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Grab the companion book and dive deeper! https://evidence4faith.org/product/keep-the-fires-burning/ Listen to previous episodes: https://evidence4faith.org/portfolio/keepthefiresburning/Martha asks Jesus to reprimand Mary for sitting and listening to Jesus teaching instead of helping her host the house guests. Instead, Jesus supports Mary’s choice. Sitting at a Rabbi’s feet was not insignificant in the first century, especially for women. Our cultural standards are not Jesus’ or God’s standards. But that’s not the only reason Jesus commended Mary’s choice. This lesson is from our series Keep the Fires Burning, a Bible study series of the minor characters of the Bible that can teach us major lessons. Each episode will introduce you to a new character and help you understand why they are mentioned.Enjoyed this content? Help us keep it free by donating online at https://evidence4faith.org/give/ Evidence 4 Faith is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry based in the USA.MUSIC CREDITS: Stock Music provided by mv_production, from Pond5WEBSITE: https://evidence4faith.org/NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/hpazV5BOOKINGS: https://evidence4faith.org/bookings/ or email april@evidence4faith.orgCONTACT: Evidence 4 Faith, 5821 Bear Trail, Rhinelander WI 54501 , info@evidence4faith.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/E4FofficialINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/evidence4faith/GAB: https://gab.com/evidence4faithMy goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3#biblestudy #bible #christian #christianity #podcast #apologetics #minorcharacters #mary #martha #womeninministry #ministry #women #listeningtogod #christian #christianliving #faithMentioned in this episode:Get the Companion Book: Keep The Fires Burning!Purchase now at: https://evidence4faith.org/product/keep-the-fires-burning/Get the Companion Book: Keep The Fires Burning!Purchase now at: https://evidence4faith.org/product/keep-the-fires-burning/

Download the full lesson and Power Point at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleWelcome to the part in an 11 part series titled “Science & the Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This introduction addresses the claim that “science is the true god” and the problems associated with this claim.Science is a process of discovering how the world works but we seldom stop to think on the actual process and its limitations. Science has changed and even flip flops its stance on a regular basis. There are also some areas of science which take on more philosophical approaches as complex theories become impossible to test with the traditional scientific method. Science and faith seem to mix a lot more often than we think! And if science is the new religion, how does it stack up to the God of the Bible? You can find the full series and download resources at our learning site: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleHelp us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Book Michael to come speak at your event: https://evidence4faith.org/events/My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3

Welcome to the second part in an 11 part series titled “Science & the Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This second lesson highlights the case for intelligent design within the scientific community, the scientific probability problems of evolutionary theory, the scriptural problems with the theistic evolution and God’s nature as a Creator based on descriptions from scripture.The popular narrative is that evolutionary theory is widely accepted as fact among scientists and even among Christian where theistic evolution is becoming more prominent. However there are many scientists, including atheists, who, when considering the mathematical probability and complexity of the universe, admit life is nothing short of a miracle and the existence of an intelligent designer is possible. Theistic evolution runs into conflict with Old and New Testament descriptions of God as a Creator. Evolutionary Theory runs into conflict with mathematics and scientific probability. The Bible is not a science textbook but it is essential for us to recognize when it is describing the natural world and the processes God has designed that we observe as physics, biology, meteorology and others. These descriptions are correct and will be explored in more detail in the following lessons.You can find the full series and download resources at our learning site: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleMusic Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Book Michael to come speak at your event: https://evidence4faith.org/events/My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3

