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The Bible Study Podcast for Everyday Life. Join your hosts, sisters Felicity and Sarah, and the occasional special guest, as they study the Bible together with discussion and reflection in their bite-size weekly episodes - ideal if you’re looking for a short women’s Bible study to listen on the go!
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As we do at the end of each season, we’re taking valuable time to reflect on where the Lord has been most speaking to us through the book of Philippians. Do take a look at our podcast show note questions to help you to reflect on this Bible book for yourself too. Our recommended book this episode was 'A Call to Contentment' by David Kaywood and you…
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Contentment. That Christian buzzword that feels ever so elusive, and yet as we reach the end of our Philippians Bible Study, the Apostle Paul shows us the way to truly find contentment with joy. It’s our penultimate episode in the book of Philippians - so do join us as we wrap up the season next time. For more information about our sponsor, Christi…
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What does it look like to eagerly anticipate Christ, when the world around us is doing the opposite? Our Philippians Bible study continues with some challenging words, but ones that we desperately need when we remember all that we have in Christ. For more information about our sponsor and the books we have been recommending, visit their website. To…
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It’s all about confidently treasuring Christ today as we open up the Bible over a cup of tea together. Who could you chat through this part of the Bible with, helping you to drive it to your heart? To find out more about the book recommended this episode, published by our sponsors Christian Focus, head here. Check out our website. We have lots of r…
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We’re thrilled to be joined by a sister who is serving on the mission field today, as we chat through the reality of sacrificially serving for Christ, and humbly serving like him, on the mission field. Elle is serving as a missionary doctor with AIM, off the coast of Africa. Click here to sign up to receive her prayer updates, or to partner with he…
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Who do you think of when you think of those sacrificially serving like Christ? We’re given three examples today in our next bible study in Philippians. Whether you’ve been listening to our podcast for a while, or are just tuning in, we’re so glad you’re joining us! Who's been an encouraging example to you lately of pressing on in the gospel in the …
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A wonderfully familiar and yet enormously challenging part of the letter today, as Paul exhorts us to have the same mindset as Christ, humbly serving like him. Remember to check out our discussion questions here to help you carry on the conversation with a friend. The Good Portion series recommended at the start of the episode can be found here. If…
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What does it look like to exalt Christ in both life and death? Paul both models it, and encourages the Philippians to that end in our next section of our Philippians Bible study. Who can you get Philippians open with? We'd love people to be reading it with friends, with other women in their church, family, or maybe over a WhatsApp text group. For s…
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An astounding start to the letter, as Paul shares his heart and prayers with the Philippians. Come and listen in as we chat through the start of Philippians in our online Bible study for women. For our show notes and some questions to help you talk about this with friends, head here. You can also find more information on Karen Soole's book Liberate…
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Philippians here we go! We’re looking forward to getting stuck into Paul’s familiar letter to the church in Philippi, and hope you’ll join us for our online Bible study as we do so. Today is all about introductions - to us, to the letter, and to how to get stuck into it for ourselves. For our show notes and some questions to help you talk about thi…
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And we're back for another season! This time we're delving into Paul's letter to the Philippians - a letter full of Jesus and the joys of partnering in the gospel together, and we cannot wait to get started! On that note, did you hear about how you can partner with us? We'd love it if you would consider partnering with us financially over the next …
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We’re nearing the end of our section in John’s gospel with an extraordinary prophecy from the high priest, Caiaphas, hinting at what kind of death Jesus would endure, and for what purpose it would accomplish. As ever, we’re chatting this part of John’s gospel through over a cup of tea and biscuit, and we’d love you to join us for our twenty minute …
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We’re delighted to welcome Courtney Doctor onto the podcast today as we delve into the whole of John chapter 8. Courtney is an author and Bible teacher, and currently serves as Director of Women’s Initiatives at The Gospel Coalition. Together with Joanna Kimbrel, she has recently written a Bible study on the ‘I Am’ sayings in John’s Gospel entitled…
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Saturated with Old Testament Imagery, our passage today follows swift on the heels of Jesus’ extraordinary feeding of the 5000. There are some big verses here today, and some surprising reactions. As ever, we’re chewing over this portion of John’s gospel with a cup of tea and looking at what it looks like to truly apply this to every day life as Ch…
