
TextLab
A podcast from Vintage Grace in El Dorado Hills, intended to equip Life Group Leaders and their participants to engage in meaningful conversations about scripture.
Episodes
131 episodes
Which Path Leads to Abundant Life? | Matthew 7:13-14
David and Kyle explore how Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:13-14 tap into a broader Biblical theme about “two divergent paths”, and how the way of Jesus leads to abundant life.
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Season 11
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Episode 30
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25:23

How Does Our Image of Who God Is Shape How We Pray? | Matthew 7:7-12
Kyle and David unpack how our perception of who God is shapes the way we pray.
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Season 11
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Episode 29
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25:45

Why Is Judging Others So Dangerous? | Matthew 7:1-6
Kyle and David unpack Matthew 7:1-6, and explore the danger of judging others harshly and being blind to our own sin.
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Season 11
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Episode 28
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20:55

What Does Jesus Mean When He Talks About Anxiety? | Matthew 6:25-34
Jake and David dive into Matthew 6:25-34 and explore what Jesus means when he talks about anxiety and how we can live a non-anxious life.
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Season 11
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Episode 27
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23:28

What Does It Mean to Have "Healthy" Eyes? | Matthew 6:19-24
Kyle and David dive into Matthew 6:19-24 and explore how our relationship to wealth reveals the reality of our heart.
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Season 11
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Episode 26
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23:48

What Does Jesus Want to Teach Us About Fasting? | Matthew 6:16-18
Jesus assumes his disciples will fast. But what's the purpose of fasting? In this episode, Kyle and David explore how fasting frees us to feast on God's love and presence.
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Season 11
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Episode 25
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17:07

How Can the Lord's Prayer Change Us? | Matthew 6:9-15
Kyle and Jake explore how praying the Lord's Prayer can transform our own hearts, as well as the world around us.
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Season 11
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Episode 24
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27:06

What Does Jesus Want to Teach Us About Prayer? | Matthew 6:5-8
Kyle and David explore how prayer is relational, not transactional, and an invitation to be honest, not good.
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Season 11
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Episode 23
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27:49

What Does It Mean to Be a Hypocrite, and Why Is It a Big Deal? | Matthew 6:1-4
Kyle and David explore how Jesus defines hypocrisy, and unpack the dangers of doing "good deeds" in order to gain approval from others.
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Season 11
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Episode 22
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29:21

Why Does Jesus Tell Us To Not Resist Evil People? | Matthew 5:38-48
Kyle and David explore Jesus' command to love and bless those who harm us.
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Season 11
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Episode 21
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29:32

What Does Jesus Want to Teach Us About Lust? | Matthew 5:27-37
Kyle and David explore what the Bible teaches about sex, and how Jesus builds on that wisdom to show us how to steward our sexuality for our good and His glory.
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Season 11
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Episode 20
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31:32

Is All Anger Sinful? | Matthew 5:21-26
Kyle and David explore what the Bible teaches about anger, and how that might shape how we understand Jesus' command in Matthew 5:21.
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Season 11
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Episode 19
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28:35

What Does It Mean to Be Salt and Light? | Matthew 5:13-16
Jesus says his disciples are salt and light in the world. But what exactly does that mean? In this episode, Kyle and David talk about how Jesus invites his disciples to bless the world by embracing a distinct way of living.
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Season 11
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Episode 17
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28:20

What Does It Mean to Be a Peacemaker? | Matthew 5:9-12
The Hebrew word for “peace” is “shalom.” Kyle and David unpack what shalom means, and how we can join Jesus and bringing shalom to the world.
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Season 11
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Episode 16
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23:40

What Does It Mean to Have a Pure Heart? | Matthew 5:6-8
Kyle and David explore what the "heart" is in the Biblical imagination, and how God wants to renew and cleanse our inner being.
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Season 11
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Episode 15
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27:50

What Does It Mean to Be Blessed? | Matthew 5:1-5
In America, we often think that people are blessed when they are successful, healthy and safe. But Jesus talks about blessing in a very different way. In today's podcast, we explore what the word "blessed" means in the Bible.
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Season 11
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Episode 14
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29:08

What Is the Sermon On the Mount? | Matthew 5-7
People have argued for centuries about how Christians should read and understand the Sermon on the Mount. In today's podcast, we provide an overview of the entire sermon, and explore how Jesus wants to disrupt our vision of "the good life" and ...
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Season 11
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Episode 13
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27:54

What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus? | Matthew 4:18-25
We talk all the time about "following Jesus." But what exactly does that mean? In this episode, we discuss how followers of Jesus are apprentices who seek to imitate Jesus and join Him as He builds His Kingdom.
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Season 11
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Episode 12
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28:06

What is the Kingdom of Heaven? | Matthew 4:12-17
When Jesus comes, he regularly talks about "the Kingdom of Heaven." But what is the Kingdom of Heaven? In this episode, Kyle and David reflect on what Jesus is talking about, and how we can live in the reality of God's Kingdom today.
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Season 11
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Episode 11
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20:29

Why does the Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted? | Matthew 4:1-11
This week, Kyle and Paul explore how Jesus' temptation in the wilderness parallels Israel's wandering and testing in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 6-8), and how understanding Israel's story helps us understand Jesus' identity.
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Season 11
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Episode 10
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25:46

Why did Jesus get baptized if he never sinned? | Matthew 3:13-17
In this episode, Kyle and David explore how Jesus’ baptism expands our understanding of WHAT baptism is and WHO Jesus is.
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Season 11
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Episode 9
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27:39

What does it mean to repent? | Matthew 3:1-12
What does it mean to repent? Does it mean that we feel bad? Or that we say "sorry?" In this episode, we explore what the word "repent" means in the Bible, and how repentance is ultimately about God inviting us to experience abundant life. ...
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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31:35

What do Old Testament prophecies teach us about Jesus? | Matthew 2:13-23
Why does it matter that Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecy? In this episode, we answer that question and learn how to connect the dots between the New Testament and the Old Testament, and as we do this, we learn that the entire Biblical narr...
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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25:07
