Straight Bible

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Straight Bible is verse-by-verse teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. No filters and no traditions layered on top: just the text, read slowly and in context. Now teaching: the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7) and 1 Corinthians. You'll also hear A.W. Tozer and G. Campbell Morgan sermon breakdowns, live Bible Q&A, and guest conversations. Past series include the Book of Jude and Hebrews. Watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl Members get early access and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com A TopLobsta Productions show, part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support.

  1. 4h ago

    Why Did Jesus Choose the Unimpressive Apostle? Philip, John 1:43-46 | G. Campbell Morgan Sermon Breakdown

    Why did Jesus choose Philip, the apostle Matthew, Mark and Luke say almost nothing about? In John 1:43-46 Jesus goes looking for him and says, "Follow me." The Great Physician, G. Campbell Morgan Sermon Breakdown Pt 6: Matt Hepner and TopLobsta read Morgan's chapter on Philip. Morgan calls Philip a quiet, unimpressive man, "slow in the uptake," who would not argue but simply said "come and see." We follow every scene John gives us: Jesus finding Philip (John 1:43-46), the question about bread for the five thousand that Jesus asked "to prove him" (John 6:5-7), the Greeks who said "Sir, we would see Jesus" (John 12:20-24), and Philip's cry in the upper room, "shew us the Father" (John 14:8-9). Along the way: did you find God or did God find you, Daniel's ten-day test, the pagan general's "for how many do you count me?", and why Jesus needed more than twelve Peters. Wear the series → https://www.toplobsta.com/prod... Read the breakdown → https://www.toplobsta.com/blog... Primary passage: John 1:43-46 (KJV) Also in this episode: John 6:5-7 · John 12:20-24 · John 14:8-9 · Matthew 5:17 · Luke 15:4 · John 6:44 · Daniel 1:12 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · Romans 8:28 · Revelation 21:14 Chapters 0:00 Intro: The Great Physician, Philip 2:31 Why Do Matthew, Mark and Luke Say Nothing About Philip? 6:32 Jesus Findeth Philip (John 1:43) 7:25 Did You Find God or Did God Find You? 8:35 Whence Shall We Buy Bread? (John 6:5-7) 9:40 Sir, We Would See Jesus (John 12:20-22) 10:21 What Kind of Man Was Philip? Slow in the Uptake 14:51 He Had to Be Found: Nobody Went Looking for Philip 16:41 Come and See: Why Philip Would Not Argue 18:16 Reading John 1:43-46 (KJV) 21:23 Why Philip Skipped the Psalms and Proverbs 22:57 Show Us the Father: The Ultimate Cry (John 14:8) 25:27 Put It to the Test: Daniel's Ten Days (Daniel 1:12) 26:41 Jesus Found Him: Why No One Else Would 27:37 What Does Follow Me Really Mean? 31:20 Off the Path: All Things Work Together (Romans 8:28) 34:59 This He Said to Prove Him (John 6:5-6) 36:49 Philip and the Sufficiency of His Lord 37:59 Show Me God, Not Flawless Doctrine 38:46 For How Many Do You Count Me? Five Loaves and Jesus 40:16 The Greeks Who Wanted to See Jesus 43:39 Except a Corn of Wheat Fall Into the Ground (John 12:23-32) 47:20 Have I Been So Long Time With You? (John 14:9) 49:19 How Did Philip Die? 50:32 A Message to the Slow, Unimpressive Man 52:33 Why Some People Just Don't Care What You Think 59:01 Christ Is Ever Minded to Pass Their Way 59:37 What If Jesus Had Picked Twelve Peters? 1:00:50 Are There Only Twelve Personality Types? 1:07:34 Their Names Written in the City of God Questions answered - Why do Matthew, Mark and Luke say nothing about Philip? (2:31) - Did you find God, or did God find you? (7:25) - Why did Jesus ask Philip where to buy bread? (34:59) - What does "shew us the Father" reveal about Philip? (22:57) - Why does Jesus go looking for the slow, unimpressive man? (59:01) Related Straight Bible studies Previous in The Great Physician: Simon Peter: Why Jesus Called Him a Rock (John 1:42): https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Who Was Andrew the Apostle? (John 1:35-42), from the same town as Philip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Classic Sermon Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Watch, listen and read Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... Newsletter: https://straightbible.substack... Are you more of a Philip or a Peter? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: Drink Weld Little Palm Coconut Water: Little Palm Milk & Honey Coffee Co: Milk & Honey Ella's Popcorn: ellaspopcorn.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k4WIaVlz-RY Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

