

OneLife Nashville: Rare but vital conversations about Jesus
OneLife Nashville
5.0from 9 ratings
- 263
- Episodes
- 9
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- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About OneLife Nashville: Rare but vital conversations about Jesus
Rare but vital conversations about Jesus.
- Publisher
- OneLife Nashville
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Jul 2021
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
263 episodes in the feed.

22 Oct 2026
#263 | Waiting for a Better King: How Hezekiah’s Failure Points Us to Jesus
Isaiah 1–39 ends with a king who looked promising—but ultimately failed. Throughout the first half of Isaiah, the question of kingship runs beneath the surface. Judah’s kings repeatedly fail to trust the Living God, even as Isaiah points forward to a coming Davidic King who will rule faithfully, establish justice, and trust God completely. In Isaiah 36–39, Hezekiah initially appears to be the kind of king Isaiah has been waiting for. When Assyria surrounds Jerusalem, he turns to the Lord, and God miraculously delivers the city. When Hezekiah himself faces death, he cries out to God, and his life is extended. But Isaiah 39 gives us a troubling conclusion to his story. After Hezekiah receives Babylonian envoys, he proudly displays the wealth of his kingdom. Second Chronicles 32:31 adds an important detail: God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and reveal what was in his heart. After experiencing extraordinary deliverance, prosperity, and honor, Hezekiah proves unable to remain completely faithful. The result is a fitting conclusion to Isaiah 1–39: Israel still needs a better king. In this episode, we trace that theme from Hezekiah to Jesus and then turn to Romans 3:21–23, where Paul presents Jesus the Messiah as the truly faithful Israelite King. Where Israel and her kings failed, Jesus remains faithful. His faithfulness opens a pathway of faithfulness to God for us. We also explore the provocative idea that, in an important sense, Christ believes for us. Jesus does not merely obey God in our place; he offers to the Father the perfect human faith, trust, and relational openness that humanity was created to give. Our salvation therefore rests not in generating perfect faithfulness ourselves, but in participating in the faithfulness of the faithful King. And that faithfulness is more than obedience to commands. Jesus' obedience grows from vulnerable trust, relational openness, and a genuinely developmental human relationship with the Father. Isaiah leaves us waiting for a better king. The gospel announces that he has come. Key Passages: Isaiah 39 Romans 3:20-23 Explainer Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1Pv6JHttw) on how to use www.biblehub.com (http://www.biblehub.com/) and www.blueletterbible.org (http://www.blueletterbible.org/) Leave us a question or comment at our website podcast page (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/podcast). 💙 Like what you’re hearing? We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your donation helps us keep creating content that sparks rare but vital conversations about Jesus. All gifts are tax-deductible. You can support the podcast here: OneLife Giving (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/giving) 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗽: $onelifenash 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗼: @onelifenash 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2V0c01qS1UtYko4aURkTTVqQXZvSl9LeGotd3xBQ3Jtc0tsQl9LeGpDR3FOUjFVTF9Pc09TMnhvckJlb0tBZGtIUkVlS3l1U251bUhqd1lTbFNrZXgzT1Z3SXZwR05YeXgxTWdVek5Ka3dERW9QOHg4MnZ0WURacUl6S2J1ZURPS09PUHI0V3RnNGVzTmQyZ0lndw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fdonate%2F%3Fhosted_button_id%3DHVM5CTWD9Z5SA&v=hT9XtxwUSl0) 🙏 Thank you for partnering with us — it means more than you know.

