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Mar 31, 2023
Lenten Bible Study V
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Mar 22, 2023
#69 - Lenten Bible Study: Episode 4
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Mar 15, 2023
#68 - Lenten Bible Study: Episode 3
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Mar 13, 2023
#67 - Lenten Bible Study: Episode 2
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Mar 1, 2023
#66 - Lenten Bible Study: Episode 1
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Feb 17, 2023
#65 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 6
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Feb 9, 2023
#64 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 5
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Feb 3, 2023
#63 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 4
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Jan 26, 2023
#62 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 3
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Jan 19, 2023
#61 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 2
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Jan 11, 2023
#60 - African American Readings of Paul: Episode 1
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Dec 30, 2022
#59 - Seeing the Birth of Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Episode 4
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Dec 18, 2022
#58 - Seeing the Birth of Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Episode 3
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Dec 11, 2022
#57 - Seeing the Birth of Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Episode 2
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Dec 4, 2022
#56 - Seeing the Birth of Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Episode 1
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Nov 19, 2022
#55 - Reading the Hebrew Bible through Asian American Perspectives: Episode 3
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Nov 13, 2022
#54 - Reading the Hebrew Bible through Asian American Perspectives: Episode 2
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Nov 5, 2022
#53 - Reading the Hebrew Bible through Asian American Perspectives: Episode 1
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Nov 5, 2022
#52 - Money Talks: Episode 5
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Oct 15, 2022
#50 - Money Talks: Episode 3
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Oct 8, 2022
#49 - Money Talks: Episode 2
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Oct 8, 2022
#48 - Money Talks: Episode 1
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Apr 10, 2022
#47 - Uncomfortable Comfort: A Study of Sin, a Path to Wholeness: Episode 5
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study Episode #5 of Uncomfortable Comfort hosted by Rev. Trudy Robinson.
The lent season is coming to a close, and we have had an interesting time talking about sin amongst other things. What are your thoughts on sin as...
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Mar 25, 2022
#45 - Uncomfortable Comfort: A Study of Sin, a Path to Wholeness: Episode 3
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study episode #3 of Uncomfortable Comfort hosted by Rev. Trudy Robinson.
We’ve been looking at sin during this season of Lent. Today, we’re taking a broad look at ethics, the study of notions of right and wrong, good...
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Mar 18, 2022
#44 - Uncomfortable Comfort: A Study of Sin, a Path to Wholeness: Episode 2
Pastors Bible Study: Uncomfortable Comfort, a Study of Sin, a Path to Wholeness: Episode 2
Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of The First UMC of San Diego, in episode #2, discusses the doctrines of original sin, its changes through the centuries...
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Mar 10, 2022
#43 - Uncomfortable Comfort: A Study of Sin, a Path to Wholeness: Episode 1
During Lent, Pastor’s Bible Study tackles the questions of sin, big and small.
With your thoughts to guide the conversation, we will take a look at the traditional place sin holds in faith and see what relevance it has for us today.
You may...
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Feb 20, 2022
#42 - The Growth of God: Episode 5
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study, the Growth of God Episode #5, with Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First UMC of San Diego and you host.
At the Last Supper, Jesus says, this is the new covenant made in my blood. In this podcast, we’re...
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Feb 9, 2022
#41 - The Growth of God: Episode 4
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study, the Growth of God Episode #5, with Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First UMC of San Diego and you host.
At the Last Supper, Jesus says, this is the new covenant made in my blood. In this podcast, we’re...
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Feb 6, 2022
#40 - The Growth of God: Episode 3
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study. This is episode #3 of the Growth of God.
We are talking about the covenant God makes with Moses and the people freed from slavery in Egypt and the law that God gives on Mount Sinai. We are also considering what...
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Jan 27, 2022
#39 - The Growth of God: Episode 2
In this series, Rev. Trudy Robinson takes a look at the ways in which God changes in relation to humanity.
Today we look at the covenant God made with Abraham and the way in which they begin to get to know one another in this covenant. We look...
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Jan 21, 2022
#38 - The Growth of God: Episode 1
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study: The Growth of God Episode #1. I'm Rev. Trudy Robinson the Lead Pastor of the First UMC of San Diego and your host.
