Discover True Treasure

Hello everyone, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about the importance of being a believing believer. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-23; John 10:10; 2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 4:22-25; Ephesians 4:32; Psalm 103:2-5; Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24; Colossians 3:14; Matthew 6:14-15; Colossians 2:13-14; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 5:17; 2 Corinthians 5:21, and Hebrews 8:12.

Hello everyone, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about how to be in this world but not OF this world. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Matthew 12:34; 2 Timothy 2:23-26; 2 Timothy 3:1-4; Proverbs 4:23; 1 John 2:15-17; John 17:20; 2 Timothy 2:4, and Philippians 3:20.

Hello everyone and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about some reasons why born again Christians still sin. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Hebrews 10:10-14; John 8:32; Romans 6:1-2; Romans 6:6-7; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18; Romans 6:12; Romans 12:1-2; 1 John 2:1; 1 Corinthians 15:33-34; Ephesians 5:11-14, and 1 Corinthians 5:1-13.

Hello everyone, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about how to know if God is pleased with you. Let's begin. Key Scripture References: Ephesians 4:24; Galatians 3:3; Galatians 5:4; Romans 8:7-9; Hebrews 9:1-14; and Hebrews 10:1-22.

Hello everyone and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to expose some of the enemy’s most common lies. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Colossians 2:13-15; Revelation 20:1-3; Revelation 20:7-10; Isaiah 14:12-17; 1 Peter 5:8; and Hebrews 4:16.

Hello everyone and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, I want to talk about the power we have as believers in Jesus Christ. Let’s begin. Key Scripture References: Acts: 1:8; Acts 2:16-18; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Ephesians 1:19-20; Ephesians 6:10-11; Philippians 3:10, and Mark 16:17-20.

Hello everyone and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode we are going to talk about distractions. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Philippians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 6:12; Ephesians 5:15-16, and Matthew 18:20.

Hello everyone, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to discuss what the bible has to say about desiring spiritual gifts. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Acts 2:17; Joel 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Matthew 24:3-8; Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19, and 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20.

Hello everyone and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about whether or not God wants us to be happy. Let’s begin.

Key Scriptures: Psalm 128:1-2; Proverbs 3:13; Psalm 146:5; 1 Peter 3:9-10, and James 5:10-11

Welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I can’t believe that this is the end of Season 3. Where did the time go? We are already more than halfway through the year! Well, on today’s episode, I would like to briefly talk about Season 3, and also discuss what’s next for Discover True Treasure. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. I’ve been discussing the topic of persecution for about a month now, and last week, I started a discussion that focused on Paul and Silas’ response to persecution for preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. Today, I want to continue where we left off last week by looking at how the Lord not only avenged Paul and Silas, but also used their persecution for good. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Acts 16:27-40

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. The topics of the last few episodes have centered around talking about persecution and loving our enemies. These are difficult topics to talk about because it’s challenging, or should I say impossible, to have a consistently joyful attitude when suffering persecution, and it’s impossible to consistently love your enemies without the help of the Holy Spirit. We know that Jesus would not tell us to do something that we are not equipped to do, and he told us to rejoice and even leap for joy when we are hated and mistreated. Well, should we take that literally, or figuratively? I believe Jesus meant that we should literally have an expression of joy when we are persecuted. So, what exactly does that look like? Do we have any examples from the bible? We certainly do. In fact, Paul and Silas are wonderful examples of what it looks like to rejoice in the midst of persecution. Therefore, in this episode, I want to take a closer look at the persecution of Paul and Silas for preaching the good news of Jesus Christ and their response to the persecution. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Acts 16:16-40; Luke 6:23-24; Acts 4:13-21; Acts 19:11-16; 2 Timothy 3:12, and 1 John 3:13.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. During last week’s episode we talked about loving our enemies, doing good to those who hate us, and blessing those who curse us. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about being compassionate, especially towards those who are against us. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Luke 6:32-36; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 3:3-7; Galatians 5:17, and Galatians 5:22.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host, Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Last week we began a brief study on how to deal with persecution. Today, we are going to continue this study by talking about how to treat our enemies. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Luke 6:27-31; Romans 12:19-21; Ephesians 6:12, and Galatians 5:16-18.

Welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Today, I am going to begin a brief three-part study on how to respond to persecution as believers in Jesus Christ. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Luke 6:22-26; 1 Peter 2:15, and 1 Peter 2:19-20.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host, Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. For the past three weeks, we have been talking about Psalm 34. First, we talked about praising the Lord at all times. Then, we discussed how the Lord is good, and last week we talked about keys to living a long and prosperous life. Well, today we are going to end this brief study by taking a look at verses 17-22. I truly believe that you are going to be blessed and encouraged because these verses tell us that the Lord will rescue us out of our troubles every single time. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Psalm 34:17-22; John 19:31-33, and Hebrews 4:16.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Last week, we began a brief bible study on Psalm 34, and we talked about praising the Lord at all times. Today, we are going to focus on verses 6-10, and we are going to talk about the goodness of the Lord. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Psalm 34:6-10; Exodus 2:23-24; Exodus 6:5(a); Psalm 12:5; Psalm 18:6; Jonah 2:2(a); Psalm 27:14; Psalms 37:7; Psalm 40:1, and Jeremiah 29:11-13.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Today, I am going to begin a brief bible study on Psalm 34 by talking about praising the Lord at all times. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Psalm 34:1-5 and Luke 19:28-40

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. Since I am currently reading through the entire bible in one year, I’ve decided that all the episodes this season would be inspired by the daily reading passages from my one-year bible. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Today, we are going to continue our discussion on what it means to live a life of true significance. If you did not listen to the last two episodes, please go back and listen to those episodes first. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scriptures References: Mark 9:33-35; Mark 10:35-45; John 13:12-17, and John 13:34-35.

Welcome to Discover True Treasure. I'm Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Today, we are going to continue our discussion on living a life of true significance. If you did not listen to last week’s episode, I encourage you to go back and listen to that episode first. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Matthew 25:31-46 and Luke 10:25-37

Welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Today, I am going to talk about what it means to live a life of true significance. Most likely, this will be a two-part series, so I invite you to also join me next week in order to hear the complete discussion on this topic. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Matthew 25:31-46 and Matthew 7:21-23

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. The episodes this season are inspired by my daily reading passages from my one-year bible. Today, I will be talking about the end times and signs of Jesus’ return. Now, this may not sound like a very exciting or popular topic, but I truly believe it’s an important one. When Jesus’s disciples asked him what the signs of His return and the end of the world would be, He didn’t rebuke them for asking. Instead, he gave them a very in-depth answer. And I believe he did so not just warn them, but to also encourage them. So, as you listen to today’s episode, I pray that the Lord would strengthen and encourage your heart as you set your sights on the realities of heaven and the glorious future that awaits us. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Matthew 24:1-28; Matthew 24:37-39; John 16:33; Colossians 3:1-4; Luke 21:26; John 14:2-3; Proverbs 4:18 (ESV), and 2 Corinthians 4:17-18.

Welcome to Discover True Treasure. I'm Angela. Welcome to season 3 of the podcast. All season long, I will be sharing with you some of my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages that are found in my one-year bible. Today, I will be talking about the purpose of the law and why it is so important for followers of Jesus Christ to understand why the law was given. I hope that there is something in this episode that will bless and encourage you. Okay, I hope you're ready. Let's begin.

Key Scriptures: Exodus 20:1-17; Romans 3:19-20; Galatians 3:19, and Galatians 3:23.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. Welcome to season 3 of the Podcast. I am currently reading through the entire bible using a one-year bible. During each episode this season, I will give you an overview as well as my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

The scriptures covered in today’s episode are Exodus 19:16–Exodus 21:21; Matthew 23:13-39; Psalms 28:1-9, and Proverbs 7:1-5.

Hello, and welcome again to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I am currently reading through the entire bible using a one-year bible. During each episode this season, I will give you an overview as well as my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Today, I hope to encourage you by reminding you that those who humble themselves will be exalted. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

The scriptures covered in today’s daily reading are: Exodus 17:8–Exodus 19:5; Matthew 22:34-Matthew 23:12; Psalms 27:7-14, and Proverbs 6:27-35.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I am currently reading through the entire bible using a one-year bible. During each episode this season, I will give you an overview as well as my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Today, I hope to encourage you by reminding you to rest in Jesus and fear not! Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

The scriptures for today's daily reading are: Exodus 15:19 – Exodus 17:7; Matthew 22:1-33; Psalms 27:1-6, and Proverbs 6:20-26.

