JB Shreve - Faithful Considerations

14/12/2024

The newest podcast series from JB Shreve & Faithful Considerations, Kings and Prophets tells the stories of 1 and 2 Kings. From the rise of Solomon to the splitting of the nation into north and south, the rise of the prophets like Elijah and Elisha, Isaiah and Jeremiah, and the fall of Israel and then Judah.

https://jbshreve.com/kings-and-prophets-a-new-podcast-series-through-1-and-2-kings/

13/06/2024

Jesus held nothing back when he presented His Manifesto (traditionally called the Sermon on the Mount). In this episode we explore how he went directly to the heart of the matter when it came to lust and adultery. We also look at what He did, and did not mean when He presented this message.

Episode 16: The Issue of Adultery Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God Jesus held nothing back when he presented His Manifesto (traditionally called the Sermon on the Mount). In this episode we explore how he went directly to the heart of the matter when it came to lust and a...

15/05/2024

In this episode, part of our ongoing series covering the Sermon on the Mount, we continue our look at the greatest opposition to the Kingdom of God in the earth when Jesus taught and all the way to today.

It wasn’t earthly rulers and powers but religious systems and rulers who disguised themselves as the truth but led the people toward death and darkness. Today’s episode covers Matthew 23 as Jesus pronounced judgment upon the religious systems that stoo in the way of the Kingdom of God.

Episode 13: The Opposer to the Kingdom of God – Part 2 Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God In this episode, part of our ongoing series covering the Sermon on the Mount, we continue our look at the greatest opposition to the Kingdom of God in the earth when Jesus taught [.....

01/05/2024

Latest episode in our YouTube podcast series covering the Sermon on the Mount dropped this morning!!

Episode 11: The Salt of the EarthManifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of GodMatthew 5:13-16In this episode, part of our ongoing series cover...

19/03/2024

This episode looks at the second of the value statements from this revolutionary teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5:4 - Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

What we traditionally refer to as the “Sermon on the Mount” was actually a revolutionary manifesto for a new way of life in the Kingdom of God. In today’s unsettling and polarized age, the teachings of this Kingdom Manifesto are as relevant and vital as ever. In this multi-part series, JB Shreve and Faithful Considerations takes a deep dive into the Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God.

Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of GodThis episode looks at the second of the value statements from this revolutionary teaching of Jesu...

14/03/2024

Episode 5 looks at "the Beatitudes" or what we are calling, "the value statements" of the Kingdom of God.

What we traditionally refer to as the “Sermon on the Mount” was actually a revolutionary manifesto for a new way of life in the Kingdom of God. In today’s unsettling and polarized age, the teachings of this Kingdom Manifesto are as relevant and vital as ever. In this multi-part series, JB Shreve and Faithful Considerations takes a deep dive into the Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God.

Episode 5: The Values – Part 1 Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of GodEpisode 5 looks at "the Beatitudes" or what we are calling, "the v...

12/03/2024

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06/03/2024

In episode 2 of our series "The Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God," we look at the setting and cast of characters in first-century Palestine when Jesus presented the foundational teaching of His Sermon on the Mount. You might be surprised how relevant those times were to our own today. We timed this episode specifically for release on Super Tuesday in the 2024 US national primary elections.

In part 2 of our series "The Manifesto: Life, Politics, and Reality in the Kingdom of God," we look at the setting in which Jesus presented his famous Sermon...

12/02/2024

COMING SOON!!
A new podcast and video series looking at the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 4-7.

22/01/2024

Gratitude operates as a transformational agent. Imagine a glass full of water and bleach. We stir it and stir, but no matter how much activity we apply to the mixture, nothing changes it. Now, deposit merely a drop or two of any dye color into that same mixture. Suddenly, the whole appearance and chemical makeup transforms.
(This is the final post in our gratitude devotional series.)

Throughout this devotional series, we have looked at the power of gratitude toward God to activate change, stability, endurance, and strength in our lives. Gratitude operates as a transformational agent. Imagine a glass full of water and bleach. We stir it and stir, but no matter how much activity w...

15/01/2024

Jesus referred to the Sign of Jonah several times in the gospel. This is another lesson about gratitude in the New Testament.

Several times in the gospels, Jesus referenced the sign of Jonah. But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of […]

14/01/2024

The 2024 US Presidential election season will kick off tomorrow with the first caucuses in Iowa. This week's current events brief looks at how we can expect 2024 to be unlike any other election, full of confusion at first, then comes the chaos. Amid the confusion and chaos, people of faith must stand strong. Our faith is not born of anything red, white, and blue. It is born of the heart and will of God.

The 2024 US Presidential election season will kick off tomorrow with the first caucuses in Iowa. This week’s current events brief looks at how we can expect 2024 to be unlike any other election, full of confusion at first, then comes the chaos. Amid the confusion and chaos, people of faith must st...