Bell Shoals Women

The Pursuit: The Story Behind the Story

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 08 May 2023 07:00:00 -0400

This episode features a conversation with Samantha Staton. Samantha knew she was born to be a professional singer. She worked tirelessly throughout her school years as well as college years training to be the very best. Yet, audition after audition heard the dreaded "No". It seemed no matter how hard she worked, howe much she gave up, nothing but disappointment came her way. Once Samantha started to allow God to control the plans He had for her life, then, and only then, did she find the satisfaction she was seeking. Samantha's story is both raw and honest. She dealt with selfishness as well as the desire to get her way. Listen and see how God pursued her along the way and became her place of peace among life's disappointments.

The Pursuit: The Story Behind the Story

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 01 May 2023 07:00:00 -0400

This episode features a conversation with Nathania Mayers. Nathania and I discuss the difference between religion and relationship. How she went from growing up attending church as well as a Christian home and knowing a lot about God, to KNOWING Him personally through a day to day relationship with the One who relentlessly pursued her. Nathania and I also discuss how her family moved here from the Cayman Islands with financial resources and the security of having full time employment, to loosing almost everything once they arrived in the States due to Covid. Listen to be encouraged how she found Jesus to be the source of all she needed and how He lovingly provided all along the way. Her journey has been amazing!

The Pursuit: The Story Behind The Story

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0400

This episode features a conversation with Andrea Roberts. Andrea shares how she learned to surrender to the plan God had for her life even though it looked quite differently than the life she thought she would have. Andrea shares how God pursued her in the midst of moving away from everything she ever knew and starting fresh in a new place with a new baby in tow.

The Pursuit: The Story Behind the Story

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Episode Two features a conversation with Tiffany McNair. Tiffany and I talk about her journey through multiple challenges with significant and unexpected health issues with three of their four children. We tackle the topic of being angry with the Lord and how His pursuit of us calls us to a place where He can comfort even angry or indifferent hearts.

The Pursuit: The Story Behind the Story

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:22:00 -0400

The Pursuit: The Story Behind the Story podcast series features each of our incredible speakers from The Pursuit event, held at Bell Shoals church in March 2023.

Episode one features, Raquel Bonilla as she shares her story of the pain and loss experience through miscarriage and the pursuit of God, in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Advent Study Session Twelve - Love: Our New Name

Bell Shoals Church — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Today's episode will remind us that through Christ we have a brand new name.

Advent Study Session Eleven - Love: Our new life in Christ

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Listen along today to be reminded that through Christ we are new creations and have a new purpose.

Advent Study Session Ten - Love: God's unchanging love for us

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

In today's episode we will focus on the unchanging love of God towards us and how we can truly rest in that love.

Advent Study Session Nine- Joy: Being Bearers of Joy

Bell Shoals Church — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

In today's episode we will see that because of Jesus we too, can be bearers of joy to the world around us.

Advent Study Session Eight - Joy: Deep, satisfying joy in Jesus

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

In today's episode we will be encouraged that choosing to find joy in Christ is where complete satisfaction is found.

Advent Study Session Seven - Joy: Joy Not Based on Circumstances

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Listen today as we take a look at how we can have true joy despite unmet expectations or unexpected circumstances.

Advent Study Session Six - Peace: Being a Peacemaker

Bell Shoals Church — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Listen along to day to be encouraged how through Christ, we can be peacemakers in the world around us.

Advent Session Five - Peace: Peace only God Can Give

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Listen today to see how the peace that God gives has the potential to reign in our hearts no matter the circumstances swirling around us.

Advent Study Session Four - Peace Bigger Than our Circumstances

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

The peace we most often seek is a solution to our difficult problems. Listen today to see how the peace God offers is much bigger.

Advent Study Session Three - Hope: Eternal Hope in Jesus

Bell Shoals Church — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Jesus came so that He would forever extinguish the darkness once and for all. Listen today to see how the birth of Jesus brought eternal hope to all the world.

Advent Study Session Two - Hope: waiting on God

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

What is the longest time you've waited for an answer to prayer? Listen along today to be encouraged God is always at work.

