WordPictures: Recent Episodes
Tim Nelson
A simple cover-to-cover course of the Bible in plain words and vivid word pictures for seekers and students of all ages
The final episode, telling the story of Jesus in a way you likely never heard it before!
Ten important overall themes from Scripture about the eternal destiny of those who are saved
Ten important overall themes of Scripture about the eternal destiny of the spiritually lost
A look at two ancient passages (Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53) that are remarkably fulfilled in the trial and death of Jesus
Well, it's now so much how much stuff we have, actually, it's whether that stuff is in a closed fist or an open hand
Who should give (and who should NOT give), how should we give, how much should we give, where should it be given
The Bible has much to say about marriage, separation, divorce, remarrying after divorce, and living together
A unique ability given by the Holy Spirit to each believer, fueled by love, to be used to build up the other believers in his or her local church.
Six "bumper pads" laid down by Scripture to keep Christians in the God-honoring lane when dealing with difficult issues in our world.
Wrong question. The right question is, "What soil does Jesus want EVERYONE who goes all in to be?" (That answer is EASY)
Maybe you CAN, but is it possible because of God's power, promise, and love, you WON'T?
Are the functions of men and women in the Church interchangeable or complementary? The answer largely hinges on how churches interpret 1 Timothy 2: 11-15.
It certainly describes it! But after going cover-to-cover, few of my students think it promotes it, and most think it begins restore the dignity and role of women to what God intended in creation.
Care for the least, nurture those we love, invest in our legacy, lead the lost to Jesus, and above all, love our Lord
No! We are finite, and we need to make choices on what things to do A+ well, what things to do just C- okay and what things not to do at all
Why everyone (especially followers of Jesus) should be cautious lighting and throwing this dynamite
The Bible gives us principles to help decide if behaviors not expressly approved or forbidden in the Bible are OK.
Do I have the responsibility to point out concerns in the lives of other people (or do other people have the right to point out concerns in me)?
Why are they here, how should we treat them, and will they (my pets) be a part of eternity?
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Revelation Chapters 20-22 -- The Millennium, the Great White Throne Judgment, Hell and Heaven
Revelation introduction, Chapters 1-5 The setting, audience, intended impact, and first vision
1 John, 2 John, 3 John. How we can KNOW if we are God's child again, and how we should help spread the Gospel and prevent the spread of false teaching
1 Peter (all) and 2 Peter (all). The importance of SUFFERING and SCRIPTURE in the life of one who goes all in on Jesus.
James (all) The New Testament's earliest letter -- wisdom for how to live for Jesus on days that end in "y"
Hebrews (all) The old recipe (old covenant) is outdated. Jesus is the perfect priest, the once-for-all sacrifice, the One the Law was intended to lead us to!
2 Timothy (all) On death row, with his execution by Nero imminent, Paul gives his final instructions and blessing to his "son in the faith."
1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, & Titus (all) -- Paul's instructions to porcu-pastors on how to lead and shape porcu-people in their local church nests.
Colossians (all) and Philemon (all). Jesus is all we need (Colossians) and how believers need to excel in forgiveness (Philemon)
Ephesians (all). All we wiggly people have because of Jesus, and how we wiggly people should live
Acts 21-28 -- Paul shares his testimony with priests, two governors, and a king and queen, then is shipped to give it to Rome to share it with Caesar.
2 Corinthians (all) Paul gets defensive, pushy, and sarcastic trying to protect the message he had given to the Corinthian believers from being distorted by flashy "peddlers"
1 Corinthians (all) -- 18 questions/issues this church had, and Paul's answers/instructions for how these should be addressed
Acts 18:23-21:14 - Paul turns Ephesus upside-down while using it as a church-planting hub for reaching Asia
1 and 2 Thessalonians -- Paul's lavish encouragement to faithful believers with questions about the return of Jesus and how to live 'til he comes
Acts 16-18:22 - Taking the Gospel to Macedonia and Greece with Silas (and Timothy and Luke and Priscilla and Aquila)
Acts 9 - how the greatest enemy of Christ-followers became history's greatest advocate of Christianity
Acts 5-8 - the seeds of hypocrisy and racism on the inside, overt hostility on the outside
Acts 2-4, the Holy Spirit comes, Peter preaches, the Church starts and expands in Jerusalem
Wrestling with the question the Gospel writer John leaves readers to ponder: "Who was Jesus?"
