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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes:  How Revival Begins — and How It Begins with You. (2 Kings 23: 1-30)
Now we know that physical growth just… happens. Feed a child, give it time, and they grow. But spiritual growth? That doesn’t “just happen.” It requires something. It involves choices, and it demands a response.
 And as we’ve been walking through the book of 2 Kings, we’ve now come to a chapter that beautifully illustrates the essential elements of spiritual growth — the very ingredients of revival. It shows us how revival begins, and it shows us how it begins with you….
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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes: Avoiding God’s Discipline. (Joshua 22: 1-20)
God wants you to be His child. Not just in the sense of being forgiven, though that’s where it begins, but in the sense of being a child who walks with Him, listens to Him, and enjoys His blessing.
But once you become His child, God wants you to be an obedient child, just like any good parent wants their child to obey. And for that, He’s given us an instruction manual…. It’s called the Bible.
 But what happens when you step out of line? Well… what happens with any child? God, like a good Father, disciplines us. 
 In the bible, God’s people, Israel, had a long record of discipline; the Old Testament is full of this pattern. God redeemed Israel out of Egypt. He gave them the land, He blessed them abundantly, and He made them His people…. And then He gave them a long book — Deuteronomy — that effectively said:
 “If you obey Me, I will bless you.”
“If you disobey Me, there will be consequences.”
 But they didn’t listen. For hundreds of years, God warned them: And eventually, that’s exactly what happened…. That’s the story of 2 Kings.
 King after king after king…
disobeying, drifting, rebelling…
until finally God says, “Enough,”
and the nation is carried into exile.
 But here’s the fascinating part: One of the very last kings didn’t get disciplined and that’s where our story begins today. Because if we can understand why he escaped discipline, we can learn how to avoid it in our own lives….
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The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
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The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes:  God’s Amazing Grace. (2 Kings 21: 1-26)
Several days ago, we looked at a king named Ahaz and asked the question: “How low can one go?”
 Up to that point in 2 Kings, Ahaz was the worst king Israel had ever had.
 He made alliances instead of trusting the Lord. He changed the worship. He embraced idolatry. And in the most horrifying moment of his life, he sacrificed his own infant son in the fire.
 How low can you go?
 Well… keep reading because the Bible introduces us to another king, a king who somehow manages to go even lower. His name is Manasseh, and what he does is so dark, so hideous, so spiritually twisted, that you almost want to say, “Viewer discretion advised.”
 You’ll see it by the end of the chapter. It’s a truth about the human condition. A truth about sin and a truth about grace, and I genuinely believe most Christians underestimate it.
 
So, let’s walk through the passage.
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The Bible Project: https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com
History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
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The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes: Responding to God’s Amazing Grace. (2 Kings 20: 1-21)
God’s grace is amazing; we even sing about it. But maybe we say that so often that sometimes we forget just how astonishing it really is.
 The Bible says: “For by grace are you saved through faith… it is the gift of God, not of works.” But consider the backdrop of that verse. What were we really like before we came to Christ? 
 But in some passages, it describes us as being in enmity with God — not neutral, not mildly indifferent, but opposed to Him. And yet, in that condition, God loved us. And God demonstrated His love by sending His Son to die for our sins so that we could receive eternal life as a gift.
 That is amazing grace.
But that’s only the beginning.
 God’s grace doesn’t just save us.
 Grace saves us.
Grace strengthens us.
Grace sustains us.
Exceedingly.
Abundantly.
Above all, we could ask or even imagine.
So, if God pours out grace like that, then how should we respond?
 There are many possible biblical answers to that question.  But since we’re walking through 2 Kings, chapter by chapter, we’ve now arrived at a moment in Hezekiah’s life where God poured out extraordinary grace on him, and then Scripture shows us exactly how he responded.  
And tucked inside this story is something every one of us needs to hear. Something about our hearts right now, not just Hezekiah’s…..
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The Bible Project: https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com
History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle and now also on Audible, Visit:
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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes:  Amazing Grace - When Prayer Turns the Tide. (2 Kings 19: 1-37)
Life has a way of surprising us. Most days are ordinary enough, predictable, manageable, familiar. But every so often, life throws us a curveball.
 A phone call.
A diagnosis.
A financial blow.
A relationship crisis.
A sudden loss.
 And when those moments come, and they will, the question is simple…. How do you handle a crisis?
Today, we’re going to look at a king who faced a crisis so overwhelming that the entire city of Jerusalem hung in the balance. And the way he responded gives us a pattern, not a complete list, but certainly an essential, helpful example of how believers can face the hardest moments of life. 
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The Bible Project: https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com
History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle and now also on Audible, Visit:
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