“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Matthew 4:1)

Why would the Holy Spirit lead Jesus—God’s anointed Son—straight into the wilderness to face the devil? In this episode, host Kate slows down Matthew 4:1 and teaches you how to read Scripture with clarity, confidence, and depth. Treating the passage like a story, you’ll learn how to identify characters, setting, and plot—and why those details matter far more than we often realize.

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of who Jesus is as Matthew presents Him—the promised Messiah and rightful King, A clear biblical picture of the Holy Spirit: personal, powerful, active, and trustworthy, A sober but hope-filled understanding of the devil and why knowing your enemy matters, Insight into why the wilderness is central to God’s redemptive plan—not a detour from it, and Fresh confidence that Jesus entered the wilderness for you and endured what you never could.

This episode lays the foundation for the entire Into the Wilderness series and will change how you read temptation, testing, and God’s purposes in hard seasons. Come learn what’s really happening in Matthew 4:1—and why it matters deeply for your life today.

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What if the wilderness isn’t where your faith falls apart—but where it’s forged?

In this opening episode of our brand new Into the Wilderness series, host Kate invites you into Matthew 4:1–11 to trace Jesus’ temptation in the desert and uncover a steady, life-giving pattern for resisting lies with the truth of God’s Word. As Jesus faces hunger, pressure to prove Himself, and the lure of power without the cross, we watch Him respond the same way every time: “It is written.”

Kate shares how this passage met her in a personal wilderness season and gently led her back into Scripture when isolation and exhaustion made God feel distant. Together, you'll explore why the Spirit led Jesus into testing, why temptation so often follows affirmation, and what it means that Satan quotes Scripture too. You’ll begin learning how to read this passage carefully, spot repeated themes, and build habits—like annotation and memorization—that help truth rise to the surface when life feels barren.

This episode sets the foundation for the next 13 weeks and invites you to walk slowly, deeply, and honestly through the wilderness with Jesus. If you’re longing for steadiness, clarity, and a faith that holds under pressure, this series is for you.

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This week, host Kate slows down at the closing lines of Mary’s Song and uncovers why mercy isn’t just something God feels — it’s something He remembers and acts on. Tracing Luke 1:54–55 back to Abraham’s covenant, this episode shows how God’s faithfulness has always rested on His promise, not human performance.

Listeners will gain clarity around generational inheritance — not just the traits we receive, but the patterns we repeat — and discover why Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit, steps into a broken family line as the Second Adam to end the curse and begin something entirely new. Along the way, Kate highlights why Scripture’s genealogies matter, how Mary’s Scripture-saturated praise reframes our own stories, and what it looks like to break cycles through precise truth, daily habits, and practiced remembrance.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in “this is just how I am,” worried about what you might pass on, or longed for proof that God truly redeems broken stories, this episode will ground you in covenant mercy and give you courage to believe: in Christ, the cycle really does break here.

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This week on The Abidible Podcast, host Kate continues walking slowly through Mary’s Song in Luke 1:51–53 and shows why the kingdom of God doesn’t just comfort us — but flips everything upside down so that we can be right side up again.

In this episode, you will learn what Mary meant when she said God scatters the proud, brings down the mighty, lifts the humble, and fills the hungry. Listen and see how these lines are not poetic exaggeration, but a summary of God’s proven pattern throughout Scripture. Understand why God’s kingdom often feels “upside down” — and how that feeling exposes the values we’ve quietly absorbed. You'll also discover how pride, self-sufficiency, status, and strength subtly shape your faith without you noticing and gain practical clarity on how God’s revolution shows up in everyday life: weakness, waiting, obscurity, hunger, and surrender. Finally, learn how remembering what God has done can steady your faith when obedience feels costly.

Kate connects Mary’s confidence to the larger story of Scripture and brings the passage all the way home, helping listeners recognize where God may be lovingly undoing false power, false fullness, and false security in their own lives. This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered: Why does faith feel backwards sometimes? Why does obedience cost more than expected? Why does God seem to work through weakness instead of strength? This conversation will equip you with biblical categories that help you trust God’s work — even when it feels disorienting — and recognize His mercy in the middle of reversal.

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In this unscripted episode, Kate steps into the Magnificat and shows how Mary’s “He has…” declarations become a practical lifeline when life feels overwhelming. You’ll discover how anchoring your praise in God’s proven character can steady you in the middle of stress, fear, or uncertainty.

