Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder

The place where your very earthly quotidian life meets the holy, sovereign, eternal God is at the point of belief . The stakes are high. Perishing is a possibility, but so is eternal life. The object of our belief of course is determinative. The Good news is that amidst all of this belief is possible . It is not out of reach, but likely will stretch us considerably.   For today, let us pray, &quot...

Perhaps the greatest VERSE in the Bible is based on the greatest REALITY of the Bible.  Join me for 7 minutes today, and subscribe for tomorrow to hear of who God is and what He has done for us.  Marvel at it with me. This is the most famous verse in the most famous Book of all time. Perhaps it has something for you today.  https://youtu.be/B_LSsSPSFrE

If you are considering the character and signs of God, never fear, you will have some help.  Nicodemus, as he gets his mind blown by Jesus, receives a little push from God.  He gets a WIND ASSIST. The spiritual wind blows at his back during the critical hour. That may be you right this moment as you watch, subscribe, like, comment and then come back tomorrow for another little push.  https://youtu...

Jesus says that being BORN AGAIN is one of life's MUST DOs. He also says that it is impossible without His help. To come to a born-again-moment, you are going to need some wind-assist. That is His Spirit teeing up the ball for you. Subscribe to hear a dear story about how this happens to Nicodemus in John 3.  https://youtu.be/c1bPbhGyNq4

A relationship with God is a two way street.  You know God which is awesome and wonderful and beneficial.  The bad news is that He also knows us.  We are not perfect and have an evil streak to say the least.  When God figures that out and sees our unholiness, what does He do? When He knows we are evil, what does He do? When we see that we are evil, what do we do? This may be a podcast that you won...

Does God dwell here on the earth? If so, where and how exactly. Watch Jesus throw out all the old understandings of this and point directly at Himself. Here in just Chapter 2 of John, He refers to a destruction and then being raised in three days.  He's done one miracle so far and He's already putting a spotlight on his death and resurrection. Will God dwell on the earth? Watch 7 minutes...

A Miracle is  for belief. A Sign is something that is IN YOUR FACE that may lead to FAITH. Believe it or not, Jesus makes wine. LOTS of wine. The Disciples will believe.  Do you? https://youtu.be/ITjiPOsnblE

There is divine activity all around us.  What if God SEES us and KNOWS us? Well, it is true, He does. Our problem is we don't often see that He is doing perfect seeing. "opps, the Lord SAW ME, and I didn't know it." Watch the story of Nathaniel's introduction to Jesus.  He gets a big kick in the head of spiritual insight, and it just floors him.  Then subscribe to this cha...

Wouldn't it be cool to meet God and have Him give you a new name?  It happens to Peter right at the beginning of their relationship.  Peter hadn't even expressed any hint of belief yet.  God says to the biggest knucklehead of the Bible: You are ROCK. You will grow strong and solid. It is such a wonderful gift from God to see Peter in this way, even before it happens.  https://youtu.be/8a...

The phrase, "Jesus Christ!" is often used as an obscenity. Christ is the Greek word for the office of messiah or anointed one. Swearing takes the Person, Jesus and His office, Christ (anointed one or messiah) and uses it as a verbal atrocity. Oh that we'd be more like Andrew who was the first to get this association RIGHT. The awaited one has NOW COME. The page from OT anticipating...

When you come to the Lord, what exactly are you seeking? Is it some transactional encounter? A Political savior? An acknowledgment of a Creator? Of each of us, Jesus asks one of the great questions of Scripture: What are you seeking? We'll likely do better than Andrew, who asked what hotel Jesus was staying in. Come. Follow. Think about why you are here.  What or better, WHO are you seeking?...

Without the new name of God in today's passage, you could NEVER stand before God as anything other than JUDGED. This name makes ACCESS to God in other ways possible.  It makes friendship, and intimacy possible.   The names of God are NEW only once. Then they are eternal. Join me today in being gobsmacked by this new name for God!  https://youtu.be/XqwEbxVUlL4

If the Bible is true, you, yes you can be greater than the greatest man that ever lived.  Jesus identified this person as John the Baptist.  It is quite a title, yet, if we get adopted into God's heavenly family we get untold greatness. What we get from being in God's family makes us greater than the greatest man that ever lived. It staggers the imagination as to what it is like in such...

