This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith
This We Believe explains the essentials of the Christian faith and its impact on our lives. Each season will use key texts as springboards for exploring the core tenets of Christianity, beginning with the Apostles' Creed and continuing with texts such as the 10 Commandments and the Our Father. While each season will progress through these documents, each episode will be centered around a specific topic, such as the Cross, or the Holy Spirit, or a specific question, such as What happens when I die? or Why is there suffering the world? The goal is to provide an insightful and exciting theological education whether you have been following Christ for 8 days or 8 decades.
Episodes
50 episodes since 2020
Jesus Fulfills the Moral Law
What are the moral laws in the Old Testament, and how do we discern which laws are moral and which are not? How can such laws teach us about the love of God?This episode continues our three episode series on Matthew 5: 17-20 in the Sermon o...
September 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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10:28
Jesus Fulfills the Ceremonial Law
What does it mean to follow the Old Testament laws that pertain to temples and animal sacrifices, if we do not have these things today? What do these laws tell us about how Christians today ought to approach worship?This episode continues o...
July 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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11:24
Jesus Fulfills the Civil Law
What does it mean for Jesus to fulfill the law? Does this mean we no longer have to follow the Old Testament laws? How can we tell which laws we still have to follow and which ones we don’t?This episode begins a three episode series on Matt...
June 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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9:32
Light of the World
What does it mean to be the light of the world, and what, if anything, does the church have to do in order to become the light of the world? Do Christians have to worry about the impact and influence that their actions have on the world?
May 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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10:21
Salt of the Earth
What does it mean for Christians to be the salt of the earth? How do Christians impact the world without being overcome by it?This episode unpacks Jesus' first statement after the Beatitudes: “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt h...
March 04, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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10:34
Blessed are the Persecuted
Why is it that Christians who exhibit mercy and meekness should expect to be treated poorly by the world? If Jesus is the true way to all that is good, true, and beautiful, then why will Christians be reviled for believing in him?This episo...
November 21, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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11:10
Blessed are the Peacemakers
What does it mean to be a peacemaker, and how do actively make peace with others in the world? How does are ability to be at peace with God effect our ability to be peacemakers with our friends?This episode discusses the seventh Beatitude: ...
November 21, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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11:36
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
What does it mean to be pure in heart? Is holiness something that we achieve, or something God does for us? What is the relationship between purity of heart and a vision of the face of God?This episode discusses the sixth Beatitude: “Bl...
October 05, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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9:48
Blessed are the Merciful
Why do Christians proclaim “Lord have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy” each Sunday at Church? How can God be merciful and justice, and what is the relationship between justice and mercy? What does it mean for us to show mercy on our enemies?This e...
September 12, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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11:30
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
What does it mean to be righteous, and how do we become righteous? How can we hunger and thirst for something other than food? This episode discusses the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for th...
August 17, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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10:45
Blessed are the Meek
What does it mean to be meek? Why should we not retaliate when someone harms us? How do we endure harm without having it effect our identity? This episode discusses the third Beatitude: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
June 27, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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10:11
Blessed are those who Mourn
Why do we mourn, and what do we mourn for? Is the comfort that Jesus promises to mourners a present comfort, or something that only comes in the future? This episode discussed the second Beatitude: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be...
June 06, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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11:03
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
What does it mean to be poor in spirit? How is humility the opposite of pride? How do we grow in humility, and what should we expect to receive when we do?This episode examines the first beatitude: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their...
May 16, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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9:59
The Beatitudes
Why does Jesus begin the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes? Are the beatitudes works we should try to perform, or something different? How do the blessings that Jesus offers in the Beatitudes differ from the blessings of the world?
April 25, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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10:46
Introduction - The Sermon on the Mountain
Why did Jesus scale a mountain in order to give this sermon, and what is the significance of mountains in the Bible? This episode introduces the Sermon on the Mount by placing it within the context of God's teaching upon the various mountains i...
April 04, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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10:47
Coming Soon - Season 4: The Sermon on the Mount
Season 4 will begin in late March and will go line by line through The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ great teaching in Matthew Chapters 5-7. The season will begin with an examination of the sermon on the mount in the context of the rest of Biblic...
March 15, 2023
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2:12
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory
What does it mean to believe in God’s Kingdom and Power, as opposed to the kingdoms and powers of the world? What is God’s Glory, and how do we partake of it? What will it look like to be in God’s glory forever and ever?This episode examine...
September 15, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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11:17
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
What is the difference between trials and temptations? How do we resist temptation, and how do we pray for protection from temptation? This episode examines the eighth line of the Lord's Prayer: Lead us not into temptation, but d...
August 23, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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11:29
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
How do we forgive others who have harmed us, and what gives us the strength to forgive? What is the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation? What must happen for broken relationships to be truly restored in Christ?This episode e...
July 20, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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13:05
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
What are the specific actions that constitute trespasses? Are they simply the bad things we have done, or are they broader, encompassing our thoughts, words, and deeds? When we ask God to forgive our trespasses, how can we be certain that He wi...
May 05, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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12:48
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
What is the bread that we are asking for when we recite the Our Father? Is it simply the food on our table, or does it also include the other necessities of life? If spiritual things are so important, why does God also want us to pray for the m...
April 07, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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11:46
Thy Will Be Done
What does it mean for heaven to intersect with earth? Is this something that happens only in the future, or in the present as well? What would it look like if our lives here on earth became more like heaven? Why do we ask for God’s will to be d...
March 24, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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9:39
Thy Kingdom Come
What does it mean for God’s Kingdom to come—is it something that is already here, or something that comes only in the distant future? If God is going to bring about His Kingdom, why should we also pray that this occurs? How does our understandi...
March 10, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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11:30
Hallowed Be Thy Name
What does it mean to hallow God’s name, and what does it mean to be a person who honors God’s name? What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed by the church, and what would it look like for those who are far away from God to become persons...
February 24, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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11:17
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
When we sit down to pray, who exactly are we speaking to? Who is this God that we address in the Lord’s Prayer? What does it mean that God is in heaven? Is he limited to some place far up in the skies?This episode covers the first line ...
February 10, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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10:13