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Noble Bereans

Steve Sanderswww.noblebereans.com
Short, to-the-point podcasts that urge followers of Christ to be like the noble-minded Bereans of Acts 17:11.
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The Book of Ruth, Part 13: The Waiting Game

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 3:14 (NET) So she slept beside him until morning. She woke up while it was still dark. Boaz thought, “No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor.” 15 Then he said, “Hold out the shawl you are wearing and grip it tightly.” As she held it tightly, he measured out about sixty pounds of barley into the sh...

Dec 26, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 22

Special Episode: The Birth of Jesus

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Luke 2:1 (NET) Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes. 2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 Everyone went to his own town to be registered. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city...

Dec 24, 20193 minSeason 3Ep. 21

The Book of Ruth, Part 12: Temptation and Honor

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 3:10 (NET) He said, “May you be rewarded by the Lord, my dear! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before. For you have not sought to marry one of the young men, whether rich or poor. 11 Now, my dear, don’t worry! I intend to do for you everything you propose, for everyone in the village knows that you...

Dec 19, 20198 minSeason 3Ep. 20

The Book of Ruth, Part 11: Will You Marry Me?

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 3:6 (NET) So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do. 7 When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap. Then Ruth crept up quietly, uncovered his legs, and lay down beside him. 8 In the middle...

Dec 12, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 19

The Book of Ruth, Part 10: Uncovering Boaz's Feet

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 3:1 (NET) At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure. 2 Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor. 3 So bathe yourself, rub on some perfumed oil, and get ...

Dec 05, 20198 minSeason 3Ep. 18

The Book of Ruth, Part 9: Boaz exposed

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 2:18 (NET) She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much grain she had gathered. Then Ruth gave her the roasted grain she had saved from mealtime. 19 Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be rewarded!” So Ruth told her...

Nov 28, 20198 minSeason 3Ep. 17

The Book of Ruth, Part 8: Boaz’s Generosity Grows

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 2:14 (NET) Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have some food! Dip your bread in the vinegar!” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest. 15 When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told his male servants, “Let her ...

Nov 21, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 16

The Book of Ruth, Part 7: Humbleness and Generosity

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 2:10 (NET) Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him, “Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?” 11 Boaz replied to her, “I have been given a full report of all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband - how you left yo...

Nov 14, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 15

The Book of Ruth, Part 6: Boaz Arrives

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 2:4 (NET) Now at that very moment, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied, “May the Lord bless you!” 5 Boaz asked his servant in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?” 6 The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, “Sheʼs the yo...

Nov 07, 20199 minSeason 3Ep. 14

The Book of Ruth, Part 5: Boaz's Field

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 2:1 (NET) Now Naomi had a relative on her husbandʼs side of the family named Boaz. He was a wealthy, prominent man from the clan of Elimelech. 2 One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so.” Naomi replied, “You may go, my daughter.” 3 So R...

Oct 31, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 13

The Book of Ruth, Part 4: Call Me Bitter

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 1:18 (NET) When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to dissuade her. 19 So the two of them journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole village was excited about their arrival. The women of the village said, “Can this be Naomi?” 20 ...

Oct 24, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 12

The Book of Ruth, Part 3: Insistent Devotion

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 1:7 (NET) Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah, 8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Listen to me! Each of you should return to your motherʼs home! May the Lord show you the same kind of devotion that you have shown to y...

Oct 17, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 11

The Book of Ruth: The Levirate Marriage

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Ruth 1:7 (NET) Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah, 8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Listen to me! Each of you should return to your motherʼs home! May the Lord show you the same kind of devotion that you have shown to y...

Oct 10, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 10

The Book of Ruth: Background and Introduction

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are:Ruth 1:1 (NET) 1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons. 2 (Now the manʼs name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons were Mah...

Oct 03, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Our God is Worthy, Part 2: Because He's the King of Kings

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Job 26:5 (NET) “The dead tremble - those beneath the waters and all that live in them. 6 The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered. 7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. 8 He locks the waters in his clouds, and t...

Sep 26, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 8

Our God is Worthy, Part 1: Let Everything That Has Breath ...

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Isaiah 43:7 (KJV) Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. Acts 15:12 (NET) The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the...

Sep 19, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Are Christians Better: Be Humble, Not Arrogant

Check out our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Luke 18:9 (NET) Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else. 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ʻGod, I thank you ...

Sep 12, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Are Christians Better Than Everyone Else, Part 1: The Humbling Truth

Check out this episode on our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com/?p=399. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Psalms 103:10 (NET) He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. Romans 3:22b (NET) For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6:23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the g...

Sep 05, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Training to be a Christian - Part 4: The End of the Game

Check out this episode on our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com/?p=399. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: 2 Timothy 4:6 (NET) For as for me, I am already being poured out on the altar; yes, the time for my departure has arrived. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 All that awaits me now is the crown of righteousness which the Lor...

Aug 29, 20196 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Training to be a Christian - Part 3: Listening to the Coach

Check out this episode on our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com/?p=399. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Philippians 3:12 (NET) Not that I have already attained this - that is, I have not already been perfected - but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am ...

Aug 22, 20197 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Training to be a Christian - Part 2: The Training Regiment

Check out this episode on our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com/?p=399. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: 1 Corinthians 9:24 (NASB) Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath,...

Aug 15, 20195 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Training to be a Christian: Part 1 (What You Give Up)

Check out this episode on our blog at: http://www.noblebereans.com/?p=395. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ANobleBerean/ . For daily Bible quotes, follow us on Instagram: @noble_bereans. Today's verses are: Hebrews 12:1 (NASB) Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author ...

Aug 08, 20194 minSeason 3Ep. 1

How Deep is Our Loyalty

Daniel 3:4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language, 5 that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. 6 But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.” 7 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard t...

Apr 18, 20194 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Psalms 23

Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and l...

Apr 11, 20192 minSeason 2Ep. 14

What Does Loving God Look Like?

John 14:20-21 (WEB) In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

Apr 04, 20194 minSeason 2Ep. 13

All For His Glory

Romans 11:36 (NET) For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen. Psalm 19:1 (NET) The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork. Proverbs 30:8 (NET) Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread, 9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

Mar 21, 20194 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Continuing Thoughts on Prayer

James 4:2b (WEB) You don’t have, because you don’t ask. 3 You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. 1 John 5:14 (WEB) This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. 15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (WEB) Pray without ceasing. 18 In everything give thanks, fo...

Mar 14, 20194 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Does God Answer Prayer?

Genesis 25:21 (WEB) Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is so, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh. 23 Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.” James 5:16b (WEB) The insistent prayer of a righte...

Mar 07, 20194 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Standing at the Threshold

Psalms 84:1 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God. 4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah. 5 How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highw...

Feb 28, 20195 minSeason 2Ep. 8
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