The Sabbath Deeper
a podcast encouraging listeners to think deeper about God and faith. find us on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more.
Episodes
154 episodes
Condemnation in the Book of Romans
Romans 7 pulls back the curtain on the Christian life in a way that’s uncomfortable—but honest. It speaks to the tension, frustration, and disappointment that come even after surrendering your life to Jesus. The desire to do right is there… but...
An Introduction to Romans 7
This episode dives into the raw tension of the Christian life through Romans 7, where Paul honestly wrestles with the struggle between old habits and new life in Christ.It acknowledges the frustration, discouragement, and inner conflict ...
Holiness and Sanctification in the Book of Romans
This message explores what it truly means to live a “new life” in Christ—not as a checklist of external behaviors, but as a Spirit-led transformation of the heart, mind, and body.It challenges the misuse of terms like holiness and sancti...
The Old Self in the Book of Romans
This episode walks through Romans chapters 5–7, showing how faith is the key that gives us access to a transformed life.Using powerful metaphors—baptism as death and resurrection, the old self versus the new, crucifixion of the sinful na...
Faith in the Book of Romans
Is there a contradiction between the law and the cross of Christ?In this episode, we explore the “healthy tension” Paul presents in Romans: salvation is by grace through faith alone, yet obedience still matters. Far from canceling the la...
Love in the Book of Romans
In this episode, we walk through Romans chapter 5 as the powerful turning point of Paul’s message—from wrath revealed to love demonstrated. What changed between Romans 1:18 and Romans 5:8? At the cross, God didn’t just promise love—He proved it...
Atonement in the Book of Romans
In this episode, Pastor Jonathan Peinado explores how the biblical idea of atonement grows out of the broader theme of propitiation described in the book of Romans. While propitiation restores our relationship with God, atonement moves outward—...
Propitiation in the Book of Romans
In this episode, Pastor Jonathan Peinado continues his series on the book of Romans, exploring the third key word that Paul uses in Romans chapter 3 to describe God’s solution to the problem of sin: propitiation.This message looks at how...
Redemption in the Book of Romans
This episode explores the biblical meaning of "redemption" and the price of human freedom.Drawing from Romans 3:23, the sermon explains and examines the ancient meaning of redemption as the purchasing of a slave’s freedom.Through ...
Justification in the Book of Romans
In this episode of Sabbath Deeper, we continue exploring Paul’s message to the church in Rome and the heart of the gospel in Romans 3-4. What does it mean to be “justified” by grace?Using powerful courtroom imagery, we unpack ho...
Moving Towards Jesus in the Book of Romans
In this teaching, we look at Romans 1–3, and how the apostle Paul exposes two broken cultures: a godless world outside the church and a self-righteous spirit within it. From suppressing truth to weaponizing it, from unrighteousness to spiritual...
Sin in the Letter to the Romans
In this episode, we return to Romans 3:9, where Paul explains why the church is no better than the world around it—not merely because of behavior, but because all humanity stands “under sin.”We take a deep dive into the different types o...
Romans: Godlessness, Wrongdoing, and Suppression
In this episode, we explore Romans 1–2, examining how Paul confronts the godlessness and unrighteousness surrounding the church in first-century Rome—a culture surprisingly similar to our own.We unpack God’s wrath, not as punishment, but...
A Letter to the Romans
In this new teaching series on the book of Romans, Pastor Jonathan introduces Paul’s letter to the Romans as a deep, timely exposition of the gospel—what it is, why it matters, and how it transforms real lives.Set against competing world...
The Wonderful World of Ellen G. White- Part 3
In this third and final episode of our Ellen White series, we tackle the question of plagiarism by examining common accusations— theological, intellectual, emotional, and experiential— and reframing them through a biblical understanding of how ...
The Wonderful World of Ellen G. White- Part 2
This episode is a continuation of part 1 where we revisit the questions and controversies that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s surrounding plagiarism, originality, and the prophetic authority of Ellen G. White. We review the findings of the Velt...
The Wonderful World of Ellen G. White- Part 1
In this episode we examine the prophetic gift and the life and ministry of Ellen G. White—who she was, what Adventists mean when they say she manifested the gift of prophecy, and why modern claims of prophecy remain controversial within Christi...
What does the Bible say about Empathy?
In this episode we explore what the Bible says about empathy from the perspective of the teaching of Jesus in the sermon on the mount and the teaching of Paul in 2 Corinthians 1.In Matthew 5, we unpack what it means to be “blessed” (...
Anti-Christ Is Coming!
In this episode, we explore 2 Thessalonians 2 focusing on Paul’s warning about the coming “man of sin” and the events leading up to the return of Christ. Drawing heavily from Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11, we examine the historical and prophetic role ...
Apocalyptic Consciousness
This episode explores “Apocalyptic Consciousness” through a careful reading of 2 Thessalonians 2. Drawing deeply from Daniel, the teachings of Jesus, and Paul’s prophetic framework, the discussion addresses alarmism, deception, and date-s...
Offensive Prophecy
The sermon explores the challenging and potentially offensive nature of apocalyptic imagery in scripture, particularly in Daniel 7, comparing its surreal and disturbing elements to various art movements like surrealism and horror genres, while ...
Soon?
In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan explores the problem of saying Jesus is coming "soon." He presents 3 points, using various illustrations that can help shed light on the subject matter.
The "Times" of the End
In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan looks at the five different ways in which the scriptures speak of the time of the end.