PODCAST · religion
The ALIVEcast
by ALIVEyouth
A little bit of Bible, every couple of days.
Episodes
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HETH /// His Face & Our Ways
“Young man, young woman, the Bible must be your chart, and you must exercise great watchfulness that your way may be according to its directions. You must pay attention to your daily life, as well as study your Bible, and you must study your Bible so that you can pay attention to your daily…
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ZAYIN /// Suffering & Comfort
To Ponder: Can you think of any stories in the Bible where people are sustained by God’s word in suffering, or mockery, or a long journey, or through the night? To practice: Is there a particular Christian song you love? Spend some time listening to and meditating upon God’s word through song...
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WAW // Precepts & Promises
To Ponder: Do you think all the different words used for God’s word are all the same or do they have slightly different meanings? To practice: Pay attention to the different rules you need to follow today. What makes different rules restrictive in good ways, and what rules are restrictive in bad...
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HE /// Our Great Need & Our Great God
To ponder: What selfish gain and worthless things are most tempting for you? To practice: Take a moment to pray and ask for God’s help. Pray for him to teach you, to give you understanding, to change your heart, to keep you from temptation and to forgive your sin. To pray: God, you have promised…
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DALETH /// Dust & Determination
To ponder: In what ways can you feel like dust? How do you resonate with the psalmist’s feelings of misunderstanding, or weariness, or deceitfulness? To practice: Are there ways that you can come alongside another believer to help and strengthen them? Try to do that practically for one person…
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GIMEL /// Paths & People
To ponder: Does all this talk of paths and ways remind you of anything Jesus said? Today you could check out Matthew 7:13-14. To practice: Walking God’s way can be hard. How can you encourage another Christian today to keep going on the right path? To pray: Dear God, Open my eyes that I may see...
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BETH /// Question & Answer
To ponder: People often think of purity as something stuffy or restrictive? How do these verses show us that purity is something glorious and good? To practice: Is there a verse from the Bible that you can memorise? Meditate on it, learn to say it out loud, hide it in your heart. To Pray: Guide…
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ALEPH /// Promises and Prayer
To Ponder: Why do you think there is often such a gap between what we know about God’s Word in our heads and how we put that into practice? To Practice: Verse 1 and verse 5 talk about our “ways”. Pay attention to your ways today (the way you talk, the way you listen, the way you treat people…
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An Intro to Psalm 119 | A Biblical A-Z
To Ponder: How would you describe your attitude to God’s Word? Are you more of a serious reflect-y type, or a joyful delight-y type? How might God grow you through reflecting on this gem of a Psalm? To Practice: Skim over the Psalm if you have time. What things stand out to you at a glance. To...
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Christmas Cracker #4 | Exodus 33:18-23
Almighty God, Glorious and Good, We praise you for your radiant and spreading glory. That you are pleased to reveal yourself to people like us. Thank you for sending Jesus, your one and only Son so that we might truly know who you are and be a part of your family. Help us to fear your Glory, and...
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Christmas Cracker #3 | Genesis 28:10-17
A Practice Each night as you go to sleep this week, give thanks to God that he is with you, and ask that he will be with you through the night, and into the day that is to come. A Prayer for Today Lord God of Heaven, Thank you for the precious promise of your presence. Thank you for the…
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Christmas Cracker #2 | Genesis 11:1-9
A Practice Over your holidays, see if you can notice where the world is telling you to make a name for yourself. Remember that God has given you a greater name in Jesus. A Prayer Humble God, I am sorry for all the ways I try to climb up to you and make a name for myself. Thank you for coming…
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Christmas Cracker #1 | Genesis 3:15
A Practice When you face a temptation to act or speak selfishly in the next few days, remind yourself that Jesus has come, and that the serpent’s head has been crushed. And you too can crush the serpent’s head under your feet! (Seriously, check out Romans 16:20) A Prayer Faithful God, We praise…
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40. John 21 | Grace Upon Grace Upon Grace
A Pondering If Jesus met you around the fire and raised the greatest sins of your life what you be talking about? Try to imagine what it would be like to have all your awkwardness and shame totally overwhelmed by Jesus’ grace. A Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you that Jesus came to bring grace…
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39. John 20:19-31 | What's the Point?
A Pondering Some people give Thomas a tough time (after all he’s seen how can he forget so quickly what Jesus promised!), others think that he’s just a rational person who is understandably looking for evidence…what do you think about poor old doubting Thomas? A Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you...
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38. John 20:1-18 | Victory!
A Pondering John 20 begins with a comment about the time of the day, and the day of the week. How does this bring to glorious fulfilment the themes of light and dark we’ve noticed throughout John’s gospel? A Prayer Dear God, we praise you for Jesus, our teacher and King, our saviour and friend....
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37. John 19 | A Gory Cross & The Glory of God
“The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross, in which there was a wonderful change of things — the condemnation of all people was made clear, sin blotted out, salvation restored to humanity; in short, the whole world was renewed...
