New to faith in Christ, or new to Tabernacle? Here’s some of our foundational beliefs and practices, and our Bible Study Podcast!
Tabernacle Talk
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Leviticus 1 — A Holy God and Radioactivity
Leviticus 2 — Grain Offerings and Yeast In Your Money
Leviticus 3-4 — Peace and Sin Offerings and Speeding Tickets
Leviticus 5-6 — Offerings Recap and Zacchaeus
Leviticus 7 — Expired Gratefulness and Priests’ Portions
Leviticus 8 — Ordination of the Priests and Your Priestly Garments
Leviticus 9-10 — Fire From Heaven and Fire From Man
Leviticus 11— Don’t Eat The Chameleon
Leviticus 12-14 — God Values Moms and Heals Diseases
Leviticus 15 — Rachel and Bathsheba and Holy Marriage
Leviticus 16 — The Day Of Atonement and Two Goats
Leviticus 17-18 — That’s Not My Design
Leviticus 19:1-18 — Say That To My Face
Leviticus 19:19-37 — Tattoos and Immigrants and Separate Fabrics
Leviticus 20 — Child Sacrifice and the Curse of Ham
Leviticus 21 — Priests and Widows and Buddhist Bands
Leviticus 22 — Don’t Give Defective Lambs to Goodwill
Leviticus 23-24:9 — Party Time With God
Leviticus 24:10-23 — Blaspheming God’s Name
Leviticus 25 - Freed Slaves and Resting Land
Leviticus 26 — Eden’s Blessing and the Consequences of Rejecting God
Leviticus 27 — Irredeemable Sheep and Land Donations
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Ruth 1 — Sickly Boys and Bitter Mothers
Ruth 2 — A Generous God
Ruth 3 — Cold Feet and Marriage Proposals
Ruth 4 — Ten Generations of Rejects
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1 Kings 1:1-2:12 — King David Kicks The Bucket
1 Kings 2:13-46 — King Solomon Is Taking Care Of Business
1 Kings 3-4 — Solomon’s Got Street Smarts
1 Kings 5-9:9 — Solomon Builds A Giant House
1 Kings 9:10-10:27 — Solomon’s Big Brain
1 Kings 10:28-11:43 — Close, But No Dynasty
1 Kings 12:1-24 — A House Divided
1 Kings 12:25-13:34 — I Don’t Care
1 Kings 14-16 — Nasty, No Good, Bad, Very Bad
1 Kings 17 — The Good, The Bad, And The Widow
1 Kings 18 — Are You Ready To Rumble?
1 Kings 19 — A Nap, A Snack, And A Whisper
1 Kings 20-22 — Dish Best Served Cold
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Psalm 1 — Muppets and Cow Stomachs
Psalm 2 — Spiritual Beings and Begotten
Psalm 3 — Wild Bible Stories and God Slapping People
Psalm 4 — Toddlers and Robbers
Psalm 5 — Blessings and Retributive Justice
Psalm 6 — Swimming Beds and Rich Men In Hell
Psalm 7 — Irish Boy Bands and Vengeance
Psalm 8 — You Are Important To God
Psalm 9 — Unknown Words and Eternal Justice
Psalm 10 — Sinners and Orphans
Psalm 11 — Fire and Brimstone and Sons of Thunder
Psalm 12 — Purified Seven Times
Psalm 13 — God Has Not Abandoned You
Psalm 14 — No One Does Good
Psalm 15 — 10 Traits For Those That Want To Live With God
Psalm 16 — Pastor Bryon’s Breakup
Psalm 17 — Lions and Fat Men
Psalm 18 — God Delights In You
Psalm 19 — The Word Of God and The Sun
Psalm 20 — The God Who Hears You
Psalm 21 — Oxygen In A New Recording Location
Psalm 22 — The Song Of Jesus On The Cross
Psalm 23 — The Lord Is My Shepherd
Psalm 24 — Back To Eden
Psalm 25 — God Has Selective Amnesia?
Psalm 26 — Liam Neeson and Thieving Hands
Psalm 27 — A Toddler Grabbed My Face
Psalm 28 — Deaf Rocks
Psalm 29 — Yahweh Defeats Oceans and Nations and Wilderness
Psalm 30 — The Grave, The Healing, and the Lord
Psalm 31 — David Gets Bold
Psalm 32 — A Really Big Confessional Booth
Psalm 33 — An Altogether Praiseworthy God
Psalm 34 — The Angel of Yahweh and Unbroken Bones
Psalm 35 — Gloating Isn’t Allowed
Psalm36 — Fearing God and Discovering Evil
Psalm 37 — Fury Anger Rage
Psalm 38 — Do You Weep Over Sin?