Kate breaks down how Mary draws from Scripture—not emotion—to fuel her confidence, and she’ll help you do the same in your own everyday pressures. You’ll learn how to: Recognize the patterns of God’s faithfulness in your own story, Push back against doubt with the actual words of Scripture (instead of vague memory or borrowed belief), Spot the subtle ways the enemy twists God’s voice—and how clear biblical truth protects you, and Build your own “He has…” list as evidence you can stand on this week.

With personal stories, simple prompts, and Mary’s bold worship as the guide, this episode gives you the tools to cultivate clear-eyed, Scripture-rooted praise—even when life feels messy.

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"He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts."

In this episode, Kate returns to Luke 1:51 and Mary’s bold praise to explore three big truths most of us know about—but often forget to live from: God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. After a frightening moment in her own neighborhood stirred old fears, Kate invites listeners into the steadying reality that God isn’t just “all-powerful, all-knowing, and always present” in theory—He is those things for you, right now, in the nighttime fear, the overwhelming decisions, and in the quiet places where loneliness whispers.

With gentle clarity and Scripture-rich teaching, Kate unpacks what each “omni” really means and how believing them in real time reshapes our days—from how we pray, to how we make decisions, to how we walk through grief and uncertainty. Mary’s posture can sometimes contrast ours: pride shrinks God down to our understanding; humility lets God be God and brings us rest. 

If you’ve been anxious, weary, or carrying life on your own shoulders, this episode will help you trade panic for practiced faith—and actually experience the strength, wisdom, and nearness of the God you study.

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What comes to your mind when you hear the words fear God? Panic? Confusion? A vague sense of, “I know I’m supposed to…but how?” 

In this episode, host Kate slows down to look inside Luke 1:50 and help uncover what Mary understood long before she ever sang her Magnificat: that God’s mercy is deeply tied to a right, biblical fear of Him.

But this week, Kate is doing something she has never done before on the podcast—something that invites you to sit at the feet of a faithful voice from church history and see the fear of God with a clarity that just might move you to tears.

If you’ve ever wondered what it truly means to fear God in daily life…or if that phrase has ever made you shrink back instead of draw near…this episode is for you. Come behold the mercy of God, the tenderness of His confirmation to Mary, and the awe-filled fear that leads to deeper love and greater joy.

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In this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate takes you into Luke 1:49 to show how Mary—a young girl from Nazareth—knew God so personally that praise naturally poured out of her. You’ll see how her song wasn’t spontaneous emotion but Scripture-soaked testimony.

Then Kate turns the lens toward you: What’s your testimony? Why do so many believers hesitate to share theirs? And how does Mary give us a simple framework to do it with humility and joy?

You’ll learn Kate’s M.A.D.E.R. acronym (Magnify, Acknowledge, Declare, Exalt, Remember) and how this pattern in Mary’s song can help you write your own story of God’s faithfulness. To make it easy, Kate includes a free PDF testimony-writing guide so you can sit with God, reflect on His goodness, and craft your own “song of praise” this Advent season.

If you want to know God like Mary did—and learn to tell your story in a way that points entirely to Him—this episode will bless you.

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In this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate takes listeners deep into Luke 1:48 to uncover what Mary’s song reveals about true greatness. Through the lens of Scripture, Kate shows how Mary’s humility shifts the spotlight away from herself and back to God.”

Listeners will gain a fresh, biblical perspective on Mary’s role in God’s story, seeing how her “humble estate” fits within a larger pattern of God exalting the lowly—just like Leah, Hannah, Ruth, and David. Kate also carefully addresses where views of Mary can drift beyond Scripture, helping believers honor her rightly while keeping Christ at the center.

By the end, you’ll walk away encouraged to resist the lure of spotlight culture, find steadiness in your own smallness, and—like Mary—live a life that magnifies the Lord.

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A teenage girl’s song breaks 400 years of silence—and suddenly, hope has a melody again.

In this week’s episode, Kate steps into Luke 1:46–47 to hear Mary’s Magnificat not as a sentimental lullaby, but as Scripture set to praise. You’ll uncover the story behind the song: the world Mary lived in, the centuries of waiting that shaped her faith, and the Word that finally took on flesh.

You’ll learn how to: Understand the weight of Advent waiting so you can feel the brilliance of God’s timing, Recognize how God ripens desperation before He speaks redemption, Train your faith like Mary’s—rooted in Scripture, ready to rejoice even in scarcity, Turn Advent into a daily posture of hope, humility, and holy anticipation.

If your life feels noisy or your hope feels thin, this episode will help you find a steady center in the good news of Jesus. Come hear why hope sings loudest when the night is darkest—and how you, too, can join the melody of Advent faith.

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