The Easy English Bible Study Podcast

Jesus asks “Who do you say I am?” In this week’s bible reading. Peter answers, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus tells Peter he is blessed for saying this and tells Peter that he did not know this from his own understanding but it was revealed to him by the Father. There are some difficult teachings in this passage that churches interpret differently. Some common beliefs though are that Jesus builds the church. Also he gives the church the responsibility and authority to decide what behavior is allowed and disallowed. Then he tells his disciples not to tell anyone (yet) that he is the Messiah.
How about you? Who do you say Jesus is? There are many different beliefs about Jesus. Do you believe he is the Savior of your soul and that he is the Son of God?
This weekly podcast is for listeners who want to learn about the bible in easy to understand English. It follows a three year cycle that is used by many churches. I hope that it is helpful for you.
God bless you!
David

Jesus meets a woman of great faith. In the podcast we are studying the bible and learning English at the same time.
In this reading a Canaanite woman won’t give up and asks Jesus again and again to heal her daughter of demon possession. The disciples want her to go away and Jesus even says that he has come for the lost sheep, the people, of Israel. But she does not give up and says “Lord, help me!” Jesus sees her great faith and heals her daughter.
In this episode we talk about the woman’s great faith and Jesus’ unusual response to her.
Can we learn to never give up from this great person?!
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David Gray

Study the bible and learn English at the same time. Listen to David as he reads and comments slowly in easy to understand English.
In this episode Jesus tells his disciples to go ahead of him in a boat. Later at night there is a strong wind and Jesus come to their boat but He is walking on the water. Peter comes to Jesus on the water but then becomes afraid and sinks. Jesus reaches out and saves Peter. They get into the boat and the storm stops. The disciples worship Jesus saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
After reading and commenting on this reading David shares what he learned from the bible reading.
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. After hearing about the death of John the Baptist, Jesus is sad and want to go away by boat to a quiet place to mourn. However a large crowd of people follow Jesus by foot. Jesus cares deeply for them and heals the sick. It is getting dark and the disciples tell Jesus that the crowd of people need to go the villages to eat. Jesus take five loaves of bread and two fish and prays and then feeds the 5000 men and women and children. There is even a lot of food left over.
David talks about the many lessons from this reading and shares what he has learned too.
What about you? What is your lesson from this reading? What did you learn from this bible reading or from this podcast episode?
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David

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure, the pearl and the net. Jesus speaks of the kingdom of heaven, as being like a treasure or pearl that is very valuable to you. It is so valuable that you would sell everything you have to have this treasure. It is the most important thing in your life.
Jesus also compares the last days to catching fish in a net. The fisherman separates the good and the bad fish. So too the angels at the end of time will separate the righteous from the bad (wicked).
I talk about a story where I was willing to work very hard for a “treasure” when I was in high school. I also talk about how we often avoid talking about people going to hell because it is a difficult subject.
I hope this podcast is helpful. I am following a three year church calendar of bible readings that are used in churches around the world. (With some variations).
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David Gray

The Parable of the Weeds. In this week’s podcast Jesus explains the kingdom of heaven with a parable about weeds (the people of the evil one or the devil) and wheat (the people of Jesus). The parable is about the wheat and the weeds growing up together but then are separated at harvest time (judgment time at “the end of the age”). The wheat are saved and shine like the sun in God’s kingdom, but the weeds are gathered up and burned in fire (hell) where there will be great sadness and bitterness.
Jesus’ parable is a promise and a harsh warning. Jesus says “He who has ears, let him hear. We should listen to Jesus’ words with an open heart and receive his message and believe. We are being warned not to be deceived by the devil.
I hope this weekly podcast is helpful for you. The purpose of the podcast is to help English second language learners improve their English and learn about the bible at the same time.
The podcast follows a three year church calendar of bible readings used by many churches (both Protestant and Catholic) around the world.
Take care and God bless you!
David

Welcome to the Easy English Bible Study Podcast. In this week’s episode Jesus preaches and explains “The Parable of the Sower”. The parable is about seed (God’s message or God’s word) being sown or scattered (preached or shared) on different kinds of soil (human hearts in different conditions).
The question we can ask ourself is: What about my heart? Do I truly hear the word of God? Does it grow in my heart? Is is changing me? Or Do the worries of this world, the wealth I have prevent the word from growing in my heart? Is the word of God fruitful in my life? Am I helping other people know Jesus?
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In this episode Jesus is thankful to the Father for his close relationship with him. He talks about how the Father shows himself to us when we are humble like little children. Jesus offers us rest. Rest from the many things in life that are a heavy weight on us, a burden. Jesus asks us to “Come to Him” for rest.
I hope this podcast helps you to both study and bible and learn English at the same time. God bless you!
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In this episode of the Easy English Bible Study Podcast, Jesus gives warnings to his apostles as he is sending them out to preach. Jesus makes a shocking statement when he says that he has “not come to bring peace … but a sword”. He is talking about division. Even family may become an enemy to those who believe in Jesus. We care about our family, but if they are against our faith, we must be more devoted to Jesus than to family.
We must also be ready to take up our own cross (hardships, difficult things) when we believe in Jesus.
Jesus promises blessings to those who welcome the apostles as they travel.
For me, verse 39 is very deep and meaningful. Here Jesus says “whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” I talk about what this verse means to me in my life in the podcast.
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Take care and God bless you!
David Gray

In this week’s episode of the Easy English Bible Study Podcast Jesus is sending out the 12 apostles with instructions and warnings. He tells them that many believers will be persecuted, even by family members. He tells them not to be afraid of people who can only kill the body but be afraid of God who can destroy both the body and soul. And yet we do not need to be afraid of God since God cares for us deeply. We need to tell others about our faith in Jesus. Never deny Jesus.
This bible reading has tough commands but also the comforting truth that God cares for us. We can trust in God even if we are hurt by others because of our faith.
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God bless you! And I hope you have a great week!
David Gray