Paradox Redlands Podcast

The Temptations of Jesus

Pastor Craig Hadley looks closely at a bizarre statement from Jesus in Matthew 26, the bewildering temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4, and the life of Jesus in the twenty-two chapters between those two events.

 

This sermon  was given at Paradox on Feb. 25, 2023

Going Against the Grain-Learning from the Lives and Experiences of Richard Allen, Jarena Lee, and Henry McNeal Turner.

Dr. Julius H. Bailey, from the University of Redlands, gave this teaching at Paradox Church on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

What Jesus Taught Us about Anger

Pastor Craig Hadley's sermon from Paradox Church on February 11, 2023.

Salt and Light Matthew 5

Pastor Craig Hadley discusses the Sermon on the Mount and tells stories from Langston Hughes, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Martin Luther, and what all of it has to do with us in 2023.

Sermon from February 4, 2023 at Paradox Church

Do Justice, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly

Paradox Church Sermon given by Esther Loewen from our worship service on January 28, 2023.

Episode 238-Repent! For the Kindom of Heaven Is At Hand!

Pastor Craig Hadley, Sermon at Paradox Church on January 21, 2023

Episode 237-What Does It Mean to Trust in God?

Pastor Craig Hadley, Sermon at Paradox on Saturday, January 21

Episode 236-An Introduction and Overview of 1 Timothy

Pastor Craig Hadley offers an introduction and overview to 1 Timothy.

 

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Episode 235-The Bible‘s Contradiction

Pastor Craig Hadley takes a look at his lifelong relationship with the Bible in an attempt to answer the question, "If the Bible is filled with contradictions, then what value does it have for us today?"

 

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Episode 234-Paul‘s Contradiction

Pastor Craig Hadley looks at the contradiction contained in Colossians. 

Episode 233-The Gospel Contradiction

Pastor Craig Hadley looks at contradictions between the four gospels. 

Episode 232-The Proverbial Contradiction

Pastor Craig Hadley looks at the Biblical Contradiction in Proverbs 26:4-5.

Episode 231-Experiencing Hope

Pastor Craig Hadley offers a commentary on Lamentations 3, a surprising and authentic poem of hope.

 

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Episode 230-Experiencing Betrayal

Pastor Craig Hadley offers an audio commentary on Lamentations 2.

 

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Episode 229-Experiencing Lamentations

Pastor Craig Hadley discusses the first of five poems in the book of Lamentations. 

 

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Episode 228-The Judgment of Samson's Mother

Pastor Craig Hadley takes a look at the story of Samson's Mother in Judges 13, and sees a lot of parallels between this ancient story and a recent movie. 

Episode 227-The Judgment of the Concubine

Pastor Craig Hadley looks at Judges 19, one of the most tragic and gruesome stories in the entire Bible. This commentary looks at the ethics of masculinity and what happens when women's humanity is rejected.

 

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Episode 226-The Judgment of Jephthah's Daugther

Pastor Craig Hadley offers an audio commentary on Judges 11, and looks closely at the tragic story of Jephthah's daughter and our promises to God. 

Episode 225-The Judgment of a Certain Woman

Pastor Craig Hadley offers an audio commentary on Judges 9, the story of Abimelech and a Certain Woman with a millstone, and looks at the idea of heroes intersected with the ethics of violence.

Episode 224-The Judgment of Jael

Pastor Craig Hadley offers a commentary on Judges 4 and 5, the story of Jael, Deborah, Barak, and Sisera, and shares why he believes that Judges is a deceptively progressive book from the Bible.

Episode 223-The Resurrection of God

Pastor Craig Hadley offers the final part of our Easter 2021 series with a close look at the resurrection. He asks the question, "What does the resurrection mean to me today?" which is a question that every Christian should be asking.

Episode 222-The Grave of God

Pastor Craig offers a commentary on Holy Saturday, the day that Jesus Christ stayed in the Tomb. This is part of our Easter Series at Paradox, entitled, "Resurrection Weekend."

