Scripture IRL - Christian Bible Study Podcast
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJoin Kitty and Lillian as we laser focus on one Bible scripture per episode. We reveal struggles, share our convictions, and discuss how to apply God’s Word, In Real Life, for His promises today! We discuss what’s rarely heard in Christian circles, listen now.
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Are You Trusting God
March 28, 2020 04:48 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBTrust is such a challenging thing. On the surface it's easy to say that we trust God... then when life gets hard and we are hit with a pandemic, a toilet paper shortage or fears about the government controlling our lives we may find ourselves lacking in trust. This episode is not about the #coronaVirus, it was recorded November 8th 2017 but take a listen to how relevant it is today. Join us as we strategize actual plans to help us trust God more. God has a purpose in all things and he is...
Go to God with all Things
March 18, 2020 19:55 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBLife is so complicated and we are so busy that sometimes it's the basics that we forget. If we forget that we can turn to God and that we should turn to God first than life will continue to be hard. God is not our last resort but our first line of help. He desires our burdens to be light and our yoke to be easy but we keep carrying things he hasn't asked us to carry, so we continue to find ourselves drained. Give this episode a listen, we pray it blesses you if you feel overburdened. Thi...
Answering the Call to Pray
June 02, 2019 04:01 - 10 minutes - 14 MBToday, June 2nd, 2019 we are taking a few minutes to unite as the body of Christ and answer the call to pray for our President and this Nation. Please take this time to pray for the will of God to be done. It doesn't matter what side of the fence you sit on, we are the body of Christ and today we will unite and pray in the name of Jesus for the enemy to lose and God to win! Ready for next week’s scripture? We reveal them each week here www.ScriptureIRL.com Thanks for listening and ...
How to Get God to Listen
May 23, 2019 19:18 - 36 minutes - 50 MBTucked away in the story of the man who was born blind we get insight into how God operates. We see the insight that was shared to the Pharisees to show that God does move and He does listen. If you have ever wanted to know that God listens to you this verse reveals WHO God does not listen to. We dive deep into the context, the original meaning and see how we can get God to listen to us. And... if He isn't listening to you... there is still hope. Listen now to learn how to apply John 9...
Are we only fooling ourselves?
May 06, 2019 19:21 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBWhat if everything you did in this life was counted as worthless? I am not just talking about the eyes of man, but the eyes of God! This verse reveals something we ALL struggle with and fall victim to. It's deception that we have let slip in and effect our walk with God. It’s time we take this verse seriously because until we do, we really are fooling ourselves. Listen now to learn how to apply James 1:26 IRL. _____ Ready for next week’s scripture? We reveal them each week here ...
How to Show The World God is Good When Life is Bad
April 01, 2019 22:52 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBThere are two options when we serve God, to trust Him no matter what or to question Him at every turn. The crumminess of life is going to happen and it keeps happening. We don’t always know why but we do know if we truly trust God we can praise Him anyway. When we choose praise over questioning and doubting we open the door for God to be glorified. This story shows us what it’s like to be a fallible human and yet have unshakable faith! Listen now to learn how to apply Acts 16:25 IRL....
What are Heaven Worthy Treasures?
March 21, 2019 16:31 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBBillions… there are people who have billions of dollars in this world but they have nothing stored up in Heaven. What most value here on earth has an expiration date, there is an end to earthly goodness. So when we look in the Bible and find out that we actually can store up treasures in Heaven, what is that? We know it’s not money. What do treasures in Heaven look like? What can we do today to have more treasure in Heaven? God doesn’t promise us things for us to ignore them but ...
How do you uphold the OT Law as a Christ Follower?
March 11, 2019 03:46 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBThe balance between faith and the law is COMPLICATED… In the New Testament a lot of detail was spent on explaining how to apply this new freedom they found in Jesus from Old Testament Law (PS. No circumcision, I think that was a marketing strategy). Fast forward to TODAY... None of us lived in Old Testament times so we don't have to ask about sacrificing lambs, burnt offerings, cleansing rituals for purification and more... But we are still required to UPHOLD the Law... and that does r...
How to Find Strength In Brokenness
March 04, 2019 05:08 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBWeakness doesn't often bring to mind good things. Instead we are reminded of the pain, the weight and the burden from the brokenness. Weakness is often frowned upon and equated with failure... But God sees something so much more. He encourages us to endure anyway, to not give up, to press through for a reason… for a reward. God’s Word teaches us that there is much to come from our weakness if we let Him reign in them instead of our own misery ruling us. Struggling through infertility...
The Right Verse
February 25, 2019 03:08 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBJesus fought Satan with the “Right Verse.” He revealed this strategy so we could know exactly how to fight the enemy ourselves. If we don’t know the Word than we don’t have access to the right verse. We could fight Satan for years because we aren’t using the Word to shut him down INSTANTLY. What’s even worse is Satan is happily using the Word to manipulate us by twisting those verses, hiding the context and bringing frustration. If we don’t know the Word we will fall victim to Satan and ...