If you wanna know God, you gotta know Jesus.  Any sincere exploration of God must come through Jesus. It is Jesus that most completely makes God known. Most soberingly, no one comes to the Father except through Jesus.  God went to great trouble to make Jesus known so that Jesus could make the Father known.  Join me in a daily, 7 minute exploration of God who Jesus is making known.   https://youtu....

The Lord just knew we were in trouble and needed some outside help. So, He becomes a willing servant to humanity by becoming a willing human servant . The Word becomes flesh and dwelt among us . God shows up. He shows up HERE among us.  He shows up in flesh . Why? To HELP. Watch subscribe and like the difference that it makes.  https://youtu.be/dbfnpvrSYEE

The Lord tells us how many dawns He's been at work before it dawns on us to receive Him. He reminds us that He's been at work "Before the ages began". He started working on the project of our belief before the foundation of the world . This is truly mind blowing. In light of these many many dawns, perhaps we should consider letting these truths dawn on us.   https://youtu.be/1A...

Many people have a watershed Bible verse. Mine is John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. It dawned on me one afternoon that though I was nominally "religious", I had never personally received Him; never believed in His name . Shocker! I thought I was born into religion. OOPS. Perhaps you too have a salvation verse,...

Tom Lehman, winner of golf's British Open told me of the golf swing: “The hands, they DELIVER the message to the golf ball, but the LEGS, the LEGS, they ARE THE MESSAGE” We are going to deliver a lesson about witnessing and bearing witness to the message of Christ with Tom Lehman's help. Watch.  https://youtu.be/6fXbg9wBlDU

John opens with a great battle of light vs. dark; good vs. evil. Of course we think we're on the good-guy team.  If so, a 1000 page/1000 year rescue operation would not have been necessary. Everybody starts on the wrong team . The question is then, what will we do now? Watch for 7 epic minutes. Like. Subscribe. See you tomorrow?   https://youtu.be/MZY2HQsKynA

Everybody you know has PHYSICAL life. Everybody you know has an UNDYING, ongoing, life. In a sense, because we are made for forever we never really  die. At our "death" we just move instantly to the next life. NOT Everybody you know has what the Bible calls Eternal Life. John is obsessed with this ETERNAL life because God is obsessed with ETERNAL life. Watch the next video, like and subs...

It has been said that the Gospel of John is God's love letter to the world.  He starts strong with the main thing: Jesus is God . Jesus is Creator. Jesus was there before there was a beginning. It is not our last day in considering these truths. These are foundational. Billions of people have gotten these foundational truths wrong, so let's be careful. The love letter of John starts with...

This is my last podcast. This is my last podcast at least in Genesis. Perhaps the Lord will give me another day to start the next book that opens with, "In the beginning..." I hope so. (Spoiler alert: the Gospel of JOHN!) I'm a little sad to leave these great characters of Genesis. Some have been good examples.  Some have only been good examples of how to be a bad example.  It has b...

Join me to hear about a couple of things that I LOVE in the book of Genesis. If you haven't read it, watch. If you love Genesis too, watch. If you are considering whether to love it or not, watch.  Genesis, as we have proven, is worth 200 days of consideration.  It is worth 7 minutes today.  Please listen, you might just love it too.   https://youtu.be/T6aAQ_6nuF0

You gotta love the REALITY of the Bible. There you will find REAL people making REAL choices. Bad news: Not everybody chooses wisely.  Not everyone who has "a come to Jesus moment" actually does come to Jesus.  In fact, some move away. And Genesis asks "What about bad circumstance? What about being in situations I do not prefer? Are you the God of the PIT?" Watch for 7 minutes...

Humor me as I identify a few non-negotiable of life as suggested in Genesis. These are the "Must-Dos" of life: You must start a relationship with God.  Actually, He leans in, He invites, and He makes it possible. You must believe that what God says of Himself is true. We are sinful, and He's made a way out by faith is a good place to start You must expect trouble. Your faith will oc...