  2. 1d ago

    What Does Wood, Hay and Stubble Mean?

    What does wood, hay and stubble mean? In 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 (KJV), Paul lays the only foundation, Jesus Christ, and warns that every man's work shall be tried by fire. 1 Corinthians Part 4 (Corinthians for Dummies) with Matt Hepner and the Raven: ministers, God's building, and ye are the temple of God. Matt and the Raven pick up in 1 Corinthians 3 with brethren who are still babes, then Romans 8, Galatians 5 and Paul's arrival in Corinth (Acts 18). Next: what a minister really is, Paul planting and Apollos watering, and labourers together with God. Then the only foundation, Jesus Christ, gold, silver and precious stones versus wood, hay and stubble, and every man's work tried by fire. They close on the temple of God, what it means to defile it, and why the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. Primary passage: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 (KJV) Also in this episode: 1 Corinthians 2:2 · Romans 8:5-6 · Galatians 5:16-17 · Acts 18:1-15 · Luke 8:11 · John 6:63 · Matthew 7:24-27 · James 2:20 · John 13:35 · Matthew 11:30 · 1 Timothy 6:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:05 Recap: Comparing Spiritual Things With Spiritual 3:04 Is the Bible a Control Mechanism? 5:19 Outreach Update and Sponsor Talk 8:31 Reading 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 (KJV) 10:19 I Plant the Seed, God Gives the Increase 13:28 Carnally Minded or Spiritually Minded? (Romans 8:5-6) 15:01 Are Church Cliques Spiritual or Carnal? 17:33 Paul Comes to Corinth (Acts 18:1-15) 27:20 Why Can't the Church Bear Meat? (1 Corinthians 3:2) 30:00 Envying, Strife and Divisions (1 Corinthians 3:3-4) 30:44 What Does Minister Mean? (1 Corinthians 3:5) 33:21 I Have Planted, Apollos Watered (1 Corinthians 3:6-7) 35:42 Starseeds and Special Boy Syndrome 41:40 Labourers Together With God (1 Corinthians 3:8-9) 44:27 No Other Foundation: Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:10-11) 46:22 Why Does Scripture Repeat Itself? 53:00 Gold and Silver or Wood, Hay, Stubble (1 Corinthians 3:12) 53:27 Every Man's Work Tried by Fire (1 Corinthians 3:13-15) 54:12 What Does Wood, Hay and Stubble Mean? 54:56 Did Paul Subvert Jesus' Message? 56:27 Saved by Grace, Rewarded for Works 59:22 Was Anyone Ever Saved by Keeping the Law? 1:02:16 Faith Without Works Is Dead (James 2:20) 1:05:02 My Yoke Is Easy (Matthew 11:30) 1:07:21 The Day Shall Declare It: The Judgment Seat 1:13:06 Abortion and Being Honest With God 1:19:19 You Can't Take It With You (1 Timothy 6:7) 1:20:45 Reading 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 (KJV) 1:22:13 What Does Defile Mean? (1 Corinthians 3:17) 1:23:53 Once Saved, Always Saved? 1:28:01 The Temple: the Church or You? (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) 1:28:24 Apostates Who Defile the Church (Jude) 1:31:21 Wisdom of This World Is Foolishness (1 Corinthians 3:18-20) 1:34:54 Why Intellectual Christian Debate Misses the Point 1:37:41 Outro Questions answered • What does wood, hay and stubble mean? (54:12) • What does "minister" mean in 1 Corinthians 3:5? (30:44) • Are we saved by grace or rewarded for works? (56:27) • What is the judgment seat of the believer? (1:07:21) • Is the temple of God the church or the individual? (1:28:01) Related Straight Bible studies • Previous, Part 3: What Does Carnal Mean? (1 Corinthians 2:9-3:4): https://youtu.be/DhtQiptu2ps • Part 2: Foolishness of the Cross & Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 1:18-2:8): https://youtu.be/BTVqVzSmLmM • Bible Studies playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Watch, listen and read Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4NrHsjH3cUA Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... Newsletter: https://straightbible.substack... Gold or wood, hay and stubble: what is one thing you're building that only God sees? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount... Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_... Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

