The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast)
Jeff shares personal tips and scriptural truths to help you live as a modern-day disciple of Jesus Christ.
We found 10 episodes of The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast) with the tag “scripture”.
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Good Morning: 30,000 Second Chances!
December 6th, 2019 | 35 mins 18 secs
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If you live until you’re 82 years old, you will have 30,000 chances to turn toward God. Every morning, we can choose to put aside the failings of yesterday, and strive to be the person that God intends us to be. This Advent, Jeff offers seven things you can do first thing in the morning that will set you up to serve the Lord for the rest of the day.
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This Is for All the Lonely People
November 29th, 2019 | 36 mins 17 secs
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The holidays are a time to spend with the people we love, but at times, this merely highlights the isolation of those who are separated from their family and friends, or even those surrounded by people, but who still feel alone. So if you’re one of those people, this episode is for you. Jeff shows us how the Bible addresses loneliness and isolation, and reveals that we are not actually alone if we put our trust in the Lord.
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You Can’t Change the People You Want to Change!
November 15th, 2019 | 35 mins 24 secs
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We’ve all had family members and friends that we wish we could change, especially when we see them making decisions that clash with Catholic teaching, but you can’t force someone to follow rules (even if you know it would make them happier in the long run). Jeff offers some Scripture verses to help us better understand this concept and learn how to bring people to Christ first, so that they will choose to follow his commandments out of love, not just duty.
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Don’t be a Walking Civil War - Walk by Faith!
November 8th, 2019 | 33 mins 55 secs
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We are constantly inundated with conflicting opinions and points of view. How can Catholics sort through all these to walk by faith? Jeff draws on the Gospels, Psalms, and Hebrews chapter 11 to quiet the inner conflicts we have inside of ourselves and focus on the one eternal truth of God.
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3 Decisions that Will Change Your Life
November 1st, 2019 | 37 mins 28 secs
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Drawing from St. Paul, James, and Proverbs, Jeff brings up three decisions that will change your life for the better.
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Go Small and Go Home: How to Love Your Neighbor
October 11th, 2019 | 33 mins 38 secs
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If we are focusing on the world, who is focusing on our family? We’re often distracted by the big picture of the world, but our attention is most needed at home. Jeff points to Scripture verses from Luke, 1 Timothy, and Matthew to show how we can emulate the good Samaritan and become a blessing to our families and local communities.
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Slow Faith
October 4th, 2019 | 30 mins 59 secs
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Growing in faith is difficult in our fast-paced, distraction-heavy lives. Jeff Cavins slows things down to help us focus on prayer and Jesus.
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Bringing Your Children to Jesus!
September 27th, 2019 | 35 mins 10 secs
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Developing a strong relationship with Jesus is so important to the spiritual life, and bringing children to Jesus is the main goal of Catholic parents.
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When Good Things Are Bad for You (Filling up on Chips and Salsa) Part 2
September 13th, 2019 | 31 mins 16 secs
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Jeff continues to unpack what happens to us when we are too preoccupied with worldly things and neglect to keep our eyes on heaven. He uses the metaphor of filling up on chips and salsa to illustrate this point, and draws on multiple biblical examples to go ever deeper.
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When Good Things Are Bad for You (Filling up on Chips and Salsa) Part 1
September 6th, 2019 | 29 mins 56 secs
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Have you ever gone to a restaurant and filled up on an appetizer (like chips and salsa) and then didn’t have any room left for the more nutritious main course? Jeff uses this illustration to explain how good things can become a problem when they replace God. Using Scripture passages from Genesis, St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians, and the Gospel of John, Jeff shows us why moderation is extremely important if we want to set our eyes on heaven.