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Bible Basics

Jacqueline Williams Adewole

130 episodes

1 week ago

We trade guilt for grace and show a simple way to build a Bible-in-a-year rhythm that fits real life. Fifteen minutes, a right-fit plan, and a friend for accountability turn a fragile intention into a steady habit rooted in purpose. • New year expectations versus real-life rhythms • Why plans fail and how to rethink success • Find a clear personal why that endures • Build a 15-minute daily framework that sticks • Four habit keys to remove friction and start • Plan options: straight, mixed, c...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Self-Improvement

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We trade guilt for grace and show a simple way to build a Bible-in-a-year rhythm that fits real life. Fifteen minutes, a right-fit plan, and a friend for accountability turn a fragile intention into a steady habit rooted in purpose. • New year expectations versus real-life rhythms • Why plans fail and how to rethink success • Find a clear personal why that endures • Build a 15-minute daily framework that sticks • Four habit keys to remove friction and start • Plan options: straight, mixed, c...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Self-Improvement

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Bible Basics

The Year You Finish: A Simple 15-Minute Guide to Reading the Bible

We trade guilt for grace and show a simple way to build a Bible-in-a-year rhythm that fits real life. Fifteen minutes, a right-fit plan, and a friend for accountability turn a fragile intention into a steady habit rooted in purpose. • New year expectations versus real-life rhythms • Why plans fail and how to rethink success • Find a clear personal why that endures • Build a 15-minute daily framework that sticks • Four habit keys to remove friction and start • Plan options: straight, mixed, c...

2 weeks ago

15 minutes

Bible Basics

John, Part 3 – Believe and Live

We trace John’s purpose for writing and follow the arc from signs to the cross and the empty tomb, showing how belief shifts from ideas to personal trust. Stories of Nicodemus, the healed, and Thomas show how curiosity grows into a living faith that begins now. • why John wrote his gospel and what belief means • Nicodemus and the new birth by the Spirit • seven signs pointing to Jesus’ identity and mission • Cana’s joy, distant healing, Bethesda’s restoration • feeding the crowd and walking ...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Bible Basics

Thank God in Everything — with Olaolu Adewole

We explore thankfulness as a God-centered posture, not a reaction to circumstances, and share habits that help gratitude endure through changing seasons. Ola joins to reflect on faith, marriage, and three practical nuggets for practicing thanksgiving today. • faith as the anchor for gratitude • give thanks in all circumstances explained • why things and feelings cannot hold joy • simple habits to notice daily mercies • writing prayers and naming unseen favor • gratitude as love language in m...

1 month ago

33 minutes

Bible Basics

John, Part 2 – The God Who Says “I Am”

We explore the seven “I Am” statements in John to show how Jesus reveals his identity and meets our deepest needs with clarity, care, and power. From hunger to hope, darkness to direction, despair to resurrection, each image invites a personal response. • the divine echo of “I Am” from Exodus • bread of life and the end of restless hunger • light of the world and guidance through confusion • the gate as safety and access to God • the good shepherd who knows and lays down his life • resurrect...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Bible Basics

John, Part 1 – The Word Who Came Near

We walk the big picture of John’s Gospel, from the cosmic prologue to breakfast by the sea, to show how Jesus reveals God’s heart up close. Signs, I Am statements, the cross, the Spirit, and restoration form one story that invites belief and brings life. • how John differs from the Synoptics • who wrote John and why that matters • the prologue’s claims about the Word • seven signs that reveal identity and compassion • seven I Am statements that invite trust • lo...

2 months ago

19 minutes

Bible Basics

A Seat at the Table: Exploring the Gospel of Luke

We explore Luke’s Gospel as a careful, compassionate portrait of Jesus—fully God, fully human—who brings salvation “today” and welcomes outsiders to the table. From certainty and song to meals, prayer, and the Spirit’s power, we trace why Luke still speaks to weary hearts. • Luke’s purpose of clarity and certainty • Salvation as forgiveness, welcome, and healing now • The theme of “today” in Luke’s narrative • Outsiders welcomed: Zacchaeus, Samaritans, sinners • Songs, joy, and worship that ...

2 months ago

23 minutes

Bible Basics

The Gospel of Mark: The Fast-Paced Story of Jesus

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. The Gospel of Mark offers a breathless, urgent account of Jesus' life that captures his identity as the Son of God and extends his invitation to follow him today. • Mark is the shortest gospel at 16 chapters—readable in about 90 minutes • Written around 55-65 AD, likely the earliest written account of Jesus' life • Tradition says it was written by John Mark, capturing Peter's eyewitness perspective • Uses the word "immediately" ab...

3 months ago

21 minutes

Bible Basics

The Gospel of Matthew Explained: Jesus the King

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Matthew's Gospel serves as a bridge connecting Old Testament promises to their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, deliberately placed first in the New Testament to show continuity in God's redemptive plan. • The word "gospel" means "good news" - the four gospels each present Jesus from different perspectives • Matthew, a former tax collector called by Jesus, wrote primarily for a Jewish audience • Jesus eating with "tax collectors and s...

3 months ago

24 minutes

Bible Basics

The Gospels: A Four-Fold Portrait of Jesus Christ (Encore)

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - form the foundation of Christian belief, each offering unique perspectives on Jesus Christ's life and teachings. These four complementary accounts provide a comprehensive portrait of Jesus as King, Servant, Son of Man, and Son of God. • Matthew, a former tax collector turned disciple, presents Jesus as King and connects His life to Old Testament prophecies • Mark, companion of Peter, o...