Welcome to the third part and second session in an 11 part series titled “Science & the Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This third lesson explores Physical Science, the historical development of evolutionary theory and Catastrophism, the Biblical ties to Physical Science and these theories and finally the importance of the first and second law of thermodynamics.The theory of Uniformity developed in the 18th century by a Scottish geologist is what eventually gave birth to the theory of Evolution and the idea of an old earth with a long Geological Time Scale. Uniformity cannot be tested because of its long time scale. In contrast Catastrophism, a much older and easily observable geological view, takes the perspective that the earth is not as old and is geologically shaped by catastrophes such as floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. How do these two views change our interpretation of evidence like the Grand Canyon? How do these theories stack up against Physics and laws of thermodynamics?You can find the full series and download resources at our learning site: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleMusic Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Book Michael to come speak at your event: https://evidence4faith.org/events/My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3

Welcome to the fourth part in our 11 part series titled “Science & the Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This lesson examines the history of and development of Meteorology as a science and evidence of the hydrologic cycle in Scripture.Download the full lesson and Power Point at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleMusic Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Book Michael to come speak at your event: https://evidence4faith.org/events/My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3

Welcome to Session 4 in our 11 part series titled “Science & the Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This lesson examines more closely the field of Geology, its historical development and the geological descriptions that can be found in the Bible. The Bible does not have much to say on geology but the little it does is striking. For instance, Isaiah describes the earth as if he’s describing the theory of Isostasy. The nature and location of fossils across the globe from aquatic creatures in the Himalayas to jelly fish in central Wisconsin point to evidence of a worldwide catastrophe, mirroring the account of Noah’s flood. This lesson also addresses the problems with Flat Earth theory being embraced by some Christian leaders and the misuse of scripture.Download the full lesson and Power Point at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleMusic Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Book Michael to come speak at your event: https://evidence4faith.org/events/My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3

Download the full lesson and Power Point at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleWelcome to session5 in our 11 par series “Science & The Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This lesson covers the field of Oceanography and how we came to map currents and the seafloor in addition to some questions regarding the “Sea Monster” from the book of Jonah.Many do not know that what inspired American Navy Captain Matthew Maury to sound the ocean floor and map current was a Bible study. Some of the oldest texts of scripture refer to mountains, currents and springs in the ocean while the science of the time taught something entirely different. We know now that the biblical descriptions of the sea were correct all along!Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

Download the full lesson and resources at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/ephesians210This series is a topical study of Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” The first session explains what it means to be a masterpiece, or “God’s workmanship.” Masterpieces are not created overnight and can be very difficult to work on. In our Christian lives obedience to God can sometimes seem to cause suffering and discomfort. In Corinthians it says the Spirit is making us more like his Son. What does this look like in our daily lives?Thank you to Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst WI for hosting this weekend series. You can connect with Riverside at: https://riversidebiblecamp.org/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

Download the full lesson and resources at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/ephesians210This series is a topical study of Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” This session focuses on what the Bible has to say about our purpose. If God created us, wouldn’t He have a reason? What or who should we be living for? What is the value or our life on earth?Thank you to Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst WI for hosting this weekend series. You can connect with Riverside at: https://riversidebiblecamp.org/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

Download the full lesson and resources at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/ephesians210This series is a topical study of Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” In this session you will learn about what it means to be a new creation in Christ with the help of caterpillars and butterflies. Scripture uses a specific word to describe our transition from death to life: metamorpho’o. From “metamorpho’o” we get the terms “metamorphosis,” “transformed,” and “transfiguration.” Why is it important to understand we are “a new creation”? How does this change our perspective on how to live?Thank you to Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst WI for hosting this weekend series. You can connect with Riverside at: https://riversidebiblecamp.org/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

Download the full lesson and resources at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/ephesians210This series is a topical study of Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” This session will dive deep into a very popular verse among Christians from Matthew 5:13 about being the “Salt of the Earth.” What is often missed in this teaching from Christ is the significance of salt to first century people. Why did Christ specifically use salt? Salt is incredibly important for trade, preserving foods and even creating medicines in our modern world. It had similar uses in the first century and was so valuable that it was used as a form of currency. There are a few different modern interpretations of this verse but what would have first century Christians understood? What is the significance of this teaching?Thank you to Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst WI for hosting this weekend series. You can connect with Riverside at: https://riversidebiblecamp.org/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

