Philippians 3:1 contains one of the theme phrases of the entire letter: Rejoice in the Lord.

Chapter 2 of Philippians closes with Paul discussing his plans for the near future. Within those plans, we get a glimpse into two of the men that Paul was honored to call “fellow workers”: Timothy and Epaphroditus.

In this episode we finish up Paul’s instruction on how to complete his joy (which he began back in 1:27). In Philippians 2:12-18, Paul instructs the Philippians to “work out their own salvation” by stopping their grumbling, living blameless lives, and holding forth the word of life through evangelism.

Our text for this episode (Phil. 2:1-11) contains some of the deepest content in the entire New Testament.

“Life is 10% circumstance and 90% attitude.” The apostle Paul serves as a near-perfect example of the old adage. Although his circumstances under house arrest in Rome were bleak, Paul chose to focus only on the positives of the situation. In this episode, we discuss Paul’s impressive attitude as it is seen in Philippians 1:12-30.

Paul’s letter to the Philippians is full of joy. In this episode, we follow the first 11 verses to introduce the letter by getting into the authorship, date, and background of the letter.

Although often overlooked as an obscure minor prophet, the book of Habakkuk is loaded with applications and lessons for Christians to learn from. The apostle Paul quoted Habakkuk in his letter to the Romans and in his letter to the Galatians. In this episode, we cover the story of Habakkuk and discuss its relevance to Christianity today.

With this episode our series on the Restoration of Israel comes to a close. The final chapters of the book of Esther reveal how honor was restored to the Jewish people after the execution of Haman. Haman's death is not the end of this story.

A great deal of story-telling is packed into Esther 5-7.

In this episode, we discuss one of the greatest enemies of Israel in the Bible: Haman.

In our final episode on Nehemiah we cover chapters 8-13. The walls surrounding Jerusalem have finally been rebuilt and now Ezra and Nehemiah will take on an even greater problem: rebuilding the spiritual walls of the people.

In this episode we cover Nehemiah 6:15-7:73. Our text for this episode reveals how Nehemiah is finally able to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. We also discuss the practical application of the phrase “the LORD will provide.”

Our third episode of Nehemiah covers Nehemiah 2:19-6:14. Nehemiah puts his plan into motion to rebuild the city of Jerusalem but (much like Ezra) Nehemiah is faced with serious opposition.

Nehemiah chapter 2 shows us that Nehemiah knew how to create a vision and how to put together a plan to make his vision a reality. What is your vision for your life? Does it involve GOD? We can all take some cues from Nehemiah in order to learn how to change our envisioned ideas into reality.

Our first episode on the book of Nehemiah focuses on chapter 1. In the first chapter of the book we are introduced to Nehemiah and the problem that stands in front of him.

Ezra leads a group of almost 2,000 Jewish men (along with their wives and children) on a 3.5 month journey to their home- Jerusalem. Once Ezra and his companions arrive in Jerusalem, they are faced with a grave problem.

Ezra himself is introduced into the story of the restoration of Israel. Ezra will ultimately play a large part in restoring the Law of Moses among the Jewish people.

In 538 B.C. the absolute center of Jewish culture was GOD. To the Jew of the 6th century B.C. the presence of GOD dwelt in one place and one place alone - the Temple of Jerusalem. At the beginning of Ezra 3 the very heart of Jewish worship, the once great Temple, lies in ruins. Zerubbabel begins to rebuild the Temple, but opposition is quick to follow.

Our first episode on Ezra covers chapters 1 & 2. The book of Ezra picks up the history of Israel right where the book of 2 Chronicles leaves off. The people of Israel had been exiled from their home and from their way of life. They were on the brink of losing their entire culture. Now, after 70 years of captivity, the restoration of Israel will begin.