Today we’re looking at God’s relationship with humanity as expressed by the biblical...
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Dec 25, 2021
#37 - Unwrapping the Themes of Advent: Episode 4
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the fourth week of our series during advent. Today we are looking at the story of the angels talking to the...
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Dec 17, 2021
#36 - Unwrapping the Themes of Advent: Episode 3
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the third week of our series during advent, where we are discussing the pregnancy of Elizabeth, and Mary's...
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Dec 10, 2021
#35 - Unwrapping the Themes of Advent: Episode 2
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the second week of our series during advent, where we are discussing dreams, Joseph, and art history.
Make...
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Dec 8, 2021
#34 - Unwrapping the Themes of Advent: Episode 1
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the first week of the series during advent, where we are discussing all things Mary and the Annunciation.
Make...
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Oct 10, 2021
#33 - Bible Basics: Episode 5
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the fifth week of the series "Bible Basics" where we will be going over some of the fundamental parts of...
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Oct 8, 2021
#32 - Bible Basics: Episode 4
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the fourth week of the series "Bible Basics" where we will be going over some of the fundamental parts of...
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Oct 7, 2021
#31 - Bible Basics: Episode 3
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the third week of the series "Bible Basics" where we will be going over some of the fundamental parts of...
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Oct 6, 2021
#29 - Bible Basics: Episode 1
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the first week of the series "Bible Basics" where we will be going over some of the fundamental parts of...
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Oct 5, 2021
#30 - Bible Basics: Episode 2
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. This is the second week of the series "Bible Basics" where we will be going over some of the fundamental parts of...
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Jul 2, 2021
#28 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 11
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego. Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San...
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Jun 26, 2021
#27 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 10
This is week 10 of The Bible with and without Jesus. Today we are looking the passage in Matthew 12:38-40 in which Jesus says to the people who want a sign that he is the Messiah that they will receive the sign of the prophet Jonah. Jonah, as in the...
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Jun 9, 2021
#26 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 9
This is Pastor’s Bible Study: The Bible with and without Jesus. Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego is your host. On week 9, we are looking at some specific passages in the book of Isaiah that collectively...
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Jun 4, 2021
#25 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 8
Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego and your host, dives into episode 8 deals with the concept of the virgin birth.
The Gospel of Matthew reads, “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they...
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May 28, 2021
#24 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 7
This is week 7 and we are talking about BLOOD! The blood of Jesus, the blood of sacrifices in ancient Israel, the blood used as protection over the doorway in the Exodus story, blood that protected the Hebrews from death, the blood of the lamb that...
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May 21, 2021
#23 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 6
Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego, guides us in week 6 to an understanding of Jesus and his relationship to the Law. Our Christian tradition has often pitted Jesus against the Law, but through this study...
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May 14, 2021
#22 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 5
Welcome to Pastor’s Bible Study with your host Rev. Trudy Robinson, Lead Pastor of First United Methodist Church of San Diego.
Week 5 explores the Christian claim that Jesus is the High Priest of God. We look at the book of Hebrews in the New...
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May 7, 2021
#21 - The Bible With and Without Jesus: Episode 4
Week 4 of this podcast looks at the second creation story in Genesis 2:4 - 3:24, complete with Adam, Eve, Eden, the snake, Original Sin, Christ as savior, gender roles, eschatological expectations,….it’s all in there! At least according to some...
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Apr 29, 2021
#20 - The Bible With or Without Jesus: Episode 3
We look at the first creation story in Genesis 1 to see how the Jewish tradition has interpreted this story over time. We take a look at the way early Christians looked at this story through the lens of Jesus and developed and brand new theological...
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Apr 16, 2021
#18 - The Bible With or Without Jesus: Episode 1
Week 1 begins with a broad introduction on the bible, some definitions and terms, biblical interpretation, and the broad differences in the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity.
How do Jews and Christians read the bible differently? We...
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Apr 9, 2021
#17 - Risking Faith: Episode 6
Welcome back to the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and this is the final week – week 6 – of our study during Lent called “Risking Faith.”
Today our theme is “Risking Temptation,” and we’ll focus on the story of Jesus...
