Welcome to episode 223 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the ministry of presence.

Key takeaways:

• In our fix-it culture, we often underestimate the power of simply being with people.
• Empathy may be inarticulate, because it focuses on entering into the feelings and experience of the sufferer as best we can. But comfort must be articulate and active. Empathy may be silent, but comfort must include speech.
• It's often harder to genuinely celebrate others' successes than to sympathize with their struggles. Envy can make us absent during others' joy, but love makes us present.

Quotable:

Presence doesn't require having all the answers

Application:

• Good counselors know that sometimes the best thing they can do is simply listen. Just the presence of a sympathetic person can provide comfort altogether apart from any spoken words.
• Sometimes the deepest suffering requires the ministry of presence, not the ministry of explanation.
• One purpose of our troubles is to be able to comfort other Christians in their suffering.
• Being present vs. trying to fix: The difference between presence and problem-solving:
• Presence says "I'm with you"; fixing says "I'll change this"
• Presence accepts the reality of pain; fixing tries to eliminate it quickly
• Presence requires patience; fixing seeks immediate results
• Presence honors the person's journey; fixing imposes your timeline

• Sometimes the most loving thing is to resist the urge to make everything better and simply stay close while someone walks through difficulty.

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Welcome to episode 222of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Piercing Questions: From the One Who Was Pierced. Today we will cover:

A question on Shame. “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9)

Key Takeaways:

• Shame tells you who you were — Grace reminds you who you are in Christ.

• Shame is not what God desires for us! (Romans 8:1)

• Shame is a self-imposed condemnation.

• Shame Scorns the cross! (Hebrews 12:2)

• Shame happens when we focus on ourselves. Freedom happens when we focus on Jesus.

• You can’t be anchored to grace and swept away by shame at the same time.

Quotable:

• “You can’t be anchored to grace and swept away by shame at the same time.”

• “Shame tells you who you were — Grace reminds you who you are in Christ.”

Application:

• Confess your sin — If you mess up, confess up, get up, and move on! (Psalm 32:5)

• Run to the Father — Tell Him your sin, trust His grace, and walk with Him.

• Pray and Worship — Remember the secret friendship of God (Psalm 32:6–7).

• Submit to Scripture and the Spirit — Correction brings freedom.

• Don’t stay in shame — Walk in freedom, not in sin.

• Walk with Jesus — Freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.

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Welcome to episode 221 of Grasp the Bible.

In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Piercing Questions: From the One Who Was Pierced.

Today we will cover:

• A question on Healing.

• “Do you want to be healed?” John 5:6

Key Takeaways:

· We all seek healing — physical, emotional, and spiritual.

· Jehovah Rapha is the Lord who heals — the only source of true wholeness.

· Quick fixes may cover pain but can’t cure it.

· True healing begins when we stop chasing the Father’s things and start running to the Father Himself.

· Healing requires humility — coming to the Father first, not last.

· Nothing is too small or too big for God to heal.

Quotable:

• “Don’t run after the Father’s things. Run after the Father.”

• “Quick fixes hide pain — the Father heals it.”

• “When he came to his senses, he ran to the Father — and that’s where healing began.”

Application:

• Run to the Father first — for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.

• Remember: God is our Healer. (Exodus 15:26, Psalm 103:2–3, Jeremiah 30:17)

• Pray together and believe in faith. (James 5:14–15)

• Build your life on faith that lasts, not quick fixes. (Matthew 7:24–27, Proverbs 21:5)

• Hope in the Father who runs toward you and Jesus who restores you.

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Welcome to episode 220 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will talk about money.

Key takeaways:

• Jesus spoke more about money than heaven and hell combined. Why? Because money reveals what we really believe about God, ourselves, and the future.
• Our checkbooks and credit card statements are spiritual X-rays that show the condition of our hearts.
• Earthly treasures face three threats:
• Rust/corrosion: Things decay and break down
• Moths: Pests that destroy valuable items
• Thieves: People who steal what you've accumulated
• Your treasure determines where your heart goes, not the other way around. When you invest in something, your emotions follow your investment.
• What happens to our treasure happens to us. Where our treasure is, there will be our inner being—our total person.
• Whatever controls your financial decisions controls your life.
• If fear controls your money, fear controls you.
• If greed controls your money, greed controls you.
• Only God should have that level of control.
• All our activities matter, for they reveal the nature of our character.
• We need to remind ourselves that money is non-moral. There is no inherent evil in it and no inherent good. The question of right and wrong has to do with what we do with money.
• Biblical contentment isn't about having enough money; it's about trusting that God provides enough for His purposes.
• Greed is a trap for the rich and the poor and everyone in between. You do not have to be rich to fall to greed.

