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Bible In Order Podcast
Hosted by David Doty · EN
Chronologically studying the Bible until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13)
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Can a Bible Teacher Still Be Wrong? | James 3 Explained
2w ago00:08:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if someone can quote Scripture and still not be speaking with the wisdom of God?James 3 forces us to face an uncomfortable possibility: biblical words can be used with ungodly motives. This chapter warns teachers, exposes the danger of the tongue, and shows the difference between wisdom from above and selfish ambition from this world.In this teaching, David walks through James 3 and examines what makes a teacher trustworthy according to Scripture. The question is not only whether someone uses Bible verses, but what kind of wisdom is underneath their words.Key themes in this episode:James 3 explainedThe warning for Bible teachersThe power of the tongueWisdom from above vs. selfish ambitionHow to recognize the fruit of godly teachingWhy true biblical teaching points people back to GodBut here’s what most people miss: James is not only warning us about wrong information. He is warning us about wrong motivation.Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →The Secret Sin We’re All Guilty Of | James 2 Explained
2w ago00:08:50Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailJames 2 confronts something many Christians do without even realizing it: judging people by appearance, status, beauty, influence, or usefulness.But here’s what most people miss… James does not treat favoritism as a small social issue. He exposes it as a spiritual corruption that reveals whether we are seeing people the way the world sees them, or the way God does.In this teaching, David walks through James 2 and shows how favoritism dishonors both the poor and the rich, why dead faith can still sound religious, and how genuine faith produces visible love.Key themes in this episode:James 2 explainedFavoritism in the churchFaith without works is deadSeeing people the way God sees themLiving faith versus dead faithThe heart of God toward the vulnerableJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →What If Your Trial Is Testing Your Faith? | James 1 Explained
2w ago00:08:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if the trial you are asking God to remove is the very thing He is using to reveal whether your faith is actually real?James 1 does not begin with comfort the way many people expect. It begins with a command that can feel almost offensive: “Count it all joy.” But James is not telling believers to pretend pain does not hurt. He is teaching us to interpret pain by what God is producing through it.In this teaching, David walks through James 1 explained by looking at the difference between trials, testing, and temptation. Trials are the pressure. Testing is what that pressure reveals. Temptation is when desire pulls us away from God.But here’s what most people miss: James is not only teaching us how to survive hardship. He is showing us what true faith looks like when the Word of God has taken root in the heart.Key themes in this episode:James 1 explainedWhy trials test faithThe difference between testing and temptationWhy wisdom matters in sufferingBeing doers of the WordWhat true religion looks like before GodSpeech, mercy, holiness, and inward transformationJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →When Prayer Moves Heaven | Acts 12 Explained
2w ago00:08:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHave you ever noticed how Acts 12 shows an angel sent to rescue Peter from prison, and then just a few paragraphs later, an angel strikes Herod in judgment?But here’s what most people miss: Acts 12 is not mainly about angels. It is about two very different heart positions before God — fervent prayer and stolen glory.In this teaching, David walks through Acts 12 and shows how the early church prayed earnestly for Peter while Herod used power, persecution, and public approval for his own gain. Peter is delivered, Herod is judged, and the word of God continues to increase and multiply.Key themes in this episode:Acts 12 explainedPeter’s miraculous prison escapeThe meaning of fervent prayerWhy Herod was judgedThe danger of stealing God’s gloryHow sincere love refuses to be passiveWhy the word of God cannot be stoppedJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →The Moment the Early Church Almost Split (Acts 11 Explained)
2w ago00:08:58Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if one of the greatest reasons the church remains weak today is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of humility?In Acts 11, the early church faced a moment that could have become the first major church split. Peter had gone into the house of Cornelius, a Gentile, and believers in Jerusalem confronted him. But instead of dividing, they listened. They humbled themselves. And unity emerged through greater understanding.In this teaching, we look at Acts 11 and what it reveals about church division, humility, repentance, denominational pride, and the kind of mature bride Jesus is preparing.But here’s what most people miss… the enemy of unity is not disagreement itself. The enemy of unity is pride that refuses correction.Key themes in this episode:Acts 11 explainedWhy the early church almost splitPeter, Cornelius, and the GentilesHumility in the body of ChristDenominational division todayUnity, maturity, and Ephesians 4The bride Jesus is preparingNew Testament giving and relational careRepentance as a gift from GodJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →Religious Assumptions Exposed (Acts 10 Explained)