Advent Study Session One - Hope: We are All Waiting for Something

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:28:00 -0400

“A thrill of hope the worry world rejoices…” even though this favorite Christmas hymn was written in 1847, we can still relate to it can’t we? We’re weary of the darkness around us, the pain life often brings, the doubt and fear. The world we live in is broken. We stand waiting just as our forefathers have done. We are waiting for rescue and restoration.

Advent by definition means “the arrival”. Advent builds anticipation. During Advent we remember how God’s people waited for the promise of the coming Messiah. Advent also shows us the opportunity to consider our own seasons of waiting. We are still awaiting Jesus‘s return and the fulfillment of his kingdom on earth we are living between the already and then not yet.

READ ROMAND 8:18-25 AND PARAPHRASE EACH VERSE IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

We, along with all of creation, are still groaning, looking in hope to our Savior, looking in hope towards the day when he will come and make all things new.

We are all waiting for something. Sometimes it’s hard to “feel” God‘s love for us when we aren’t always able to see His work in our lives. The people of God have bumped up against this reality for centuries. But make no mistake, God is never idle. He has been working out His story since the beginning of time. Our circumstances don’t determine if God is working, nor do our feelings. We’ve gotten confused along the way believing the life we live is somehow or our story rather than remembering we have the privilege of living in God story! God is faithfully working on your behalf for your good and for His ultimate glory. He is carefully forming you into his image. He is crazy about you and wants you to know Him more intimately. God uses our seasons of waiting to draw us closer to Him, to trust and see His character, to grow our faith, and to fuel our hope in the coming Savior. He is our “thrill of hope!”

Other Podcasts by Bell Shoals:

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1550674854 (Bell Shoals Messages)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bell-shoals-women/id1548939096 (Bell Shoals Women)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bell-shoals-students/id1549894197 (Bell Shoals Students)

Heaven: Session Nine

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:48:00 -0400

Today we wrap up our study taking a look at one of the most wonderful passages in Revelation 22. All things new!

Heaven: Session Seven

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:18:00 -0400

Today we take a look at Romans 8 with Christ and the Cosmic renewal! The Exodus story is our story!

Heaven: Session 6

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:26:00 -0400

On this weeks episode we are looking at the the Resurrection through 1 Corinthians 15

Here is a link for the listening guide

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ELHS9FGAAuwwGEN13UnsUZrp5ri7Zxw/view?usp=sharing

Heaven: Session Five

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:46:00 -0400

The Word became flesh. "We got to heaven when we die" isn't wrong, it's just not big enough. The Kingdom of God is ALREADY inaugurated through the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, who is the perfect human imager and King. But, the kingdom of God is not yet here in its fulness as we await it's consummation at the 2nd coming of Christ when He restores all of creation. we live in the overlap of these two realities.

Heaven: Session Four

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:55:00 -0400

In today's session we are going to walk through some of Isaiah's prophecies and pull out what they reveal about the future age.

Heaven: Session Three

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:59:00 -0400

In today's episode we will see how God, Himself, comes down to us by looking at various temple passages from Genesis to Revelation. The Bible's full circle moment!

Heaven: Session Two

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:54:00 -0400

In today's episode we will take a look at God's "Plan A" for mankind find in the pages of Genesis 1 & 2. We will take a look at some basic, foundational assumptions about the Bible and God's plan through Christ and his bride, Eden realities would spread to the ends of the earth!

Heaven Introduction week

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Introduction and the Perspectives on Heaven: the traditional view vs the Biblical view.

Endure: From Victim to Victor with Christina Abney

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:15:00 -0400

Are we believing the lie the enemy would have us believe that we are incapable or are paralyzed from living out our God-given potential? Do the challenges you face convince you that it is impossible to reflect the fruit of the Spirit effectively?

Join us as Christina Abney shows us that God through us can help us live like a victor rather than a victim.

