Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder

If God doesn't listen to sinners, not a single person could be saved. He has a whole rescue system in place to help that sinner in the first place, and then deal justly with her sin ultimately.  Rather than our sins separating us from Him, He makes a way that our sins are separated from Us.  So yes, God DOES listen to sinners.  If you are one of them, give it a try.  Subscribe today for tomor...

The church gives you benefits that you can obtain no where else: teaching, truth, fellowship, shared purpose, worship, accountability, etc. It is supposed to be so wonderful, that to lose it for some reason should be devastating.  L isten to consider how bad losing yours might be. Subscribe please.  https://youtu.be/LKqTr2NxAIc

Jesus says He is "the light of the world." I cry out: "but my world is full of blindness, sickness and darkness". Yup. He knows. Yup. He's got this. Yup. He's sovereign in the darkness.  Yup. He's present especially in suffering and darkness. If you have got some suffering on your plate today, watch for 7 minutes to see if Jesus may seek to shine some light there...

A man lets Jesus mess with his EYES, before he knows how it's going to turn out. Now, he starts out BLIND from birth, so maybe it isn't too great of a stretch.  Of note, spit, dirt and mud are used. Jesus is heading towards: I am the LIGHT of the WORLD. What better way to make the point than having an individual go from darkness to light? Listen/watch today/tomorrow as you like/subscribe...

There are  questions that can only be answered with reference to Jesus.  Death is one of them.  Jesus makes an audacious claim today: follow Me, and you will never taste death. Either He has this STRENGTH, or we must STONE HIM Either He can REDEEM His own from death, or we must throw ROCKS at Him Either we sing HALLELUJIA that one has come to help with our death problem, or we must HURL stones at...

The guys in the story think they are following the straight and narrow.  Jesus calls them on it.  You aren't following Abraham, the Father, my Word or me Jesus. Here's the real kicker:  you are following the devil, Satan himself. And, you are exuding the behavioral characteristics that a relationship with him generates. So let us be careful with our assessment of our selves. Lord, please...

For some, sin remains pleasurable . Likely for them, they won't want to change. But eventually, people become enslaved to sin and just cannot get out of it.  For them, they will cry out for help to get free. If you want help with sin, you'll want to increase God's footprint in your life by expanding the real estate you give His Word . The two are quite inseparable.  subscribe to exp...

You may have heard the phrase, "The truth shall set you free." But what does the truth of Christ practically set us free from? What exactly are my end-user benefits? You are going to love, love, love the answer. A real relationship with God frees us from the obligation to sin.   Like so many things of heaven come to earth, this should blow our minds.  Subscribe to start this path of free...

Jesus is lifted up on the Cross. We lift our eyes of faith and hope towards that definitive central act of sacrifice Jesus is glorified, lifted up, as we think and appreciate what He has done. Spend 7 minutes as we hear of how Jesus is LIFTED UP. subscribe. https://youtu.be/PPfMTmuSzxs

Some have made Jesus' line, "I judge no one" their life-verse.  He doesn't need to judge anyone. They've been judged starting in the Garden of Eden.  It doesn’t mean that you haven’t been judged in the past                   If doesn’t mean that you stand currently in judgement                   It doesn’t mean that you won’t finally stand in judgment What it does mean is...

"Dying in your sins" is not recommended. Fortunately, there is a remedy. Our sin is generally glued to us penalty-wise. There is one way out.  Join mr. Lion and mr. Tiger as they illustrate the whole goal of life: to NOT "die in your sin".  Plus, it is a beautiful morning sky!

When tasked with stoning someone else caught in adultery, all walk away under personal conviction before throwing a rock.  They themselves get "Struck by the stone of Adultery". But, then what happens? If God said to you: Go and sin no more, what would have to change? I f you use Jesus' criteria of zipper and mind, Those in the story are struck that, "This is not my first adult...

Rather than "throw stones" at Adultery, it might be better to be STRUCK by the stone of adultery.  That is,  let's think about it, and let the thinking affect us. the Bible has quite a bit to say about the sexual relationships of humans.  Join me to explore them all in just 7 minutes. Just kidding. At least we'll talk about adultery. Thanks for being here.  Come back tomorrow....