Whose Behind the Door?
February 18, 2019 03:16 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBOur lives are full of doors. Some we try to breakdown and some we try to lock up tight and hide. Right now Satan and Jesus have a place in our lives. Who is on the outside and who is on the inside? Who are we giving free range to drive us in this life and who are we locking out? Contrasting the craftiness of the enemy and the kindness of our Savior, in this episode we break wide open the fears we have of judgement now so we can get freedom for eternity FOREVER. Listen now to learn h...
Abundance From Sacrifice
February 11, 2019 04:04 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBSometimes we hold onto things because of how precious or necessary they are but what happens when we give it over to God? In this episode we talk about giving away thanksgiving leftovers and sharing bacon (I don’t know if that’s legal so don’t ask anyone to share just in case). We share about how surrendering infertility over to God turned that pain into way more than a baby. We also discussed the importance of surrendering God our time and our lives. Only God can turn sacrifice into abu...
What's the Cost of Taking God's Grace in Vain
February 04, 2019 05:05 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBGrace vs Works can be debated all day long but the truth is one does not exist without the other. We cannot take for granted the gift of grace and expect to continue receiving from God. Grace is not a free pass, it's purpose is to drive us to DO. Listen now to learn how to apply 2 Corinthians 6:1 IRL. _____ Ready for next week’s scripture? We reveal them each week here www.ScriptureIRL.com Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe to the podcast now so you don’t miss ne...
How Holy Are You?
January 28, 2019 02:55 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MBWe all know God is Holy, but how many of us are holy? This scripture calls us to be holy. If we don’t become holy we will miss out in this life and in eternity. Finding out holiness is an obligation to seeing the face of God can be completely discouraging… until we figure out EXACTLY what holiness means and how we can be holy. Listen now to learn how to apply Hebrews 12:14 IRL. _____ Ready for next week’s scripture? We reveal them each week here www.ScriptureIRL.com Thanks f...
Are You Offended?
January 21, 2019 12:39 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBThe unmet expectations we put on God often lead to frustration which can quickly turn into offense. We all have wants and desires and even NEEDS for many different things including financial help, miraculous healing, marital help, being able to conceive and get pregnant, a desire for different work, more time to enjoy life, and a billion other things. The list literally never stops and we may find ourselves overwhelmed with our lack and enter into frustration and offense with God. Jesus ...
How to Spot a Hypocrite
January 14, 2019 03:16 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWhen Jesus starts calling people hypocrites we might sit back, take a breath and think phew… He wasn’t talking about me… BUT… there is always something to learn when Jesus is speaking. Hypocrisy is frustrating. It’s clearly being double minded. It’s clearly about deceiving. So how can you spot hypocrisy? What are the reasons people turn into hypocrites? If you yourself were a hypocrite… would you know it? Maybe somebody quickly comes to mind in your life when you hear that word. If so,...
The Crafty Attack
January 11, 2019 05:10 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBThe enemy has tools he uses to manipulate us from God’s plans. We are only deceiving ourselves if we think the enemy wont try to be crafty with his attack. One of his most powerful tools he uses is fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of dying, fear of failure, fear of tangible things like bugs, or driving over bridges, even the fear of God can be used to keep us from a deeper walk with the Lord. So we have to genuinely ask ourselves, can we live in faith with fear in our hearts? Fear has t...
Will God Help Our Plans Succeed?
January 10, 2019 03:21 - 28 minutes - 40.1 MBIf we want our plans to succeed we have to be willing to look deep into our own hearts and find the intent behind it all. God knows our hearts better than we do. We can’t just think that we have the best intentions, we have to know and do a self evaluation to ensure that our hearts are in the right place. So if you want to make more money, get a better job, live a peaceful life and more, this episode will help you reach those goals. Listen now to learn how to apply Proverbs 16:2-3 I...
The Secret Joy in His Plan
January 09, 2019 04:34 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MBBusy, tired, exhausted, overworked lives are what a lot of us are living. The obligations and requirements of life have done their BEST to drain us of all joy. But when God’s Word says that everything we do needs to be done for Him how can we keep “doing” with frustration, bitterness, and anger as our fuel? Whatever we do, wherever we are, we are called to a standard that sets us apart from this World. But… that isn’t just about going to Church on Sundays… that is taking every moment e...
How to Get the Desires of Your Heart
January 08, 2019 04:34 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBGod has promises for us in His Word and we can expect to receive them, but God is not a genie, or the tooth fairy, or our servant who serves us. He is our Heavenly Father. It is His job to parent us, to guide us into the best life. Do we want to be spoiled children who demand everything while doing whatever we want (that might sound good but you remember what happened in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Veruca, Right?). …OR… Do we want to truly depend on God and as we walk along ...
Is Jesus Really the Only Way?
