Our hope is to supplement your personal study and love for the Bible through our monthly micro-studies. Using our SIMPLE study method, we unpack 6 key components of a single verse every month. Jump in at any time!
The month of June is a great time to celebrate the fathers in our lives! And, speaking of fathers, there's no greater time to discuss the most perfect Father of all. Links mentioned in this episode: Navigators.org article: How to Memorize Scripture Navigators.org's Topical Memory System One Verse Gospel printable graphics Aleteia article: Roman practice of adoption sheds light on what St. Paul was talking about
If God is omniscient and all-knowing, is He trustworthy even with decisions left to chance or lot? Join us as we dig deeper into Proverbs 16:33 and discuss A LOT about God's omniscience in where the LOTS may fall!
A.W. Tozer says, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Join us as we continue this year's exploration into God's Character. Links mentioned: The Pour Over (Ashton's referral link) The Bible Memory Project The Bible Project: Colossians, A Christology Worth Singing Website: Blue Letter Bible
What's one word you'd use to summarize the month of February? We're going with the word love. If you don't already agree, hopefully you will be the end of this episode! Links mentioned: History of Valentine's Day Bible Memory Goal (website) The Bible Project Agape video
Happy New Year, everyone! Here, we're kicking off 2022 by pressing into the book of Proverbs on the topic of vision. What are your plans, goals, and dreams for this new year? Links mentioned: The Mountaintop of Marriage Vision Retreat Guidebook Vision Retreat Live Workshop with Jimmy Evans pray.com The Bible Recap by D-Group
December is here, and there's one word on many of our minds: Jesus. In this month's episode, we're discussing a verse that you probably hear every year around this season (at least once). Links mentioned in this episode: Join our email list! Article": My Breakthrough in Scripture Memory by David Mathis
Pastor Mark Forrest is someone we've mentioned here multiple times. He was also our first guest this past July when we interviewed him on the topic of prayer. On October 28th of 2021, he released his new book titled Beyond Bethlehem. He was generous enough to gift us with an advance copy that we've been working through over the last month. We're excited to discuss our interactions with the book here. Hopefully, we can even talk you into reading it! Links mentioned: Send us an email! verveoftheverse@substack.com Join our email list! Purchase Mark Forrest's Beyond Bethlehem on Amazon
The holidays are upon us! It's not quite Advent season yet, so why not look behind the curtain of the Messiah to be born? In this month's episode, we're combing the scriptures in an effort to learn more about Jesus' earthly parents! After all, when's the last time you got into your Bible solely to read about them and them alone? If you haven't already, join our email list!
How many times have you been reading (or listening to) the Bible … and stumbled upon a passage that left you feeling stumped? In this bonus episode, we're discussing just a few of the mysteries of God (which, for some of us, include the Holy Spirit). Links mentioned in this episode: Nicodemus: Coward or Convert? by Sidney R. Sandstrom YouTube: “The Gospel of John: Nicodemus” (YaleUniversity)
How would you gauge your comfort level in describing the Holy Spirit? If you were asked by a complete stranger to define this third of the Holy Trinity, how would you respond? In this month's episode, our goal is to leave you pondering questions that can only be answered through prayer, study, and by pressing into the God (and His Spirit) who desires to reveal Himself to you! Links mentioned: Join our email list! Five Tips for Bible Memory by David Mathis
The seventh month in the Jewish calendar is one of their most important because it hosts multiple Jewish festivals, or Holy Days. This year, those days fell in the month of September. As modern-day Christians, it is easy to ignore Judaism as a distant religion that doesn't impact our faith. Our goal in this episode is, perhaps, to give you a fresh perspective as to why these 7 Jewish festivals are important and how our understanding of them has the potential to impact our understanding of God a great deal. Interesting links for further study: To the Jew First (Perspective Paper) JewsforJesus.org Feast of Unleavened Bread (CBN Article) First Fruits (Wikipedia) What is Simchat Torah? (Tori Avey Article)
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase Day of the Lord? Does it inspire hope? Dread? Repentance? Resistance? In this month's episode, we are discussing Paul's second letter to the church and its implications on the world in which we live today. Click here for the BibleProject "Day of the Lord" video mentioned in the episode.
Jimmy Evans is a Bible teacher that we've followed for many years. In July of 2020, he released a book called Tipping Point: The End is Here. We're excited to discuss our interactions with the book here. Hopefully, we can even talk you into reading!
Bible prophecy can be quite the controversial topic. It's likely that you fall into one of three camps: the first being that you are sold and your belief in prophecy is strong … the second being that prophecy freaks you out a little bit … or, maybe you fall right in the middle where you aren't completely sure what you believe. In this month's episode, we're zooming in on a verse from the book of Psalms and combing the entire Bible for mentions of the word cornerstone. Who was the cornerstone of Psalms? Of the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah? Was Jesus always meant to be the only reference? Links mentioned in the show: Download this month's ChitChat lessons Verses App homepage
This month's bonus episode is meant to be quite the treat. We recently spent some time with Senior Pastor Mark Forrest of Lakeside Baptist Church in Granbury, Texas. He is a man we both deeply respect and we're eager to share the fruit of picking his brain on the topic of prayer.
How would you describe your prayer life? Do you intentionally spend regular time in the quiet, secret presence of your Father? In this month's episode, we're stopping to pause and reflect on how much attention we give to one of the most important spiritual disciplines that can make -- or break -- your relationship with Jesus.
The Wests don't pretend to be experts on the topic, but our 13-year marriage has definitely taught us a thing (or ten) about the love of Jesus for those He died to save. Listen in as we share the righteous, the unrighteous, the nitty-gritty (and everything in between) of the journey that's brought us to where we are today.
Loving others is an area in which we, as Believers, are (hopefully) evolving constantly. In this month's episode, we are diving into the concept of agape love as it pertains to our love for God and others.
The Bible details varying levels of confidence. In this bonus episode, we dig deeper into the confidence of both David and Moses while looking for practical applications to enrich our lives in Christ.
Our confidence as Believers is constantly under attack. In our inaugural episode, we dig into Jeremiah 17:7 while investigating this idea of confidence.
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