Do human events play out according to God’s plan? Do any events happen outside of God’s plan? If God planned the crucifixion, will those who played a part be held accountable? Why or why not? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1

1 To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Connection Passage #1: Isaiah 14:24

Isaiah 14:24

24 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.

Connection Passage #2 Matthew 16:21

Matthew 16:21

21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Connection Passage #3: Acts 2:23

Acts 2:23

23 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

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When we boast about our abilities, our successes, our possessions, or our future plans, in whom are we placing our trust? To whom are we giving credit? Is dependence upon God compatible or incompatible with self-sufficiency? In what ways? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Proverbs 27:1

Proverbs 27:1

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Connection Passage #1: Luke 12:15–21

Luke 12:15–21

15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17 So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

Connection Passage #2 Haggai 1:9

Haggai 1:9

9 You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Connection Passage #3: James 4:13–16

James 4:13–16

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

16 As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Connection Passage #4: Jeremiah 23:16–17

Jeremiah 23:16–17

16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

17 They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’

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Why did God tell Jesus what to say and how to say it? Why was Jesus careful to follow God’s commands precisely? Why do some Christians think it’s okay (or even necessary) to ignore or alter some of God’s commands today? How are humility and obedience connected? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Matthew 18:4

Matthew 18:4

4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 18:1–3

Matthew 18:1–3

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Connection Passage #2 John 12:49–50

John 12:49–50

49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

Connection Passage #3: Exodus 25:40

Exodus 25:40

40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Connection Passage #4: Exodus 40:34–38

Exodus 40:34–38

34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35 Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

36 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.

37 If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.

Connection Passage #5 Mark 9:33–37

Mark 9:33–37

33 Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

34 But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

36 Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

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What are the dangers of arrogance and boasting? Why does Paul boast? What are the benefits of humility? How are humility and teachability connected? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Matthew 23:12

Matthew 23:12

12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Connection Passage #1: Proverbs 6:16–19

Proverbs 6:16–19

16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

19 a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Connection Passage #2 Psalm 11:5

Psalm 11:5

5 The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

Connection Passage #3: Isaiah 14:12–15

Isaiah 14:12–15

12 How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.

13 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.

Connection Passage #4: 2 Corinthians 12:1–10

2 Corinthians 12:1–10

1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

4 was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.

5 I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.

6 Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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Why should we be careful? Why might someone trust in deceptive words? How can we avoid becoming victims of deception? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:12

1 Corinthians 10:12

12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

Connection Passage #1: Proverbs 21:2

Proverbs 21:2

2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Connection Passage #2 Jeremiah 7:8–10

Jeremiah 7:8–10

8 But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

9 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

10 and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?

Connection Passage #3: 1 Corinthians 10:6–12

1 Corinthians 10:6–12

6 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

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Why is pride detestable to God? How can pride lead to destruction? What’s the difference between pride, confidence, and honest assessment? How can we be sure we’re not among the wicked? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs 16:18

18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Connection Passage #1: Proverbs 16:4–5

Proverbs 16:4–5

4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

Connection Passage #2 Obadiah 3–4

Obadiah 3–4

3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Connection Passage #3: Galatians 6:14

Galatians 6:14

14 But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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Why does Numbers 12:3 describe Moses as the most humble man on the face of the earth? Did the people keep the promises they made in Exodus 24:3-8? In Exodus 4:10-12, Moses claims to be “slow of speech and tongue.” Yet, in Numbers 14:11-23, Moses waxes eloquent when interceding with the LORD. How might we explain this? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Numbers 12:3

Numbers 12:3

3 Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Connection Passage #1: Exodus 4:10–12

Exodus 4:10–12

10 “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

12 Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

Connection Passage #2 Exodus 24:3–8

Exodus 24:3–8

3 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”

4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.

7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

8 So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Connection Passage #3: Numbers 14:11–23

Numbers 14:11–23

11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

12 I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”

13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.

14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

15 If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,

16 ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

17 So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

19 Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

20 “I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied.

21 “Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,

22 not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—

23 not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

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How does God view the sacrifice of the wicked? What kind of sacrifice does God approve? What does the LORD require? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Psalm 51:17

Psalm 51:17

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Connection Passage #1: Proverbs 15:8

Proverbs 15:8

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Connection Passage #2 Proverbs 15:9

Proverbs 15:9

9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

Connection Passage #3: Micah 6:6–8

Micah 6:6–8

6 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

7 Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

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Whom did God choose to be His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth? Why did He choose them and not some other? Why will they fear Him and why will it be for their good? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Psalm 51:10–12

Psalm 51:10–12

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Connection Passage #1: Psalm 51:4–5

Psalm 51:4–5

4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Connection Passage #2 Jeremiah 32:38–41

Jeremiah 32:38–41

38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.

