Responsibly Authentic

Week 51: By Faith By living in faith, Abraham, Isaac, and David kept their eyes on God, knowing that this earth was not their home and not the kingdom of God's promise. By surrendering to our faith in the unseen, we know that God has so much more in store for us. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/byfaith Emotions Study: Week 51: Anger 17 But the wisdom that c...

Week 50: Last Days Paul further instructed Timothy to keep his mind clear (II Timothy 4:5) and the only way to do this is by remaining faithful to God, studying scripture, and spending time in prayer. Paul makes it clear that this is about our everlasting soul and what it takes to get there. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/lastdays Emotions Study: Week 50:...

Week 49: Heavenly Bodies As the years continue, my body will continue to change and start to decay. This earth is not my final resting place. My final body will become a heavenly body, a body at home with my father in heaven. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/heavenlybody Emotions Study: Week 49: Alienated How do we instead show our love so that newcomers do...

Week 48: Sweet Perfume My eyes are so much more open by the fragrance of the new covenant. I hope today I am more like a sweet perfume rather than the stench of who I once was. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/sweetperfume Emotions Study: Week 48: Irritated I Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is lo...

Week 47: Gifts Knowing your gifts as given by God and the gifts of others enables a highly functioning society, honoring God and others, supporting one another, and sharing the love of God. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/gifts Emotions Study: Week 47: Distress Paul’s words are so comforting to us. If God is with us, who can ever be against us? Amen to that...

Week 46: Your Testimony What is your Testimony? Who were you before you knew Christ, the moment you knew Christ, and who are you today? Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/testimony Emotions Study: Week 46: Renewal As I sit here, it is fall. I see the leaves break from their bonds to the tree as the wind gently blows, only to be released to the ground below. Ju...

Week 45: Not My Home While we feel unsettled or anxious, we know that this place is not our home. On the other side, Jesus tells us of the unspeakable joy waiting for us in His Father‘s home. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/home Emotions Study: Week 45: Troubled When we are feeling troubled or anxious, turning to God and seeking His peace will help put our...

Week 44: For a Reason “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/reason Emotions Study: Week 44: Startled or Shocked Today, we have God's words and miracles of times past all in one text, so it is easier...

Week 43: Fruit Bearing? How are we reaching others? How are we loving others? Are we sharing God’s love for their eternal lives? Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/fruitbearing Emotions Study: Week 43: Lost We all are lost, lost to sin, lost to lust, lost to worldly idols. We are all found by God and forgiven by His grace. Emotions Study link: https://www.resp...

eek 41: Dressed for Success We must be ready when the King comes to call by binding ourselves to Christ by faith and by bearing His fruit. It is not by works or anything we can do, but by our faith in Christ and by God’s grace may we enter the kingdom. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/dressed Emotions Study: Week 41: Alone With God, we are never alone. God t...

Week 40: Arguing with God Is your heart all in with the purest of intentions in your spiritual life? Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/arguing Emotions Study: Week 40: Anxiety God desires that we find peace and rest in Him. God wants us to have an easy mind full of love and light. God does not want us to feel burdened or heavy. Emotions Study link: https://ww...

Week 39: From Dispair to Hope When you find that you are feeling depressed or distressed this week, reach out to God and ask for help. Also, if you need it, seek out a counselor who can help you. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/hope Emotions Study: Week 39: Strong How do we build muscle? By tearing down muscle fibers and building stronger bonds in their pla...

Week 38: When Leaders are Wicked Good always wins over evil in the end, and God’s reign is eternal. Our job is to keep the faith and encourage others through seasons where we see leadership as bad or wicked. Always pray. Pray for the leadership in the world, your country, your state or province, your city or town, your job, and at your church and home. Always pray. Full Episode link: https://www.r...

Week 37: Holy Portion Because we were called and because we were given grace, though we were sinners yet, we are to keep ourselves pure and reserved for God‘s purpose. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/holyportion Emotions Study: Week 37: Mournful On the other side of mourning is hope. In Daniel’s dreams (Chapter 10), God sends his angel, Gabriel, once again...

Week 36: Watchmen When a concept is repeated in God’s word we should listen. We are called to look out for one another, to be the watchmen for our brothers and sisters in Christ. I am ready for the challenge, are you with me? Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/watchmen Emotions Study: Week 36: Detached God is our strength if we allow Him. God is our shepherd,...

Week 35: Dependence The blessings of our lives are all due to God’s provision. We are utterly dependent on him as a newborn baby, just as the Israelites in the desert. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/dependents Emotions Study: Week 35: Judgement “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Fo...

Week 34: Broken God‘s mercy renews in the promise of a new day. God is compassionate to our brokenness, whatever it may be, whatever consumes us he will provide protection. When everything is stripped away, at the base of everything, we still have God Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/broken Emotions Study: Week 34: Cruel A friend of mine once said, “hurt peo...

Week 33: False Prophets By going to God in prayer or searching his word together we can both empathize and do right without leading our friends and family to sin by justifying, rationalizing, defending, or making excuses for ungodly behavior. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/falseprophets Emotions Study: Week 33: Weary This is what the LORD says: “Stop at th...

Week 32: Divorce We are the bride, the bride who has all her needs met in God, and His provision, and His grace. We are the Israelites, never satisfied, always wanting more. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/divorce Emotions Study: Week 32: Wrath We are angered because we feel disrespected, not loved, not valued just as God felt. We similarly express our ange...

Week 31: The Gift God listens to our prayers and what is in His will, He will make happen. God gave Hezekiah a new day, 15 years of new days. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/gift Emotions Study: Week 31: Secure Only through praying and trusting in God’s word can we feel secure with the ground firmly beneath our feet. Emotions Study link: https://www.respons...

Week 30: Second Guessing God Wait for God’s timing. Listen to his voice. Follow his will. Praise God for what he has done. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/second Emotions Study: Week 30: Stressed Lessening our overloaded, calming our stressed-out selves, and allowing Him in is the only way to get back to peace and alleviate stress. Emotions Study link: http...

Week 29: Hevel, Hevel Hevel, the word used in Hebrew meaning like smoke or vapor, like your breath on a wintry morning. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/hevel Emotions Study: Week 29: Yearning Ecclesiastes tells us to live fully, and then Song of Songs tells us to love passionately. We have only a short time on this earth, do not waste it. Emotions Study lin...

Week 28: Silence is Golden Solomon, in his Proverbs, gives us the option of wisdom or folly. Many times, our mouths give us away as either fool or wise. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/silence Emotions Study: Week 28: Fretful Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done...

eek 27 Praise the Lord! In Psalms 113 through 117 and in the call and response of chapter 118, we see the joyful hearts of the Israelites remembering where they came from and where they need to stay, in God‘s favor in God’s love, as God’s people. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/praise Emotions Study: Week 27: Thirst If we lean on God and follow Him, He will...

Week 26: Teaching Future Generations The Bible does not say we need an advanced degree to teach God’s wonders, we only need to share the love that God has for us and demonstrated it in our lives so that others can hear. Full Episode link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/teaching Emotions Study: Week 26: Paranoid By trusting in God and His power, our thoughts of paranoia can b...