Bible 360: Recent Episodes
Keiston France
“Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.” - John 12:27
Written by: Mark Jones
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him.” - John 9:3
What’s your attitude when you have a bad day in sports or life?
When have you seen God turn something bad into something good?
How can Jesus use your bad moments for His glory?
“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” – 2 Chronicles 16:9
RFTH Ministries
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” - 2 Corinthians 3:17-18
“He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.” - Proverbs 14:29
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible… I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” - 1 Corinthians 9: 19 & 22b
Written by: Bryant Wright
“Jesus wept.” - John 11:35
"Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was." - John 11:5-6
Written by Michael Kelley, RFTH
- They unwittingly serve God’s purposes (Judg. 9:23).
- They were terrified of Christ and the gospel (Matt. 8:29; Mark 1:24; James 2:19).
- They obeyed Christ (Matt. 8:32).
- They obeyed the Twelve (Matt. 10:1–8) and the Seventy-Two (Luke 10:17–20).
- They cannot separate believers in Christ from the love of God (Rom. 8:38).
- They can be restrained by the Holy Spirit (2 Thess. 2:6; 1 John 4:4).
- They have been judged already by God (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6) and will be again in the future (Rev. 20:10).
Written by Jordan Loftis
“But now you must rid yourselves of…filthy language from your lips.” Colossians 3:8
Written by Jonathan Munson, Executive Director, RFTH
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." - Romans 8:28
"Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God." - Romans 7:4 ESV
Written by Jordan Loftis
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10 ESV
Written by Jordan Loftis
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things, there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23
Written by: John Ausmus
You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to be distressed by various trials so that the genuineness of your faith-more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. -1 Peter 1:6
Written by: Roger Lipe
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:14
"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28
Written by: Carissa Dahik
"We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life." - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6
Written by Wayne McKim
"If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don't hold back your shirt either." - Luke 6:29
"No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
"Jesus replied, The most important commandment is this: Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” – Mark 12:29-30 NLT
Inspired by the writtings of RFTH Ministries
"And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, 'Let us rise up and build.' So they strengthened their hands for the good work." - Nehemiah 2:18
- How would you define your mission in sports? In life?
- How can you encourage your team to persist in the face of adversity?
"If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking." - James 1:5
- Where do Opportunities come from?
- Opposition will always come!
- Obedience is simply saying, "Yes, God!"
- Outcomes are God's part, not ours.
"Then Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, 'I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.'" - Matthew 8:10
- In your own words, how would you define rubber-band faith?
- When has your faith been stretched the most? How did God show up?
- As a competitor, how can you play with rubber-band faith? How can you live with rubber-band faith?
- Read Mark 6:4-6. Why was Jesus astonished? What can you learn from this passage?
Got Patience?
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." - Romans 12:12
"If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work." - 2 Timothy 2:21
Inspired by the words of Dan Britton
"The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding." - Proverbs 15:31-32
Inspired by an FCA article written by Jere Johnson
"Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms." - Psalm 95:2
Taken from a RFTH Ministries devotional
"I have refined you in the furnace of suffering" - Isaiah 48:10 NLT
"But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where He wants it." - 1 Corinthians 12:18 NLT
"The breath of the Almighty gives me life" - Job 33:4 NKJV
"You are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. Let me life forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings!" - Psalms 61: 3-4 NLT
"Rather, train yourself in godliness, for the training of the body has a limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come." - 1 Timothy 4:7b-8
- Are you in good shape?
- Are you fit spiritually? What can you do to get in better shape for God's glory?
"If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” - John 20:23
"For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her(church) to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault." - Ephesians 5:25-27
"Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the LORD’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior." Psalm 24:4-5
"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up." - Galatians 6:9
"So the last will be first, and the first last." - Matthew 20:16
Ways in which our egos can keep us from God's best:
- Egos push people away.
- Egos hurt people.
- Egos discourage others.
- Egos make people unteachable.
- Egos want the spotlight.
- Egos take the focus off of God.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." - Matthew 6:31-34
"But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. He fell facedown at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan." - Luke 17:15-16
"And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness."
- Colossians 2:6-7 (NLT)
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act."
- Proverbs 3:27
"For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." - 2 Peter 1:11
"Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come. Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), 10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.” - Revelation 4:8-11
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10 ESV
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." - Romans 12:1-2
"For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him." — Philippians 2:12b–13
"Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." - Luke 9:23
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It's no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men." - Matthew 5:13
“So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel. Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.” – 1 Kings 18: 20 – 21
"For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn't receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn't received it?" -1 Corinthians 4:7 HCSB
"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." James 1:22
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“Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” - 2 Timothy 2:22
Commandment #9: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."
- Exodus 20 2-17
Commandment #5: "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."
- Exodus 20 2-17
Commandment #4: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy, six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord. Your God. On it, you shall not do any work. Neither you nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns."
- Exodus 20 2-17
Commandment #3: "Do not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold guiltless"
- Exodus 20 2-17
Commandment #1: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Exodus 20 2-17
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” - Colossians 3:13
"So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground." - Genesis 1:27-28 NLT
“Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin." - Leviticus 18:22 NLT
“If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense." Leviticus 20:13 NLT
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