Verse by Verse with Nate

About Verse by Verse with Nate

Verse by Verse with Nate is a Scripture-driven podcast going deeper into God's Word one passage at a time. Season 1 works through the entire letter of Titus — verse by verse — combining careful commentary, Greek word study, and honest application. Because what you believe should shape how you live. New episodes every other week. Season 2 (Colossians) coming October/November 2026. Get the companion Titus Study Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTW98ZJF Visit the website: https://versebyversewithnate.us Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VerseByVerseWithNate

Publisher

Nate Emmert

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Mar 2026

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   46 Verses That Change Everything

   A Review of the Letter of Titus Forty-six verses. Fifteen episodes. One letter that turned out to hold more than we expected. In this series finale, Nate walks through the entire letter of Titus — chapter by chapter, theme by theme — tracing the single thread Paul pulls from verse 1 to verse 15: sound doctrine and godly living are inseparable. Leadership defined by character. Grace that instructs and forms. A gospel that walks out the door and into the public square with humility. And a frame of grace that holds it all together from the opening greeting to the final benediction. What did we actually learn? What are we supposed to carry out of this? That's the conversation today. And next — we move to Colossians. https://versebyversewithnate.us/Colossians https://versebyversewithnate.us/study Discussion Questions: Looking back across all 14 episodes: what is the one truth from Titus that has most changed the way you think or live? What landed differently than it did before? Paul's master theme throughout the letter is that sound doctrine and godly living are inseparable. Where have you seen that connection become more real for you during this study? The letter begins and ends with grace. What has this series taught you about grace — not just as a doctrine, but as a frame for your whole life?

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Grace: Where It Starts and Where It Ends

   Titus 3:12–15 & Full Letter Review Paul closes his letter the same way he opened it — with grace. In this episode, Nate walks through the final verses of Titus, introducing the real people who carried the gospel at personal cost and unpacking what it means for a community to "meet the pressing needs" of those around them. Then he steps back to survey the whole letter — three chapters, one coherent vision — and sets the stage for something special in Episode 15. The goal was never just to finish the letter. The goal was to be changed by it. Discussion Questions: Paul names four specific people in these closing verses. What does that tell you about how the gospel actually travels? Who is someone in your life who has carried the gospel to you at personal cost? Verse 14 says our people must learn to "meet the pressing needs" of others. What pressing needs exist around you right now that your community could actually meet? What would it look like to be devoted to that? Paul ends his letter the same way he opened it — with grace. What does it mean to you personally that grace is both the first word and the last word? Where do you most need to feel that frame around your life right now?

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   What Happens After The Gospel Takes Root

   Titus 3:8–11 The gospel is not a conversation starter. It's a life transformer. In this episode, Nate unpacks Paul's practical test for whether theology is actually working: are people becoming more devoted to good works, or more devoted to winning arguments? From the "faithful saying" formula of verse 8 to Paul's stark contrast between what is profitable and what is pointless, to his surprisingly merciful two-warning process for divisive people — this passage asks the question the whole letter of Titus has been building toward. Sound doctrine and transformed living aren't two separate things. Doctrine is the seed. Good works are the fruit. Today we look at what that means for our churches and our own lives. Discussion Questions: Why is good theology supposed to produce good deeds — and what happens in a person or a church when doctrine and life become disconnected from each other? What kinds of theological discussions do you think fall into Paul's "pointless and worthless" category today? How do you tell the difference between a discussion worth having and one that just generates heat? Why does Paul prescribe two warnings rather than immediate removal or endless patience for divisive people? What does that process protect?

4. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The Gospel In One Paragraph

   In four verses, the Apostle Paul packs every component of salvation into a single, breathtaking paragraph. In this episode, we slow down for Titus 3:4–7 and trace the shape of the gospel from start to finish: the kindness and love of God the Father that set it in motion, the washing of new birth and ongoing renewal by the Holy Spirit, and the justifying work of Christ that makes us not just forgiven — but heirs. Why does Paul insist our rescue had nothing to do with our righteous deeds? What does it mean to be declared righteous in a divine courtroom? And what changes when you stop thinking of eternal life as a prize you might win and start seeing it as an inheritance you already have a secured claim to? This passage deserves to be read slowly. Verse by verse — nugget by nugget. 💬 Discussion Questions Why is it so hard for people — including long-time Christians — to fully accept that salvation is entirely mercy with no contribution from us? What makes us want to contribute something? What is the Holy Spirit's role in your own experience of becoming a Christian — and in your continuing life as a Christian? What does it mean to you personally that you are an heir — that eternal life is not a prize you might win but a legal inheritance you have a secured claim to in Christ?

