Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Are you confused about circumcision in the Bible? What does it represent? Do Christians need to be circumcised? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) answers these questions and more as he walks through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%205&version=NIV (Joshua 5) to continue our series on The Life of Joshua. Interested in more content like this? Check out h...

How do you react when you get bad news? How do you view trials in your life: as obstacles or as opportunities? https://twitter.com/AlexDemczak (Alex Demczak), author of Thrive U, host of The Athlete Podcast and former Mizzou quarterback, shares how he learned to turn trials into opportunities for God to work in his life. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch...

Have you ever gone through a time in your life when you forgot to remember God? How does someone even "remember God?" In https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+4&version=NIV (Joshua 4), we see that Israel remembered God by setting out stones of remembrance. In today's episode, https://twitter.com/TanyaWillmeth (Tanya Willmeth) shares a simple way to remember God in our everyday lives....

Do you need a transitional moment in your life right now? Are you stagnant in your walk with Jesus? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series on The Life of Joshua in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%203&version=NIV (Joshua 3) as Israel crosses the Jordan River and learns an important lesson about God's faithfulness. Interested in mor...

Are you consumed with controlling your image? Do you feel the weight of your sin? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our series on The Life of Joshua as he uncovers three lessons we can learn about image, sin and forgiveness from the story of Rahab and the spies in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%202&version=NIV (Joshua 2). Interested in more...

How do you navigate polarizing and hostile situations? Are you quick to jump into an argument? https://scottsauls.com/ (Scott Sauls), pastor and author of https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48856810-a-gentle-answer (A Gentle Answer: Our Secret Weapon in an Age of Us Against Them), shares how he has learned to be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. Interested in more content like th...

How do you find your mission and purpose in life? How do I move forward in my life? Simple answer: follow Jesus. Tanya Willmeth continues our series on The Life of Joshua as Israel's new leader works to faithfully follow God through his next phase of life in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%201&version=NIV (Joshua 1). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://podca...

Does your life seem at times too much to handle? Who is in control of the story of your life? As Joshua prepares to lead Israel, God gives him an important charge to battle uncertainty and insecurity in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%201&version=NIV (Joshua 1). Listen as Patrick uncovers how we can use this charge to battle our own uncertainty. Interested in more content like...

It’s time for a new series! Today, Keith kicks off a new study on the Old Testament book of Joshua. After Moses dies, it’s time for Joshua to lead Israel, but is he ready? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) shares five lessons that Joshua has learned from Moses that we can apply to our own lives. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others,...

How do you follow Jesus in a culture that feels like it’s us versus them? Should you be afraid of being cancelled? Join https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) and pastor and author of https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54080937-outdated (Outdated) and https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38502479-welcome-to-adulting (Welcome to Adulting), https://jona...

Have you had to make sacrifices to follow Christ? Does it feel unsafe? It did for one Israelite king. Hear how he reacted in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+12.26-30&version=NIV (1 Kings 12.26-30) as Tanya Willmeth continues our series on the Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-...

Can the past teach us about the future? Should I trust the wisdom of today over the wisdom of the past? Inhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2012&version=NIV ( 1 Kings 12), Solomon's son losses his kingdom because he trusted the wrong wisdom. https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) shares how we can honor the trust and wisdom of previous generations. L...

Does temptation seem overwhelming? Or maybe you don’t recognize when you’re being tempted. Get a page of the devil’s playbook from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) to help guard yourself in this episode on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=NIV (1 Kings 11) as we continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more co...

Does having a relationship with God mean you have to slow down? How can the action of walking make you feel more connected to God? Get answers to these questions and more in this discussion between https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) and author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855873-god-walk (God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul, Mark Buchanan)....

Do you feel pretty self-aware? Are you sure? Studies say how self-aware we feel and how self-aware we actually are don’t always line up. See how this can impact your faith from Tanya Willmeth as she relates this to https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (1 Kings 11) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://...

How do we know that Jesus was really a good teacher? How do we know he was even wiser and greater than the wisest man to ever have lived: Solomon? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he covers https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (1 Kings 10) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon.  Interested in...

Do you feel strong in your faith? Could you be making some dangerous assumptions? Guard yourself with this message from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossing...

Does what you pay attention to influence how you think? Does what you read matter? To put it simply, yes. Jeffrey Bilbro, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55868921-reading-the-times (Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry Into the News), describes the importance of intentionality in what we give our focus to. Learn more during today's interview with https://www.thecross...

Is God a priority in your life, or does he fade into the background of your busy life? Have we reduced him to coffee mug cliches and cross necklaces? Find out what happens when we lose sight of from Tanya Willmeth as she dives into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.1-9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9.1-9) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like t...

God's first command is this: "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201%3A28&version=NIV (be fruitful and multiply)." But what does that actually mean? Listen as Patrick explains what God created us to do as we continue our series on the Life of Solomon in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%208&version=NIV (1 Kings 8). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a r...

The Temple used to be God’s dwelling place, but where does he live now? In heaven? On earth? Discover where God lives from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on the Life of Solomon in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+8&version=NIV (1 Kings 8).  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossi...

Ever feel burdened down and hopeless with how things are? Want to make a difference but unsure how? Get some encouragement from Justin McRoberts, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58211333-it-is-what-you-make-of-it (It Is What You Make of It), as he talks to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) in this episode. Interested in more content like...

Does uncertainty make you uncomfortable? Anxious? It does a lot of people. So how much control do we have, and how much do we need to rely on God? Get answers from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+7&version=NIV (1 Kings 7) as Tanya Wilmeth continues our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pri...

What are we apart from God? Are we good or lovable? Get insights from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he studies https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+5.6&version=NIV (1 Kings 5.6) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesus-wants-yo...

It can be hard to imagine kingdoms in today’s modern world of democracy. But Solomon’s kingdom represented something very important: God’s kingdom. Learn about both from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as we continue our series on The Life of Solomon in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+4&version=NIV (1 Kings 4).  Interested in more cont...