The Skill Builders Podcast

Practice the skills of a disciple without the fear of failure. Build skills that improve your relationship with God, yourself, and others as well as help you overcome sin, prepare you for your calling, and help you fulfill your potential.

Ep. 25 Letters & Law: How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Full Episode

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

12-06
02:49:21

Ep. 24 What Role Should Women Have in Today's Church? Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Rep #6

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

11-29
41:41

Ep. 23 When the Church Cheats on God: Building the Skill of Reading Biblical Prose Discourse| Rep #5

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

11-22
24:30

Ep. 22 Where Do Old Testament Animal Sacrifice Laws Fit in Today? Biblical Prose Discourse // Rep #4

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

11-15
16:15

Ep. 21 How Relevant are the Ten Commandments Today? Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Rep #3

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

11-08
23:05

Ep. 20 A Picture of Slavery in the Bible: Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Rep #2

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

11-01
23:39

Ep. 19 Letters & Law: How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Intro and Rep #1

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

10-27
40:57

Ep. 18 Letters & Law: How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Prose Discourse // Additional Info

What do you do when the Bible seems like it is speaking directly to you? Do you take it at face value or not? What about when the Bible seems completely foreign to you? Do you ignore those parts or not? These questions get asked throughout the Bible, but probably the most in the sections of the Bible written in the prose discourse literary style. Because of its direct communication and conversational language, the parts of the Bible written in prose discourse can seem like the parts of the B...

10-04
48:56

Ep. 17 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Full Episode

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

09-20
03:03:12

Ep. 16 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Rep #6 and Conclusion

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

09-13
27:37

Ep. 15 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Rep #5

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

09-06
29:57

Ep. 14 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Rep #4

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

08-30
10:43

Ep. 13 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Rep #3

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

08-24
39:06

Ep. #12 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Rep #2

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

08-16
32:39

Ep. #11 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Narrative: Background Information and Rep #1

The Bible is full of amazing stories! However, reading stories in the Bible is slightly different than reading stories in another book. The Biblical authors have crafted the Bible's stories so that certain key elements help add additional meaning and significance to the story. Although many stories do this, the Bible takes it up a notch. Since about 43% of the Bible is written in narrative (story) form, the better we understand stories in the Bible, the better we will understand what God is t...

08-09
44:43

Ep. #10 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Poetry: Full Episode

*******NOTE******** We changed the name of the podcast while recording several episodes. When you hear "Growing True Disciples Practicecast" don't fear; you are in the right place. This skill is essential because ⅓ of the Bible is written in poetry. As disciples, the Bible is our authority and the source of our fundamental beliefs. To better understand the Bible, we need to take the time to read it, not only in it’s proper context but also in accordance with the genre it was written in. If...

07-26
02:14:15

Ep. #9 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Poetry: Rep #7 and Conclusion

*******NOTE******** We changed the name of the podcast while recording several episodes. When you hear "Growing True Disciples Practicecast" don't fear; you are in the right place. This skill is essential because ⅓ of the Bible is written in poetry. As disciples, the Bible is our authority and the source of our fundamental beliefs. To better understand the Bible, we need to take the time to read it, not only in it’s proper context but also in accordance with the genre it was written in. If...

07-19
19:00

Ep. #8 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Poetry: Reps # 5-6

*******NOTE******** We changed the name of the podcast while recording several episodes. When you hear "Growing True Disciples Practicecast" don't fear; you are in the right place. This skill is essential because ⅓ of the Bible is written in poetry. As disciples, the Bible is our authority and the source of our fundamental beliefs. To better understand the Bible, we need to take the time to read it, not only in it’s proper context but also in accordance with the genre it was written in. If...

07-12
38:16

Ep. #7 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Poetry: Reps# 3-4

*******NOTE******** We changed the name of the podcast while recording several episodes. When you hear "Growing True Disciples Practicecast" don't fear; you are in the right place. This skill is essential because ⅓ of the Bible is written in poetry. As disciples, the Bible is our authority and the source of our fundamental beliefs. To better understand the Bible, we need to take the time to read it, not only in it’s proper context but also in accordance with the genre it was written in. If...

07-05
23:14

Ep. #6 | How to Build the Skill of Reading Biblical Poetry: Background Information and Reps #1-2

*******NOTE******** We changed the name of the podcast while recording several episodes. When you hear "Growing True Disciples Practicecast" don't fear; you are in the right place. In this podcast, we are introduced to building the skill of reading biblical poetry. We will take some time to understand biblical poetry and then we will apply what we have learned by reading poetry! This skill is essential because ⅓ of the Bible is written in poetry. As disciples, the Bible is our autho...

06-28
54:28

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