Unshaken Saints
Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religious educator Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken. ___________ Hello my friends, I’m Jared Halverson and this is Unshaken. I’ve spent my life studying the scriptures, my professional career teaching them, and my education at a Bible-belt divinity school exploring ways they have been used and abused, attacked and defended. And I’d like to share with you some of the things I’ve learned. In March of 2020 I created a YouTube channel called Unshaken, and six months later we hit our one millionth view, as people around the world are eagerly pursuing an unshaken faith in God by immersing themselves in His word. More and more viewers have been asking for an audio-only version of the lessons on Unshaken, and this podcast is my attempt to meet those needs. What it lacks in the visuals shown on YouTube, or the polished sound of a podcast-only production, it hopefully makes up for in its accessibility to the drivers, joggers, and multi-taskers out there who want to study their scriptures “on the go.” To you, welcome to our verse-by-verse, Come Follow Me study of the scriptures. I pray that it helps your faith in Christ become unshaken. __________ Disclaimer: The content of these podcasts is the sole responsibility of their creator and does not reflect the official position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Church Educational System.
Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Jeremiah 1-29: ”Fire In the Bones”
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
An in-depth study of Jeremiah 1-29. This lesson focuses on the martyrdom of Isaiah, the background of Jeremiah, foreordination, covenant infidelity, broken cisterns, breaking the soil, mistaking the outward for the inward, defiling our garments, a false sense of security, the destruction of Judah, fishers and hunters, potter's clay, fire in the bones, the shepherds in Israel, the Lord's Council, ripe or rotten, making the best of Babylon, and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:42 The Martyrdom of Isaiah
8:36 The Background of Jeremiah
15:27 Jeremiah Foreordained
25:24 Jeremiah's Mission
35:25 Covenant Infidelity
44:24 Living Springs or Broken Cisterns
49:36 Cheating on the Lord
1:02:10 Idolatry as Adultery
1:06:35 Returning to the Lord
1:17:28 Break the Soil & Circumcise the Heart
1:26:05 Reversing Creation
1:30:45 Are Any Righteous Left?
1:40:38 Refusing to Repent
1:45:54 Mistaking the Outward for the Inward
2:00:55 Too Late to Change?
2:08:50 Mourning Over the World's Wickedness
2:17:24 False Idols or the True God?
2:21:57 God's Covenant, His Judgment, & His Love
2:30:20 Defiling their Garments
2:37:04 A False Sense of Security
2:45:23 The Destruction of Judah
2:54:34 Fishers & Hunters
3:07:16 Trees of Life & Sabbaths of Peace
3:14:01 Potter's Clay & Smashing the Pot
3:25:48 Fire in the Bones
3:36:00 A Call to Surrender
3:42:44 Their Only Hope
3:47:03 To the Shepherds in Israel
3:56:47 The Lord's Council
4:03:35 Ripe or Rotten?
4:13:16 Silencing the Prophet
4:19:17 Bearing the Babylonian Yoke
4:25:40 Making the Best of Babylon
4:34:57 Conclusion
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Isaiah 58-66: ”Beauty for Ashes”
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
An in-depth study of Isaiah 58-66. This lesson focuses on the true fast, the delightful Sabbath, hatching eggs of iniquity, groping for the wall, the armor of God, beauty for ashes, robes of righteousness, marriage and a new name, watchmen on the walls, treading the winepress alone, reshaping the clay, filthy rags, the law of the harvest, giving birth to the kingdom of God, and more.
0:00 Introduction
3:44 The False Fast
12:50 The True Fast
32:18 The Sabbath, a Delight
43:59 Sin as Separation
50:44 Hatching the Eggs of Iniquity
58:01 Groping for the Wall
1:05:16 Truth Is Fallen
1:09:58 The Armor of God
1:16:35 Rise & Shine
1:19:44 The Gathering
1:36:50 Beauty for Ashes
1:48:25 Priests & Ministers in Robes of Righteousness
1:58:10 Marriage & a New Name
2:02:08 Watchmen on the Walls
2:08:20 Treading the Winepress Alone
2:16:42 Vengeance, Love, & Perfect Empathy
2:27:02 Filthy Rags
2:33:03 Reshaping the Clay
2:37:31 Reaping What We Sow
2:47:36 New Heavens & a New Earth
2:54:06 Rejecting False Worship
3:02:23 Giving Birth to the Kingdom of God
3:14:01 Happy Endings?
