Girlfriends Bible Study

Ep 149 - What If Wisdom Was a Human

We begin our theme of "Wisdom, Learning and Experience in the Bible" with a question: "What if Wisdom was a human?"

Ep 148 - Nothing New Under the Sun: Part 2

Have you ever felt like you were doing more work than everyone else? Jesus deals with that very issue in Luke 10:38-42 and Matthew 20:1-16. There is truly nothing new under the sun!

Ep 147 - Wisdom: A Study of Solomon

Our August theme is "Wisdom, Learning, and Experience in the Bible." In this study, we discuss the wisdom of Solomon. 1 Kings 3, 4:29-34 - Solomon asks for and displays wisdom 1 Kings 10:1-13 - The Queen of Sheba seeks Solomon's wisdom 1 Kings 11:1-13 - Solomon's wives

Ep 146 - Making Mistakes: A Biblical Response

How do you respond to mistakes? How do you want others to respond? In this Bible Study we discuss a Biblical response.
Luke 17:1-6 - Forgive 7 times a dayMatthew 5:21-24 - Reconcile and forgive before coming to the altarMatthew 6:9-15 - The Lord's PrayerMark 11:25-26 - Forgiveness and prayerProverbs 17:9 - Love prospers with forgiveness but repeating an offense separates close friendsMatthew 18:21-25 - The Ungrateful Servant (How not to handle it)

Ep 145 - Making Mistakes: The Presumption of Innocence

In this Bible Study we discuss the presumption of innocence and the great accuser.
Our Scriptures:Proverbs 28:131 John 1:8-10Galatians 6:1-101 Peter 5:8Revelation 12:10-11Hebrews 10Matthew 13:24

Ep 144 - Mary, Martha & Lazarus

We end our theme of Favorite Siblings in the Bible with a study of Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
Scriptures about Mary Magdalene:Matthew 27:55-56, 61Matthew 28:1-10Mark 15:40-41, 47Mark 16:1-11Luke 8:1-3Luke 24:1-11John 19:25John 20:1-2, 10-18
About Lazarus:John 11John 12:1-11
About Mary & Martha:Luke 10:38-42
About Simon the Leper (possible father):Matthew 26:6-13Mark 14:1-10

Ep 143 - Wanting Good Things for Your Siblings

We begin our study of "Favorite Siblings in the Bible" with a discussion about Andrew & Simon Peter. (John 1:19-51)Interestingly enough, there are more siblings who don't get along in the Bible than those who do.
Two of my favorite people on the planet (Valarie & Spring) have a sibling-filled family and the closeness they share are the exception not the rule.

Ep 142 - Selfishness vs Selflessness

We begin a new theme - "Selfishness vs. Selflessness."
Selfishness is defined as "being concerned excessively or exclusively for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure or welfare, regardless of others."Selflessness is often equated with altruism: "concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own."
Scriptures:1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (Love scripture)John 15:13 (Selfless love)Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan)
Selfish people in the Bible:King Saul (1 Samuel)Potiphar's Wife (Genesis 39)Prostitutes and Babies (1 Kings 3)
We asked the question: Is greed a form of selfishness or is selfishness a form of greed?What do you think?

Ep 141 - Hotness: Love Stories in the Bible

We finish our July theme of "Hotness in the Bible" with a study of some famous love stories in the Bible.
Adam & Eve (Didn't we almost have it all?)Boaz & Ruth (Second time around)Abraham & Sarah (Original Baby Mama Drama)Isaac & Rebekah (Playing favorites)Jacob, Rachel & Leah (Sibling rivalry)Samson & Delilah (Bad girls)Solomon & the Shulamite WomanMary & Joseph

Ep 140 - It's Better to Marry than to Burn

Our July theme is "Hotness in the Bible" and in this study we are talking about people who burned with lust in the Bible.
David & Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11 & 12Amnon & Tamar - 2 Samuel 13Joseph & Potiphar's Wife - Genesis 39
And here are some words of wisdom:1 Corinthians 7:8-9Matthew 5:27-281 Corinthians 6:18-20