The Bible Recap - Prep for 2023!!!

Episode Date: December 19, 2022

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Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. What will we do next year? So many of you have been asking that question and I love that you're curious about that because it means God is using the Bible Recap in your life to draw you near and bring you joy. So thank you for caring about what's next. It encourages me so much. Whether you've been with us since Genesis 1 or if you jumped in at Luke 1 or even if this isn't your first trip through the Bible with us, we have some exciting things on deck

for next year and we want you to join us. We try to add new things along the way with each new trip through the Bible to keep you engaged and growing at a different level. So buckle up, I've got 10 things to tell you about in this episode. Number one, current content. We are not pulling down this year's episodes at any time in the foreseeable future. They'll still be there in case anyone is working their way through them. So if you have friends who aren't up to date with our episodes, let them know they don't

need to panic. Number two, Next year. Next year we'll be posting our daily episodes starting with day one on January 1st, so they'll drop into your podcast platform of choice just like always. On some platforms, we can upload them under a new season heading. Loads of you have told us you plan to do this with us again next year, so just know that you don't have to do anything new or different with the podcast. Just keep doing what you're doing.

But if you do want to do something different, we have an idea for you. If you like listening to the recaps through the podcast, we think you'll love watching the recaps through video. Starting in January 2023, we'll be offering new videos of the Bible recap on YouTube. It's the same content as the audio podcast, except you can see my face as I give you each day's recap. And in fact, we've already loaded some of the prep episodes so you can go ahead and get a feel for what it'll be like.

Check them out at youtube.com forward slash the Bible recap and be sure to subscribe and to share those prep episodes with the friends you want to join us on our trip through scripture next year. Speaking of which, number three, prep episodes. We're reloading our six prep episodes today for all our newcomers and all the friends you've invited to join us. But also, we didn't encourage you to listen through them, too, either again or for the first time.

And you know what they say? You have to hear something eight times to retain it. So if it's been a year since you've heard them, it might be nice to have a refresher. Number four, next level. Did you know we have another daily podcast that goes along with this one? That's right.

Here's how it works. Let's say you did the one-year plan or the New Testament plan with us this year, and you want to step things up a bit next year. If you want to deepen your commitment or increase your challenge level, we'd love for you to join our Patreon family for our one-minute daily prayer podcast. These episodes will correspond to each day's Bible reading and each day's episode of the Bible recap, which means it will help us pray through the Bible in a year. The episodes will load right after you get TBR episodes each day, and they'll be based on that day's versus themes and God shot.

Our Daily Prayer Podcast is called the Bible Kneecap. Get it? Knee-like kneeling and prayer? Cool, moving on. The Bible Kneecap is available through our Patreon family at the $10 level. So for $10 a month, you can get another daily podcast that helps you respond to what you're reading God's Word and what you hear in the Bible recap.

It's easy to set up a Patreon account and you can unsubscribe or change your support level at any time. When you join Patreon at this tier, you'll get a personalized private link to embed in your pod catcher and the daily podcast will automatically load into it every day. Number 5. Visual Learners If you're a visual learner or you prefer a tactile experience, we've got

two options for you. First, you can pick up the Bible recap book. It's the podcast in book form. You can find it wherever books are sold, or you can get it directly from us at the BibleRecap.com on our store link. Or let's say you prefer the full transcript or you only need the content from one day. We've got that available to you in our store too. And one last option for the visual learners, if you want the full transcript every day, join us on Patreon and we'll send them out to you every week. Number 6.

The Daily Study Guide. We've designed this guide to not only help you dig deeper into each day's reading on your own, but to help you learn how to study the Bible. This is just for you to do at home by yourself. There are roughly five questions a day that focus primarily on research and study. We have this available for the whole Bible and the New Testament. You'll find it in our store and it also partners well with, number seven, the weekly discussion guide. This guide has about 10 questions per week and

they're totally different questions from the daily study guide, but again, they work together perfectly. The weekly discussion questions are more reflective and they'll help you guide your friends or home group through a conversation each week. It's designed'll help you guide your friends or home group through a conversation each week. It's designed to help you build rich relationships as you work through Scripture together. You can find it in our web store at thebibelrecap.com. Number 8. TBR in Spanish.

We are crossing into new territory with our Spanish language formats. We have the Spanish language podcast, the Spanish reading plans on the Bible app, the Spanish language book, and now, we're offering the Spanish podcast episodes on YouTube. The Spanish name is Las Anapsas de la Bibliá. You can find these episodes on our YouTube page, the Bible recap, or at the link in the show notes. So remember to tell all your Spanish-speaking friends

and family to join us. Number nine, TBR in ASL. To tell all your Spanish-speaking friends and family to join us. 9. TBR in ASL In 2020, the Deaf community got access to the whole Bible in American Sign Language for the first time ever. When we found out about this, we couldn't wait to make the Bible recap available as well. Our friends at Sunshine Interpreting have made this possible by partnering us with incredible interpreters to turn our daily content into videos.