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36. John 18:28-40 | A Clash of Kingdoms
A Pondering In what ways does fear stop us from living the way that Christ wants us to live? How does a deep understanding of God's kingdom free us from fear and help us to live for Jesus? A Prayer Father, help us to always know that your kingdom is better than anything this world can offer. Help...
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35. John 18:1-27 | Jesus vs. The World
A Pondering When the soldiers come to arrest Jesus, he asks his accusers to let his disciples go. What does this interaction teach us about the coming death of Jesus? A Prayer Heavenly Father, I confess that in this story I stand with Judas and Peter, the Religious leaders and Rome. My sin is the...
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34. John 17:20-26 | Jesus is Praying for YOU
A Pondering Look again at what Jesus prays for us. How are those things similar or different to what we might pray for ourselves sometimes? A Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for Jesus, who is able to save us completely because he always lives to intercede for us. Please encourage me to pray...
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33. John 17:6-19 | Failing Disciples, Faithful Jesus
A Pondering What do you think it means for Jesus to say that glory has come to him, through his disciples? (Full disclosure, I don’t really have any idea, I’m really interested in what you think it means!) A Prayer Lord Jesus, we praise you that there is no difference between what you are like on...
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32. John 17:1-5 | The Lord's Lord's Prayer
A Pondering Does Jesus’ definition of eternal life in verse 3 surprise you? How is this different to some of the other ways we could think about eternal life? A Prayer Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be your Name. Your Kingdom come, your Will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our...
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31. John 16 | Take Heart!
A Pondering Join the disciples in pondering what Jesus means when he says ‘a little while’… A Prayer Dear God, Father, Son and Spirit, I marvel at your greatness. You are beyond my understanding and totally worthy of my worship. Thank you for overcoming the world through Jesus’ death, and thank…
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30. Johhn 15 | Moving In With Jesus
A Pondering It’s pretty amazing that Jesus doesn’t call his disciples his servants but his friends. What difference do you think this makes to our understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus? A Prayer Dear Jesus, Lord and Friend, thank you for opening up the way for me to live with...
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29. John 14 | Further Up and Further In
A Pondering Twice Jesus says in this chapter “do not let your hearts be troubled.” What does Jesus say in this chapter that will help us to have untroubled hearts in a world full of trouble? A Prayer Father in heaven, on my own I couldn’t find my way to you, I can’t know the truth about you, and…
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28. John 13:18-38 | Salvation Is Not A Team Sport
A Pondering At the end of verse 30, John tells us the very small detail: “And it was night.” How does this add to our understanding of the themes of light and darkness which we have noticed throughout John’s gospel? A Prayer Heavenly Father, I confess that like Peter, I can desire to serve Jesus...
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27. John 13:1-17 | Entr'acte
For more information about the Entr'acte 😂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entr%27acte A Pondering Jesus says in verse 14 that we should now, wash one another’s feet? Sounds pretty gross! Even if we’re not literally meant to kick off our Birkenstocks and scrub each other’s toes, what does this…
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26. John 12:20-50 | Glorious Goodness
A Pondering John says that Isaiah prophesied about all this when he “saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.” How should that verse impact the way that we read the OT? A Prayer I praise you Lord Jesus for driving out the devil by your death. I praise you for drawing me to yourself through the…
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25. John 12:1-19 | Worthy of our Worship
A Pondering How can we show how important and worthy Jesus is to us, just like Mary did? A Prayer Dear Lord, we thank you for Jesus and we praise you that he is worthy. We thank you that he is humble and that he sacrificed himself for us. I pray that you would give us real, true and sincere…
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24. John 11:38-57 | Matters of Life and Death
A Pondering Look back over John 11 in your Bible. What is your favourite part of this amazing chapter and the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead? A Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, no one takes your life from you, you lay it down willingly in order to save the world. Thank you that you chose to...
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23. John 11:1-37 | "I Am the Resurrection and the Life"
You can find out more about Rebecca McLaughlin's really great book here: 10 Questions Every Teenager Should Ask (and answer) About Christianity A Pondering What do you think of Rebecca McLaughlin’s answer to the questions we asked in this episode? What would you say if a friend asked you why…
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22. John 10:22-42 | To Be A Christian
A Pondering This is not the first time that we’re told Jesus “escaped the grasp” of those trying to seize him. As we draw closer to the death of Jesus, what do these little remarks teach us about who Jesus is and what he came to do? A Prayer Jesus, Lord and friend. May I hear your voice and…
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21. John 10:1-21 | It Aint So Bad To Be a Sheep
Shoutout to https://amenworldwide.com for the sweet beats used during the ALIVEcast. Check them out for lots of good Christian music. Also shoutout to Ronan for the thoughtful reflection on these iconic verses from John's gospel. With Jesus the Good Shepherd, it aint so bad to be a sheep!
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20. John 9 | I Was Blind But Now I See
A Pondering It is a classic misunderstanding that faith means believing something despite the evidence. What does this passage tell us about the nature of Christian faith? (Hint: who are those ignoring the evidence in this case?!) A Prayer Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch...
