Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Do you feel pretty self-aware? Are you sure? Studies say how self-aware we feel and how self-aware we actually are don’t always line up. See how this can impact your faith from Tanya Willmeth as she relates this to https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (1 Kings 11) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/ (What Repentance Really Is (and Isn’t)) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People from Following Jesus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:50 - How self-aware are you?: https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it (HBR article) 2:10 - Solomon, CEO disease, and temptation: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (1 Kings 11) 5:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV (Psalm 130): David vs. Solomon 6:50 - Solomon’s foolishness 8:15 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+11&version=ESV) Psalm 130: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV)  References “What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)” by Tasha Eurich from (Harvard Business Review): https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it (https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it)  Related What Repentance Really Is (and Isn’t): https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-repentance-really-is-and-isnt-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-1-14/) What Keeps People from Following Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

How do we know that Jesus was really a good teacher? How do we know he was even wiser and greater than the wisest man to ever have lived: Solomon? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he covers https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (1 Kings 10) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/ (The Most Important Question: Who Do You Follow?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:40 - Tell me about your pastor… 1:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (1 Kings 10): The Queen of Sheba 4:20 - Reflect on your life 5:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV (Matthew 12.42): What proves Jesus’s wisdom 8:05 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2010&version=NIV) Matthew 12:42: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12.42&version=NIV)  Related The Most Important Question: Who Do You Follow?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-most-important-question-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6-39-40/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Do you feel strong in your faith? Could you be making some dangerous assumptions? Guard yourself with this message from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) based on https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9) to continue our series on the Life of Solomon. Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/ (Jealousy and Success) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (How to Give Anxiety to God).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:15 - Time Magazine’s “http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html (How We Confuse Real Risks with Exaggerated Ones)” 2:15 - Real threats to our spiritual life 2:55 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV (2 Timothy 4.10): leaving Jesus 4:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9): Solomon’s presumption 7:05 - Success vs. blessings? 8:30 - Prayer 8:50 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 2 Timothy 4:10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4.10&version=NIV) 1 Kings 9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9&version=NIV)  References How We Confuse Real Risks with Exaggerated Ones by Dan Cray from Time Magazine: http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html (http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1564144,00.html)   Related Jealousy and Success: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jealousy-success-david-in-22-stories-1-sam-19/) How to Give Anxiety to God: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Does what you pay attention to influence how you think? Does what you read matter? To put it simply, yes. Jeffrey Bilbro, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55868921-reading-the-times (Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry Into the News), describes the importance of intentionality in what we give our focus to. Learn more during today's interview with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. References https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31242.Bleak_House (Bleak House) by Charles Dickens https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2260975.Life_Without_Principle (Life Without Principle) by Henry David Thoreau https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449407.Pens_es (Pensées) by Blaise Pascal Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Is God a priority in your life, or does he fade into the background of your busy life? Have we reduced him to coffee mug cliches and cross necklaces? Find out what happens when we lose sight of from Tanya Willmeth as she dives into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.1-9&version=NIV (1 Kings 9.1-9) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesus-wants-your-deepest-love-who-is-jesus-revelations-2-4/ (Jesus Wants Your Deepest Love). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:25 - Guest host Tanya Wilmeth’s family move 2:20 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.3&version=NIV (1 Kings 9.3) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.3&version=NIV (1 Kings 9.6) 5:00 - The danger of losing sight of God’s holiness 7:10 - Where are you tempted?: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/666758.The_Knowledge_of_the_Holy (The Knowledge of the Holy) by AW Tozer 8:40 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) Passages 1 Kings 9.1-9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.1-9&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+9.1-9&version=NIV)  References The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/666758.The_Knowledge_of_the_Holy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/666758.The_Knowledge_of_the_Holy)  Related Jesus Wants Your Deepest Love: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesus-wants-your-deepest-love-who-is-jesus-revelations-2-4/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesus-wants-your-deepest-love-who-is-jesus-revelations-2-4/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

God's first command is this: "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201%3A28&version=NIV (be fruitful and multiply)." But what does that actually mean? Listen as Patrick explains what God created us to do as we continue our series on the Life of Solomon in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%208&version=NIV (1 Kings 8). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

The Temple used to be God’s dwelling place, but where does he live now? In heaven? On earth? Discover where God lives from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as he continues our series on the Life of Solomon in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+8&version=NIV (1 Kings 8).  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/not-allowed-davids-life-in-22-stories-2-samuel-2/ (Not Allowed) from our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David’s Life in 22). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. OYour support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Ever feel burdened down and hopeless with how things are? Want to make a difference but unsure how? Get some encouragement from Justin McRoberts, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58211333-it-is-what-you-make-of-it (It Is What You Make of It), as he talks to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) in this episode. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/what-is-gods-will-do-you-really-want-to-know-it/ (What is God’s Will?), https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/am-i-really-up-to-the-task-god-my-favorite-verses-isaiah-6-8/ (Am I Really Up to the Task, God?), and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-can-i-leave-a-lasting-impact-on-the-world-you-only-need-ten-minutes/ (How Can I Leave a Lasting Impact on the World?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Does uncertainty make you uncomfortable? Anxious? It does a lot of people. So how much control do we have, and how much do we need to rely on God? Get answers from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+7&version=NIV (1 Kings 7) as Tanya Wilmeth continues our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/ (How to Give Anxiety to God) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-handle-uncertainty-about-the-future/ (How to Handle Uncertainty About the Future). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

What are we apart from God? Are we good or lovable? Get insights from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Pastor Patrick Miller) as he studies https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+5.6&version=NIV (1 Kings 5.6) to continue our series on The Life of Solomon.  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesus-wants-your-deepest-love-who-is-jesus-revelations-2-4/ (Jesus Wants Your Deepest Love) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-friends-dont-let-friends-read-glennon-doyle/ (Why Friends Don’t Let Friends Read Glennon Doyle). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.