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Mar 26, 2021
#16 - Risking Faith: Episode 5
Hi Everyone, and thanks for joining us for the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and this is week 5 of our study in the season of Lent, a time of spiritual preparation for Easter.
Our study has been called “Risking Faith,”...
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Mar 16, 2021
#15 - Risking Faith: Episode 4
Hello, and welcome back to the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and this is week 4 of our study “Risking Faith.”
The focus today is on “Risking Rejection,” with the story of the woman who anoints Jesus in the gospels as our...
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Mar 13, 2021
#14 - Risking Faith: Episode 3
Hello, and welcome to the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and this is week 3 of our Lenten study called “Risking Faith.”
This week we’re talking about “Risking Challenge,” and how
Jesus’ teachings challenged people then...
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Mar 3, 2021
#13 - Risking Faith: Episode #2
Hello, and welcome to the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and we continue our study called “Risking Faith” today. This is a Lenten study, and each week we look at a different event recorded in the Gospels as happening the week...
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Feb 26, 2021
#12 - Risking Faith: Episode #1
Hello, and welcome to the Pastor’s Bible Study Podcast. I’m Rev. Jessica Strysko, and we begin a study today that I’m calling “Risking Faith.”
We are now in a season of the church called Lent, the 40 days plus Sundays leading up to Easter. So our...
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Feb 12, 2021
#11 - The Church and Racism Episode #5: A Conclusion...For Now
The last podcast in this series entitled "The Church and Racism"...for now.
We look at the issues of segregation and the civil rights movement. We consider the theology around both of these things through a collection of scripture...
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Feb 5, 2021
#10 - The Church and Racism Episode #4: Down By the Riverside: A Journey Towards Freedom, Understanding, Hope & Redemption,
Our final episode of The Church and Racism returns to examine and lend an ear to the experiences of, the processing of, and the continued attempts to liberate himself from the racism, in our church as lived by Kenton Reaves Hundley, Dir. of...
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Jan 29, 2021
#9 - The Church and Racism Episode #3: After the Civil War to Now
The third episode of the Church and Racism looks at the historical period immediately after the civil war and into the early 20th century. We look at the biblical story of Noah and his son Ham and the interpretation that undergirded a belief in...
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Jan 22, 2021
#8 - The Church and Racism Episode 2: Unspoken Aspects of Racism: Experiences of Immigrant women in the Ancient Times and Today’s World”
As we continue to build up on our learning of the Church and racism, we will unpack some of the internalized and unconscious (or even subconscious) traits of racism as I share my experience.
For an immigrant woman like me, the Book of Ruth is an...
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Jan 15, 2021
#7 - The Church and Racism Episode #1
This episode begins and addresses the church's complicity in racism over the history of America. We begin with the effort to colonize the land and the decisions that were made that helped establish racism as an institution in the developing...
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Dec 16, 2020
Episode #5 of The Advent of Justice and Peace: God's reversals and corrections...and ultimate hope
This week we look at 2 Samuel 7, where God corrects King David in his understanding of the relationship between he and God; In Luke 1, in the passage known as Mary's Magnificat, we see Mary has the right relationship with God and she sings of...
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Dec 1, 2020
Episode #3 of The Advent of Justice and Peace: "John the Baptist: who was he, what was his message, why does it matter?" with Rev. Trudy D. Robinson
This week's study looks at John the Baptist: how he is perceived, the lectionary readings that shape how we hear John's story, and the nuances of what it means to prepare the Way of the Lord. The primary text is Mark 1:1-8, but we'll...
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Nov 17, 2020
Episode #2 of The Advent of Justice and Peace: "The Second Coming of Jesus: what it means, where did it come from, why does it matter?" with Rev. Trudy D. Robinson
The traditional reading for the first Sunday of Advent is the language of the second coming in Mark 13. This podcast takes a look at the second coming of Jesus, the origins of this concept, the language of the hope, the way it has been understood over...
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Nov 11, 2020
Episode #1 of The Advent of Justice and Peace: "The Incarnation: what it means, where did it come from, why does it matter?" with Rev. Trudy D. Robinson
A look at the meaning of Incarnation, it's development within the Christian tradition, the Bible passages that give rise to our doctrine, the historical context out of which the doctrine comes, and contemporary challenges to the doctrine.
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