The Hero of the Story

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Why God’s Truthfulness Matters [The Hero of the Story] Jul 02, 2020

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Does God ever lie? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the Bible describes as being totally and completely truthfulWhy the Bible recording falsehoods isn’t the same as it being falseThe difference between omitting information and deceptionHow this doctrine relates to the gospel...

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Discipleship and the Sermon on the Mount [The Hero of the Story] Jun 29, 2020

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What does Jesus say it means to be a disciple? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The core ideas at the root of the entire message of Matt. 5-7The importance of the Sermon on the Mount beginning with the BeatitudesIf Jesus was contradicting the Old...

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Jesus, Sin, and Disabilities [The Hero of the Story] Jun 22, 2020

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Is sin the cause of illness and disabilities? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The events of John 9 and Jesus’ healing of a man born blindWhat the disciples’ question of whose sin caused the man’s blindness reveals about their understanding of the worldWhy we...

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The Faithfulness of God [The Hero of the Story] Jun 18, 2020

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What does it mean to say that God is faithful? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the Bible describes God’s faithfulnessWhy we need to be careful in our understanding of this doctrineThe difference between promises that are for specific people at specific...

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Jesus, the Sabbath, and the Pharisees [The Hero of the Story] Jun 15, 2020

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Did Jesus violate the Sabbath? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why people went to the pool at Bethesda hoping for healing at allWhy Jesus chose to heal on the SabbathWhat the negative responses of the Pharisees can tell us about their understanding of Jesus’...

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What in the World is Wrong With the World? [The Hero of the Story] Jun 11, 2020

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How much did sin affect creation? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How sin’s effect on creation makes sense of everything that is wrong with the worldThe relationship between sin and serious societal problemsHow this doctrine relates to the gospel and how we...

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When Jesus is Our Last Resort [The Hero of the Story] Jun 08, 2020

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Why do we sometimes look at Jesus as a last resort in times of need? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Where this event falls in the ministry of JesusThe importance of faith in Jairus and the woman’s livesWhy we shouldn’t see Jesus as our...

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The Faith of a Samaritan Leper [The Hero of the Story] Jun 02, 2020

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Does healing require faith? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Jesus’ concern for keeping the Law (and His lack of concern about the traditions of men)The difference between the Samaritan’s faith and that of the other nine menOur tendency to think too much of ourselvesHow...

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Living Water and the Samaritan Woman [The Hero of the Story] May 26, 2020

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What did Jesus mean when He taught about living water? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why Jesus went to Samaria at allWhat was significant about the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan womanThe importance of the ready harvest Jesus spoke ofHow this passage points...

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Nicodemus and the New Birth [The Hero of the Story] May 19, 2020

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What does it mean to be born again? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Who Nicodemus is and why it’s important to follow his story through John’s gospelThe both-and heart of John 3:16 (and why we prefer the CSB’s rendering of it)The relationship between water...

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