Reasoning Through the Bible
Taking a cue from Paul, Reasoning Through the Bible is an expository style walk through the Scriptures that tells you what the Bible says. Reviewing both Old and New Testament books, as well as topical subjects, we methodically teach verse by verse, even phrase by phrase.
We have completed many books of the Bible and offer free lesson plans for teachers. If you want to browse our entire library by book or topic, see our website www.ReasoningThroughTheBible.com.
We primarily do expository teaching but also include a good bit of theology and apologetics. Just like Paul on Mars Hill, Christianity must address both the ancient truths and the questions of the people today. Join Glenn and Steve every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as they reason with you through the Bible.
Episodes
623 episodes
S22 || Jesus Opens the New Covenant || Hebrews 9:13-28 || Session 22
Continue in Hebrews chapter 9 with us and watch the old system of sacrifices meet its match. We start with the red heifer—ashes, water, and the relentless push for ritual purity—and move to the heart of the chapter: only Jesus' blood reaches th...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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S21 || Eternal Redemption or Endless Rituals || Hebrews 9:6-12 || Session 21
Step past the tabernacle curtain with us as Hebrews chapter 9 guides a tour from the bronze altar to the mercy seat—and then beyond the veil. We trace the daily grind of earthly priests, the solemn entry of the high priest once a year, and the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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31:09
How to Confidently Defend Your Faith || An RTTB Apologetics Session
Tired of conversations that stall at “that’s your truth”? We map a simple, humane path that starts with Jesus, honors real questions, and ends with a clear invitation to take the next step. Our framework moves in a logical sequence—objective tr...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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47:39
RTTB End of Year Announcements
RTTB's brief end of the year announcements of thanks and what's coming in 2026.
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Season 4
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Episode 160
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1:55
The Day After Christmas a Poem by Doug Brendel || Performed by Glenn Smith
The day after Christmas can feel hollow—muddy streets, drooping lights, long return lines, and a nagging sense that the moment slipped through our fingers. Glenn shares in a moving dramatic monologue authored by Doug Brendel about an elderly de...
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Season 4
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Episode 156
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11:58
Is Christmas Really a Pagan Holiday? || An RTTB Topical Study
Discover the origins of Christmas as we unwrap (pun intended) the holiday's rich history and address the long-debated question: Did Christmas begin as a pagan festival? Our festive foray cuts through the tinsel to provide clarity on how Decembe...
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Season 2
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Episode 152
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25:13
S20 || How Jesus Opens the Way to God || Hebrews 8:9 - 9:5 || Session 20
What if God’s law moved from stone tablets to your heart? We walk through the end of Hebrews chapter 8 and venture into the beginning of chapter 9 to show why Jesus is the better priest who brings a better covenant with ...
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Season 4
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Episode 155
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24:51
S19 || Majesty at the Right Hand of God || Hebrews 8:1-8 || Session 19
A single claim reframes everything: Jesus serves right now as our high priest in the true tabernacle—the one God set up, not man. From that vantage point, Hebrews chapter 8 unfolds a better ministry, a better covenant, and better promises, show...
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Season 4
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Episode 154
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31:57
S18 || Why Jesus as High Priest Changes Everything || Hebrews 7:23-28 || Session 18
Ever feel like you’re stuck on a spiritual treadmill—striving, second-guessing, and never sure you’ve done enough? Hebrews chapter 7 offers a doorway out. We unpack why Jesus, as High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, changes the terms of ass...
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Season 4
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Episode 153
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25:09
S17 || How Melchizedek Points to a Higher Priesthood || Hebrews 7:4-22 || Session 17
What if the most famous tithe in the Bible wasn’t about a rule at all, but about recognizing a greater King and Priest? We open Hebrews chapter 7 and discover why Abraham’s gift to Melchizedek predates the Mosaic Law and why that matters for ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 152
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31:33
S16 || A Trust That Never Lies || Hebrews 6:19 - 7:3 || Session 16
Lies travel fast, but they don’t last. We end Hebrews chapter 6 and open chapter 7 finding a sturdier place to stand: God’s promise to Abraham, sealed by an oath, and a hope described as an anchor for the soul. From that foundation, we follow t...
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Season 4
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Episode 151
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30:15
S15 || Better Things Ahead || Hebrews 6:9-18 || Session 15
When faith feels thin and church life shows more thorns than fruit, where do you turn for steady ground? We open Hebrews 6:9–18 and find a surprising lift: God remembers every act of love, calls us to serve until the end, and anchors our hope w...
