God's Word for Life
As a companion to our Word Aflame Adult Level Curriculum, this podcast serves to encourage adult disciples to think deeply about God’s Word, further develop their personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and make a greater commitment to the purpose and plan of God for their lives.
Episodes
230 episodes since 2020
We Would See Jesus
The disciples missed it. The religious rulers missed it. But a handful of Greek God-fearing Jewish proselytes got it—they said, "We would see Jesus." Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 12 to hear the story.For those who use Go...
September 13, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:45
My Alabaster Box
While Martha served Jesus and Lazarus sat with Jesus, Mary poured priceless perfume all over Jesus' feet to anoint Him for His burial. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 12 to hear the story.For those who use God's Word for Li...
September 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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30:32
The On-Time God
Martha and Mary thought Jesus would have been there by now, but it was too late—or so they thought. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 11 to hear the story.For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage fo...
August 30, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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31:38
A More Excellent Way
Sandwiched between two power-packed chapters on spiritual gifts, God shows us the motive that must fuel these gifts: love. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Corinthians 13 to hear more.For those who use God's Word for Life curri...
August 23, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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30:42
He Comes Bearing Gifts
God gives spiritual gifts to His church to bless His church and glorify His name. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Corinthians 12 to hear more.For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in th...
August 16, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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36:23
Without the Spirit, There Is No Fruit
The war within us cannot be won by us; we need help from Heaven. Thank God, there is help from Heaven. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Galatians 5 to hear that story.For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible pa...
August 09, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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28:34
Lessons from the Fig Tree
Jesus surprised the disciples when He cursed a fig tree, and it withered and died overnight. But why did He curse the tree? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 15 to hear that story.For those who use God's Word for Life curricu...
August 02, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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27:59
I Am the True Vine
Since so many in Jesus' audience were farmers, Jesus identified Himself to them as the true vine. It's the last of Jesus' seven I AM sayings in the Gospel of John. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 15 to hear that story.For t...
July 26, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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29:15
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Jesus' followers were confused. He had just painted a beautiful picture about Heaven with His words, so they asked Him about Heaven. "How do we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Pick up your Bible or phone ...
July 19, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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29:14
I Am the Door
As the sheep fed in a nearby field, Jesus painted a pastoral scene in John 10 when He declared, "I am the door." Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 10 to hear the story.For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bib...
July 12, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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27:18
The Light of the World
Jesus shocked everyone when He claimed to be the incarnation of the I AM who met with Moses. All through the Gospel of John, Jesus called Himself I AM. In this story, Jesus stated, "I am the light of the world." Pick up your Bible or phone and ...
July 05, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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29:16
Honoring Our Heritage
Every one of us either has a spiritual heritage or the privilege to start a brand new spiritual heritage for the generations who come after us. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to II Timothy 1 to hear the story.For those who use God...
June 28, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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30:21
It Takes All of Us
Sandwiched between Jesus' promise in John 14 of a place too wonderful for words and Jesus' harrowing arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane in John 18, we find Jesus' prayer for Himself and His disciples. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Joh...
June 21, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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32:29
Sweet, Blessed Rest
The people were weary of work, and the religious leaders kept loading rules and regulations on them that made rest look like more work. But Jesus came along and invited everyone to come to Him and rest. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to M...
June 14, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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26:46
The Invitation to Prayer
A weary David made a request for a drink of water from a well in Bethlehem. One testament later, a weary Jesus made a request for laborers to head out of the house and into the harvest. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 9 to hear ...
June 07, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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21:22
The Lord's Prayer
For four hundred years, all they heard was deafening silence from Heaven. Then Jesus taught us we can still pray. We can even call God our Father. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 6 to hear the story.For those who use God...
May 31, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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29:31
Healing for the Outsider
Naaman was a high-ranking Syrian soldier battling leprosy. But a young Israelite maid spoke up and testified to him about the healing power of God. Would God really extend grace to a leprous Syrian soldier? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn ...
May 24, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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25:05
Success in Succession
Elijah needed Elisha, and Elisha needed Elijah. Thank God they had each other to make sure the next generation would be able to faithfully live for God and answer His call. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Kings 19 to hear the story.
May 17, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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25:51
Fire from Heaven
The odds were 450 to 1, maybe even 850 to 1. But Elijah stood for God, and he found out a valuable lesson: God stands with those who stand for Him. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Kings 18 to hear the story.For those who use G...
May 10, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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29:47
The First Last Meal
Just a little bit of meal and oil plus a handful of faith formed the ingredients for a miracle in Elijah's day. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Kings 17 to hear the story.For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the B...
May 03, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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23:27
Worshiping the One Who Sits on the Throne
Some see the Book of Revelation as a creepy closet they dare not open because they don't know what—or who—might jump out. But that is not why God inspired John to write Revelation. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Revelation 4 to hear th...
April 26, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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25:19
The Triumphal Entry
The disciples hotwired a donkey and her colt for Jesus to ride into Jerusalem. In the triumphal entry, we see the sovereignty of Almighty God in human flesh. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 21 to hear the story.For those...
April 19, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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21:29
Jesus Calms the Storm
That night twelve disciples started off on a calm cruise—until they were rowing for their lives in the middle of the Sea of Galilee in the middle of the night in the middle of Hurricane Habakkuk. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew ...
April 12, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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22:43
The Transfiguration of Jesus
On a mountaintop, a sleepy trio of Peter, James, and John knelt wide-eyed as they saw Jesus shining brighter than the noonday sun. Clearly, He was not just another rabbi to follow; He was and is the Almighty to worship. Pick up your Bible or ph...
April 05, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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27:13
This Glorious Gospel
A safety deposit box, a safe, a cereal box, and a fuel tank all have little to no value because they're empty. But the tomb in Jerusalem has value for all humanity for all time because it is empty. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 3...
March 29, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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26:08