5. 

   10 Aug 2026

   Remember What You Were

   Remember What You WereTitus 3:3 Before Paul gives us one of the most beautiful gospel summaries in the New Testament, he makes us stop and look at the before picture. Seven words. Foolish. Disobedient. Misled. Enslaved. Malicious. Envious. Hated and hating. And notice — Paul doesn't say you were like this. He says we. This episode is about the kind of humility that only grows from honest memory, and why remembering what we were is one of the greatest gifts we can bring to the people around us who don't yet know grace. Discussion Questions: Why is Paul's autobiographical "we" so important here? How does remembering your own "before" picture shape your attitude toward people who don't yet know the gospel? Which of the seven descriptors — foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved, malicious, envious, hated and hating — do you most need to keep in view to stay humble? How does honest self-awareness about what we were become a gift for the way we love others? Where have you seen that in practice?

6. 

   27 Jul 2026

   How The Gospel Forms A Community

   How the Gospel Forms a CommunityTitus 3:1–2 The gospel doesn't just change individuals — it changes how we show up in the world around us. In this episode, we dig into Paul's surprisingly countercultural instructions for civic life: submit, obey, be ready for every good work, malign no one, be peaceable, be gentle, show consideration to everyone. In an age of political polarization and culture-war Christianity, these two verses paint a picture of a community defined not by what it's against — but by what it's for. We'll look at the Greek behind hupotassō, epieikēs, and more, and ask what it looks like for the church to be a witness rather than a warrior. Discussion Questions: How should the gospel shape the way Christians engage with politics, authority, and public life? Where do you see the church getting this right — and where do you see it getting it wrong? What does it look like to be gentle and considerate to everyone in the age of social media? What would need to change in your online presence to reflect the posture Paul describes here? Where do you find it hardest to reflect the peaceable posture Paul describes? What situation or kind of person most tests your gentleness?

7. 

   13 Jul 2026

   Living Between Two Appearings

   We are living between two great appearings. In Episode 9, Nate walks through Titus 2:13–15 — three verses that hold together the entire sweep of the Christian life: what Christ has already done, how we're called to live right now, and what we're waiting for. Paul gives us the "blessed hope" — not a wish, but a confident anchor — and one of the most compact gospel summaries in the entire New Testament. If you've ever wondered what it means to live with purpose in the in-between, this episode is for you. Discussion Questions 1. How does actively anticipating the return of Christ affect the way you make decisions and treat people today? Does the blessed hope feel like a real anchor in your life? 2. What does it mean to you personally that Christ "gave Himself" — that it was intentional, not accidental? 3. Do you experience your Christian life as something you belong to — a people claimed by God — or mostly as something you have to maintain on your own?

8. 

   29 Jun 2026

   Grace Is Not Just What Saves You — It’s What Trains You

   Most of us learned about grace when we got saved. But Paul says something in Titus 2:11–12 that a lot of people read right past — grace doesn't just save you. It teaches you. In this episode we slow down on just two verses and look at what grace is actually doing in the life of a believer: what it's teaching us to say no to, what it's training us to say yes to, and why white-knuckle effort disconnected from the gospel doesn't actually change you at the root. Grace is not a hall pass. It's a school. 💬 Discussion Questions 1. In what ways is grace a teacher? How does understanding what God has freely given change your motivation for how you live? 2. What's the difference between obeying out of fear or duty versus obeying as a response to grace? What does that difference feel like from the inside? 3. Where do you find it hardest to say no to ungodliness — and what role does grace actually play there, in your honest experience?

9. 

