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Dr. Philip Zimmerman
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Way of the Bible Podcast inspires and empowers Christians of all measures of faith to simply Believe God and Follow Jesus. Dr. Philip Zimmerman (DrZ) explores the unity of the Bible and unpacks in understandable terms God’s plan for mankind and your place in God’s eternal kingdom. There are significant reasons why Jesus said “follow-me,” and blessings for simple faith obedience. Your faith in Jesus is not crazy, believing in a myth, or a genetic defect. Jesus is alive and well and has provided you everything you need for life and godliness through his Holy Spirit and by his eternal power. This podcast will encourage you to lift your head to see and embrace the narrow path of light leading to life. Equipped with the Holy Spirit, empowered by Jesus, and with direct access to God our Father discover and experience God’s will for your life – being Joyful always, Praying continually, and Thankful in all circumstances. Learn the secret to discovering precious jewels of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ. Listen and be inspired today to simply believe God and follow Jesus, being filled to overflowing with the LOVE God. Let’s get started; press play and subscribe.

  1. 11H AGO

    #202 ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK | Matthew 7:7-11

    Welcome to Episode #202 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our second of eight episodes in our Twenty-Sixth mini-series entitled Return to Sermon on the Mount. We are in the final Chapter of Jesus’ sermon on the mount. In our last episode, we addressed not judging others. I hope you discerned from that episode that Jesus was not merely speaking to his disciples and others gathered below him, but addressing us, believers, throughout the span of church history. Today, we take a step up, if that were even possible from where we were on our last episode, to a high peak in scriptural instruction that impacts everything. Given our short format, I can only lead you to this upwelling spring of living water. It will be up to you after this episode to drink fully of this water of life and experience transformation as mountains begin to move at your request, hidden treasures are revealed along the path, and ancient doors into secret chambers are unlocked and swung open at your touch. Let’s start with the passage. Matthew 7:7-11– “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

    26 min

  2. 6D AGO

    #201 Judging Others | Matthew 7:1-6

    Welcome to Episode #201 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our first of eight episodes in our Twenty-Sixth mini-series entitled Return to Sermon on the Mount. We veered off the path of the Sermon on the Mount after completing Matthew Chapter 6 on Episode #169. In the interim episodes between then and now, #170 to #200, We dedicated four mini-series to the Return of Jesus Christ. Today, we jump back on the path listening to Jesus’ instructions to his disciples and a gathered crowd. Let’s start with the passage. Matthew 7:1-6 – “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. 6 “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

    20 min

  3. FEB 27

    #200 A Walk on the Beach with DrZ

    Welcome to Episode #200 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our eighth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ. Wait a minute, did I just say 200th episode, WaHoo!! On today’s episode, we’re taking a Walk on the Beach with DrZ. We’ll be joining a manageable group gathered in the beachside yoga pavilion at Seaside along Highway 30A, to hear from me, DrZ, and enjoy a mid-morning brunch catered by Bud and Ally’s. We arrived just moments ago, and are enjoying sparkling Shirley Temples and mimosa’s after a brisk walk from the public parking area and beach entrance just east of the Water Color Resort. The brunch buffet will be served when I finish this presentation. Let’s jump in.

    26 min

  4. FEB 18

    #199 DESTIN | A JOHN STRIKER NOVEL

    Welcome to Episode #199 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our seventh of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [4]. On today’s episode, we are going to continue to tie together all we’ve covered up to this point over the last 30 episodes. I am going to do this by presenting an overview of the first book in what I hope to be a novel series surrounding a character named John Striker. The launch book title is DESTIN | A JOHN STRIKER NOVEL. I’ll begin this episode by explaining how this book fits into our theme of Jesus’ return.

    25 min

  5. FEB 13

    #198 Why Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful | Return of Jesus Christ [4]

    Welcome to Episode #198 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our sixth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [4]. Today’s episode will be in keeping with the theme of tying together all we’ve covered up to this point over the last 29 episodes. While winding down this topic we’ll open a can of clarity on the topic of the blessed hope found in Titus 2:11-14 – For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. There are a lot of cross-references and theology in this passage, we are going to skip getting to the nugget of our blessed hope found in Titus 2:13 – “waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”  Before we get there, I recently heard a pastor who validated and upheld much of what I’ve encountered on my walk with Jesus and in the Holy Spirit's sanctification. All is not as it seems in a realm of covered in darkness where light pours forth from heaven through vessels of clay. Paul noted of his experience of God’s light is shining in his heart in 2 Cor. 4:8-10 – We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

    29 min

  6. FEB 4

    #197 Four Views of the End Times | Return of Jesus Christ [4]

