The Easy English Bible Study Podcast

In this reading, Matthew 26:1-16 and 31 to 35 there are several events. In this bonus podcast episode, the religious leaders met and planned (schemed) to arrest Jesus and have him killed.
Jesus is anointed with oil by a woman and Jesus again predicts his death.
Judas agrees with the chief priests to betray Jesus.
Jesus predicts that Peter will deny knowing him (disown him) three times.
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This episode is based on John 12:12-19, which is the reading for Palm Sunday. A great crowd welcomes Jesus, who is riding on a donkey, into Jerusalem with palm branches and shouts of “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel!”
The Pharisees felt threatened by Jesus’ popularity. While the people likely saw Jesus as a political Messiah, Jesus has come humbly on a donkey and will soon die and resurrect and be the Savior of our souls, overcoming sin and death.
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David Gray

This episode is about John 11:1-53
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Lazarus gets very sick. His family send for Jesus but Jesus waits a few days before going to see Lazarus in Bethany. He learns that Lazarus has died. Mary and Martha say that if Jesus had come earlier Lazarus could have been healed of his sickness. However, Jesus came late on purpose. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. While many believed in Jesus and spread the word about Jesus, the Pharisees saw Jesus as a threat to their power and their nation. From that time they plotted (planned) to take his life (to kill Jesus).
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This reading, John 9:1-41 is about Jesus healing a man who was born blind. Some wondered if the man was blind because of sin that he or his parents committed. Jesus said that he was blind so as to give glory to God. The Pharisees questioned the man who was healed as well as his parents. They rejected the testimony of the blind man as well as Jesus. The man but his faith in Jesus but the Pharisees remained spiritually blind.
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In this reading. John 4:5-26, Jesus speaks with a Samaritan women at a well in Samaria.
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The whole situation is amazing. Jesus travelled through Samaria even though the Jews of that time usually avoided traveling there. He talked to the woman, even though men usually did not talk with women in such situations. He told her about her life. He told her that he is the Messiah. She later became a messenger about Jesus to her town. There were many reasons for Jesus to condemn her but he did not condemn her. Instead she became a messenger about Jesus to her town. This is encouraging to all of us. We should never feel like we are “not good enough” for God to use us. God can do good things through us if we believe.
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In this episode I read John 3:1-17. I give comments on this reading in easy to understand English.
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I hope this helps you study the Bible and improve your English at the same time. In this reading, Jesus teaches Nicodemus. Jesus tells him that to see the kingdom of God you must be born again. Nicodemus does not understand Jesus and thinks Jesus is talking about being born again physically. However, Jesus is talking about being born again spiritually. Jesus also explains that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Nicodemus has trouble understanding Jesus but he listened to Jesus and followed Jesus. Many times in life we have trouble understanding what God is doing in our lives. Let us keep looking to Jesus even when we don’t understand.
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In this episode, Jesus is led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan in the wilderness.
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In the reading, Matthew 4:1-11, Jesus is tempted: (1) to turn stone to bread,(2) to have God save Him from falling and (3) to worship Satan. Jesus rejects all of these temptations strongly. He also quotes the scriptures each time. What did you learn from this reading? Personally, I learned that it is good to know the Bible (the scriptures) in difficult times when I am being tempted. The wisdom of the Bible can help us overcome temptation. Also, Jesus did not need to prove he is the Son of God. The Father declared (announced) that Jesus is the Son of God at His baptism. God also said that He loves Jesus and is pleased with Jesus. So Jesus has nothing to prove. Neither do we. God loves us. We are his children if we believe in God. We don’t resist temptation to prove that we are God’s children. We resist temptation (with the help of Jesus) because of our love for God. There are so many things we can learn from this passage. I would love to know what you learned! You can share that in your comments. You can also give a rating of this podcast. Any feedback or comments you give would be very helpful to this podcast. Thank you so much for listening! David Gray
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Here Jesus talks about giving to the needy (the poor), praying and fasting in secret.
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We should not do these things so that other people will see us. We do these things in secret so that only God will see us. The reward will be that we will be closer to God and we will have a character that is more like Jesus. Jesus also says “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”. Lasting treasures are a close relationship with God and a Christ-like character. Wow! This is quite a good challenge for us in the season of lent. We can fast, pray, reflect quietly to please God and to grow in character.
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Matthew 17:1-9 is the Bible verse for our episode this week. Jesus is transfigured before some of the apostles.
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They see His great light, his glory shine and they hear the Father’s voice. They also see Moses and Elijah. We also witness God’s greatness from time to time in our lives. Let’s remember how great God is, even in difficult times. Please tell your friends about this podcast. It also helps if you leave a comment on YouTube, Podbean or leave a rating on Apple Podcasts. This helps others find this podcast. Take care and God bless you! David
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Matthew 5:13-20 is the Bible reading for this episode. Here, Jesus tells us that we are the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world”.
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He wants us others to see our good deeds. Why? So that we might glorify our Father in heaven. Jesus also says that He has come to fulfill the law. He wants our righteousness to surpass those who care only about “following rules”. He wants us to follow the spirit of the law with an upright heart. I hope you are enjoying this podcast. Please feel free to leave a comment. That would be helpful for this podcast. God bless you! David
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