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#3_02 – Persecutor to Proclaimer

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What happens in this episode?

  • We meet a man as he stands holding the coats of men who are stoning the first Christian martyr to death
  • He actively pursues and persecutes anyone who follows after Jesus
  • Then, he meets Jesus in an amazing way
  • Having met Jesus, he turns his life around – from persecution to proclamation
  • He meets his own persecution because of his life change
  • This persecution results in his death at the hands of Emperor Nero
  • I reveal this man’s identity at the end of the episode

Scriptures found in this episode:

Other references:

 

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2-02 Argument & Conversation (replay)

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This Sounds Familiar!

Welcome to season 2 of Jesus Stories. While we are preparing for an exciting season 3, we are featuring some important stories from the life of Jesus. If you’ve listened to the whole of season 1, you’ve heard the stories before. But now you might hear them with fresh ears and gain new insights into these happenings and teaching.

What Happens in this Episode:

  • Competition among the disciples of Jesus and the disciples of John the Baptist
  • John reminds his disciples that he will become less while Jesus becomes more
  • Jesus and his disciples take the short-cut from Judea to Galilee – through Samaria
  • We overhear a conversation between Jesus and a woman who visits a well for water
  • The woman becomes Jesus’ first missionary

Scriptures Used in this Episode:

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

#46 – Resurrection!

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EVENTS IN THIS EPISODE

  • Jesus dies
  • An earthquake occurs
  • Temple veil is ripped from top to bottom
  • Resurrection of godly people
  • Women watch from a distance while others leave the crucifixion
  • Joseph of Arimathea secures Jesus’ body and buries it in a tomb he owns
  • The tomb is sealed by the Romans
  • On Sunday, three women come to the tomb to find it empty. They tell the disciples
  • Peter and John confirm the empty tomb
  • Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
  • Guards are bribed to lie about the “disappearance” of Jesus’ body
  • Jesus appears to two followers walking to Emmaus
  • Jesus appears to the disciples hiding from the Jewish leaders
  • Jesus provides the Holy Spirit to his disciples

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE

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#39 – Are You Ready? (Holy Week #4)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE?

  • Jesus tells three stories regarding watching and readiness
  • Jesus describes the time of judgment – did we serve the “least”?
  • The leading priests and elders plot to kill Jesus
  • Judas Iscariot plots to betray Jesus
  • Some people believe; some don’t; some believe but are afraid to speak up
  • Jesus makes his final public appeal

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS PODCAST

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#38 – What’s About to Happen (Holy Week, part 3)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE

  • The disciples comment on the grandeur of the Temple and it’s construction
  • Jesus responds by saying that it’s nothing; in fact, it will be totally destroyed
  • The disciples ask when this will happen
  • Jesus begins a discourse full of warnings – warnings of bad things about to occur for the city of Jerusalem
  • Jesus reminds his disciples that they must stand – persevere when things are tough
  • Jesus shares prophecy of the times of the coming of the Son of Man
  • Then, he cautions his disciples to be prepared.

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE:

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#37 – Questions and Answers (Holy Week, part 2)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Sadducees come to Jesus with a question with a question about marriage in Heaven
  • A Teacher asks, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
  • Jesus asks the Pharisees, “What do you think about the Messiah?”
  • Jesus castigates the Pharisees for their hypocrisy
  • Jesus grieves over Jerusalem
  • We hear the lesson of the widow’s offering of two pennies

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE:

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#36-Stories to Teach (Holy Week 1)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE?

  • Jesus curses an unproductive fig tree
  • He cleans up the Temple – again
  • Religious leaders are looking for a way to kill Jesus but can’t formulate a plan
  • Jesus reminds his followers that he will have to die
  • Jehovah God verifies Jesus ministry
  • The disciples are stunned by a dead fig tree
  • Jesus tells them to believe and pray in their belief
  • Jesus is challenged to prove his authority for his ministry
  • Jesus tells the parable of the disobedient sons
  • Jesus tells a parable of the vineyard keeper and his murderous farmhands
  • Jesus tells a parable of a wedding banquet no one wants to attend
  • Jesus is challenged about paying taxes

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS PODCAST

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Jesus Stories #35 – Arriving Home

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EVENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Jesus tells a parable. A nobleman was called away to be crowned king of his land. He leaves some funds to be invested by others. Some do well. Some do not!
  • Everyone is looking for Jesus, wondering if he will come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration
  • A party is held in the home of a former leper – Simon – in honor of Jesus. He is honored in a special way.
  • The leading priests plot to kill Jesus and Lazarus, too.
  • The people welcome Jesus as he prepares to enter Jerusalem
  • Jesus rides into Jerusalem on the a donkey – something the disciples of Jesus don’t understand just now.
  • The crowd shouts praise as he rides. But, the Pharisees are not happy about the joy.
  • Jesus laments the fate of Jerusalem
  • Jesus causes a stir as he enters Jerusalem
  • Jesus goes to examine the Temple, then leaves for the night

 

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE:

Luke 19:11-28

John 11:55-57

John 12:1-13

Mark 14:3-9

Luke 19:29-44

Matthew 21:1-7

John 12:14-19

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#33 – Prayer and Resurrection (Heading Toward Home V)

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE

  • A comment on the events happening in Ukraine.
  • A quote from The Unvarnished Jesus: A Lenten Journey.
  • Jesus teaches on prayer. Keep praying. Don’t give up.
  • The prayers of a Pharisee and a tax collector.
  • “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
  • Parable of the landowner who hires help for his vineyard. He pays everyone the same, regardless of how long they worked.
  • “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”
  • Jesus goes to his friend Lazarus to “wake him up.” He raises him from death to live again.
  • The Sanhedrin plots a way to kill Jesus.

SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE:

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#26 – I Am

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WHAT DO WE HEAR ABOUT IN THIS PODCAST?

This episode summarizes some teaching in which Jesus explains his identity. However, the Pharisees and other Jews spend more time arguing than listening. Jesus challenges them with his words and reveals who he is, where he has come from, and from where he has received his authority. That doesn’t set well with the teachers and Pharisees. But, some others believe.

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