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This week we start the new book of Joshua in our reading plan. Join Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they discuss a particularly difficult passage to apply in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What does love in action really mean. Join Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they discuss Romans 12 in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Does redemption mean something different for the Jews and the gentiles? Join Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they discuss Romans 10:1-17 in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What do the curses and blessings in Deuteronomy mean for us today? Join Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they discuss Deuteronomy 27 & 28 in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What does the new law and the extension of God’s grace mean to us in how we live our daily lives? Join Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they discuss Romans 6:1-23 in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What’s your problem? It turns out it’s the same as my problem. Pastors Nikki, Eric, and Clayton discuss Romans 3:9-10 in this week’s episode of the Bible Savvy Podcast. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What are the rules for appointing a good leader in the new land? Nikki, Eric, and Clayton apply the COMMA method to this passage of Deuteronomy. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Romans is a challenging but important book in learning about how we relate to God. Special guest Pastor Cory Shumate joins Nikki and Clayton as they try to unpack the first part of this letter from Paul. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What does it mean to live as God’s dearly loved children? Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to unpack this passage of Ephesians which sets up how to live and walk in the way of love. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

What does it mean when God says to the Israelites to drive out the nations currently occupying the chosen land? Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to dig into this passage in Deuteronomy. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to jump into the New Testament book of Ephesians and look at the reconciliation of both Jews and Gentiles through Christ. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to look at the two tribes that decided not to settle in the promised land. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to look at how God encourages the Israelites to war against the Midianites in Numbers. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to look at the messages of Balaam in Numbers. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to look at the story of God’s judgement and how he uses a symbol of a bronze snake as a way to represent healing. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they ask what do we learn from Moses not entering the promised land? Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to dig into three short stories in Matthew 21, depicting the last week in Jesus’ life. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to explore the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Are we envious because God is generous? Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

In Numbers 9 the presence of God joined the Israelites in a cloud over the tabernacle. Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to investigate this passage as well as it’s ties to Matthew and the passages we’ve been reading there. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 33: Numbers 9:15-23”

Sometimes Old Testament passages are hard to understand in our modern world. Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to unpack the passage of Numbers that discusses a test for an unfaithful wife. WARNING – The passage in this episode contains mature themes. Kids, please talk to an adult before listening. …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 32: Numbers 5:11-31”

What matters more — actions or the heart behind them? Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to dig into the passage of Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus talks to the Pharisees about what truly defiles. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Is there an unforgivable sin? How do you know if you committed it? Join Nikki, Eric, and guest host Josh Haight as they use the COMMA method to dig into the passage of Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus mentions the unforgivable sin. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Is life just one big game of “Would You Rather?” Nikki, Eric, and Clayton dig into a passage in the book of Matthew and use the COMMA method to learn from one of Jesus’ teachings where he presents some either/or questions. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Yet another genealogy, or is it?! Listen as Nikki, Clayton, and Eric read the genealogy of Jesus and use the COMMA method to get some great applications out of it. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com.

Have you ever made a deal with God and then wanted to go back on it? Nikki, Eric, and Clayton finish up the book of Leviticus and read the laws to the Israelites about how to purchase back from God things they vowed to Him. Congratulations on making it through the book of Leviticus with …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 27: Leviticus 27:1-8”

Celebratory noises! This episode is all about the Year of Jubilee, when debts were forgiven and slaves were freed. Does this ancient practice have any relevance for us today? Join Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they study another passage in the book of Leviticus and use the COMMA method in order to figure out how …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 26: Leviticus 25:1-24”

Why does it feel like God is so harsh when He lays out certain laws in the book of Leviticus? Listen as Nikki, Eric, and Clayton try to answer this question while using the COMMA method on the section of Leviticus that talks about sexual boundaries. WARNING – The passage in this episode contains mature …

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Does the Bible say that tattoos are a sin? Special guest Chris Baker from Ink180 joins the conversation with Nikki, Clayton, and Eric to see if Leviticus can answer that question. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Can the rules about defiling skin diseases actually give us insight into our lives today? Hear from Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they use the COMMA method to study the book of Leviticus and have a discussion about Biblical social distancing. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Jump into this week’s reading with the help of Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they use the COMMA method to study the beginning of the priest’s ministry in the tabernacle. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

