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Welcome to "The Bible Breakdown," where we break down God’s Word so we can know God better. I'm your host, Brandon Cannon, and I'm here to guide you through the pages of the Bible, one day at a time.
Each day, we'll read through a section of the Bible and explore key themes, motifs, and teachings. Whether you're new to the Bible or a seasoned veteran, I guarantee you'll find something insightful or inspiring. My hope is to encourage you to dive deeper and deeper.
So grab your Bible, your journal, your coffee, and join me on this journey of faith and discovery. And don't forget to hit that subscribe button to stay up-to-date with our daily readings and breakdowns.
Remember, as we journey through the pages of the Bible together, we're not just reading a book, we're unlocking the secrets to eternal life. The more we dig, the more we find! Let's get started!
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A man sets out to crush a movement and meets the very King he is fighting. Saul’s road to Damascus begins with fury and ends with a blinding encounter that rewrites his life, his mission, and the church’s future. We walk through the shock of that moment, the quiet courage of Ananias who calls a former enemy “brother,” and the first sparks of a ministry that will carry the gospel across empires. From there, the story widens. Plots brew, friends lower Saul through a city wall, and Barnabas ste...
When pressure hits, does faith shrink or spread? Acts 8 shows how persecution in Jerusalem became the spark for a wider move of God, sending ordinary believers into Judea and Samaria with courage, clarity, and power. We walk through Stephen’s aftermath, Saul’s crackdown, and the surprising ways the gospel took root where no one expected it. We zero in on Philip, a deacon turned evangelist, whose preaching in Samaria is marked by deliverance, healing, and tangible joy. Crowds who once followe...
What would you say if you knew your next words might be your last? We walk through Acts 7 with Stephen, a servant chosen for tables who becomes a witness before tribunals. Starting with Abraham and moving through Joseph, Moses, the tabernacle, and the temple, we trace how God keeps His promises even when His people resist Him. The story builds to a sharp turn—Stephen’s Spirit-filled rebuke of stubborn hearts—and then lifts our eyes with him to a breathtaking vision of Jesus standing at the ri...
What if the problem holding your community back isn’t a lack of passion, but a lack of structure? We open Acts 6 and trace how the early church moved from friction to flourishing by pairing spiritual focus with practical wisdom. A complaint from Greek-speaking believers about overlooked widows forced a brave response: protect prayer and teaching, and raise trusted leaders to serve people well. The result wasn’t just smoother logistics; the gospel advanced, and even priests believed. Administr...
Holiness inside and courage outside—Acts 5 brings both into sharp focus. We open with a generous community meeting urgent needs, then confront the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira. Their deception isn’t about dollars; it’s about truth. The result is holy fear that resets the church’s understanding of integrity, reminding us that the Spirit’s power cannot be separated from the Spirit’s purity. From there, the scene spills into the streets. Crowds bring the sick and oppressed, and Luke s...
A healing no one can deny. A courtroom that can’t control the story. A prayer that shakes the room. We dive into Acts 4 and walk through the clash between ordinary believers and the highest religious council, where Peter and John—dismissed as untrained—answer with Spirit-given clarity and courage. Their message centers on Jesus Christ of Nazareth, crucified and raised, the cornerstone the builders rejected. The authorities demand silence, but the apostles refuse to trade obedience for safety,...
A man sits at the edge of worship, asking for coins and expecting little. We walk with Peter and John to the Beautiful Gate, where a simple pause, a steady gaze, and the name of Jesus transform a lifetime of waiting into a first step, then a leap. What starts as a quiet act of compassion turns into a public invitation, as Peter explains the miracle and points an amazed crowd back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who raised Jesus and is still at work—here, now. We explore why signs and...
What if the moment that changed the church’s future could reshape your next step today? We dive into Acts 2 and watch Pentecost ignite a movement: a roaring wind, tongues like fire, and the gospel proclaimed in the languages of a crowded Jerusalem. Confusion gives way to clarity as Peter stands up—not the man who denied Jesus, but a witness transformed by the Spirit—anchoring the moment in Joel’s prophecy and David’s promise and pointing straight to the risen Christ. We walk through the hear...
A movement doesn’t start with perfect people. It starts with a promise. We open Acts with Luke’s careful hand guiding us from resurrection reality to the launchpad of the church, where an upper room full of ordinary disciples waits, prays, and prepares for power. Before the crowds and miracles come, there’s a quiet ten-day hinge that shapes everything: Jesus ascends, angels reassure, and a community chooses faithfulness over frenzy. We unpack why Luke writes to Theophilus again, how Acts ser...
