Episodes

John 20:30-31. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, John wrote the Gospel of John so that we would believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and we would have everlasting life. All the encounters, all the signs, all the miracles John presents in his...

1 Corinthians 3:1-3. Paul is teaching the church at Corinth that there was so much more he wanted to teach them, but they were worldly and could not handle it. Imagine what God wants to reveal through us, but we are not mature enough for it either.

1 Corinthians 2:14, 1:17-18, 21-23. To you, is the things of God foolish? If so, then you are looking at things through the worlds point of view. Don’t let the world dictate your view of God. If that’s you, then spend time reading (yes, reading, not...

1 Corinthians 2:9-14. Paul is teaching about true wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from God. Are you listening for that wisdom, or following your own wisdom based on the things of this world?

Matthew 7:21-23. If you have works, but no faith in Jesus, you have nothing. The people Jesus talked about in these verses had works enough to go around. But they had no faith. Had they had faith, they would have been sure they were following the will...

Selected verses from James 2. It’s important to have faith in God. But faith alone isn’t enough. It must be proven by the works you do. The works either prove your faith to be true, or prove your faith to be false. Faith without works is dead.

Matthew 14:22-32. Here, we read the account of Peter walking on water towards Jesus. All was fine until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at what was going on around him. He then sunk. That happens to all of us when we focus on things...

Selected verses from Romans 6. Each day, we make decisions on what we are going to follow, whether it be the old sin nature, or whether it be the things of God. What are you giving yourself to today?

Hebrews 12:1-3. So that we have the endurance to run the race that God has set out for us, we need to keep focused on Jesus. What are you focused on today?

Selected verses from Exodus 14. When it seems all hope is lost, and there is no way to escape, God will make a way.

Selected verses from Exodus 3-4. God laid out His calling and task for Mosses. Yet, Moses still doubted, questioned and made excuses for why he was not the man for the job. If God has called you into something, He will equip you to do what He has...

Psalm 46:10, 1 Kings 19:11-12. When it seems like everything around you is falling apart, be still. When it seems that your world is crashing down around you, be still. God is your strength, He is your refuge, He is your help in times of trouble, be...

James 4:10, Psalm 40:1-3. This is, arguably, the most important step of them all. If you are not willing to humble yourself before the Lord, you will never accomplish the rest of the steps to draw near to God. Are you willing to humble yourself today?

James 4:9 There comes a time when you must realize the magnitude of sins, and how much it cost God to provide forgiveness

James 4:8, We need to allow Jesus to clean up the dirt, filth and muck of our sins. It needs to be done before we start drying neigh unto God.

James 4:8. We need to draw nigh to God. We do that when we live in and do His will, when we study and apply the Bible to our lives, when we pray and seek Him.

James 4:7. Yes, we only studied one verse again today, but these verses are loaded. Before we can do anything, we must submit to God, everything to God. Don’t hold anything back, give it all to Him.

James 4:6-10. For many, the idea that we can draw near to God seems impossible. They feel that God is too far away to have a close relationship with us. Nothing is further from the truth. In fact, God WANTS a relationship with you.

Romans 12:17-21. In these verses, Pau is urging us to live out the Christian life. How? By repaying evil with good. by helping those who don’t like us.

1 Peter 2:9-10. We are called to be different than the world. How is the world going to know it needs Jesus if the church lives so much like the world?

Psalm 51:10-13. When David was confronted with his sin with Bathsheba, he confessed his sin to God, and sought God’s forgiveness. That is what we need to do when we realize the sin in our lives.

Selected verses from John 9. Please read the entire chapter to get the complete story, as I just give the highlights in this episode. Basically, Jesus healed a man born blind, and healed him on the Sabbath. Of course, that set the Pharisees off and...

Selected Verses from the Gospels. Not much is written about Mary Magdalene. There is much speculation about her involvement with other Gospel accounts. This morning, I present the facts of Scripture about Mary Magdalene and her faithfulness to her...

Mark 10:46-52. Blind Bartimeus encountered Jesus outside of Jericho. He was a blind beggar, but not after he had an encounter with Jesus.