3:21:29 Conclusion
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Isaiah 50-57: ”Man of Sorrows”
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
An in-depth study of Isaiah 50-57. This lesson focuses on feeling forsaken, the tongue of the learned, fading fashions, sparks, beautiful garments and beautiful feet, the suffering servant, substitutionary atonement, the Savior's seed, enlarging the tent, everlasting kindness, higher ways & higher thoughts, wasted money, the water cycle, those who don't fit the mold, a place and a name, covenant infidelity, and more.
0:00 Introduction
3:21 The Isaiah Relay in the Book of Mormon
9:40 Feeling Forsaken
19:44 The Tongue of the Learned
21:40 Submitting to His Persecutors
27:50 Fading Fashions
30:57 The Lord's Light or Our Sparks
35:18 Examples of Persevering Faith
44:40 Trust in the Lord
57:53 Putting on Your Beautiful Garments
1:11:26 Beautiful Feet
1:24:06 Depart from Babylon
1:27:19 Shutting the Mouths of Kings
1:31:12 The Suffering Servant
1:45:43 The Substitutionary Atonement
1:53:25 Sheep, Shepherd, & and the Savior's Seed
2:12:02 Enlarging the Tent
2:20:57 Everlasting Kindness
2:29:05 The Smith Blowing the Coals
2:35:38 Purchase Price & Wasted Money
2:41:46 Higher Ways & Higher Thoughts
2:47:11 The Water Cycle
2:51:04 To Those Who Don't Fit the Mold
3:02:14 Something Better, A Place & A Name
3:16:44 Woe to the Wicked
3:20:15 Covenant Infidelity
3:27:31 No Peace to the Wicked
3:35:06 Conclusion
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Isaiah 36-49: ”Comfort Ye My People”
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
An in-depth study of Isaiah 36-49. This lesson focuses on the Assyrian invasion and scattering of Israel, the doors of death, having a will to offer, comforting the afflicted, highway construction, a mother's care, comparing God, the gift of prophecy, true identity, Cyrus and Christ, idols and graven images, the fall of Babylon, the Savior's scars, returning children, the shoulders of kings, and more.
0:00 Introduction
4:42 The Assyrian Invasion & the Scattering of Israel
21:03 Facing the Doors of Death
29:20 Having a Will to Offer
43:55 Comfort Ye My People
1:06:58 Highway Construction
1:18:12 Care for the Mothers
1:23:13 Trying to Describe God
1:31:39 The Foolishness of False Gods
1:41:20 A Message of Encouragement
1:58:58 The Gift of Prophecy
2:05:29 The Promised Messiah
2:21:07 The Promise of Redemption
2:37:56 True Identity or False Gods
2:54:51 Raising Up a Deliverer
3:11:17 Idol Gods or the God of Israel
3:17:56 The Fall of Babylon
3:31:51 Chosen & Purified
3:47:49 Born to Gather
3:58:57 Not Forsaken nor Forgotten
4:13:05 Who Hath Begotten Me These?
4:26:52 On the Shoulders of Kings
4:36:16 Conclusion
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Isaiah 13-35: ”A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
An in-depth study of Isaiah 13-35. This lesson focuses on Nephi's use of Isaiah, the fall of Babylon, Lucifer's downfall, the gift of gathered Israel, highway construction, worldliness & materialism, apostasy & restoration, the nail in a sure place, a feast of fat things, redeeming the vineyard, short beds and small blankets, planting & harvesting wisely, a voice from the dust, a sealed book, a marvelous work and a wonder, lane assist, the latter-day Zion, and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:13 Nephi's Use of Isaiah
14:13 The Fall of Babylon
31:15 Lucifer's Downfall
57:11 The Bird Cast Out of Its Nest
1:05:23 Reaping with the Arm
1:10:41 The Gift of Gathered Israel
1:28:03 A Highway Across the Middle East
1:44:03 Naked & Barefoot, Labor & Watching the Night
1:56:38 The Nail in a Sure Place
2:21:42 Worldliness & Materialism
2:30:57 Apostasy & Restoration
2:48:35 A Feast of Fat Things
2:58:36 Praise & Promise
3:12:56 Redeeming the Vineyard
3:20:39 Strong Drink, Short Beds, & Small Coverings
3:43:36 Planting & Harvesting Wisely
3:53:05 A Voice from the Dust
4:05:28 A Sealed Book & a Marvelous Work
4:23:48 Speaking Smooth Things
4:36:47 Lane Assist & Intensifying Light
4:50:30 Quietness & Assurance
4:56:26 Destruction & Deliverance
5:10:02 The Day of the Lord
5:16:35 The Latter-day Zion
5:23:55 Conclusion
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Isaiah 1-12: ”Great Are the Words of Isaiah”
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
An in-depth study of Isaiah 1-12. This lesson focuses on making sense of Isaiah, understanding Hebrew poetry, God's case against Israel, the mountain of the Lord, pride & worldliness, corruption in the vineyard, swift messengers, the calling of Isaiah, the promise of a Savior, the threat of Assyria, trusting the Lord, light in darkness, stubbornness & pride, new growth from an old stump, the Messiah & the Millennium, an ensign to the nations, and more.