Psalm 39 — Shut Your Mouth
Psalm 40 — What’s On The Inside Of Your Soul?
Psalm 41 — Caring For The Poor
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Psalms 42-43 - Talking To Yourself and Depressed Psalmists
Psalm 44 - Christ Is With You In Difficulties
Psalm 45 - Here Comes The Bride
Psalm 46 - Be Still And Know That I Am God
Psalm 47 - Call and Response
Psalm 48 - All God Does Is Win
Psalm 49 - Rich People and the Grave
Psalm 50 - Does God Need Sacrifices?
Psalm 51 - Sins That Sacrifices Can't Atone For
Psalm 52 - When Evil Actions Are Considered Good
Psalm 53 - No One Does Good No Not Political Parties
Psalm 54 - Doing Right and Getting Hunted
Psalm 55 - Bad Friends and Complaining To God
Psalm 56 - Crazy Spitting Drummer and God’s Tear Bottle
Psalm 57 - Caveman Psalmist
Psalm 58 - Violent Movies and Bloody Feet
Psalm 59 - Body Doubles and Complaining Dogs
Psalm 60 - When It Feels Like God Abandoned You
Psalm 61 - Crying For Safety To Your Father
Psalm 62 - Poured Out Hearts and Robbers
Psalm 63 - God's Presence and Everlasting Love
Psalm 64 - Mom They're Throwing Arrows Again
Psalm 65 - God Who Listens and Forgives and Provides and Protects
Psalm 66 - Making Pure Silver and Gold
Psalm 67 - Liturgy and Harvests
Psalm 68 - Defanged Demons and Church Leaders
Psalm 69 - Sour Wine and Unmerited Forgiveness
Psalm 70 - Where's Your Focus?
Psalm 71 - A Psalm For Golden Oldies
Psalm 72 - A Psalm For A King
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Psalm 73 — Rich Renegades and Hopeless Singers
Psalm 74 — More Sea Dragons and Destroyed Churches
Psalm 75 — God’s Punishment and Exaltation In His Time
Psalm 76 — God The Awe-Inspiring One
Psalm 77 — Choose To Obsess Over The Right Thoughts
Psalm 78 — Kids’ Ministry and King Jesus
Psalm 79 — You Are A Two Year Old With Scissors
Psalm 80 — God Rides Angels and Gets Angry At Some Prayers
Psalm 81 — The Festival of Tabernacles and Singing Loudly
Psalm 82 — The Divine Assembly and Jesus’ Victory
Psalm 83 — Fighting Your Real Enemy
Psalm 84 — God’s Presence and Our Worship
Psalm 85 — Revive Us Again
Psalm 86 — A Kind God and Three Hours Of Sleep
Psalm 87 — The Dwelling Place Of God
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Proverbs 1 — Wisdom Says Run
Proverbs 3 — Invest In What Matters
Proverbs 4 — Influence And Direction
Proverbs 6 — Don’t Rush Into Things
Proverbs 10 — Hold Your Tongue
Proverbs 11 — The Real Deal
Proverbs 14 — Safe
Proverbs 14 — People Matter
Proverbs 15 — God Knows What’s Real
Proverbs 16 — Focus On God’s Goals
Proverbs 17 — Call It What It Is
Proverbs 17 — God Allows It
Proverbs 18 — Safety In The Lord
Proverbs 22 — The Little Things
Proverbs 24 — Do It Right
Proverbs 25 — The Right Stuff
Proverbs 27 — The Right Friends
Proverbs 28 — The Unknown Episode Name
Proverbs 29 — A Few More Thoughts
Proverbs 30-31 — Coming To A Close
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Obadiah — Bad Nation and a Just God
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Habakkuk 1:1-4 - Prayer and The Problem Of Evil
Habakkuk 1:5-2:1 - Strength Por El Dia and God’s Justice
Habakkuk 2:2-20 - Big News and Five Woes
Habakkuk 3 - Preschool Studio and The Second Exodus
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Zephaniah 1:1-2:3 - The Day of Yahweh and A Call To Repentance
Zephaniah 2:1-3:8 - Everybody’s In Trouble Now
Zephaniah 3:8-20 - Yahweh the Singing Warrior
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Haggai 1 - It's A Big Big Unbuilt House
Haggai 2 - Little Temple and a Big God
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Mark 1:1-13 — The Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God
Mark 1:14-45 — Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way
Mark 2:1-17 —Caring for the Discarded
Mark 2:18-3:6 — People, Not Procedures, Are the Point
Mark 3:7-35 — Jesus Gets A New Family
Mark 4:1-34 — Secret Stories and Separate Soils
Mark 4:35-41 — The God Who Commands Nature Itself
Mark 5:1-20 — The Only Person Jesus Told No
Mark 5:21-43 — The Clothes and Comfort of Jesus
