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Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
Connect with God in the time it takes you to drive to work or empty the dishwasher. Every episode focuses on one Bible passage, explains it, and applies it to your life. Co-hosted by Keith Simon, Tanya Willmeth, Jensen Holt McNair, Patrick Miller, and Jeff Parrett.
Episodes
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
Following God or Following Rules? | The Gospels | Matthew 15:1-20
Why are we so quick to make rules for ourselves and others? When does having standards turn into legalism? And how can our desire to do what's right actually…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
The I AM Is In The Boat, Too! | The Gospels | Matthew 14:22-36
What makes fear so powerful? Why is it easy to lose sight of God when our circumstances feel overwhelming? And how can we find courage when we're struggling to…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
What If What You Want Isn't What You Need? | The Gospels | Matthew 14:13-21
How do you respond when God doesn't provide what you expected? What does the feeding of the 5,000 reveal about Jesus? And how can we learn to trust him with…
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Why Feeling Bad About Sin Isn't Enough | The Gospels | Matthew 14:1-12
Can you regret your sin without actually repenting of it? Why did Herod remain trapped in guilt even when he knew something was wrong? And what separates…
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Are You Getting Too Comfortable With Jesus? | The Gospels | Matthew 13:53-58
Can you be "close" to Jesus and still miss who he is? Why did the people who knew him best struggle to believe in him? And how can you keep familiarity with…
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What Do You Treasure Most? | The Gospels | Matthew 13:44-52
How do you know what someone truly values? What happens when we build our lives around things we’re afraid to lose? And is there anything worth giving up…
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Why Is It So Hard to Wait on God? | The Gospels | Matthew 13:24-43
Why do we struggle to be patient when things aren't going the way we want? What makes us think we know better than God? What would it look like to trust him…
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What Does It Take to Keep Growing in Faith? | The Gospels | Matthew 13:1–23
Why does God's Word take root in some people but seem to have little effect on others? What can keep us from growing in faith? And what does it look like to…
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What Makes You Part of God's Family? | The Gospels | Matthew 12:38–50
Can you be "close" to Jesus and still miss him? Why was Jesus so confrontational with religious leaders but so welcoming to outsiders? And what actually makes…
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Trick or Truth? | The Gospels | Matthew 12:22–37
How do you know if you can trust Jesus? What did the Pharisees get wrong about the source of his power? And what does Jesus mean when he warns about the…
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Is Keeping the Sabbath Outdated? | The Gospels | Matthew 12:1–21
Why is it so hard to slow down and rest? What does the Sabbath teach us about our limits and our need to trust God? And how did Jesus show us what rest was…
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The Problem With Trying to Do It All Yourself | The Gospels | Matthew 11:20–30
Where do you turn when you feel weary and burdened? What does Jesus offer that the world’s message of self-improvement can’t? And what does it really mean to…
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The Kingdom You Didn’t See Coming | The Gospels | Matthew 11:1–19
What do you do when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? Why did even John the Baptist question whether Jesus was the Messiah? And what can we learn from the…
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What Jesus Says You SHOULD Fear | The Gospels | Matthew 10:21–42
Why does Jesus tell us not to be afraid, and then tell us there is someone we should fear? What does it mean to fear God without living in terror? And how can…
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The Harvest Is Plentiful. Are You Ready? | The Gospels | Matthew 10:1–20
What does Jesus mean when he says the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few? How are his followers called to demonstrate and proclaim the kingdom? And…
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When God Seems Distracted | The Gospels | Matthew 9:18–38
Have you ever felt like God has forgotten about you? Why does Jesus pause to help a woman while a desperate father waits for him to heal his dying daughter?…
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The Savior Who Sits With Sinners | The Gospels | Matthew 9:1–17
Who gets a place at Jesus’s table? Why did religious leaders object when Jesus welcomed tax collectors and sinners? And what does his response reveal about the…
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Can You Trust Jesus With Everything? | The Gospels | Matthew 8:18–34
Who do you think Jesus really is? What does his authority over the storm and the spiritual world reveal about him? And what would it look like to trust him…
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Is Jesus Really Willing to Help You? | The Gospels | Matthew 8:1–17
Do you believe Jesus can help you, but wonder if he wants to? What would change if you knew his answer was yes? And what does his response to the leper show us…
