Bible Geeks Podcast

Are you ready for Jesus’ return? How can you be sure? In this episode, we’re looking at his challenging words about preparedness from Luke 17:26-35, and we’re “Flying Through the Book” of 2 Peter. The common theme: knowledge and growth. The more we know about the Lord, and the deeper our relationship with him, the greater our confidence will be. We cover the plastic food of fakers, keeping our eyeballs toward the hope of heaven, and being diligent in adding to our faith.

The Big Idea: Our hope in God’s promises shapes our choices and strengthens our self-control.

Weekly Challenge: Meditate on one virtue from 2 Peter 1:5-7.

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Ever get in a rut? Ever have a week, a month, or even a year when everything seems harder than it should be and you can’t seem to find your footing? This week we’re talking about momentum, starting what Jesus Said in Matthew 25:14-30. How do we get out of “autopilot” and become an expert in our lives? How can our surroundings and support system make all the difference? Join us as we try to figure out how to get on the right track and stay there!

The Big Idea: Small, positive steps can turn around a downward spiral, but it takes patience, purpose, and faith.

Weekly Challenge: Modify your surroundings to make spiritual growth easier.

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If you’ve ever felt misunderstood or wrongly accused of something, you know how painful it can be. But how should a Christian respond? This week we begin with what “Jesus Said” segment focused on what Jesus DIDN’T say in Matthew 27:11-14 and then consider how we can learn to imitate his silence. Then we spend some time in a Poetry in Motion segment about a psalm David wrote while falsely accused.

The Big Idea: If we live with simplicity and integrity, we’ll keep a clean conscience and unshaken confidence in God, even when under attack.

Weekly Challenge: Consider challenging feedback you’ve received and ask yourself if there’s something you can learn or change.

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This week we counted down our Top 4 Proverbs on money, which brought some interesting discoveries! We learned how to “lend money” to God and how to make friends with eternal houses. We discussed how our weekly paycheck is like Confederate currency at the end of the Civil War. And we wondered, “What would we see if we got a quarterly report on our spiritual investments?”

The Big Idea: We have investment opportunities today that will soon disappear, so manage your money for eternal gains.

Weekly Challenge: Look over your finances and note how your spending honors God.

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This week a listener question about “interceding for others” raises lots of other questions for us. Like, how does it change us when we pray for our families, our enemies, and even strangers? When is it an empty gesture to say, “you’re in our thoughts and prayers”? And where do we get started, when everyone needs our prayers? Bryan sets it all up with a Jesus Said about praying for people who stand against us. Hope you’ll tune in today and then let us know your questions for a future episode!

The Big Idea: Praying for others can make a difference in their lives (and ours!), but it’s not a substitute for helping them in other ways, as we have opportunity.

Weekly Challenge: Help or pray for someone you haven’t before.

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Programming Note: This week, we're replaying one of our favorite episodes where we talked with our wives about the challenges of comparison. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.

The ladies have arrived! This week we discover that our wives are better at podcasting than we are, as they join us to discuss the trap of comparing ourselves to others. We begin with what Jesus Said about anxiety in Matthew 6:31-34 and end with a challenge to combat comparison with appreciation. In between, Adrienne and Sharilyn talk about beauty, lawn care, swimsuits, homeschooling, and working outside the home as a mom. You don’t want to miss this one!

Weekly Challenge: Express gratitude to someone this week.

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This week, we answer a listener question about going from milk to meat and find that the next step of growth is different for all of us. The conversation takes us from muscle men with toothpick legs to babies with giant heads, as what Jesus Said in Mark 8:14-21 reminds us that the Lord expects us to follow an appropriate growth curve. How do we overcome spiritual stagnation and keep moving forward, both as Bible students and as disciples? Join us as we try to figure it out!

The Big Idea: Discernment is the art of appropriately applying all the relevant Biblical principles to a circumstance or issue.

Weekly Challenge: Read a book of the Bible that you haven’t studied in-depth.

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Ever feel stressed out and overloaded with all the busyness of life. We sure do! So what can we do about it? This week we’re talking about margin, and how to make more time, money, and energy available to serve God and others. Two of our favorite sisters from Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha, show us both sides of stress. And we cover the challenges of saying “no,” the dissatisfaction we feel despite our modern conveniences, and how Jesus handled his busy schedule.

The Big Idea: Saying “no” to some good things in our schedule and budget gives us the space to say “yes” to better things.

Weekly Challenge: Identify something that causes you stress and take steps to reduce it.

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Why is spiritual development like monkey bars or the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course? On this episode, we're talking about humility and learning to learn! We cover the pervasive problem of male pride, raising children in God's discipline and instruction, and the value of wounds from a friend. And we look to Jesus' perfect pattern of humility, as one who had "the tongue of those who are taught" in Isaiah 50:4-7. We also lament our kids' muddy shoes and discuss how to save a failing restaurant.

The Big Idea: Hearing about our failures isn’t easy, but it’s necessary for leading us to spiritual growth. And developing a tongue taught by God and ears open to his instruction leads us to stability and confidence.

Weekly Challenge: Ask someone close to you what step you could take toward spiritual growth.

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We’re putting a bow on the miracles of Jesus in John, with a discussion of the quintessentially amazing events surrounding his resurrection. We talk about going through grief, how seeing isn’t always believing, and about the transformation that comes when we cast our cares on God. Also getting into a bit of “Poetry in Motion” with David’s words from Psalm 6, and finally a challenge to reach out and submit your questions. Oh, and did we mention there’s a discussion about polar bear hunting?

The Big Idea: When you feel weary, troubled, and alone, remember the Lord hears and understands.

Weekly Challenge: Send us a question about growing in your faith.

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