   15 Jun 2026

   Sound Doctrine For Every Stage of Life

   📘 Titus Bible Study Guide (follow along with the series) 🎙 Verse by Verse with Nate — Episode 7Titus 2:1–10Sound doctrine isn't just theology — it's a way of life that shapes every generation. Paul opens chapter 2 with two words that change everything: "But you." After a difficult first chapter — false teachers, empty talkers, defiled consciences — he pivots sharply and gives Titus a vision. Not what the church is against, but what it's for. In this episode, we step into that vision: an intergenerational community where every stage of life has both something to receive and something to give. In this episode we explore: What Paul calls older men to model — and why it matters to the people watching them The role of older women as mentors (and what the Greek word sophronizō actually means) Why younger men get just one charge — and how Titus himself is the answer The word "adorn" — and what it means for ordinary faithfulness to make the gospel beautiful A passage for every stage of life. A vision of the church being the church. All Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible ⁠https://bereanbible.com/⁠ (https://bereanbible.com/%E2%81%A0) 💬 Discussion Questions What formal or informal mentoring relationships exist in your church or community? Who is investing in whom — and are there gaps? Where in your life are you leading by example — and where might your words be outpacing your life? How does your ordinary daily behavior — at work, at home — attract or detract from the gospel to the people watching?

10. 

    1 Jun 2026

    Words That Deny What We Claim To Believe

    📘 Titus Bible Study Guide (follow along with the series) 🎙 Verse by Verse with Nate — Episode 6 Titus 1:13b–16 It is possible to profess faith with your mouth and deny it with your life. That sentence is not pleasant to sit with. But Paul puts it plainly in verse 16, and he doesn’t soften it. He describes people who say the right things and live the wrong ones — whose theology may look correct on paper but is nowhere in evidence in how they actually behave. And here’s the uncomfortable part: Paul is not writing this only about the false teachers in Crete. He is also writing it as a mirror. In this episode, we finish chapter 1 and examine Paul’s warning about the danger of a faith that is spoken but not lived. In this episode we explore: • The difference between professing faith and living it • How behavior reveals what we truly believe • Why adding human rules to grace distorts the gospel • The connection between conscience, purity, and spiritual perception A few verses. A hard warning. A call to examine whether our lives match our confession. All Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible https://bereanbible.com/ (https://bereanbible.com/) 💬 Discussion Questions 1. What actions in a person’s life would you say “deny” God — even if they claim belief? Where do you draw that line? 2. How can someone add human rules to grace — and why does Paul see that as a gospel issue rather than just a preference? 3. Is there a gap between what you say you believe and how you actually live? What creates that gap — and what would it take to close it?

11. 

    20 May 2026

    P.R.I.S.M

    What if every time you opened your Bible, you had a clear, repeatable method to actually dig in? In this bonus episode, I walk you through P.R.I.S.M. — a five-step daily Bible study pattern designed to help you slow down, go deep, and let the Word do its work. P — Pray before you read R — Read slowly and observe I — Interpret with context S — Study and apply specifically M — Memorize one verse at a time Whether you're brand new to daily Bible reading or you've been at it for years, P.R.I.S.M. gives you a consistent framework for every passage, every day. The goal isn't to get through the text — it's to let the text get through to you.

12. 

    18 May 2026

    The Dangers of Empty Words

    📘 Titus Bible Study Guide (follow along with the series)⁠https://a.co/d/0aoCaWNY⁠ (https://a.co/d/0aoCaWNY) 🎙 Verse by Verse with Nate — Episode 5 Titus 1:10–13 Paul doesn’t spend long describing the ideal before he addresses the threat. He’s just finished outlining what a faithful elder looks like — and before that picture has even settled, he turns the corner and says, in effect: because this is what you’re up against. False teachers were already at work in Crete when Titus arrived. They weren’t on the horizon — they were already inside the churches, teaching and doing damage. Paul describes them as rebellious, full of empty talk, and deceivers. And the damage was real: entire households were being undermined. In this episode, we walk through Titus 1:10–13 and examine who these teachers were, what made their message so dangerous, and why Paul’s response — which can feel harsh at first — is actually an act of love meant to protect the church. In this episode we explore: • The motivations behind false teaching• How empty words can undermine entire households• Why truth sometimes requires firm correction• The connection between conscience and spiritual perception A few verses.A serious warning.A reminder that protecting truth is an act of love. All Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible⁠https://bereanbible.com/⁠ (https://bereanbible.com/) 💬 Discussion Questions What are the modern motivations — money, status, influence, approval — that lead people to distort or soften the gospel today? Where do you see this happening? When does gentleness become enabling instead of caring? Where is the line between gracious patience and negligent silence? How does a person’s internal spiritual state — what Paul describes as a defiled conscience — shape the way they see and interpret the world around them?