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How Deep Does Your Faith Go? | The Gospels | Matthew 7:24–29
What are you building your life on? Is your faith deep enough to withstand the storms of life? And what does it take to build a life that lasts? In today’s…
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How Do You Spot a False Teacher? | The Gospels | Matthew 7:15–23
Who are you letting shape your faith? How can you tell when a spiritual teacher is leading you toward truth or away from it? And what does Jesus mean when he…
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Why Is the Road to Life So Narrow? | The Gospels | Matthew 7:7–14
Why is the road to life narrow when there seem to be so many paths to choose from? What does Jesus mean when he tells us to ask, seek, and knock? And how does…
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So, About That Plank in Your Eye... | The Gospels | Matthew 7:1–6
Why are we so quick to see other people’s problems? What does Jesus mean when he tells us not to judge? And what should we do with the “plank” in our own eye?…
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6 Reasons Worrying Doesn't Work | The Gospels | Matthew 6:25–34
Can worrying actually change anything? Why are we so tempted to carry tomorrow’s problems today? And what does worry reveal about our trust in God? In today’s…
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Are You Making a Bad Investment? | The Gospels | Matthew 6:19–24
What are you betting your life on? Where are you storing your treasure? And what does your treasure reveal about your heart? In today’s episode, Jeff explores…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
The Problem With People-Pleasing | The Gospels | Matthew 6:5–18
Why do you pray, fast, and serve? Who are you really trying to impress? And what reward does your heart actually want? In today’s episode, Patrick explains how…
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Would You Still Give If No One Knew? | The Gospels | Matthew 6:1–4
Would you still give if nobody knew? What does your generosity reveal about your heart? And what if giving is really about becoming more like Jesus? In today’s…
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The Jesus Way to Handle Your Enemies | The Gospels | Matthew 5:38–48
What do you do when someone hurts you? What does Jesus mean when he says to turn the other cheek? And can we really love our enemies? In today’s episode, Tanya…
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The Sin We’re All Pretty Good at Hiding | The Gospels | Matthew 5:33–37
What counts as a lie? Why does God care so much about something we often consider a “respectable sin”? And what if God’s commands aren’t meant to restrict us…
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What If We’ve Missed the Beauty of Sex? | The Gospels | Matthew 5:27–32
What if we’ve misunderstood God’s design for sex? What happens when desire becomes lust? And what does it look like to honor this powerful gift faithfully? In…
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The Floor vs. the Ceiling | The Gospels | Matthew 5:17–26
Are you settling for the bare minimum when it comes to obedience? What does Jesus really mean when he says our righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees?…
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Make Me Salt, Make Me Light | The Gospels | Matthew 5:13–16
Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? Why does he want us to live differently from the world? And what’s the point of being different in the first…
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Welcome to the Upside-Down Kingdom | The Gospels | Matthew 5:1–12
What does it look like to live in Jesus's kingdom? Why does Jesus call the humble, grieving, merciful, and persecuted blessed? And what if the life you're…
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Why Did Jesus Heal People? | The Gospels | Matthew 4:23–25
Why did Jesus perform so many miracles? What were his healings actually showing us? And why were desperate, hurting people the ones flocking to him? In today’s…
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Let the Adventure Begin! | The Gospels | Matthew 4:18–22
What would you leave behind if Jesus said, “Follow me”? Are comfort and control keeping you from saying yes? What could you become if you let Jesus remake you?…
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Do You Need a Pilgrimage? | The Gospels | Matthew 4:12–17
Can traveling somewhere actually help us encounter God? What would it look like to step away from ordinary life and seek him? Could you use a change of place…
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When Temptation Comes | The Gospels | Matthew 4:1–11
What do you do when temptation comes? How do you stand firm when compromise feels easier? Where do you look when you’ve already failed? In today’s episode…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
The Cure for Self-Absorption | The Gospels | Matthew 3:13–16
Why are we so focused on ourselves? What happens when humility turns into doubt? How do we stop measuring ourselves and start looking at Jesus? In today’s…
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Is Your Repentance Real? | The Gospels | Matthew 3:1–12
What does real repentance look like? How do you know if your sorrow is genuine? And what happens when you stop looking at yourself and start looking to Jesus?…
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Can Life Grow From the Rubble? | The Gospels | Matthew 2:19–23
