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.
Episodes
48 episodes
James part 6 - Chapter Five On Money And Justice
Wealth can feel like armour, right up until the moment it starts rusting. As we reach the final chapter of James, we sit with one of the Bible’s most direct warnings about money, injustice, and the spiritual danger of building your life on what...
James part 5 - Humble Yourself Before The Lord And He Will Lift You Up
Peaceful churches do not happen by accident, and James refuses to let us blame “the atmosphere” or “the times we live in”. As we open James 3:18 through chapter 4, we follow the sudden turn from peacemakers to wars and ask the uncomfortable que...
James part 4 - Chapter 3 On Teaching And Speech
One careless sentence can undo months of trust. That is why James chapter 3 feels so modern: it treats speech as a spiritual force, not a side issue, and it refuses to let leaders hide behind good intentions or good theology.We start wi...
James part 3 - A Faith Without Deeds Cannot Save Anyone
A sentence can sound spiritual and still mean nothing: “I believe in God.” James refuses to let us hide behind that kind of talk. We sit with James 2:14 onwards and feel the force of his claim that faith without action is dead and that empty be...
James part 2 - What If True Religion Looks Like Mercy?
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 obe...
A Practical Walk Through James Chapter One
“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...
From Panic To Prayer: Finding Safety In Psalm 27
Fear loves to speak in absolutes: you’re alone, you’re done, there’s no way through. Psalm 27 answers with a different absolute: “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?” We sit with that line and let it do its work, not as a ...
Psalm 25 Shows Why Only Jesus Can Cleanse Us
A single line from Psalm 25 can expose what most of us try to hide: “Remember not the sins of my youth.” We sit with that honesty and ask a bigger question behind it, namely why we can dare to lift our souls to God at all when shame feels so lo...
Psalm 24 And The Victory Of The Ascended Jesus
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 quest...
Reading Psalm 23 As Resurrection Hope In Christ
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 pa...
Psalm 22 Shows Us What The Cross Cost God
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. ...
Psalm 20 Shows Us How God Saves Christ
Psalm 20 sounds like a comforting prayer until you ask one unsettling question: who is the “you”? From Sandown Park near London, we follow that thread and find ourselves face to face with the Messiah, because the psalm names God’s “anointed” on...
Leviticus episode 10 - Leviticus 26–27: Blessings, Curses, And A World Made Holy
A love that warns is a love that won’t look away. We sit with Leviticus 26–27 and hear a Father’s voice pressing toward blessing, waving us off the edge with urgency, and promising a world remade. The conversation tracks the arc from reverence ...
Leviticus episode 9 - When Worship Reorders Society: From Blasphemy To Freedom
What if the most radical social policy begins in worship? We open Leviticus 24–25 and find a blueprint where reverence for the Name reshapes hearts, households, and even soil. This conversation moves from the gravity of blasphemy to the tendern...
Leviticus episode 8 - From Passover To Tabernacles, God Maps Our Redemption Story
A calendar of rituals can feel distant, until you realise it maps the whole arc of redemption. We walk through Leviticus 23 and discover how each feast becomes a waypoint: Sabbath as weekly rest that remembers creation and redemption; Passover ...
Leviticus episode 7 - Why Humanity Needs A High Priest To Stand Before A Holy God
Holiness isn’t a soft glow. It’s a blazing reality that exposes our best masks and raises a hard question: who can stand? We open Leviticus 22 and follow its thread through the strict life of priests, the demand for perfect sacrifices, and the ...
Leviticus episode 6 - Why God’s Holiness Reaches Your Monday Morning
Holiness isn’t a Sunday hobby. We open Leviticus 17–20 and discover why worship touches money, marriage, mercy, and the moments that feel too small to matter. When God says “be holy because I am holy,” he invites us into his own life, not a che...
Leviticus episode 5 - Atonement Explained
A single day each year, one man stepped behind the curtain with trembling hands, and an entire nation held its breath. We unpack Leviticus 16 with clear eyes and full hearts, exploring why the Day of Atonement sits at the centre of the Bible’s ...
Leviticus episode 4 - What If Holiness Means Wholeness In Every Part Of Life?
What if holiness is less about rule-keeping and more about life-keeping? We open Leviticus 11 and trace a surprising thread from clean and unclean animals to moldy walls, childbirth, and the hope of resurrection, showing how God’s heart opposes...
Leviticus episode 3 - From Washing To Glory: How Leviticus 8 Points To Jesus The High Priest
Holiness can feel abstract until you watch water, oil, blood, and glory move through a people. We step into Leviticus 8–10 and watch Aaron and his sons begin their ministry with washing, robes, and an overflow of oil, then face the sobering sho...
Leviticus episode 2 - Clean Hands, Clean Hearts
Ever felt squeaky clean on the outside yet weighed down inside? We open Leviticus and find a path that deals not just with guilt but with stain, not just with apology but with repair. With Dr Paul Blackham and the Reverend Joseph Steinberg, we ...
Leviticus episode 1 - So You Skipped Leviticus? Big Mistake
A voice calls from the tent of meeting and a harder question follows: how can unholy people live near a holy God without being consumed? We take listeners into Leviticus with fresh eyes, showing how the book continues the story of Exodus—from r...
Deuteronomy Episode 10 - The Rock That Accompanies Us: Moses' Final Chapter and Christ's Eternal Presence
Standing at the threshold of the Promised Land, Moses gazes across the horizon at what his eyes can see but his feet cannot tread. This poignant final chapter of Deuteronomy offers us profound wisdom about finishing well and embracing God's pur...
Deuteronomy Episode 9 - Meeting Jesus in Deuteronomy
Moses stands at the edge of the Promised Land, delivering his final messages to a new generation of Israelites. What could possibly be so urgent that this dying leader needs to emphasize it with his last breaths? The answer transforms how we un...
Deuteronomy Episode 8 - Blessings or Curses: The Life-Defining Choice
The stark reality of life's fundamental choice stands at the heart of Deuteronomy chapters 26-28. As Israel prepared to cross into the Promised Land, they faced a decision that would shape their entire future: follow God's ways and receive bles...