Basic Bible Study Principles — with Sandy Esgar (Re-airing)

Janet Aucoin November 14, 2025

You know you want to dig into God’s Word. But… where to begin? Our special guest, Sandy Esgar, joins Jocelyn and Janet this week to share some basic Bible study principles that will encourage you to grow deeper in your understanding of Scripture.

Joyful Journey is taking a hiatus on recording new episodes for the next several months. This is a season of regrouping and refocusing for us and we appreciate your patience as we do this. That means we will not be airing our quarterly recaps on each of the gospels as we anticipated, but don’t let that stop you from digging into the gospels! We’re taking this opportunity to share some previously released episodes with you. If you are a newer listener, we’re excited for you to hear some of these earlier episodes and for our long-term listeners, we are hoping that these episodes will be an encouragement to you once again! We look forward to returning in the future so stay tuned!

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⁠⁠Bible Knowledge Commentary⁠⁠

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⁠⁠Warren Wiersbe Commentary⁠⁠

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⁠⁠Basic Bible Study Principles Worksheet⁠⁠

⁠⁠Completed Sample Worksheet⁠⁠

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⁠⁠Six Questions to Ask When Studying the Bible in a Group⁠⁠

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⁠⁠John MacArthur App⁠⁠

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⁠⁠Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling at Faith Bible Seminary⁠⁠

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Janet Aucoin

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Janet is the Director of Women's Ministry at Faith Church (Lafayette, IN); Host of the Joyful Journey Podcast (helping women learn that when you choose truth you choose joy); ACBC certified; teacher in Faith Community Institute; Coordinator of FBS seminary wives fellowship, retreat and conference speaker; B.S. Human Resources, University of South Florida.