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Biblical Theology, Episode 07 Today’s episode is with Sam Emadi about a theme in Biblical theology that you may think you know a lot about: the kingdom of God. Sam gives us a masterclass in both the theological and practical ways we see God’s kingdom in his Word and here on earth, and this is such an amazing conversation. We hope this episode moved your heart to praise our King Jesus and to desire to tell everyone you know about him and his kingdom. 4:00 Defining the Kingdom 7:15 Tracing the Kingdom 11:30 Kingdom Fulfilled in Christ 19:00 David in God’s Kingdom 26:00 Jesus in God’s Kingdom 30:00 Living in the Kingdom 35:00 The Church in the Kingdom 40:30 The Hope of the Kingdom ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/king-and-kingdom DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What part of this episode did you find most interesting? Were there passages of Scripture that Sam helped you understand differently? Perhaps read those passages more deeply this week. What sticks out to you when you think about how Jesus spoke about his “upside-down” kingdom? How does thinking about sharing in Christ’s rule change how you go about your daily life? How did listening to this episode grow your affection for God’s Word? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Raechel Myers of She Reads Truth about one of our favorite topics here at Journeywomen: loving and prioritizing God’s Word. We hope that this episode reminds you of the urgency of reading God’s Word, and we pray that—even now!—you will go pick up your Bible and meet Jesus in its pages. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/prioritizing-gods-word DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How has God worked in your life through his Word? Are there any passages you have memorized that you find yourself reaching for in times of need? If none come to mind, why not choose a few today to start memorizing? Have you ever been intimidated by reading the Old Testament? How has reading the Old Testament brought light to your understanding of the New Testament? What is one step you could take today to begin prioritizing God’s Word? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today’s episode with Brett McCracken explores the positives and negatives of technology and the Christian’s spiritual formation. We pray this conversation helps you to think critically about this topic in your own life and points you to the God who is sovereign over all the technology that has ever existed in our world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gospel-hope-digital-age DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What does your relationship with technology look like? Is it simply a tool in your life, or has it become something larger? If you are on social media, take a serious look at how you present yourself. Does this “version” of you align with the way you act and treat others in your own home and in your own local church? What is one way you can champion embodied community over virtual community? What are the main vehicles for feeding your soul lately? Evaluate your waking hours. How are you spending them? What is shaping you? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Keri Folmar about the gift of the Holy Spirit and how we experience the love of God through this third person of the Trinity. This conversation is both deeply theological and deeply applicable, and we pray that it leaves you in awe of the love of the Holy Spirit and all the benefits of God that are available to you as a believer indwelt by the Spirit. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/the-holy-spirit DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What has your understanding of the Holy Spirit looked like? How has it grown or changed since you came to faith? Are there ways that you lean on the Holy Spirit in your day-to-day life? What does this look like? What does it look like for you to participate with the Spirit in the ministry you engage in? Do you feel like you are able to speak to or communicate with the Holy Spirit? What does this look like for you? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today, we get to hear from Ruth Chou Simons as she talks about unburdening your anxious soul with encouragement stemming from her new book, The Way of the Wildflower. We pray that this episode pressed you to see your own needs for the gospel in whatever areas you are feeling burdened. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gospel-resiliency DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Does the Bible feel unapproachable or confusing to you? What are some specific difficulties you have when trying to study Scripture? Do you feel the freedom to ask questions of the biblical text? Do you believe God is comfortable with your questions and doubts? What is one way you can disciple the next generation? Where is your delight? Is your true delight in the law of the Lord? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today we get to hear from Shai and Blair Linne on the topic of depending on God and how God has met them in the various difficult aspects of their story. We pray that this episode encourages you to see the Lord’s kindness in showing you your own need for him in whatever he is walking you through today. ⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/depending-on-god DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Have you or has anyone you know ever experienced anxiety? What has that been like to walk through? How has God’s love met you personally in the darkest places of your own story? How have your struggles been the very means that God has used to show you more of himself? What from this episode has helped you to see ways that you might come alongside a brother or sister in their struggles? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠Give⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

Today, we get to hear from Andrea Burke on the topic of God’s grace in the changing seasons. We pray this episode with Andrea presses you to rest in the work God is doing in you—whatever that looks like for you in this season. ⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠ ⁠⁠journeywomen.org/episode/gods-grace-in-seasons DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How have you seen the Lord’s kindness to you in seasons of rest or seasons of death in your own life? Explain. How have you sought to “grow roots” in seasons of rest or fruitlessness? Are there areas of sin in your life that you need to “weed out” with the help of the Lord? What step might you be able to take today to do that? How does viewing God as the vinedresser give you permission to submit to the work that he is doing in you right now? What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠⁠⁠Give⁠⁠⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠Android⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us:⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Leave a rating & review⁠⁠⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

In this conversation with Quina Aragon we trace God’s faithfulness and steadfast love to her through some of the darkest points of her life. As we talk about the love of God, we know you will come away encouraged by how God has promised to hold you fast in his love in your own seasons of darkness and difficulty. FULL SHOW NOTES journeywomen.org/episode/the-love-of-god DISCUSSION QUESTIONS As you have walked through difficult seasons, have you felt able to bring your grief and sorrow honestly before the Lord? Why or why not? Are there current areas of hurt in your life that you might bring before God in honest lament, like Quina talks about in this episode? Perhaps say or write a prayer of lament to God right now. Write or share about a time where you most deeply felt God’s love. What are some passages of Scripture that help you see most clearly the love of God? Consider memorizing one of those passages this week. What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode? FOR MORE ⁠Give⁠ to Journeywomen Ministries: Journeywomen.org/give Listen on⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Android⁠ |⁠ Spotify⁠ Follow Us: ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Leave a rating & review⁠ Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned. On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.