The Bible For Busy People

Do you know how many promises God makes to you and I in the Bible? 7,487 promises. This week, I just want to sit with five of the best and brightest promises God makes to us. If you and I pitch a tent every day this week on another beautiful promise, I believe we're going to be better off. Today, we're looking at promise #1: Heaven. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3SrG9vs ---------------- We’d love to...

I feel like if we all were together in person, we should each have a glow stick, and we'd break it and put our bracelets and our necklaces on and we would celebrate all of the mercy and grace and love that we've been reading about this week together. God is full of grace and mercy and love and forgiveness. Whatever you need, he's able to provide that for you. The Psalms are here for us to pray tog...

Today, we're going to hear from a man who prayed from inside the belly of a whale. What would that be like? And we're going to talk about a city that turned around, away from their evil deeds, and turned back to God. That's what repentance is. It's turning away from the stuff that hurts us, and toward the one who heals us. So, join me now in the Book of Jonah. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3QechA8 --...

This week we're studying the glow stick people in the Bible. We call them "glow stick people" because you have to break a glow stick before it can shine, and it's so often how God works in our lives. He is not unkind. He uses every bad thing that happens to us to make us more like Him, to draw us closer to himself. There is beauty in the brokenness when we consider that God shines through the crac...

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/476brfq ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy P...

Powerful week ahead, my friends! The series for this week is called "Glowstick People," 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/408SrKW ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time...

Friend, let us find joy in God's greatness, regardless of the state of the world or personal circumstances. We're looking into Psalm 51 today, featuring King David's prayer for forgiveness after committing adultery with Bathsheba and arranging her husband's death. God is always ready to forgive. Lean on God's strength in times of weakness and seek joy in your salvation. He gave His life freely FOR...

In today's episode, we're talking about King David from the book of Samuel in our series on the heart. David's love for God was so great, and quick to repent when he made mistakes. I want to be more like David. David was being pursued by King Saul, who was out to kill him. Despite Saul's attempts to kill him, David refused to kill him when given the opportunity. This is an example of the importanc...

In this week's All Heart series, we're focusing on two men and examining our hearts. One man continually turned toward God, and one continually didn't. Know who I'm talking about? Let's find out as WE examine our own hearts this week! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3tL76Qo ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy...

In our conversation today we're continuing our heart series and how important it is to guard our hearts. While I'm at it, I'm incorporating my absolute favorite movie, The Princess Bride, at the same time. Why? Well let's just find out - Here we go! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/46EXqpi ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The...

Following your heart can be dangerous advice! This week, we're starting a new series called "All Heart," investigating what God's Word says about the human heart. I'm excited to take a deep dive into this. Let's jump in! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Q57GQt ---------------- 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 OnPu...

I was listening to a song called Reckless Love and I thought of you and how we've been talking about dry bones this week. God can breathe new life into us, into our bones and our hearts... Just like he revived a valley filled with dry bones and turned it into a living army. I have such joy because I love studying God's Word with you, especially on Fridays with Joy Bombs in the Psalms. So, join me...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And that's what we're going to talk about today because if you are feeling scared or you are feeling confused or empty, all you got to do is fill up on the Holy Spirit. I believe he wants to breathe new life into you today. So, join me now. We're going to go back to the first Easter Sunday, beginning in John chapter 20. Show Notes: https://bit...

If you're having a hard time catching your breath today or even just taking a nice deep breath because life is crazy, or circumstances are pressing upon you, I would love to be the voice that reminds you today that you have the breath of God living in you. When something is wrong or we're not operating right, we know who and what to go to. Our maker and His manual, the Bible. What do you say? Let'...

Hey, I want you to know something: Where God guides, He provides. If you are feeling empty, He can fill you, He can resupply you. His supply lines are limitless. We're talking this week about how He can breathe new life into you and into me. I know the days are long, and there aren't enough hours to get it all done, and we're just kind of permanently tired all the time. Seeking coffee, seeking cho...

We're heading into a new series this week called "Dry Bones," and today we're spending time in the book of Ezekiel, where God brings dry bones back to life. It's a great analogy of spiritual rebirth and renewal, and how God can breathe new life into anyone feeling spiritually dry or burned out. There is HOPE here! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3PRViDh ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to sp...

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/48ErrH4 ---------------- We’d lov...

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. 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/3Q2572O ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all...

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. Okay, here we go. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3tfNxQe ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spe...

It's Friday and I can't wait to dive into two beautiful Psalms with you. Join me as we continue to study what it looks like to wait on the Lord. I always picture myself with my palms open and out like, Lord, I'm trusting you. I'm giving you my life. I'm giving you my worries. I'm putting them all in your hands. So, as we read these words together, let's do that. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3t9LJIu...

Right now, you might be in a place where you're standing in worry, fear and doubt. Those are very common emotions when you're waiting on something. But today, I want to invite you to cross the bridge, cross over to trust, faith and peace. Leave fear and doubt and worry in the dust. How do we do it? How do we get to trust faith and peace? We remember God's faithfulness to us in the past, and there'...

Okay, everyone knows about Amazon, right? Well, in light of that, I'm using it to illustrate "waiting" today. God knows our hearts and our deepest desires, and cares about them. Trust His timing in managing them. Okay, we're settling soundly into Isaiah today. Let's go! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3RGgyhZ ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the...

Sometimes it's helpful to picture Jesus in a modern setting. Maybe it's your favorite coffee shop where we're gathered right now and it's that comfy chair that you love to sit in the corner, and Jesus is a cross from you and there's a crowd of people. It doesn't have to be on a hillside off of the Sea of Galilee. Paint that picture in your mind as we open God's Word together and Jesus teaches us t...