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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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Why Knowing Truth Is Not Enough - Acts 19 Explained
3d ago00:08:18Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailActs 19 exposes a question every Christian needs to consider: Is knowing the truth enough, or are we called to grow into spiritual maturity, dependence on the Holy Spirit, and personal conviction rooted in God’s Word?In this teaching, David walks through Paul’s encounter with the disciples in Ephesus, the warning found in the story of the seven sons of Sceva, and the deeper meaning of ekklesia. But here’s what most people miss: repeating true words is not the same as walking in truth that God has established in your own heart.You will see why believers must test what they hear, compare Scripture with Scripture, and seek God personally rather than building their faith on another person’s revelation. This is where it shifts from simply knowing about Jesus to growing in identity, authority, and maturity through the Holy Spirit.Key themes in this episode:Spiritual growth and maturityThe Holy Spirit in the believer’s lifeThe seven sons of ScevaTesting teaching against ScriptureThe Bereans and personal convictionWhat ekklesia means in Acts 19God’s people as His representatives in the worldJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →Paul Feared. Apollos Lacked. But God? (Acts 18 Explained)
5d ago00:08:55Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailPaul was afraid enough that Jesus had to tell him, “Do not be afraid.” Apollos was eloquent, passionate, and able to teach publicly, yet his understanding was incomplete.This Acts 18 explained study shows that God does not only work through the fearless, polished, and fully prepared. Paul needed courage. Apollos needed a fuller understanding. Yet God continued to work through both of them.In Acts 18, Paul arrives in Corinth, works alongside Aquila and Priscilla, faces opposition, and keeps speaking because Jesus is with him. Later, Aquila and Priscilla lovingly help Apollos understand the way of God more accurately.This passage gives us a practical call to keep moving forward in obedience even when fear is present, and to remain humble enough to receive correction when God brings it.Key themes in this episode:Paul’s fear and the presence of ChristCourage to keep speaking in the face of oppositionApollos, humility, and receiving correctionAquila and Priscilla’s gracious exampleGrowing in a fuller understanding of God’s WordJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show
Transcribe →Keep Away From These Believers? - 2 Thessalonians 3 Explained
5d ago00:08:56Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailDoes 2 Thessalonians 3 tell Christians to reject believers who are living irresponsibly? Or is Paul calling the church to something deeper: loving boundaries, honest correction, humility, and restoration?In this teaching, David walks through 2 Thessalonians 3 in context. Paul’s instruction to “keep away” is not a license for shame, slander, harsh judgment, or treating another believer like an enemy. It is a call to create a loving boundary when someone is walking in willful disobedience.This episode explores the difference between someone who is unable to work and someone who is unwilling to take responsibility. It also examines why truth and love must remain together in the body of Christ. Truth without love becomes harsh judgment, but love without truth can enable destructive behavior.The goal is always restoration. We are called to speak the truth in love, remain humble, receive correction ourselves, and love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.Join the Bible In Order community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →Why Most Won’t Recognize the Man of Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2 Explained)
1w ago00:08:46Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMany people believe they will easily recognize the Antichrist or the man of lawlessness. But 2 Thessalonians 2 gives a warning that reaches much closer to home: lawlessness can look spiritual, claim authority, quote Scripture, and still resist the rule of God.In this teaching, we walk through Paul’s warning about apostasy, the mystery of lawlessness, the man of lawlessness, and why loving the truth matters so deeply. But here is what most people miss: Paul’s purpose is not panic or endless speculation. It is to call believers to stand firm, receive the love of the truth, repent, and let Christ rule where lawlessness has tried to take His place.This 2 Thessalonians 2 explained study explores:What apostasy really meansWhy deception is connected to rejecting the love of truthHow lawlessness can appear religiousWhat the temple of God may mean for believersWhy the question is not only who the man of lawlessness is, but where lawlessness is still working in usHow Paul calls believers to stand firm in ChristJoin the conversation and grow with us in the Skool community:https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Listen to Bible In Order Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe here on YouTube for chronological Bible teaching and Scripture explained. Find more episodes through Buzzsprout.Join the Bible In Order community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →The Justice God Promised the Afflicted (2 Thessalonians 1)
1w ago00:08:40Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailFollowing Jesus can feel harder than you initially expected. When obedience costs comfort, acceptance, pleasure, belonging, or even relationships, will it really be worth it?In 2 Thessalonians 1, Paul writes to believers enduring real pressure, persecution, and affliction. This teaching explains why the narrow way is also the pressed way—and why the pressure of obedience does not have the final word.We look at the difference between tribulation and persecution, the cost of following Jesus, the danger of settled compromise, and the relief promised when Christ is revealed from heaven. The Thessalonians were being pressed, but they were not abandoned. Their faith was growing, their love was increasing, and their perseverance was becoming visible.The narrow way is where Jesus becomes more precious than the comforts, desires, relationships, and patterns we are tempted to preserve. Every act of obedience will be worth it on the day we finally see Him.Join the conversation and grow through Scripture with us in Skool: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658 Support the show