Mark 6:1-13 — When Jesus Couldn't Do A Miracle
Mark 6:14-29 — Preacher, Tell Me Like It Is
Mark 6:30-52 — Bread Baker and Water Walker
Mark 6:53-7:23 — Human Commands That Disobey God's Heart
Mark 7:24-8:10 — Dogs and Dinner and the Deaf
Mark 8:11-9:1 — Jesus is God and Lord and Savior
Mark 9:2-13 — Three Tabernacles Talk
Mark 9:14-29 — Prayerless Disciples and Doubting Emotions
Mark 9:30-50 — Unquenchable Fire and Drowning Youth Workers
Mark 10:1-12 — Broken Covenants and Steadfast Love
Mark 10:13-31 — Accepted Kids and Rejected Politicians
Mark 10:32-52 — What The Blind Man Saw
Mark 11:1-25 — Dead Trees and Extortionary Exchange Rates
Mark 11:27-12:27 —WWE-JD and 7 Brothers for 1 Bride
Mark 12:28-44 — Giving It All To Our Triune God
Mark 13 — The End Times and Destroyed Temples
Mark 14:1-21 — Charity Gone Wrong and God's Provision
Mark 14:22-42 — The Lord's Table and the Lord's Prayer
Mark 14:43-15:41 — Jesus' Trial and Beatings and Crucifixion
Mark 15:42-16:8 — Christ Is Risen and Bonus Ending
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Luke 2:1-20 — Christmas With Strength For The Day
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Acts 1:1-11 — You’ve Got A Job To Do
Acts 1:12-26 — Devotion and Intestines
Acts 2:1-36 — Drunk and Babel-ing
Acts 2:37-47 — Birthday Party and Baptism
Acts 3:1-10 — Lame Man Leaping
Acts 3:11-4:4 — Pointed Preaching and Marvelous Mercies
Acts 4:1-22 — On Trial With Kids’ Songs
Acts 4:23-31 — Alliteration and Heavenly Beings
Acts 4:32-5:16 — Dying to Give and Pastor Talks Bibles
Acts 5:11-42 — Can’t Touch This
Acts 6:1-7 — Schuyler and Hellenists and Deacons, Oh My!
Acts 6:8-7:16 — Filibusters and Cancel Culture
Acts 7:17-8:3 — Beasts and Fire and Kangaroo Courts
Acts 8:4-25 — Dogs and Hands
Acts 8:26-40 — Dunking and Dipping
Acts 9:1-19 — Dragons and Scaredy-Cats
Acts 9:20-30 — Basket Full of Saul
Acts 9:31-43 — Help Those Who Can’t Help Themselves & Pastor Goes On A Limb
Acts 10:1-33 — Bacon and Imago Dei
Acts 10:34-48 — Altar Calls and Bring Em All
Acts 11:1-18 — Legalism and T-Shirts
Acts 11:19-30 — Outsiders Who Will Love Outsiders
Acts 12:1-19 — A Sovereign God and A Sleepy Fisherman
Acts 12:20-25 — Indiana Jones and the Worms
Acts 13:1-52 — Blind Magicians and Rejoicing Gentiles
Acts 14:1-28 — Someone’s Poisoned The Water Hole and Church Theology
Acts 15:1-21 — Friendly Fights, Old Testament, and Idols
Acts 15:22-41 — Paul and Barnabas Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Acts 16:1-10 — On The Road Again and Border Walls
Acts 16:11-24 — Crazy Ladies and Cranky Apostles
Acts 16:25-40 — Infant Baptism and Chain-Breaking Praise
Acts 17:1-15 — Upside Down and Suspicious
Acts 17:16-34 — Evangelism Failure and False Gods
Acts 18:1-17 — Making Tents and Shaking Dust
Acts 18:18-28 — New Kid On The Block and Paul Gets A Fade
Acts 19:1-10 — Little Lights and Big Rejections
Acts 19:11-20:1 — Riots and Demons
Acts 20:2-16 — Fall Asleep In Church And Perish
Acts 20:17-38 — Pastors and Wolves and Congregationalism
Acts 21:1-14 — Mrs. Incredible and Christ’s Suffering
Acts 21:15-40 — Easily Offended and Disguised Blessings
Acts 22:1-29 — Baptism T-Shirts and Illegal Beatings
Acts 22:30-23:11 — Infighting and Stupid Politicians
Acts 23:12-35 — British Orphans and Lying Commanders
Acts 24-26 — 3 Rulers and a CGI Explosion
Acts 27:1-44 — Listening to God’s Voice
Acts 28:1-16 — Hospitality and Snake Bites
Acts 28:17-31 — The Gospel and The End Of The Road
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Colossians 1:1-8 - Thankfulness In Trials
Colossians 1:9-14 - Paul’s Prayer For The Colossians
Colossians 1:15-20 - All About Jesus
Colossians 1:19-29 - His Mission Our Mission
Colossians 2:1-5 - God’s Treasure and Bryon’s Shirt
Colossians 2:6-15 - Rooted In Christ and Go To Sleep If It’s 1 AM
Colossians 2:16-23 - Jesus Is Lord Of The Conscience and What Does Inestimable Mean
Colossians 3:1-4 - Focus On Jesus and The Hosts Get Abandoned
Colossians 3:5-11 - Our Band Name Is “Hanging Out With A Dead Guy”