How long does faith take?  Sometimes it takes a very long time to blossom.  We've got about a three year window on an important guy named Nicodemus.  If you have taken a while to bravely grab onto your faith, you'll like him. We're sequentially experiencing the Book of John and meeting these characters as they meet Jesus.  Sometimes the story is sweet, even if it takes a while.  Com...

Jesus eventually leaves His believers alone on the planet, but not for long. He makes an ultimate provision for them by giving His Holy Spirit.  Today is the first major introduction to that Spirit. I suppose Jesus gives a bit of a heads-up so it is not too much of a surprise when it actually happens.  "Hi, nice to meet you, Mr. Holy Spirit."  https://youtu.be/QeuoyrJq6lo

The 3 most important things in real estate are location, location, location. If we know the location of something, it helps us to know its VALUE . People want to know where Jesus is FROM, as this helps us determine His value. Of course, He will blow their minds by answering not only " WHERE am I from?" but also " WHO am I from?" Spend 7 minutes to find Jesus' location, loc...

It is fun to judge. It is fun to judge anybody but myself. It is fun to judge anything but the claims of Jesus which all happen to be TRUE. In their exposure to Jesus, He asks for a TRUE judgment; and accurate judgment. Who is God? Who am I? How do I measure up? Some of the accurate judgments result in a bit of grief, but that is par for the course. Join me in judgment today and tomorrow by subscr...

What starts out as a family squabble about who is going to thanksgiving dinner turns into an observation about EVIL.  Specifically, the reason the world doesn't  hate Jesus' brothers, is because they ARE  the world. If you are the world, to know Jesus is to hate Him, for Jesus calls out its EVIL.  The world responds in hate.  In the context of the passage, being hated, especially as one...

How exactly does one have a "happy new year?" Many of the circumstances of the year will be thrust upon us. However, how we respond to the circumstances is vastly in our control.  We are to build spiritual resiliency. Whether you have a 'happy new year' will greatly depend upon how we build this resiliency.   Subscribe for another day of resiliency:  https://youtu.be/cSUhmRybqc...

Authentic believers enjoy the reality of UNSNATCHABILITY with the hand of God. Authentic believers also practice unsnatchability . They hang in there spiritually.  They don't turn their back on the Lord. They continue to walk with Him.  In short: they show up. Like Peter said, "Where else are we going to go?"  Subscribe so you too can practice unsnatchability tomorrow and the next,...

I didn't know that it was possible to make crucifixion more unpalatable than it already was, but somehow, Jesus pulls it off today. He pushes the metaphor to call us to associatively participate in this justifying action by a call to "feed on my flesh and drink my blood." Join me for 7 minutes to  figure out what He means. Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jQOCW4dj7yk

What if there was a new restaurant that served up the Bread from heaven on its menu? What if you could order up living forever for yourself just by requesting it? Here's the crazy thing: Some who were offered this amazing new menu item said no. And further, they didn't give the restaurant 5/5 stars on their YELP review! Let's not waste our taste. Join me for 7 minutes and 5 seconds...

We are so hungry spiritually, we are desperate. And then, a perfectly satisfying, specific, need-answering BREAD plops down from heaven. It is a life or death situation. Take and taste the bread, or refuse and delay.  Surprisingly, those in our story for the day say, "Naw, this is not for me, at least yet." My recommendation: When you are offered the BREAD OF LIFE, take a bite. Here&apos...

Bread has been sent for you.  It meets a specific, desperate, current need you have.  It has been divinely sent. It is life-saving, and more: life-giving. It was pictured long long ago in the MANNA of Moses. Now, we get the upgraded version.  When this was first described, the response was:"Gimmie that always!" Listen 7 minutes and see how you might respond. https://youtu.be/J2aJ6Qhcke8

God expects us to work. But at WHAT? What is the work that God requires? People legitimately want to know and today they ask Jesus straight up, , “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” He answers in a way that is most unexpected. He tells them that A Christian’s MAIN WORK takes place between your ears, or at least within the borders of your SOUL—“This is the work of God, that you believe...