Open Our Bibles Together with MFahring
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDo you sometimes find it hard to pick up your Bible? To know where to begin, what you are even reading, how to study + dig deeper?? I get it, friend. I have most definitely been there too! It can be so overwhelming and intimidating for sure. I have discovered over the years that it becomes easier if you have someone to read alongside you, so please join me as we open our Bibles to read together – one chapter at a time.
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Episodes
OOBT Job 11-14
June 08, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBRidicule. Scorn. Reproach. Contempt. Criticism. Just saying those words makes our hearts heavy for Job. In today’s episode, we hear from Job’s third friend, Zophar, who lashes out at him in anger, saying that Job deserved more punishment, not less. Ouch. Have you ever been devastated by the false accusations of a friend? Or misunderstood by someone you love and trust? Pretty sure we can all say we have experienced these heartaches at some point in our lives. Maybe even right now. Be ...
Job 11-14
June 08, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBRidicule. Scorn. Reproach. Contempt. Criticism. Just saying those words makes our hearts heavy for Job. In today’s episode, we hear from Job’s third friend, Zophar, who lashes out at him in anger, saying that Job deserved more punishment, not less. Ouch. Have you ever been devastated by the false accusations of a friend? Or misunderstood by someone you love and trust? Pretty sure we can all say we have experienced these heartaches at some point in our lives. Maybe even right now. Be ...
Job 8-10
May 25, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 73.4 MBIn today’s episode, M continues our study of Job’s story together. Our reading starts with Job having to endure the bad advice, harsh words, and untrue accusations from the second of his three friends, Bildad. We then return to the courtroom so to speak as we did in the heavenly courtroom scenes between God and Satan, the Accuser, in chapters 1 + 2, but this time it is Job requesting a personal appearance before God Himself to plead his case. Be sure to listen in to hear how Job presents his...
Job 5-7
May 11, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 74.3 MBWelcome back, OOBTers! In today’s episode, M picks up where we left off last time…in the middle of a conversation between Job and one of his friends, Eliphaz. Oh, how devastated and hurt Job must have been by the barrage of words Eliphaz is attacking him with. Unexplainable and unimaginable grief with debilitating pain plus now accusation upon accusation of wrongdoing he did not commit coming from one of his closest friends… can you even imagine what Job is thinking and feeling at this...
Job 2 - 4
April 27, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 31.7 MBToday on OOBT, join M as she once again returns to our study in the book of Job. Together we see Job had no sooner finished saying, “The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord” after losing his 10 children and all his possessions, when Satan, the Accuser, once more enters the heavenly courtroom to ask God for permission to take Job’s health as well. Really?! Goodness gracious. Fast forward a bit as M offers a not-so-common perspective about Job’s wife and his ...
Holy Week + Easter
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 65 MBJoin M as she pauses our study in the book of Job to take a deep dive into all things related to Holy Week … just in time for Easter! As M discussed during our Advent studies, God is in the business of revealing new things constantly through His Word, and we just must have our hearts ready to receive by reading this story we’ve possibly already heard hundreds of times before with fresh eyes and a heart desiring to discover more and more of our Savior on the cross who leaves an empty tomb o...
Job 1
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 66.4 MBIn today’s OOBT episode, join M as she transitions us from Genesis to the 18th book of the Bible in our chronological Bible reading plan – Yep - You heard that right - #18! Anyway, Job chapter 1 lands us about 400 years post-flood, and we meet a man named (you guessed it) Job. Initially, Job sounds a whole lot like Noah -- he’s blameless and upright and fears God. In Noah’s story, things got really dark, then there was some relief at the end, and we’ll see the same type of thing playin...
Genesis 9 -11
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 50.2 MBDid you know that the word for rainbow in the promise God made to Noah actually refers to a bow in some other Bible translations? As in a warrior’s bow. God hung up His bow in the sky and promised to never again destroy the earth by flood. Pretty interesting perspective, right?! Or did you know that the events happening after Noah’s family leave the ark clear up until the incident between Noah and his sons in the vineyard are said to be a second creation? A new command to be fruitful and m...
Episode 10 Genesis 9 -11
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 50.2 MBDid you know that the word for rainbow in the promise God made to Noah actually refers to a bow in some other Bible translations? As in a warrior’s bow. God hung up His bow in the sky and promised to never again destroy the earth by flood. Pretty interesting perspective, right?! Or did you know that the events happening after Noah’s family leave the ark clear up until the incident between Noah and his sons in the vineyard are said to be a second creation? A new command to be fruitful and m...
Genesis 6 - 8
March 02, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBMaybe you’ve heard the verse from the book of Genesis that says Noah did everything exactly as God commanded him. But have you ever taken a closer look to see precisely what God commanded him to do? Join M as she does just that and discovers along the way Noah’s everything + exactly = 100+ years building an ark in the middle of the desert when he had never even seen rain & over a year (371 days by most accounts) on a boat with his wife, 3 sons, their wives, and over 7,000 animals. ...
Genesis 4 + 5
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 34.2 MBToday on OOBT, M dives right on into the first true crime story in the Bible. Yep. You read that right. The first true crime story in the Bible story is found in Cain’s murder of Abel. This murder of one brother by another brother puts a whole new (and very disturbing) take on that phrase you often hear parents often say; “They fight so much I hope they don’t kill each other.” Yikes! Sibling rivalry. Anger. Murder. Unfortunately, this murder is only the beginning of the downward spiral of si...
