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The Bible for Today with John Stott

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Billy Graham once referred to John Stott as “the most respected clergyman in the world.” In 2005, Time Magazine ranked him among the 100 most influential people in the world. Today Stott’s incredible theological and practical insights are available to you in The Bible for Today with John Stott. Giving you a fresh, clear, and true vision of the authentic Jesus, The Bible for Today balances high theology with practical Christian living in a way that compels every listener to soak in and live out the truth of God’s Word.

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United Kingdom

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Billy Graham once referred to John Stott as “the most respected clergyman in the world.” In 2005, Time Magazine ranked him among the 100 most influential people in the world. Today Stott’s incredible theological and practical insights are available to you in The Bible for Today with John Stott. Giving you a fresh, clear, and true vision of the authentic Jesus, The Bible for Today balances high theology with practical Christian living in a way that compels every listener to soak in and live out the truth of God’s Word.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Concern For God‘s Glory

12/26/2021
John Stott shows the primary purpose of prayer is not to just request things for ourselves and our loved ones, but to have the glory and purposes of God first and foremost in mind. He explains Pharasaical prayer, pagen prayer and Christian prayer.

Duration:00:28:50

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Jesus‘s Vision for His Church

12/19/2021
John Stott sits in the upper room with Christ and hears Him pray for the truth of the church, the holiness of the church, the mission of the church and the unity of the church.

Duration:00:26:38

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Qualifications of Christian Leaders - Part 2

12/12/2021
John Stott unpacks the scriptural qualifications for a church leaders. He shows the things that should not be present in a leader as well as the requirements for eligability.

Duration:00:27:19

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Qualifications of Christian Leaders - Part 1

12/5/2021
John Stott explains that the health of the local church depends on the quality of its leaders. He shows that pastoral leadership was always God's purpose, that it may take different forms and should consist of a team and not a single leader.

Duration:00:27:03

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More Than He Bargained For - Part 2

11/28/2021
John Stott explains why the healing of the lame man in Acts 3 was recorded, what Luke wanted his readers to learn from it and what lessons it has for us today.

Duration:00:27:18

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More Than He Bargained For - Part 1

11/21/2021
John Stott carefully analyses the miraculous healing of the lame man recorded in Acts 3. John asks why that particular event was recorded and whether we should expect miraculous healing today.

Duration:00:25:11

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Repudiating Greed - Part 2

11/14/2021
John Stott explains what the apostle Paul meant about slaves and masters in the context of his day. John also shows us how to identify false teachers and begins to set out the basis of how we should handle our money as Christians.

Duration:00:29:05

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Repudiating Greed - Part 1

11/7/2021
John Stott explains what the apostle Paul meant about slaves and masters in the context of his day. John also shows us how to identify false teachers and begins to set out the basis of how we should handle our money as Christians.

Duration:00:28:44

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Christ Will Come Again - Part 2

10/31/2021
John Stott describes the certainty of Christ's return even though its timing cannot be predicted. He warns of the need to be ready for when Christ returns.

Duration:00:29:33

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Christ Will Come Again - Part 1

10/24/2021
John Stott uses Scripture to dismantle the objections often raised against the return of Jesus. John shows why Christ's return is the only event Christ predicted that is yet to be fulfilled.

Duration:00:29:18

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The Greatest Invitation Ever Made - Part 2

10/17/2021
John Stott outlines from whom the invitation is sent; to whom it is addressed; what Jesus offers and what He asks from us.

Duration:00:28:07

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The Greatest Invitation Ever Made - Part 1

10/10/2021
John Stott shows us how the heavy burdens we carry in life can be taken from us when we trust Jesus Christ. John explains that in its place we take the light burden of obedience to Christ as our Lord.

Duration:00:27:47

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Growing In The Prayer Life - Part 2

10/3/2021
John Stott uses the 'Lord's prayer' as a template for our prayer life showing that we can only bring our prayers to God as our Father when we have become His children through faith in Christ.

Duration:00:28:12

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Growing In The Prayer Life - Part 1

9/26/2021
John Stott explains how praying is the Christian's greatest privilege. He warns us from Scripture how not to pray and encourages us as to how we should pray.

Duration:00:27:02

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The Cause of His Death - Part 2

9/19/2021
John Stott takes us to the Last Supper as Jesus explains to His disciples the significance of the bread and wine. John explains what Jesus meant when He asked for the cup [of suffering] to be taken from Him and why Jesus was forsaken by His Father.

Duration:00:26:12

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The Cause of His Death - Part 1

9/12/2021
John Stott explains why God cannot simply forgive our misdemeanours, as we would forgive one another, and why it was necessary for Jesus to die for us on the cross.

Duration:00:27:23

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The Conscience - Part 2

9/5/2021
John Stott shows how as Christians we can put the cross of Christ between the devil and our conscience. But he also shows how it is possible to deaden our conscience to what God says which is what is meant by blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Duration:00:27:14

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The Conscience - Part 1

8/29/2021
John Stott shows us that our conscience is what makes us different from the animal kingdom. He explains the place of our conscience in Christian conversion, Christian relationships and Christian maturity.

Duration:00:27:32

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The Mind - Part 2

8/22/2021
John Stott shows us how we need to use our minds in order to worship God. He also shows us that using our mind is necessary when we place our faith in Him for salvation and encourages us to repent of 'anti-intellectualism' in our Christian life.

Duration:00:25:39

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The Mind - Part 1

8/15/2021
John Stott explains that the mind is the central citadel of the human personality that directs our human operations. He sets God's purpose for us to think before we act against the current trend of emptying our minds in order to meditate.

Duration:00:25:41