The Bible For Busy People

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Do you find the chaos and noise of the world getting you down? Time to turn up the voice of God in your life! Join Erica Parkerson for a mini-bible study podcast each weekday. In 7 minutes or less, you’ll dive into God’s Word and come up refreshed and ready for the next thing on your to do list. We know you can find 7 minutes a day to stop and soak in God's truth! You can totally connect with Jesus on your commute, during your lunch break, in the school pickup line, while you’re doing the dishes, or at the coffee shop with earbuds and your favorite latte. We’ve got you covered with a Bible podcast for your busy life!

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Let Me See! (Please!) | The Bold & The Faithful | Exodus 33:1-4, 7-23

Apr 15 2024 8 mins

All this week, you and I are going to be studying the most bold prayers that are prayed in the Bible, and we're going to meet some of the most faith-filled people. So how do you and I become faith-filled people? How do you fill up on faith? Well, I want to encourage you right now because you're doing it. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. So when you open God's

Joy Bombs in the Psalms | DECIDE Edition | Psalm 25

Apr 12 2024 8 mins

You and I have been making decisions all week and have decided to trust God, to believe what he says in His Word. We've decided to obey Him and we've decided to listen with an open heart and with open ears. I hope that you decide to follow Jesus, if you haven't yet... You will never regret it!Okay, there's so much to celebrate today because it's Friday, which means it is time for J

To... Listen | DECIDE | Acts 16:11-21, 25-34

Apr 11 2024 8 mins

You and I... We need to DECIDE to listen. I want to be so tuned into God that I hear Him, and we've got to get quiet don't we? We've got to open his Word like we're doing right now so we can hear from Him. I'm so glad you're here. Let's jump into Acts chapter 16 now, shall we?Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3J66Sb8----------------We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in t

To... Obey | DECIDE | Genesis 12:1-9, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-16

Apr 10 2024 8 mins

We have decided to trust the Lord. We've decided to believe that the Lord has our best interests at heart, and today, you and I are going to DECIDE...to OBEY. Today, we're going to be spending some time with Abram before he was Abraham, and with Sarai, before she became Sarah, at the beginning of their adventures with the Lord. Here we go!Show Notes: https://bit.ly/49lBj80---------

To...Believe | DECIDE | Luke 8:40-56, 1 John 3:1

Apr 09 2024 8 mins

Every single day this week, you and I are going to figure out what God says to do in the Bible and we are going to decide to do it. You're not alone. I'm right there with you, working on this stuff, trusting Jesus and believing that He's good. Trust & believe that He has your best interests, and my best interests, at heart when He's making decisions about how and when to answer

To...Trust | DECIDE | Mark 16:1-7, Proverbs 3:5-8, Psalm 37:3-6

Apr 08 2024 8 mins

Do you have a word for the year? We're diving into decision-making and trusting in God, inspired by my friend's word for 2024, "DECIDE." We'll start off in Mark's gospel, studying the importance of trusting God over self-reliance. I hope you sink into Jesus' mercy, trusting the sovereign plan of our loving Heavenly Father. His plans are always perfect. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4a

Joy Bombs in the Psalms | Easter Edition | Psalm 32, Zephaniah 3:17

Apr 05 2024 5 mins

Nails didn't hold God to a cross. Love did. The sinless one took on the face of a sinner, so we sinners could take on the face of a saint.We are wrapping up our week of Easter on the Bible for Busy People with those beautiful words from Max Lucado, but the truth is, you and I celebrate Easter every single Sunday when we go to church. Every Sunday, you and I remember that the Lord J

The Epilogue | Easter - The Rest of the Story | Acts 1:3-11, Acts 2:1-21, Acts 2:41

Apr 04 2024 8 mins

One of my favorite things is getting to the end of a novel and discovering that there's an epilogue, and that's when you realize the story's not really ending. It's usually just beginning. We are still celebrating Easter here on the Bible for Busy People... This is the rest of the story. The epilogue continues and it really is the beginning of the story of hope for all mankind. We

8 Days Later | Easter - The Rest of the Story | John 20:19-29, Mark 9:21-27

Apr 03 2024 8 mins

Darkness fell. His friends scattered. All hope seemed lost, but heaven, heaven had just started counting to three.I love those words from Bob Goff. Welcome to Easter, the Rest of the Story. This is what we're celebrating this week. Jesus did not stay dead. The funeral was canceled. It means there's hope for me. There's hope for you. We are not going to stay dead someday when our ey

Stay the Night With Us! | Easter - The Rest of the Story | Luke 24:13-49

Apr 02 2024 7 mins

Today, you and I are going to have an encounter with a very charismatic stranger, but spoiler alert, he’s actually not a stranger. He’s somebody we know. It is still Easter today on the Bible for Busy People. Join me in Luke’s gospel chapter 24. Beginning in verse 13.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/43La8SH----------------We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the