The Scott Sauls Podcast

Easter Sunday: What Resurrection Means for Your Life

Easter Sunday is the turning point of the Christian story. The resurrection of Jesus is not only about what happens after we die, but about what is already happening now. It signals the beginning of a new kind of life and a restored world.
This episode explores the deeper meaning of resurrection and why it changes how we think about fear, suffering, purpose, and hope. If Jesus truly rose from the dead, then nothing is beyond renewal and nothing is without meaning.
This is not just future hope. It is present reality.
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Silent Saturday: God Goes Quiet - Then What?

Silent Saturday captures the space most of us know well. A space where prayers feel unanswered, clarity is absent, and God seems quiet. The disciples lived this reality without knowing what would come next.
This episode explores what it means to remain in that tension. Faith is not always confident or clear. Sometimes it is simply staying present in uncertainty without giving up.
If you have ever struggled with waiting, doubt, or the silence of God, this reflection offers a grounded and honest perspective on what it means to trust in the in between.
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Good Friday: Why Jesus Didn't Save Himself

Good Friday forces us to reconsider everything we believe about power, suffering, and love. As Jesus hangs on the cross, he refuses to save himself, even though he has the power to do so.
This episode explores the meaning behind that choice. The cross reveals not weakness, but the most deliberate and costly expression of love. A God who absorbs violence and responds with forgiveness instead of retaliation.
If you have ever struggled to understand suffering or questioned where God is in it, this reflection offers a profound and challenging perspective.
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Maundy Thursday: How Jesus Redefined Power

Maundy Thursday captures a moment that reshapes how we understand power, leadership, and love. On the night before his death, Jesus kneels and washes the feet of his disciples, fully aware that they will soon betray, deny, and abandon him.
This episode explores the deeper meaning behind that act. It is not performance or symbolism, but a revelation of what true love looks like in action. A love that serves without condition and gives without needing return.
If you want to understand the kind of life Jesus invites us into, this is essential.
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Spy Wednesday: Judas and Spiritual Drift Warning Signs

Spy Wednesday is a quiet day on the surface, but something decisive is unfolding in secret. Judas, one of Jesus’ closest followers, moves toward betrayal through a series of hidden choices and compromises.
This episode explores how spiritual drift happens slowly and often unnoticed. It is not driven by doubt or honest questions, but by unexamined motives and growing self deception.
If you want to understand how small decisions shape the direction of your life, this reflection offers a sobering and necessary invitation.
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Holy Tuesday: How Jesus Handled Hostile Questions

Holy Tuesday reveals a side of Jesus we often overlook. Under constant pressure, criticism, and traps, he responds with clarity, composure, and truth without becoming defensive or harsh.
In a culture that rewards outrage and quick reactions, Jesus embodies a better way: engaging without attacking, standing firm without needing to dominate.
This episode explores what that looks like in real life, and why it may be one of the most compelling demonstrations of faith in today's us-against-them world.
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Holy Monday: Jesus Flips Tables in the Temple

Holy Monday is one of the most surprising moments of Holy Week. In the temple courts of Jerusalem, Jesus overturns the tables of the money changers and disrupts a religious system that had turned worship into a marketplace.
Why did Jesus react so strongly? And what does this moment reveal about his heart?
In this episode, we explore the deeper meaning behind the temple cleansing and why Jesus showed fierce opposition to self-serving systems that exploit the vulnerable. Holy Monday reminds us that faith should open the door to God—not close it.
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Palm Sunday: The Crowds Get Jesus Wrong

Palm Sunday begins Holy Week with celebration—but it also reveals a profound misunderstanding about the kind of king Jesus came to be. In this episode, Scott Sauls reflects on the moment when crowds welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem with palm branches and cries of “Hosanna,” believing he would overthrow their oppressors and restore their nation. Yet within days, those expectations collapsed when Jesus chose the path of suffering and the cross instead of political power. This conversation explores the tension between the Messiah people wanted and the Messiah who actually came—and what Palm Sunday still exposes about our own expectations of God today.
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Why Did Jesus Eat With Rejects?

Why did Jesus spend so much time eating with people respectable society rejected? In the Gospels, Jesus regularly shares meals with tax collectors, sinners, and outsiders—people the religious establishment avoided and often condemned. But in the ancient world, table fellowship carried deep meaning. To eat with someone was to extend dignity, belonging, and relationship. In this episode of That’s a Great Question, Scott Sauls explores why Jesus intentionally welcomed the “wrong” people to his table and what those surprising meals—from Levi’s feast to the Last Supper—reveal about the heart of God’s kingdom and the radical reach of grace.
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What Happened in Jesus' Hidden Years?

Most people focus on the final week of Jesus’ life. But what about the thirty years before his public ministry began? In this episode, Scott Sauls explores the hidden years of Jesus leading up to Holy Week. From the temple encounter at age twelve to his baptism and wilderness testing, the Gospels reveal a deeper story of preparation and identity. Drawing from Scripture and theological insights, this conversation helps listeners understand why Jesus’ quiet early years were an essential part of the mission that would ultimately lead to the cross and resurrection.
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