Book by Book

The Bible is the most important book in the world. It not only takes us through the whole history of the universe from beginning to end, but it can also speak clearly to us about daily life: Why are we here? Is there really a God who has shown up in human history? How should we live? Book by Book explores the Bible's answers to the deepest questions.

Book by Book is a religion podcast hosted by Biblical Frameworks, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  James part 2 - What If True Religion Looks Like Mercy?

  Aug 19, 202617 min

  You can sit through years of preaching and still miss the point. From a fruit and veg shop at the Farm Fellowship near Preston, we open James and let it press on the places where everyday life is won or lost: listening, speaking, anger, and obedience. We read James 1:19–22 and explore why “quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry” is not a personality tip but a discipleship command. Paul Blackham shows how the Book of James repeatedly echoes Jesus, almost like a running commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, and we talk about the modern fallout of unmanaged anger, including the damage we can do with a single rushed email or message. Robin Langford takes us deeper into James’s warning about self-deception: it is possible to hear the word, even believe it in your head, and still refuse to live it. We reflect on what it means to “look intently” into Scripture, and why true Bible study must lead to a changed life, not just stronger opinions. From there we move into James’s definition of true religion and the sharp challenge of practical love: caring for orphans and widows, staying unstained by the world, and rejecting favouritism in the church. James 2 forces an honest look at partiality, class and wealth, and how we welcome people who are not like us. We finish with one of James’s most searching lines: mercy triumphs over judgement, and the forgiven life must become a merciful life. If you want a grounded Bible study on Christian obedience, practical faith, the Book of James, and what real religion looks like, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review, then tell us: where do you most need to become a doer of the word? Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube

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  A Practical Walk Through James Chapter One

  Aug 12, 202617 min

  “Consider it pure joy” is one of the hardest lines in the New Testament to take seriously, especially when life is genuinely frightening. From a barn at Farm Fellowship near Preston, we begin a book-by-book Bible study of the Book of James with Richard Bewes, Paul Blackham, and our wonderfully international guest Robin Langford, whose gospel work has taken her from Argentina and Paraguay to Sudan and Afghanistan. We start at James 1:1 and ask the grounding questions: who wrote James, when was it written, and why does it sound so direct? Robin walks us through the strong early-church case that the author is James, Jesus’ half-brother, who became a key leader in the Jerusalem church. Paul then unpacks James’s opening address to the “twelve tribes scattered among the nations”, not as a closed club but as a daring, inclusive picture of God forming a global people in Christ. From there the passage turns practical: trials, perseverance, wisdom from God, and the danger of being double-minded. Robin shares what “pure joy” can look like in real pressure, including poverty where believers have little left but prayer, and the quiet nearness of Jesus when you feel abandoned. We also look at James’s warning about wealth and status, and the two roads a person can take when tested: trusting God for wisdom, or blaming God and being pulled by destructive desires. If you care about Christian discipleship that is honest, grounded in Scripture, and shaped for real life, come and study James with us. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review, then tell us: which line from James 1 do you find hardest to live out? Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube

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  Psalm 24 And The Victory Of The Ascended Jesus

  Jul 22, 202616 min

  The world can feel like it belongs to whoever shouts loudest, fights hardest, or manipulates best, so Psalm 24 lands like a challenge: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” We take that claim seriously and ask the uncomfortable question it raises. If God truly rules, why is the earth still soaked in violence and evil, and what does it mean to confess Jesus Christ as Lord without sounding naïve? Richard Bewes is joined by Paul Blackham and guest Stephen Lungu (team leader with African Enterprise) to explore Psalm 24 as a Psalm of Ascension and a portrait of the ascended King. We connect David’s passion for God’s triumph to Moses lifting the Ark, and we unpack why Mount Zion is ultimately the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12), not just a place on a map. Along the way, Stephen shares how the power of the cross reshapes preaching across different belief systems, not as theory but as lived testimony. Then Psalm 24 turns the spotlight on us: who may ascend the hill of the Lord? “Clean hands and a pure heart” is a standard none of us can meet, which is exactly why the Psalm drives us to Jesus, the only one who can stand in the Father’s presence without stain. We finish with the repeated cry, “Who is this King of glory?”, and what Christ’s victory means for real spiritual warfare and everyday courage. Subscribe, share, and leave a review, then tell us: which line from Psalm 24 stays with you most? Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube

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  Reading Psalm 23 As Resurrection Hope In Christ

  Jul 15, 202616 min

  Psalm 23 is so familiar that we can miss how daring it really is. We sit with “The Lord is my shepherd” and read it in its wider setting, between Psalm 22’s crucifixion shadow and Psalm 24’s picture of Christ the King, and suddenly the green pastures and still waters carry the weight of resurrection confidence. As we trace the psalm line by line, we find ourselves asking a sharper question: whose voice are we hearing, and what kind of hope is being taught to us? Paul Blackham brings a close reading that highlights how the Hebrew can open fresh meaning, including a striking nuance in the final line that points to Christ “returning” to the house of the Lord. That detail turns Psalm 23 into more than comfort for hard days; it becomes a glimpse into Jesus’ own prayerful trust as he looks through death towards life with the Father. We also talk about why this is the right psalm to read with the dying, not as sentiment, but as a way of learning steadiness from the One who faces death without fear. Our guest, evangelist Stephen Lungu of African Enterprise, shares the human story beneath the theology: abandonment as a child, the bitterness that drove gang violence, and how Scripture interrupted his path before a moment of destruction. He explains what it meant to “personalise” God as shepherd, how “He restores my soul” becomes “He gives me back my life again”, and why the rod and staff are comfort when the world is unjust. We finish with the anointing oil as a picture of the Holy Spirit’s power for calling, courage, and witness. If Psalm 23 has become background noise, let this conversation make it vivid again. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave us a review with the line of Psalm 23 you return to most often. Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube

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  Psalm 22 Shows Us What The Cross Cost God

  Jul 8, 202617 min

  The opening line of Psalm 22 is not a distant religious quote, it is the cry Jesus chose for the cross. We sit with the words “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” and ask what they actually mean, not just emotionally, but theologically. If Christians say God is Trinity, what happens at Calvary when the Father turns his face away from the Son? This is where the seriousness of sin and the determination of God to forgive collide, and Psalm 22 gives us language to face it honestly. From there we follow the psalm’s unnerving specificity: mocking crowds, bones out of joint, hands and feet pierced, garments divided by lots. Is this simply David processing personal suffering, or is it prophetic Scripture that points beyond David to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ? We talk through why the details matter, how the New Testament reads Psalm 22 on Jesus’ lips, and how this strengthens confidence in the Bible’s unified storyline. We also hear lived experience of the cross at work in the real world: a new believer who cannot read, a Bible bought with unexpected generosity, rejection from church, kindness from market sellers, and a life redirected through grace. The humility of “I am a worm and not a man” becomes more than a phrase as we consider Christ’s silence under insult and the way the cross still changes lives underground in mines and high above the clouds. Psalm 22 does not finish in despair. It turns towards worship, family, and future joy, echoing Hebrews 12 as we consider how Jesus endures by fixing his eyes on what comes after suffering. If you want a deeper, more grounded view of the cross, prophecy, suffering, and hope, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review with the line from Psalm 22 that stayed with you. Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube

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