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Nehemiah 03, 07, 11 Many Names–Many Lessons
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nehemiah_3-7-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadNehemiah chapters 3, 7, and 11 consist largely of long lists of names. But tucked away in the lists are powerful spiritual lessons. We must not miss these! Topics: Characteristics of the spiritual gift of organization. […]
1 Peter 2:18-25 When You Are Treated Unfairly
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Peter_2_18-25.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSometimes people with authority or power over us will treat us badly. God knew this would happen and uses it to give us an opportunity to grow stronger in Christ! In 1 Peter 2:18-25 God tells […]
Proverbs 28:10-12 Speaking Out Against the Horror of Abortion 1/19/15
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Proverbs_28_10-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe times are becoming more and more difficult as we watch the erosion before our eyes of our rights to free speech and our rights to freedom of religion. Some examples of how these rights have been […]
Ezra 9-10 Keeping the Passion
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ezra_09-10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhy marrying pagan wives was so unacceptable. How the issue was not interracial marriages. The problem of unbelieving spouses in the New Testament. How Ezra sets an example for our attitude toward sin. The effect of […]
Ezra 7-8 Ezra–More Important than You Thought
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ezra_07-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHow Ezra is second in importance only to Moses to Jewish Scholars. Why the US founding fathers gave tax exemption to the church. Why the Persian kings were so generous and gracious to the Jews. The […]
What We Must Try to Teach Girls
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Training_girls.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhile I was not privileged to have a biological daughter, I AM privileged to have some absolutely wonderful granddaughters! They are amazing! What blessings from God! I can get all teary-eyed just thinking about them! As […]
Esther 1-3 God Is Working behind the Scenes (part 2 of 2)
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Esther-1-3-part2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis is part 2 (and the conclusion) of the study of the first three chapters of Esther. To find and subscribe to Steve’s podcasts on ITunes (all subscriptions are free): http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grow-strong-in-christ-steve/id563175497 To subscribe to Steve’s podcasts […]
Esther 1-3 God Is Working behind the Scenes (part 1 of 2)
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Esther_01-03-part1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe first part of this lesson consists of an overview of the history from the time of Babylon’s capture of Jerusalem in 605 BC to the end of the Old Testament. Hopefully, this will help us understand […]
1 Peter 2:04-08 Living Stones and Holy Priests
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Peter_2_4-8-nursing_home.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA look at why God may have chosen to describe His kids as “living stones.” How we carry out our role as priests of our Lord Jesus Christ. The kinds of spiritual sacrifices that we can […]
Hebrews 12:01-13 Run the Race–RUN!
https://aboundingjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hebrews_12_01-13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHebrews 12:1 is one of the most important verses in the Bible! All of Hebrews, chapters 1 through 11, point us to this verse. The saints in the “great cloud of witnesses” of chapter 11 are not […]