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We're in the middle of our Knowing Yourself series, and this week we're talking about one of our favorites -- the Enneagram! Tune in and learn not just what the enneagram is, but how it's helped us tremendously in our personal lives and relationships. You're gonna love this!

BE IN THE WORD:

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself." (Luke 10:26, Matt 22:37, Mark 12:30-31)

BE EDUCATED:

Your Enneagram Coach (learn about types; free test) 

The Enneagram Institute (learn about types; $12 test)

Annie Downs That Sounds Fun Podcast (Web link)

Annie Downs That Sounds Fun Podcast (iTunes podcast link)

Ian Morgan Cron Typology (Web link)

Ian Morgan Cron Typology (iTunes podcast link)

Brush and Barley

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In this series on Knowing Yourself, we wanted to start things off with Spiritual Gifts. First, what is a spiritual gift, and why should we have one? And second, how do we determine what our gifts are? Listen in this week as we dive deep, learn more and start our journey on knowing ourselves in a more complete way!

BE IN THE WORD:

Romans 12:6-8, We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Ephesians 4:11-13, So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 

Acts 6:1-7, Now in those days, as the disciples were multiplied, there was murmuring among the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution. 2 So the twelve called the multitude of disciples together and said, “It is not reasonable for us to leave the word of God and serve tables. 3 Brothers, look among yourselves for seven men who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this duty. 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what was said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, who was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Procorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, 6 whom they presented before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they placed their hands on them. 7 So the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples grew rapidly in Jerusalem, and a great number of the priests were obedient to the faith.

BE EDUCATED:

https://spiritualgiftstest.com/adults-spiritual-gifts-test/

Joyce Meyer article

Personality is a Matter of the Heart

Lifeway Spiritual Gifts Assessment

Lifeway Spiritual Gifts List

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Summer is over for us in the south, and that only can mean one thing... The Be Cast is back in action! This week, we catch up on all the summer happenings and what's coming up for each of us. And then we dive into an overview of what's in store for our podcast series for the coming months. It's new and different, but we think you're going to love it!

We reference several personality tests in this episode, so we wanted to go ahead and link to those if you're interested in being teacher's pet and getting these done ahead of time. Enjoy!

SPIRITUAL GIFTS TESTS:
Lifeway Spiritual Gifts Assessment
Lifeway Spiritual Gifts List
SpiritualGiftsTest.com

ENNEAGRAM:
Your Ennegram Coach (free)
The Ennegram Institute ($12)

16 PERSONALITIES:
16 Personalities (free)
Meyers-Briggs Instrument Test ($49)

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It's not just the finale on our Unexpected Lessons from Unlikely Ladies series, it's our semester finale as this is our last #podcast for the summer! This week we dive into lessons from Mary and Martha. Except this Mary is Jesus' mother, not Martha's sister. #gotcha We explore how Mary had to correct Jesus as a mother and what that must have been like for her; we also see how Jesus later had to correct Martha, but not for what you think it was for. Make sure you listen in as we wrap up another amazing year of podcasting and diving into God's word. Thanks for being loyal supporters and listeners of the Be-Cast! We couldn't keep doing this without you!

BE IN THE WORD:
Mary: corrected Jesus like a mom

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:41-52)

Martha: she wasn't corrected for her "doing," she was corrected for her attitude during it

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:38-42)

BE EDUCATED:
1.    Surprising Facts We’ve Overlooked About Martha

2.    Martha: All the Women of the Bible

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:
1. Can you completely relate to Mary as a mother in this story?
2. Can you imagine getting on to Jesus? And yet, how often do we look at Him and say, “what are you doing? Why have you treated us this way?”
3. How often do we not understand what Jesus/God is saying to us?
4. What should we treasure more than we question?

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Sarah and Hagar -- two women who got along like oil and water, like black and white, like night and day, like... you get the idea! Each of these women made impulsive decisions and were gently rebuked by God. Yet they also learned great lessons and what it means to believe God and be obedient to Him. Listen in to this week's #podcast on Unexpected Lessons from Unlikely Ladies, and hear how Sarah and Hagar each teach us invaluable truths that apply to us still today! 

BE IN THE WORD:

Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.” Genesis 12:13-15)

This plan of mine is not what you would work out, neither are my thoughts the same as yours!  For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours, and my thoughts than yours. (Isaiah 55: 8-9)

Genesis 16, 21 (Hagar)

No external links or practical applications this week!

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In this week’s Unexpected Lessons from Unlikely Ladies #podcast, we focus on Lot’s wife and Job’s wife. Each of these women are criticized greatly for their actions and words, but what if we more fully understood the circumstances surrounding their decisions? Would we be able to have greater compassion for them, and in turn, ourselves? Part 2 of our series continues!

Job’s Wife:

·       Remains nameless?

·       Is known for a 1-line sentence? “Curse God and Die.”

·       Job did not lose his children and all he had on his own, his wife lost the same as well. 

·       Watched her husband grieve?