Colossians 3:10-17 - The Man In Blue and God’s Image
Colossians 3:18-4:1 - How We Relate and Dr. Fountain
Colossians 4:2-6 - Intentionality and The Hosts Are Unhinged
Colossians 4:7-18 - People Matter and Bryon Is Limiting Pastor
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1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 - Faith Hope Love and Grandmas
1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 - A Port City That's Not Baltimore
1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 - Stolen Packages and Speaking Truth
1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 - Picky Toddlers and Sharing Life
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 - God's True Word and His Wayward People
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 -The Tempter and Your Savior
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 - God's Will and a Christian Sexual Ethic
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 - Mind Your Own Business
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - The Rapture and The Resurrection
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 - Living In The Light Of The Day Of The Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:12-14 - Pastors and Patience and Peace
1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 - Always Rejoicing and Praying and Thanking
1 Thessalonians 5:19-28 - Testing Podcasts and Kissing Christians
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2 Thessalonians 1 - A Battered Believing Church
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 - The Holy Spirit and the Unholy Antichrist
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 - Because He First Loved You
2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - What Your Pastor Wants You To Pray For And Do
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 - Not Busy But Busybodies
2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 - How To Have Peace and Who Wrote Hebrews
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Titus 1 - 2 Church Pastor and 2 Lists
Titus 2:1-10 - Pastor Rob Doesn’t Participate and All-Ages Discipleship
Titus 2:11-15 - God’s Grace and Pastor Dennis Knows Where He Is
Titus 3:1-8 - Big Head Jed and Grace-Given Christians That Pass It On
Titus 3:8-15 - Division and Heretics With Spiky Hair
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Philemon 1:1-7 - New Book and A New Background
Philemon 1:8-14 - Evangelism and Text Us From Jail
Philemon 1:15-25 - Motivations and Pastor Is A Ventriloquist
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Hebrews 1:1-3 - Jesus Is God
Hebrews 1:4-2:9 - Jesus Is Better Than The Angels
Hebrews 2:10-18 - Jesus Is Our Brother And High Priest
Hebrews 3 - Jesus Is Better Than Moses
Hebrews 4:1-13 - Jesus Is The Better Sabbath Rest
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 — Jesus Is Our Great High Priest
Hebrews 5:11-14 — Jesus Is A Five Course Meal
Hebrews 6:1-12 — Believers and Behavers
Hebrews 6:13-20 — Jesus’ Pinky Promise To You
Hebrews 6:20-7:10 — Jesus Has A Better Priesthood
Hebrews 7:11-28 — Jesus Is The Best High Priest
Hebrews 8 — Jesus Set Up A Better Covenant
Hebrews 9 — Jesus Is The Better Sacrifice
Hebrews 10:1-18 — Jesus Is Our Permanent Sacrifice
Hebrews 10:19-25 — The Results of Jesus’ Greater Ministry
Hebrews 10:26-39 — Jesus Is The Only Sacrifice Left
Hebrews 11:1-16 — Pictures Of Faith
Hebrews 11:17-40 — Those That Have Suffered And Persevered
Hebrews 12:1-13 — Running The Gospel Race
Hebrews 12:14-29 — Be Grateful For What God Has Given
Hebrews 13:1-14 — Second To Last Remarks On Living
Hebrews 13:15-25 — Obeying Your Spiritual Leaders And Tabernacle Talk Takes A Hiatus
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2 Peter 1:1-15 — Holy Supplements
2 Peter 1:16-21 — A More Sure Word
2 Peter 2 — Fallen Angels, Righteous Lot, and a Talking Donkey
2 Peter 3 — Sharing The Gospel To A Dying World
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2 John - Once Saved Always Saved?
