Verse by Verse

Verse by Verse Teachings offers in-depth, live Bible studies every Sunday morning. Shawn McCraney unpacks scripture with historical, linguistic, and cultural context, helping individuals understand the Bible from the perspective of Subjective Christianity and fulfilled theology.

1 Peter 3:16-20 Bible Teaching

Peter and Paul stress a good conscience and righteous living. Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection symbolize spiritual rebirth. Shawn interprets 1 Peter 3:19-20, rejecting purgatory.

Acts 2:25-32 Bible Teaching

David's life shows trust in God amid challenges, foreshadowing Christ's mission. Peter links David's words to Jesus' resurrection, affirming Jesus as Messiah.

Acts 2:25 Bible Teaching

Peter connects Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection to Old Testament prophecies, using David's life as a parallel to Jesus' journey. Shawn teaches on Jesus' anointings, David's trials, and the importance of faith and repentance, sharing a personal testimony of financial struggle and renewed faith.

1 Peter 3:12-15 Bible Teaching

God hears the righteous, opposes evil. Pray with faith, humility. Embrace spiritual growth, endure trials. Share hope with gentleness, respect. Trust God's guidance.

Acts 2:22-24 Bible Teaching

Peter explains Jesus' crucifixion was God's plan, using men's evil actions for good. Jesus' resurrection frees believers from death's power, offering eternal life.

1 Peter 3:8-15 Bible Teaching

Peter's teaching: unity, empathy, compassion. Shawn's: love as duty, transcending emotions, enduring love. Emphasizes peace, righteousness, rejecting evil, perseverance.

Acts 2:17-22 Bible Teaching

Peter explains Pentecost as fulfillment of Joel's prophecy, emphasizing universal Holy Spirit outpouring, divine communication, and salvation through genuine faith in Jesus.

1 Peter 3:1-7 Bible Teaching

Shawn's teaching emphasizes humility, submission, and mutual respect in relationships, drawing from 1 Peter and Genesis. He highlights the importance of inner beauty, mutual submission, and love in marriage, reflecting Christ's example.

1 Peter 2:17-25 Bible Teaching

Peter and Shawn teach honoring all, loving unconditionally, submitting to authority, enduring suffering with patience, and emulating Christ's example of righteousness and forgiveness.

Acts 2:12-21 Bible Teaching

Peter explains Pentecost's events as Joel's prophecy fulfillment, urging discernment through scripture. Shawn highlights Holy Spirit's role, contrasting spiritual ecstasy with drunkenness.

Acts 2:5-11 Bible Teaching

The New Testament Church began at Pentecost, marked by the Holy Spirit's filling, emphasizing a spiritual foundation over physical institutions. Early Christians focused on spiritual devotion post-70 AD. Terms like Hebrew, Israelite, and Jew have distinct meanings but are used interchangeably in the New Testament. Pentecost saw diverse Jews hear the Gospel in their languages, spreading Christianity globally. Regions like Cappadocia and Egypt played key roles in early Christianity's spread, highlighting the Gospel's universal reach.

1 Peter 2:13-18 Bible Teaching

Peter and Shawn emphasize virtuous living, submission to authorities, and aligning actions with divine principles. Disobedience is justified if human laws conflict with God's will.

Acts 2:2-4 Bible Teaching

Pentecost: Holy Spirit fills apostles, enabling diverse tongues, symbolizing divine unity. Contrasts Babel's confusion. Discusses spiritual gifts' relevance, glossolalia vs. xenolalia.

1 Peter 2:9-12 Bible Teaching

Shawn teaches predestination based on God's foreknowledge, emphasizing believers as a "chosen generation" and "royal priesthood," highlighting spiritual identity and mission.

Acts 2:1-4 Bible Teaching

Acts 2: Pentecost, Holy Spirit descends, apostles speak in tongues. Symbolism: wind, fire. Aligns with Jewish festivals. Emphasizes free will, spiritual rebirth.

1 Peter 2:4-8 Bible Teaching

Jesus as "living stone" and "chief cornerstone" unites believers, forming a spiritual house. Believers, as spiritual priests, offer non-material sacrifices, embodying love and service.

1 Peter 2:1-3 Bible Teaching

Peter's teaching uses "if/then" to stress spiritual growth, shedding sinful ways, embracing virtues, and nurturing faith through foundational scripture, "Milk of the Word."

Acts 1:26 Bible Teaching

Attending church for God's Word is vital. Biblical apostles were unique, foundational witnesses of Christ. Modern apostles aren't needed; spiritual discernment is key.

1 Peter 1:23-25 Bible Teaching

Peter emphasizes agapao love, spiritual rebirth from God's Word, and contrasts human life's temporality with God's eternal Word. Shawn highlights Logos as Jesus, God's creative power, and believers' transformation through Christ.

Acts 1:16-26 Bible Teaching

Peter's address to 120 disciples highlights communal decision-making in selecting Matthias as the twelfth apostle, reflecting early church practices and emphasizing shared responsibility.

1 Peter 1:17-22 Bible Teaching

Peter and Shawn teach believers to live in holiness, emphasizing God's impartial judgment based on deeds, redemption through Christ, and sincere love and unity among believers.

Acts 1:10-15 Bible Teaching

Shawn's teaching on Acts 1:10-11 emphasizes Jesus's ascension, the apostles' focus on the Kingdom, and the angels' encouragement. It stresses active Christian living, hope in Jesus's return, and the significance of Jesus's worship. The upper room symbolizes early Christian unity, with Peter's leadership pivotal in spreading the Gospel.