    What Does Wood, Hay and Stubble Mean?

  3. 2d ago

    How God Opened the Prison Doors | Stacks Farmstead on Straight Bible

    Stacks Farmstead tells how God opened the prison doors: from an abandoned Pittsburgh street kid and five years locked up to an off-grid farm. An Interview Session with Matt Hepner on stealing cars at 14, not caring if he lived or died, forgiving his parents, and fixing what happened generationally. Stacks grew up in Pittsburgh, abandoned and neglected, and turned to the streets at 14, stealing cars for a chop shop. He tells Matt he simply didn't care about life or death: 90 days in county jail for refusing a fine, selling drugs inside, then five years after beating up a deputy sheriff. Praying every night that he didn't want to live, he was told he was going home within 24 to 48 hours, and he says only God can explain it. From there: gutting houses, the electrical union, a house bought from a biker, an off-grid house built from job-site scrap, forgiving his parents, and the Bible habits he's building now. Also in this episode: 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Matthew 11:28-30 · John 14:30 Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:09 Stacks' Brutal Past: "I'm Lucky to Be Alive" 2:05 Abandoned and Abused Growing Up in Pittsburgh 4:05 Stealing Cars for a Chop Shop at 14 11:02 "I Simply Didn't Care About Life or Death" 19:50 Refusing a Fine: 90 Days in County Jail 20:53 Selling Drugs Inside the Jail 24:19 Beating Up a Deputy Sheriff: Five Years 26:19 The Halfway House and Back to Jail 30:08 Praying Every Night: "I Didn't Want to Live" 32:00 "You're Going Home in 24 to 48 Hours" 33:02 Walking Out With Nothing, and an Aunt in NA 37:07 Stacks Sees God Opening the Prison Doors 46:02 Gutting Houses With a Fireman's Axe 48:00 The Electrical Contractor That Wouldn't Pay 53:52 Everybody Has a Role in God's Building (1 Corinthians 3:9) 59:12 My Yoke Is Easy (Matthew 11:28-30) 1:00:50 Getting Into the Electrical Union 1:05:59 "I Was Not Going to Allow My Kids to Grow Up How I Did" 1:09:06 Buying a House From a Biker 1:14:06 Clearing the Land and Building an Off-Grid House 1:23:04 Chickens, Food and Being Prepared 1:28:03 The Enemy Has Nothing in Me (John 14:30) 1:35:51 Forgiving His Parents 1:37:58 "We Have to Do It Generationally to Fix" 1:39:50 "Without God, I'd Probably Be Dead or Worse" 1:40:02 Life on the Farm: Acres, Animals and Permaculture 1:51:44 Why Stacks Is Getting a Donkey 2:02:05 Stacks' Bible Habits: Listening While He Works 2:17:01 Going Back Into Institutions to Tell His Story 2:17:49 Where to Find Stacks Farmstead 2:19:07 Outro Questions answered • How did Stacks end up stealing cars for a chop shop at 14? (4:05) • Why did he stop caring whether he lived or died? (11:02) • What happened when the counselor said he was going home in 24 to 48 hours? (32:00) • Why does Stacks say only God could have opened the prison doors? (37:07) • How does Stacks think a generational cycle gets fixed? (1:37:58) Related Straight Bible studies • Building a Biblical Life: Stephen DeMattis on Straight Bible: https://youtu.be/44QNso9FnXE • Primal Resistance | Modern Poison: https://youtu.be/z4Du1kCObWo • Interview Sessions playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Watch, listen and read Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... Newsletter: https://straightbible.substack... Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yTXWgZnrkds Stacks says that without God he'd probably be dead or worse. Where have you seen God open a door you couldn't open yourself? Tell us in the comments. Stacks Farmstead: https://www.youtube.com/@stacksfarmstead (also on X and Rumble, live Wednesday nights at 8 with co-host Drew) Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount... Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_... Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