39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

41 Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

Connection Passage #3: Deuteronomy 14:2

Deuteronomy 14:2

2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

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Why does being transformed involve the renewing of one’s mind? How might arrogance and self-righteousness hinder transformation? How might the advice in Philippians 4:8 aid in transformation? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Connection Passage #1: Luke 18:9–14

Luke 18:9–14

9 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

12 I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

13 But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

14 I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Connection Passage #2 Jeremiah 9:23–24

Jeremiah 9:23–24

23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Connection Passage #3: Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

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In Philippians 4:13, does “all” mean all? Considering verses 10-13, is the passage about succeeding at whatever we do or about being content even in the face of adversity? Is Luke 11:9-13 a blank check or is it about asking for and receiving something in particular? Whom does the angel of the LORD encamp around? Why? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:13

13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Connection Passage #1: Zechariah 4:6

Zechariah 4:6

6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

Connection Passage #2 Psalm 34:7

Psalm 34:7

7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Connection Passage #3: Luke 11:9–13

Luke 11:9–13

9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

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Who were the shepherds in Jeremiah 23:1-6 and what were they guilty of? Who was Peter describing as “irrational animals, creatures of instinct… springs without water and mists driven by a storm”? What were they guilty of? How were they deceptive? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: John 10:10

John 10:10

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

Connection Passage #1: Jeremiah 23:1–6

Jeremiah 23:1–6

1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.

2 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.

3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.

4 I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.

5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Connection Passage #2 2 Peter 2:12–14

2 Peter 2:12–14

12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

13 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.

14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

Connection Passage #3: 2 Peter 2:17–19

2 Peter 2:17–19

17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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Acts 8:4-8 records some results of the suffering depicted in Acts 8:1-3. Were the results worth the suffering? Why or why not? What is the encouragement offered in Psalm 30:5? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Psalm 30:5

Psalm 30:5

5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Connection Passage #1: Luke 24:45–49

Luke 24:45–49

45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

46 And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

47 and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

48 You are witnesses of these things.

49 And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Connection Passage #2 Acts 8:1–3

Acts 8:1–3

1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Connection Passage #3: Acts 8:4–8

Acts 8:4–8

4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

8 So there was great joy in that city.

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What does it mean to be brokenhearted and contrite in spirit? What would the opposite be? Why is God against those who do evil, and why would He wipe out all memory of them from the earth? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Psalm 34:18

Psalm 34:18

18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

Connection Passage #1: Psalm 34:16

Psalm 34:16

16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Connection Passage #2 Isaiah 57:15

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Connection Passage #3: Matthew 10:14–15

Matthew 10:14–15

14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

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Why does the psalmist describe God’s Word as a lamp and a light? Why does Exodus 20:6 connect loving God with keeping His commandments? How is Scripture an important part of God’s provision for our lives? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Psalm 119:105

Psalm 119:105

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Connection Passage #1: Exodus 20:1–17

Exodus 20:1–17

1 And God spoke all these words:

2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3 You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

13 You shall not murder.

14 You shall not commit adultery.

15 You shall not steal.

16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Connection Passage #2 Matthew 11:25

Matthew 11:25

25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Connection Passage #3: 2 Peter 1:19–20

2 Peter 1:19–20

19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

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What do you think heaven would be like if God let everyone come in and live however they please? Why does God discipline His children? What happens to those He doesn’t discipline? Why? What did He say to those who had forsaken Him and served other gods? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:32

1 Corinthians 11:32

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

Connection Passage #1: Proverbs 27:5–6

Proverbs 27:5–6

5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Connection Passage #2 2 Samuel 7:10–16

2 Samuel 7:10–16

10 And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.

12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

15 But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.

16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

Connection Passage #3: Judges 10:13–14

Judges 10:13–14

13 But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.

14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”

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How are repentance and obedience connected? How is repentance connected to truth and our ability to know it? Do you see any connection between the V3-17 passages and Romans 1:18-32? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Revelation 3:19

Revelation 3:19

19 Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 3:8

Matthew 3:8

8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

Connection Passage #2 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10

9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Connection Passage #3: 2 Timothy 2:24–26

2 Timothy 2:24–26

24 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

25 He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

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How will the kingdom of God come? Who will be included in the kingdom? Who will miss out? Are you surprised by any of the groups listed in Revelation 6:8? Does the punishment for any of these seem extreme or unfair? Why or why not? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Matthew 12:30

Matthew 12:30

30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 12:31–32

Matthew 12:31–32

31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

Connection Passage #2 Luke 17:20–21

Luke 17:20–21

20 When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21 Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Connection Passage #3: Revelation 21:6–8

Revelation 21:6–8

6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

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Why might Matthew 10:34 surprise many people? What does it mean to take up our cross and follow Jesus? If whoever is not against Jesus is for Him, is it also true that whoever is not for Jesus is against Him? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Matthew 10:34

Matthew 10:34

34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 10:35–38

Matthew 10:35–38

35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36 A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

Connection Passage #2 Mark 3:20–21

Mark 3:20–21

20 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

Connection Passage #3: Mark 9:38–40

Mark 9:38–40

38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

40 For whoever is not against us is for us.

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What is the conditional promise in Isaiah 40:31? What is the conditional promise in Deuteronomy 30:9-10? How might these promises connect with Habakkuk 3:17-19? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

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Memory Passage: Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31

31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Connection Passage #1: Psalm 121:1–2

Psalm 121:1–2

1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Connection Passage #2 Habakkuk 3:17–19

Habakkuk 3:17–19

17 Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

19 GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights!

Connection Passage #3: Deuteronomy 30:9–10

Deuteronomy 30:9–10

9 So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,

10 if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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