John 18-20

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:37:00 -0400

Today we close this series with a character study, each representing the redemption story

Life In His Name Week 9: John 15:18-17:26

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Today will see the reality of suffering and persecution as followers of Jesus coupled with the hope and promises secured by His death and resurrection. We as believers are on mission to display God's mission in the world, what a privilege!

John 15

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:05:00 -0400

Today's episode takes a look at a favorite Chapter in the Book of John for many. We will see that abiding with Christ is living with Is life, loving with His love, enjoying with His joy, praying and proclaiming with His words and going with His mission in mind.

John 11

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:09:00 -0400

The REAL life we endure, with unexpected trials and difficult seasons, require a REAL hope. We find that hope in Jesus.

John 9 & 10

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:07:00 -0400

In today's episode we will see that Jesus is better. Better than anything. We cannot experience abundant life apart from Him.

John 7 & 8

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:01:00 -0400

In today's episode we will see how Jesus is indeed God. He is made clear in Chapters 7 & 8 of John's text. We either walk in darkness or in light and that Jesus, Himself, is the source of light and living water.

John 5 & 6

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0400

There is a long history, Biblically, of people trying to make themselves equal with God. In today's lesson we will see how Jesus is the only one to share unity with God and the examples of how He does.

John 1-4 Continues

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:53:00 -0400

Jesus is on a mission to show the Salvation He brings is for the whole world, not just for a special few. In John 4 we are introduced to racial and gender barriers in place at that time. The big twist of the Book of John is that Jesus seems to "pick the wrong girl". She doesn't fit. Yet, this is the whole purpose Jesus chose her. Jesus came to save everyone!

Life In His Name a Study in the Book of John

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:46:00 -0400

Welcome to a 10 week study in the Book of John. Author and teacher Aprile Sweers will share with us that we can only find real life through real faith in a real Savior who deeply loves us.

Today's podcast will feature what makes John's Gospel unique and the threads we will see throughout this Book.

Behold Your God/ Week 10/ The New Heaven and New Earth

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:08:00 -0400

One day God in all His glory will come to earth and make all things new. Today as we wrap up our study we will see that the prophecy of Isaiah is a call to faith, to worship, to repentance, to prayer, and to hope!

Behold Your God/Week 9/The Way Back Home

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:53:00 -0400

Ever experienced a dry spell spiritually? Sometimes we find ourselves in this place from no fault of our own. In todays lesson we will look at Isaiah 49-55 to see how placing our trust in God's ability to move in work in our place of suffering helps us find light in the darkness.

Behold Your God/ Week 8/ Isaiah 40-48

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:14:00 -0400

In this session we continue to see the weave of God's lavish grace towards those who do not deserve it; the continued patience of a good God. In our increasingly polarized culture, we can see through this text how we as Christ-followers can reflect His quiet, unaggressive, tender ministry to the world in which we live.

Behold Your God/ Week 7 / Isaiah 36-39

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:07:00 -0400

God always shows up. God always comes through. God responds to the prayers of His people, in fact, prayer is how the plans of God happen. Today's podcast will show us God's plans don't fail.

Behold Your God / Week Six ? Isaiah 28-35

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:02:00 -0400

When we experience fear we are tempted to run to places of refuge and may times we choose things other than the place of refuge God provides. This week we see how God is the better refuge.

Behold Your God/ Week 5/Isaiah 13-27

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:52:00 -0400

We can frame what we see going on in the world around us through the lens of who God is and throne on which He rules and reigns. We often loose sight that God is sovereign over the rise and fall of nations.

Behold/Week 4/Isaiah 7-12

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:08:00 -0400

The "enoughness" of God... When we find ourselves in a crisis of faith will we trust Him? Will we believe Him? Today's passages hold the answer.

Behold Your God/ Week Three? Isaiah 6

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400

What if my thoughts about God are too small? Join us this week as we see how mighty our God is in the pages of Isaiah Chapter 6. We will be encouraged that His plans NEVER fail!

