The Scripture Study Project

This week we dive into the Revelation of John and, right off the bat, provide you with three keys that help take this often-daunting book and turn it into something you're going to love! Study a long as we take this record of some else's revelation and use it to spark our own revelations from and relationships with Jesus Christ. Show Notes: Check out our new website: scripturestudyproject.com and...

There is sometimes occassion for even the most devout desible or the most believing Saint to ask themselves, "Jesus, are you really there?" This question may have been on the minds of some of the earliest readers of the apostle John's epistles which would explain why he begins his writings with the certainty of his own witness followed by some of the richest descriptions of Jesus found in scriptur...

Webster's definition of endure is "to continue in the same state." However, that's the exact opposite of what Peter counseled early saints to do as they faced persecution and battled personal struggles. In this episode we study what it really means to endure, how to do it ourselves, and why its so important. Welcome to the 100th episode of The Scripture Study Project! Show Notes: Check out our new...

When we read this in James: "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only," we can't help but analyze ourselves. When it comes to studying the gospel, do seek to learn, really learn from the Lord? In this episode, we both study the doctrine of doing as well as practice a scripture study that has us asking what God wants us to learn, and also feel, do, and become.  Show Notes: Check out our new web...

In a world that seems to be constantly at war with our faith, and with persistent temptations to give up, pull back, or draw away, the Epistle to the Hebrews challenges us to remember our great "high priest of good things to come" (Hebrews 9:11) and to "draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith" (10:22). How do we do that? Study with us this week as we learn together how to strengthen...

To a people who felt their faith slipping and their hearts hardening the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews taught both why they should retain their devotion to Christ and how they could actually strengthen their faith. In this first of our two part study of Hebrews we start a study of everything about Jesus Christ that helps us "come boldly to the throne" of God and which increases our confiden...

What happens when you feel yourself or someone you love swerving away from the covenant path? That's the question that Paul addresses with a few specific individuals (Timothy and Titus) from this week's study. Study along as we discuss the difference between doctrine and policy and how we can navigate a world that seems to be constantly changing while drawing closer to a God who is unchageable. Sh...

The Thessalonian saints spent their Christian living in world filled with persecution and pain and, thus, anticipated with longing the promised blessings of the Second Coming of Christ and the accompanying salvation from pain. However, Paul writes to inform them that those promised blessings are yet a ways off for them. So what do you do when the future you're waiting for isn't here yet? What do y...

Our life, like Paul's, is often filled with bad news and good news that are intertwined. From prison (bad news) Paul writes a letter to the Philippians about his rejoicing (good news) in the gospel of Christ. Similarly, we must learn how to face our own prisons and problems (bad news) and see through them to the promises and perfection (good news) that Jesus Christ offers. Show Notes: Blue Dot Ses...

Have you ever felt like your faith was under attack? Like your membership was being bombarded by criticism? Like you were in war against something or someone you can't see but who is intent on wrestling away from you the very truths that provide you hope in life? Well...you are! At least, that's how Paul describes what the Ephesians are going through. Study with us this week as we learn from Paul...

If you've ever felt pulled in two different directions, commanded to walk a covenant path by one voice and tugged to walk in other directions by so many other voices, than you can empathize with the Galatians. This week we study Paul's words to those who are pulled in different directions and learn, from him and from our own personal confirmations, why we should "stand fast" in the faith of Jesus...

Paul says that he has a "thorn in the flesh", some weakness that persistently bothers him and forces him to admit humility and reliance on God. That feeling of weakness is, of course, not foreign to us as we look at ourselves nor as we look at those around us. So why does God allow us to have weakness and why does he allow those around us, maybe especially those who lead us, to have weakness too....

Having a bad day? A bad week? A bad year? In this episode we dive into Paul's teachings about just why God allows those bad days/weeks/years to happen and chart a course for how we can be happy in any circumstance. So bring your bad day and listen along and see if we can put a smile on your face! Show Notes: Katie Hughes, Instagram Russell M. Nelsons, "Joy and Spiritual Survival," October 2016. Bl...

"There are," Paul writes, "so many kinds of voices in the world." How true today, with so many and groups clamoring for our attention today Paul teaches the simple truths of the gospel and resurrection of Christ. Study along with us as we listen to one voice that will make all the difference. Show Notes: Blue Dot Sessions, "Weathervane," Creative Commons.

Paul taught that, just as there must be unity among different parts for the body to function, so too must there be unity among different members of a family/ward/church in order for that organization to work properly. Study with us this week as we learn what breaks the body and what heals it again. Show Notes: Blue Dot Sessions, "Weathervane," Creative Commons.

A simple definition of a temple is: a holy place dedicated to God. Of course we have many temples around the world, but in this study, Paul opens our minds to the idea that we can make our homes, our wards, our bedrooms, and our own personal lives into temples of God where His spirit can dwell. Study with us this week as we learn what defiles those temples and how we can dedicate or rededicate the...

In this bonus episode, recorded from our Facebook Live discussion for the Salt Gathering, we answer questions about scripture study--everything from how to make it a daily habit to how to dive deeper in your personal study. Show Notes   Salt Gathering Facebook Music: Blue Dot Sessions, "Weathervane," Creative Commons.  

What kind of member of the Church are you? How would you describe yourself? In Paul's epistle to the Romans he addresses a faith group filled with people from different backgrounds and beliefs all trying to come together in Christ. In this episode we start where we are, with whatever level of faith or doubt we may have, and chart a course to unity in Christ and a true welcoming of all into his Chu...

On his final missionary journey, headed to a city he had never visited, Paul wrote one of the most thorough, logical, and powerful epistles about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Of central concern for him is the topic of grace. Study with us this week as we learn from Paul how God's grace and Jesus' righteousness can free us from sin and help us walk in a "newness of life." Show Notes: Episode 9: Save...

The record of Paul's mission ends in front of governors and kings who, for one reason or another, don't heed his testimony. Why not? Why don't they, and why don't we heed the voice of apostolic warning more often? This final study in the Acts of the Apostles brings us face to face with our own obedience to commandments and challenges us to listen to our own, modern-day apostles and prophets. Show...

Paul stands up to preach in Athens next to a statue with the inscription, "To the Unknown God." Paul, in a stroke of typical sermonizing genius, tells the gathered Greeks just exactly who the unknown God is, the one that they are ignorant of, and the one he has come to love and worship. This week we study that same God and discuss what we know about him and how we come to know about him. Show Note...

We believe . . . that God will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God, right? In this episode we study the monumental revelation given to Peter and learn, not only what that revelation means for us, but what the whole process illuminates about the way modern revelation works, but for us individually and for the Church as a whole. Show Notes: Sharon Eubank, "Thi...

Just what kind of person does God choose for his service? This week we study disciples ranging from the stalwart Stephen to the radically antagonistic Saul, both of whom God chooses to spread the gospel. As we study we look at ourselves and learn lessons for ourselves on how we can choose and be chosen. Show Notes: Dallin H. Oaks, "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood," April 2014. Blue Dot Se...

Luke, of course, wrote the Gospel of Luke wherein he detailed in great literary style Jesus' ministry. Luke also wrote the Acts of the Apostles to highlight how that ministry changed the lives and spiritual capacities of his apostles. Study with us this week as we see how people, like Peter the apostle, who have been changed by Christ now turn to changing the world. Show Notes: Russell M. Nelson,...

Over the past months we've come to know and love Jesus more as we've studied his teachings, his example, and his sacrifices for his disciples. Now, in this last episode in the gospels, we study his resurrection, his interactions with his disciples, and his commandments to them as they move forward in faith. We testify all the time that Jesus lives; in this episode we confirm that truth and discuss...