    How God Opened the Prison Doors | Stacks Farmstead on Straight Bible

  4. 3d ago

    Does Judge Not Mean Never Judge? Matthew 7:1-5 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount

    Does "judge not" mean Christians should never judge? Matthew 7:1-5 (KJV): judge not, that ye be not judged, and the mote and the beam. Sermon on the Mount Pt 30: Matt Hepner and TopLobsta take Jesus' words on judging verse by verse, and where the Bible says we must judge. We start with the Greek word for judge, krino, and read verse 1 alongside verses 6 and 7 (it is written, it is also written, Matthew 4). Then: with what measure ye mete (Luke 6:35-38), the woman taken in adultery (John 8:1-11), you condemn yourself (Romans 2:1-6) and vengeance is mine (Romans 12:19). Next, where Christians must judge: inside the church (1 Corinthians 5, 1 Timothy 6), ourselves before communion (1 Corinthians 11) and righteous judgment (John 7:24). We close on the mote and the beam and Isaiah's "woe is me." Next week picks up at verse 6. Primary passage: Matthew 7:1-5 (KJV) Also in this episode: Matthew 7:6-7 · Matthew 4:1-7 · Luke 6:35-38 · John 8:1-11 · Romans 2:1-6 · Romans 12:9-21 · Revelation 13:7-10 · 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 · 1 Timothy 6:1-5 · 2 Timothy 3:1-5 · 1 Corinthians 11:20-34 · Revelation 3:14-17 · John 7:21-24 · Isaiah 6:1-8 Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:12 Reading Matthew 7:1-5 (KJV) 2:22 What Does Judge Mean? (Matthew 7:1) 4:49 It Is Written, It Is Also Written (Matthew 4:1-7) 6:41 Judge Not vs Pearls Before Swine (Matthew 7:6-7) 8:00 With What Measure Ye Mete (Matthew 7:2) 10:40 Judge Not, Condemn Not (Luke 6:35-38) 12:10 He That Is Without Sin (John 8:1-11) 14:28 Written in the Earth (Jeremiah 17:13) 18:11 You Condemn Yourself (Romans 2:1-6) 22:10 Be Careful Judging People in the Bible 24:32 Vengeance Is Mine (Romans 12:9-21) 29:39 The Patience of the Saints (Revelation 13:7-10) 32:05 The Third Angel's Warning (Revelation 14:9-12) 34:09 When Should Christians Judge? 35:00 Judge Those Inside the Church (1 Corinthians 5:9-13) 39:05 From Such Withdraw Thyself (1 Timothy 6:1-5) 44:56 Having a Form of Godliness (2 Timothy 3:1-5) 46:19 Judge Yourself Before Communion (1 Corinthians 11:20-34) 56:49 You Don't Know Your Own State (Revelation 3:14-17) 58:15 Discerning the Signs of the Times (Matthew 16:1-3) 1:02:01 Judge Righteous Judgment (John 7:21-24) 1:04:05 I Judge No Man (John 8:14-16) 1:05:23 Righteous Judgment Requires Matthew 7:7 1:06:28 With God All Things Are Possible (Matthew 19:23-26) 1:07:46 The Mote and the Beam (Matthew 7:3-5) 1:09:36 Woe Is Me (Isaiah 6:1-8) Questions answered - What does "judge" mean in Matthew 7:1? (2:22) - If Jesus says judge not, why does verse 6 talk about dogs and swine? (6:41) - Is the one judging worse off than the one who did wrong? (20:52) - When are Christians supposed to judge? (34:09) - What does Jesus mean by the mote and the beam? (1:07:46) Related Straight Bible studies Part 29: Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:31-34): https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Part 19: Blank Check (Matthew 6:14-15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Sermon on the Mount playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Watch, listen and read Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... Newsletter: https://straightbible.substack... Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/thTRyOJExfQ When has God shown you a beam in your own eye before you pointed out someone else's mote? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: Drink Weld Little Palm Coconut Water: Little Palm Milk & Honey Coffee Co: Milk & Honey Ella's Popcorn: ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