101 - First Steps
Are you brand new in your Christian life, or new to what it means to be a disciple of Jesus? This 6 week series dives into the regular practices that being a Christian involves. If you take the first steps & master the basics, you’ll be able to go further than you ever thought possible!
Step 1 - Church & You — Handout — Audio
Step 2 - Reading Your Bible — Handout — Audio
Step 3 - Praying To Your God — Handout — Audio
Step 4 - Faith & Your Finances — Handout — Audio
Step 5 - Sharing Your Faith With Others — Handout — Audio
Week 6 - Questions and Answers — Audio
102 - Big Picture
What’s the Bible all about? Why are there so many parts to it? What’s up with Revelation, or the minor prophets, or all the genealogies? Listen in on this 6 week class!
Week 1 - The Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy) - Handout - Audio
Week 2 - The Prophets (Joshua—Kings, Isaiah—Malachi) - Handout - Audio
Week 3 - The Writings (Books of Poetry, Chronicles—Esther) - Handout - Audio
Week 4 - Gospels and Acts - Handout - Audio
Week 5 - Romans through James - Handout - Audio
Week 6 - 1 Peter through Revelation - Audio
103 - Basic Beliefs
What does it mean to be a Christian, and what does it mean to be a Baptist? Here’s a 6-lesson overview of our church’s statement of faith, the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.
Week 1 - The Scriptures — Video - Audio - Outline
Week 2 - Our Triune God — Video - Audio - Outline
Week 3 - Our Salvation — Video - Audio - Outline
Week 4 - The Church — Video - Audio - Outline
104 - STUDYING SCRIPTURE
How to STUDY THE BIBLE
The Bible is the most crucial part of the Christian life. Without the Bible, we don’t have a final authority on what we should believe or practice, and we wouldn’t be able to know who God is and what He’s done. However, reading and studying the Bible can seem like an incredibly daunting task! Learn how you can read and understand the Bible for yourself in your everyday life!
Week 1 - Translations & Expectations — Video - Audio - Handout
Week 2 - The Genres of Scripture — Video - Audio - Handout
Week 3 - How To Find What Scripture Means — Video - Audio - Handout
Week 4 - How To Apply (And Not Apply) The Bible — Video - Audio - Handout
Everyday resources
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Tabernacle Talk
Does reading the Bible seem like a daunting task? Pastor Bryon has a Bible podcast “Tabernacle Talk” that is intended to help you understand and love scripture. Each episode walks through a portion of the Bible, showing you how easy it can be! It’s available on our Facebook page, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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RightNow Media
RightNow Media is like the “Netflix of Video Bible Studies” and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that you can access whenever and wherever you want—on your phone, iPad, computer, or at home on your TV. We believe that RightNow Media will be a tool to serve you as you live out your faith. RightNow Media has videos for everyone—kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, single adults, working professionals—all aimed at helping you grow.
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Bible Project
BibleProject’s mission is to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.
BibleProject is a non-profit animation studio that produces short-form, fully animated videos to make the biblical story accessible to everyone, everywhere. They create videos, podcasts, and study guides that explore the Bible's unified story by focusing on its overarching themes and each book's literary design. They are committed to understanding the Bible in its historical context and communicating its wisdom for the modern world. Ultimately, they want to change how people read and use the Bible.