0:00 Introduction to Isaiah
14:58 Keys to Understand Isaiah
23:35 Hebrew Poetry
41:28 The Case Against Israel
1:00:06 Worship & Repentance
1:24:50 The Mountain of the Lord
1:31:38 Pulling Down Pride
1:46:22 The Worldliness of the Daughters of Zion
2:07:29 The Cleansing of Zion
2:17:37 Corruption in the Vineyard
2:36:27 Calling for Swift Messengers
2:42:19 The Calling of Isaiah
2:59:45 The Promise of a Savior
3:16:55 The Threat of Assyria
3:21:06 Impending Destruction
3:26:38 Trust in the Lord
3:32:30 Shining Light into the Darkness
3:41:02 Using Assyria as an Instrument
3:55:13 Taking Credit to Ourselves
4:06:06 New Growth from an Old Stump
4:17:13 The Messiah & the Millennium
4:25:35 An Ensign to the Nations
4:30:58 Israel's Song of Salvation
4:33:02 Conclusion
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
The Books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon: ”The Beginning of Wisdom”
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
An in-depth study of the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. This lesson focuses on wisdom and foolishness, trusting the Lord, rivers of fire, Sophia, Mother in Heaven, parenting, alcoholism, mockery, a virtuous woman, pessimism, vanity, seasons, death, the purposes of life, love songs, an army with banners, and more.
0:00 Introduction to Proverbs
9:34 The Beginning of Wisdom (chp. 1-2)
21:36 Trust in the Lord (3)
36:03 Choosing the Right Woman (4-5)
45:23 Ants, Deadly Sins, & Rivers of Fire (6-7)
59:29 Sophia as Mother in Heaven (8)
1:16:17 Wisdom Compared to Foolishness (10-12)
1:29:14 Riches, Pride, Goals, Children, & Strife (13-15)
1:44:11 Hearts, Highways, Self-Discipline, Friends, & Fools (16-18)
1:57:58 Gifts, Loans, Parenting, Wine, Work, & Deep Water (19-20)
2:12:41 Peace, Generosity, Consecration, & Conservatism (21-22)
2:22:54 Deceitful Meat, Alcoholism, Adversity, & Sweetness (23-24)
2:34:40 Hot Coals & Cold Water, to Mock or Not to Mock (25-27)
2:48:53 Wickedness, Repentance, Leadership, & Contentment (28-30)
2:59:17 A Virthous Woman (31)
3:22:58 Introduction to Ecclesiastes
3:35:12 All Is Vanity
3:47:44 To Everything There Is a Season
3:55:44 No Escape from the Grave
4:02:44 Open Your Ears More than Your Mouth
4:11:29 What's the Point?
4:22:28 No Labor in the Grave
4:33:07 The Conclusion of the Whole Matter
4:38:51 Song of Solomon
4:45:57 A Song of Love
5:00:42 Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun
5:06:20 Conclusion
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Psalms 101-150: ”One More Strain of Praise”
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
An in-depth study of Psalms 101-150. This lesson focuses on "the set time," condescension & compassion, forgiveness, hallelujahs, building on the Rock that was rejected, rejoicing in God's word, psalms of ascent, the peace of Jerusalem, the blessing of children, being weaned, the rivers of Babylon, Davidic psalms, doxology, and more.
