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2022 Recap - Valentine's Day Special Check out this special Valentine's Day episode as Bill and Matt talk about the history of the namesake of Valentine's Day, the patron saint St Valentine from many, many years ago. References 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (CSB) Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good: to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues, to another, interpretation of tongues. One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills. Romans 3:23-24 (CSB) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Articles on the History of St. Valentine https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-valentine-beheaded https://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/history-of-st-valentine.html https://www.learnreligions.com/what-are-patron-saints-542859 https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt talk about what all we can find in the Bible. In this episode we break down what the Old Testament and New Testament are and some of the different sections you'll find. Most importantly, we discuss how everything in the Bible points to Christ.  References https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/summary/#:~:text=The%20Old%20Testament%20contains%20four,from%20the%20first%20three%20sections. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-companion-to-the-hebrew-bibleold-testament/latter-prophets-and-prophecy/9554BEA4994CDDF93711590B133D594B ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt talk about why we can believe the Bible even though it was written by men. While man wrote the Bible, we can see a thread over hundreds and hundreds of years, written by many different people from different backgrounds and in different places that all point to one central truth - everything points to Jesus.  References https://overviewbible.com/authors-who-wrote-bible/ https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/List-of-300-Old-Testament-passage-quotes-in-New-Testament-Septuagint-Codex-Vaticanus-LXX-Masoretic-MT-Jewish-Tanakh-Bible.htm ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss the differences between Christianity and religion as we normally think about it. Religion is all about rules and what to do and not do, but Christianity is about so much more. It's about the relationship we have with Jesus more than anything else. The truth is we can't be good enough to earn our way into Heaven, but Jesus in His life, death, and resurrection changed everything by giving us a way through relationship with Him.  References John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss some history behind the St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who's life and legend inspired St. Patrick's Day. Be sure to wear your green today! References https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day https://blog.villeroy-boch.com/2019/03/significance-of-the-shamrock/#:~:text=According%20to%20Christian%20beliefs%2C%20Saint,faith%2C%20hope%2C%20and%20love. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/a35228560/st-patricks-day-history/ https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/lent ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out the second of this two part series on forgiveness as Bill and Matt discuss what forgiveness is, what forgive and forget is all about, and what it looks like in our relationship with God. References 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Philippians 4:8 Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out the first of this two part series on forgiveness as Bill and Matt discuss what forgiveness is and what it looks like in our relationships.  References Genesis 37-50 - The Story of Joseph 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Luke 17:3-4 Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?” “I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgive ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss some history behind the 7 Deadly Sins, where they come from, and what we can learn from the Bible about the works of the flesh vs. the fruit of the Spirit in comparison.  References Galatians 5:19-23 (CSB) Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things—as I warned you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things. https://www.history.com/news/seven-deadly-sins-origins ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss what the Ten Commandments are and what they mean for us today. While Christianity really isn't about the rules - it's all about relationship - these Ten Commandments and the rest of the Bible help us to live life the way God intended. References Exodus 20 - The Ten Commandments (CSB) Matthew 5 - The Sermon on the Mount (CSB) ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! This season we're getting back to the basics of Christianity. Check out this latest episode as Bill and Matt discuss what the Ten Commandments are and what they mean for us today. While Christianity really isn't about the rules - it's all about relationship - these Ten Commandments and the rest of the Bible help us to live life the way God intended. References Exodus 20 - The Ten Commandments (CSB) ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! Check out this special Valentine's Day episode as Bill and Matt talk about the history of the namesake of Valentine's Day, the patron saint St Valentine from many, many years ago.  References 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (CSB) Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good: to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues, to another, interpretation of tongues. One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills. Romans 3:23-24 (CSB) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Articles on the History of St. Valentine https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-valentine-beheaded https://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/history-of-st-valentine.html https://www.learnreligions.com/what-are-patron-saints-542859 https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2 ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! Check out this season opening episode as Bill and Matt discuss what the the church is. Is it just a building or the people inside the building? What's the difference between the church and the Church? Tune in to hear all about what the church is, why it's important in the life of a Christian, and a few tips for finding your church home.  ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 3! Check out this season opening episode as Bill and Matt discuss an article written about Anne Rice discussing why she left the church. It's so important that we don't allow our beliefs about right and wrong and what the Bible teaches is sin to impact our ability to love on others. It's often when the lines get blurred between rejecting the sin and the sinner that people are pushed away from the church. References Matthew 28:19-20 (CSB) Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Romans 3:23-24 (CSB) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Anne Rice Article https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128930526#:~:text=Music%20Of%202021-,Writer%20Anne%20Rice%3A%20'Today%20I%20Quit%20Being%20A%20Christian',to%20prevent%20same%2Dsex%20marriage. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week we’re busting the myth that Christians can’t have any fun. It’s true that the Bible does tell us things we should and shouldn’t do. Those are meant to help us live life the way God intended it, which is the very best life we can live. Scripture and other References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Galatians 5:19-21 (CSB) Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things—as I warned you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Genesis 1:28 (CSB) God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” John 2:1-12 - Jesus Turns Water into Wine Romans 14:13-15 (CSB) Therefore, let us no longer judge one another. Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in the way of your brother or sister. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean. For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died. Matthew 5:23-24 (CSB) So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. Romans 12:16-18 (CSB) Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (CSB) And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things. Proverbs 22:6 (CSB) Start a youth out on his way; even when he grows old he will not depart from it. 1 Corinthians 15:6 (CSB) Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time; most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Myth #12: Christianity Doesn’t Want You to Think - Interview with Pastor Jacob Conner Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week we are talking with Pastor Jacob Conner about busting the myth that Christianity doesn’t want you to think. Some people believe that Christianity doesn’t want you to think for yourself, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth of the Bible is we are called to dive in deeper in learning about God and who He is to build that relationship with Him because we could never understand everything there is to know about God. ____________________________________________________________________________ Scripture and other References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 2 Timothy 2:15 (CSB) Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. James 1:5 (CSB) Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him. Proverbs 9:10 (CSB) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight. Hebrews: 10:24-25 (CSB) And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching. 1 Corinthians 12:12 (CSB) For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. Resources: The Bible Project - www.bibleproject.com Blue Letter Bible - https://www.blueletterbible.org/ Free Bible Commentary - http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Myth #11: God and Science Can’t Coexist Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week is our 2021 Halloween episode where we’re busting the myth that God and science can’t coexist. The truth is that they not only can, but do. Proving phenomena with science shouldn’t disprove God, but rather make us realize all the more how awesome and powerful the God who created all of this is. ____________________________________________________________________________ Scripture and other References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Exodus 14:15-31 - Story of the Parting of the Red Sea 1 Kings 17:17-24 - Elijah Raises Widow's Son from the Dead John 11 - Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 1 Corinthians 15:6 (CSB) Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time; most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep. Matthew 14:22-33 - Jesus Walks on the Water ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week we’re busting the myth that faith is a blind leap. The truth is that there’s actually a lot of evidence that what the Bible says is true, that God is really there, and that Jesus is the Son of God as He claimed to be. We put faith day in and day out in things that are much less reliable and proven than God. ____________________________________________________________________________ Scripture and other References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Psalm 22 - Psalm prophesying the Crucifixion Prophecies about Christ from Isaiah: Isaiah 7:14 - Virgin Conception of Jesus Isaiah 9:6-7 - Birth of Christ Isaiah 53:5 - Prophecy of Christ’s Crucifixion Jewish and Roman Historians Wrote about Jesus https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/did-jesus-exist/ Reliability of the Gospels https://bible.org/article/historical-reliability-gospels Old Testament and New Testament Connections http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/NTChart.htm Liar, Lunatic, Lord Quote https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6979-i-am-trying-here-to-prevent-anyone-saying-the-really Lee Strobel - Case for Christ C.S. Lewis - Many Books/Writings Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Myth #9: A God who loves people wouldn’t let bad things happen Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week we’re busting the myth that if God really loved us, He wouldn’t let bad things happen to good people. The truth is that bad things happen because God gave us free will. He didn’t make us rule following robots, giving us free will to choose whether or not to love and follow Him. The hope we hold onto as Christians is that God has a bigger plan for us because He loves us, no matter what good or bad may come.  ____________________________________________________________________________ Scripture References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Genesis 1-2 - Creation Story, Garden of Eden Genesis 2:16-17 (CSB) And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.” Genesis 3 - The Fall, The Serpent tricks Adam and Eve Ephesians 5:25 (CSB) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her John 10:10 (CSB) A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. Matthew 4:1-11 - Jesus Tempted by Satan 1 Corinthians 10:13 (CSB) No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it. John 16:33 (CSB) I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” Romans 8:28 (CSB) We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 6:23 (CSB) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. John 3:16 (CSB) For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 11 - Story of Lazarus’ death and Jesus raising him from the dead Psalm 100:4 (CSB) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Welcome to Season 2! This week we’re busting the myth that the church is a private club, an exclusive, “members-only” environment. There are lots of reasons out there that people believe make the church exclusive, like how much you’re able to give, having to have your act together, needing to be baptized, being better than everybody else, or understanding everything about God and the Bible. The truth is that Christianity is, and the church should be, inclusive of everyone. Scripture References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Mark 12:41-44 (CSB) Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had —all she had to live on.” Mark 2:17 (CSB) When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.” 1 Peter 3:21-22 (CSB) Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him. Matthew 20:25-28 (CSB) Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them. It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” John 13 - Jesus Washing Disciples’ Feet Romans 10:14-15 (CSB) How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. Luke 2 - Jesus in the Temple as a Child Job 38 - God’s Response to Job John 3:16 (CSB) For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay

Myth #7: Christianity is one of many ways to Heaven Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about busting up myths about the church. This week we’re busting the myth that Christianity is one of many ways to get to Heaven. The way Jesus taught, it can’t work that way. He taught that He is the only way to get to Heaven. Because He taught that way, it can’t work both ways. Either belief in Jesus is the only way to get to Heaven, or it’s not one at all. With all of the historical and spiritual evidence, it becomes clear that He is the one and only way. ____________________________________________________________________________ Scripture References Season Memory Verse - Romans 10:9 (CSB) If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. John 14:6 (CSB) Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Habakkuk 1:13a (CSB) Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Message us at info@SimplifyJesus.com for questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you! Be sure to follow on all of our social media channels: Facebook.com/simplifyjesus Twitter; @Simplifyjesus1 Instagram.com/simplifyjesus LinkedIn.com/simplify-jesus Youtube.com/channel/UC6tkmIg1DxqimjjSu-dCzLw Find us at www.SimplifyJesus.com Music by u_8enhfp0w from Pixabay Music by CHARLES_MICHEL from Pixabay