 

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Episode 221-The Death of God

Craig offers a commentary on Mark 15 as he looks at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He gave this sermon at Paradox Church in Redlands, CA on March 27, 2021.

Episode 220-The Rules of Deuteronomy

Craig offers this commentary on Deuteronomy 23:1, Acts 8, and Isaiah 56. This sermon was given at Paradox Church on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

Episode 219-The Sexuality of Deuteronomy

Craig gave this teaching on premarital sex, Deuteronomy 22, and what the church needs to do going forward on March 13, 2021. 

 

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Episode 218-The Misuse of Deuteronomy

Pastor Craig Hadley offers a commentary on Deuteronomy 22:5, and discusses every verse in the Bible that speaks about transgender and non-binary identities.

 

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Episode 217-The Reparations of Deuteronomy

Pastor Craig offers commentary on Deuteronomy 15:12-15 while discussing Ta-Nehisi Coates' article "The Case for Reparations," progressive and regressive ethics, and what all of this has to do with us today.

Episode 216-The Generosity of Deuteronomy

Pastor Craig offers this commentary on Deuteronomy 15 and discusses why the cancellation of student debts today is rooted in the Biblical tradition.

Episode 215-The Unity of Deuteronomy

Craig looks at The Shema, the most important prayer in Judaism, and how it challenges our notion of prayer in 2021 today. 

 

 

Episode 214-Martin Luther King Jr and the Mirror

Pastor Craig Hadley discusses Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus Christ's parable of the tax-collector and the Pharisee in Luke 18.

 

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Episode 213-The Narrative of Deuteronomy

Pastor Craig Hadley offers this commentary on Deuteronomy 1-4 with a close look at the historical context of the setting, composition, and reading of this book. He discusses the Capitol being stormed on Wednesday, January 6, and talks about the best way to work against this insurrection.

 

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Episode 212-Dear Bode (2020)

Pastor Craig discusses John 3:16, Christmas, fatherhood, boyhood, and the pandemic in this sermon. 

Episode 211-Jehoiachin's Fate

Craig Hadley discusses 2 Chronicles 36 with a look at King Jehoiachin and the alternate endings of Chronicles and Kings.

Episode 210-Josiah's Scroll

This is an in-depth discussion about 2 Chronicles 34, God, King Josiah, the Prophetess Huldah, and a mysterious scroll found in the basement of the Temple. 

 

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Episode 209-Hezekiah's Hope

Craig discusses 2 Chronicles 28-32 and the story of King Ahaz, King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib and the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE

Episode 208-Athaliah's Power

Craig gave this teaching on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Paradox Church.

Episode 207-Abijah's Trumpets

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, October 10, 2020. 

Episode 206-Solomon's Legacy

Craig teaches on 2 Chronicles 1-9. Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, October 3, 2020. 

Episode 205-Michal's Defiance

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Episode 204-David's Census

Craig gave this teaching on 1 Chronicles 21:1 and 2 Samuel 24:1 on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Paradox.

Episode 203-The Anger of Nahum

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, August 29, 2020.

Episode 202-The Schadenfreude of Nahum

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, August 22, 2020. 

Episode 201-The Day of the Lord

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Episode 200-Contradicting Hope

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Episode 199-An Oasis of Joy

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, July 18, 2020. 

Episode 198-The Holiness of Immigration

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, July 11, 2020. 

Episode 197-Entitled Exceptionalism

Craig gave this teaching for Paradox on Saturday, July 4, 2020. 

Episode 196-The (Sur)Reality of Job

Craig gave this teaching for Paradox on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

Episode 195-The (Un)Clear Voice in the Whirlwind

Craig gave this teaching from his living room for Paradox Church on June 6, 2020. 

Episode 194-The (Non)Sins of Job

Craig gave this teaching at Paradox on Saturday, May 30, 2020 over Facebook and YouTube live.