    Welcome to Episode #197 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fifth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [4]. On today’s episode, we will continue tying together all we’ve covered up to this point over the last 28 episodes. Today, we will begin winding down this topic by addressing the Four Views of the End Times predominant within the Christian church. The four views include Amillennialism; Postmillennialism, Historical Premillennialism, and Dispensational Premillennialism. I have emphasized throughout these episodes and mini-series that I am convinced the Dispensational Premillennial view is the most historically and scripturally supported. However, this view, as I’ve just introduced, is only one of four, and the smallest accepted within the church. While some denominations define their eschatological positions regarding the return of Christ, many simply acknowledge that Jesus is returning and offer resources for those interested in researching further. This question of how and when Christ will return has been debated by Christians, clergy, and scholars alike since the earliest days of the church. The central passage around which the debates swirl is found in Revelation 20:1-6, where a thousand years is mentioned four times. Two times a thousand year is used in reference to the duration of Satan being locked up  with no influence in the world, followed by two more times for a thousand year reign of Jesus on the earth. Let’s read it for completion: Revelation 20:1-6 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time. 4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. The four major views differ primarily on: •          The timing of Christ's return relative to the millennium •          Whether the thousand years is literal or symbolic •          The relationship between Israel and the Church •          The timing of the rapture relative to the tribulation I will be providing the scriptural, historical, and theological foundations of each view. While also reminding you, the position I support is Dispensational Premillennialism.

    25 min

  7. JAN 21

    #196 My Reward Is With Me | Revelation 22:12

    Welcome to Episode #196 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fourth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [4]. On today’s episode, we will continue tying together all we’ve covered up to this point over the last 27 episodes. Today, we address the rewards for faithful obedience more fully. On our last episode, we covered Jesus’ last words to the church found at the end of the Bible in Revelation 22:12-21. On today’s episode we’re going to unpack for greater clarity what Jesus was speaking of in Revelation 22:12 – My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.  What is Jesus speaking of as a reward, and what does the reward have to do with things a person has done? This is where we will be camping out today.

    27 min

  8. JAN 15

    #195 I AM Coming Soon | Revelation 22:12-21

    Welcome to Episode #195 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our third of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fifth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [4]. On today’s episode, we will begin to tie together all we’ve covered up to this point over the last 26 episodes. And yet it is a topic you hear very little about, except when forces within the body stir up strife, bringing division.  I hope you can see why by now. I also hope that, while it may seem like a lot of time has been spent on this podcast about a relatively obscure topic, you have come to recognize that the return of Jesus is the central theme of both the Old and New Testaments. Now imagine this four-part mini-series as a 50+-part mini-series, and you would likely have enough episodes to do justice to a complete overview of the book of Revelation.  If you have been given the idea that the Bible is too complex and disjointed to make any sense, you have been deceived. The Bible is the most tightly packed and integrated message system filled end to end with Spiritual words that are spiritually discerned, whose author is God. Words are not enough to describe that by which all other things seen and unseen are defined, described, manifested, and have their being, [the Word of God].  Keys to the Bible’s validation are the prophetic texts in both the Old and New Testaments. From the first word to the last word of the Scriptures, they are inerrant in their original communication. Libraries are filled with books by scholars and laymen alike who have tried but never plumbed the depths of the riches of wisdom and knowledge hidden between the covers of the Bible. It is beyond any one person’s comprehension and only reveals what God, through Jesus, superintends by the Spirit for a person to understand. I am convinced, as have innumerable others who have studied the text, that our personal interactions with the Bible and Holy Spirit are fully reliable. And in that vein of overwhelming belief and trust in the words and Spirit of God, I present the I AM Coming Soon crescendo of the Bible found in Revelation 22:12-21.

    34 min
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Way of the Bible Podcast inspires and empowers Christians of all measures of faith to simply Believe God and Follow Jesus. Dr. Philip Zimmerman (DrZ) explores the unity of the Bible and unpacks in understandable terms God’s plan for mankind and your place in God’s eternal kingdom. There are significant reasons why Jesus said “follow-me,” and blessings for simple faith obedience. Your faith in Jesus is not crazy, believing in a myth, or a genetic defect. Jesus is alive and well and has provided you everything you need for life and godliness through his Holy Spirit and by his eternal power. This podcast will encourage you to lift your head to see and embrace the narrow path of light leading to life. Equipped with the Holy Spirit, empowered by Jesus, and with direct access to God our Father discover and experience God’s will for your life – being Joyful always, Praying continually, and Thankful in all circumstances. Learn the secret to discovering precious jewels of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ. Listen and be inspired today to simply believe God and follow Jesus, being filled to overflowing with the LOVE God. Let’s get started; press play and subscribe.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Philip Zimmerman
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    205
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Way of the Bible
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