Messiah’s Upper Room Bible Class continues their break from the gospel of John, but that doesn’t mean the podcast is left out. Pastor Otte and Phil Kasper sit down to discuss reading the entirety of the Bible, how we may better understand and communicate with other cultures, reading books of other faiths, and more. Directly...Read More
Messiah’s Upper Room Bible class time exploring the gospel of John has been postponed this week due to the Christmas holiday season. However, that doesn’t mean you on the podcast must go without. Pastor Otte and Phil Kasper sit down to discuss anxiety, what we can do to ease it, how to maintain consistent Christian...Read More
The Bible commands us not to steal. What are some ways theft is possible? What may some consider stealing, while others may not? Pastor Otte and the class discuss the Seventh Commandment and more on this week’s episode. Directly download the audio file here. Directly download the class notes here. Want to receive each new...Read More
Due to popular demand, Pastor Otte provides bonus material of what marriage for God’s beloved looks like, what “to submit” means, how wives submit themselves to their husbands as the Church submits to Christ, and how husbands love and give themselves up for their wives as Christ loved and died for the Church. Directly download...Read More
We conclude our discussion on the 6th Commandment by examining what Jesus had to say not about the subject of divorce, but the subject of marriage. The class also discusses the topic of when a christian divorces, and what may result from that situation. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here....Read More
Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class continue to unpack the Sixth Commandment by discussing the modern cultural practice of couples living together before marriage, how pastors may treat the situation should the couple want to get married, and how the saturation of the pornography industry may tempt people into “virtual adultery”. Directly download...Read More
Upper Room Bible Class continues with the Sixth Commandment. Pastor Otte and the class also discuss the differences between conservative and liberal biblical principles among church bodies. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re released? Be sure to subscribe for free through this...Read More
Pastor Otte and Messiah’s Upper Room Class briefly revisits the Fifth Commandment regarding vigilantism and capital punishment before diving into the Sixth commandment and how the Bible defines marriage and adultery. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re released? Be sure to subscribe...Read More
“But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery…” How was marriage, divorce, and adultery defined during Jesus’s time, and what did Jesus have to say about it all? What makes a man or woman a victim of adultery despite remaining faithful to their...Read More