Genesis 2 + 3
February 02, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 49.9 MBIn today’s episode, join M as she backtracks a bit into Genesis 2 to talk about how dust and broken-off bone don’t seem like the most promising of beginnings, BUT when the breath of God is added, these were nothing turned into the most glorious something. Moving on to Genesis 3, M considers how the serpent’s deception in the Garden of Eden began with only four words. “Did God really say?” Discover how this one question not only led to the fall of Adam and Eve into sin but ALSO became a p...
Genesis 1+ 2
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 52.9 MBHave you ever wondered just why the universe God created is so gigantic? Join M as she shares what she learned when searching for an answer to this question as well as ties together multiple themes related to the creation account as found in Genesis 1+2. A Perfect Home. The Beginning of a Love Story. A Blank Page. Law and Order. The Trinity. A Trip Around the Sun. Rest. God-Blessed Rest. When not If. Sound a bit unrelated?! Be sure to listen in to find out how M connects it all together for ...
Genesis 1 + 2
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 52.9 MBHave you ever wondered just why the universe God created is so gigantic? Join M as she shares what she learned when searching for an answer to this question as well as ties together multiple themes related to the creation account as found in Genesis 1+2. A Perfect Home. The Beginning of a Love Story. A Blank Page. Law and Order. The Trinity. A Trip Around the Sun. Rest. God-Blessed Rest. When not If. Sound a bit unrelated?! Be sure to listen in to find out how M connects it all t...
Genesis Chapter 1 and 2 :: [ Episode 6]
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 52.9 MBHave you ever wondered just why the universe God created is so gigantic? Join M as she shares what she learned when searching for an answer to this question as well as ties together multiple themes related to the creation account as found in Genesis 1+2. A Perfect Home. The Beginning of a Love Story. A Blank Page. Law and Order. The Trinity. A Trip Around the Sun. Rest. God-Blessed Rest. When not If. Sound a bit unrelated?! Be sure to listen in to find out how M connects it all together for ...
Genesis 1
January 05, 2022 14:53 - 30 minutes - 48.6 MBIsn’t there’s just something about beginnings, a new start, a new year, a new day even, a clean white planner page just waiting to be filled… Well, you get the idea, right?! Join M as she begins a deep dive in the very first thin, crinkly pages of our Bibles… The beginning of all beginnings, the book of Genesis. The true history of who God is, who we are, where we came from, how things went wrong, and God’s planned rescue through Jesus all along. Genesis lays the foundation for e...
Genesis 1
January 05, 2022 14:53 - 30 minutes - 48.6 MBIsn’t there’s just something about beginnings, a new start, a new year, a new day even, a clean white planner page just waiting to be filled… Well, you get the idea, right?! Join M as she begins a deep dive in the very first thin, crinkly pages of our Bibles… The beginning of all beginnings, the book of Genesis. The true history of who God is, who we are, where we came from, how things went wrong, and God’s planned rescue through Jesus all along. Genesis lays the foundation for e...
Advent: Christ Our Savior is Born!
December 22, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 58.5 MBJoin M for this extended Advent BONUS episode of the podcast as she takes a deep dive into all things related to the Christmas story… just in time for Christmas! God is in the business of revealing new things constantly through His Word; we must have our hearts ready to receive by reading this story we’ve possibly already heard hundreds of times before with fresh eyes and a heart desiring to discover more and more of that baby boy in the manger on the thin, wrinkled pages of our Bibles...
Advent : Waiting for the Messiah
December 15, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 43.4 MBIt’s beginning to sound a whole lot like Christmas…. Well, Advent actually… on the podcast today friends! Join M as she ties together multiple themes related to Advent. The Waiting. The Arrival. Prophecies of Jesus. Promises fulfilled. The Old Testament and the New Testament. 400 years of Silence. The Family Line of Jesus. Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. A weary world rejoices on a Holy Night. And even more Waiting. Should be interesting right?! Be sure to listen in to fin...
How I Study the Bible
November 17, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 47.3 MBThis “how-to” episode begins at the exact spot so many of us find ourselves right now…. struggling to spend time with God. Join M as she shares some of her favorite time-tested study tips along with a big picture story overview of the Bible’s all-in-one 66-volume set of books as we seek to overcome our obstacles to finally dig into God’s Word together. For the full episode show notes, please go to https://mfahring.com/how-i-study-the-bible-podcast/
Why a Bible Study Podcast?
November 01, 2021 20:50 - 25 minutes - 42.4 MBSo how did this Bible study podcast even come to be? Join M as she discusses the why and who behind the creation of the Open Our Bible Together with MFahring podcast. You may be surprised to learn it has a whole lot to do with Moses’ conversation with God at the burning bush + a hard good that needed a surrendered yes. For the full episode show notes, please go to https://mfahring.com/why-a-bible-study-podcast/
Open Our Bibles Together :: Trailer
October 26, 2021 15:31 - 3 minutes - 12.1 MBDo you sometimes find it hard to pick up your Bible? To know where to begin, what you are even reading, how to study + dig deeper?? I get it, friend. I have most definitely been there too! It can be so overwhelming and intimidating for sure. I have discovered over the years that it becomes easier if you have someone to read alongside you, so please join me as we open our Bibles to read together – one chapter at a time.