Faith & Family Bible Podcast with Steve Wood

Episode 473 – Breaking Free with Grace

GRACE FOR LENT

Enter into God’s rest this Lent with part 2 of 4 in our four-part mini-series all about grace. Steve talks about the grace deficit in many pornography and other addiction recovery programs. Steve has some parting words for leaders of Catholic men’s groups about what the groups really need. 

Referenced in this episode:

• Colossians 2:18-23
• Romans 7
• Romans 8
• Ephesians 5:15-18
• Romans 5
• Luke11
• Breaking Free and Young Men Breaking Free booklets by Steve Wood

For more information on our special offer to order discounted booklets in lots of 25 for your parish, email us at askthehost@gmail.com. Be sure to mention this offer is from the Faith & Family Radio offer for Lent.

Episode 472 – Grace for Lent

GRACE FOR LENT

Enter into God’s rest this Lent with part 1 of 4 in our four-part mini-series all about grace. Steve shares 10 things Saint Paul said would happen in the Christian life if we separate from grace.

Referenced in this episode:

• 1 Corinthians 15:10
• John 15:1-5
• Galatians 3:11
• Galatians 6

Episode 471 – What’s Happening Now?

Last time, Steve talked about how American culture got to the suffering state it’s in. Today, he shares what’s happening now and how looking to the End Times can help us navigate today.

Referenced in this episode:

• Pope Benedict XVI
• Tyconius
• Matthew 13
• Previous episodes 450-453 on the parables in Matthew 13
• Revelation 17-18
• Matthew 17:15
• Acts 20
• 2 Peter 2
• Saint Hildegard of Bingen
• Luke21: Catholic Biblical Prophecy Explained – available on podcast & YouTube

Episode 470 – How did we get here?

It’s no secret that American culture is suffering. Steve shares insight into what he thinks got us to where we are now.

Referenced in this episode:

• Charles Darwin
• Romans 1:18
• Theistic evolution
• Romans 1:24
• Romans 1:26
• Ephesians 6:12
• Revelation 9
• Revelation 20
• Pope Leo XIII & the St. Michael Prayer

Episode 469 – Discipleship for Pre-teens

FAMILY BIBLE STUDY SERIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Dads, this one’s for you! This is the last episode of our family bible study series on the book of Matthew. Before Christmas, we aired episode 468, Discipleship for Catholic Youth. Today’s episode is geared towards parents, especially fathers, of younger children. Steve says parents are the disciplers of their children. With a strong parent-child relationship, kids will have a stronger relationship with Christ.

Referenced in this episode:

• Matthew 28
• Ephesians 6
• 1 Corinthians 4
• Legacy: A Handbook for Fathers by Steve Wood

The Queenship of Mary – Part 2

In honor of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on January 1
Today’s episode is part 2 of a 2-part miniseries on the Queenship of Mary that aired on Catholic radio in 2017. We never published it to the podcast until now.

The Queenship of Mary – Part 1

In honor of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on January 1
Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2-part miniseries on the Queenship of Mary that aired on Catholic radio in 2017. We never published it to the podcast until now.

Family Faith Formation

In honor of the Feast of the Holy Family on December 31, today’s episode is a re-airing of episode 231 originally aired in 2019.

 

Primary faith formation begins in the home.

Episode 468 – Discipleship for Catholic Youth

FAMILY BIBLE STUDY SERIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Steve shares steps for creating disciples that he's learned from both scripture and experience as a father and former youth pastor. 

Referenced in this episode:

• Matthew 28
• 1 Corinthians 4:16
• Philippians 4:9
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6
• Hebrews 13:7

Episode 467 – The “I will” Trap

FAMILY BIBLE STUDY SERIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

You need Christ to live your life. “I will” determination won’t make you a better Christian. Try as we might to muscle our way to being the best Christians we can be, Steve highlights scripture that shows us again and again that we can’t…and don’t need to.

Referenced in this episode:

• Matthew 24-28
• Isaiah 14
• Colossians 2:18-23
• Romans 7
• Psalm 34
• 1 Corinthians 15:10
• John 15: 4-5
• Philippians 4:13
  • Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church booklet