In this episode we talk about guarding against placing our trust just in the means by which God speaks to us and moves in our lives instead of in God Himself. It can be easy to put our hope in a method or formula, but we must remember that it is God who worked through those things in the first place, and our hope must always remain in Him and not in the methods by which He worked.You can find the book that I mentioned HERE.Scriptures used:1 Samuel 4:1-4Exodus 25:21-22Psalm 139:7-10Joshua 3:14-17Joshua 6:1-71 Samuel 4:5-91 Samuel 4:10-111 Kings 181 Samuel 5Psalm 46:1Psalm 91:4Psalm 34:18Psalm 30:11Proverbs 3:5-6Psalm 127:1Proverbs 21:31Psalm 33:16-19Psalm 44:5-6Psalm 121:1-2Psalm 62:5-6Support the showIf you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!Take care!

In this episode we talk about the need of transparent and vulnerable community and asking others to carry us to Jesus in prayer.Scriptures referenced:Mark 2:1-12Mark 1:351 Corinthians 12:12-27John 13:34-35John 13:13-17Galatians 6:2Romans 12:15James 5:16James 4:6Matthew 23:12Philippians 2:5-11Matthew 7:7Hebrews 4:162 Corinthians 1:3-11Ephesians 6:18-20**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**When I said that we should publicly acknowledge that we don't have it all together, I didn't mean sharing our struggles indiscriminately. I meant sharing it with someone, and simply by bringing another person into the scenario, we have made it "public" as opposed to it simply being a private battle that no one knows about.Support the showIf you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!Take care!

In this episode we talk about how to be right with God, and we also discuss the peril of what has been called "easy believism".Other episodes referenced in this one:Episode 21: "I never knew you"Episode 24: The GospelEpisode 48: Five loaves and two fishEpisode 49: If we don't control our thoughts, they will control usYou can find the book Gentle and Lowly HERE.Scriptures referenced:John 6:28Here is where the feeding of the 5,000 can be found in each Gospel account: Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15John 6:14Deuteronomy 18:15John 6:15John 6:22-29John 1:12-13John 3:16Romans 1:16-17Romans 10:41 John 5:131 John 3:23Acts 16:30-31Romans 3:23Romans 6:232 Corinthians 5:21Ephesians 2:8-9Romans 8:38-39Matthew 22:37-40John 14:152 Corinthians 5:14-152 Corinthians 5:17James 2:17Ephesians 2:10Matthew 5:14-16Romans 6:1-2Matthew 11:28-30John 17:3Matthew 7:21-23Hebrews 12:3-13John 6:30-40Support the showIf you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!Take care!

In this episode we return to the topic of our thoughts and the emotions that flow from them. We see how our minds are like raging rivers that can sweep us away or can be harnessed and used biblically and constructively.Other episodes referenced in this one:7. Meditating on the Scriptures, part 126. Taking thoughts captive 10133. Do not be anxious44. The renewal of our minds49. If we don't control our thoughts, they will control us54. How to respond to pressure and stress57. It's all about knowing HimScriptures used:Matthew 4:42 Timothy 3:16Isaiah 26:3Philippians 4:6-9Romans 12:1-2Matthew 6:34Psalm 119:92Psalm 42:11Psalm 27:13-14Psalm 62:5-6Psalm 56:3-4Psalm 1:1-3Psalm 119:18Proverbs 15:23Isaiah 50:4**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**When I quoted Matthew 4:4 I said, "Man does not live by bread alone..." The actual quote is "Man shall not live by bread alone..."Support the showIf you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!Take care!

Today we talk about broadening our view of what God may be doing in our lives because we may be missing it by having too narrow a view.Other episodes referenced in this one:Episode 50: The Lord knows bestEpisode 55: Prisoners in unlocked cells, part 1Episode 56: Prisoners in unlocked cells, part 2Check out the Experiencing God Bible study.Scriptures referenced:John 5:1-19Romans 12:2Mark 3:1-6Matthew 4:23-24Matthew 13:58James 4:1-31 John 5:14-15Matthew 7:7-11Jeremiah 42:1-7James 1:5-6James 1:17Numbers 6:24-26**CLARIFICATIONS**When I made the statement about the Lord being able to supernaturally heal apart from surgery, that was not a statement against surgery. Sometimes the Lord heals through surgery. Sometimes He heals supernaturally. Getting surgery is not some sort of failure. My point was simply to say that we should guard against having super restricted ideas of how something can happen.I said healing and restoring is what Jesus did. I would like to amend that to say that healing and restoring is what He does.Support the showIf you feel so led, you can support the podcast by clicking HERE or by clicking the "Support the show" button above. I Just Want to Talk about the Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means that any donations made are tax-deductible. Thank you so much for giving as the Lord leads!Take care!