Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Mosiah 4-6: "Are We Not All Beggars?"
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.
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
An in-depth study of Mosiah 1-3. This lesson focuses on Benjamin's backstory, the power of the word, the gift of grace, the two ledgers, the Atonement of Christ, the Savior's dual nature, and more.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
An in-depth study of the Book of Enos. This lesson focuses on what it might have been like to be raised by a parent like Jacob, the return of the prodigal, nurture and admonition, wrestling before God, soul hunger, sweeping guilt away, and more.
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Part 2 of a 2-part study of Jacob 5-7 (this part will cover chapters 6-7). This lesson focuses on choosing life, quenching the Spirit, facing Sherem, anti-religious rhetoric, becoming unshaken, sign-seeking, Jacob's adieu, and more.
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Choosing Life
8:20 Quenchable Spirit or Unquenchable Fire
16:10 Facing Sherem
24:10 Anti-Religious Rhetoric
31:15 Becoming Unshaken
39:56 Attacking the Doctrine of Christ
54:36 Sign-Seeking
1:00:11 Deathbed Confession
1:10:09 Jacob's Adieu
1:21:44 Conclusion
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Part 1 of a 2-part study of Jacob 5-7 (this part will cover chapter 5). This lesson focuses on Zenos, Olive trees, the 4 senses of scripture, the 4-Act play, grieving over the tree, grafting and scattering, planting in poor spots, the Lehite branch, the Great Apostasy, roots & branches, the Mother Tree, clearing away the bad, laboring in the vineyard, and more.
0:00 Introduction
4:19 Zenos's Allegory of the Olive Tree
9:46 The 4 Senses of Scripture
18:38 The House of Israel as a Tame Olive Tree
27:09 History in the Allegory - the 4-Act Play
30:04 Act 1 - Grieving over a Dying Tree
43:31 Grafting & Scattering Branches
50:05 Act 2 - Checking on the Trees
1:00:07 Planting in Poor Spots
1:10:48 The Lehite Branch
1:19:34 Act 3 - Apostasy
1:29:43 Branches Overcoming Roots
1:41:06 What Could I Have Done More
1:59:10 Gathered to the Mother Tree
2:10:14 Laboring for the Last Time
2:16:35 Clearing Away the Bad
2:20:25 Laboring with the Lord of the Vineyard
2:28:06 The Final Harvest
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Part 2 of a 2-part study of Jacob 1-4 (this part will cover chapters 3-4). This lesson focuses on comfort for victims, confronting prejudice, looking up to the Lamanites, passing down your sins, unshaken faith, unsearchable depths, things as they really are, looking beyond the mark, and more.
0:00 Introduction
0:47 Comfort for Victims
12:51 Confronting Prejudice
22:55 Looking Up to the Lamanites
31:33 Not Passing Down Your Sins
36:54 Recording their Witness
45:56 Unshaken Faith in His Amazing Grace
51:39 The Unsearchable Depths of God
57:35 Things As They Really Are
1:01:15 Looking Beyond the Mark
1:07:27 Building on the Rejected Stone
1:15:57 Conclusion
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Part 1 of a 2-part study of Jacob 1-4 (this part will cover chapters 1-2). This lesson focuses on Jacob's background, passing down the plates, prioritizing, faith and great anxiety, viewing the death of Christ, dichotomizing and demonizing, the 3 great sins, hard conversations, materialism & pride, problems with polygamy, and more.
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Biographical Background
8:05 Passing Down the Plates
18:10 Prioritizing
23:06 Faith & Great Anxiety
32:03 Believe in Christ & View His Death
47:56 Succeeding Nephi
51:19 Dichotomize & Demonize
54:35 The 3 Great Sins
1:02:21 Free of the People's Blood
1:08:07 Having the Hard Conversations
1:28:23 Materialism & Pride
1:38:21 Before Ye Seek for Riches
1:49:06 Unity & Equality
1:52:08 Problems with Polygamy
2:23:42 Broken Hearts & Lost Confidence
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
An Easter message linking the days of Holy Week to the elements of the Doctrine of Christ.
0:00 Introduction
2:57 Elevating Easter
5:48 Easter & the Doctrine of Christ
8:26 The Gospel in the Book of Mormon
13:29 Christ's Part in the Gospel
24:08 Palm Sunday's Faith
26:20 Monday's Repentance
28:36 Tuesday's Teachings
33:18 Wednesday's Rest
37:20 Thursday's Baptism & Holy Ghost
41:33 Friday's Endurance to the End
43:38 Saturday's Work for the Dead
46:48 Easter Sunday's New Beginning
50:42 The Doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31
55:57 Conclusion
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Part 2 of a 2-part study of 2 Nephi 31-33 (this part will cover chapters 32-33). This lesson focuses on lingering questions, feasting upon the word, the Spirit's guidance, consecrating our performance, writing in weakness, means & ends, Nephi's farewell, and more.
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Lingering Questions
6:07 Feast Upon the Words of Christ
23:15 Guided by the Holy Ghost
28:43 Learning from the Savior
34:19 Praying to Consecrate Every Act
41:49 Writing in Weakness, Speaking in Strength
47:21 Consecrating Our Efforts to Others
54:15 Glory & Charity
59:52 Means & Ends
1:05:10 Nephi's Farewell
1:13:31 Conclusion
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Part 1 of a 2-part study of 2 Nephi 31-33 (this part will cover chapter 31). This lesson focuses on the Doctrine of Christ, divine truth in human language, fulfilling all righteousness, the 4th Article of Faith, the Right Way, enduring to the end, pressing forward, and more.
0:00 Introduction to Nephi's Farewell
5:24 The Doctrine of Christ
10:52 Divine Truth in Human Language
15:34 Baptized to Fulfill All Righteousness
24:25 The 4th Article of Faith
37:42 The Right Path in the Right Way
42:45 Enduring to the End
49:56 Entering the Gate
57:28 Pressing Forward
1:04:01 No Other Way
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Part 2 of a 2-part study of 2 Nephi 26-30 (this part will cover chapters 28-30). This lesson focuses on contending churches, problems of pride, lullabies & pacifiers, line upon line, trusting in the arm of flesh, additional scripture, more nations than one, Jews & Gentiles, Millennial peace, and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:43 Contending Churches
10:12 The Problems of Pride
20:12 Lullabies & Pacifiers
27:39 Line Upon Line
32:53 Trusting in the Arm of Flesh
40:10 A Bible! A Bible!
48:25 Jewish-Born Salvation
58:49 More Nations than One
1:13:09 Gathered in One
1:18:35 Jews & Gentiles as Covenant People
1:27:43 Gathered & Restored to Millennial Peace
1:33:53 Conclusion