Episodes
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Command #9 - Take Heart, Take Courage
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Another group of the most frequently given but often overlooked Commands of Jesus might be summarized in many ways--bravery, stout heartedness, courage, valor, fearlessness, boldness. They are here gathered together as two, which we consider as Take heart, take courage, and simply Do not be afraid.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Eight - A Question of Identity
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
We leave the city...
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Command #8 - Remain Alert and On Guard
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
The Command to watchfulness has deep but often overlooked consequences. Counterfeits creep in to distract us when we let our spiritual guards down. The moment attentiveness wanes, our eyes drift off the bulls eye of God's purpose. We observe this pattern with the twelve. Every time they became distracted by peripheral concerns, Jesus brought them back to foundational priorities with one or another variation of, "You lost your focus...now pay attention."
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Seven - The Wealthy Young Evangelist
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
We come into one of the larger cities of the region...
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Command #7 - Be Careful and Watchful
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
A serious examination of the Gospels reveals three surprising combinations of injunctions emerging as the most frequently given commands of Jesus. One would assume, from their prevalence, that these three groups would form the bedrock of Christian teaching, that we would hear them from the pulpits of our churches week after week, that they would form the basis of most dialog and discussion between Christians. If Jesus emphasized them most, would it not be logical to assume that we would too?
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Six - Many Reactions
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
While we eat lunch, the woman runs excitedly back into town and begins telling everyone what has happened...
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Command #6 - Pray
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
It may be that the injunction toward prayer is the single Command of Jesus we most readily witness throughout the earth. Christians pray, Jews pray, Muslims pray. Even many who profess no religion yet claim to pray. It is an astonishing fact to contemplate that more than half of mankind probably prays regularly in some fashion. It is surely no exaggeration to say that prayer is being lifted to the heavens every second round the clock. Mankind is a praying species. The earth is a praying world.