Be Ready: Recent Episodes
Josiah Moldenhauer
Questions, Concerns, Comments? Please email me at jmmrunningtherace@gmail.com. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Listener, Are you ready? There are many things in life to prepare for: college, gameday, a career, marriage, having a family, owning a home, retirement. Preparing for these endeavors is part of life’s journey; personally, I have worked to prepare myself for many of them. But even more, I am in the process of preparing myself for an even greater event than getting married or owning my own home, as great as these things are. I am preparing to meet the King who is coming back someday for His people.
Dear Listener, my name is Josiah Moldenhauer, and the purpose of this podcast is to help you prepare as well, prepare to meet this King of the Ages who is coming soon for those who believe in Him and follow Him. Who is this King? He is also known as the King of Glory. He is the Chosen One who came to redeem us back to God from our sin and shame that we may know Him as Father and save us from Hell that we might know Heaven as home.
Jesus Himself tells us at the end of the book of Revelation: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. ‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.’” (Revelation 22:12-16, NIV 1984).
Dear Listening Friend, have you washed your sin-stained robes in the blood of the Lamb? I’m so glad I have! He has forgiven and cleansed me of my sins. If you have never met the Savior, He stands at the door of your heart and knocks. Open the door to Him while there is still time; you do not want to be left outside in the dark. Hell is as terrible and real as Heaven is glorious. Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10, ESV). Jesus offers true spiritual life with God now and for eternity. He is the only one who gives living water that quenches our thirsty souls.
“The Spirit [of God] and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life (Rev. 22:17, NIV).
Dear friend, join me on a journey of knowing and following this Jesus together as we prepare for His glorious coming! As we learn to believe in Him, to love Him with our lives, and to long for His return. Our King is coming back soon! He told us, “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come” (Matt. 24:42, NIV).
Grace and Peace to you in Jesus Christ the Lord.
Key Passage: 1 Peter 5:8-11
Definitions of Greek Words taken from the following sources:
o Strong’s Concordance
o HELPS Word Studies by Discovery Bible
Source website: https://biblehub.com/text/1_peter/5-10.htm
(Click on individual words to find the these references).
Main Scriptures: 1 Peter 2, 3 and 4 regarding persecutions and trials
1 Peter 2:18-25
1 Peter 3:13-17
1 Peter 4:1-2
If we’re not living for human desires and letting our fleshly desires control us, we will be living contrary to this world’s system. Therefore we will be disliked and treated badly.
1 Peter 4:12-19
With increase of lawlessness, living righteously will result in persecution
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and shrewd in their own sight!" (Isaiah 5:20)
“Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey” (Isaiah 59:14-15b).
Our brothers and sisters have been enduring suffering for Christ for around the world.
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Review of Discipleship Series
Today’s Message: Persecution
1 Peter 4:12-14
The Lord wants his church to be ready for persecution
Source quoted besides the Bible:
Erickson, Millard. Introducing Christian Doctrine 2nd Ed.
Passage: 2 Peter 1:22-2:5
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References:
https://biblehub.com/greek/3824.htm
Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Zodhiates, Spiros, TH.D. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Chattanooga: AMG Publishers 1992.
Key Scriptures:
Main Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-22
Supporting Verses:
“The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil . . .” (Pr. 8:13 ESV).
“But the LORD of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread” (Isaiah 8:13, NRSV).
"What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, 'I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me,' says the Lord Almighty. Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1, ESV).
“Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable you, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:20-22, ESV).
Key Passage: 1 Peter 1:1-9Select Cross References: Hebrews 9:18-22; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Philippians 2:12bEmail for questions/comments: jmmrunningtherace@gmail.comReferences:o Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/greek/1588.htm o Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/greek/1656.htmo HELPS Word Studies. Discovery Bible: 2021.o Strong, James. Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009.o Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Zodhiates, Spiros, TH.D. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Chattanooga: AMG Publishers 1992.
A brief look at the life of Peter and something we can learn for our lives following Christ.Matthew chapter 16Acts chapters 1-4
Accurately interpreting the Bible helps us know Jesus better.
In this episode, we look at Luke 19:10 from by considering the context in the following areas:
o Historical
o Cultural
o Literary
§ Genre: history, poetry, letter,
§ Writer
§ Original Audience
§ Purpose
o Textual
§ Sentences, paragraph, surrounding chapters and more
o Linguistic
§ Word studies, cross references, grammar and more
Key Scriptures:John 17:16-18Luke 14:25-33Matthew 21:16 where Jesus quotes Psalm 8:2Luke 19:10 connected to Ezekiel 34
Scriptures to follow along:John 8:31Luke 14:26o They were committed! Devoted their time to observing and listening to the teacherUnderstanding ScripturePracticing Scripture--become like their rabbi Matthew 10:24-25, Luke 6:40 Note progression from Mark 3-13-19 to John 13:13-15
Grace Qualifies
“For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me wat not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me” (1 Cor. 15:9-10).
