Be Ready

This journey together comes to a close as we briefly summarize this podcast's history. "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all" (2 Corinthians 13:14, ESV).

This is about taking a break from publishing this podcast and asking for prayer regarding the future of Be Ready and podcasting generally.

Standing Firm in Christ for the Gospel Amidst Persecution Cited Scriptures: John 15:18-21 Ephesians 6:10-20 Acts 10:19 Acts 8:29-31 Luke 8:38-39 Main Points: Stand Firm with the Armor of God and Pray in the Spirit Be Ready for Gospel Assignments to Share and Preach

James 2:2-4 Source Cited: Discovery Bible. "Helps Word Studies." www.biblehub.com

Key Verses: Malachi 3:16-18 1 Peter 4:16-19 Acts 5:41

Key Passage: 1 Peter 5:8-11 Definitions of Greek Words taken from the following sources: o Strong’s Concordance o HELPS Word Studies by Discovery Bible Source website: https://biblehub.com/text/1_peter/5-10.htm (Click on individual words to find the these references).

Main Scriptures: 1 Peter 2, 3 and 4 regarding persecutions and trials 1 Peter 2:18-25 1 Peter 3:13-17 1 Peter 4:1-2 If we’re not living for human desires and letting our fleshly desires control us, we will be living contrary to this world’s system. Therefore we will be disliked and treated badly. 1 Peter 4:12-19 With increase of lawlessness, living righteously will result in persecution “Woe to th...

Review of Discipleship Series Today’s Message: Persecution 1 Peter 4:12-14 The Lord wants his church to be ready for persecution Sources quoted or possibly referenced besides the Bible: Erickson, Millard. Introducing Christian Doctrine 2nd Ed. Biblehub.com. "Helps Word Studies." https://biblehub.com/greek/3525.htm

o   This month we are taking a kind of break from episodes as usual. ·        Nonetheless, let us continue to abide in Christ through living in His Word and following His ways o   Let us minister to Him in praise and worship o   Let us obey his command to make disciples as we go into all the world o   Let us meditate on His...

Passage: 2 Peter 1:22-2:5 Questions or Comments? Find me on Whats App: 715-896-3056 References: https://biblehub.com/greek/3824.htm Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament . Zodhiates, Spiros, TH.D. The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. Chattanooga: AMG Publishers 1992.

A new year is just changing numbers on a calendar, right? For us a humans, a new year is a good time to seek the LORD for fresh direction and vision. In this episode, I challenge you with ways to seek the LORD in 2024 while giving you examples from my own life.

Key Scriptures: Main Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-22 Supporting Verses: “The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil . . .” (Pr. 8:13 ESV). “But the LORD of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread” (Isaiah 8:13, NRSV). "What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, 'I will make my dwelling among them and walk...

Key Passage: 1 Peter 1:1-9Select Cross References: Hebrews 9:18-22; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Philippians 2:12bEmail for questions/comments: jmmrunningtherace@gmail.comReferences:o Biblehub.com . https://biblehub.com/greek/1588.htm o Biblehub.com . https://biblehub.com/greek/1656.htm o HELPS Word Studies. Discovery Bible: 2021.o Strong, James. Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Nashv...

A brief look at the life of Peter and something we can learn for our lives following Christ. Matthew chapter 16Acts chapters 1-4

I would love to hear from you! Contact me with your questions, concerns, comments prayer requests and more! My email address is jmmrunningtherace@gmail.com My What's App number is 715-896-3056

Accurately interpreting the Bible helps us know Jesus better. In this episode, we look at Luke 19:10 from by considering the context in the following areas: o Historical o Cultural o Literary § Genre: history, poetry, letter, § Writer § Original Audience § Purpose o Textual § Sentences, paragraph, surrounding chapters and more o Linguistic § Word studies, cross references, grammar and more

Key Scriptures:John 17:16-18Luke 14:25-33Matthew 21:16 where Jesus quotes Psalm 8:2Luke 19:10 connected to Ezekiel 34

Scriptures to follow along: John 8:31Luke 14:26o They were committed! Devoted their time to observing and listening to the teacher Understanding Scripture Practicing Scripture--become like their rabbi Matthew 10:24-25, Luke 6:40 Note progression from Mark 3-13-19 to John 13:13-15 Source of material: Ray Vander Laan. https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/rabbi-and-talmidim

We are starting a new series next month! Listen for details . . .

Grace Qualifies “For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me wat not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me” (1 Cor. 15:9-10). God’s grace is the means by which we become who we are in Christ...

Main Idea: Luke 9:23-24 See also: In Luke 5:5-11, Peter, James and John left the boat; they left everything behind to follow their Lord and Savior. What is Jesus worth to you? What are you willing to give up and leave behind?

Dear friends, This episode is exciting! We are talking about how powerful God's grace is! Here are the Scripture references in this podcast so you can either follow along or study on your own: Jesus Christ, the One who gives grace: John 1:14-18 Exodus 34:6. His grace saves: Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 15:11, Acts 11:20b-23. His grace sanctifies and empowers us: Acts 13:43b, Ephesians 5:25b-27, Galatians...

What comes to your mind when you think of prayer? Often we have misconceptions that we picked up from culture or the way we were raised that keep us from knowing our awesome Father God in a real and vibrant way. He created us to relate to Him personally as a Father with His kids. This is the foundation for all other kinds of prayer! In this episode, we explore the Lord's Prayer in a fresh way that...

"Lord, teach us to pray." This is what one of Jesus' original disciples asked Him once when the Lord had just finished praying. What is prayer? Do we need to use special words? Where do we even start? Join us as we look at these questions and more as we explore Jesus' teaching on prayer in Luke 11:1-13!

"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1, NIV).