Does the LORD judge our motives and intentions as well as our deeds? What does it mean to cherish iniquity in one’s heart? How important is it that a nation’s leaders follow the LORD? 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: Jeremiah 17:10

Jeremiah 17:10

10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Connection Passage #1: Psalm 66:18–19

Psalm 66:18–19

18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

Connection Passage #2 Malachi 4:2–3

Malachi 4:2–3

2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

3 Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Connection Passage #3: 1 Samuel 12:14–15

1 Samuel 12:14–15

14 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.

15 But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

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How are Christ and believers like a vine and branches? What does it mean that apart from Christ we can do nothing? How are Christ and believers like a physical body? What does it mean for believers to grow up into Christ Himself? 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 15:5

John 15:5

5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 13:1–9

Matthew 13:1–9

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9 He who has ears, let him hear.”

Connection Passage #2 Matthew 13:18–23

Matthew 13:18–23

18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

Connection Passage #3: Ephesians 4:15–16

Ephesians 4:15–16

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

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When we care for the poor, who benefits most – the poor, or us? Does caring for the poor change us? If so, in what way? Is Luke 12:31 intended to be taken literally? Why or why not? What about Luke 12:33? What is the connection between giving to the poor and trusting God for our daily needs? 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: Luke 12:34

Luke 12:34

34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Connection Passage #1: Luke 12:29–31

Luke 12:29–31

29 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31 But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

Connection Passage #2 Luke 12:33

Luke 12:33

33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Connection Passage #3: Luke 14:13–14

Luke 14:13–14

13 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Connection Passage #4: Proverbs 19:17

Proverbs 19:17

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Connection Passage #5: 1 Samuel 16:7

1 Samuel 16:7

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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Why would the wicked want to recite God’s statutes and bear His covenant on their lips? What might falling away look like today? Could Galatians 6:12 apply to modern virtue signaling? 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 16:25

Matthew 16:25

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 13:20–21

Matthew 13:20–21

20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

Connection Passage #2 Psalm 50:16–17

Psalm 50:16–17

16 To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

17 For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.

Connection Passage #3: Galatians 6:12

Galatians 6:12

12 Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

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What was Peter claiming would never happen? What does death represent from a secular point of view? What does it represent from a heavenly point of view? Does wanting to avoid death necessarily indicate a lack of faith? Why or why not? How does denying ourselves and following Jesus impact our own POV and our decisions? 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 16:24

Matthew 16:24

24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 16:22–23

Matthew 16:22–23

22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Connection Passage #2 Numbers 32:9–13

Numbers 32:9–13

9 For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.

10 So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

11 ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—

12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

13 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

Connection Passage #3: Jeremiah 7:23–24

Jeremiah 7:23–24

23 but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

24 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

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How can success be dangerous? How could cultural values such as a strong work ethic and valuing self-sufficiency contribute to a prideful attitude and cause us to forget God? How can successful people avoid becoming prideful? 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: 2 Corinthians 4:7

2 Corinthians 4:7

7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

Connection Passage #1: Judges 7:2

Judges 7:2

2 Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

Connection Passage #2 Deuteronomy 8:11–14

Deuteronomy 8:11–14

11 Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.

12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,

13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,

14 then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Connection Passage #3: Deuteronomy 8:17–18

Deuteronomy 8:17–18

17 You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

18 But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

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Why should we trust God and rely on Him? Why do some people place their trust in politics, wealth, or power? What are some other things people might be inclined to rely on? 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 127:1

Psalm 127:1

1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Connection Passage #1: 1 Samuel 17:45–47

1 Samuel 17:45–47

45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.

47 And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

Connection Passage #2 Jeremiah 50:24

Jeremiah 50:24

24 I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

Connection Passage #3: Matthew 23:37–39

Matthew 23:37–39

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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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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