When the disciples run away, the women who follow Jesus appear–at the Cross, at his burial, and at the empty tomb–with Mary Magdalene at their head. If you listen to the podcast below, you will not only see her as a “Portrait of Discipleship,” you will be drawn to follow Jesus.

Every summer we find spiritual refreshment by attending Camp Sychar in Mount Vernon, OH. This camp takes its name from the well at Sychar where Jesus met the Samaritan woman in John 4:4-42. Just inside Camp Sychar’s gate is a refreshing, ever-flowing well where all can drink. Many, also, have found Camp Sychar a source of the “living water” that Jesus offered the Samaritan on that hot day at Jacob’s well. The Sunday School lesson for tomorrow, Feb 7, is from this passage. Click below to listen to an explanation of this passage and drink once again, for yourself, from this “living water.” 

How should we understand the gift of the Holy Spirit in terms of Joel’s prophecy in Joel 2:28-32? What role does the coming of the Spirit play in the Biblical drama? What does His coming mean for us? Listen to this explanation of Acts 2:14-21, 21:8-9; and Luke 2:36-38, the Sunday school lesson for January 31!

What would you ask Jesus to pray for you? What request would you give Him? See what He, in fact, did pray on your behalf by listening to the explanation of John 17:14-24 below:

My students used to joke that the answer to every question in the class on the Gospel of Mark was “the authority of Jesus.” They were right. Mark 2:1-12 focuses on the authority of Jesus to forgive sins–and its implications for His identity! Implicitly, Jesus faces those around Him with the question, “Who do you say that I am?” For an explanation of this passage click below.

Have you had an encounter with the living Christ like the one Peter had on that morning on the Sea of Galilee not far from the Capernaum shore? Learn about what happened to Peter that day by listing to this podcast explanation of Luke 5:1-11.

At the inauguration of His ministry Jesus proclaimed that He was the Spirit-anointed Servant of the Lord who would bring “the year of the Lord’s favor.” We find this incident in Luke 4:14-30, the Sunday School lesson for January 3. Can 2021 be an “a year of the Lord’s favor”? Here is a podcast explanation of this passage:

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.” With these words John the Baptist prepares the way for the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to “repent”? How was the “Kingdom of Heaven” coming “near’? What is the baptism with the Holy Spirit? For answers to these questions, check out the podcast below:

What did it mean for the Magi or Wise Men that Jesus was “King of the Jews”? What did it mean to Herod? What does it mean for the world, and for us? Why not check out the explanation of Matthew 2:1-18 in the podcast below?

Who is this Son born of a Virgin? Why is His Virgin Birth significant? What does it mean for the way I should live? If you are interested in these questions, listen to the explanation of Mathew 1:18-25 below: