Postal Bible School STEP Podcast

Josh walks us through John chapters 7 to 11, looking at recurring themes and encouraging our hearts to know what the Lord Jesus is like and to ask big questions because we can find the answers in God's Word.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

What's it all about? Josh explains the importance of context and how to discover an overview of a Bible book, before studying a passage or a verse. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Josh Fitzhugh encourages the participants to study God's Word - to do the hard work and not take the shortcuts in order that we might know God. He then shows how the thoughts that God has inspired encourages us to see the logical order and often how connected seemingly separate incidents, topics and conversations are. For these sessions, Josh is focusing on John chapters 7-11.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Having read TBF Thompson's biography, 'One Move Ahead: The Remarkable Life of T.B.F. Thompson' by Derek Bingham, Ryan introduces us to this businessman - his life, work, faith, service and character and what we can learn about our Christian walk.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Joel, having read 'An Arrow Pointing to Heaven' by James Byran Smith, explains why he enjoyed reading this book and some of the themes of Christian living that the book explored and what areas of life Rich struggled with.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Adam, having read 'A Bridge Over the River Kwai' by Ernest Gordon, explains that although our life experience is very different to Ernest, there are lessons that he learned from Ernest's life that continue to apply to us today.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Andrew Curran kicks off our weekend by looking at many different aspects of modern busy life and draws our attention back to the Word of God.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Cross-cultural Mission in the 2025"It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation." Romans 15:20Living with the ambition of making Christ known worldwide, Mission today looks a little different from how it used to. The world has changed — people move more, cultures overlap, and the good news of Jesus can travel further and faster than ever before. Yet at the same time, there are still billions who’ve never had a real chance to hear it. In this session, we’ll explore what cross-cultural mission looks like now — where the greatest needs are, what’s changing, and how we can all be involved. Whether that’s praying, giving, going, or simply helping others catch the vision, we can each play a part as advocates for God’s global mission, both at home and across the world.Questions to think about:• What do we mean by mission? What about cross-culturalmission?• How has the world changed missionally? Where is it now?• What does it look like to have a “glocal” mindset?• What practical things can I do to serve God’s mission across theworld?People groups of the world: https://media.joshuaproject.net/public/assets/media/maps/progress-scale-map-1040.pdf Prayercast: https://prayercast.com/Echoes International podcasts: https://www.echoesinternational.org.uk/category/podcasts/Firstserve programme: https://first-serve.org.uk/our-programmes/Oak Hall Expiditions: https://www.oakhall.co.uk/Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Peter Mitchell explores how Colossians 1:15-24 continues the themes found in Hebrews. Christ is the preeminent, the firstborn and ultimately the champion.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

‘For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.’ Hebrews 11:10Hebrews paints a picture of faith as a long pilgrimage, where believers journey toward a heavenly city. Drawing on Abraham’s example, we’ll explore what it means to live as strangers here while longing for the home God has prepared. This session lifts our eyes to our future hope — the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.Group Discussion Questions• How does Abraham’s faith model life as a pilgrim and stranger?• What “better things” lie ahead for God’s people?• How might a heavenly perspective change our response to trials?• What does it mean to live “looking for the city that is to come”?• How could this eternal hope motivate our witness and service today?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

‘But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superiorto theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator issuperior to the old one, since the new covenant isestablished on better promises.’ Hebrews 8:6At the heart of Hebrews is the message that Jesus mediates a bettercovenant — one that brings real forgiveness, a clean conscience,and direct access to God. In this session we’ll explore the beauty ofChrist’s priesthood and the security of His once-for-all sacrifice.This “better covenant” invites us to live in freedom and assurance,not fear and striving.Group Discussion Questions• What makes the new covenant “better” than the old?• How does the fact that Jesus is both a better priest and a bettersacrifice change things for the Hebrew believers?• How should the finished work of Christ shape our confidencebefore God?• What does it mean that God writes His law on our hearts?• How can we help one another live in the joy of this bettercovenant?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

The greatest danger facing many believers is not open rebellionagainst God but drift — a slow, almost unnoticed movement awayfrom the gospel. Hebrews calls us to pay careful attention to whatwe have heard, remembering that salvation is not to be takenlightly. This session helps us recognise spiritual drift and rediscoverthe wonder of the gospel that anchors us.Discussion Questions• What might drift look like in life — and why is it often subtle?Think of the example of Israel in the wilderness.• How does God confirm the message of salvation, and why mightwe lose our sense of wonder?• How do the warnings in Hebrews show both God’s mercy andseriousness about faithfulness?• What habits help us stay anchored in the gospel and avoid drift?• What difference could it make if our church family took thiswarning to heart together?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Hebrews opens with a majestic vision of Jesus Christ — God’s final Word and the radiance of His glory. Yet the letter also speaks to weary believers who have faced hardship and are tempted to retreat. In this session we’ll see that perseverance is not about personal grit but about confidence in the unchanging greatness of Christ, who calls us to press on with eyes fixed on Him.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherDiscussion Questions:What do these opening verses (1:1–4) tell us about who Jesus is— and why does that matter for those tempted to give up? Why is remembering past faithfulness such a powerfulencouragement? What modern pressures or fears might make Christians “turnback”? How does fixing our eyes on Jesus (12:1–3) help us perseverewhen following Him feels costly? What practical steps could help us “encourage one anotherdaily” (3:13) in perseverance?Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In the final session for the week, Gareth looks at the priestly role of Christians, interceding for the world as Christ intercedes for us. But to serve the world we must first humble ourselves in Obedient Humility. Holiness never precedes humility.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HPvapMUjofmSD93VZi0Xnx5bQXx62tLP/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ou6T-ZObL1Ui8gQ_8SWlZEpmv3g8xORx/view?usp=drive_linkDownload a copy of the worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15MTCs_ibBcBuKL3TMkXtHtFqJjAkx84o/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This session explores the biblical concept of priesthood, focusing on the role of believers as intercessors between a broken world and God. The session challenges listeners to reflect on how they, as modern-day "royal priests" (1 Peter 2:9), can compassionately carry out this sacred role in daily life. Find below the link for the worksheet that accompanies this session.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NiagIUfrwooiqEkkNmtXeVwtboIHeSZ3/view?usp=drive_linkDownload a copy of the worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-4rFr_9K2Xyz0R1Q9Ycb1o_hiNDjGyAA/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In this session we take a look at the the conditions set in place for God to be in the midst of Israel. We see the magnitude of the distance that separates sinful man from a holy God. The need for atonement was great during the times of Moses, and we finally see the final anointing being fulfilled in Jesus Christ our High Priest.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jo0Vhgck6RaPM93u74AmMhWsPjIaH7gP/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

"Not only is God making a point that He is holy, but He is looking for a people who are also holy." Gareth brings to us the challenges the priesthood faces of distinguishing what is holy and unholy. For both the priesthood of the Israelites, and the priesthood of today.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MM0uh28UMhUx3UjiKGVZXSYdEeFhTxlQ/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In this episode Gareth introduces the book of Leviticus by looking at the history of the Israelites and God's purpose in working through this nation to be a blessing for the whole world.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download session slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b3uISHJbKPiCumeBm70SOyjpxqvRnxcE/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This session we take a look at the occasions for the offerings that the people of Israel brought to God, its significance and its purpose.This series features the book of Leviticus. Join us as Gareth McMeekin leads us in exploring how its ancient laws and rituals reveal timeless principles about holiness, sacrifice, and the nature of God.Download the discussion worksheet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wiLXXeXiJKOkAGzUOHw_iru2AfkBBfY-/view?usp=drive_linkDownload this session's slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hfbsq5qWAjulFVU6WbaM315xU9ODU_hY/view?usp=drive_linkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This is the final session from the weekend. Stephen concludes our time by looking at the final events of the Book of Acts, looking at God's continuing work in Paul's imprisonment and journey to Rome.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

David Wilson takes us through the history of the early church in the years after the events of the book of Acts.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

From Paul the pioneer to Paul the prisoner this session introduces thoughts on Paul's return to Jerusalem and the trials he faces after his arrest. Spend some time in reflection on the challenges of Christian life, especially as the persecuted church faces it.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Stephen takes us through Paul's third missionary journey in the surrounding regions, visiting the regions of Greece and Rome as he plants and builds churches where he goes. This session was conducted as a group discussion and the episode includes responses by the attendees.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In this episode the attendees are divided into groups as we make a comparative analysis of the different cities visited during Paul's Second Missionary Journey.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today. Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In this episode Dylan Neill looks at the challenges faced in finding unity between Jew and Gentile Christians in practicing the Jewish traditions. This leads to the decisions made at the Jerusalem Council.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today. Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

In this episode Stephen Trenier introduces the study by bringing our focus to the apostle Paul and his missionary journeys.This series features the second half of the book of Acts and explores the characteristics of the newly established community of Christ followers.Through discussion and reflection, we unpack the themes of God's sovereignty, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the cost of faithful witness. Join us as we consider what these events meant for the early church—and what they mean for us today. Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

The final session for the weekend ...Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This session is brought to us by David Wilson who looks at a practical aspect of the Book of the Acts and brings out examples of sharing the gospel as the early disciples did. Session 5 was a self-study reflection session and does not have an episode uploadThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

This episode Andrew leads us through Acts 7 and the value of a life not wasted.Session 3 was a workshop session and this willl be edited and uploaded as an extra episode in the future.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Section 1B -  Continuing the ideas from the first session, Andrew leads us to look at Acts 4 in this episode.Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Section 1A - Chapter 2. Introducing the book of the Acts of the apostles, Andrew Curran leads us to look at the start of the the movement with the apostles in Jerusalem Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.