How to Study the Bible

Last week, we talked about Abraham and God's promise for a son. That son was Issac, who grew up to have twin boys, Jacob and Esau. This week, we're studying Jacob and what his wrestling match with God can teach us about our own wrestling in life.  Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Read along with us as we dive into the story of Jacob in Genesis 32-33! Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today is the third deep dive in our new series called "The Old Testament Highlight Reel: Dysfunctional People and Divine Promises." Join Rev Rachel and Nicole as they look closely at Genesis 15 and unpack the covenant God made with Abraham. Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Read along with us as we dive into the story of Abraham in Genesis 15! Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This week, we're looking at one of the major plot points of the Bible - Genesis 3 and the Fall of Man. It was great for two chapters in the bible, and then the wheels come off here. This is a crucial chapter of our Bible to study, and today we're going to get into the implications it has for us today - as well as the good news of salvation through Jesus. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Read along with us as we dive into a critical plot point in the overarching story in the Bible - Genesis 3! Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today is our first deep dive in our new series called "The Old Testament Highlight Reel: Dysfunctional People and Divine Promises." We're starting at the very beginning - Genesis 1. Join Rev Rachel and Nicole as they look closely at Genesis 1 and unpack what God has for us. Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Hi Friends - we are doing something a little DIFFERENT in our new series called “The Old Testament Bible Highlight Reel - Dysfunctional People and Divine Promises.”  You’ll actually hear from us TWICE a week - first, on Mondays, Rachel and I are going to read a longer passage of Scripture. Today, we're reading all of Genesis 1. We encourage you to read along with us - using the reading guide that you can find at https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. Then, on Tuesdays, we’ll dive deep into the bible passage and study it up close. This week, we’re studying Genesis Chapter 1. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for our study! Tune in each week as Nicole and Rev. Rachel provide insight into the narrative of Old Testament scripture and how it fits into the big story of what God is doing in the world and how He has chosen to redeem creation. Download the FREE 9-Week Reading Plan! https://nicoleunice.com/oldtestament/. RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This week, Nicole is answering your questions on all things prayer! We're diving into our Bibles and wrestling with what Scripture has to say about prayer. Some of the questions we cover today: How do we wait for God successfully? How do I pray for my unbelieving child? How to pray intentionally without it being a “wish list” type of prayer? RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Intercessory prayer - or praying for or on behalf of others- is one of the greatest privileges of our Christian faith. In this episode, we're making a case for praying for others by diving into a bible study on Jesus' words on prayer throughout the gospels. WHAT DOES IT SAY? Praying For The Ones Who Bother You: Matthew 5:4443 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’[q] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies![r] Pray for those who persecute you!45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.  Praying for Loved Ones: Matthew 6:9-13 9 “This, then, is how you should pray:“‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,10 your kingdom come,your will be done,    on earth as it is in heaven11 Give us today our daily bread.12 And forgive us our debts,    as we also have forgiven our debtors.13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]    but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’ Jesus' Prayer for His Disciples: John 17:20-23NIV Version -20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. NLT Version - 20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.22 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.  WHAT DOES IT MEAN?Prayer for others may be most effective in a different direction than my natural inclination.WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME? 4 Steps to Pray for Others: Pray ConfidentlyPray SpecificallyPray GratefullyPray for Unity/Glory/Sovereignty Andrew Murray: "Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart." RESOURCES: Sign Up for Nicole's Newsletter: https://nicoleunice.com/realtalk/  Nicole’s Book: Help My Bible Is Alive!Ask Nicole a Bible study question: nicole@nicoleunice.com FOLLOW NICOLE:Website: https://nicoleunice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nicoleunice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleunice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.unice/  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.