Updates on what is to come on the podcast. New Message in the works, New Segment in the works. The sharing of a message that was shared on Super 95 radio as Johnathan Filled in for his father during his time slot. Whose will are you doing ? your heavenly spiritual father or the devil? Tune in to be brought up to speed on several things.

“The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I spoke with the first ever christian couple that appeared together on the show. It was an honor and privilege to speak to them both. Learning how they are different and also how they complement one another is something I believe we can learn from their marriage of 55 years so having them on was a treat. Tune in and see if you agree!

The Word of God can be easy to read at times and hard to read at times. The key to be a good student is to be willing to search and be wrong. Everything in the Bible should not be taken literally and everything in the Bible should not be taken figuratively. The challenge is finding out when we should read it in that lens. Continuing in the Gospel of Matthew series we come across a passage that requires time to unpack and after listening determine if you agree or disagree with my conclusion. Let’s dig deep and see what we can learn and ponder on.

Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment for Johnathan as a result of getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. Over the last two Weeks I’ve been in the Word.This week as I continue to work on a message in the Gospel of Matthew series I thought it would be cool if I shared a Bible Study topic I planned to talk about with the Senior’s Bible study I have every Saturday if the Lord permits. I hope that this topic blesses you and encourages you to keep on studying and spending time with the Lord.

The ‘’Words’’ Greatest, Greatness, and Greater are used considerably in all forms of completion that you can think of. One that is most common is Athletics. The arenas or stadiums where sporting events and games occur. This is where you will find some of the most talented, Gifted, and smart athletes in the world competing against one another. These words are also used to measure performance. Whether it’s in the past or present….. Individual or team. When you are on the biggest stages in the greatest moments. Are you the best in that category remains to be the question everyone wants to know. Continuing in the Gospel of Matthew series I read Matthew 11:11 and thought it would be cool to talk about what Jesus said from a Biblical perspective. I also wanted to address what Jesus meant when he said “No one greater than John the Baptist.”

Here on The Truth of the matter is I do my best to post once a week. However as a student of God's Word I found myself taking an additional week of study. As I come back to you today I am filled with Joy because I have so much to share with you that God revealed to me in my personal time with Him. Continuing with the Gospel of Matthew series today we unpack Matthew 11:7-10. My suggestion as always is to take notes of the passages that I use as support in explaining certain points that I make throughout the podcast. The goal is to become a student of God’s Word and sometimes that means recognizing the Patterns, principles and precepts. I hope this blesses you as much as it has blessed me.

“The truth of the matter is” podcast is all about providing an honest, contextual, historicized, Philosophical and Psychological view of the Bible through the use of Hermeneutics, while sharing some personal experiences from myself, Daniel and on occasion our special guest. We believe in sharing practical ways of applying God’s word to everyday life. Today I had a conversation with Virginia Jones who is a woman of many talents; she knits, cooks, tends to a farm and is the creator of the vintage café podcast. I enjoyed my conversation with Virginia and felt that this would be beneficial to listeners as well. Check it out!

Bible study reflection solo or with friends is an inspirational segment for Johnathan as a result of getting together for bible study with friends Erik and Jennifer and still having more to say. Thus far, the segment has been about unpacking different passages of scripture read in bible study and still feeling the need to explore things more deeply. Another wrinkle that has been added to this segment is to address real life situations through a biblical lens. This week I had the opportunity to be a guest on a podcast called ‘Come to JESUS’ and one of the questions that was posed was should we let go of the past to only embrace what the Lord has for us In the New year? After that conversation I felt inspired to dig even deeper and so I decided to go back to the drawing broad and see what else the Word of God had to say!