The Bible For Busy People

There is blessing that follows brokenness. It's a biblical principle. Think about it... A seed has to be broken. It has to die and go into the ground to find new life. Sometimes we go through brokenness in order to find the blessing.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VQe8yB ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy...

We're going to dive down into the deep end of God's Word... and come back up with our hands raised in victory, feeling amazing and refreshed. Are you ready? It's been a long time since I did that deep dive but today is going to be fun. We're going to open up God's Word. Let's meet Jesus by the pool. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gxWXKo This podcast is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For m...

Powerful week ahead, my friends! The series for this week is called "Glowstick People," and talking about those who have been broken in life but have found purpose and light through their experiences. God has a plan for everyone, even in times of brokenness - Lean into your faith during these times. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/401JmoX ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more t...

It's so important to practice peace in our lives. Remember the "peace recipe" we talked about yesterday? It includes rejoicing, not worrying, praying, and giving thanks. Dear friends, lean into prayer and give your problems to God. His presence in your life will bring peace, and help change attitudes. Jesus is the key that unlocks peace. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gJW0yf The Bible for Busy People...

Every single one of God's promises is true. And where do you find them? In his Word. It's like a key rack that holds all of His promises, and those are the keys to opening peace, joy, hope, love, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, self-control, all the good doors in our lives. When problems come to steal your peace, remember the times that God showed up, and trust that He's showing up aga...

Today we're talking about how you and I can have peace in our hearts and in our minds. It is possible! I know there have been studies that say that negative thoughts stick to our brains like Velcro, and positive thoughts bounce off our brains like Teflon, but we are new creations! God has transformed us into new creatures. Similar to how the caterpillar turns into a butterfly, so we can learn how...

This week, we're learning how to apply the peace of Jesus to our lives. Like faith, peace is also tied to trust. Trust in God's Word, in His promises, we can stand on them. Let's lean into that trust today. We can have peace knowing that the one we put our faith in is faithful.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VKuvg6 The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For more info...

We’re kicking off a new series, here on “The Bible for Busy People,” titled “Pursuing Peace.” I’m starting with Daniel in the lion’s den and its great theme of peace through faith. Let’s lean into the knowledge that peace comes from knowing and trusting in God’s power and control over our lives.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3P1kirN The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Miss...

It’s Friday and that usually means we do Joy Bombs in the Psalms, where we mine for the gems, the encouraging words, the relatable words that the psalmist wrote that we need to hear that fill our hearts with joy. Today though, we’re going to do something a little bit different and it’s landing us in the books, Luke & Isaiah. You’ll be reminded of how God ‘taps’ you. He made you on purpose for...

Today we’re going to study another story in the Bible where someone was told to not be afraid. “Be not afraid.” Aren’t those beautiful words? Join me now in Luke chapter one beginning in verse 26. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4g2rRdI The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For more information, go to ugm.org ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even mo...

We’re talking about death today, particularly your death, and you might be thinking right now, Erica, it’s Christmas. What in the world is going on? Well, Christmas and Good Friday and Easter, they’re all linked, and it all adds up to the biggest hope you’ll ever feel in your heart. It adds up to, ‘You don’t have to be afraid when you close your eyes for the last time on this earth. When you take...

The best antidote to fear is prayer. It works every single time. It will just put this shawl of peace on your spirit when you lean into your faith in the times you’re most afraid. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gtjmIi The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For more information, go to ugm.org ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the wo...

Our theme this week is, “Do Not Be Afraid.” Today we’re focusing on the story of the shepherds and how they went from being terrified to being filled with faith after an angel delivered the news of Jesus’ birth. We’re also revisiting the word, “abide.” Jesus, is our Good Shepherd and He abides with us always. So, let’s trust Him, and don’t be afraid! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3ZK9DIm The Bible fo...

We're wrapping up our series on the Angels of Christmas today, reading from Luke, 2:1-24. Oh, it's the greatest story ever, and you know, if the angels appeared to you right now at your home or at your workplace, and the shepherds were working that night, their message to you would be the same. Do not be afraid. Christ has come. If you're scared, the Bible says He holds you in the palm of His hand...

It's wonderful, isn't it, to get to know the angels of Christmas and to imagine what it would be like to be in the presence of one of God's messengers? You and I might have even experienced this and just not know it. The Bible says, be careful who you entertain for some have entertained angels without knowing it. Isn't that cool to think about? Today an angel is paying a visit to Joseph. Let's div...

Don't be afraid. Let those words soak into your heart today. The angels said them often when appearing to humans in the Bible. We are smack dab in the middle of a series called, Do Not Be Afraid, The Angels of Christmas. Last time, we met Zechariah and Gabriel, Elizabeth's angel. He came to tell Zechariah that he was going be a dad and Elizabeth was going to be a mom. Being old, this was especiall...

Angels have purpose just like you and I do as human beings. They are warriors. And they are messengers. So, let's meet the first angel of Christmas! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4g53onz The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For more information, go to ugm.org ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes...

We're taking a deep dive into Psalm 63 today. Written by King David, we find a man who messed up in his life but picked himself back up and said to God, "I'm sorry." He found the grace that he was seeking, and you can too. He was a man after God's own heart. You can be a person after God's own heart. You're never going to be perfect. The idea is to keep seeking Jesus, to keep walking with Him and...

Today we're taking a look at Nicodemus, a Jewish leader who sought Jesus in secret. Oh friends, I encourage you to come to the light, accept Jesus' forgiveness and love, and be born again. Jesus' sacrifice was for you and for me, bringing great joy to the world. It's available to you right now. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4eH9xWc The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Missio...

You have something in common with the wise men in the Christmas story. God wanted the wise men to find him, and God wants you to find him too this Christmas. Today, we're going to study the life of another person who deliberately sought the Lord.  Join me now in the book of Mark. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3CEbAgi The Bible for Busy People is powered by Seattle's Union Gospel Mission. For more inf...

We've been talking about the kings and how they saw that star in the east, that first Christmas long ago. They knew that if they followed that star, it would lead them to the Son of God, the king of kings, the Lord of Lords. If you are hungry and thirsty to know God, to know that he has a purpose for your life and that you were made on purpose, He will satisfy your hunger. He will give you the Wat...

Maybe you're on a journey this Christmas. You are looking for hope. You're looking for faith, for joy, for peace. I want you to know all of these things can be found when you find Jesus.  I'm so excited to kick off with this week's series, Wise Men Still Seek Him. Today we're digging into the story of the wise men seeking Jesus, and hope you walk away soaking in the hope, faith, joy, and peace tha...

We are at the end of the Giving Thanks series as we pick it up in Jonah chapter two, beginning in verse one. Jonah is now inside the belly of the whale. Imagine for a moment what that smelled like. I imagine it's kind of like Pinocchio. Do you remember the big whale Monstro? That swallowed Geppetto and Pinocchio, and maybe the little Cleo, the fish and the little cat. Remember how it was almost as...

Today we're gonna be diving into the story of Jonah in the Bible. He was a prophet, a mailman for God with a message that he did not want to deliver. We find ourselves in the middle of a series called Give Thanks, and next time we're gonna see the interesting place where Jonah is able to give thanks to the Lord his God. But first we meet him where he's got his Nikes on because he is running away f...

You're right in the middle of a series called Give Thanks. Daniel and the Lions Den is the story that we're gonna dive into today, part two. We're gonna pick it up right here in the middle of your Bible, Daniel Chapter six, beginning in verse 19. Daniel has now spent the night with the lions in the den. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3OgX4xz