SEASON 4 | BIBLE STUDY PODCAST - Mission Hills Church

3 JOHN PT.2

February 23, 2022 • Matt Winter, Micah Harrison, Kelly Meadows • 3 John

In this episode we discuss the ending of 3rd John and reflect on this past season of the Mission Hills Bible Study Podcast. We’ve spent 2 episodes on each of the 5 shortest books of the Bible. Our prayer is that you’ve seen that Scripture is so deep and rich that you could spend your whole life studying it, living it out, and never get to the bottom of it. We hope you’ve enjoyed this deep dive into Scripture and that you’ve learned a few new ways to study it yourself. Now…go become more like Jesus and join him on mission!

3 JOHN PT.1

February 7, 2022 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kristy Allen • 3 John

Third John holds a unique place in the bible for a few reasons. First, it’s the shortest book of the Bible. Second, it’s a unique book in the New Testament because it is a personal letter that reflects ancient letters more than other books in the New Testament. John continues to focus on the intersection of truth and love, but now in the form of hospitality and ministry support. How do we apply John’s words today? Should we never accept help from an unbeliever, or does that application change today in a different time and culture? Our How to Read the Bible segment today is “Why Every Word in Scripture is Important.”

2 JOHN PT.2

January 25, 2022 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kelly Meadows • 2 John

Last time, we went verse by verse through 2 John. So this time we are swinging the pendulum the other way and flying by the seat of our pants. We focus on what stood out to us from John’s letter and how to apply it to our lives. We get kind of emotional talking about God’s love for people and seeing them in the light of being worthy of love because they are made in God’s image. But that doesn’t mean we just way yes to everything. I can love someone and tell them “no” because that is what is best for them. John highlights the healthy tension between love and truth. Lastly, Kristy and Kelly join us for a conversation about reading the Bible with both your head and your heart; both logic and emotion.

2 JOHN PT.1

January 7, 2022 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kristy Allen • 2 John

We throw a curveball, but hopefully a helpful one. We are going verse by verse and show you how to make observations and ask questions about a text. We spend a lot less time than usual drawing conclusions and explaining the text because we want to show you how we do this. It’s a pretty unpolished episode. Grab a bible, read through 2 John yourself, and then join us as we learn from this New Testament letter.

PHILEMON PT.2

December 16, 2021 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kristy Allen • Philemon

What a great discussion. Join us as we continue to wrestle with ideas, topics, and thoughts brought up in Philemon. We talk about slavery, fellowship, and intimacy within the church, Paul’s heart for the gospel, and much more. What does it take to apply Scripture to our own lives today? We talk about all these things in today’s episode.

PHILEMON PT.1

December 8, 2021 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kelly Meadows • Philemon

Take some time to read Philemon and then join us for our round one studying this book. We grapple with cultural differences, the idea of unity and perfect wording in the midst of hard and messy situations, and give a thorough background all while we are just a little tired. Paul pushes us to look at what the next steps of unity, love, and community look like in our own lives. Also, listen in to learn how interlinear bibles, Google, and some other resources will bring your word studies to life!

OBADIAH PT.2

November 17, 2021 • Matt Winter, Micah Harrison, Kelly Meadows • Obadiah

Wow! This episode is jam-packed with fun themes, application, and interpretation! We explain the “Day of the Lord,” the importance of literary genre in interpreting the Bible, how Hebrew verbs work, pride as the source of disobedience. A few other things that get time in this episode: The Tower of Babel, the principle of “an eye for an eye,” and the Singapore Airport, mountains, and possessions. We give an example of how to evaluate two differing interpretations of a passage of Scripture. There are so many little nuggets about interpretation in this episode: Hebrew verbs, evaluating different interpretations, literary genres, key themes, keywords, and prescriptive vs descriptive application. If you are looking for practical insights about reading and understanding the Bible, this is for you!

OBADIAH PT.1

November 4, 2021 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter • Obadiah

Obadiah is such an incredibly beautiful book, filled with all sorts of poetry and historical references. Join us as we view Obadiah through different lenses. Taking time to focus on the big ideas of the Day of the Lord, the attitude of arrogance, and the family relationship of Jacob and Esau.

JUDE PT.2

October 19, 2021 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter, Kelly Meadows • Jude

Join us as we take a second look through the book of Jude. It is incredible that we can spend more and more time going over the same verses while getting out something completely different. In this episode, we focus on the application woven throughout the book of Jude. Listen in, as we talk about the culture of Christ, how to “mull” on scripture, and the importance of truth in our faith.

JUDE PT.1

October 7, 2021 • Matt Winter, Micah Harrison, Kristy Allen • Jude

We’re diving into the book of Jude! In this episode, we focus on the way Jude uses a lot of Old Testament and other literature in his letter. What is he doing? Why is he using so many other sources? Jude even quotes from a book called 1st Enoch, which is not in the Old Testament. What do we do with that? Jude is writing against false teachers, warning the church to watch out for people distorting the truth to justify their own disobedience. See the end of the episode for our segment “How to Study the Bible.”

WELCOME TO OUR FALL 2021 STUDY

September 22, 2021 • Micah Harrison, Matt Winter

Meet Micah Harrison and Matt Winter, hosts of this semester of the Mission Hills Bible study podcast. We’re talking about WHAT and WHY we are studying this semester. As church staff, we get lots of questions about HOW to study the bible, so that is our focus this semester. It’s a different format than we’ve done before (we’ll be back to the usual format with Kristy and Kelly next semester). Join us this season as we dive deep into the five shortest books of the Bible: Jude, Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John. We are going to spend two episodes on each of these short books. Kelly and Kristy will be alternating joining the conversation each episode. Each episode will focus on a different tip or strategy for studying and interpreting the Bible. We’ll start with the longest book on this list (Jude at 461 words) and work our way down to the shortest (3 John at 219 words) so we can show you how rich your study of God’s word can be when you dive deep into a short book!

SEASON 4 | BIBLE STUDY PODCAST

Jude, Obadiah, Philemon, 2 + 3 John