Passages
Passages explores upcoming Bible passages used for preaching and weekly discipleship by Craig Brown, Lead Pastor at First Free Methodist Church of Seattle. Passages will open new doors to Biblical texts in preparation for a sermon or other teaching.
Episodes
180 episodes
John 4:7-26 | September 14, 2025
No matter where we have been, what we have done, or where we are now, Jesus is always there ready to share his love with us. He meets us right where we are. This week's episode explores how a desperate and lonely woman discovers Jesus right in ...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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28:00
Acts 27:14-26 | August 31, 2025
When we think of a storm at sea in the Bible, we might think of Jonah or even Noah. Toward the end of the Book of Acts, we read a story of a storm and even a shipwreck that almost ended Paul's life on his way to Rome. This week's episode focuse...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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26:40
Ezekiel 47:1-12 | August 24, 2025
The promise of healing often feels overblown. We have seen too many people prayed for and not recover. Struggle and pain win the day too often. Believing in God's healing is harder than it seems. This week's episode explores how God's healing w...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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26:06
1 Kings 18:20-35 | August 17, 2025
Sometimes we like to have it both ways. Making a clear choice often means that we may lose something we don't want to lose. There may be times when having it both ways works but not often with our relationship with God. This week's episode expl...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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26:44
Acts 8:26-40 | August 10, 2025
The church is a barrier-breaking organization. At least, that is the purpose we hear in the Book of Acts. Rules are broken. Traditions are violated. All of this happens for the sake of the gospel of Jesus. This week's passage breaks barriers of...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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24:49
Genesis 7:13-24 | August 3, 2025
Most of us have known the story of Noah and the ark since we were children. Like most Bible stories we learn as children, there are important themes for adults too. This week we explore how to take the step of faith when God opens a new way for...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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27:20
Exodus 14:13-25 | July 27, 2025
We have all been there. What is it like to be backed up against a problem where we do not feel there is a way out? We often look for a rescue! What God offers Moses and the children of Israel is not a way out but a way through. This week's epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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25:20
Acts 9:1-19 | June 29, 2025
Many Christians know the story of how Saul, a persecutor of the church, became one of its most important champions. The person we overlook too quickly is Ananias, the person who came to Saul to bring him healing and baptism. This week's episode...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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26:37
Matthew 15:21-28 | June 22, 2025
The story about Jesus meeting a non-Jewish woman is a fascinating story of love, grace, and wholeness. Does Jesus expect to meet this woman? Does he especially expect to find such a deep faith in him? When he does, all sorts of blessings begin ...
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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25:09
Joshua 4:1-7 | June 15, 2025
Life is filled with some important moments. We often try to capture them in pictures or even a scrapbook. How do we remember the great moments of God's love in our lives? How can we remember? Today's episode explores how we can honor and glorif...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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16:22
Acts 2:1-21 | June 8, 2025
The day of Pentecost is a day of "power to the people." Before the coming of the Holy Spirit on the church, the followers of Jesus were waiting and hiding in the city. As Jesus promised, the Spirit would come and give them the power to be His w...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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25:46
Revelation 21:1-5 | May 25, 2025
Caring for creation requires us to see the world and God's vision for it with clarity. A future is coming that is free of death and evil. If this vision captivates us enough, we will live lives that faithful point to it.
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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26:14
Genesis 3:1-13 | May 18, 2025
The story of Adam and Even falls into tragedy when they take matters into their own hands. What started as a paradise in the Garden, has become a nightmare of blame, anger, and fear. How can we find our way when we face the same situations? Mor...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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29:02
Genesis 1:26-31 | May 4, 2025
Which takes more work: caring or being careless? God's creation is entrusted to our care. The same care God has is the same care we must offer. Creation care means loving others and everything which has been created. If this is true, then the w...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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24:29
Genesis 2:1-9 | April 27, 2025
The creation story in the Bible is filled with so much wonder and blessing. Too often, we read right past it to get to the story of the fall of Adam and Eve. Perhaps we should pause a bit longer over God's creative work and find that all we hav...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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23:52
John 20:1-18 | April 20, 2025
The story of Jesus' resurrection is deeply moving. Jesus goes from seemingly being lost but, instead, is found victorious. Our belief in this Jesus is ever-growing as it was for those first witnesses of the resurrection. Even in our doubts, Jes...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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16:51
Luke 19:28-40 | April 13, 2025
Jesus' entrance into the city of Jerusalem is cause for celebration by his followers. It is an entrance of peace which hails the soon and coming King, Jesus. Not all people welcome his arrival. The week which follows will be an unfolding of Jes...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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19:23
John 12:1-8 | April 6, 2025
We all know what commitments or duties we have. What about our devotion? More than commitment or duty, devotion invites us into something deeper. In devotion we are changed by gratitude and generosity working in the grace of God. This week we d...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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17:57
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 | March 30, 2025
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lost Son) is one of the most well-known stories Jesus told. We should wonder why we are fixated on the "lost" son more than the forgiving father as portrayed in this story. It is a powerful story of forgiveness ...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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26:39
Luke 13:1-9 | March 23, 2025
All of us wonder why things happen the way they do. Sometimes it is about something that creates joy and wonder while, at other moments, it is pain or grief. Trying to know "why" is hard work. Perhaps there is a different way to live where God'...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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17:07
Philippians 3:17-4:1 | March 16, 2025
We live in one of the most polarizing times in recent memory. We argue about politics, religion, relationships, and so much more. What matters most in these times when we are pushed and pulled by so many? This week's episode opens us up to a ne...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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23:17
Luke 4:1-13 | March 9, 2025
We all face temptation. Sometimes it is on a small scale, and other times it can destroy lives and relationships. The greatest temptation of all is to believe that one has no temptations. This week, we dive into how temptation comes to us and w...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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19:28
Luke 9:28-45 | March 2, 2025
When is Jesus at His best? The passage of scripture for today's episode might lead us to believe that it is when Jesus is glorified in power and appears with Moses and Elijah on a mountain. Could the lesson of this story be about the moment whe...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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27:44
Mark 2:23-28 | February 23, 2025
Legalism is always a danger in any religion. Christians are not called to follow a law but a Savior, Jesus. Knowing the difference between following a law versus following a person can make all the difference. When we follow Jesus, we can let g...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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17:53
Matthew 28:16-20 | February 16, 2025
Jesus' parting words to His followers are to go and make disciples. What is a disciple, and how does one go about making one? This week's episode explores how being a follower of Jesus makes us uniquely able to do what Jesus asks of us.
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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21:57