Do you ever feel like life is harder than it should be? In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at what to do when life feels like a burden. And let’s be honest, since God is in charge of life, we can often feel like He has burdened our lives.
God is aware of this feeling, and He offers us—through the Prophet Micah—some practical steps when we feel like God has burdened us.
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Have you ever just blown it? If you need a great dose of encouragement today, you’ll want to hear today’s podcast. In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at the greatest fish story in Scripture.
The book of Jonah is so much more than that—thankfully. It’s about God’s marvelous grace in our lives when we blow it.
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We gain a lot by putting one thing aside. What we guard as a stronghold of our hearts turns out to be one of our greatest weaknesses. In this episode of Live the Bible, we get back into our series where we take a lesson from each book of the Bible.
Up next is the shortest book of the Bible, the book of Obadiah. But it packs a whallop.
Are you ready for this?
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If you knew you would die tomorrow, how would that affect today? That’s the mindset we need to carry with us all the time, but how? In this episode of Live the Bible, we complete the book of 2 Peter with some great insight from the apostle on how to keep growing in our walk with God the rest of our lives.
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Why doesn’t Jesus just hurry up and come? Great question. In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at what is taking so long in God’s program. (If He came before April 15, that would be really great.)
We wait on God for a lot of things, don’t we? Today the Apostle Peter reminds us that, in truth, we are not waiting on God as much as God is waiting on us.
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Memorize these three words: Direction—not speed. We need to remember those words when we get discouraged about how slowly we seem to progress in our spiritual lives.
In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at our culture (and ourselves) right in the face. Sometimes looking at bad examples makes us feel better about our lives in comparison, but sometimes these bad examples look a lot like our lives. When that occurs, we shouldn’t be discouraged. We should let the conviction help us turn a corner.
The Apostle Peter shows us that the goal of our spiritual lives is direction—not speed.
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It’s a question we have to consider. What are we going to do with our sin? We all have it—and all the good deeds in the world can’t erase the fact that we’ve done bad.
In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at our culture (and ourselves) right in the face—as we see what the Bible has to say about 3 people: the good, the bad, and the Almighty.
But the bad news is only the first step to the good news. And it’s really good!
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Reminders are important . . . I need them. We all do. That’s why God’s Word reminds us often of what matters. In this episode of Live the Bible, the Apostle Peter writes about 3 reminders that matter.
Our source of truth (and what it means) comes from God’s Word, and not from ourselves.
These 3 reminders are critical for our walk with God this year—and this day.
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Is this true of you? Whenever I find myself with a free moment, I feel compelled to fill it with something productive. Because I hate to waste time, I fill it with activity and justify it as productivity.
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But I’m learning that constant movement doesn’t always represent efficiency. It could, moreover, represent just the opposite.
As with every other part of the human experience, Jesus remains our model of efficiency. But His life—even before the cross—was no easy walk:
No person was ever more qualified to do it all, and yet Jesus took life in the fast lane in stride.
What was His secret?
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Healthy eating and exercise often find their way to our New Year goals. But what your about spiritual eating and exercise for 2021? In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at 7 qualities the Lord tells us we need in order to succeed.
In fact, all 7 are found in one passage. This new year is a wonderful time to re-dedicate our lives to growing in our spiritual walk with Christ.
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