13. 

    4 May 2026

    What Does a Faithful Leader Look Like?

    📘 Titus Bible Study Guide (follow along with the series) https://a.co/d/0aoCaWNY 🎙 Verse by Verse with Nate — Episode 4 Titus 1:7–8 We live in an age obsessed with talent, charisma, and results. But when Paul describes the qualifications for elders, he focuses almost entirely on character. Instead of gifting or influence, he points to self-control, humility, hospitality, and integrity. In this episode we walk through Titus 1:7–8 verse by verse and look at what God actually values in those who shepherd His church. In this episode we explore: • Stewardship and spiritual responsibility • Character over charisma • The dangers of pride and quick temper • The importance of self-control and hospitality Leadership in God’s church is not about platform — it’s about character. All Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible https://bereanbible.com/ 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Why does God define fitness for leadership by character rather than giftedness or results? What does that say about what God values most in the people who shepherd His church? 2. Looking at the qualities in verses 7 and 8 — which one do you personally most need to grow in? 3. How does viewing any role you hold — at home, at work, or in the church — as stewardship change how you approach it? What would shift if you really believed you were managing someone else’s household?

14. 

    20 Apr 2026

    Who is Paul, And Why Does This Letter Exist?

    📘 Titus Bible Study Guide (follow along with the series) https://a.co/d/0aoCaWNY (https://a.co/d/0aoCaWNY) 🎙 Verse by Verse with Nate — Episode 3 Titus 1:1–4 Paul’s letter to Titus begins with what looks like a simple greeting — but it’s anything but simple. Before Paul even reaches Titus’s name, he writes four verses packed with theology, purpose, and authority. In the original Greek, it’s all one single sentence. Every phrase is intentional. Every word carries weight. In this episode, we slow down and walk through the opening of Titus word by word and phrase by phrase, exploring: • Servanthood and apostolic authority • The faith of God’s elect • The knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness • The hope of eternal life promised before time began • Paul’s relationship with Titus as a true child in the faith Four verses. One sentence. A greeting that contains an entire theology. All Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible 💬 Discussion Questions 1. How does it change your view of ministry — or leadership, or service — to see authority and servanthood held together the way Paul holds them in the opening line? 2. What does it mean to you personally that God planned your salvation before creation even began? Does that truth change how you feel about your faith today? 3. Who in your life has shaped you spiritually the way Paul shaped Titus? Have you ever told them what that meant to you?

15. 

    6 Apr 2026

    Introduction to Titus

    All verse are taken from the BSB version (The Berean Standard Bible) (https://berean.bible/) Before we read a single verse of this letter — before we meet an elder, before we encounter a false teacher, before we hear a single word of instruction — we need to stop and ask a question that most people skip over. Who is writing this? Who is reading it? And WHAT in the world is going on? Because here’s the thing about the Bible: it wasn’t written in a vacuum. Every letter, every word, was written to a real person in a real place dealing with real problems. And when we understand that — when we step into the world behind the text — the words stop being distant history and start becoming something alive. --------------- 💬  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.  What do you already know about Paul, Titus, or the island of Crete? And what — if anything — surprised you about the background of this letter? 2.  The letter’s core theme is that sound doctrine leads to godly living. Where have you seen that connection — or its breakdown — in your own experience? 3.  Paul trusted Titus with a hard assignment. Who has trusted you with something difficult — and what did that trust mean to you?

16. 

    22 Mar 2026

    A New Podcast Is Coming…

    Series Trailer & Welcome 💬 Discussion Questions ●     What has your experience with Bible study been like? What has helped you go deeper, and what has held you back? ●     Why do you think Paul’s letter to Titus — written nearly 2,000 years ago — still matters for the church today? ●  What do you hope to get out of this study of Titus?

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