    Does Judge Not Mean Never Judge? Matthew 7:1-5 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount

  5. 4d ago

    [Re-Air] What Are the Beatitudes? Matthew 5:1-12 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount

    Re-air: originally released April 24, 2026. Original episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-are-the-beatitudes-matthew-5-1-12-kjv-sermon-on-the-mount--71618237 What are the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 (KJV)? Jesus saw the multitudes but taught His disciples the character of a kingdom that is not of this world. Sermon on the Mount Pt 1, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta. The start of the Sermon on the Mount study. Jesus saw the multitudes but taught His disciples, a remnant who would carry it to everyone as salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16). The disciples still asked, "wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6), which Matt compares to Christian nationalism today, but Jesus told Pilate, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). The Beatitudes describe the character of that kingdom's citizens, not a checklist, and "blessed" at its core means happy. After reading Matthew 5:1-12 the episode covers the first three: poor in spirit, they that mourn (James 4:4-10), and the meek, who know they are part of a bigger story. The examples are Abram letting Lot choose (Genesis 13:1-9), David sparing Saul (1 Samuel 24:1-7), and Moses, "very meek" (Numbers 12:3), pleading "blot me... out of thy book" (Exodus 32:32). Questions answered • Why did Jesus teach the Sermon on the Mount to His disciples and not the crowd? (0:00) • Is the kingdom of God a political kingdom? (19:30) • What does "blessed" mean in the Beatitudes? (23:19) • What does "poor in spirit" mean? (28:50) • Why are they that mourn blessed? (33:54) • What does meek mean in the Bible? (44:05) • Why is Moses called the meekest man on earth? (59:42) Related Straight Bible studies • Next, Pt 2: What Does Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness Mean? Matthew 5:6-8: https://youtu.be/KPpiNiEBv4M • The full Sermon on the Mount study: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAQ3_IDPWdo9p_rDxwgSEaEuZ_UxOXO2J Watch, listen and read Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q-1mEdPY7w Episodes: https://straightbible.org/episodes Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available. Chapters 0:00 Why Jesus Taught His Disciples, Not the Crowd (Matthew 5, Verses 1-2) 3:07 What About Christian Nationalism? 8:53 Ye Are the Salt of the Earth (Matthew 5, Verses 13-16) 9:41 Pearls Before Swine; Shake Off the Dust (Matthew 7, Verse 6; Matthew 10, Verse 14) 12:56 Wilt Thou Restore the Kingdom to Israel? (Acts 1, Verses 6-9) 19:30 My Kingdom Is Not of This World (John 18, Verses 33-38) 23:19 What Does "Blessed" Mean? 26:41 Reading the Beatitudes: Matthew 5, Verses 1-12 (KJV) 28:50 What Does Poor in Spirit Mean? (Matthew 5, Verse 3) 33:54 Blessed Are They That Mourn (Matthew 5, Verse 4) 36:49 Draw Nigh to God (James 4, Verses 4-10) 39:12 Things That Should Make Us Mourn (1 Corinthians 5, Verses 1-2) 44:05 What Does Meek Mean? (Matthew 5, Verse 5) 45:08 Abram Lets Lot Choose (Genesis 13, Verses 1-9) 49:56 David Spares Saul in the Cave (1 Samuel 24, Verses 1-7) 59:42 Moses Was Very Meek (Numbers 12, Verse 3) 1:00:26 The Golden Calf (Exodus 32) 1:15:17 Let No Man Take Thy Crown (Revelation 3, Verse 11) 1:25:57 When Joshua Heard the Noise (Exodus 32, Verse 17) 1:35:09 Blot Me Out of Thy Book (Exodus 32, Verse 32) Which of the first three Beatitudes is hardest for you: poor in spirit, mourning, or meekness? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StraightBible Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAgp1gB32gBCjFKkJSh7Y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.com/ Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobsta Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video_description&utm_campaign=straight_bible_footer&utm_content=4q-1mEdPY7w YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDSquad Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilimdeathsquad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AscxBNoH4/ Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount/standard Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_ref=10011573.YR7l8kul9vJCSro Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