What does it mean to be in the presence of God? In just 4 verses of scripture Nikki, Clayton, and Eric read about the cloud that covered the tabernacle and use the COMMA method to ask really good questions about how we can experience God’s presence today. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 21: Exodus 40:34-38”

Garments and ephod and breastpiece, oh my! Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they try to get some applications out of this very detailed section of Exodus. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Can we learn anything for the OT laws? Clayton, Nikki, and Eric read a portion of Exodus that cover various laws and they use the COMMA method to see what can actually be learned from these passages of scripture.  Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Does the Bible really condone slavery? Listen as Nikki, Clayton, and Eric use the COMMA method to study the section of Exodus that talks about the laws that dealt with Hebrew servants.Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

What is a Psalm and how do we read them? Join Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they welcome guest Petey Crowley, one of our campus worship pastors, to the conversation about using COMMA to read Psalm 13. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Does God care about injustice and how should we respond? Follow along as Nikki, Clayton, and Eric start the book of Exodus where they use the COMMA method to find out how God responded to the injustice of the Israelites being held captive in Egypt. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 16: Exodus 1:1-22, 2:23-25”

What does it mean to be living in a pandemic while striving to have more hospitality? Join Nikki, Eric, and Clayton as they read the book of 3 John and discover how God is calling us to use our gifts of hospitality. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

We know that when Christ appears,we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” Nikki, Clayton, and Eric use the COMMA method to dive into the new book of 1 John and study what it means to be called a child of God. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 14: 1 John 2:28-3:10”

Can things get so bad that we forget about God’s promise to us? Join Nikki, and Eric as they have special guest Kelsey Schrader on to answer that question. The three of them use the COMMA method to wrap up the story of Joseph and the book of Genesis. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 13: Genesis 46:28-47:31”

God uses dreams to fulfill his plan. Listen as Nikki, Clayton, and Eric use the COMMA method to gain insight from the life of Joseph as he goes from being in jail to becoming second in command. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Why are some stories even in the Bible? Special guest Eric Hanson joins Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they try to answer that exact question while they dig into the story of Judah in the book of Genesis. WARNING – The passage in this episode contains mature themes. Kids, please talk to an adult before …

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Where do you look to find your value? Nikki, Clayton, and Eric use the COMMA method to dive into the messy love triangle of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel in order to answer that exact question. There may or not be a discussion around mandrakes that you don’t want to miss. WARNING – The passage in …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 10: Genesis 29:31-30:24”

When we are hurting, does God even see us? The answer to that question is found in the story of Hagar and Ishmael. Using the COMMA method, Nikki, Eric, and Clayton discuss what happens when we try to do things our own way instead of God’s way and how, in spite of the problems it …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 9: Genesis 21:8-21”

Nikki, Clayton, and Eric discuss the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. They use the COMMA method to figure out what parts of this story are prescriptive versus what parts are merely descriptive. WARNING – The passage in this episode contains mature themes. Kids, please talk to an adult before listening. Start the Bible Savvy reading …

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Don’t skip the genealogy! Nikki, Eric, and Clayton apply the COMMA method to one of the genealogies in the book of Genesis. Why is this even in the Bible? What can we actually learn from reading a list of names? Listen to their conversation to get answers to these questions and more!  Start the Bible …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 7: Genesis 11:10-32”

Special guest Dave Gwynne joins Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they use the COMMA method to discuss the difficult story of Cain and Abel. Dave runs the children’s midweek program at Christ Community Church called EPIC, which uses a form of the Bible Savvy reading schedule. Listen to hear Dave share insights on how to …

Continue reading “Bible Savvy Podcast Episode 6: Genesis 4:1-16”

Nikki, Eric, and Clayton are back to jump into the resurrection story of Jesus in the book of Mark. Using the COMMA method they model for us what it looks like to study even a short couple of verses in the Bible. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Join Nikki, Clayton, and Eric as they read the story of the woman who uses her very expensive perfume on Jesus. Hear how our hosts use the COMMA method to understand and apply the scripture. Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

Follow along as Nikki, Clayton, and Eric use the COMMA study method to dig into the story of Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead and healing a woman who was sick.Start the Bible Savvy reading plan yourself at any time – biblesavvy.com

A brief introduction episode to The Bible Savvy Podcast. Hear from hosts Clayton, Eric, and Nikki as they tell you about who they are and why they are so excited to start this new podcast.