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Season 4
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Episode 150
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29:41
S14 || If Our Salvation Is Secure, What Comes Next || Hebrews 6:1-8 || Session 14
What if the truths we treasure most—repentance, faith, and resurrection—are meant to be the starting line rather than the finish? We open Hebrews chapter 6 and discover a surprising call: move beyond the elementary teachings and press on to mat...
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Season 4
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Episode 149
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31:31
S13 || From Milk to Meat: Why Our Faith Shouldn’t Live on Baby Food || Hebrews 5:7-14 || Session 13
When the writer of Hebrews describes Jesus praying with loud cries and tears, he is revealing the beating heart of our faith. We meet a Savior who fully enters human suffering, stays faithful in agony, and finishes his mission so he can become ...
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Season 4
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Episode 148
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35:06
S12 || Why We Can Approach God Boldly and Receive Mercy || Hebrews 4:16 - 5:6 || Session 12
A closed throne room is the world we expect; Hebrews reveals a throne of grace that welcomes us with confidence. We open the door on what bold access really means, why the torn veil changes prayer from a cautious ritual into an honest conversat...
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Season 4
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Episode 147
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28:01
S11 || Rest in Jesus, Not in Rules || Hebrews 4:12-15 || Session 11
Ever feel the tug to retreat to what feels safe and familiar when life gets hard? We sit with a community that knew that pull well—Jewish believers near Jerusalem, pressured to trade the risk of following Jesus for the predictability of rituals...
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Season 4
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Episode 146
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32:46
S10 || Finding God’s Rest in a Restless World || Hebrews 4:3-11 || Session 10
Feeling crushed by busyness, pressure, and the never-ending push to be “good enough”? We walk through Hebrews chapter 4 to show how belief opens a real, present rest and why the promise of a lasting Sabbath rest still stands. This isn’t spiritu...
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Season 4
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Episode 145
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33:11
Origins of the American Thanksgiving Holiday || An RTTB Brief History
The United States celebrates an annual Thanksgiving holiday. Today Thanksgiving means football, feasting, family, days off from work, and early Christmas sales in the stores. But what are the origins of this Thanksgiving holiday?
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Season 1
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Episode 134
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33:23
S9 || Jesus Offers Rest While Works Keep Us Weary || Hebrews 3:15 - 4:2 || Session 9
What if the peace you keep chasing is already offered to you—today? We complete Hebrews chapter 3 and discover why the promise of rest is not a distant dream but a present invitation. By lifting up Jesus as fully God and fully human, we anchor ...
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Season 4
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Episode 144
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28:51
S8 || Will Truth or Sin Shape Your Heart || Hebrews 3:7-15 || Session 8
A single word carries urgent weight across centuries: today. Hebrews chapter 3 calls back to Psalm 95 and the turning point at Kadesh Barnea to expose how unbelief hardens even when people have seen God at work. We walk through that wilderness ...
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Season 4
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Episode 143
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27:58
S7 || The Reason Why Jesus is Human and Divine || Hebrews 3:1-6 || Session7
Step past the veil and into the core claim of Hebrews: Jesus is not only our mediator but our high priest who became the final, perfect sacrifice. We start with the Old Testament portrait—priests from among the people, a high priest entering th...
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Season 4
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Episode 142
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33:04
S6 || Jesus Became Like Us So He Could Save Us || Hebrews 2:10-18 || Session 6
What if the center of the universe isn’t a concept but a Person? We walk through Hebrews chapter 2 to explore a claim that reshapes everything: all things are for and through Jesus, and He is not distant. He took on flesh, embraced suffering, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 141
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35:08
S5 || When God Became Low to Lift Us High || Hebrews 2:3-9 || Session 5
What if the message you’ve staked your life on wasn’t just inspiring, but historically confirmed and theologically unshakeable? We continue in Hebrews chapter 2 and follow a clear line: Jesus first spoke the gospel, those who heard confirmed it...
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Season 4
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Episode 140
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30:40
S4 || Jesus Created the Cosmos and is Above Angels || Hebrews 1:10 - 2:3 || Session 4
Start with the breathtaking claim of Hebrews chapter 1: the same Jesus who walked dusty roads laid the foundations of the earth and shaped the heavens with his hands. We walk through the text step by step, showing how the author of Hebrews appl...
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Season 4
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Episode 139
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31:39
S3 || Deity, Purity, And A Righteous Scepter || Hebrews 1:4-9 || Session 3
Start with a claim that won’t let you shrug: the Father calls the Son God. We walk through Hebrews chapter 1 line by line to see how Scripture itself lifts Jesus above every created being, from angels to kings, and then crowns him with a righte...
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Season 4
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Episode 138
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