Behold Your God/ Week Two/ "Sin-sick"

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

This session we take a look at Isaiah chapters 1-5. We will look at the nature of sin and the consequence of judgement that follows yet immediately see the redemption of God to follow. We will consider the spacial imagery in the passage to see that God alone should be high and exalted but the leaders instead exalted themselves, demoting God. This kind of pride is a temptation for us all. How do we cultivate hearts of humility that keep God in His rightful place? Listen and be encouraged.

Behold Your God | Week One | A Study of Isaiah

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:35:00 -0400

This week we look at why Isaiah matters. We will overview the Old Testament storyline and look closely at the "big picture" of Jesus and the story of redemption beginning in Genesis.

Choose Brave | Week Six | Brave to Put God First

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0400

When we choose to put God first in our lives and pursue living a life that honors Him, a lost world around us see’s Jesus in us. We become a walking, breathing testimony of the goodness and faithfulness of God. This last week we will be challenged to let nothing else come before our relationship with Jesus and to pursue im with our full attention.

Journaling Pages 125-145

Choose Brave | Week Five | Brave in the Midst of Loss

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0400

We were made for community. This week we will look at how God has called each one of us to use the talents He has uniquely gifted us with to encourage one another and to love others well.

Journaling Pages 105-123

Choose Brave | Week Four | Brave in the Midst of Loss

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0400

We live in a broken world where hurt, temptations, and trials are inevitable. This week we will be encouraged to press into Jesus during times where we feel weak and allow Him to strengthen us to walk forward victoriously in our faith.

Journaling Pages 85-103

Choose Brave | Week Three | Brave in the Face of Persecution

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Standing firm on truth in the culture in which we live is challenging and many times leads to negative consequences we were not expecting. This week we are focusing our attention on finding the courage to speak truth in a world with blurred lines. We will see how we can choose to trust God despite our circumstances which leave us feeling discouraged.

Journaling Pages 65-83

Choose Brave | Week Two | Brave to Fear God Over Man

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0400

This week of study we are going to gain insight on the holiness of God and power of God and how we, as His children, have that same power dwelling within us. We will look at how we can find our rest in Jesus when we choose to obey Him.

Journaling Pages 45-63

Choose Brave | Week One | Brave to Fight the Good Fight

Bell Shoals Church — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0400

There is a battle raging all around us tying to cause confusion and fear. How can we choose to be brave to choose love instead of hate, choose to live in faith rather than fear when facing the unexpected, and to live counter-culturally living bravely through the light of God’s Word and what He says about us? Join us this first week of study as we see how we can victoriously fight the good fight by putting on the armor He graciously provides.

Journaling pages 17-43

You Choose: Finding Truth in a Multiple Choice World

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:57:00 -0400

Choices. We make hundreds of them everyday. From the time our alarm clocks go off in the morning until we crash in bed that night, we are faced with countless decisions. We need God's wisdom so we know how to make the right choices in our relationships, employment, or a particular path to follow. We can trust God over our emotions and the circumstances in our lives. By seeking God in prayer, in His Word, and through others He has placed in community around us we can actively choose truth and live victoriously!

SHE: No Longer Any Curse

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0400

All that is broken in us and around will one day be restored and made whole forever.

Here’s the file link for podcast notes:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IcgPzYJeSdaYTM6hriOVpcs96fjDMyRH/view?usp=sharing

SHE: Fellow Heirs of the Grace of Life

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:10:00 -0400

To the original audience, the New Testament's instructions to wives were seen as affirming and empowering. While cultural context has changed dramatically, the affirmation of a woman's worth remains.

Listening Guide:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19TavKnvA39iGD88T96IjU1CQuBGJdkmj/view?usp=sharing

SHE: Daughter, Your Faith Has Saved You

Bell Shoals Church — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:19:00 -0400

Women were not an interruption to Jesus' ministry. In many ways, they were the support and substance of it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cSlIqKYdCL71Xexo2Md7PMLxG-anKXIq/view?usp=sharing

SHE: Be Quiet My Sister

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:41:00 -0400

The Bible does not turn a blind eye to the abuse of women because God does not turn a blind eye to the abuse of women. In His justice, He avenges the oppression. In His love, He heals and restores the victim. In His Son, He absorbs all the shame.

