Reasoning Through the Bible

This session gives an overview of doctrine, explaining which types of doctrine are essential to Christianity and which doctrines we can disagree about and still stay in fellowship with other believer…

The triumphal entry is where Jesus rides a donkey into the temple through the waving of palm branches. The people were looking for an heir of King David, the great military leader. Jesus has a differ…

The mother of James and John come and ask Jesus if they can sit next to Him in His kingdom. Jesus asks them whether they are ready to drink the cup that He is about to drink, and the two sons think t…

Jesus tells a parable of a landowner who hires day laborers at different times of the day but pays the same amount to everyone no matter how long they’ve worked. Is this fair? Before we become servan…

A wealthy young man approaches Jesus with a question: What good thing can I do to inherit eternal life? Many people today have the same question, and wonder what good things we must do to get right w…

Marriages are important but sometimes arises in our lives. This session explains what the Bible says about marriage, divorce, and remarriage. We discuss these sensitive concepts at length while also …

In this session we discuss the aftermath and consequences of church discipline. We also discuss the teaching of Jesus about what happens when two or three gather and pray in agreement. Will they auto…

A great recurring question is how to deal with someone in the body that has sinned or gone astray. How do we respond to Christians who are sinning? Matthew 18 provides a three step process for dealin…

After the disciples have a wonderful mountaintop experience, they come down in the valley to problems that they could not fix. We also can have wonderful experiences on a spiritual mountaintop only t…

Jesus shows a very few of His disciples a very dramatic vision of Him shining forth in great glory. God the Father speaks from a cloud and tells them that Jesus is His Son. Jesus was clothed in human…

After getting a key confession from Peter, Jesus states that He will build His church upon this rock. He also tells Peter He is giving him the keys to the kingdom of heaven. In this session we discus…

Two Jewish factions, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, ask Jesus for a sign as evidence that He is who He claims to be. They are only looking for evidence to trap Him. As always, He challenges their a…

Jesus has gone to the most remote parts of the country where the gentiles live. He encounters a woman who desperately wants Jesus to heal her daughter. Her faith in Christ ends up getting her what sh…

Jesus challenges the traditions of mankind when He rejects the Pharisees’ traditions. The Jewish leaders challenge Jesus on His view of the Mishnah and He turns the tables on them. Jesus also makes a…

We look at Jesus multiplying of the loaves and fish to feed a great multitude. We look at both the physical act of feeding a large crowd and also look at the spiritual application of this miracle. Je…

John the Baptist has his head delivered on a platter because of the depravity of the ruling family. John knew he was in the will of God, yet he loses his life because of his ministry.  Being God’s pr…

This session talks about four kingdom parables, the mustard seed, the leaven in the dough, the treasure hidden in a field, and the pearl of great price. These parables give us a view of what Jesus di…

In this session we discuss the parable of The Wheat and the Tares (or Weeds) and the parable of the Dragnet. The parables give us practical truths for today, but also give us a chance to give an over…

Jesus begins to teach in parables, so storytelling can be a good way to communicate spiritual truths even today. Jesus’ parables are designed to make us think, and if we look at them closely we will …