Faith & Family Bible Podcast with Steve Wood

Episode 576 - How to Face Serious Temptation

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood walks through Gospel of Matthew chapter 4 and shows how Jesus models the way Christians are called to face serious temptation.

Examining the three temptations of Christ in the wilderness, Steve explains how Jesus resists the devil not with arguments or miracles, but with Scripture properly understood and internalized. From resisting the misuse of sonship, to refusing to test God, to rejecting Satan’s offer of worldly power, Jesus reveals the pattern every disciple must follow.

Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments—including the Psalms, Deuteronomy, and Revelation—this episode highlights why Scripture memorization is essential spiritual armor, especially in a world growing darker and more deceptive.

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Episode 575 - Christian Children: Jr. Pharisees or Children of God?

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood challenges parents and teachers to examine how Christian children are being formed. Drawing from Gospel of Matthew 3, he contrasts outward religiosity without repentance—exemplified by the Pharisees—with authentic, Spirit-filled faith.

Steve explains why much modern catechesis emphasizes religious facts and behavior while failing to touch the heart, contributing to the widespread falling away of youth. The key to true spiritual formation, he argues, is a lived experience of adoption as sons and daughters of God through baptism, as taught in Epistle to the Galatians.

The episode calls parents to pray for a full awakening of their children’s baptismal inheritance and to surround them with believers alive in the Holy Spirit.

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Episode 574 - How Prodigal Sons and Daughters Can Have a Relationship with Jesus

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood explores how prodigal sons and daughters can return to a living relationship with Jesus through true repentance. Focusing on Gospel of Matthew Chapter 3, Steve explains John the Baptist’s call to repentance as an inner change of heart that leads us back to God the Father.

Drawing on Psalm 32 and the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Gospel of Luke Chapter 15, this episode shows that repentance is not despair, but hope—a movement from sinful self to the Father who welcomes His children home with mercy and joy.

A powerful encouragement for anyone who feels far from God or longs for a fresh start in their faith. For more resources, visit us online at www.BibleforCatholics.com.

Episode 573 - The Most Important Word In the Gospel of Matthew

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood highlights the most important word in the Gospel of Matthew: Jesus. Drawing from Matthew 1:21, Steve explains that the name Jesus—meaning “YHWH saves”—summarizes the heart of the Gospel and the New Covenant.

This episode emphasizes two essential truths: forgiveness of sins is central, and Jesus does the saving—we do not save ourselves. Steve warns against reducing Christianity to moral effort or self-salvation and shows how forgetting the primacy of grace can lead to spiritual burnout, especially for families and children. Referencing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he underscores that authentic Christian living flows from Christ working in us.

A powerful reminder to keep Christ—not performance—at the center of faith, catechesis, and daily life.

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Episode 572 - The Wisemen from the East

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood examines the Wise Men in Matthew 2 and the contrast between living faith and mere knowledge. The Magi—likely from ancient Persia—recognized Jesus as the Messianic King, while many religious scholars, though familiar with Scripture, failed to seek Him.

This episode highlights the danger of relying on signs without obedience to God’s Word and challenges listeners to be doers of Scripture, not hearers only. Steve also explains Jesus’ surprising teaching that the Kingdom of God began with His first coming, with its final fulfillment still ahead.

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Episode 571 - The Man God Chose as the Father of Jesus: St. Joseph

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood explores St. Joseph, the just and obedient man God chose to be the earthly father of Jesus. Walking through Matthew 1–2, this teaching highlights Joseph’s four decisive dreams, his immediate obedience to God, and his essential role in protecting Jesus and Mary during the most dangerous moments of salvation history.

This episode also connects biblical fatherhood with the modern crisis of Catholic family life, explaining why the Church urgently needs a renewed Catholic fatherhood movement modeled after St. Joseph. 

A powerful, practical episode on St. Joseph, Christian fatherhood, obedience, and God’s design for the family. For more resources, visit us online at www.BibleforCatholics.com.

Episode 570 - The Genealogy of the King of the World

In this episode, Steve Wood opens the Gospel of Matthew by unpacking the genealogy of Jesus Christ, revealing it as the key to understanding Matthew’s entire message. Matthew deliberately anchors Jesus in history as the Son of Abraham and the Son of David, proclaiming Him as the promised King of the world, not merely a spiritual figure.

We explore how Matthew’s genealogy highlights Jesus’ royal lineage, fulfills God’s covenant with David (2 Samuel 7), and frames the gospel as a royal announcement—the true euangelion—that God’s everlasting King has come. From Matthew 1 to Matthew 28, the theme is clear: all authority in heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus Christ, and the nations are called to bow before Him.

This episode accompanies Episode 505 of Luke21. For more resources, visit us online at www.BibleforCatholics.com.

Episode 569 - Matthew: The First Gospel

Today launches a new series on the Gospel of Matthew, challenging the modern claim that Mark was the first gospel written. In this episode, host Steve Wood explores how the Mark-priority and “Q source” theories arose, why they contradict 1,700 years of Church teaching, and how they weaken the apostolic authority of Matthew—especially Matthew 16. This episode calls listeners to approach Scripture faithfully, critically, and rooted in historic Christian tradition.

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Episode 568 - The Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge: For Sophie

In this episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood explores Colossians 2:3, reminding listeners that all true wisdom and knowledge are found in Christ alone. Dedicated to his newborn granddaughter, Sophie—whose name means “wisdom”—this episode challenges families to ask a crucial question: Where do we seek wisdom?

Steve contrasts today’s information-driven culture and human philosophy with the biblical teaching that wisdom is not gained through facts or worldly learning alone, but through a deep, Christ-centered faith. Drawing from St. Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and Colossians, he encourages listeners to keep a laser-focus on Christ and to immerse themselves in Sacred Scripture.

This episode offers practical encouragement for parents, grandparents, and believers who desire spiritual wisdom that leads to a life pleasing to God and rooted in the truth of Jesus Christ.

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Special Re-Air of Episode 547 - What Will Eternal Life Be Like? Part II

Special Re-Air of Episode 547 - Originally Aired July 31, 2025.

What does the Bible really say about eternal life? In Part II of this series (See Episode 541 for Part I), Steve Wood unpacks what happens after the Second Coming—not just souls in heaven, but resurrected bodies on a renewed Earth with Jesus.

We explore the often-missed Catholic teaching on divinization—our transformation by God’s grace to share in His divine nature. Backed by Scripture (1 John 3:2, 2 Peter 1:4) and the Catechism (CCC 460), this episode also draws from Church Fathers like St. Irenaeus, St. Athanasius, and St. Thomas Aquinas.

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