<![CDATA[Walking with Messiah Jesus]]>
davidseabaugh.substack.com]]>https://davidseabaugh.substack.com/s/walking-with-messiah-jesusSubstackThu, 28 May 2026 10:45:05 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3084173/s/153034.rssDavid SeabaughWalking with Messiah Jesus is a chronological journey through the life of Jesus utilizing a first century contextual perspective with Pastor David Seabaugh of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elmhurst IL. Pastor Seabaugh draws heavily on the work of D. Thomas Lancaster's "Chronicles of the Messiah" the Concordia Commentary Series and over two decades of personal study. episodicDavid Seabaughdavidseabaugh@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Ep.78 | Touching the Sun of Righteousness with Healing in His Tassels ]]>Mark 5:29-43, Matthew 9:27-36 | A woman is alienated from society for 12 years for being unclean. A 12-year old dies. Jesus has a solution for both, but it involves touching. The societal problem is that by touching them, Jesus contracts their uncleanness. But isn’t that what Jesus has come to do? Jesus has come to take our uncleanness upon himself and to exchange if for his purity.

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This episode includes a lengthy quote from D. Thomas Lancaster’s “Chronicles of the Messiah” volume 1.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidseabaugh.substack.com]]>https://davidseabaugh.substack.com/p/walking-with-messiah-jesus-episode-c73substack:post:149707371Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:30:00 GMTDavid SeabaughNo3546<![CDATA[Ep.2 | Jesus is Wisdom: God's Word Meeting Our Greatest Need ]]>John 1:1-14 | Pastor Seabaugh guides us through the prologue of John’s Gospel, exploring the depths of John’s prologue and the Wisdom of God by which creation was established.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidseabaugh.substack.com]]>https://davidseabaugh.substack.com/p/walking-with-messiah-jesus-episode-67csubstack:post:149630642Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:30:00 GMTDavid SeabaughNo3512<![CDATA[Ep.1 | Walking with Messiah Jesus]]>Welcome to the inaugural episode of Walking with Messiah Jesus with Pastor David Seabaugh. Dive deep into the Gospels with this chronological look at the story of Jesus using a Jewish first-century lens. In this episode, Pastor Seabaugh begins our journey in John 1:1 and introduces us to some of the resources and interpretive techniques used in this study.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidseabaugh.substack.com]]>https://davidseabaugh.substack.com/p/walking-with-messiah-jesus-episodesubstack:post:149626893Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:30:00 GMTDavid SeabaughNo3198