    [Re-Air] What Are the Beatitudes? Matthew 5:1-12 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount

  6. 5d ago

    Does Pentecost Still Happen Today? Acts 2:1-8 (KJV) | A.W. Tozer Sermon Breakdown

    Does Pentecost still happen today? In Acts 2:1-8 (KJV), A.W. Tozer separates what can never be repeated from what came at Pentecost and stayed. A.W. Tozer Sermon Breakdown Pt 4: Matt Hepner and TopLobsta read Tozer's "The Promised Comforter, the Holy Spirit: Permanency of Pentecost!" Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nZfbeNpXM04?u... After reading Acts 2:1-8, we get Tozer's line: no repetition of Pentecost, but a perpetuation of it. The rushing mighty wind was a sound (Acts 2:2, John 3:8), the cloven tongues of fire sat on each of them (Acts 2:3), and none of it was ever repeated. What stayed is the Comforter, who makes Jesus Christ real: Peter's sermon (Acts 2:33-36), power from on high (Luke 24:49) and why the Holy Spirit was not named after dynamite. Then Satan's dead crow in God's cornfield, the church called to live above her own ability, and Moses: if you don't go with us, I'm not going (Exodus 33:15). Pt 4 of Tozer's ten messages on the Holy Spirit. Wear the series → https://www.toplobsta.com/prod... Primary passage: Acts 2:1-8 (KJV) Also in this episode: 1 Corinthians 13:1 · John 14:26 · John 3:8 · Acts 5:1-11 · Acts 2:41 · Acts 2:47 · Judges 15:4-5 · Acts 2:33-36 · John 16:7-8 · Luke 24:49 · John 1:14 · Exodus 33:15 Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:11 Reading Acts 2:1-8 (KJV) 3:22 Known Tongues and the Tongues of Angels (1 Corinthians 13:1) 3:45 Repetition vs Perpetuation: Tozer's Outline 4:32 The Holy Spirit Will Teach You All Things (John 14:26) 7:03 Why Does Every Church Follow the Same Model? 10:05 Does Pentecost Still Happen Today? 11:22 The Sound of a Rushing Mighty Wind (Acts 2:2) 12:15 Nicodemus and the Wind (John 3:8) 13:22 Cloven Tongues Like as of Fire (Acts 2:3) 17:24 What Happened at Pentecost That Can Never Be Repeated? 17:52 Should Every Church Look Like Acts 2? 27:16 The Whole Church in One Room (Acts 2:41, 47) 30:36 Dwight Moody and Samson's Foxes (Judges 15:4-5) 32:39 Why the Wind and Fire Were Never Repeated 33:22 What Is the Eternal Element of Pentecost? 38:28 Peter: Both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:33-36) 38:52 I Will Send Him unto You (John 16:7-8) 39:17 Endued With Power From on High (Luke 24:49) 39:36 Is the Holy Spirit Named After Dynamite? 43:44 What Came at Pentecost and Stayed 44:15 Satan's Dead Crow in God's Cornfield 48:42 What Mattered When Christ Was Born (John 1:14) 57:10 We Desperately Need an Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 58:24 The Church Is Called to Live Above Her Own Ability 1:02:40 A.B. Simpson's Bottle in the Ocean 1:12:01 Lord, I'm Not Going Unless You Go (Exodus 33:15) 1:14:37 Obey, Submit, Comply Questions answered - Does Pentecost still happen today? (10:14) - Was it actually windy in the upper room? (12:39) - What happened at Pentecost that can never be repeated? (17:28) - What is the eternal and abiding element of Pentecost? (33:37) - Is the Holy Spirit named after dynamite? (39:36) Related Straight Bible studies Part 3: The Presence and Ministry of the Holy Spirit: All That Jesus Would Be! (John 14:15-17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Part 1: When Does the Holy Spirit Come? (Acts 2:1-6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?... A.W. Tozer Sermon Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Watch, listen and read Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podca... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... Newsletter: https://straightbible.substack... Tozer says he doesn't believe in a repetition of Pentecost but in a perpetuation of it. Do you agree? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: Drink Weld Little Palm Coconut Water: Little Palm Milk & Honey Coffee Co: Milk & Honey Ella's Popcorn: ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