Transcribe →The Warning Most Christians Sleep Through (1 Thessalonians 5 Explained)
1w ago00:08:53Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if the greatest danger is not whether Christians believe Jesus is returning, but whether they will be ready when He does?In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul shifts from comfort to warning. The Day of the Lord is coming like a thief in the night, and the question is not whether we can predict the day. The question is whether we are awake, sober-minded, and ready to meet Him face to face.In this episode, David walks through Paul’s teaching on why the world will be surprised, why believers should not be surprised, and why our final confidence is not in our own strength, but in the God who finishes what He starts.But here’s what most people miss: Paul does not give this warning to make believers panic. He gives it to make us watchful.Key themes in this episode:1 Thessalonians 5 explainedThe Day of the LordPeace and safetyChildren of lightSpiritual watchfulnessSober-minded faithSanctificationGod’s faithfulness to finish what He startsJoin the Bible In Order community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →Truth About the Rapture Most Christians Miss (1 Thessalonians 4)
2w ago00:08:40Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if the hardship you’re asking God to remove is something He already told you would come?Most Christians begin a discussion about the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, where Paul speaks about believers who have died, the return of Jesus, and the living being caught up to meet the Lord.But here’s what most people miss: Paul does not begin the chapter with a timeline or a chart. Before he talks about being caught up, he spends the first twelve verses teaching believers how to live until Jesus returns.In this episode, David walks through 1 Thessalonians 4 explained in context, showing how Paul connects the hope of Jesus’ return with holiness, brotherly love, quiet living, faithful work, and encouragement for grieving believers.This passage is not given to make Christians escape-minded. It is given to strengthen our hope, remind us that death will not have the final word, and call us to walk in a manner that pleases the Lord.Join the Bible In Order community on Skool:https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →God Told You This Was Going to Hurt (1 Thessalonians 3)
2w ago00:08:52Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat if the hardship you’re asking God to remove is something He already told you would come?In 1 Thessalonians 3, Paul reminds believers that affliction is not proof that God has abandoned them. It is part of following Jesus in a fallen world. But here’s what most people miss: hardship is not spiritually neutral. Satan wants to use it to shake your faith, but God wants to use it to strengthen your faith.In this teaching, David walks through Paul’s concern for the Thessalonian believers, why Christians should not be surprised by trials, and how tribulation exposes false hopes, builds endurance, and refines faith. This is where it shifts: the Christian life is not a promise of escape from suffering, but a call to faithfulness through suffering.Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →Why Pleasing God Offends People (1 Thessalonians 2 Explained)
2w ago00:08:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHave you ever tried to obey God and somehow became the problem?You tell the truth, stand on Scripture, and hold your convictions — but people call you unloving, divisive, or harsh. In 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul shows us why pleasing God often offends people, and how to tell the difference between faithfully holding to truth and unnecessarily offending others.But here’s what most people miss: the gospel was never created for human approval.In this teaching, David walks through Paul’s example in Thessalonica and shows how biblical faithfulness requires both courage and tenderness. Paul did not compromise the truth, but he also did not use truth as a weapon. He loved people like a mother caring for her children and exhorted them like a father guiding his family.Key themes in this episode:Why the gospel often offends human approvalHow to stand on truth without becoming harshWhy love and truth must remain togetherWhat Paul teaches about suffering for obedienceHow the Word of God works in believersJoin the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support BIO: https://bibleinorder.com/donate Support the show
Transcribe →The Church Every Pastor Wants to See (1 Thessalonians 1 Explained)
2w ago00:09:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailA healthy church is not measured first by buildings, crowds, worship, or ministry programs. In 1 Thessalonians 1, Paul shows the evidence of God’s grace at work in a people.What comes to mind when you think of a healthy church? A big building, large crowds, great worship, strong preaching, or vibrant ministries?In 1 Thessalonians 1, Paul looks at the believers in Thessalonica and begins somewhere different. He does not start with their size, influence, or ministry structure. He begins with the evidence of God’s grace at work in their lives.This chapter shows us what real faith looks like, what love produces, how hope endures under pressure, and how the gospel changes people by the power of the Holy Spirit.In this episode, we look at how Paul could say, “We know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,” and what visible evidence marked the Thessalonian believers as a people transformed by God. Support the show
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