January 07, 2019 04:29 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBJesus said a lot of things, and did a lot of things that freaked people out. He was bold and He often offended others. Most people with this reputation are easily forgotten, they don’t become worldwide, generation after generation famous… But Jesus did! There is something very different about Jesus. This difference is why we still know His name, we still quote His words, why people’s lives are completely changed because of Him. Once we choose to surrender our assumptions and find the ...
How to Break Your Sin Cycle
January 06, 2019 04:56 - 23 minutes - 33.2 MBThere is a cost to the choices we make. Every decision costs us something, but is every decision we make worth what we are giving up? We might think we are free because we have something called free will but today we are going to talk about sin. Sin becomes our master, it manipulates us and controls us and if we don’t pay attention it will cost us our freedom forever. We have a choice today and that is to be free in Jesus or to be a slave to sin. Listen now to learn how to apply Joh...
Is Satan Winning?
January 05, 2019 02:52 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIf you have anger in your heart, how is the enemy using that anger in your life? How are you being manipulated into living a life less than the best of what God has for you? No one is angry without justification. Injustice happens every single day. But what does God really want from us? In this episode, we discuss things as little as anger that someone didn’t like a potato salad up to forgiving someone from incest. We discuss the pain of believing the lies of the enemy, where infer...
The Hidden Enemies
December 31, 2018 21:18 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBGod asks us to love no matter what. Not focus on injustice and to dwell in the anger of this world but to serve Him through forgiveness, service, and love. The way a Christ follower is called to treat their enemies makes NO sense! No one in their right mind would agree that loving people who have wronged us is the right thing to do, yet it makes COMPLETE sense when we live it out. We see the greater purpose beyond our own desires to be right and justified, we see God’s purpose. Honestl...
Why am I not blessed like others?
December 31, 2018 21:02 - 24 minutes - 35.9 MBWe all want to be blessed. We want all of the good things, the fun things, the expensive things. Those awesome memories and posts that people share on Facebook and Twitter, the IG dream lives that we follow and the skills of all of those pins on Pinterest. But there is a price that we pay when we strive for what others have more than we desire a relationship with God. With social media opening up our eyes to the many blessings in others lives it has also left us longing for those same th...
How to Know God's Will
December 29, 2018 22:39 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBWe all want to know the will of God. His purpose, His plans, His will for our lives. So often we go through life uncertain of what to do and when and how to do it all. But God does have a will for all of our lives. Today’s Scripture IRL is just one example of how God simplifies this complicated question. The world is much worse off when God’s people don’t do His will. While convicting, this is also an incredibly empowering episode that will equip you to partner with God TODAY and start...
How to Persevere With Hope
December 29, 2018 22:17 - 21 minutes - 32.6 MBWe serve a God who wants us to be hopeful. The power of hope allows us to endure through life to get to the good promises God has given us. The enemy does his best to rob us of hope. When we are walking around hopeless, we don’t have the energy or drive to persevere. Without hope, depression, anxiety, self control, and all of the fruit of the flesh get ignited in our lives and we start living outside of the will of God. Hope is not really a choice when we serve the Lord, it is a requir...
Can we be purified?
December 29, 2018 21:53 - 25 minutes - 38.2 MBAccepting Jesus is admitting we are sinners, but now to live this life for the Lord requires our hearts, our minds and our lives to change. So the question comes up, can we ever be good enough, can we ever become pure? This scripture reveals the purification and preservation process that God plans in all of us. Without this scripture we might think the challenges of life are designed to break us and beat us down but the truth is there is purpose in our pain, in our suffering. We are ...
Why do horrible things happen?
December 29, 2018 20:55 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBTragedies happen every day and they don’t end when the moment passes, often the pains of life stay with us and become our baggage. These heavy loads we are carrying around come with one blaring question… why do horrible things happen? From hurricanes, to fires, to school shootings and more… how do we resolve the pain from these tragedies? We can either blame God or look to His Word and see what God has to say about what we should do when life gets unbearable. Listen now to learn how t...
What happens when we do what God says?
December 29, 2018 20:32 - 20 minutes - 31.7 MBNot all Christians have the same relationship with God. This makes sense because we are all gifted with a personal relationship with Him. As we get to know Him personally our walk becomes this powerful reflection of who God is. But what happens when we aren’t reflecting the true power of God in our lives? What are we missing when God’s light isn’t shining from our lives? Can the answer be as simple as following this one Bible verse? Listen now to learn how to apply James 1:22 IRL. ...
About Scripture IRL - Christian Bible Study Podcast
December 29, 2018 15:06 - 14 minutes - 23.2 MBWelcome to the Scripture IRL (In Real Life) Podcast. Each week Kitty and Lillian release a new podcast focused on our Scripture of the Week. We personally apply the scripture IRL for that week and the podcast is the first time we come together to discuss the impact the verse has had on each of us. We never know what the conversation will be ahead of time... But always walk away with a deep desire to apply these Scriptures IRL in new and unexpected ways... and we know you will feel th...