These videos are available in our TBR and ASL Facebook group, as well as on our YouTube page, YouTube.com, forward slash the Bible recap. Tell all your deaf friends and family, and if you need more info, check out our show notes, or click the ASL link at the Bible recap.com. Number 10. D-group. Finally, I'd love for you to join us in D-group. This is where we really dive deep into books of the Bible and specific areas of theology. There are options to meet in person or online. You do not have to be a woman to join D-group.

We have men's D-groups, too, and Spanish D-groups. We'll link to a map of all our current D-group locations around the world in the show notes, or you can find it at mydegripp.org-forward-slash-map. If there isn't a D-group near you, you can always start one. All you need is one more person to join you. Maybe you think you don't have what it takes to be a leader, but if you've been reading through the Bible with us, I can almost guarantee you that you do. Because first of all, our leaders have hearts for the Lord in His Word, just like you.

And second, de-group leaders are primarily facilitators, not seminary grads with PhDs on their wall. Third, you've already demonstrated a God-given motivation to pursue the Lord, humble yourself, read His Word, and do what it says. Those are the marks of a great leader-slash facilitator. If you decide you want to lead, our team will train you online. We'll send you the info and resources you need to get going. And your future D-group can launch during any of our upcoming sessions. We do four studies per year, and we launch new sessions every six weeks. With TBR, we move pretty quickly through the word, and I know some of you are itching to

dive deeper. That's exactly what we do in D-group. So, if you like what you're getting from reading the Bible with the Bible recap, we'd love for you to join us in D-group to study the Bible. Next year, we're opening with a 12 week study on the Apostles Creed. Then, we'll spend 12 weeks deep diving into Deuteronomy. After that, we'll take 12 weeks to tackle the disciplines of grace, which is about spiritual disciplines.

And we'll wrap up 2023 with a 12 week deep dive into the book of Hebrews. Our full schedule is on the D-group website, mydgroup.org-forward-slash-schedule. And if you want to join or start the D-group website, mydgroup.org-forwardslash-schedule. And if you want to join or start a D-group, visit mydgroup.org-forwardslash-join. So, to wrap up, here's a quick overview of those 10 things one more time. Number one, we're not pulling down our current episodes. Number two, we're reloading the episodes starting with day one on January 1st,

and they'll also be available as videos on our YouTube channel. Number three, check out the prep episodes again or for the first time, we're reloading those today. Number four, join us for the Bible kneecap, our other daily podcast where we pray through scripture. It follows our daily reading plan and will be available only through our Patreon. Number five.

Visual learners can pick up a copy of the Bible recap book in our store. It's basically the podcast in book form, or you can get single day transcripts while you're there. And if you want transcripts every day, join the transcript here of our Patreon. Number six. Pick up our daily study guide to help you dig deeper into each day's reading on your own. Number seven, grab the weekly discussion guide as a tool to walk through TBR with your friends or your home group.

Number eight, tell all your Spanish-speaking friends and family about our Spanish language podcast and our Spanish reading plan in the Bible app. It's called LASANOPSISTALA Biblia. Number nine, tell all your deaf friends and family about our videos in American Sign Language. They're available in our TBR and ASL Facebook group. Number ten, join or start a D-group. We've tried to give you as much information as possible here, but we may have missed some things. So if you have questions, check out the websites that correspond to what you want to know. For instance, if you want to know more about what will happen

with the Bible recap next year, visit thebibolrecap.com and check out our Start page or our FAQ page. If you want to know more about the Bible kneecap, our daily prayer podcast that goes along with the Bible recap, click the kneecap link at thebibelrecap.com. And finally, if you're interested in finding out more about D-group, visit mydgroup.org. There are lots of helpful links on the site that we'll walk you through how to find, join or start a D-group. There's an FAQ page on thebibelrecap.com and on mydgroup.org. If for some reason you can't find the answer to your question on one of the sites, drop it

into the contact link and we'll aim to respond to you as soon as possible. We're blown away by all God has done in your lives, in your hearts this year, and in hours. We're beyond excited to see what God has in store for you next year. He's just going to keep building on the foundation he's already laid. We believe it's going to be your best year yet, and we can't wait to join you for that. We love being on mission with you to know and love God more because he's where the joy is. The Bible recap is brought to you by D-group, discipleship and Bible study groups that meet in homes and churches around the world each week.

For more information on D-group, visit mydegrope.org. that meet in homes and churches around the world each week. For more information on D-group, visit mydgroup.org.