The Bible For Busy People

I want to invite you right now into our brand new series. It's called Fish Outta Water because as grownups, we feel a little bit out of place in this world, don't we? Sometimes having faith in the world we live in makes us feel like we're fish out of water, but this world is not our home. God is planning a greater one for you and for me. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4brNdhs ---------------- We’d lov...

I am cheering you on that you're still here. This is a tough series, but I hope you are walking away with strength and encouragement to love like Jesus does. We have watched Him do the hardest thing in history: love his enemies. Can you imagine loving the people and forgiving the people around you who had hammered nails into your hands and into your feet? It's an unbelievable love story, and I'm s...

This is like emotional karate for Christians, what we're studying this week on the Bible for Busy People. This conversation we're having... it's not for sissies, and I think you are being strong and courageous by joining me in studying how to love your enemies. I want to dive right in to the refreshing pool of God's Word today, because I believe the Lord has given us a beautiful map. So are you re...

We're continuing our study on loving enemies this week. I know this isn't easy and I applaud you for coming back today. Well done. The Bible instructs us very clearly on what to do when someone offends us, and it's not easy, but it's important for us to follow His will and guidance through it. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3W0tpgX ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in...

You know what? It's hard to do a series called Loving Enemies. You know why? Because it's hard. It's hard to do it right but the Lord will show us the way through His Word! Let's go! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3W0GDde ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at Purposely.com  You can find video versions...

You ever just see a meme that stops you in your tracks, and you stop scrolling and take a screenshot because the words are so powerful? Listen to what stopped me in my tracks the other day. Jesus treated Judas so well that none of his disciples were able to detect that it was Judas who would betray him . Now, that's what I call loving your enemies, and that's our topic for this week's Bible for Bu...

There is a pharmacy where all the prescriptions are free because the promises, and the one filling them, fulfilling them in your life, is the great physician Jesus, the one we worship. Happy Friday - It's time for Joy Bombs in the Psalms, God's Medicine Cabinet Edition! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4bnPdau ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the...

It's a privilege to go through God's medicine cabinet with you, finding the prescriptions of His promises that never expire, and might as well have your name printed on the bottle. They're just that personal. We all go through scary storms in our lives, but I want you to know today there is a refuge, and His name is Jesus. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4cdGxF6 ---------------- We’d love to encourage...

This week we are looking at God's prescriptions for the things that ail us. And maybe you are feeling hopeless today... You don't have a feeling of expectation and desire. You don't have a feeling of trust. I want to tell you straight off here, our God calls Himself the God of hope and He wants to give you hope right now for the present, and for the future. Pull up a chair as we serve up a warm, c...

I've got a promise from the Bible that I believe you need to hear right now in this moment.  The Godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. We've got God's medicine cabinet open again today. I love how the Bible describes God as the great physician. Whatever is hurting you today, whatever is making your heart ache, God has something for that. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3KUiEq2 -------...

Have you ever walked into a house and it looked so much smaller from the outside than it was on the inside? I think that's how our view of God is. Sometimes we look at God through the lens of our problems and everything going on, and then all of a sudden He shows up and we're like, oh Father, you are so much bigger than I gave you credit for. Prayer and focusing on God in times of feeling overwhel...

There are so many things we deal with as humans, but in the Word of God, we find remedies. We find comfort for everything that comes our way, and the thing about God's prescriptions that I really love is that they never expire. His promises have an eternal shelf life. I couldn't think of a better Psalm than Psalm 103 to wrap up our week with, so let's dive right in! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VtC...

One of the things I always quoted to my kids when they were growing up was Mr. Churchill. I would say, what does Mr. Churchill say? And they would dutifully, "Never give up mom". We are continuing our series called God's Medicine Cabinet, and today we're filling the prescription for not giving up, and boy, there's a story in the Bible that fits right in.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3XjarmN -------...

Sometimes our heart and spirit get sick... Our hearts get out of alignment with God. It can cause us to feel like a bad person. Those feelings are real, but you know what you got to do? You've got to go to the One who made you, so He can make you better. Let's start today. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4aOccv3 ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all t...

If you are feeling lost on the trail of life today and you're looking for breadcrumbs that will lead you back to remembering that you are actually found, that everything is okay, I'm so glad you're here. There is a prescription for feeling lost and that's what we're talking about today. Lean in, friend, and take heart; you are seen, known and loved right where you stand. Show Notes: https://bit.ly...

This week we're breaking open God's medicine cabinet for the perfect remedies for our souls, and today we're talking about his prescription for loneliness. It is my heart to encourage you if you are feeling lonely, for you to know that you are not alone.  If you have said yes to Jesus and invited Him into your heart, if you have said, "Lord, I believe in you. I believe you died for me and rose aga...

It's time for Joy Bombs in the Psalms, and I want to invite you into a posture of worship and gratitude with me right now. It doesn't mean you have to stop what you're doing. You might be driving or folding laundry or catching up on email. Whatever it is, I just want to invite you to pause for a moment and breathe and remember what God has done for you. Remember that the grace that we've been stud...

Hold your nose because you and I are going to be hanging out in the pigpen today! As you and I continue to make space for grace in our lives, we are going to study the story of the Prodigal Son, except for today I want to give it a different name. I want to call this story Grace from a Good, good Dad. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4bLTIgc ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more...

You and I are about to read one of the most powerful forgiveness stories in the Bible. In order to forgive someone, you need to give them grace, and it's not easy. I believe you're going to see yourself in today's story. You're going to either see yourself as Joseph, the one who wasn't entirely innocent, but who was wronged greatly for many years, or you are going to see yourself in his brothers,...

We're taking another day to spend with Rahab, a prostitute who recognized God's work in her life and was chosen for a special purpose. Despite her sinful lifestyle, Rahab was used by God in His plan for the world. She hid Israelite spies in her home in Jericho, knowing that God had given her city to the Israelites. In return, the spies promised to spare her and her family. Today is all about God's...

Sometimes it can be really hard to make space for grace, isn't it? And yet it feels really good when somebody doles out grace to us though, right? Rahab's story in the Bible reminds us all about embracing our flaws, as well as embracing fully the grace that God has for us. Rahab did. Let's find out how. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4c3eZBN ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even mo...

Nothing is impossible with God. He invites us into His mission in various aspects of our lives; our relationships, work, and community. Trust in Jesus. He is always with us in every "mission". Today being Friday, we're serving up some joy bombs, focusing on trusting the Lord through faith and prayer as we warrior on into each mission He places in front of us! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VqW9yT ---...

When God calls you to do a task, he equips you for it. That’s what takes it from mission impossible, to mission possible. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3RaFltw ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at Purposely.com  You can find video versions of these podcasts on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtub...

Don't you love it when words take on new meaning? My prayer for you today is that you'll never hear the words except and only the same way. Let me tell you why... Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Kn1BMP ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at Purposely.com  You can find video versions of these podcasts o...

Have you ever said these two words together, "But Lord!" What we're really saying to the God of the universe is, don't you understand that's not a great idea?  What we're talking about is the concept of obeying God's commands, even when they seem difficult or counterintuitive.  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3UVObfO ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find...