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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What does it mean to “live according to the flesh?” How does one “put to death the deeds of the body?” What does Jesus mean when He said, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it”? 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 44:22

Psalm 44:22

22 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

Connection Passage #1: Isaiah 53:7

Isaiah 53:7

7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Connection Passage #2 Matthew 10:39

Matthew 10:39

39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Connection Passage #3: Romans 8:13

Romans 8:13

13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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What is the difference between persecution and discipline? Why does God discipline those He loves? How should we respond to this discipline? 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 8:18

Romans 8:18

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Connection Passage #1: Hebrews 12:4–6

Hebrews 12:4–6

4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Connection Passage #2 Hebrews 12:11

Hebrews 12:11

11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

Connection Passage #3: 1 Peter 5:1–4

1 Peter 5:1–4

1 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

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Why is God to be feared more than people? How serious should we be about avoiding hell? Who are the people who know what is right? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

Bible Passages

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Memory Passage: Matthew 10:28

Matthew 10:28

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Connection Passage #1: Matthew 5:29–30

Matthew 5:29–30

29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

Connection Passage #2 Hebrews 10:31

Hebrews 10:31

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Connection Passage #3: Isaiah 51:7–8

Isaiah 51:7–8

7 Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.

8 For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

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What does the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah tell us about God? Why does God take rebellion so seriously? What does Genesis 19:17-22 tell us about God’s compassion for His people? Does God’s conditional promise to the Israelites in Exodus 19:5-6 apply to us today? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

Bible Passages

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Memory Passage: Psalm 46:1

Psalm 46:1

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Connection Passage #1: Job 12:10

Job 12:10

10 The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

Connection Passage #2 Exodus 19:5–8

Exodus 19:5–8

5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

6 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

8 And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

Connection Passage #3: Genesis 19:15–16

Genesis 19:15–16

15 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

16 But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

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What does it mean to fear God? What are the benefits of fearing God? How was God’s hand on David since before his birth? Why does Paul say that believers are God’s temple? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

Bible Passages

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Memory Passage: Psalm 103:11–12

Psalm 103:11–12

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Connection Passage #1: Psalm 103:17–18

Psalm 103:17–18

17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—

18 to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

Connection Passage #2 Psalm 22:9–10

Psalm 22:9–10

9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.

10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

Connection Passage #3: 1 Corinthians 3:16–17

1 Corinthians 3:16–17

16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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What does it mean to “die to sin and live to righteousness”? Does Peter believe it’s possible? In Romans 7:15-25, how does Paul explain his struggle against sin? How does this fit with what he says in Romans 6:1-2? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

Bible Passages

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Memory Passage: 1 Peter 2:24

1 Peter 2:24

24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

Connection Passage #1: Isaiah 53:3–5

Isaiah 53:3–5

3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

4 Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.

5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Connection Passage #2 Romans 6:1–2

Romans 6:1–2

1 What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

2 Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

Connection Passage #3: Romans 7:15–25

Romans 7:15–25

15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.

17 In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

19 For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.

20 And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

21 So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.

23 But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

25 Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

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What does it mean to love the world? What does it mean to continue to sin? How can one’s desires lead to death? How should we explain Hebrews 10:26–27? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week’s edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.

Bible Passages

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Memory Passage: 1 John 3:6

1 John 3:6

6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

Connection Passage #1: 1 John 2:15–17

1 John 2:15–17

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

Connection Passage #2 James 1:13–15

James 1:13–15

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Connection Passage #3: Hebrews 10:26–27

Hebrews 10:26–27

26 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

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• WTBP Introduction

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).