Digging Deeper with Mandy & Erica

You've heard of the fruit of the Spirit, but have you heard of the fruit of repentance?   John the Baptist boldly preached repentance to anyone who would listen. He is quoted saying, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand." In other words, get your heart right now because the King is coming.  This message is still true for us today. We must all repent before King Jesus in order...

Oct 31st is a big day for Christians - it's the day of Reformation! About 500 years ago, Martin Luther famously nailed his "95 Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg church, protesting the unbiblical teaching and practices of Roman Catholicism.  He, and many others, boldly took a stand against the dominating religious teachings of his day, calling on them to return to God's Word...

In this episode, we answer the questions with a biblical worldview-Are witches real and is witchcraft real?

We've compiled most of the references and miscellaneous Scripture verses that mention Jezebel in order to analyze her character.  In this podcast we discuss Jezebel as a leader / influencer and as a woman, as categorized in three main points: She was a leader / influencer who used her position to lead others into sin, namely sexual sin. She led others away from God and into idolatry, even as...

Our podcast today focuses on 1 Kings 16:29 -32 the introduction of Jezebel in the Bible. We talk about the "sins of Jeroboam" that Ahab took lightly & give the background of the Baal-worshipping Sidonians that Jezebel hails from. This podcast begins our Biblical study on Jezebel, we encourage you to grab your Bible and study along with us! Homework verses: 1 Kings 16 1 Kings 12 2 Kin...

This is the perfect podcast for those of you who went to church for the first time this Easter, or maybe returned after being gone a while. We recap the point of the Easter message in easy-to-understand summary so you can wrap your head around it. Then, we offer some helpful tips for the “now what?” moment after Easter. We hope to see you enlightened to the Truth and invested into a local communit...

We continue to discuss Jesus as Lord and Savior in this podcast! "Our Lord and Savior - Jesus"  That's a phrase we often hear, say, and pray.  But how often do we actually think about it?  What does it really mean for us when we call Jesus "Lord" and "Savior"?  Lord of what?  Saving us from what? In this podcast we focus on Jesus as Savior.   What do we need to b...

"Our Lord and Savior - Jesus"  That's a phrase we often hear, say, and pray.  But how often do we actually think about it?  What does it really mean for us when we call Jesus "Lord" and "Savior"?  Lord of what?  Saving us from what? In this podcast we focus on Jesus as Lord.   What does it really mean to give Jesus lordship over our lives? Is His lordship a requi...

In today's podcast, we discuss some common reasons people offer to prove they are saved.  Usually, when a person responds one of these ways it really indicates that she doesn't have a firm understanding of how salvation works.  And unfortunately, if she doesn't understand how salvation works, can we really say that she is saved? If there is one thing we want from this podcast minist...

We’re wrapping up this short series today and we start by sharing what our husbands said when we asked them what they found attractive about women!  Ultimately, though, any woman who desires to be godly must search for wisdom, so we provide 4 ways in which a woman can acquire wisdom. We hope you enjoyed this series! Please like, share, comment, and subscribe! You can reach us directly at diggingde...

In today's podcast, we get very practical about our faith.  God calls us to pursue holiness, and one way a Christian woman should do that is by respecting her husband in the way she speaks to him and about him. Our conversation starts today on this topic. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe! You can reach us directly at diggingdeeper247@gmail.com.

In today's podcast we are rebutting Dr. David K Bernard's argument of the Bible's confirmation for women taking teaching and authoritative leadership positions in the church. We discuss: Deborah Phoebe Priscilla & Acquila Junia Tryphaena and Tryphosa Philip's four prophesying daughters Acts 2:17 "sons and daughters shall prophesy" We compare Dr. Bernard's wor...

Divorcing the heart and mind while singing worship music is risky business, especially when there are music producers out there who sneak their false beliefs into people through tantalizing worship songs, thereby evading that pesky “intellectual barrier” of the mind.  At least that’s what Bethel Church’s pastor Bill Johnson claims.  We continue to expose Bethel in this podcast today by focusing on...

This podcast is part of a larger series focused on worship. Today, we share some truths about Bethel Church in Redding CA in an attempt to expose their false teachings. We find this necessary because, by their own admission, they use their worship music as a mechanism in our Christian churches to draw people to themselves and to their teachings. We use this information today as evidence for next w...

John 4:23 "true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth" In today's podcast we begin a series about worship.  We learn from the Bible that worshipping God is so much more than singing for 45 minutes on Sunday morning.  In fact, we can be worshipping God in the seemingly small and insignificant things in our lives, if we do them all for the glory of God, according to t...

This is our last podcast in this series discussing common misconceptions about the Bible. Today we talk about the misconceptions that Christians can't have fun anymore and that to understand the Bible, one needs a high-level formal education. *caution for adults out there - we talk about marriage & sex in this podcast so those portions of this podcast may not be appropriate to play with y...

This is a great podcast for beginners or those who are looking for a refresher of an overview of the Bible.  Topics we discuss include: What is the main theme of the Bible? What is the difference between the Old and New Testaments? Why is Jesus so important in the Bible? How was the Bible written? What is an overview of the books of the Bible and their order of appearance? How to navigate through...

This is a podcast for the beginners starting on their Bible-reading journeys.  We give a high-level overview of Bible translations - including which to avoid - and other materials including study Bibles, commentaries, devotionals, etc. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe! You can reach us directly at diggingdeeper247@gmail.com.

We tackle some common Bible misconceptions in this podcast, specifically: The belief that Christianity oppresses women. The belief that Christianity endorses slavery. The belief that God is mean and vengeful in the Old Testament but kind and loving in the New Testament. Thanks for tuning in, we appreciate all the encouragement we receive!  Please like, share, comment, and subscribe! You can reach...

We have a job as Christians: to make disciples.  Part of that requires teaching them "all that Jesus has commanded".  We discuss what that means in this podcast, including: Who has the responsibility to teach new believers the basics of our faith? Shouldn't Pastors do that? What should a Pastor care about? What if I don't feel prepared or able to teach anyone? What if I don&apo...

IS THE BIBLE ACCURATE IN ALL OF ITS TEACHINGS? In today's podcast we begin a 3-part series discussing the following: Is the Bible accurate in all of its teachings? Is the Bible relevant to us today? Is the Bible reliable? Can I trust the Bible's teachings to lead my life today? In part 1 today we talk about some reasons why people don't think the Bible relates to us today.  And we c...

We're setting the record straight on biblical baptism today!  Part of the Great Commission to us is to baptize people, so we better make sure we know how to do it properly.  We discuss: What does a biblical baptism look like? Can a baby be baptized? Do we have to baptize people in a church? Who is allowed to baptize others? Who is not allowed to baptize others? Is baptism required to be saved...

Our society has a distorted view of the character and work of Satan.  And that's exactly what he wants.   When we don't know the truth about the enemy, we end up looking for him in all the wrong places.  In reality, he's been right in front of our faces the whole time. In this podcast, we go straight to the Bible to find out the facts about the beginning of Satan, his real goal, and...

Does a Christian have the responsibility to share his or her faith with others?  That's the topic that we start to discuss on this podcast.  Specifically, we look at Matt 28:19-20, commonly referred to as The Great Commission, the part that says, "Go".   What does it mean for Christians to "go"? Go where? How do we do that when we have responsibilities and jobs to worry ab...

It’s common in Christianity today to hear things like “saved”, “salvation”, “grace as a gift”, etc… so often that we forget what they actually mean. In this podcast we get “Back to the Basics” about salvation and discuss some of the following: Saved from what? How are you saved? What part of salvation are we responsible for? Why is Jesus so important for our salvation? Why is His blood so importan...