Quotable:

If anything in this world is everything to you, it is an earthly treasure.

Application:

• If we can't handle money (which is temporary), how can God trust us with spiritual responsibilities (which are eternal)?
• Real contentment and material prosperity have nothing to do with one another.
• How can the Christian learn to be content with simple living? Certainly not by accepting the standards set by this world. An eternal perspective and an attitude of detachment toward things are prerequisites. As an eternal perspective develops, dependence on material things will decline.
• What does your money say about your heart?
• What does your spending reveal about your priorities?
• Do you give generously or grudgingly?
• Are you anxious about money or trusting toward God?
• Does your financial planning include God's kingdom purposes?
• Are you storing treasures on earth or in heaven?
• Let God transform your relationship with money, moving from fear and greed to trust and generosity.

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Welcome to episode 219 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Piercing Questions: From the one who was pierced. Today we will cover:

· A question on Fear.

· “Why are you so afraid?” Mark 4:40

Key Takeaways:

· Fear and anxiety are crippling things.

· Fear shows up when our focus shifts from faith to circumstance.

· We all face anxiety — but Jesus offers perfect peace.

· Peace is a Person, a Promise, and a Pursuit.

Quotable:

Without internal peace, there will never be external peace. Without eternal peace, there will never be internal peace.

Application:

• Humble yourself in the face of anxiety.

• Cast your anxieties on Him — because He cares for you.

• Feed your faith, not your fears.

• Anchor your mind on Jesus — the One who brings peace in the storm.

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Welcome to episode 218 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will explore the forgotten doctrine of adoption.

Key takeaways:

• The word “adoption” is not common in the New Testament, being used only by Paul and that only five times (three times in Romans), and it does not occur in the Old Testament at all, since the Jews did not practice adoption. They had other procedures for dealing with the issues of widows and orphans and inheritance.
• Paul took the idea of adoption from Greek and Roman law.
• What is really involved is a set of new relationships—
• new relationships to other people, both believers and unbelievers,
• but above all a new relationship to God.
• No Old Testament Jew ever addressed God directly as “my Father.”
• Adoption means believers have:
• A new identity and security
• Access to the Father
• Inheritance rights
• Family responsibilities
• Confidence in prayer
• Security in trials
• Love for other believers
• Hope for the future

Quotable:

God's adoption of believers wasn't an afterthought—it was His eternal plan.

Application:

• We need to embrace our identity as God's adopted children. We don't have to earn God's love or prove we belong.

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Welcome to episode 217 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Piercing Questions: From the one who was pierced. Today we will cover:

- A question on Identity.

- “Who do you say I am?” Matthew 16

Key takeaways:

· Identity Comes from the Maker

· Our Identity before Christ

· Jesus gives us a new Identity

· How do I believe my God given identity when I feel like this….

Quotable:

“Who Jesus is determines who you are. If He is your Lord, then you are loved, forgiven, chosen, free, and His masterpiece. Your true identity is in what He says, not what you feel.”

Application:

· Identify Distorted self-beliefs

o Know the truth of who Jesus says you are!

· Replace Lies with Scripture

· Anchor Identity in Jesus

· GO TO THE MAKER ….GO TO JESUS

o God defines → I discover.

o God declares → I believe.

o God speaks → I align my feelings and choices to His truth.

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Welcome to episode 216 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew begins our study entitled Piercing Questions: From the one who was pierced. Today we will cover:

- The first question Jesus asked, as recorded in the gospel of John.

- “What are you seeking?”

Key takeaways:

· Andrew and the other disciple were seeking:

o The Lamb of God

o The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world

o The Messiah (God’s promised deliverer)

o JESUS

· They knew enough about Jesus to know they wanted to follow Him!

Quotable:

· “You can pursue the right thing the wrong way.”

· “If Jesus is the prize than our other pursuits are instruments of worship.”

· “If our other pursuits are the prize then they are idols that steal worship.”

Application:

- Seek Jesus: Daily

· Seek His will: Does it go against His will for your life?

· Seek His righteousness: Does it lead to sin or idolatry?

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