Episodes
Tuesday May 17, 2016
COA #25 - Respond With Patience
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Our response to patience all depends on how we phrase the command.
Monday May 16, 2016
Command #35 - Lose Your Life
Monday May 16, 2016
Monday May 16, 2016
Most of Jesus' Commands are reasonably straightforward, easy enough to understand, uncomplicated, unambiguous. Easy to obey--no. Easy to understand--yes. It is not usually a question of being confused about what is required. Rather it is a question of how serious we are about wanting to obey.
Friday May 13, 2016
Command #34 - Deny Yourself
Friday May 13, 2016
Friday May 13, 2016
The great moral teacher interpretation of the life and impact of Jesus Christ is surely one of the most naive perspectives ever proposed for such an important historical figure. C.S. Lewis has memorably argued that anyone making the claims Jesus did must either be a lunatic, a madman, or what he claimed to be. It is not merely Jesus' claim to be one with God that is astonishing and revolutionary, however, so too is much of the rest of his teaching. Far from being a traditional "moralist," a great deal of what Jesus said turned conventional wisdom upside-down.
Thursday May 12, 2016
COA #24 - Walk in Peace
Thursday May 12, 2016
Thursday May 12, 2016
Peace is one of those evanescent felt singularities in life for which we hunger yet experience all too seldom.
Wednesday May 11, 2016
Command #33 - Be At Peace, Reconciled, and United With Others
Wednesday May 11, 2016
Wednesday May 11, 2016
The enormity of this Command is of such scope and magnitude that it is impossible to overstate. If Love is the first Command, this surely represents one of the most important dimensions of Love itself. Indeed, unity with our fellow man is one of Love's significant visible expressions. If we would "Be righteous," this is where it begins.
Tuesday May 10, 2016
COA #23 - Rejoice in All Circumstances, Especially in Your Trials
Tuesday May 10, 2016
Tuesday May 10, 2016
The secret to understanding the Bible is really quite simple. The formula for unlocking Genesis 1 is the same as that needed to penetrate the mysteries of Revelation 22...and everything in between. That powerful key is: Converting principle to command.
Friday May 06, 2016
Command #31 - Be Righteous
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
The Commands of Jesus seem to come in two broad categories: Those that are straightforward and relatively simple to obey...and those that are impossible to obey.
Thursday May 05, 2016
COA #22 - Make Love Your Aim
Thursday May 05, 2016
Thursday May 05, 2016
It comes as no surprise that the first "fruit of the Spirit" Paul lists in Galatians 5:22 is love.
Wednesday May 04, 2016
Command #30 - Believe That You Will Receive What You Pray For
Wednesday May 04, 2016
Wednesday May 04, 2016
There are fewer more perplexing, misunderstood, misappropriated Commands in the Gospel than this. How many disappointments have been based on grandiose prayers for healing, for financial provision, for restored relationships, and for thousands of other good and worthy things... that have not happened? We have all experienced the ache, frustration, and confusion of unanswered prayer.
Tuesday May 03, 2016
COA #21 - Walk by the Spirit
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Tuesday May 03, 2016
The familiar passage in Galatians that underlies the ten "Galatia" commands of this section emerges out of an extensive study in contrasts presented by Paul throughout this entire epistle.