S13 || From Milk to Meat: Why Our Faith Shouldn’t Live on Baby Food || Hebrews 5:7-14 || Session 13
When the writer of Hebrews describes Jesus praying with loud cries and tears, he is revealing the beating heart of our faith. We meet a Savior who fully enters human suffering, stays faithful in agony, and finishes his mission so he can become the source of eternal salvation. That vision reframes our valleys: if Jesus Christ [Messiah] endured, we can endure in His strength.We walk through Hebrews 5 to explore how the Son “learned obedience” and was “made perfect.” Not a correction of flaws, but the completion of His redemptive calling through real pain. We then address the tension many churches feel today: a hunger for comfort without an appetite for depth. The warning is blunt and loving—dull hearing keeps us on spiritual milk, while solid food is doctrine and theology that fortify our discernment. The payoff is practical: robust biblical teaching protects us from deception, anchors us when culture shifts, and trains our senses to distinguish good from evil.Along the way, we ask hard questions about growth, courage, and responsibility. Why do so many believers remain infants when Scripture calls all of us toward maturity? How do everyday Christians become everyday teachers—guiding their family, friends, and small groups with clarity and conviction? We outline simple rhythms for moving from milk to meat: steady Scripture intake, honest prayer, intentional mentoring, and real-world obedience that turns knowledge into wisdom. You’ll leave with a clearer view of Jesus’ humanity and divinity, a renewed respect for theology’s role in daily life, and concrete steps to train discernment in a noisy world.If this challenged or encouraged you, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs solid food, and leave a review to help others find these studies. Your support helps more people learn to reason through the Bible with depth and joy.Support the showThank you for listening!! Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve
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S12 || Why We Can Approach God Boldly and Receive Mercy || Hebrews 4:16 - 5:6 || Session 12
A closed throne room is the world we expect; Hebrews reveals a throne of grace that welcomes us with confidence. We open the door on what bold access really means, why the torn veil changes prayer from a cautious ritual into an honest conversation, and how Jesus’ ongoing advocacy turns our weakest moments into encounters with mercy.We start by reframing the roles of priest and prophet, clearing up a common modern confusion: a priest represents the people to God. From there, we trace the high priest’s humanity and weakness under the old covenant and contrast it with Jesus’ sinless solidarity. He knows our condition from within, yet without guilt, which is why he deals gently and intercedes powerfully. We also unpack why no one takes the honor of priesthood for themselves and how Christ, like Aaron in calling but unlike him in order, was appointed by the Father.The takeaway is deeply practical: when the need is urgent and the heart is heavy, the way is open. No gatekeepers, no queue, no fragile mood to navigate. You approach a sovereign who loves to give grace and mercy in real time. That changes how we pray, how we endure suffering, and how we resist the pull toward lesser mediators. If Jesus is both king and priest forever, then the verdict over your approach is settled: come boldly.If this helped you see prayer and access in a new light, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review to help others find it. Your questions and reflections shape future conversations—what does boldness in prayer look like for you today?Support the showThank you for listening!! Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve
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S11 || Rest in Jesus, Not in Rules || Hebrews 4:12-15 || Session 11
Ever feel the tug to retreat to what feels safe and familiar when life gets hard? We sit with a community that knew that pull well—Jewish believers near Jerusalem, pressured to trade the risk of following Jesus for the predictability of rituals and rules. Hebrews chapter 4 offers a bracing alternative: not more striving, but a living Word that cuts through our defenses and a Great High Priest who turns exposure into healing.We start with the scalpel. “The word of God is living and active,” sharper than any two-edged sword. When Scripture lays us bare, it separates what we can’t—thoughts from intentions, appearances from motives—so God can remove what harms and restore what’s healthy. Then comes the pivot that changes everything: the One who sees everything is the same One who welcomes us. Jesus has “passed through the heavens” as our Great High Priest, not standing in endless effort like the priests of old, but seated because the sacrifice is complete.From there we explore how Jesus’s sympathy becomes our courage. Tempted in every way we are, yet without sin, He knows the weight we carry and the cracks where we break. That sympathy is strong enough to help us in real time. We also unpack the role of priest versus prophet and why it matters that Jesus, from the tribe of Judah and not Levi, represents us before the Father according to a higher order Hebrews will soon reveal. The takeaway is practical and personal: hold fast your confession because Jesus is better—better than angels, Moses, and any system that promises peace through performance.The invitation lands with urgency and comfort: draw near with confidence to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. If striving to please yourself or some religious organization has left you tired, come close to Jesus. If hidden motives keep sabotaging your peace, let the Word do its careful work. And if you’re tempted to go back to what once felt safe, look again at the One who knows you, stands for you, and never stops interceding. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs rest, and leave a review to help others find a better way forward.Support the showThank you for listening!! Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve
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S10 || Finding God’s Rest in a Restless World || Hebrews 4:3-11 || Session 10
Feeling crushed by busyness, pressure, and the never-ending push to be “good enough”? We walk through Hebrews chapter 4 to show how belief opens a real, present rest and why the promise of a lasting Sabbath rest still stands. This isn’t spiritual avoidance or self-help spin; it’s a rooted claim that Christ finished the work of righteousness, and that changes how we face fear, failure, and the future.Hebrews 4:3 takes us deeper: God’s works were finished from the foundation of the world. God is timeless; his completed work unfolds in our time. That truth reframes anxious questions about career, money, family, and culture. We don’t have to control outcomes; we learn to obey in small steps and rest in a power that never runs dry. And when the text says “there remains a Sabbath rest,” we look forward to the Millennial Kingdom and the Final State—when our mission is complete and our rest is whole. Until then, we live under Christ’s easy yoke, practicing trust over striving and presence over panic.If you’ve been trying to earn peace, stop and breathe. The invitation repeats like a heartbeat: today. Don’t postpone trust to a tomorrow you can’t guarantee. Hit play, reflect with us through Hebrews 4, and take the next faithful step toward real rest. If this encourages you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s weary, and leave a review to help others find the show.Support the showThank you for listening!! Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve
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Origins of the American Thanksgiving Holiday || An RTTB Brief History
The United States celebrates an annual Thanksgiving holiday. Today Thanksgiving means football, feasting, family, days off from work, and early Christmas sales in the stores. But what are the origins of this Thanksgiving holiday? Who were the Pilgrims who started it and what were their religious beliefs?What did George Washington and Abraham Lincoln say about Thanksgiving?Were the founding fathers religious or not? In this session we review all these questions and give an historical and religious context to the holiday. Support the showThank you for listening!! Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners. You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve
Taking a cue from Paul, Reasoning Through the Bible is an expository style walk through the Scriptures that tells you what the Bible says. Reviewing both Old and New Testament books, as well as topical subjects, we methodically teach verse by verse, even phrase by phrase. We have completed many books of the Bible and offer free lesson plans for teachers. If you want to browse our entire library by book or topic, see our website www.ReasoningThroughTheBible.com. We primarily do expository teaching but also include a good bit of theology and apologetics. Just like Paul on Mars Hill, Christianity must address both the ancient truths and the questions of the people today. Join Glenn and Steve every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as they reason with you through the Bible.
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