Episodes

Hope for the Broken John 8:1-11 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In John 7, we talked about how Jesus went directly into the lion’s den when He went to Jerusalem and was confronted by the people. He told them over and over again that He was sent by the Father to save the world. In vs 16, He said “My teaching isn’t mine, but is from the one who sent me. If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whe...

How Prejudices Makes us Blind to the Truth: John 7:25-52 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In episode 81 we unpacked John 7:1-24 and why the world hated Jesus. The scene showed us that everyone was going up to Israel to celebrate the feast of the tabernacle or also known as “the feast of the booths”. Before they left to attend the festival, Jesus’ own family members mocked Him and His followers. We learned that Jesus attended the festiva...

Sex, Suicide, and Politics is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Today we are going to answer some of our listener’s questions about the hard teachings of the Bible. Our main subjects will deal with Sex, Suicide, and Politics.. Without further ado, let’s ask our first question. Subject Sex. 1. Same-sex Love? Romans:1 is a text that speaks about sexual “lust,” not sexual “love.”“love” regarding couples (families). 2. Is oral sex a sin? Act...

Living In A World That Hates Jesus is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Today we will unpack “The Feast of Tabernacles in John 7”. The feast was away the Jews looked back on Israel’s journey through the wilderness and looked forward to the promised kingdom of the Messiah. The Jews lived in booths made of branches to remind them of God’s providential care of the nation for nearly forty years. Tabernacles were festive times for the people, t...

Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood John 6:22-71 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In today’s show, we will be covering John Chapter 6 verses:22-71. We will be picking up where we left off in the discussion that came from Jesus’ miracle of the feeding of the 5k. In grace, Jesus fed the hungry people, but in Truth, meaning He gave them the Word of God. They wanted physical food, but they did not want the Truth. In the end, as we will see today,...

Difference Between Catholics and Protestants is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. There are several important differences between Catholics and Protestants. While there have been many attempts in recent years to find common ground between the two groups, the fact is that the differences remain, and they are just as important today as they were at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. One of the first major differences between Cathol...

How Does A Disciple Trust Jesus John 6:1-21 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In our last show, we finished John 5. We talked about the paralytic at the Bethesda pools and also how Jesus’ persecution from the Jewish leaders had begun. This week we will be unpacking John chapter 6 verses 1-21 and spend most of our time in vs 1-14 where Jesus feeds the 5000. To give this chapter context we must understand that John’s gospel is selective....

Do You Want To Be Healed? John 5:1-18 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Today in our reading of John 5 we start out with the first verse saying an “After This” statement. Whenever we see this statement at the beginning of a verse in the bible, it makes us want to ask out loud, After what? Then we read the previous chapter to give ourselves context to what we will be reading next, just in case we missed something. We will see that the la...

What Kind Of Faith Do We Have? John 4:39-54 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In our last show in the book of John Chapter 4, we unpacked the Samaritan women at the well. We showcased how Jesus was not prejudiced against any person and that He had extreme patience towards everyone. What we began to see and will finish up today, is that Jesus ministers to a variety of people. In the last show, He ministered to the sinful Samaritan women ...

Prejudice and Patience, John 4:1-30 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. In the next 2 podcasts, we will cover John 4. In this chapter, we will see Jesus minister to a number of people, the sinful Samaritan woman, His own disciples, the many Samaritans who trusted in Him, and finally a nobleman and his household. What did all these people have in common? It was their faith in Jesus. What we will see in this chapter is John fulfilling the p...

Leadership and Contentment: John 3:19-36 is the topic that will be discussing today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast This week we are finishing up John chapter 3 by unpacking verses 19-36. In these verses, we will talk about “Light and Darkness”, how John the Baptist handles disputes, why Jesus is the bridegroom and lastly why Jesus as the “witness of the Father” is important. Vs 19-21 Light and Darkness Light and Darkness is one of the major images John uses in his gospel. We ...

Why We Need To Be Born Twice? John 3:1-18 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Not only was Benjamin Franklin a great statesman and inventor, but he was also a great correspondent and received letters from famous people from all over the world. One day, he received what could well have been the most important letter ever to come across his desk. It was from the well-known British preacher named George Whitefield. He said, “I find that you ...

What Is Your Heart Saying? John 2:13-25 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Last we talked about Jesus turning water into wine and how He is still performing miracles every day. We talked about how to see those miracles and what they look like. If you haven’t heard the show, go back and listen, to a great show on miracles, episode 67. Today, we begin our reading with Jesus, His family, His mom, and brothers, leaving Capernaum to go to Jer...

Looking For A Miracle? John 2:1-12 is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Today we will begin our study in John chapter 2 and cover versus 1-12. But before we do that let’s recap what we learned in chapter 1. In Episode 63 titled “Light over Darkness,” we learned that Jesus was the Word of God in the flesh and the light to the darkness of the world. In Episodes 64 and 65, We learned that Jesus is both the Lamb of God and Jacob’s Ladder. It’...

Secrets To Staying Married When Things Are Difficult is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. Getting married is a lot like starting a new career, or anything else that has a major change in our life. It’s relatively easy, to begin with, but it is almost a guarantee to be a challenge to stay with it for the long term if it’s neglected. And the worst catastrophe would be that you stop trying. In today’s show, we want to share with you some of t...

Lamb of God is Jacob’s Ladder John 1:29-51 (Part 2) is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. As we learned two podcasts ago, John records in his first chapter of John, the 7 names and titles Jesus identifies with as the Eternal God. We first studied in verses 1-3 that Jesus is the “Word of God”, in vs 14 that He is “God in the flesh”, in verses 4-13 we learned “He is the Light of the world” and in verses 15-28 that He is “the Son of God”. In ou...

Lamb of God is Jacob’s Ladder John 1:29-51 (Part 1) is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. As we learned two podcasts ago, John records in his first chapter of John, the 7 names and titles Jesus identifies with as the Eternal God. We first studied in verses 1-3 that Jesus is the “Word of God”, in vs 14 that He is “God in the flesh”, in verses 4-13 we learned “He is the Light of the world” and in verses 15-28 that He is “the Son of God”. In ou...