BibleTalk with Jeff Asher

Jesus, the Teacher (Ira Lynn)

Jesus was a teacher come from God (John 3:2). What made Him such? Ira Lynn considers Jesus as a teacher, what made Him a great teacher, and what can make you to be a teacher like Jesus. Listen as Ira considers biblical concepts many do not understand as essential to good teaching. 

I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)

Jesus leaves the Temple on the day following the Feast of Tabernacles. On His way out, He encountered the man born blind whom He healed. This aroused a great stir among the Jews. After reproving the leaders for their willful spiritual blindness (John 9:39-41), the Lord delivers one last discourse, an allegory based upon the OT figures of the Good Shepherd (Zechariah 11:4-14; 13:7; Ezekiel 34:23-24; 37:24-25). Jesus says, "I am the Good Shepherd." What does it mean to have the Lord as our shepherd and to be the sheep of his pasture? 

The Conversion of Sergius Paulus

One of the most overlooked cases of conversion recorded in Acts. This case study reveals an outstanding man who is the exemplar of every man converted to Christ. Sergius Paulus was a "prudent man" who overcame opposition, prejudice, and false counsel to become a disciple of Christ. 

Zephaniah 1:2-3

Zephaniah announces the Day of the Lord; however, when and where does this day occur. Is Zephaniah considering the Last Day or another day? Are his words describing the end of time, the final judgment, or another judgment which Judah and the world will face? 

The New Covenant (Ira Lynn)

God has divorced His people Israel because they have broken their covenant with Him. However, God still loves Israel and will take them back as His with a new covenant, different and better than the covenant He made with them before.  Ira Lynn considers the promise of the new covenant which was not only a message of hope to Israel but us who will be faithful to God even today. Their story is our story in the Gospel.

A Field in Anathoth (Ira Lynn)

Many folks don't have much use for faith regarding it as impractical. To them faith is all theology and theory. It just doesn't have any place in the real world where we must live. Yet, Jeremiah is a wonderful example demonstrating how having faith is the only practical way to face the world and what living brings to us every day. Ira Lynn considers the Jeremiah and his demonstration of great faith in buying the field in Anathoth. 

Exiles (Ira Lynn)

Ira Lynn considers Jeremiah 29 and the fact that as Israel was in exile even so we, too, live in exile. We ought to embrace our exile status. Listen as Ira observes that exiles must listen to God, that exiles should live with a purpose, and that exiles do live with a promise.    

Are We Blind Also?

Jesus heals a man born blind in order to teach a great lesson about Himself as the Light of the World. Jeff Asher discusses this miracle, its signinficance as the most thoroughly examined miracle which Jesus worked, and how this miracle demonstrated the sad fulfillment of Isaiah 6:9-11. 

The Basis of Authority

In this continuing series Jeff Asher talks about the basis of authority for the NT Church. In doing so he discusses the three ways in which Bible authority is established.

Introduction to Zephaniah (1:1)

Jeff Asher discusses the historical background for the book of Zephaniah. The book was written during the reign of King Josiah. Most likely, during the first few years of his reign as Josiah was preparing himself for the great task of restoration in Israel (2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35). It was a wicked time, but a great time of religious zeal for the remnant in Judah.