4 months ago

13 minutes

Bible Basics

Rev Saundra Glenn on "The Silent Years: Bridging Malachi to Matthew"

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. The blank page between Malachi and Matthew represents 400 years of crucial history that set the stage for Jesus' arrival in what the Bible calls "the fullness of time." Reverend Sandra Glenn explains how this period, while called the "silent years" because of no prophetic messages, was actually filled with God's behind-the-scenes work preparing the world for Christ. • Transition of power from Persia to Greece to Rome created the p...

4 months ago

39 minutes

Bible Basics

Tribute to Allison Johnson & Encore Interview on Developing a Lifelong Bible Reading Habit

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. In this tribute episode, we honor Reverend Allison Johnson, a beloved friend and supporter of the podcast who recently passed away, by resharing a powerful interview about developing consistent Bible reading habits. • Augustine said the Bible is "so shallow a baby can wade in it and so deep an elephant will drown in it" • The importance of reading Scripture for yourself rather than relying solely on what others teach • How to dist...

4 months ago

31 minutes

Bible Basics

Unveiling the Intertestamental Period - Encore

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Have you ever pondered on the 400-year-long silence between the Old and New Testaments? Where did the Pharisees and Sadducees suddenly spring from? Here's the chance to satiate your curiosity as we embark on a thrilling journey through the sands of time, unearthing the mysteries of the Intertestamental period. Together, we'll traverse through shifting world powers, from Persia to Greece, and subsequently Rome, witnessing the dramat...

4 months ago

12 minutes

Bible Basics

Malachi: Final Book of the Old Testament

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Malachi, the final prophet of the Old Testament, delivers a gentle but firm wake-up call to God's people who had fallen into spiritually empty routines. Though the temple was rebuilt and sacrifices resumed after exile, their hearts had drifted from authentic worship without them even realizing it. • The prophet Malachi speaks to Israelites around 430 BC who had returned from exile • His message unfolds through six courtroom-style ...

4 months ago

17 minutes

Bible Basics

Zechariah Explained: Visions, Hope, and a Coming King

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Zechariah brings a message of hope and encouragement to God's people who have returned from exile but fallen into discouragement and apathy while rebuilding the temple. Through eight vivid night visions and powerful prophecies about the coming Messiah, Zechariah shows that God remembers His promises and has a future planned that's bigger than they can imagine. • Setting the historical stage: 520 BC, after the Jews returned from Ba...

5 months ago

22 minutes

Bible Basics

Haggai: Put God First

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. The book of Haggai delivers a timely message about prioritizing God in the midst of life's rebuilding seasons. Through four precisely dated messages, this short prophetic book challenges us to realign our focus when we've let spiritual priorities slip. • Haggai spoke to Jewish exiles who had returned to Jerusalem around 520 BC to find their city and temple in ruins • The people had grown discouraged and stopped temple reconstructi...

5 months ago

21 minutes

Bible Basics

Context Matters: Understanding Post-Exile Prophets

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. We explore the historical context of the final three prophets of the Old Testament—Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi—who spoke during the post-exile rebuilding period. Understanding when these prophets spoke and the conditions they addressed transforms their seemingly disconnected messages into powerful, relevant wisdom for our own seasons of waiting and spiritual rebuilding. • God warned Israel in Deuteronomy and Leviticus that diso...

5 months ago

12 minutes

Bible Basics

Basics of Ezekiel: What to Watch For as You Read

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Ezekiel delivered God's sobering message to exiles in Babylon: the exile wasn't just a temporary setback but divine judgment, yet even in judgment, God was already working toward restoration. • Ezekiel was a priest by training who received his prophetic call at age 30 while in Babylonian exile • The exile occurred in three waves (605, 597, and 586 BC), with Ezekiel part of the second deportation • False prophets claimed the exile ...

5 months ago

25 minutes

Bible Basics

Daniel’s Visions and Victory: Hope in Chapters 7–12

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Daniel receives terrifying visions of future chaos and conflict, but through them comes God's reassuring message that He remains in control. These apocalyptic chapters reveal how God's sovereignty and eternal kingdom will ultimately prevail over every earthly power. • Daniel 7 presents four beasts representing world empires, culminating in a heavenly courtroom where "one like a son of man" receives an everlasting kingdom • Jesus l...

6 months ago

18 minutes

Bible Basics

A Beginner’s Guide to Apocalyptic Literature

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. We explore apocalyptic literature, one of the most misunderstood genres in the Bible that reminds us there's more happening than what we see, and God remains in charge even when life looks chaotic. This episode serves as preparation for our upcoming Daniel series, where starting in chapter seven, the book transitions from royal courts into wild visions. • Apocalypse means revelation or unveiling, not disaster or end of the world •...

6 months ago

12 minutes

Bible Basics

Quiet Courage, Lasting Impact: Lessons from Daniel 1-6

We'd love to hear from you - Click Here to Text Us a Message. Daniel's life demonstrates how to maintain faithful identity in a hostile environment without compromising core values, showcasing God's sovereignty over human kingdoms. • Daniel and three friends taken from Jerusalem to Babylon during exile (605 BC) • Renamed to honor Babylonian gods but remained faithful to their Jewish identity • Refused king's food to maintain ritual purity, choosing vegetables and water instead • Served four ...

6 months ago

22 minutes