Doable Discipleship

Saddleback Church

Deepen your friendship with God through informative conversation and personal spiritual disciplines. Each episode focuses on a different topic and how we can approach it from a spiritual growth perspective. Whether it's talking about relationships, the Bible, prayer, cultural issues, anxiety, or anything else related to your life, this podcast looks at how we can live as disciples of Jesus. Episodes feature conversations with authors, professors, or pastors. Brought to you by Saddleback Church. Hosted by Jason Wieland.

  1. 7 hrs ago

    Navigating the Bible: 1 Peter

    “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance - an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” - 1 Peter 1:3-4 After reading so many letters from Paul, a brief stop in Hebrews, and then a letter from James, we now get to hear from Peter. 1 Peter is a letter of hope - a letter of what it means to be called the family of God and to live that out. It’s a letter of what it means to be a Christian, particularly being a Christian in a time of suffering and persecution. It’s a letter about how to treat one another. It’s a letter about identity, being both living stones and humble sheep. This letter is only five chapters long but it paints a beautiful picture of the Christian life. To help us navigate 1 Peter is Dr. Jeanine Brown, Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary and she is currently working on a commentary on 1 Peter. Jeanine was our guide through Matthew as well and I’m thrilled to have her back to take us through 1 Peter.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:Navigating the Bible: James - https://youtu.be/du3WgFyTWFQNavigating the Bible: Hebrews - https://youtu.be/0XwovgqW0cMNavigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/D9PTtlDcqxcNavigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/07kEx20A9GENavigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/t4RGfRFSNT4Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    52 min
  2. 6 days ago

    Navigating the Bible: James

    “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, ‘Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well’ - but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” James 2:14-17 I think many people probably fall into one of two camps about James: it’s either one of their favorites or they bristle against it a little bit. This is because James does not pull any punches about what it means to live in a way that focuses and cares for other people. He says, “faith is dead without good works.” He says, “His actions made his faith complete.” He says, “I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” All of this is in the context of what James has to say about helping the poor, the widows and the orphans, and what he has to say about how we handle persecution and trials and what he has to say about how we speak. James is an in your face book in the best of ways. To help us navigate this book is Dr. Craig Blomberg, Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Denver Seminary and author of many books including a commentary on James.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/James-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310244021 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:Navigating the Bible: Hebrews - https://youtu.be/0XwovgqW0cMNavigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/D9PTtlDcqxcNavigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/07kEx20A9GENavigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/t4RGfRFSNT4Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    58 min
  3. 2 June

    Navigating the Bible: Hebrews

    “There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.” - Hebrews 7:23-25 The book of Hebrews is an interesting first step out of Paul’s letters. In many ways, Hebrews may be even better read earlier in a New Testament reading because it has a heavy focus on Old Testament stories. Hebrews reads like a connector or bridge between Old and New Testaments while, at its heart, being a book of comfort - a book reminding of God’s faithfulness; a book continuously pointing to Christ. To help us navigate the book of Hebrews is Dr. Amy Peeler, Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and author of a commentary on Hebrews.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Hebrews-Commentaries-Christian-Formation-CCF/dp/0802877389 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:Navigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/D9PTtlDcqxcNavigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/07kEx20A9GENavigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/t4RGfRFSNT4Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    53 min
  4. 26 May

    Navigating the Bible: Philemon

    “I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus . . . I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced . . . He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.” Philemon vs. 10, 14, and 16.  The book of Philemon is unlike any of Paul’s other letters. Or, perhaps I should say it this way, it is unlike any of Paul’s other full letters. We’ve seen Paul admonish or encourage specific people amidst some of his other letters, but here we have a standalone letter from Paul to Philemon asking him a favor regarding Philemon’s slave, Onesimus. This letter is important for many reasons as it teaches us from multiple different angles. What can we learn from what Paul is saying to Philemon? What can we learn from what Paul is saying about Onesimus? And what can we learn from how Paul says these things? It’s a little letter but there’s a lot to unpack, so to help us navigate the book of Philemon is Dr. Dennis Edwards, Vice President for Church Relations and Dean of the Seminary at North Park University in Chicago and author of the “Philemon” section of the The New Testament in Color multiethnic Bible commentary. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Color-Multiethnic-Commentary/dp/0830814094 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:Navigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/07kEx20A9GENavigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/t4RGfRFSNT4Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    47 min
  5. 19 May

    Navigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles

    “The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions. They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently.” - 1 Timothy 1:5-7 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are often called the Pastoral Epistles and it’s not too hard to see why. These are letters Paul is writing to his brothers in the faith, Timothy and Titus and right away you see they read differently than the other Pauline letters we’ve been focused on. In the previous letters, Paul was writing to churches - encouraging his church plants as they continue to grow and do ministry without him. In these letters, Paul is mentoring Timothy and Titus in a beautiful way as they minister and the truths he anchors in are still perfectly relevant to us today. To help us navigate the Pastoral Epistles is Dr. Robert Yarbrough, Professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary and author of a commentary on the Pastoral Epistles.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: hhttps://www.amazon.com/Letters-Timothy-Pillar-Testament-Commentary/dp/0802837336 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/t4RGfRFSNT4Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    48 min
  6. 12 May

    1 & 2 Thessalonians

    “So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.” - 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 1 and 2 Thessalonians, besides being perhaps the hardest books to say, is a fascinating look at some of Paul’s earliest letters in his ministry journeys. For these letters, as we’ll see from our conversation today, context is highly important because Paul is writing to a new church, new Christians, living in Macedonia during the Roman empire. So as you read these letters, you see Paul showing love and care for a new congregation - answering questions and speaking to issues that were incredibly relevant to their context. But as we’ve said many times, these letters were written to that church, but they are still for us. So how do the themes Paul presents in these letters of remembering, persecution, encouragement, hope and more speak to the Thessalonians and for us? And what is to be done with 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 and the man of lawlessness? To help us navigate 1 and 2 Thessalonians is Dr. Gene Green, recently Dean of Trinity International University in Florida and Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Wheaton College, and author of a commentary on Thessalonians. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Thessalonians-Pillar-Testament-Commentary/dp/0802837387 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/X8Smy59UyDoNavigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1hr 16min
  7. 5 May

    Navigating the Bible: Colossians

    “So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.” - Colossians 1:9-10 Colossians, to me, seems a bit like a hidden gem amongst the Epistles. It doesn’t have the heft of Romans or the well-known passages like Corinthians. It doesn’t seem to be as popular to read as Galatians, Ephesians or Philippians. It kind of feels like when you’re told we’re going to be studying Colossians it’s met with a . . . yay . . .. But when I went back into Colossians to prepare for this episode, I was surprised to see just how many notes and underlines and whatnot I had made the last time I went through the book. Pound for pound it might be my most underlined Epistle by percentage. Paul’s letter to the Colossians is focused on what it truly means to live in the new life - to live in the way of Christ. To help us navigate Colossians today is Dr. Greg Beale, Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and author of many books including a commentary on Colossians. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Colossians-Philemon-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0801026679 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/aYoTNKarprINavigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    44 min
  8. 28 Apr

    Navigating the Bible: Philippians

    “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me - everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:8-9 I think Philippians has a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. This letter from Paul just tends to bring a smile to people. And I think that’s for a couple of reasons. One: it’s a book about joy. Paul mentions a few times to rejoice or that he rejoices and that talk about joy just tends to perk you up. Second: It’s a book of encouragement. Paul continuously points the readers back towards Christ and, in the NLT at least, the section heads include: “Paul’s Joy is that Christ is Preached,” “Have the Attitude of Christ,” “Shine Brightly for Christ,” and “The Priceless Value of Knowing Christ.” Pretty focused and encouraging if I do say so myself. To guide us through Philippians today is Dr. Matthew Harmon,  Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary and author of a commentary on Philippians.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Philippians-Mentor-Commentary-Matthew-Harmon/dp/1781914281 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/BbtVXrdC2FINavigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4sNavigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbgNavigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3GocNavigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjUNavigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdENavigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2kNavigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmcNavigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYgNavigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZUNavigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4MNavigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIwNavigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8wNavigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQNavigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfgNavigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsgNavigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXENavigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRkNavigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgsNavigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMgNavigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9ENavigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUINavigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQNavigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3MNavigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    56 min

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