Browse published episodes from Tom and Paula Graves in Light of Christ Radio.
Jul 12, 2019 3:03 PM America/Chicago
Here is Jesus, surrounded by pressures on all sides. His own followers don’t yet really understand what he’s doing. People are badgering him from every direction to heal them, to cast out evil spirits, to be there for them in their every need. At the
Jul 10, 2019 3:02 PM America/Chicago
Have you gotten the impression that the God of the Old Testament was mean and judgmental while Jesus in the New Testament was compassionate and full of grace? Listen to discover the character of God in the Old Testament.
Jul 2, 2019 12:52 PM America/Chicago
Joseph now rules in Egypt. His brothers come to Egypt to buy food and have no clue that Joseph is even alive, let alone the one who will sell them the food. What happens as the brothers are reunited?
Jul 2, 2019 12:47 PM America/Chicago
The Pharisees were hung up on their rules to the point that they had no compassion for either hungry disciples or a man with a deformed hand. Jesus is counter cultural and shows compassion for both. Where do you need Jesus to show compassion to you?
Jun 20, 2019 10:54 AM America/Chicago
Dreams continue to influence Joseph's life. Until this point, his life has seemed to go from bad to worse and Joseph doesn't have any idea how God has been working in the background. Now the tide turns in a surprising way. How is God working in surprising
Jun 19, 2019 11:58 AM America/Chicago
Joseph has not only become a slave, now, because of false accusations, he is in prison. What does this do to his relationship with God? Who will God bring into his life that will make a difference? God had given Joseph dreams, now what dreams will God giv
Jun 19, 2019 5:15 AM America/Chicago
After healing the Jewish leper and the Gentile servant, Jesus continues to demonstrate His authority over disease. He heals Peter’s mother-in-law and many others. He warns the crowds that there will be a cost to follow Him. After a long day of teaching,
Jun 19, 2019 5:10 AM America/Chicago
Jesus has just finished the sermon on the mount. He has begun to reveal Himself as Messiah through His teaching. He has spoken of restoration for the marginalized and shown Himself to be something different than the political Messiah they were expecting.
Jun 15, 2019 1:26 AM America/Chicago
As Jesus concludes His sermon on the mount, He gives the disciples, the crowd and the religious leaders four basic warnings: they must choose between two kinds of gates/roads. prophets, Lordship, and foundations. Jesus' listeners had a choice to make and
Jun 12, 2019 12:56 PM America/Chicago
Joseph has gone from favored son to slave. Now false accusations send him to prison. Where is God? How does Joseph's relationship with God help him? How can our relationship with God help us?
Jun 8, 2019 7:03 AM America/Chicago
Joseph's life was good. He was his dad's favorite son and even God had given him some great dreams. In one day everything changes. Where is God in suffering?
Jun 7, 2019 10:20 AM America/Chicago
Matthew has given us insight into who Jesus would be through His genealogy and family. We have looked at Ruth, Manasseh, Zerubbabel, and Joseph. Now that Jesus was born, Matthew continues to look at the prophesies about Jesus and how they give us insight
Jun 1, 2019 3:28 PM America/Chicago
Mary had conceived a child by the power of the Holy Spirit and Joseph was considering how he was going to handle hearing such news. Life was taking an unexpected turn for Joseph. God sends an angel to intervene, and this gives revelation about the child t
May 30, 2019 7:44 AM America/Chicago
Joseph is a young man of 17 growing up in a dysfunctional home. He is a favored son and his brothers are jealous. He shares a couple dreams that God has given him and this further inflames the situation. What do you do when you've been hurt by your family
May 26, 2019 3:29 PM America/Chicago
Jacob, Joseph's father, was a deceiver for the first part of his life. He had cheated his brother and left home because of death threats. He tries to find safety in the house of his Uncle Laban. He soon finds out that his uncle is a bigger cheat than he i
May 24, 2019 2:06 AM America/Chicago
Zerubbabel was born in captivity in Babylon but also born of royal blood. Cyrus, the king, had decreed that the Jewish people could return and rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. How would he lead the people? What would they do in the face of opposition?
May 20, 2019 11:47 AM America/Chicago
God had given a promise to both Abraham and Isaac, but did Isaac's son, Jacob, trust this promise? How does that affect Jacob's actions? What does Jacob do when God speaks to him? Will he trust God fully? Listen in to learn more about Jacob, Joseph's fath
May 18, 2019 8:36 AM America/Chicago
Do you have black sheep in your family tree? Even Jesus has them. Manasseh is listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. After coming out of Egypt the nation of Israel was born. It was a unified country for many years but political conflict split the
May 16, 2019 8:30 AM America/Chicago
Matthew begins with the genealogy of Jesus. To many of us this is just a long list of names that we have never heard of. But a Jew of the first century would find this impressive and captivating. Uzziah was the 9th king of the southern kingdom of Judah. H
May 13, 2019 1:25 PM America/Chicago
Abraham, Joseph's great-grand father, has died. Now Isaac, Joseph's grandfather, faces an obstacle in his life. There is great famine in the country. Where should he go to protect his family? God has given the family a promise, but they must survive. What
May 13, 2019 1:19 PM America/Chicago
Ancestors influence our lives. Joseph's great grand-father, Abraham, received a promise from God. It was a promise that his descendants would become a great nation. Joseph would eventually be born into this family of great promise.
May 10, 2019 3:51 AM America/Chicago
Have you ever worked hard on some type of job only to have someone undo your work in a short time? Even though the Jerusalem church had okayed Gentiles becoming believers without having to become Jews first, hardliner Jewish believers continue to claim th
Apr 30, 2019 11:20 AM America/Chicago
Paul has just returned from a mission trip where he put his life on the line for the Gospel in every town. He had preached the freedom Christ had given His followers. Now Peter was being influenced by those who insisted that Christians had to follow all t
Apr 20, 2019 12:26 PM America/Chicago
It would have been closer to return to their home church directly but Paul and Barnabas didn't finish their mission trip the easy way. They returned to each church and entrusted their care to the Lord. Where do you need to persevere despite struggles and