Open the Word with Circle of Friends

Gwyn is starting Exodus today!  Tune in for her summary of the first several chapters. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Beth and Missy are talking about Psalm 119, how the psalmist loves the word and the law of the Lord, and how grace comes into play. ------ Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ------ Scriptures Mentioned Psalm 119 Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish t...

Eric, now a young man, first met Troy when he was a nine year old boy traveling through Ohio with an international children's choir.  Today, he's sharing more about what it was like to come from poverty to the abundance of America and Troy is sharing how he became tour director for the choir, and found himself reuniting with Eric in India when he traveled there later. ---- Find us on Facebook...

We're wrapping up Genesis today!  Listen as Gwyn summarizes the end of Joseph's story chapter by chapter. ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Vicki is back and sharing more about Love INC and the impact it makes on lives and communities. Contact Love INC at 330-473-6017 or loveincofghc@gmail.com Scripture Mentioned: Ephesians 2:4-10 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and se...

Gwyn's getting into Joseph's story from the book of Genesis today on the podcast as she continues her series walking through the Old Testament. ------ Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

You do not want to miss these archive episodes.  Your heart will be so encouraged and amazed by how our God works in ways beyond what we can imagine.  Today is part one, where Troy and Eric share how they first met, and Eric shares his background of how God saved his family out a legacy of being in headhunting tribe, of being a refugee on the run, to joining a choir that took him across...

Vicki Conn is at the table with Beth and Missy, sharing a bit of her story and how God stirred in her heart to start a local Love INC, an organization that works to be the hands and feet of Christ meeting needs in the community. To learn more about Love INC, visit their website here . ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gma...

Libby, Missy, and Ellie are continuing the conversation on rejection, how to find comfort, how Jesus faced rejection, and how we are prone to reject the God we love at times.   ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to opentheword@gmail.com ----- Psalm 13 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?  How long will you hide your face from...

Gwyn's tackling the next section of Genesis as she continues her Old Testament Survey series! ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Beth and Missy are encouraging us all today to make getting in the Word a priority and giving advice on how to do just that, and how being in the Word has made all the difference in their lives. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Ellie is back and sharing more of her young wisdom through a blog post she wrote - what the Lord has taught her about rejection and His comfort  and how Psalm 13 speaks to that. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ----- Scripture Mentioned: Psalm 13 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will y...

Tune in as Gwyn walks through the next section in Genesis - talking about Abraham and Issac, Jacob and Esau. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Robert and Laurel Miller join the podcast today to talk about what they're discovering about parenting as they raise their young children.  Who will you serve?  Who will your household serve?  Listen today and be encouraged as you choose to serve the Lord, whether you have children in the home or not. ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a m...

Missy, Libby, and Ellie are opening the word to Hosea 2 and the conversation leads to discussing how we need to return to God over and over, how in His kindness He leads us back to Him, and how when we focus on the eternal we find the most satisfaction. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ----- Scriptures Mention...

We're continuing to work through the big picture of Genesis today on the podcast as Gwyn talks through chapters 9-21. ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Beth and Missy are opening up to James 5, and if you've listened to them chat before you know that's not the only place in Scripture they're turning to!  Listen and be encouraged by their conversation. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ----- James 5:8-11 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of...

Ellie is talking with Libby and Missy about God used losing trust in a mentor, a moment of humiliation, and a medical issue within her close family all to work in her life and bring her to Himself. See what Ellie is up to now on her website . ------ Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

Gwyn is kicking off Old Testament Survey at the beginning - going through the first 8 chapters of Genesis 8 and talking through key points. Scriptures Mentioned: Genesis 1-8 Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness.” John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt...

Becca and Missy are picking up the conversation from last week talking about the armor of God, breaking down what each part looks like practically in our lives as we deal with spiritual battles. Listen to part 1 here Scriptures mentioned: Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against t...

Special guest Ellie Zumbach is at the table with Libby and Missy and they're talking about rejection, the arts, and how the creator has instilled His creativity into all of us as His image bearers. ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ---- This episode first aired in 2016.  For updated info about Ellie, visit...

Gwyn's introducing the next series in Faith Foundations - Bible Survey.  She'll be doing an overview of both the Old Testament and New Testament in the upcoming months and today's episode will give you an idea of what's to come and how having an overarching view of the Bible will help you as you learn how to study the Bible on your own. ----- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our...

Rebecca and Missy are opening the Word to Ephesians 6 and in the first part of this conversation they're discussing spiritual battles in relationships with people, how Satan can use painful interactions with people we love as an attack, and how viewing that with spiritual eyes can change our perspective on these situations. Listen to Rebecca's Story: Part One Part Two Part Three ------ Find us on...

Its the final conversation of the LaRed principle of forgiveness and the ladies are talking through the benefits and steps to follow, what it looks like to walk in obedience and forgive, how God can work in and through us when we do so.   ------ Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com ------ Resources Mentioned: LaRed...

The Big Story of Scripture The Bible is the story of God’s Redemption of Man and creation. We are made for relationship -  created from it and for it, designed to reflect the image of God, who exists in relationship within the trinity. Genesis 1:26 “Then God said ‘Let us make man in our likeness.’ -Ephesians 1:4 says “God chose us in Jesus before the foundation of the world” - 1Peter 1:18-20...