How to Have Faith That Withstands | Historical Books | 1 Samuel 30:1-15

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

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Do you have an extremophile faith? Do you have faith that withstands exile? How do we find strength in God? In today's episode, Jeff shares how 1 Samuel 30:1-15 encourages us to keep our hope in God even in difficult circumstances. If you're listening on Spotify, tell us about yourself and where you're listening from! Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 1 Samuel 30:1-15

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.9	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.7	I'm Jeff Parrott.
0:12.2	Recently, our family was fortunate enough to visit Yellowstone National Park.
0:16.7	And one of the highlights of our visit was the grand prismatic spring.
0:20.5	It's a vast and stunning
0:21.9	hot spring displaying a spectacle of color that's nearly as diverse as the spectrum of a rainbow.
0:27.9	It's a powerful and beautiful sight to behold. What struck me was not only the power and the beauty
0:34.6	of the Grand Prismatic Spring, but the reason for its beauty.
0:39.6	The spring's diverse array of colors comes from the presence of thermophilic bacterial organisms,
0:46.5	heat-loving bacterial organisms that can survive in intense heat within the spring itself.
0:52.6	Organisms like these are called extremophiles. I love that name,
0:56.9	extremophiles. Extremophiles are living beings that can survive in situations that would eradicate
1:02.6	any other organism, whether it's extreme heat, cold, or extreme pressure. These things not only
1:09.6	survive, but thrive in environments that stretch
1:13.6	our comprehension of where life can flourish. That classification of extremophiles, it's fitting
1:21.0	not only for these bacterial organisms in the Grand Prismatic Spring and elsewhere, it's also a fitting
1:26.6	name for followers of Jesus
1:29.1	who are placed in situations, in seasons,
1:32.5	and in moments of world history
1:34.6	that seem like they would eradicate faith.
1:37.9	When we look back in the biblical story,
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