0:00 Introduction
5:36 Commitment, Complaint, & the Set Time (101-102)
17:29 A Masterpiece of Mercy (103)
34:14 Praise for Creating & Covenanting (104-105)
41:55 Forgiveness & Thanksgiving (106-107)
57:22 Victory & vindication (108-110)
1:10:33 Acrostics & Hallelujahs (111-117)
1:29:31 Building on the Rock You Rejected (118)
1:43:13 Rejoicing in God's Word (119)
2:26:32 Psalms of Ascent (120-126)
2:41:35 The Blessing of Children (127-128)
2:49:49 Completing the Climb (129-136)
3:01:06 By the Rivers of Babylon (137)
3:11:58 Davidic Psalms (138-144)
3:29:27 Praise & a Final Doxology (145-149)
3:40:28 One More Strain of Praise (150)
3:49:03 Conclusion
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Psalms 49-100: ”Make a Joyful Noise”
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
An in-depth study of Psalms 49-100. This lesson focuses on worldly wealth, covenant renewal, godly sorrow, disloyalty, innocent suffering, rocks & wings, finding family, messianic psalms, envying the wicked, the bitter cup, dealing with depression, gods in embryo, redemptive turbulence, mercy & truth's kiss, wayward children, sanctuaries in time and space, and more.
0:00 Introduction
5:09 Worldly Wealth (49)
12:41 Covenant Renewal (50)
26:12 A Plea for Forgiveness (51)
48:58 Wickedness, Doubt, & Disloyalty (52-55)
1:05:41 Pleas for Help, Mercy, & Vengeance (56-58)
1:14:16 Innocent Suffering, and a Call to Arms (59-60)
1:22:33 Rocks, Wings, Walls, Water, & Weapons (61-64)
1:37:20 Thanksgiving, Finding Family, & the House of the Lord (65-68)
2:01:25 Messianic Psalms & Deep Waters (69-72)
2:18:29 Envying the Wicked, Apostasy, & the Bitter Cup (73-76)
2:29:34 Dealing with Depression (77)
2:40:19 Learning from the Past (78)
2:52:16 Planting & Renewing (79-81)
2:59:58 Gods in Embryo (82)
3:07:15 Redemptive Turbulence & the Temple (83-84)
3:15:31 Mercy & Truth's Kiss (85-87)
3:25:51 Work for the Dead & Wayward Children (88-89)
3:40:11 Long Life, Safety, & Sanctuaries in Time & Space (90-94)
3:56:56 Enthronement Hymns & Psalms of Celebration (95-99)
4:10:42 The Thanksgiving Psalm (100)
4:16:07 Conclusion
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Psalms 1-48: ”The Lord Is My Shepherd”
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
An in-depth study of Psalms 1-48. This lesson focuses on the power of poetry and music, history & prophecy, pondering & prayer, trouble & trust, messianic messages, the Good Shepherd, the House of the Lord, worthiness & readiness, plea & praise, hiding & hope, forgiveness & relief, songs of Zion, and more.
0:00 Introduction to the Psalms
15:46 Instructional Psalm (1)
22:38 History & Prophecy, David & Absalom (2-3)
33:47 Pondering, Prayer, Penitence, & Precaution (4-7)
45:38 Psalms of Praise (8-9)
53:00 Trouble & Trust (10-14)
1:11:27 Worthiness, Loyalty, Sincerity, & Thanksgiving (15-18)
1:31:05 Creation, Law, & Victory (19-20)
1:35:47 Messianic Psalms, Gethsemane & Calvary (21-22)
1:55:16 The Lord Is My Shepherd (23)
2:05:34 The House of the Lord & Humble Petitions (24-25)
2:14:43 Temple Worthiness & Readiness (26-27)
2:32:32 Plea, Praise, & Prayer (28-30)
2:37:31 Deliverance for Christ & through Christ (31)
2:44:22 Confession, Hiding, & Hope (32-34)
2:55:43 False Witnesses & Wickedness (35-37)
3:04:20 Forgiveness, Relief, & Thanksgiving (38-40)
3:16:36 Breaking Bread & Thirsting after Water (41-45)
3:30:49 Songs of Zion (46-48)
3:38:32 Conclusion
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