3w ago00:08:55Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHave you ever believed something about God or the Bible, only to later realize you were carrying an inherited assumption?Acts 10 is not only about Cornelius receiving the gospel. It is also about God correcting Peter. Peter had walked with Jesus, heard His teaching, preached at Pentecost, and still had theology that needed to be corrected.In this study, we look at how God was already working in Cornelius before Peter arrived, why Peter’s vision was not merely about food, and how Acts 10 confronts religious assumptions about who God can reach, how salvation works, and whether spiritual authority controls access to God.But here’s what most people miss: God did not only prepare Cornelius. He prepared Peter too.Key themes in this teaching:Acts 10 explainedPeter and CorneliusGod shows no partialityReligious assumptionsSalvation and the Holy SpiritWhy God is not bound by religious formulasHow Scripture corrects our theologyJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →Jesus Didn’t Change Saul’s Name… He Changed This | Acts 9 Explained
3w ago00:08:51Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMost people say Acts 9 is the moment Jesus changed Saul’s name to Paul… but the text never actually says that.And that matters, because when we assume something is in the Bible, we can end up teaching our assumption instead of what Scripture actually says.In this episode of Bible In Order, we slow down in Acts 9 and look carefully at Saul’s encounter with the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. But here’s what most people miss: Jesus didn’t change Saul’s name. He changed Saul’s life, his direction, and his identity.We’ll also look at Ananias, forgiveness, suffering, and why careful Bible reading matters for every believer today.Key themes in this episode:Acts 9 explainedSaul’s conversionSaul and Paul’s namesCareful Bible interpretationAnanias and forgivenessSuffering, calling, and redemptionJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →Was Stephen’s Death Part of God’s Will? | Acts 8 Explained
3w ago00:09:00Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailActs 8 begins with one of the hardest questions in Scripture: was Stephen’s death part of God’s will?Stephen was murdered. Saul approved it. The church was persecuted. Believers were dragged from their homes. We cannot call that good. But here’s what most people miss: Acts 8 refuses to let us believe that evil is in control.In this chapter, persecution scatters the church, but the scattered believers go everywhere preaching the word. What looked like loss from the ground was being used by God to move the gospel into Judea and Samaria.This teaching walks through Acts 8, Stephen’s death, Saul’s violence, Philip in Samaria, Simon the sorcerer, the Ethiopian eunuch, and the deeper question of whether our hearts are truly right before God.Key themes in this episode:God does not redefine evil as good.God overrules evil for good.Suffering is not wasted in the hands of God.The gospel crosses old boundaries.Simon’s story exposes the danger of wanting God’s gifts for the old self.The Ethiopian eunuch shows a heart seeking understanding.Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →They Knew Scripture… But Still Resisted God | Acts 7 Explained
3w ago00:09:04Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat happens when people know Scripture, defend tradition, and still resist God?In Acts chapter 7, Stephen delivers one of the longest speeches in the entire book of Acts. But the issue was never that the religious leaders misunderstood history. The issue was that Stephen applied the truth directly to them.This chapter becomes a warning about spiritual pride, resistance to correction, and the danger of becoming religious while remaining closed off to the Holy Spirit.But here’s what most people miss…Stephen’s boldness was matched by mercy. Even while being killed, he prayed for the forgiveness of the people attacking him. That balance between truth and love is one of the clearest pictures of Spirit-filled faith in the New Testament.In this teaching, we explore:Why Stephen focuses on MosesThe deeper meaning behind “stiff-necked people”Why conviction produced rage instead of repentanceThe danger of spiritual prideHow truth and mercy work togetherWhat Acts 7 reveals about humility before GodJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →What Acts 6 Actually Teaches About Deacons (Acts 6 Explained)
3w ago00:08:30Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMost people read Acts 6 as the moment the church officially created deacons. But when you slow down and actually read the text carefully, something surprising happens: Luke never calls these seven men deacons.This chapter is really about something much deeper — neglected widows, cultural tension inside the believing community, servant leadership, and Spirit-filled wisdom. But here’s what most people miss: Acts 6 challenges the way many modern believers think about ministry, leadership, and church structure.In this teaching, we walk verse-by-verse through Acts 6 and examine what the text actually says instead of reading traditions back into scripture.Topics covered:Were the seven men in Acts 6 actually deacons?Why the widows were being neglectedThe tension between Hellenists and HebrewsWhat biblical leadership really looks likeWhy practical service is real ministryWhy Stephen’s role changes how we view spiritual authorityDescriptive vs prescriptive passages in scriptureThis is where it shifts: the issue in Acts 6 was never about building religious hierarchy. It was about protecting vulnerable people while preserving faithful ministry.Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
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