Hello, and welcome again to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I am currently reading through the entire bible using a one-year bible. During each episode this season, I will give you an overview as well as my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Today, I hope to encourage you by reminding you that the Lord will fight for you, so you can rest in Him and stay calm. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

The scriptures for today's daily reading are: Exodus 13:17–ch15:1-18; Matthew 21-ch23:1-46; Psalms 26:1-12, and Proverbs 6:16-19.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. Welcome to season 3 of the podcast. I am currently reading through the entire bible using a one-year bible. During each episode this season, I will give you an overview as well as my thoughts, insights, and key takeaways from my daily reading passages. My daily reading passages include a portion of the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Okay, I hope you’re ready. Let’s begin.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I’m so happy to be with you today. I can’t believe that this is the end of season two. I really enjoyed this season’s theme, Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and I hope you did as well. Today, I am going to briefly talk about this season’s content and discuss some of my key takeaways. Okay, without further delay, let’s begin.

Hello, and welcome to Discover True Treasure. I’m Angela. I’m so happy to be with you today. All season long we have been talking about Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Today, I am going to be discussing why we should reject envy and jealousy. These are very common emotions, and more people struggle with them than you may think. However, I don’t believe that the Lord wants us just to accept these harmful emotions and somehow learn to live with them. Instead, I believe that by aligning our thoughts with the word of God we can break free from envy and jealousy once and for all. Okay, without any further delay, let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 14:30 (meditation scripture); Proverbs 27:4; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Proverbs 23:17, and Proverbs 24:19.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. We are soon approaching the end of season two of this podcast. All season long we have been talking about Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and today we are going to talk about friendship. I believe that friends are a gift from God, and I believe that he gives us friends because he knows that true, godly friends enrich our lives. And that is why I believe that cultivating godly friendships is an important life lesson. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 18:24 (meditation scripture); John 15:14; 1 Samuel 18: 1-4; John 17:11; John 17:20-21; Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 27:9; Proverbs 27:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; Proverbs 13:20, and Proverbs 23:20-21.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. For the past two weeks, I took a break from this season’s theme, Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, in order to produce a couple of holiday-themed episodes. But I am so excited to resume this series today by talking about Life Lesson #8: Flee Sexual Immorality. Now, I believe this message is for all of us. It doesn’t matter if we are single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, or widowed. Regardless of the season of life we are in, we all can learn something about the dangers of sexual sins. Even if we are not dealing with sexual immorality, odds are that we know someone who is, and this episode could be a blessing to them. So, if you are already strong in this area, I pray that this episode will encourage you to remain strong, and I hope that you will share this episode with someone else. If you are struggling in this area, I believe that this episode will help you break free and live in victory in this area. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 6:32 (anchor text); 1 Corinthians 6:15-20; Proverbs 5:1-23; Proverbs 6:24-33; Proverbs Chapter 7:1-27, and Colossians 3:1-6.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. Although this season’s theme is Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, as I mentioned last week, I am taking a two-week break from that content in order to bring you two brief bible studies that relate to Christmas and New Year’s. During last week’s bible study, I talked about the true reason for the Christmas season, and during today’s episode, I am going to talk about the blessedness of new beginnings. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture verses: Revelation 21:5 (anchor text); Revelation 21:1, and 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. Although this season’s theme is Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, I will be taking a two-week break from that content, and instead, for the next two episodes, I will be focusing on the Christmas season and New Year’s. For today’s episode, I have prepared a very brief bible study in which I am going to talk about the true reason for the season and why I love Christmas so much. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key scripture verses: Isaiah 7:14 & Isaiah 9:6 (anchor texts) Matthew 2:1-2, and Matthew 2:9-11.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. This season’s theme is Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. During last week’s episode, we discussed Life Lesson #6: Honor God By Helping the Poor. Today, we are going to discuss Life Lesson #7: Control Your Anger. In this episode, I will talk about the important connection between wisdom and controlling our anger, and I’ll also discuss how pride is often the root cause of our anger. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 14:29 (anchor text); Ephesians 4:26; Isaiah 48:9; Isaiah 54:8 (this was incorrectly stated as Isaiah 56:20 in the episode) 1 Peter 2:22-23; Proverbs 27:4a; Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 29:8; Proverbs 15:1, and Matthew 5:39.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. This season’s theme is Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. During last week’s episode, we discussed Life Lesson #5: Guard Against Pride. During that episode, we learned that pride could manifest in our lives in both obvious and subtle ways. We also learned that we walk in humility when we believe and agree with what God says about us. In today’s episode, we are going to discuss Life Lesson #6: Honor God By Helping the Poor. Now, I originally planned to record this episode much later in the season, but I felt compelled to record it now. Even if helping the poor is already a priority in your life, I believe that there will be something in this episode that will speak to you and inspire you to continue to be a blessing to those in need. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 14:31 (anchor text); Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 22:9; Proverbs 14:21; Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 29:7; Proverbs 31:9; Proverbs 14:20; Galatians 2:10; Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 9:1-9; John 12:4-8; Luke 11:39–41, and Luke 14:11-14.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. I have prepared a special bonus episode for you. Today, I am going to talk about God’s beautiful plan of salvation, which is the gospel of grace. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to talk about God’s love shown to us through Jesus Christ. If you are saved, I’m sure that you, like me, never get tired of hearing the gospel. And if you’re not saved, I want you to know that you are about to hear the best news that you will ever hear this side of heaven, and that is why the gospel is also called the good news. Amen! Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: John 3:16 (KJV); John 6:28-29 (NLT); Ephesians 1:13 (NLT); Romans 3:22-24 (KJV);  John 1:12-13 (NLT); John 1:1 (NLT); 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NLT); Hebrews 10:12 (KJV), and Romans 10:9-13 (KJV).