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19. John 8:31-59 | The light is too bright!
A Pondering It’s pretty intense for Jesus to call the Pharisees children of the devil. Yikes! How does a harsh truth like that fit with the grace and love of Jesus? A Prayer Heavenly Father, I confess that I am often captive to sin, that I’m too full of myself to make room for your word, that I…
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18. John 8:12-30 | No Such Thing As a Stupid Question
A Pondering What are all the ways that people are in darkness? How does Jesus, the light of the world, help people who are stuck in the dark? A Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you for Jesus, the light of the world. Thank you that you sent him into this dark world to reveal the truth, and to rescue…
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17. John 7:53-8:11 | The Men Caught In Hypocrisy
A Pondering You’ll notice in your Bible that these verses are not found in the earliest manuscripts of John’s gospel. Does this sound to you like something that Jesus would have said and done. What does the fact they put this information about the early manuscripts of John right there in our…
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16. John 7:25-52 | Divided Opinion
A Pondering Is there someone in your life that is searching for answers about who Jesus is? Spend some time praying for them now, and think of some ways that you could help them to “hear him and find out what Jesus has been doing.” A Prayer Heavenly Father, please help me to always keep listening...
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15. John 7:1-24 | The World Did Not Receive Him
A Pondering Many of Jesus’ brothers and family members eventually did believe Jesus’ claims to be the Son of God, and became leaders in the early church. How might that fact give us confidence in the truth of Jesus’ claims? A Prayer Heavenly Father, please help us to stop judging by mere...
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14. John 6:43-71 | Empty Hands & Empty Stomachs
A Pondering What things in your life do you think must be worth something before God? What might it mean for you to realise that “the flesh counts for nothing.” A Prayer Lord, I can’t know you by myself, I can earn eternal life by myself, I can’t satisfy all my deepest longings, I can’t even come...
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13. John 6:24-42 | "Jesus, please come to my picnic!"
A Pondering The crowds and Jesus both talk about the bread called manna that the Israelites ate in the wilderness. Take some time to read about that story in Exodus 16. How does that help us understand what Jesus means when he calls himself the bread of life, and the grumbling reaction of the...
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12. John 6:1-24 | Looking Unto Jesus
A Pondering Why do you think Jesus withdrew when he sensed the crowds wanted to force him to be king? What does this teach us about who Jesus is and what he came to do? A Prayer Dear God, please give to me an ever growing experience of looking to Jesus, and finding in him everything I need. Help…
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11. John 5:31-47 | Swimming in the Scriptures
A Pondering What are some ways that we can make sure we keep clinging to Jesus as we read and understand more and more of the Bible? A Prayer Dear God, we thank you so much for the Bible, that in it you speak to us and tell us everything we need to know about Jesus. Please help me to love reading...
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10. John 5:1-30 | Like Father, Like Son
A Pondering The healing of the paralysed man took place on the Sabbath and this caused OUTRAGE! Why do you think Jesus didn’t just wait until the next day and avoid all the controversy? A Prayer Dear God, we praise you for sending Jesus to reveal exactly what you are like. Please help us to…
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9. John 4:43-54 | Remarkable Jesus, Remarkable Faith
A Pondering Are there words of Jesus that you struggle to believe? What might it mean for you to take Jesus at his word in that particular area? A Prayer Dear God, we praise you that Jesus gives life — full life now, and full life even in the face of death. Please help me to take the words of…
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8. John 4:27-42 | Puzzled, Proclaimed, Persuaded
A Pondering Is there someone in your life that you think would never become a Christian? Maybe you could pray now that Jesus would puzzle you by revealing himself to them and persuading them to believe? A Prayer Dear God, we praise you for the bombshell of your grace that you reveal in Jesus....
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7. John 4:1-26 | The Gift and The Giver
A Pondering A few days ago we heard about Nicodemus who met Jesus at night. And now this woman who meets Jesus in the middle of the day. What other differences do you notice between these two conversations Jesus had with two very different people? A Prayer Dear God, thank you for the gift of...
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6. John 3:22-36 | Going Viral
A Pondering What do you think it would mean for you to decrease and Jesus to increase at school, or on social media, or at youth group? A Prayer Dear God, thank you that you have placed everything in Jesus’ hands, and that he uses everything you have given to him generously, for our good. We pray...
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5. John 3:1-21 | May Jesus Be With You
A Pondering John 3:16 is one of the most famous verses in the whole Bible. Why do you think it it is such a popular verse for Christians all around the world? A Prayer Dear God, thank you for so loving the world that you gave your one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but...
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4. John 2 | Wine and Whips
A Pondering First impressions are a big deal. What stands out to you the most from Jesus’ introduction in John chapter 2? A Prayer Heavenly Father, that you that Jesus came to bring complete joy and perfect justice. Thank you that he died and rose again so that we can know your grace and truth....
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