The Outspoken Bible

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. We continue our deep dive into the history of the people of God in 1 and 2 Samuel. We began with a longed for baby, continued with a cry for a king which was fulfilled in the anointing of Saul. He began well but things went downhill with a series of catastrophic failures that led...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Today we continue our deep dive into the history of the people of God in 1 and 2 Samuel. We began with a longed for baby, continued with a cry for a king which was fulfilled in the anointing of Saul. He began well but things went downhill with a series of catastrophic failures th...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a a longed for baby, we continue with a cry for a king, fulfilled in the anointing of Saul. To begin with we noticed that Saul took a lead with the people,  a series of catastrophic failures followed leading to God rejecting him as king. Then we met a young shepher...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. The story continues in 1 Samuel 17-19 as we reach the encounter between David and Goliath. There's discu...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. The story continues in 1 Samuel 16 after God's rejection of Saul, when we encounter his new anointed kin...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. The story continues in 1 Samuel 13-15 as a series of bad decisions leave Saul's kingship in tatters. The...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. The story continues in 1 Samuel 11-12 as Saul steps into his anointing as king, and takes decisive actio...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. The story continues in 1 Samuel 9-10 with the calling of Saul, a man who on first look appears to be the...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. We continue the story with discussion of the ark, the Philistines and the tragic demise of Eli and his f...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. We continue the story with the account of Eli and his sons, and the calling of the boy, Samuel as discov...

Prophets, Shepherds, Poets and Kings is a series delving into the history of the people of God found in 1 and 2 Samuel. Beginning with a longed for baby, leading to a cry for a king and the establishment and dissolution of a kingdom, the series will focus on the lives of Samuel, Saul and David. We begin with a woman who longs for a child, and rejoices in an answered prayer as discovered in 1 Samue...

4 shorter Christmas episodes reflecting on angelic encounters, dreams, and the extraordinary breaking in to the ordinary.  Each episode includes the passage three times, some discussion and a prayer. Through listening, or watching, we pray that you will encounter God afresh this Christmas.  In Episode 4 we explore Matthew 2:1-13 . This episode was filmed at The Podcast Studio, Glasgow and was edit...

4 shorter Christmas episodes reflecting on angelic encounters, dreams, and the extraordinary breaking in to the ordinary.  Each episode includes the passage three times, some discussion and a prayer. Through listening, or watching, we pray that you will encounter God afresh this Christmas.  In Episode 3 we explore Luke 2:8-20 . This episode was filmed at The Podcast Studio, Glasgow and was edited...

4 shorter Christmas episodes reflecting on angelic encounters, dreams, and the extraordinary breaking in to the ordinary.  Each episode includes the passage three times, some discussion and a prayer. Through listening, or watching, we pray that you will encounter God afresh this Christmas.  In Episode 2 we explore Matthew 1:18-25 . This episode was filmed at The Podcast Studio, Glasgow and was edi...

4 shorter Christmas episodes reflecting on angelic encounters, dreams, and the extraordinary breaking in to the ordinary.  Each episode includes the passage three times, some discussion and a prayer. Through listening, or watching, we pray that you will encounter God afresh this Christmas.  In Episode 1 we explore Luke 1:26-38 . This episode was filmed at The Podcast Studio, Glasgow and was edited...

Prophecies of Hope is a short series considering four Old Testament prophecies that point us towards the birth, life and death and resurrection of Jesus. Each episode Fiona, Jen and Neil will consider what the verses meant when they were first spoken, how they shape the understanding of who the promised Messiah would be and what they tell us about Jesus, who, of course, is the fulfilment of the ex...

Prophecies of Hope is a short series considering four Old Testament prophecies that point us towards the birth, life and death and resurrection of Jesus. Each episode Fiona, Jen and Neil will consider what the verses meant when they were first spoken, how they shape the understanding of who the promised Messiah would be and what they tell us about Jesus, who, of course, is the fulfilment of the ex...

Prophecies of Hope is a short series considering four Old Testament prophecies that point us towards the birth, life and death and resurrection of Jesus. Each episode Fiona, Jen and Neil will consider what the verses meant when they were first spoken, how they shape the understanding of who the promised Messiah would be and what they tell us about Jesus, who, of course, is the fulfilment of the ex...

Prophecies of Hope is a short series considering four Old Testament prophecies that point us towards the birth, life and death and resurrection of Jesus. Each episode Fiona, Jen and Neil will consider what the verses meant when they were first spoken, how they shape the understanding of who the promised Messiah would be and what they tell us about Jesus, who, of course, is the fulfilment of the ex...

This special episode of The Outspoken Bible was recorded live at the SU Scotland Magnitude Festival in July 2025 at Lendrick Muir. Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible, and of the special publication created for the Festival. Join Fiona, Jen and Neil as they  discuss Philippians 2 along with a hall packed with young people, and a few not so young! 'The Cloud' is the...

Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. In episode 7 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Colossians, with specific reference to chapters 3-4 before zooming into Colossians 3:1-17. There are segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage...

Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. In episode 6 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Colossians, with specific reference to chapters 1-2 before zooming into Colossians 1:15-29. There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the pa...

Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. In episode 5 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Philippians, with specific reference to chapters 3-4 before zooming into Philippians 3:1-14. There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the p...

Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. In episode 4 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Philippians, with specific reference to chapters 1-2 before zooming into Philippians 2_1-18. There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the p...

Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. In episode 2 we take a panoramic look at the letter to the Ephesians, with specific reference to chapters 5-6 before zooming into Ephesians 6:10-20. There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, Th...