Those Crazy Bible Study Guys
Two guys that love the bible, having fun and going off script invite you into their bible study they have been doing together for over 10 years! Instead of reading a whole chapter at a time, they bite off a small piece of scripture that they can dive into for around 30 minutes or less. Using their innate curiosity and the help of their Life Application bible footnotes, their bible study is refreshing and fun! They are not bible scholars by any means but just two regular, everyday guys who turned their bible study from an obligation or Christian duty into a fun time that they look forward to and actually grow closer to God during! Their hope is that it will provide you with a refreshing way to get into God’s word, help you see how using the Life Application bible can help you gain further insight into the scriptures and maybe prompt you to find a friend or two that you can do a similar style of bible study on your own! Our tempo in each episode is to: * Open with prayer * Read a small bite of scripture * See if there are any verses that pop out to us or we have any inspired insight on. * Read the Life Application footnotes for the scripture that was read and discuss what was shared and/or any ”ah ha” moments! * Close in prayer. Give us a listen and we guarantee you will have some fun with us (or at least be able to poke some fun at us)! Be great and enjoy the gift of today! :) Proverbs 27:17 Shout out to Dmitrii Kolesnikov providing rights to the intro/exit music at https://pixabay.com/users/the_mountain-3616498/
Episodes
Episodes
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In Episode 32, Those Crazy Bible Study Guys continue to unpack the Lord’s Prayer which Jesus used to simplify how to pray! They unpack “and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” and the IT>IF formula comes into play again as they translate that into “Don’t feed (satan’s) the IFs, but focus on the IT (is written).” Or “Starve the IF, feed on the IT.” Satan’s IFs are just suggestions that, if we don’t recognize those and focus on the IT of what is written in God’s word, then WE are the one’s that take the IF and spiral! Those Crazy Bible Study Guys wrap it up with reminders and clarity between Needs and Wants and remind of us of the ACTS method of prayer (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication).
This episode is an ideal listen for anyone who has ever found prayer challenging or elusive, and serves as a gentle reminder to cherish the gift of today and maintain a simple, sincere conversation with your heavenly Father.
Thursday May 02, 2024
Episode 031 - Matthew 6:5-10 – He Ain't No Genie!
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
In episode 31, Those Crazy Bible Study Guys see the progression of the Sermon on the Mount of going from renovation of your heart to building it through giving and prayer! Jesus knew we needed some help with prayer and, once again, he not only guides us but keeps it simple! It's not treating God as a genie in the bottle or to check a box that we prayed but pouring out of your heart having an open, honest conversation! Dale adds to the conversation by sharing the acronym ACTS (see below) as another way to help us with prayer. Join Those Crazy Bible Study Guys as they tap into the strength, wisdom and compassion of God through the power of prayer!
ACTS Prayer
Adoration - recognize, thank and be in awe of God.
Confession - lay it all out there to God to clean up and quit carrying those sins.
Thanksgiving - being grateful for all God has done and is doing in your life.
Supplication - being honest with God on your needs and the needs of others.
With the key here being God's will, not ours, be done!
CHECK OUT THIS SONG: "Don't Stop Praying" by Matthew West
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Episode 030 - Matthew 6:1-4 - Giving Like a Ninja!
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
In episode 30, Those Crazy Bible Study Guys see how Jesus does not do things willy nilly but with purpose! As the Sermon on the Mount starts with the foundation of key ways to clean up your heart, Jesus moves to how to build a stronger heart with this first muscle builder: giving! Join Those Crazy Bible Study Guys as they challenge each listener with the $5 challenge as a way to build that giving muscle and listen for the prompts of the Holy Spirit to bless someone with $5 so you too can become a giving ninja!
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Episode 029 - Matthew 5:43-48 - God-Level Forgiveness
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
In episode 29, Those Crazy Bible Study Guys kinda "hey, squirrel" but it ends up being in good ways as they hit on multiple lessons from these 5 verses! Loving and forgiving enemies is not our human nature and is a God-level of love - just as he forgave each of us though we didn't deserve it! People see God's reflection in you when you love your enemies and God knows this is one of the most powerful ways we can reach others for Christ! The episode then wraps up with the insight that "everyone we meet is an opportunity to learn something new" as Those Crazy Bible Study Guys "hey, squirrel" moments continue to uphold the "crazy" in their name!
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Episode 028 - Matthew 5:38-42 - Retaliation
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
In episode 28, Those Crazy Bible Study Guys get into how we are designed to fight or flight which make retaliation a natural response! They further learn that "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" was actually a term used in the courts of Jesus' day for guidance as to how to assess punishment on a convicted criminal. While joking about a fun level of retaliation at home trying to unexpectedly scare our spouses, the Holy Spirit inspires a mic drop on this episode: we learn why we need to come to God in prayer in situations where we want to retaliate because it is a whole other level of love we need, a supernatural love, that Jesus showed that day on the cross as he asked for God's forgiveness on those who falsely accused Him and brutally brought Him to a wrongful death.
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Episode 027 - Matthew 5:33-37 - No Maybes...Yes or No
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
In episode 27, we will give you an iron-clad handshake that it's more than the wedding alter that Jesus wants our vows to be commitments others can rely on! Those Crazy Bible Study Guys really dive into Jesus' desire for us to say Yes or No as those are strong commitments either way. They then dive into learning in their own lives how sometimes it's difficult to say no when you are asked to do something because you don't want to let someone down or hurt their feelings. However, saying that difficult "no" is not only better than saying yes now (only to break your promise later), it frees you from a vow you know you can't keep as well as allows the person asking to find someone who can provide a committed "yes!"
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Episode 026 - Matthew 5:31-32 - Firehose the Sparks
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
In Episode 26, Jesus continues to throw those knockout punches as Those Crazy Bible Study Guys continue the study of the Sermon on the Mount! The continued theme of the devil's "If's" that create that spark of doubt and how Jesus is the one that can douse it with a firehose before that doubt becomes action! Join Those Crazy Bible Study Guys as that spark of lust discussed in Episode 25 can lead to today's topic of infidelity and divorce. That opens up the discussion that we shouldn't focus on the perception that the grass is greener on the other side but that if we tend to and water our own grass, it will actually be greener!
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Episode 025 - Matthew 5:27-30 - Dont Trust Lust
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Episode 25 gets real as Those Crazy Bible Study guys learn that lust has been a constant battle over time for the human race! They actually get a little serious as they share personal stories of how important it is for fathers to help ensure their children understand the biblical view of attraction due to how it can become a long term struggle. Join those Crazy Bible Study Guys as they see how much Jesus knows lust can impact our life negatively and that it would be better to lose a limb or eye if it would stop it than to have separation the sin can create between us and God as well as our loved ones.
Discovering the Fun in a Bible Study!
We use to study the bible out of obligation or "Christian duty" but then we found out that getting together with a friend, going with the flow on how much scripture you read, getting insights from those much smarter about scripture (from a Life Application bible) and just having some curiosity and open, honest conversation was the formula of turning our "duty" into something we not only enjoyed but looked forward to doing! Listen in on one of our studies together and see if this style of studying the bible inspires you to have fun studying the scriptures and helps you grow closer to God! :)