    Does Pentecost Still Happen Today? Acts 2:1-8 (KJV) | A.W. Tozer Sermon Breakdown

  7. 5d ago

    Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit & Heart Posture with Matt Hepner (Straight Bible) | Berean Files

    Zach and Jason sit down with Matt Hepner of Straight Bible for a wide-open Bible and life conversation on Berean Files.They talk heart posture from Luke 6:45, what blasphemy of the Holy Spirit actually means (not just words—what’s in the heart), abiding in Christ from John 14, and why “flawless doctrine” without knowing God looks a lot like Job’s friends and the Pharisees. Matt also shares life as a foster dad adopting medically fragile kids, working hard to provide without making an idol of busyness, and how Romans 8:28 shapes how he attacks life.Find Straight Bible on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Instagram, TikTok, and Substack. More at https://toplobsta.comTimestamp... / chapters (approximate from transcript flow — tighten after you scrub the video):0:00 Intro — Zach, Jason & Matt Hepner~0:45 Matt’s household: foster/adoptive dad to medically fragile kids~Work, provision & heart posture as a busy man~Invite Jesus in / John 14 — Father, Son & Spirit abiding with us~Heaven comes to earth~Luke 6:45 — good treasure of the heart~Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit as a heart issue~Denominations, doctrine vs knowing God~Job’s friends & the Pharisees: right doctrine, wrong relationship~Romans 8:28 — go hard, trust God with the outcome~Where to find Straight Bible & https://toplobsta.com~Outro — stay Berean Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