Listening Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j6m8H7fzE0laWdPbF5rMOg7e1entgpul/view?usp=sharing

SHE: They Knew They Were Naked

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:14:00 -0400

It’s hard to think of a biblical passage that’s done more damage to the concept of a woman’s worth than Genesis 3. The entire demise of mankind happened because a man listened to his wife, or so the story goes. But is this really what Genesis 3 says? Are women really more gullible and prone to deception than men? Are we really more at fault for the fall of mankind? The answer to all of these questions is an emphatic “no.” In fact, it’s here in Genesis 3 that we see God’s plan to redeem mankind will come through the seed of . . . wait for it . . . the woman (Gen. 3:15). Amidst one of the bleakest chapters of the Bible, SHE is the glimmer of hope!

Download Listening Guide Here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tUm5S5sK3GDPtTK8nDp5yhz4-o4HssYL/view?usp=sharing

SHE: Not Good

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:15:00 -0400

There was only one thing that God deemed “not good” about His creation: the man was all alone. God could have given Adam a brother, or a whole team of men, for that matter. But he didn’t. He crafted a woman, and the words of Genesis 2 make it ever-so-clear that He did so for reasons far beyond procreation. She was – and still is – essential to His mission in the world.

Download the listening Guide Here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l2j2si0uhjfe9lt/Session%203%20-%20Not%20Good.pdf?dl=0

SHE: In the Image of God

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:02:00 -0400

For most of us growing up in more conservative church circles, there’s a lot of talk about the differences between men and women, and for good reason! But did you know that the Bible actually opens with what men and women have in common, how they are the same? We share a name – mankind, a nature – made in the image of God, and a mission – to rule, subdue, and fill the earth. Genesis 1:26-30 is exactly what you’d expect to find if the God of the Bible values women as much as men. Indeed, He does!

Listening guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iO6kHgI8PD9MtGTorch_iDP27pgNXJ5F/view?usp=sharing

Intro: "SHE" The Worth of Women in the Storyline of the Bible

Bell Shoals Church — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:58:00 -0400

Teacher and Author, Aprile Sweers, kicks off a brand new women's study entitled, She: The Worth of Women in the Storyline of the Bible. In this study, we will journey through the storyline of the Bible with eyes wide open to the intrinsic worth of women, created in God’s image and essential to His mission in the world. What is the essence of biblical womanhood? What does the Bible have to say about the objectification and abuse of women? What do we do with those Old Testament laws and New Testament restrictions that seem so demeaning to women? What does the life and ministry of Jesus teach us about the value of women? What will womanhood look like in the new heaven and new earth? And what does all of this mean for me, right here and now, in my ordinary life? These are some of the questions we will seek to answer as we search the Scriptures and celebrate God’s design for every precious life represented by the pronoun, SHE.

This introduction to the SHE Bible study seeks to answer some important foundational questions: What determines a woman’s worth? What exactly is “biblical womanhood”? Why is it such a hotly debated topic among Christians? What are the biggest roadblocks to seeing the worth of women in the Bible?

Chart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETQUC0AR95Wx72zeUyL16X3yUNTE0ULE/view?usp=sharing

Listening guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xrb3HRfdg35aPYr4Y15EXvOTBKnUO_1k/view?usp=sharing

Download Aprile's Personal Podcast, "Her God Speaks", here.

Welcome to the Bell Shoals Women Podcast

Bell Shoals Church — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:32:00 -0400

Welcome to the Bell Shoals Women Podcast by Bell Shoals Church in Tampa, Fl. We would like to invite you to be a part of a community of women from all stages of life who are looking for honest conversations about the truth of God’s Word. This podcast will cover a range of topics and studies and will be led by amazing Bible teachers from all around our community. We hope you take this opportunity to take the next step in your spiritual journey and connect with other women like yourself along the way. If you would like to connect with our church family or experience our studies and teaching in-person you can learn more by visiting our church website at BellShoals.com. We are so glad you are here, and we look forward to going on this journey with you.