A bleak harvest, a broken court, and a House divided—Micah 7 opens with a world out of joint and ends with a God who refuses to walk away. We read the chapter aloud, trace its sharp turns from judgment to joy, and sit with the honest tension: sometimes we suffer what we did not earn, and sometimes we suffer what we did. Either way, the promise holds—though we fall, we will rise, and the Lord will be our light. I share why Micah’s realism matters for modern faith: it names corruption without ...
Ever tried to buy a gift for someone who has everything? That’s the framing question we use to walk through Micah 6 and discover what God actually wants from us. Spoiler: it’s not rivers of oil or grand gestures. It’s a life shaped by three simple, demanding practices—act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. We start by setting the scene: Israel is squeezed by Assyria, leaders are corrupt, and everyday people have learned to live with dishonest scales and quiet lies. As we read Mica...
Siege at the gates, fear in the air, and a prophet pointing to a quiet town with a world-changing promise. We walk through Micah 5 and discover how a ruler from Bethlehem becomes the source of peace that outlasts empires and outlives our anxieties. The chapter anchors a bold claim: real peace doesn’t come from bigger walls or sharper swords; it comes from a shepherd-king who stands in the strength of the Lord and gathers scattered people into rest. We start with the historical pressure—Assyr...
The story felt over. Judgment had been pronounced, the pressure was mounting, and the future looked bleak. Then Micah 4 opens like a window, flooding the room with light. We walk through this surprising turn—from dire warnings to a sweeping promise—where God lifts Zion, draws the nations, and turns weapons into tools for harvest. It’s a vision of justice that mediates rather than retaliates, and of peace that grows roots in ordinary lives. We trace the pattern baked into the chapter: exile a...
A hard truth can save a life, and Micah 3 brings one of the hardest truths in Scripture straight to the doorstep of leadership. We walk through the prophet’s blistering words to rulers, priests, and prophets who traded justice for bribes and truth for comfort, and we ask what that means for anyone who serves today. With a candid personal story and practical guardrails, we explore how motives shape ministries, teams, and everyday acts of service—and why God cares as much about the heart as the...
What if the truth that stings is the very thing that sets you free? We open Micah 2 and sit with a prophet who refuses to flatter, exposing schemes, land grabs, and the quiet normalizing of harm—and then points to a Shepherd who gathers, a Leader who breaks through, and a Lord who guides us home. We walk through the historical crisis facing Micah’s audience and why his words land so close to ours. The text confronts misuse of power and the hunger for messages that promise comfort without cha...
When warnings multiply, is it because hope has run out—or because love refuses to be quiet? We open Micah with Pastor Brandon and walk straight into a hard word spoken with a soft heart. The setting is turbulent: Assyria is surging, Israel is cracking, and Judah is dressing up compromise as faithfulness. Micah steps in from the countryside, not the palace courts, and holds up a mirror to both Samaria and Jerusalem. The charge is specific and uncomfortable: idolatry has shaped culture, leaders...
A quiet beach. An empty net. A crackling charcoal fire. John 21 opens with ordinary work and ends with extraordinary grace, and we walk the shoreline step by step to see why it still speaks to every season of our lives. We break down the forty-day window after the resurrection, why the disciples returned to fishing, and how simple obedience to a voice from shore turned a fruitless night into a net-busting miracle. From there, we move to the heart of the chapter: breakfast with Jesus and the ...
The story opens in the dark and ends with a door flung wide. We journey through John 20—an empty tomb, a folded face cloth, a name spoken with tenderness, and peace breaking into a locked room—to trace how the resurrection moves people from fear to purpose and from doubt to confession. The details matter: Jewish timekeeping clarifies the “third day,” the linen wrappings hint at intention over theft, and Jesus’ wounds anchor hope in reality rather than wishful thinking. We start with Mary Mag...
The story of Good Friday often gets softened by routine, but John 19 won’t let us look away. We step into Pilate’s courtroom, where uncertainty and politics collide with a presence that won’t bend. Pilate sees something different in Jesus and tries to release him, yet fear of Caesar and the roar of the crowd pull the strings. When Pilate claims power, Jesus answers with quiet clarity: authority comes from above. That single exchange reframes everything we think about control, justice, and tru...
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