Pharisees

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Pastor Otte builds upon last week’s session about Jesus’s confrontation with the Pharisees and performing work in the sabbath. This leads to a deeper discussion on the connection between God’s first three commandments versus the remaining commandments and our relationships with one another. Directly download the audio file here. Want to receive each new episode...
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Pastor Otte and Messiah’s Upper Room Bible Class continue through the book of John. Jesus talks to the Pharisees about His Father, but the Pharisees do not understand what Jesus is telling them. The conversation then leads to a discussion about slavery and being a slave to sin. Download the class notes here. Directly download...
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Pastor Otte leads a discussion on examining ourselves first when it comes to calling out sin and the topic of judging with right judgement. Jesus criticizes the Pharisees who uphold the letter of God’s law so strictly that they neglect the spirit of God’s law. Join the Upper Room Bible class as we learn about...
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  “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,’Make straight the way of the Lord’” Join Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class as we continue our study in the gospel of John. We examine why it was important for John to identify himself and letting people know he was not...
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We conclude our discussion on the 6th Commandment by examining what Jesus had to say not about the subject of divorce, but the subject of marriage. The class also discusses the topic of when a christian divorces, and what may result from that situation. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here....
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Upper Room Bible Class continues with the Sixth Commandment. Pastor Otte and the class also discuss the differences between conservative and liberal biblical principles among church bodies. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re released? Be sure to subscribe for free through this...
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Are we as Christians good enough to follow God’s Law to the exact letter? How did the scribes and Pharisees interpret God’s Law in an attempt to quantify and qualify...
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