Darren Hibbs' Podcast

Day 4: John 6:1-24 Stories: Feeding the 5,000 & Walking on Water Curiosities: 1) Why did Jesus test Phillip? 2) Why would Andrew suggest using the boy’s loaves and fish to feed so many people? 3) Why did the people who witnessed this miracle think Jesus was “the Prophet”? Why not the messiah? 4) Why did […] The post Week 3 Day 4 – John 6:1-24 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 3: John 5:31-47 Stories: Jesus’ Testimony Curiosities: 1) Why are Jesus and the Jewish leaders so concerned about Jesus’ testimony (teaching)? 2) Why doesn’t Jesus accept glory from human beings? Isn’t that what we have been taught God desires? 3) How does Moses condemn the Jewish Leaders? Paradoxes: Jesus says that if He testifies […] The post Week 3 Day 3 – John 5:31-47 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 2: John 5:16-30 Stories: The Work of the Father Curiosities: 1) Why did they want to kill Jesus for claiming to be equal with God? 2) Why doesn’t Jesus do what He wants? Why does He only do what He sees the Father doing? Isn’t He God too? 3) Jesus quotes Daniel 12:2 about […] The post Week 3 Day 2 – John 5:16-30 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 1: John 5:1-15 Stories: Healing of the lame man Curiosities: 1) Why does John give us such detail about the gate and the area surrounding the pool? 2) Why would Jesus ask the man if he wants to get well? 3) Why did Jesus tell the man to pick up his mat on a Sabbath? […] The post Week 3 Day 1: John 5:1-15 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 5: John 4:43-54 Stories: Royal Official’s Son Curiosities: Why does John mention the phrase about a prophet not being accepted in his own country? In the synoptic gospels, that statement fits when the Jewish people reject Jesus’ teaching, but it seems out of place here. Why does Jesus respond to a father’s genuine plea for […] The post Week 2 Day 5 – John 4:43-54 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 4: John 4:27-42 Stories: Samaritan Salvation Curiosities: Cultural background on Rabbis speaking with women Why, after being so clear with the woman, does Jesus go back to being obscure with His disciples about His “food?” John alludes to the fact that Jesus sent out His disciples to heal and testify as stated in the other […] The post Week 2 Day 4 – John 4:27-42 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 3: John 4:1-26 Stories: Samaritan Woman Curiosities: John mentions that Jesus wasn’t baptizing, but His disciples were. Why is this an important point? How can we not be thirsty from the water Jesus gives us to drink? That’s a hard concept to realize with our natural minds. What does it mean to worship in “Spirit […] The post Week 2 Day 3 – John 4:1-26 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 2: John 3:22-36 Stories: John the Baptist Curiosities: Elijah, the Prophet, Who are you? Paradoxes: Says he’s not Elijah, but Jesus said he was! John said he didn’t know Jesus, but they were cousins. What did he mean? The post Week 2 Day 2 – John 3:22-36 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 1: John 3:1-21 Stories: Nicodemus Curiosities: Why does Jesus respond to Nicodemus’ praise of Jesus with a statement about being born again? Those who love evil hate the light. Jesus says this to Nicodemus, who came to Him at night. Jesus not so subtly tells the Pharisees over and over again that they are children […] The post Week 2 Day 1 – John 3:1-21 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 5: John 2:13-25 Stories: The Sign of the Messiah (clearing the temple) Curiosities: 1) Same as the other gospels’ later cleansing, or another one early in His ministry? 2) “would not entrust himself to them…” – Jesus did not minister to people because they liked him, but because His Father had called Him to […] The post Week 1 Day 5 – John 2:13-25 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 4: John 2:1-12 Stories: Water to wine Curiosities: 1) Why did Mary tell Jesus to do something? 2) Why did Jesus make the wine really good? What was the meaning of “saving the best for last?” Paradoxes: “It is not my time,” yet Jesus did the miracle anyway The post Week 1 Day 4 – John 2:1-12 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 3: John 1:35-51 Stories: Andrew, Simon, Phillip & Nathanael Curiosities: 1) Why did Jesus rename Simon? 2) Why did Nathanael say nothing good can come from Nazareth? 3) Nathanael will see the angels ascending & descending – just like Jacob Paradoxes: None The post Week 1 Day 3 – John 1:35-51 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 2: John 1:19-34 Stories: John the Baptist Curiosities: Elijah, the Prophet, Who are you? Paradoxes: Says he’s not Elijah, but Jesus said he was! John said he didn’t know Jesus, but they were cousins. What did he mean? The post Week 1 Day 2 – John 1:19-34 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Day 1: John 1:1-18   Stories: Introduction of Jesus and John the Baptist Curiosities: The Word, the Light, the world did not receive Him Paradoxes: Word was WITH God and WAS God The post Week 1 Day 1 – John 1:1-18 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

An Introduction to John   In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss: John wants us to understand that Jesus is someone we can know personally, but never exhaust the depth of. John invites us into a world where we should have far more questions than answers. He takes us to a place where we should be in […] The post An Introduction to John first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Week 10: Acts 27-28 As Paul makes his way to Rome, we have an action and adventure sequence just begging to be made into a movie that doesn’t involve animated vegetables. In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss: On to Rome Merchant Ship Julius most likely part of the Praetorian Guard Difficult travels The storm The shipwreck & Paul’s […] The post Week 10: Acts 27-28 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Week 9: Acts 24-26 In the slowest part of Acts, we find that Paul languishes in prison for two years and then sealed his fate to be in chains for many more to come. In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss: False accusations Corrupt politicians 2 years in jail Felix finally moves on Prison life Paul’s second […] The post Week 9: Acts 24-26 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Week 8: Acts 21-23 Things are going to begin to get difficult for Paul from here on out, but some of the most amazing things will also happen to him. You’ll want to follow along to find out! In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss: Luke begins Acts 21 with some interesting details: sailing courses – travel […] The post Week 8: Acts 21-23 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Week 7: Acts 18-20 Acts 18-20 cover some of the most fruitful time in Paul’s ministry during the book of Acts. There is so much good stuff to learn from this week, so I hope you’ll dig into the Word of God with me! In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss: We get the phrase “tentmaker” from […] The post Week 7: Acts 18-20 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.

Week 6: Acts 15-17 Acts 15 begins with controversy. Paul and Barnabas find all their work from their missionary journey under scrutiny for its validity because men from Judea say that Gentiles must be circumcised to be Christians. This leads to the Council of Jerusalem and the greatest change and blessing in world history, especially […] The post Week 6: Acts 15-17 first appeared on DarrenHibbs.com.