  8. 6d ago

    What Does Carnal Mean? 1 Corinthians 2:9-3:4 (KJV) | 1 Corinthians

    What does carnal mean? In 1 Corinthians 2:9-3:4 (KJV), Paul says the Spirit reveals what eye hath not seen, then calls a gifted church carnal, babes in Christ. 1 Corinthians Part 3 (Corinthians for Dummies) with Matt Hepner and the Raven: the hidden wisdom of God, the mind of Christ, and milk before meat. Matt and the Raven open with Grok removing every god but Jesus Christ, then recap 1 Corinthians 2:1-8 and 1 Timothy 3:16, "great is the mystery of godliness." Verse 9 sends them to Isaiah 64:4 and what it means to wait on God. Then the Spirit searching the deep things of God, words the Holy Ghost teacheth, the natural man, and the mind of Christ. After a viewer question, "Are Christians the new Israel?", chapter 3 turns on a gifted church: milk, not meat, and a definition of carnal that is envying, strife and divisions. Primary passage: 1 Corinthians 2:9-3:4 (KJV) Also in this episode: 1 Corinthians 2:1-8 (recap) · Isaiah 64:4 · 1 Timothy 3:14-16 · Hebrews 3:5-6 · Matthew 6:26-29 · Ephesians 6:13 · John 14:26 · 1 John 2:27 · John 6:63 · Matthew 6:33 · Hebrews 4:15 · 1 Corinthians 1:11-13 Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:03 Grok Removes Every God but Jesus Christ 6:25 Recap: 1 Corinthians 2:1-8 (KJV) 9:45 Christ Crucified and the Power of God (1 Corinthians 2:2-5) 11:16 Wisdom Not of This World (1 Corinthians 2:6-7) 12:42 Great Is the Mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14-16) 16:14 Had They Known It: The Lord of Glory (1 Corinthians 2:7-8) 20:06 God Is Not an Equal Opposing Force 21:33 Why Real People Leave the Church 25:15 Reading 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (KJV) 26:31 Eye Hath Not Seen: Isaiah 64:4 27:12 What Does It Mean to Wait on God? 28:59 Waiting on God When the Car Breaks Down 35:13 A Real Relationship: Use His Name 37:34 The Spirit Searches the Deep Things of God (1 Corinthians 2:10-12) 39:00 Taught by the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 2:13) 39:34 Does the Holy Ghost Still Teach You? (John 14:26) 44:03 My Words Are Spirit and Life (John 6:63) 46:53 The Natural Man Receiveth Not (1 Corinthians 2:14) 48:03 Are Christians the New Israel? (Viewer Question) 51:05 Grafted In: Compatible, Not the Same 55:00 Christian Zionism and Being Yoked With Unbelievers 58:55 Live Chat Questions 1:03:23 He That Is Spiritual Judgeth All Things (1 Corinthians 2:14-15) 1:06:41 We Have the Mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16) 1:09:18 Babes in Christ: Milk, Not Meat (1 Corinthians 3:1-2) 1:11:59 What Does Carnal Mean? (1 Corinthians 3:3) 1:13:57 The House Is on Fire: Why Paul Deals With Division First 1:16:19 Tempted in All Points (Hebrews 4:15) 1:19:54 Is Christ Divided? (1 Corinthians 1:11-13) 1:22:29 Are Denominations Today's "I Am of Paul"? 1:24:18 Pre-Trib, Post-Trib and the Witness of the Church 1:25:45 Christ Crucified: What We Know for Sure 1:27:44 I Am of Paul, I Am of Apollos (1 Corinthians 3:4) Questions answered • What does carnal mean in 1 Corinthians 3? (1:11:59) • What does "eye hath not seen" mean? (26:31) • What does it mean to wait on God? (27:12) • What does "we have the mind of Christ" mean? (1:06:41) • Are Christians the new Israel? (48:03) Related Straight Bible studies • Previous, Part 2: Foolishness of the Cross & Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 1:18-2:8): https://www.spreaker.com/episo... • Part 1: Why Is the Church So Divided? (1 Corinthians 1:1-17): https://www.spreaker.com/episo... Watch, listen and read Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DhtQiptu2ps Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis... Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available. Paul's definition of carnal is envying, strife and divisions. Which one do you see most in the church today? Tell us in the comments. Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str... Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack... Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL Instagram: @straight_bible Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co... Email: straightbiblefl@gmail.com TopLobsta: X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst... Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS... Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Sponsors/Affiliates: Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount... Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_... Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support. Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. 🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl 🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible ✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com 👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible 📧 Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.

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Straight Bible is verse-by-verse teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner. No filters and no traditions layered on top: just the text, read slowly and in context. Now teaching: the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7) and 1 Corinthians. You'll also hear A.W. Tozer and G. Campbell Morgan sermon breakdowns, live Bible Q&A, and guest conversations. Past series include the Book of Jude and Hebrews. Watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl Members get early access and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com A TopLobsta Productions show, part of the Nephilim Death Squad network. Questions or prayer requests: straightbiblefl@gmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support.

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