by Eric Spivey | Jan 18, 2023 | All of God for All of Us
January 22 – Exodus 3:13-15 Main focus: God comes to us and introduces himself so that we can know about him but also know him. We’ve made quite a jump in time from Genesis 1 to Exodus 3, but there’s a common thread: revelation. In Genesis 1, God begins to...
by Eric Spivey | Apr 16, 2019 | Deep Dive, Easter 2019, Series Resources
Deep Dive: The Marys There are a bunch of Marys in the Gospels (four to be exact), so it’s tricky to keep them separate. As you can guess, Mary was a really common name in Jesus’s day; supposedly one in five women in first-century Palestine was named Mary! With all...
by Eric Spivey | Sep 2, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Deep Dive
Deep Dive: What does Paul mean by “work with your hands”? For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. In v.11 Paul starts to list out some instructions he has for the Thessalonians: aspire to live quietly, mind your own affairs, work with your...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 5, 2018 | 10, Discussion Guides
Intro The events of Nehemiah happened after Israel had been exiled to Babylon and Persia for over a century. Waves of resettlers had returned to Jerusalem prior to Nehemiah’s expedition, rebuilding the temple and moving into the city, but these resetllers were met...
by Eric Spivey | Jul 29, 2018 | 10, Discussion Guides
Intro Beauty pageants, public impalings, and tons of drinking; we see all that and more in the story of Esther, with plenty of ethical questions along the way. Check out the Bible Project video on Esther for the full story, it’s super interesting. The book of Esther...