Journey through the Bible with Joshua Smith

How can "poor" and "blessed" be in the same sentence? Listen to find out how being poor in Spirit is the foundation to flourishing in our life with Jesus!

Throughout history, mankind has searched for happiness. Jesus knew what we were really looking for was blessedness. Join us in this episode as we unpack the meaning of blessedness as found within the Beatitudes. 

In Matthew 5-7 Jesus lays out the constitution to His Kingdom. Join us here as we lay out some foundational truths that will help us understand the words of Jesus and how to follow them. 

In our continued discussion on Jesus' call for us to follow Him, we discuss what He means when He calls us to take up our cross and the absolute beauty and greatness of having the opportunity to follow Him daily. 

Jesus called His disciples to follow Him. He sends the same call to us today. But what does it mean to follow Him? What are the implications for my life? Find out as we dive in the latter half of Matthew 4 and Jesus call to "Follow me." 

Jesus was tempted, just like us. That brings us hope! Join us as we dive into Matthew 4:1-11 and discuss what Jesus was being tempted with, how He defeated the temptor, and how that all helps us. 

Matthew chapter 3 introduces us to John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. He breaks onto the scene suddenly with a clear message, Repent! What is repentance? Why is it important? Find out as we dive in in this episode of Journey through the Bible. 

In episode 2 of Journey through the Bible, we dive into the story of the wisemen visiting Jesus. In the story we see they worshipped the young Jesus; what lessons can we learn from their story? Join me in this episode to find out. 

Join me as we dive into Scripture together! Matthew focuses on Jesus and His Kingdom, and our role in that Kingdom. This is the 1st episode.