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John’s Gospel, round 2 here we go! Back in season 4, we read John 1-5, always knowing that we’d pick up where we left off at some point. Well, now is the time. We’re excited to get stuck into chapters 6-12 this season. Today, we’re giving a recap of all that’s happened up to this point in the gospel of John, as well as picking out a few themes that…
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As the new year dawns, we’re delighted to welcome Kristen Wetherell onto the podcast for a candid conversation about when we find it hard to open our Bibles. Kristen is the author of Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight encouragements to grow your appetite for God’s Word. We benefitted so much from this conversation as Bible reading plans and new year’s…
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We're delighted to be back in your earbuds for the start of Season 10! Here's the link to sign up for our mini-episode series, that will be delivered straight into your inbox, along with a free chapter from Kristen Wetherell's new book 'Help for the Hungry Soul'. Stay tuned for our interview with Kristen next week as we chat with her on the theme o…
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We’ve reached the end of Ecclesiastes! Powerful poetry punctuates both the beginning and end of the book, as we see what it looks like to let the reality of eternity shape us down to our dying breath. For discussion questions to go with this episode, head to our episode show notes. Click here to sign up for our newsletter.…
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Our Ecclesiastes goads are beginning to draw to a close as the preacher begins his conclusion in today’s passage. And yet it’s no less of a powerful punch as we consider the stark reality that faces every one of us, and what it looks like to live a life of purpose in response. For some follow up questions to chat over with a friend, head to our epi…
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As we continue on in our Bible study in Ecclesiastes, we’re mulling on the limits of humanity’s wisdom today, and what it is to obey the command to enjoy life, even when there are very weighty injustices in our broken world. For some follow up questions to chat through the passage with a friend, head to our episode show notes.…
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What a gift that we have the wisdom literature to help shape how we live. Sometimes it’s straightforward, and sometimes, like today’s passage, it’s not! Hooray for the challenge of trying to read it slowly, read it well, and drive it to our hearts all the same. For questions to dig into over a cup of tea, head to our episode show notes.…
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We are delighted to be joined by the author and Bible teacher Karen Soole today as we continue to drive Ecclesiastes to our hearts. Karen helps us to think through how we really see Jesus in the pages of Ecclesiastes, and what it looks like to be shaped by the preacher’s perspective in all of life. For our show notes click here.…
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Join us as we consider the first eleven verses of Ecclesiastes today in our online Bible study over a cup of tea. From all of creation, to the human being, what does it look like for eternity to shape the rhythms of life? It’s a powerful start to the book! For questions to take the discussion further, head to our show notes on our website.…
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Welcome to the first episode of Season 9. This season we’re going to be studying some Old Testament wisdom literature - the book of Ecclesiastes. We’re excited, we’re daunted, and we can’t wait to get stuck in. Join us in this introduction to the season, as we introduce ourselves, the book, and what it looks like to make the most of this deep dive …
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It’s the final episode of Season 8! We take some time to look back over Paul’s letter to Titus, considering our reflections and where it’s impacted our heart the most. Sign up for our newsletter, to stay in the loop with all we’re doing, and to be the first to hear of exciting announcements later this summer. Head to our show notes to find the ques…
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We’re delighted to welcome Natalie Brand onto the podcast today, as we talk about her new book Priscilla: Where are you?, how it links to the book of Titus, and the impact of sound doctrine on loving other women well in our church families. For the episode transcript, head to the show notes on our website.…
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We’re in chapter 2 of our Titus Bible study today as we consider what fuel is needed to live as Paul commands. Does knowing the gospel really make a difference for how we love and serve one another? Here’s the link to sign up to our newsletter. For some questions to dig into over a cup of tea, an episode transcript and other resources relating to t…
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We are delighted to welcome Sally Clarkson onto the podcast today as we begin our season in Titus. Sally is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, and beloved mentor who has dedicated her life to inspiring countless women to live for Christ. In this episode, we discuss her latest book, Teatime Discipleship, and the impact of sitting down for a cup…
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We’re delighted to welcome Jen Wilkin onto the podcast, as we wrap up the book of Deuteronomy. Jen is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word…
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