2,000 years following the death and resurrection of Jesus, there have been roughly six alternative explanations that have really stuck of what happened to the body of Jesus. Almost every natural or secular explanation for the resurrection, comes back to one of these six. So using Scripture and history, we want to put each of these alternative explanations on trial, and show that the Bible’s explanation of Jesus’ resurrection is the best one. Our hope in this episode is to give us confidence that Jesus really is alive. He really did rise from the dead.

Jesus is alive! The Bible’s explanation really is the best explanation! Yes it’s supernatural. But friends, God is supernatural. Jesus, who is God, really did live as one of us. And after His death, He really was raised. Physically, bodily, forever.

Ep. 37 - Jesus Died to Show God’s Love and Extend God’s Grace Jun 29, 2023

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We are in our fifth and final week of asking, “Why did Jesus Die?”. His entire life had been moving to this point of His death. This was the reason why He came. In our first week asking this question, we saw that Jesus didn’t just die, He was killed. In our second week, we saw that Jesus wasn’t simply killed, He was laying down His life. Then, we saw that Jesus wasn’t just laying down His life, He was fulfilling Scripture. And then last week, we saw that Jesus was not simply fulfilling Scripture, He was taking our place. On that cross, He was bearing the punishment that we deserve. For those who believe, Jesus’ death saves us from God’s judgment, which we all deserve for our sin. This week, we peel back another layer and we are going to see that God is not simply saving us from something, He is saving us to something. Jesus was dying for us to show God’s love for us and to extend His grace to us, all for His glory.

That’s where we are going today. And we will primarily get there through four short passages— Romans 3:21-26, Romans 5:6-8, 1 John 4:8b-10, 1 John 5:11-13.

Ep. 36 - Jesus Died to Take Our Place Jun 22, 2023

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We are in our fourth week of asking, “Why did Jesus Die?”. His entire life had been moving to this point of His death. This was the reason why He came. In our first week asking this question, we saw that Jesus didn’t just die, He was killed. In our second week, we saw that Jesus wasn’t simply killed, He was laying down His life. Last week, we saw that Jesus wasn’t just laying down His life, He was fulfilling Scripture. It was all according to plan. This week, we peel back another layer of the onion, and we are going to see that Jesus was not simply fulfilling Scripture, He was taking our place. On that cross, He was bearing the punishment that we deserve. We saw this hinted at at the end of our episode last week in those famous verses from Isaiah 53. “5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” In some way, this death was for our transgressions. For our iniquities. For our sin. He was taking our place. We’ll see how this works today in a few different passages, but we will start in Matthew 26:36-46.

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