15 Oct 2026
#262 | Saved from Death: Hezekiah, Jesus, and the Living God
In Isaiah 38:1–8, King Hezekiah receives devastating news: he is going to die. In response, Hezekiah turns his face to the wall and cries out to the Lord—and the Living God hears his prayer and extends his life. In this episode, we explore how Hezekiah’s deliverance from death serves as a fitting capstone to the first thirty-nine chapters of Isaiah. Throughout these chapters, Isaiah calls Judah to trust the Living God rather than the power of nations, armies, political alliances, or false gods. During the Assyrian crisis, God demonstrates his power by delivering Jerusalem from an army that threatened it with death and destruction. Now that same divine power is brought directly into the life of Judah’s king: the God who can save a city from death can also save Hezekiah from death. But Hezekiah’s story points beyond itself. We turn to Hebrews 5, where Jesus offers prayers and supplications to the One who is able to save him “out of death,” and we are told that his prayer was heard because of his reverent submission. Jesus trusted the Living God not merely to keep him from dying, but to bring him through death and out the other side in resurrection. Hezekiah was saved from an early death and given additional years of mortal life. Jesus entered death itself and emerged victorious over it. And because we participate in the risen Christ, his victory becomes the foundation of our own hope. The Living God who delivered Jerusalem, heard Hezekiah, and raised Jesus from the dead remains the God we are called to trust. Whatever forces of evil, destruction, and death confront us, our hope rests in the God who hears, saves, delivers—and ultimately brings his people out of death into life. Key Passages: Isaiah 38:1-8 Hebrews 5:5-9 Explainer Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1Pv6JHttw) on how to use www.biblehub.com (http://www.biblehub.com/) and www.blueletterbible.org (http://www.blueletterbible.org/) Leave us a question or comment at our website podcast page (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/podcast). 💙 Like what you’re hearing? We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your donation helps us keep creating content that sparks rare but vital conversations about Jesus. All gifts are tax-deductible. You can support the podcast here: OneLife Giving (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/giving) 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗽: $onelifenash 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗼: @onelifenash 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2V0c01qS1UtYko4aURkTTVqQXZvSl9LeGotd3xBQ3Jtc0tsQl9LeGpDR3FOUjFVTF9Pc09TMnhvckJlb0tBZGtIUkVlS3l1U251bUhqd1lTbFNrZXgzT1Z3SXZwR05YeXgxTWdVek5Ka3dERW9QOHg4MnZ0WURacUl6S2J1ZURPS09PUHI0V3RnNGVzTmQyZ0lndw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fdonate%2F%3Fhosted_button_id%3DHVM5CTWD9Z5SA&v=hT9XtxwUSl0) 🙏 Thank you for partnering with us — it means more than you know.

8 Oct 2026
#261 | A Stone in Zion: Trust, Death, and the Way We Are Saved
In Isaiah 28:14–19, the leaders of Judah face the terrifying prospect of death at the hands of the Assyrian Empire. Rather than trusting the Lord, they boast that they have made a “covenant with Death” and an agreement with Sheol—language that reflects Judah’s reliance upon Egypt and Egyptian goddess Mut. Against this false refuge, Isaiah announces God’s alternative: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation” (Isa. 28:16). What—or who—is this stone? In this episode, we explore Isaiah 28:16 within its immediate historical and theological context. We consider the likelihood that the stone points first to the Lord and the reliability of his covenant promises, particularly his commitment to Zion and the Davidic covenant. Isaiah’s earlier prophecies during the days of Ahaz had already demonstrated that the Lord’s word could be trusted. The stone is therefore “tested” because God and his promises have proven reliable. But the tested stone also becomes a test of trust. Judah’s leaders must decide where they will place their confidence. Will they trust political alliances, Egypt, and their supposed covenant with he goddess Mut - Death? Or will they trust the Lord, whose covenant faithfulness provides the only sure foundation against the threat of death? We then follow Isaiah’s stone into Romans 9:30–10:4, where Paul identifies Christ with the stone placed in Zion. Will they trust God’s provision, now revealed in Christ? The one who trusts in him will not be put to shame. Salvation from death ultimately comes not through human achievement (the law) or alternative sources of security, but through participation in the righteousness and resurrection life of Christ. Along the way, we explore a striking set of parallels between Isaiah and Romans 9–11. In Isaiah, Judah faces death, turns toward Egypt, and is called back to trust in God’s covenant faithfulness. In Romans, Paul again invokes Egypt and Pharaoh while wrestling with Israel according to the flesh, God’s covenant promises, righteousness, and salvation. In both settings, the question raised by the Stone in Zion is fundamentally the same: When death threatens, whom will you trust to save you? Key Passages: Isaiah 28:14-19 John 12:48-50 Explainer Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1Pv6JHttw) on how to use www.biblehub.com (http://www.biblehub.com/) and www.blueletterbible.org (http://www.blueletterbible.org/) Leave us a question or comment at our website podcast page (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/podcast). 💙 Like what you’re hearing? We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your donation helps us keep creating content that sparks rare but vital conversations about Jesus. All gifts are tax-deductible. You can support the podcast here: OneLife Giving (https://onelifenashville.wixsite.com/onelife/giving) 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗽: $onelifenash 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗼: @onelifenash 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2V0c01qS1UtYko4aURkTTVqQXZvSl9LeGotd3xBQ3Jtc0tsQl9LeGpDR3FOUjFVTF9Pc09TMnhvckJlb0tBZGtIUkVlS3l1U251bUhqd1lTbFNrZXgzT1Z3SXZwR05YeXgxTWdVek5Ka3dERW9QOHg4MnZ0WURacUl6S2J1ZURPS09PUHI0V3RnNGVzTmQyZ0lndw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fdonate%2F%3Fhosted_button_id%3DHVM5CTWD9Z5SA&v=hT9XtxwUSl0) 🙏 Thank you for partnering with us — it means more than you know.
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