Lot’s Wife: 

· Remains nameless?

· Had to leave her home and people in a moment’s notice?

· Had to trust 2 angels to lead her and her family out of town? 

· Had to look back on the familiar, on the comfortable even when the Lord told her not to.

Again, as last week, we see that God used sinners to do His extraordinary work! But that’s just it; it was His glorious work, not the work of the characters of the stories. God is glorious, not the people. 

Someone once said, “It’s obvious God loves ordinary people; that’s why He created so many of them.”

BE IN THE WORD

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

BE EDUCATED:

Read these stories for yourself and see exactly what you can pull out of them and what God can reveal to you. Job’s wife is of course found in the book of Job but her famous line is Job 2:9. As you read the story of Job, insert his wife into the story of all the loss. Make it real that she suffered, too. Lot’s wife is found in Genesis 19. 

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:

Consider this quote:      

David Guzik, “Instead of trusting God to fulfill what He had promised, Rebekah went about to do what she thought was right in man-centered wisdom and strength. Her good intentions did not justify this self-centered approach.”

This can be said of all of the women we are going to study. So, here is the question for you this week? Have you ever stopped to consider the feelings of women around you that might motivate them to do what they do instead of just jumping to conclusions and judgements?

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I believe that when we think of the stories in the Bible, we elevate the characters of those stories as if they are more than we are or had more to offer God than us. But when we dig in and really study to understand these stories, we realize that each and everyone of them are just ordinary people, sinners, people just like you and me. Women are so very guilty of comparing themselves, judging others, and providing plenty of self talk whether positive or negative. But as we dive into 8 women over the next 4 weeks, hopefully you will cut those chains of guilt, clear your heart of judgement, and open yourselves to the saving grace God gives to all that just want to follow Him! 

Today we are learning about Rebekah and Eve. We’ve spoken of these women and we’ve known their stories. But did you know:

Rebekah:

· Mothered the first set of recorded twins?

· Loved Jacob more?

· Encouraged Jacob to steal Esau’s blessing from Isaac by deceiving his father?

· Deceived her husband

· Tried to take control of God’s plan and make it her own?

· Mothered 2 nations one of which would birth Jesus Christ?

· Was chosen to fulfill God’s plan even with her sin? 

Eve: 

· Was easily deceived by the serpent? 

· Tempted her husband, Adam, to sin along with her?

· Hid from God?

· Desired more?

· Mothered all nations?

· Was created by God with His own hands as the first woman?

· Was chosen to fulfill God’s plan even with her sin?

As you see here, God used sinners to do His extraordinary work! But that’s just it; it was His glorious work, not the work of the characters of the stories. God is glorious, not the people. 

Someone once said, “It’s obvious God loves ordinary people; that’s why He created so many of them.”

BE IN THE WORD:

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

BE EDUCATED:

Read these stories for yourself and see exactly what you can pull out of them and what God can reveal to you. Rebekah is found in Genesis 25-28. And the story of Eve’s sin is Genesis 3. 

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:

Consider this quote:      

David Guzik, “Instead of trusting God to fulfill what He had promised, Rebekah went about to do what she thought was right in man-centered wisdom and strength. Her good intentions did not justify this self-centered approach.”

This can be said of all of the women we are going to study. So, here is the question for you: Do you take control of what God has called you because you think you know what is best? You might have the best of intentions even. Reflect on your own life and see where you might be more like Rebekah and Eve than you think. 

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Hold onto your hats, ladies, because for the second week in a row, we're having a fun, chatty and non-exegetical conversation... and this time it's about spring break! We're coming at you hot next week with the start of a brand-new series, but thought we'd take another chance to have a laugh, sit back and share a little about some funny and some sweet things from our spring break experiences. We know you'll enjoy it! But for sure come back next week for a new series done a little differently about women in the Bible -- we think it's going to resonate with all of us!

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Well friends, it's random chat time. This is one of those episodes where we don't have a plan and we just roll with it and chat about everything from what we're cooking to what we're struggling with. Hope you enjoy this fun conversation with us!

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It's our final week discussing the book of Ruth, and we're wrapping up the series focusing on chapter 4 and our hero of the story, Boaz! He was a man who esteemed and protected Ruth, who provided for her and Naomi, and welcomed her not just into his country, but into his land, his harvest and his heart. In this episode, we explore what led to the incredible character of Boaz, where he learned such integrity and strength. The answer just may surprise you! 

BE IN THE WORD:

All of Ruth, Chapter 4

“Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab.” (Matthew 1:5)

“Joshua let Rahab live.” (Joshua 6:25)

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:

1.  Who are you raising? Parents – are you raising your girls to be women of noble character like Ruth? Are you raising your boys to be strong and courageous men of God?

2.  Are you willing to let your expectations go so that your life can look the way God wants it to? Ruth thought she was going to live in Moab with her husband and raise a family there. But she was willing to let go of all the expectations of how she thought her life would go, and because of that, God was able to pour out blessings she did not have room to contain.

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