The TakeAway
The Takeaway is a verse-by-verse teaching podcast devoted to helping believers see the glory of God revealed through His Word.
Each episode walks carefully through Scripture—unpacking the command that confronts us, the revelation that exposes us, the grace that rescues us, and the glory that transforms us.
The TakeAway
Latest Episodes
John 13:21–30 What I Am Doing You Do Not Understand
Something about the hardest seasons of faith is how disorienting they feel: you’re genuinely sure God led you here, but you can’t see what he’s doing with it. We pick up in John 13 at the table where Jesus drops a sentence that stuns everyone i...
John 13:1-21 Why Did Jesus Wash His Disciples’ Feet?
A towel and a basin don’t look like power until you watch Jesus pick them up. Pastor Harry Behrens walks through John 13 on the night before the crucifixion, where Jesus shocks His disciples by taking the lowest role in the room and washing the...
John 12:44-50 Has God Shown Enough?
You can spend your whole life telling yourself, “If God would just give me one undeniable sign, I’d believe.” John 12 tells a harder story: people who had Scripture, public teaching, and even a man raised from the dead still refused Jesus. So w...
John 12:37-43 When God Hardens Hearts
If you’ve ever read “God hardened their hearts” and felt your stomach drop, you’re not alone. We sit in the tension of John 12:37–43 where the crowd watches extraordinary signs from Jesus, yet John says they not only do not believe, they cannot...
John 12:34–36 If God Chooses Us, Do We Still Need to Respond?
If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “If God already chose who He will save, then my choice doesn’t really matter,” you’re not alone and you’re not the first. We take that pressure point head-on and open John 12:34–36, where a confused crow...
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Listening to this helped answer a lot on my questions. I struggle daily with knowing if I'm truly understanding who God really is and if I'm worthy of him. How do I know if he's real if I've never experienced something major to show me that he's really real. I will continue to read and listen and pray.
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