John 14-16 -- Jesus describes the Holy Spirit to his disciples the night before his death
John 13-14 - Jesus washes the disciples feet, Judas the betrayer, the "New Covenant" in Jesus' blood
Matthew 23 and other passages - Jesus' intense confrontation with priests, Pharisees, and the scribes
John 12:1-19 and the other Gospels -- the beginning of the events of the week of his crucifixion
Matthew 18-20 and other passages - Jesus untwisting what the culture had taught the disciples
Matthew 16-17 - Peter answers the question, "Who do YOU say that I am?" then GOD weighs in on the Mt of Transfiguration
John 7-8.- Jesus unnerves the religious leaders with these two self-identifying statements
Selected passages - growing popularity, increasing pushback, personal tragedy (the murder of John the Baptizer)
Introduction to the parables - what they are and why Jesus used them as his main form of instruction
Matthew 4, Luke 5, and Mark 3 - are the different calls of Simon Peter contradictory, or was he called more than once?
Luke 4:14-30, Matthew 4, Mark 1, and John 4 - Jesus is rejected as Messiah by his hometown residents
John 1:1-18 - John's highlight "clips" to urge you to watch the whole Jesus story unfold
A simple Bible overview of ten take-aways from our journey together through the Old Testament
Zechariah (all), Malachi (all) - The last two prophets to the remnant of Judah before 400 years of silence
Ezra 6-10, Nehemiah (all) - Ezra teaches the people, Nehemiah builds the wall, then both lock arms to build the people to follow God
Esther (all) - The book in the Bible that never mentions God because it doesn't NEED to.
Daniel 1-6 -- 70 years of personal integrity, service, and influence in exile in Babylon
Jeremiah (all), Lamentations (all) and Ezekiel (all). "Last call to repent" - Jere; "I'm STILL here delivering you" - Lamentations; "Hang on to hope" - 'Zeke
Isaiah (all), Zephaniah (all), and Habakkuk (all). "Don't miss your Savior" - Isaiah; "Here comes your Judge" - Zephaniah; "Trust Me" - Habakkuk
2 Kings 18- 25 The last four "kings of the hill" in Judah, and the four "kings on strings" puppet kings
Jonah (all), Nahum (all), and Obadiah (all) "Lost people matter to me." - Jonah; "Your meter has expired." - Nahum; "What goes around comes around." - Obadiah
Joel (all) and Micah (all) "This is your wake-up call!" - Joel; "Who is like Me? Who even comes close?!" - MIcah
Amos (all) and Hosea (all) "Straighten up! (or else) - Amos "I want you back, xoxoxo" -- Hosea
1 Kings 17 - 2 Kings 13 - God's first two playground attendant prophets to the Kings of the Hill in Israel
1 Kings - 2 Kings 17 -- The 19 "kings of the hill," from the split under Jeroboam, to their destruction
Ecclesiastes (all) - Solomon's conclusions on scratch-'n-sniff pursuit of satisfaction in this life
Psalms (all) - The hymnal of Israel, teaching us how to communicate in a real, raw relationship with God
1 Samuel 10-31.- Israel's first king,(and the shepherd/musician he was determine to kill)
Judges 1-9 - The cycle of sin, oppression, and God's help through a deliverer ("judge")
Numbers 21-36 - How God gives and Generation 2 takes the first part of the Promised land
Numbers 1-13 - The Children of Israel leave Mt. Sinai and head north to the Promised Land
Genesis 19 -- ALERT -- This is the chapter that kills the appetite of many for reading the Bible
Genesis 3 -- sin's core is believing God is not good -- He does not have our best interests at heart
8 major themes (the 'edge pieces') that define the "border" of the Bible story and what it means
Why it is NOT ok to say, "What this Bible verse means to me is..." and tools for determining what it likely DOES say.
What readers need to know about difficult passages and when it is speaking scientifically.
It is a cover-to-cover overview of the Bible in simple language and clear word pictures for seekers and students of all ages