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The letter of James is one of the earliest writings of the New Testament — a raw and urgent call to live out genuine faith. Written by James, the brother of Jesus and a respected leader of the Jerusalem church, this epistle reflects the heart of a Jewish man devoted to the temple, prayer, and the Scriptures.

Set against the backdrop of first-century Judea under Roman occupation, James wrote to Jewish believers scattered across the ancient world. These were people wrestling with poverty, oppression, social divisions, and the tension of holding fast to their ancestral faith while following Jesus as Messiah. His words echo the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible while directly confronting issues of wealth, injustice, favoritism, and empty religiosity.

James’s message is profoundly Jewish in expression: faith is not merely belief but embodied action. He calls seekers to perseverance under trial, humility in community, and a radical commitment to caring for the poor and marginalized. His letter speaks into the sociological realities of his time — where class divides, exploitation of workers, and cultural pressures tested the authenticity of faith.

For today’s seeker, James still resonates as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern life. It challenges us to move beyond lip service into a living, breathing faith that reflects God’s justice, mercy, and truth.

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Most sermons begin in Matthew or in the Gospels, but few ever pause to explore the watershed centuries between Malachi and the first writings of the New Testament such as Galatians. This mysterious era — the Intertestamental Period — is packed with transformation: Greek rulers, Hellenistic culture, political power struggles, the growth of synagogues, the translation of Scripture into Greek (the Septuagint), and rising Messianic expectation.

In this episode, we expose truths uncommon in most churches and synagogues:

• How Jewish identity was challenged and reshaped under foreign rule.
• How Greek thought and authority influenced Jewish religion, culture, and Scripture.
• The theological implications of the “silent years” — why there seemed to be no prophets, but God was still working.
• Connections between what was happening in these centuries and the message Paul preaches in Galatians and elsewhere.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s a gap in what you heard at church, or you struggled to understand how the Old Testament connects to the New outside of the obvious, this episode will light up that bridge. Tune in to discover what’s often not taught — but central to the Truth of the Bible.

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What happened in the gap between Malachi—the last prophet of the Old Testament—and the writing of Galatians in the New Testament? For about four hundred years, Scripture falls silent. Empires rose and fell. Judaism changed. Messianic expectation grew.

In this episode, we explore the Intertestamental Period—why God seemed to stop speaking, how the culture, religion, and politics prepared the stage for the arrival of Jesus, and what that silence teaches us today.

You’ll hear about:

• The prophetic “last word” in Malachi and what it meant for Israel

• The secular & Jewish changes: Persian to Greek to Roman rule, translations (Septuagint), religious shifts (Pharisees, Sadducees, others)

• How expectation for a Messiah formed during years of silence

• Why this period matters for understanding Galatians and the early Christian message

Join us to fill in the missing link between the Old Testament’s final messenger and the New Testament’s message of grace, faith, and hope.