God’s grace is the means by which we become who we are in Christ
God’s grace empowers us to work hard
“To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph 3:8 ESV).
God’s grace enables us to preach
“Not that we are sufficient [NIV says competent] in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life" (2 Cor. 3:5-6).
God’s grace qualifies us for ministry
Both to God and to others
Grace Instructs and Trains Us
"The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, training[1] us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright , and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 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
Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you" (Titus 2:11-15 ESV).
God’s grace trains us like a parent training/disciplining his or her child.
His trains us what to reject and how to live
Jesus Christ our Lord is the One who gives us grace
[1] Paideuo—to train a child so that he may develop and reach full potential (HELPS Word Studies by Discovery Bible).
Main Idea: Luke 9:23-24
See also:
In Luke 5:5-11, Peter, James and John left the boat; they left everything behind to follow their Lord and Savior. What is Jesus worth to you? What are you willing to give up and leave behind?
Dear friends,
This episode is exciting! We are talking about how powerful God's grace is! Here are the Scripture references in this podcast so you can either follow along or study on your own:
Jesus Christ, the One who gives grace: John 1:14-18 Exodus 34:6.
His grace saves: Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 15:11, Acts 11:20b-23.
His grace sanctifies and empowers us: Acts 13:43b, Ephesians 5:25b-27, Galatians 3:2b-6, Philippians 2:12-13, 1 Cor. 6:11, Philippians 4:13, John 15:5, Hebrews 10:14, James 4:6b-10, 1 John 3:1-3, 1 John 1:9, 2 Peter 3:18.
Work Cited:
Greek and Hebrew definitions of grace taken from:
Helps Word Studies of Discovery Bible 2021. https://biblehub.com/greek/5485.htm
Quotation describing grace taken from:
Zodhiates, Spiros, TH.D. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 1992.
What comes to your mind when you think of prayer? Often we have misconceptions that we picked up from culture or the way we were raised that keep us from knowing our awesome Father God in a real and vibrant way.
He created us to relate to Him personally as a Father with His kids. This is the foundation for all other kinds of prayer!
In this episode, we explore the Lord's Prayer in a fresh way that replaces "rigid religion" with relationship!
"Lord, teach us to pray." This is what one of Jesus' original disciples asked Him once when the Lord had just finished praying.
What is prayer? Do we need to use special words? Where do we even start?
Join us as we look at these questions and more as we explore Jesus' teaching on prayer in Luke 11:1-13!
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1, NIV).
"Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God'” (John 3:3).
Coming alive by the Spirit of God (being born again) is vital to being ready for eternity!
Dear Friends and Listeners,
"Being Born Again" was scheduled to be released today, June 12th. It is recorded with pending edits, so please be looking for its release this week!
Are you ready for the future? There are many things in life to prepare for: college, gameday, a career, marriage, having a family, owning a home, retirement. Preparing for these endeavors is part of life’s journey; Though I have worked to prepare myself for many of them, even more, I am in the process of preparing myself for an even greater event than getting married or owning my own home, as great as things are. I am preparing to meet the King who is coming back someday for His people.
Dear Listener, my name is Josiah Moldenhauer, and the purpose of this podcast is to help you prepare as well, prepare to meet this King of the Ages who is coming soon for those who believe in Him and follow Him. Who is this King? He is also known as the King of Glory, He is the Chosen One who came to redeem us back to God from our sin and shame that we may know Him as Father and save us from Hell that we might know Heaven as home.
Jesus Himself tells us at the end of the book of Revelation: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. ‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.’” (Revelation 22:12-16, NIV 1984).
Dear Listening Friend, have you washed your sin-stained robes in the blood of the Lamb? I’m so glad He has forgiven and cleansed me of my sins. If you have never met the Savior, He stands at the door of your heart and knocks. Open the door to Him while there is still time; you do not want to be left outside in the dark. Hell is as terrible and real as Heaven is glorious. Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10, ESV). Jesus offers true spiritual life with God now and for eternity. He is the only one who gives living water that quenches our thirsty souls.
“The Spirit [of God] and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life (Rev. 22:17, NIV).
Dear Friend, join me on a journey of knowing and following this Jesus together as we prepare for His glorious coming! As we learn to believe in Him, to love Him with our lives, and to long for His return.
Remember how He told us, “Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come” (Matt. 24:42, NIV).
Grace and Peace to you in Jesus Christ the Lord.
"Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God"
--Jesus Christ
(quoted from John 3:3, ESV)
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come buy and eat! Come buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food . . . hear, that your soul may live" (Isaiah 55:1-3a, ESV).