Patient Bible teaching centered on Jesus.
Light of Christ Radio is a warm teaching program built around Bible stories, Scripture context, and steady conversation. Pastors Tom and Paula Graves often trace Old Testament patterns into New Testament fulfillment, especially around sacrifice, resurrection, Pentecost, and life transitions.
PRESS PLAY
Light of Christ Radio is a warm, methodical Bible teaching program shaped like a guided conversation. It is not hurried. Pastors Tom and Paula Graves take a passage, set its biblical context, and walk through its meaning with plainspoken care. Recent episodes move through series such as Growing Through Transitions and Festivals Foreshadowing Jesus. The teaching frequently links Old Testament scenes to New Testament fulfillment. Genesis 12 is read alongside Acts 7 to consider what happens when God says go. Leviticus 23 becomes a framework for understanding the feasts, not as background trivia, but as signs pointing toward Jesus. Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles all receive attention. The show returns often to atonement. It explains sacrifices, blood offerings, the mercy seat, the most holy place, and the torn temple curtain in relation to Christ's death. The tone is reverent and gently corrective. Sin is named plainly. Forgiveness is presented as necessary, available, and centered on Jesus rather than human effort. Pentecost episodes connect the two loaves, Jews and Gentiles, the Holy Spirit, and the preaching of the gospel in many languages. Resurrection teaching draws from Luke 24 and the four gospels, emphasizing that Jesus taught his followers to read Scripture through his suffering, death, and rising. The show also keeps a pastoral concern for ordinary faith. Transitions, obedience, trust, and spiritual growth are treated as places where God can refine people. The format is accessible enough for personal listening, but it also gestures toward group study through short videos and discussion questions from LOC Radio. Its center of gravity is steady Christian formation. Light of Christ Radio is best for listeners who want Bible passages explained with patience, conviction, and a consistent focus on Jesus as the fulfillment of Scripture.
Made for: Best for Christians and Bible learners who want reverent, step-by-step teaching with clear links between Old Testament patterns and New Testament fulfillment. It also fits small groups looking for discussion-friendly Scripture study.
What sets it apart: The show stands out for its story-first, cross-testament approach: festivals, sacrifices, temple imagery, and gospel events are treated as one connected biblical witness. Its two-teacher rhythm keeps the tone conversational without losing doctrinal clarity.
Light of Christ Radio is a radio and audio podcast ministry to reach people world wide with the Good News of Jesus Christ through Biblical storytelling.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Tom and Paula Graves make biblical connections legible through conversational teaching grounded in stories, festivals and Christian application.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves turn Bible stories into two-person teaching conversations, moving between narrated context, close reading and practical application.
Leviticus hands Jesus the barley sheaf, and suddenly your Bible margins need more room.
Press play if you want
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A calm lesson on sacrifice, access, and the torn temple curtain.
Light of Christ Radio traces the Festival of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement through Leviticus 16, Hebrews 9, and Mark 15, keeping its attention on what those rituals meant for access to God.
A steady Bible study links Pentecost's offerings and languages to forgiveness and new life in Jesus.
Pentecost comes through as a measured Bible study on God's festival calendar, with Leviticus 23 and Acts 2 held together around the work of Jesus.
A measured Pentecost study connecting two loaves, Christ's blood, and the church's union of Jews and Gentiles.
Pentecost is framed as a bridge from Old Testament offering to the church's welcome of Jews and Gentiles alike. Tom and Paula Graves move through Leviticus 23, Acts 2, and John 14, tying the festival's two loaves and blood sacrifices to Jesus' death, forgiveness of sin, and the…
A Bible study that follows first fruits from Leviticus to the empty tomb.
Light of Christ Radio uses this installment to trace the Festival of First Fruits through Leviticus 23, John 20, and 1 Corinthians 15, moving from the barley wave offering to Mary's encounter at the tomb.
First Fruits is presented as a steady bridge from Mary at the tomb to Jesus as high priest.
Light of Christ Radio follows Tom and Paula Graves through the Festival of First Fruits, grounding the conversation in Leviticus 23, John 20, and 1 Corinthians 15.
Genesis 16 becomes a direct study of blame, confession, and learning to trust God's faithfulness instead of taking control.
Genesis 16 is treated here as a sober look at what follows when trust in God's faithfulness gives way to taking matters into human hands. Tom and Paula Graves move through Sarai's plan involving Hagar and Abram, then stay with the resentment that rises after Hagar becomes…
A steady Bible-study episode on trusting God when obedience moves beyond the familiar.
Light of Christ Radio begins its Growing Through Transitions series with Abraham's response to God's call to go, drawing Genesis 12 together with Acts 7.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
This episode explores the biblical story of dreams as a gift from God during the Christmas season, focusing on Matthew chapters 1 and 2.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves discuss Genesis 16, where Abram and Sarai, impatient for a child, use Sarai's slave Hagar as a surrogate.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves conclude their series on Jesus' 'I Am' statements by exploring Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life from John 13-14, discussing the context of his final days and its significance for Christian faith.
This episode concludes a series on Abraham's faith journey, exploring how his story demonstrates God's faithfulness and the process of mature faith through his life events.
This episode explores the gift of praise through the biblical story of Jesus' birth from Luke 2:21-39, focusing on how God's preparation and humble circumstances reveal divine gifts.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves begin a series on 'Growing Through Transitions' by examining the biblical story of Abram from Genesis 12 and Acts 7.
This episode explores the biblical story of dreams as a gift from God during the Christmas season, focusing on Matthew chapters 1 and 2.
Pastors Tom and Paula begin a series on 'Growing Through Transitions' by exploring the biblical story from Genesis 12 and Acts 7 about when God instructs people to move forward in faith.
This episode concludes a series on biblical festivals foreshadowing Jesus by examining the resurrection story in Luke 24 and how Jesus interpreted Old Testament scriptures through the lens of his death and resurrection.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves discuss how the Festival of Tabernacles from Leviticus 23 foreshadows Jesus the Messiah, connecting it to passages in Revelation and John.
Pastors Tom and Paula Graves discuss how the Festival of Tabernacles from Leviticus 23 foreshadows Jesus' work, connecting it to passages in Revelation and John.
This episode explores the biblical Festival of Trumpets and Day of Atonement from Leviticus, Hebrews, and Mark, connecting them to Jesus's fulfillment of Jewish festivals in a Christian teaching context.
Light of Christ Radio turns to the Festival of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.
["Light of Christ Radio's Tom and Paula Graves connect Leviticus 23, Acts 2, and John 14 to the Festival of Pentecost by tracing the feast back to Passover, firstfruits, and the 50-day count to Shavuot.", "They contrast Mount Sinai's smoke, fire, and the golden calf with Acts 2's wind, tongues of fire, and Peter's sermon, including the reversal from 3,000 deaths to 3,000 baptisms.", "The episode explains why Leviticus 23 calls for two loaves of leavened wheat bread, seven lambs, a bull, two rams, a male goat, and two lambs, then reads those offerings as a picture of sin, sacrifice, and Jews plus Gentiles in one church.", "It also links Leviticus 23:22 to gleaning in Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz, and says pilgrims from places like Parthia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome filled Jerusalem for Pentecost."]
Light of Christ Radio's The Festival of Pentecost ties Leviticus 23 to Acts 2 by comparing Mount Sinai, the golden calf, and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Tom and Paula Graves continue Festivals Foreshadowing Jesus with the Festival of First Fruits.
Tom and Paula Graves continue their Festivals Foreshadowing Jesus series with the Festival of First Fruits.