Science Ridge Mennonite Church Podcast
1) Gods Story, Our Story. The Missing 400 Years.
The Bible is missing 400 years! There is a large gap between the Old Testament and the New Testament. How did the Romans get there? What impact did Alexander the Great have? Today we explore what is h...Show More
2) Gods Story, Our Story. How Exile Transforms Us
The people of Israel have gone into Exile. They experienced the consequences of being the "People of God" who were not actually representing God to the world. Now they have been in Exile for 70 years....Show More
3) Gods Story, Our Story. Into Exile
How were the people of Israel conquered? Why did God allow it to happen? And could the same thing be repeated in our time? Today we have a bit of a history lesson. We'll look at some of the events lea...Show More
4) Ask the Pastor 2
How long did the plagues in Egypt last? How many people knew about John the Baptist? What if the whole US was pacifist and we were invaded? Is there predestination?  These questions and more for our...Show More
5) God's Story, Our Story. Bad advice can destroy a nation.
Today we talk about an event in Israel that had a major impact that we rarely talk about. 1 Kings 12 tells the story of how the nation of Israel becomes split into 2 Kingdoms, Judah (sometimes called...Show More
6) God's Story, Our Story. The Role of Prophets
As kings become a part of Israel's history there arises the role of "prophet." Their role is to help keep the king accountable to God and call for repentance and and turning back to God when necessary...Show More
7) God's Story, Our Story. David and God's Promise
How long have you kept a promise? Today we learn a bit about King David and a promise that God made to David that was finally fulfilled 1000 years later.
8) God's Story, Our Story. We Want a King!
As humans, we want a leader. We want someone to turn to when trouble is brewing. The people of God were originally called to live with God as their king, and God would call up people to lead when need...Show More
9) God's Story, Our Story. The Promised Land
Why did God lead the people of Israel to "the promised land?" What's so special about this place? And what do we do with some of the stories of God seeming to authorize violence on the people that wer...Show More
10) God's Story, Our Story. Traveling through the Wilderness
The people have left Egypt. They have made a Covenant with God at Mt Sinai. Now God will use the time in the wilderness to continue to form this people. They have a lot of baggage from Egypt to unlear...Show More