Download the full lesson and Power Point at: https://courses.evidence4faith.org/sciencebibleWelcome to session 6 in our 11 part series “Science & The Bible!” This series examines the relationship between different disciplines of Science and the Bible and the arguments surrounding this topic. This lesson covers the field of Astronomy and how the science has changed over the centuries. Our ideas about the universe, even as early as the 20th century, might seem very silly to us today, thanks to new knowledge obtained by satellites, probes, and advancements in telescopes. How does the Bible stack up to our modern understanding of the universe? This lesson also covers the debate among some Christians on whether scripture supports a geocentric or heliocentric model.Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5Unsplash Photo Credits: https://unsplash.com/ Tengyart, Gaëtan Othenin-Girard, Sanni Sahil, Bryan Goff, Casey Horner, Taneli Lahtinen, Ross Sneddon, Neven Krcmarek, Vedrana FilipovićWikimedia Commons Photo Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Thomas Murray, Lumos3, Theodor De Bry, Bartolomeu Velho, ibiblio.org, Mariluna, Eduard Ender, Rursus, After Lysippos, John Collier, Lemuel Francis Abbott, Smithsonian Institution from United States, Harman Smith, Laura Generosa, Beinahegut, Pearson Scott Foresman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Mouser, Sanu N, Till CrednerOther Photo Credits: NASA, imagesurgery.com, blinklearning.com

In this special episode Michael shares his personal story of how he came to know Christ.Music Credits:Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series explores the 80 Messianic Prophecies in the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. This introduction explains why it is important for us to study the Old Testament and its value in regards to the New Testament and the Salvation story. Jesus and the Apostles often referenced the Old Testament in their arguments and teaching. The Old Testament is the foundation for the New Testament. So grab a Bible and grab a notebook to explore the Messianic Prophecies!Passages: Luke 24:13-55, Acts 8:25-40, Acts 24:14-15, Acts 26:22-23, Acts 28:23Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series explores the 80 Messianic Prophecies from the Old Testament. This lesson takes us back to the beginning: Genesis. The first four prophecies we come across deal with the suffering Messiah and His lineage. Grab a Bible and a notebook to explore the Messianic Prophecies!Passages: Genesis 1:1, John 1:1, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:26-27, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 14:17-20Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series explores the 80 Messianic Prophecies from the Old Testament. We are continuing in Genesis 18 with the appearance of Jesus and three more prophecies. Grab a Bible and a notebook to explore the Messianic Prophecies!Passages: Genesis 18, Genesis 25:19-34, Genesis 28:10, Genesis 29-30Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

The Book of Jonah is often named by atheists as the book they can’t believe. How can a man survive in a fish for 3 days? Is there archeological evidence of Nineveh? In this series Michael will take you through the entire book of Jonah, verse by verse. This first session will introduce you to Jonah, who he was and where he lived, and cover the first three verses in Chapter 1.Main Passage: Jonah 1:1-3Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series is a verse by verse study of the book of Jonah. In this session we pick up Jonah’s story in verse 3 where Jonah flees from his mission and ends up in a great fish. There is a lot we can learn from Jonah’s story, even what not to do.Main Passage: Jonah 1:3-17Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series is a verse by verse study of the book of Jonah. This session will address the most controversial verse from the Book of Jonah: “And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.” Jonah 1:17 (NASB). Is there a fish that can swallow a person whole? Could you survive in such a fish? What does science say?Main Passage: Jonah 1:17Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5

This series is a verse by verse study of the book of Jonah. This session reviews Jonah 1:17 and continues into chapter 2. Jonah is trapped in the fish and after prayer is regurgitated on a beach. We will examine the content and structure of Jonah’s prayer and why it is important.Main Passage: Jonah 2:1-10Help us keep this content free: https://evidence4faith.org/give/Music Credits: Stock Music provided by EnhancedVision, from Pond5