What can possibly grow out of the rubble of tragedy? Why does Matthew emphasize Jesus’ unlikely hometown of Nazareth? How does a seemingly insignificant place…
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What Are the Odds Jesus Is the Messiah? | The Gospels | Matthew 2:13–18
How could Jesus fulfill Old Testament passages that weren’t originally written as predictions? What does it actually mean for Jesus to “fulfill” Scripture? And…
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The King Who Brings Outsiders In | The Gospels | Matthew 2:1-12
What happens when the King you’re looking for isn’t the King you expected? Why were the Magi moved to worship while Herod felt threatened? What do you do when…
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The Reality of God’s Nearness | The Gospels | Matthew 1:18-25
What do you do with the sin you can’t seem to shake? Why do rules and principles never fully fix what’s broken in us? And how can we know God's nearness? In…
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Jesus Came From That Family? | The Gospels | Matthew 1:1–17
Why would Matthew begin the story of Jesus with a genealogy? What could a list of ancient names possibly have to say about your life today? And what does…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
When Your Faith Hits a Dead End | The Gospels | John 21:15–25
Does your life ever feel like a road to nowhere? What happens when suffering, doubt, or shame brings you to a dead end? And what if your dead end isn't…
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Jesus in Disguise? | The Gospels | John 21:1–14
Why didn't the disciples recognize Jesus? Where might he be working in your life without you realizing it? And how can you learn to recognize him more clearly?…
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The Whole Point of John’s Gospel | The Gospels | John 20:30–31
Why was John’s Gospel written? Who does John want us to believe Jesus really is? And what kind of life does that belief lead to? In today’s episode, Jensen…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
Is Everything Sad Going to Come Untrue? | The Gospels | John 20:19–29
How do you hope when your circumstances point in the opposite direction? What do you do when doubt feels more believable than faith? And can Jesus really give…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
When Jesus Calls You by Name | The Gospels | John 20:11–18
What if Jesus is closer than you realize? How does Jesus meet us when we don’t even recognize him? What has the resurrection made possible for us today? In…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
Brokenness Isn’t the End | The Gospels | John 20:1-10
Can life really break through death? Can we trust that the resurrection actually happened? And what difference does an empty tomb make for our brokenness…
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What Happened to Nicodemus? | The Gospels | John 19:38-42
Have you ever kept your faith a little too private? What happens when following Jesus threatens your reputation or comfort? And is it ever too late to step…
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Behold the Lamb | The Gospels | John 19:28-37
Have you heard the story of Jesus’s death so many times that it feels familiar? What if the details we’ve heard before are actually invitations to wonder? What…
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Cast Your Burden on Jesus | The Gospels | John 19:17-27
Are you carrying a burden you were never meant to carry? What if worry isn’t protecting you? And what would it look like to actually give your burdens to…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
The Counterfeit King Called “Me” | The Gospels | John 19:1-16
Who’s sitting on the throne of your life? What happens when Jesus threatens our little kingdoms? What would it look like to step off the throne and let Jesus…
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Are You the King of Your Own Little Kingdom? | The Gospels | John 18:28-40
Are you secretly running your own little kingdom? What happens when we treat ourselves as the ultimate authority? Where does Jesus fit into the kingdoms we’ve…
- Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
Are You More Afraid of People Than God? | The Gospels | John 18:15-27
Why do we care so much about what other people think? Have you ever stayed quiet about your faith to avoid being judged or excluded? What can Peter's denial…
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What If God’s “Good” Isn’t What You Think? | The Gospels | John 18:1-14
Does God promise you a happy, comfortable life? What should you believe when suffering comes? Why did Jesus willingly walk toward suffering instead of trying…
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What Would Jesus Pray for You? | The Gospels | John 17:20-26
What did Jesus pray for his followers? Why is Christian unity so important? How can God's love change the way we relate to others? In today's episode, Tanya…
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How To Follow Jesus in a World That Doesn't | The Gospels | John 17:6-19
Are you more shaped by Scripture or by your surroundings? How can Christians avoid isolating from the world or becoming just like it? Where does Jesus tell us…
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Do You Know About God... or Do You Know Him? | The Gospels | John 17:1-5
What does it really mean to know God? Why does Jesus define eternal life this way? How can your faith move beyond knowledge into delight? In today's episode…