The Word Without Walls Podcast

Dr. Eschelbach engages life's fundamental questions and concepts with analysis and reference to the witness found in nature, common human experience, and biblical texts. Forty years of caring for the lives of people as pastor and professor provides recognition of questions and challenges that matter, as well as answers and solutions that are real and effective.

Bible STudy - Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus redeems Matthew the tax collector 04/20/2021

Bible STudy - Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus redeems Matthew the tax collector What hope was there for a Jewish tax collector; despised by Jews and Romans? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18794144

Bible STudy - Matthew 9:1-8 04/13/2021

Bible STudy - Matthew 9:1-8 Why did God create a material universe if the soul and our relationship with each other and God is essentially spiritual? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18709664

Bible STudy - Matthew 8:28-34 Jesus heals the man possessed by legion 04/08/2021

Bible STudy - Matthew 8:28-34 Jesus heals the man possessed by legion What is the will of the devil and demons except to destory? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18650750

Bible study - Matthew 8:21-27 Jesus on time and nature 03/23/2021

Bible study - Matthew 8:21-27 Jesus on time and nature What should we spend our time on? What should we devote our time and interest to and what should we leave to others? Jesus redirects our thinking from a world of death to a kingdom of life. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18437531

Bible Study - Matthew 8:16-20 03/16/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 8:16-20 Jesus healed everyone - not just some. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18349475

Bible Study - Matthew 8:1-15 Jesus heals 3 and then all 03/14/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 8:1-15 Jesus heals 3 and then all Jesus heals to authenticate His identity and to demonstrate His will. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18318011

Bible STudy - Matthew 7:24-29 Building on rock or sand + Jesus' teaches with authority 03/09/2021

Bible STudy - Matthew 7:24-29 Building on rock or sand + Jesus' teaches with authority Why would anyone build their house on sand? Because it is fast, easy, and most of all, because sand conforms to our plan. But does it last? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18253940

Bible Study - Matthew 7:15-23 Jesus on authenticity 03/07/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 7:15-23 Jesus on authenticity How do we know if a person or minister or ministry is of God? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18221129

Bible Study - Matthew 7:13-14 03/02/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus said the path is narrow that leads to life and few find it. How can the path be narrow if God desires all to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18158414

Bible Study - Matthew 7:6-12 02/25/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 7:6-12 Our world thinks in terms of give and TAKE. God's kingdom is one of give and be given to. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18094997

Bible Study - Matthew 7:1-5 02/22/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 7:1-5 How do we know if we are seeing things as they really are? Does Jesus really forbid judging one another? Why do we tend to see the worst in others but not in ourselves and what is the remedy? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18050327

Bible Study - Matthew 6:25-34 02/20/2021

Bible Study - Matthew 6:25-34 Jesus forbids worry based on God's economy. If God feeds the birds and clothes the flowers, how will not much more wonderfully and abundantly provide for you? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/18018419

Bible Study: Matthew 6:22-24 02/18/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 6:22-24 Jesus explains how the eye is the lamp of the body. Jesus speaks the the significance of our bodies being full of light or darkness. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17992253

Bible Study Matthew 6:16-21 02/15/2021

Bible Study Matthew 6:16-21 Jesus continues in this section of the Sermon on the Mount with warnings about fasting and charity. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17961617

Bible Study: Matthew 6:9-15 02/11/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 6:9-15 The Lord's Prayer recorded in Matthew is an abbreviated version of the Lord actually praying in John 17. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17919437

Bible Study: Matthew 6:5-8 02/09/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 6:5-8 What does Jesus say about prayer in the sermon on the mount? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17877608

Bible Study: Matthew 6:1-8 02/05/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 6:1-8 Charity and prayer are the subject of these verses. Jesus addresses the sinful pride of human nature corrupting these actions. How does the regenerate soul act differently, doing the right things for the right reasons? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17833091

Bible Study: Matthew 5:43-48 02/03/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:43-48 What does the word “love” actually mean? Where do we see corruption with the concept of love in our culture? In these verses, how is Jesus changing the nature of the way we see things? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17802767

Bible Study: Matthew 5:33-42 02/02/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:33-42 Jesus is working His way through most of the ten commandments. In these verses, He addresses swearing and taking an oath. How is Jesus getting down to the heart of the matter with what God has intended in this area? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17782010

Bible Study: Matthew 5:27-32 01/20/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:27-32 Jesus continues to reestablish the law in all its clarity. In these verses, He addresses sexual immorality. What is the real problem? What are places in our lives that are ruling us, and affecting our relationships with God and others? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17620235

Bible Study: Matthew 5:23-26 01/18/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:23-26 In these verses, Jesus guides us to reset our thinking about our relationship with God and others, on the basis of how we see ourselves under the law. Are we self-righteous, or honest about our condition under the law? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17589704

Bible Study: Matthew 5:21-22 01/14/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:21-22 Jesus starts on a refrain that He continues for the rest of the chapter: “You have heard that it was said to those of old … but I say to you…”. What is His point with these statements, and how can it transform our thinking, both about ourselves and others? How can we be ambassadors for God’s kingdom, not acting as judges, but helping others who are suffering? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17545634

Bible Study: Matthew 5:17-20 01/12/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:17-20 What do we do with the Law? How are we to understand it? Jesus articulates this in these verses from the Sermon on the Mount. That's what we'll discuss in this episode. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17515322

Bible Study: Matthew 5:11-16 01/09/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:11-16 At the end of the beatitudes, the tone shifts to being persecuted. How are to be encouraged by Jesus' promises in these verses? Where else is “salt” mentioned in the Bible? What uses does salt have, and how can we can apply that idea to our lives? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17479166

Bible Study: Matthew 5:1-12 01/07/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 5:1-12 This passage is the beginning of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the beatitudes. How can we understand these? What do "blessed" and "happy" mean in the Greek text? And "poor in spirit"?? How can we understand the first beatitude? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17456339

Bible Study: Matthew 4:18-25 01/05/2021

Bible Study: Matthew 4:18-25 Jesus begins to call His disciples. What is notable about this passage and these men? How will God will use their experiences and background for extending His kingdom? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17428511

Bible Study: Matthew 4:12-17 12/31/2020

Bible Study: Matthew 4:12-17 After Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, He begins His ministry in the north. Why is that important? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17379857

Bible Study: Matthew 4:5-11 12/29/2020

Bible Study: Matthew 4:5-11 In this text, we see Jesus experiencing the second and third temptations from the devil in the wilderness. The devil tries to use God's Word, but out of context and for the opposite of its purpose. That worked with Adam and Eve; why didn't it work with Jesus? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17356679

Bible Study: Matthew 4:3-4 12/23/2020

Bible Study: Matthew 4:3-4 In this passage, Jesus experiences the first of three temptations in the wilderness. The first—turning stones to bread—is the temptation to become selfish and succumb to intense longings for food. Yet, that is not the most important thing in life. What is the one thing that man can’t live without? /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17306765

Bible Study: Matthew 4:1-2 12/21/2020

Bible Study: Matthew 4:1-2 Why was Jesus tempted in the wilderness? Why did the Holy Spirit lead him there? Learn about this, and how Jesus retraced the steps of Israel (but perfectly) in His early life. /episode/index/show/wordwithoutwalls/id/17275409

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