NLT (New Living Translation) - KJV (King James Version)

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. During last week’s episode, we finished part 2 of Life Lesson #2: Wealth Does Not Bring True Happiness. During today’s episode, we are going to talk about Life Lesson #3: Enjoy the Simple Pleasures of Life. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Ecclesiastes 2:20-24 (anchor text); Matthew 11:28; Ecclesiastes 3:9-13, and Ecclesiastes 5:19-20.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. Welcome to season 2. This season’s theme is “Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.” Two weeks ago, we started talking about life lesson #2, which is that wealth does not bring true happiness. During that episode, I mentioned that it is important to talk about money since it is a part of our everyday lives. However, we are not to covet money, hoard it, or spend all our time and energy chasing after it. In today’s episode, I am going to talk about some of the godly attitudes I believe we should have about money. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Ecclesiastes 5:10-15; 1 Timothy 6:10, Ecclesiastes 7:12; Proverbs 3:14-15; Romans 8:32; 2 Kings 4:1-7; 2 Samuel 12:7-9; Luke 12:15; Colossians 3:3-4, and 1 Peter 5:7.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. Welcome to season 2. This season’s theme is “Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.” During last week’s episode, we finished part 2 of our study on the importance of wisdom and how getting wisdom is the most important thing we can do. That was life lesson #1. During today’s episode, we are going to talk about life lesson #2, which is that wealth does not bring true happiness. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Ecclesiastes 5:10-15; 1 Timothy 6:10; Proverbs 14:20; Matthew 25:14-18, 1 Kings 3:7-13; Exodus 16:15-20; Psalms 37:25; Proverbs 16:16, and Ecclesiastes 7:12.

Welcome to the Discover True Treasure podcast. I’m your host Angela. Last week we launched season 2 of the podcast. As a reminder, this season’s theme is, “Life Lessons from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.” During last week’s episode, we started a discussion on the importance of wisdom. During that episode we talked about why getting wisdom is so important, and we also talked about a few of the benefits of wisdom. Today, during part 2 of this discussion, we are going to talk about how to get wisdom. Okay, I hope you’re ready to study the word of God. Let’s begin.

Key Scripture References: Proverbs 4:7 (Anchor Text); 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Colossians 2:3; Proverbs 9:10, and James 1:5-6.