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Hosted by John Drury · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 399 episodes
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Preaching every week presents several challenges, not least of which is figuring out what to preach that weeks sermon on. Fresh Text is a weekly podcast in which Pastor-scholars discuss a scripture passage and swap sermon starter ideas. This weekly podcast is especially (though not exclusively) useful for preachers who follow Revised Common Lectionary. There is a wide variety of sermons that spawn from this podcast and if you are a preacher, pastor, or just a Christian who loves Jesus, this podcast will help you grow in Christ and become more deeply formed.
John Drury hosts Fresh Text, a religion show with 399 episodes published.
John and Brandon explore Matthew 18:20 and the context that surrounds one of Jesus’ most familiar sayings. A conversation about church discipline, binding and loosing, the authority of the gathered community, and how Jes
John and Brandon explore Mark 14:51-52, the strange young man who flees naked when Jesus is arrested, leaving his linen cloth behind. A scene found only in Mark. A conversation about Mark's eye for vivid detail, why this
John and Brandon dig into Philemon 1:7, the strange KJV translation "bowels," and the Greek splankna behind it. A conversation about translation, the gut as the seat of compassion, Paul's fundraising letters, and the cur
John and Brandon unpack the story of Eutychus in Acts 20, exploring Paul’s farewell sermon in Troas, early Christian worship on the first day of the week, and the way this strange miracle points to the power of resurrect
"Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?" John and Brandon study 1 Corinthians 15:29 and its strange referen
“When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.” John and Brandon study Acts 8:25–40, the Ethiopian eunuch, and
“Take the first fish you catch, open its mouth, and you will find a four-drachma coin.” John and Brandon examine Matthew 17:27, the temple tax, and what Jesus’ strange instruction reveals about freedom, responsibility, a
John Drury leads us through a guided meditation of Psalm 45.
John Drury leads us through a guided meditation of Psalm 13.
John Drury leads us through a guided meditation of Psalm 86.
John Drury leads us through a guided meditation of Psalm 116
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Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Hosted by: John Drury Produced by: Tyler Sanders (@tylerwsanders) and The Called Collective (@thecalledcollective) Edited by: Ian Hines Facilities Provided by: Indiana Wesleyan University The Called Collective seeks to e
Mark Goodacre
Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University · Duke University
1 appearance on this show
Amy Peeler
author of Hebrews: Commentaries for Christian Formation · Wheaton College
6 appearances on this show
Aaron Perry
author
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Jonathan Morgan
CEO · Education Perfect
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Tim Kelly
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Alex Lawrence
Improvement Fellow in the Innovation and Improvement Team at The Health Foundation · The Health Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Carmen Imes
Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University
2 appearances on this show
John Wesley
founding figure of the Methodist denomination · Methodist
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Mike Conner
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