Episodes
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
COA #24 - Walk in Peace
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Peace is one of those evanescent felt singularities in life for which we hunger yet experience all too seldom.
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
COA #23 - Rejoice in All Circumstances, Especially in Your Trials
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
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.
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
COA #22 - Make Love Your Aim
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
It comes as no surprise that the first "fruit of the Spirit" Paul lists in Galatians 5:22 is love.
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
COA #21 - Walk by the Spirit
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
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.
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
COA #20 - Don't Worry
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
The command not to worry--both from Jesus' lips and from the pens of James, Paul, Peter, and John--is probably the single most difficult biblical command for me to lay hold of and simply obey.
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
COA #19 - Be Thankful in All Circumstances
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
I'm sure you've had the experience of rediscovering a treasure from former times, or one thought to be lost. I often find this happening with ideas as well as possessions.
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
COA #18 - Stand Strong and Courageous in God
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Many kinds of courage have been required by Jesus' followers at distinct seasons in the history of Christendom.
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
COA #17 - Keep Watchful and Alert
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
In considering the Commands of Jesus, we discovered that the Lord's most frequently given injunctions in the gospels were not what we would perhaps consider the most "spiritual."
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
COA #16 - Do Not Be Afraid or Lose Heart
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
An old-fashioned phrase perfectly expresses the emotion toward which this command is directed. "His heart failed him... her heart failed her." It is that sinking feeling that comes when we realize that all hope is gone.