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Join Zoe, Izzy, and Solomon as they launch an exciting new 30-minute Bible study series exploring the Psalms, beginning with Psalm 23, unpacking what it means to trust God as our shepherd, how He leads us beside still waters and through dark valleys, and why declaring the Lord is my shepherd means recognizing ourselves as sheep who are wholly dependent, vulnerable, and in need of His guidance, protection, and presence.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:06 What Are the Psalms?
01:46 Who Was David?
03:41 Reading Psalm 23
04:37 The Lord Is My Shepherd: Verse 1
08:30 Green Pastures and Quiet Waters: Verse 2
10:13 He Refreshes My Soul: Verse 3
12:59 Walking Through the Darkest Valley: Verse 4
16:10 A Table Before Me: Verse 5
25:24 Dwelling in the House of the Lord: Verse 6
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Join Izzy, Zoe, and Michelle for the final episode of the encounters with Jesus series as they explore the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, unpacking what it means to sit at the feet of Jesus in the midst of busyness, why Jesus gently corrects Martha not to condemn her but to call her higher, and how both serving and sitting are essential but one thing is needed above all else. This episode dives deep into the tension between Martha's hospitality and Mary's radical decision to sit at Jesus' feet as a student and disciple, revealing what it looks like to discern when to serve and when to rest, why Jesus calling Martha by name twice is deeply significant, and how the placement of this story right after the parable of the Good Samaritan shows us that loving our neighbour and sitting at Jesus' feet are not opposites but part of the same call to follow Him.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:04 Reading Luke 10:38-42: Mary and Martha
02:17 Setting the Scene: Jesus' Friends and Cultural Context
05:11 Mary Sits at Jesus' Feet: A Countercultural Act
06:42 Martha's Frustration: A Real and Relatable Response
09:24 The Tension Between Serving and Sitting
13:05 Jesus' Response: Martha, Martha
14:02 The Holy Spirit and Sitting at Jesus' Feet Today
20:07 What Distracts Us From Jesus?
29:11 Practical Tips for Sitting at Jesus' Feet

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Join Zach and Zoe for an incredibly powerful exploration of the story of the Rich Young Ruler in Luke 18, unpacking what it means to move from performance-based religion to surrendered discipleship, why Jesus invites us to examine what has taken the throne in our hearts, and how true eternal life is found not in what we do but in who we follow. This episode dives deep into the encounter between Jesus and a wealthy ruler who kept all the commandments since childhood but still lacked one thing, revealing what it looks like to let go of what we hold tightly so we can receive something far greater, and why Jesus disciplines us out of love rather than condemnation.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:26 Reading Luke 18:18-30: The Rich Young Ruler
03:35 Good Teacher: Why Jesus Questions the Greeting
07:21 What Must I Do? The Question That Reveals Everything
09:27 The Commandments and the Heart Issue
12:41 One Thing You Lack: Jesus' Loving Correction
16:48 You Cannot Serve Both God and Money
21:09 Open Hands: Giving Up to Pick Up
28:04 A Camel Through the Eye of a Needle
29:46 What Is Impossible With Man Is Possible With God
33:56 The Promise: Many Times More in This Life and Eternal Life
38:09 Closing Reflections: What Has the Throne in Your Life?

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Join Solomon and Zoe for an incredibly powerful and deeply moving second conversation with Micah Studer as he unpacks how living in the Middle East radically transformed his understanding of Jesus, what it means to follow a God who doesn't promise comfort but promises His presence in suffering, and why the Western gospel of following your heart and living your dreams is fundamentally at odds with the call to take up your cross daily and lose your life to find it. This episode dives deep into the cultural realities of the world where Jesus actually lived, revealing how reading the Gospels in context changes everything, from the moment Jesus feeds Judas the dipped bread as an act of honor even while knowing he would betray Him, to the reality that following Jesus often leads not to safety and success but to persecution, prison, and profound transformation through suffering.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:22 How the Middle East Changed My Understanding of Jesus
02:46 The Bread and the Betrayer: John 13 in Context
05:20 Walking Through Persecution: When Faith Costs Everything
07:50 The Question of Suffering: Where Is God in the Pain?
12:42 The Incarnation: God Suffers With Us
14:46 Counter-Cultural Christianity: Pick Up Your Cross Daily
16:51 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship
20:25 Bearing the Yoke in Your Youth: Why Go Now?
27:18 The Microwave Testimony: God's Miraculous Protection in Prison
30:55 Life in Cyprus: Ministry, Family, and Following the Good Shepherd

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Join Zoe, Solomon, and Michelle for an incredibly powerful exploration of the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19, unpacking what it means to pursue Jesus despite obstacles, how grace calls us by name before we ever make the first move, and why true salvation manifests itself in radical generosity and restored relationships. This episode dives deep into the encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus, a despised chief tax collector who climbed a tree to see Jesus passing through Jericho, and discovers what it looks like to move from greed and isolation to humility and wholeness, from being hated by the crowd to being publicly restored by the Messiah, and from climbing up high to being called down low in the presence of the King.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Setup
01:20 Reading Luke 19:1-10: Jesus and Zacchaeus
02:57 Setting the Scene: Jericho and the Wealthy Tax Collector
04:49 Zacchaeus Climbs a Tree: Humility and Desperation to See Jesus
10:11 Jesus Calls Zacchaeus By Name: Divine Grace and Intimacy
13:40 Come Down Immediately: The Urgency of Responding to Jesus
19:24 The Crowd's Judgment vs Zacchaeus' Joy
20:38 Radical Repentance: Zacchaeus' 180-Degree Turn
32:19 Salvation and Restoration: Jesus' Public Vindication
34:30 The Son of Man Came to Seek and Save the Lost

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