The Bible For Busy People

We're starting a NEW SERIES this week, title "YET." It's all about waiting for God's purpose in life, and today we're diving into the book of Habakkuk to kick it off. What I want to encourage you with is to keep up the conversations with God during periods of waiting. Ask Him questions while also remembering how God has helped you in the past. Keep the faith and praise Him in the midst of uncertai...

Joy Bombs in the Psalms can throw all sorts of stuff your way! Today, we're talking about my son Joshua, who almost died from ulcerative colitis. Then we're bouncing into a Veggie Tales song and the episode on Esther, and we're going to be reading the bounty from Psalms. Let's get after it! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3EKqnnp ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in th...

We are talking about worship this week, and I always think of the Christmas story when I think of what it looks like to worship God. Let's get caught up in the goodness of Christ Jesus today! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3RqMWF8 ---------------- 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 OnPurposely.com You can find vide...

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.” Let everything happening in your life be filtered through these words for Jesus Christ. We're going to soak in the heavens today as we wander through the book of Revelations. It's beautiful. Here we go. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3PBKU3I ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend e...

Oh, today you and I are going to study one of the most beautiful acts of worship in the Bible. Yesterday we studied a story in the Bible about communal worship and today, you and I are going to another dinner party. This is becoming a regular thing for you and I, and we are going to study the most beautiful act of personal worship, I believe, in the whole Bible. Join me, won't you? Show Notes: htt...

"Worship on the Front Lines" is this week's series, and I'm so excited about it! You and I were made to worship, and aren't we so blessed because our God is so worthy of our worship. You can praise Him anywhere, especially when you're in a battle in your life. Today, you and I are going to hang out with a king. Jehoshaphat, the king of Israel, who was about to face a crazy battle. So what did he d...

I had a personal experience from the emergency room this weekend where I needed to Let Go and Let God. You know what helps to prepare for times of distress? It's to be sure to hide God's Word in our hearts. It will be a comfort and reassurance in your time of need, just as it was mine this weekend. Let me tell you about it now, over a cup of coffee and God's Word. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3EBmBM...

All this week, you and I have been studying about what it looks like to let go and let God. We've talked about letting go of the people we love. We've talked about letting go of our circumstances and letting God work inside of those. It's not really just letting things go and letting them fall to the ground... It's really transferring them from our hands to God's hands. And you know they are safer...

Friends, it's so important for us to trust the Lord, even in the most difficult of situations. Today we see the example of fully, 100% trusting in God through Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac. Today, let's be moved to trust in God's plan in every way. Look for signs of His work in your life and surrender to God's will. We'll find all of this in Genesis 22. Here we go. Show Notes: h...

This week we're talking about letting go and letting God work in our lives. Sometimes God wants us to trust Him with a person in our lives... So often that's one of our children. And yesterday, you and I watched as Moses' mother put him in a basket and dropped him into the Nile, into God's hands. Just like her, we need to put our circumstances, the things happening around us, into the hands of God...

Oh boy, I'm excited about this week! I'm calling this week's series, "Letting Go and Letting God," and we're kicking today off in Exodus. At this time, Pharaoh's orders are to kill newborn Hebrew boys. Can you even imagine? We find Moses's mother, who was the epitome of letting go and letting God, placing her son Moses into a basket on the Nile River, trusting God to protect him. Let's dive in sha...

Joy and comfort can be found in the Psalms, my friends. Soak it in. God is a shepherd who takes care of His flock, providing for your needs and protecting you from harm. Find solace in the fact that God knows you intimately and caters to your individual needs. Let's dig into the joy bombs He has for us today! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3P8Sdyr ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend e...

Today we're talking about how our Good Shepherd became a sheep. .. How He became one of us to save us, laying down His life for us. His is the greatest love of all time. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Zb1Rp6 ---------------- 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 OnPurposely.com You can find video versions of these po...

While we cannot earn our way to heaven through good deeds, we are still called to love one another and do good in the world. Today, we’ll be highlighting the importance of imitating Jesus’ example of love and sacrifice. And by the way, the Holy Spirit will equip us! Oh how I love the Good Shepherd. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3PaCLBQ ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more ti...

We're talking about Jesus this week as our Good Shepherd, and it's so important to trust God and understand His love for us. Today, we're reading about the lost sheep in Luke 15. If you are disconnected from your faith, imagine yourself as the lost sheep being joyfully carried home by Jesus. Let's dive in. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3RbkpU1 ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even...

Jesus as the “Good Shepherd,” our Good Shepherd! This is the series we’re covering this week. Oh how Good He is! Let’s spend more and more time with Him so that we can recognize His voice and guidance in our lives. We’re jumping into John 10 today, where Jesus explains that He is the gate for the sheep, offering a path back to God and a rich, satisfying life. Okay, here we go. Show Notes: https://...

It’s Joy Bombs in the Psalms on the Bible for Busy People! Thanks to King David in the Psalms, he’s going to give us clarity in the difference between wearing “fear goggles” versus “faith goggles,” since he wore both at times. Today, we’re going to see that God is our protector and that many of our difficulties are used for a greater purpose. Okay, let’s pop on our faith goggles as we read togethe...

We're talking about Joshua and Caleb today, two men sent by Moses to explore the Promised Land, and boy, did they ever use their "fly-swatter of faith!" Okay, let's jump into Numbers and find inspiration about faith & courage in Christ from these guys! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3RbZ258 ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes...

Today we're diving into a story of the strength and confidence of two women, Deborah and Jael from the Book of Judges. They used their faith as a fly swatter, chasing away fear. Let's dig in firmly and trust in God and face our fears with faith, just like Deborah and Jael did. Okay, let's get after it! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/469cgE3 ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even mor...

You and I are reading the exciting conclusion of the story of David and Goliath today. We're learning to see with eyes of faith instead of eyes of fear. Have you ever put on a new pair of eyeglasses? It takes a little while to get used to them, right? That's what we're doing here. We're putting on our faith glasses. Alright, join me now in First Samuel chapter 17. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3QZdKM...

Sometimes you just got to pick up the fly swatter of faith and choose faith over fear. Today we're highlighting David's faith in the face of fear over Goliath. Let's get after this fan favorite Bible story in 1 Samuel, shall we?! Show Notes: ---------------- 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 OnPurposely.com Yo...

Closing out this week, Jen Ervig shares a story about a woman who struggles to use a self-propelled lawnmower because she doesn't understand how to use its power. It's a great metaphor for today's show on how people often struggle in life because they don't understand or utilize the power they have through God. Listen to find out the hope there is for you to get out of this struggle. Show Notes: h...

Erica's guest host this week, Jen Ervig, talks about the importance of obedience in the Christian faith. God's commands are a clear indication of a person's relationship with Him, and btw, it's not just about following rules, but about trusting God and submitting to His will. Let's dig into this more. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3YT0D1x ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more...

God gives us all kinds of people in our lives and wants us to reach unity in the faith and one another. It's about getting to know Him better, so we can get to know others better. Let's jump in and find out more! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3EdROWv ---------------- 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 OnPurposely....

Do you ever get fed up with yourself? " Ugh, I've done it again. I'm such a failure. I'm too weak to be effective for God ." We love the Lord, we've confessed our sins and asked him into our hearts, taking up our cross daily only to stumble and drop it too many times to count. Please know that there is hope in our weakness, and today we're revisiting Peter who is the perfect example. Let's dive in...