Faith to Witness 99

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 147 THE BEAT | Do Not Destroy the Work of God for the Sake of Food (leave judgment out of it)     Quick Take   Hey human, today we make space for bearing witness to each other as believers, the strong to the weak, and the weak to the strong. A witness that leads to peace and mutual edification. We consider God’s work in each of us and why passing judgment is no...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 146   THE BEAT | Peter, Philip, John, Stephen, Saul, and Now Me (follow the spiritual first responders)   Quick Take Hey human, let’s consider the early believers after Jesus ascended, how they were prompted to witness, and how Paul demonstrates love for each other, through a faithful God. The early church anchored in the power of a human to witness. Growing fr...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 145  THE BEAT | When You Feel Purposeless (Jesus has a prayer and 153 fish for you)   Quick Take   Hey human, here’s the measure of his love for today, that we consider how Jesus always returns to us to close the spiritual loop, bring our purpose to fruition, over and over again. If you need encouragement right now, a lift out of the mindset that comes with a h...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 144  THE BEAT | A Jesus Heart for God’s Will (I want that)   Quick Take Hey human, consider how Jesus loves his Father, what drives it, and how this clarifies our path. Beyond all the laments for healing, for delivery, for some kind of daily redemption from earthly suffering and strife. This is the path to leaving human gain behind for the mystery of God’s will...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 143  THE BEAT | When Jesus Prayed (I call for the Holy Spirit to pray)   Quick Take Hey human, let’s consider following Jesus’ prayer life, as the apostle Luke tells us. When Jesus prays, how often, and for what? To whom, and how? We should know this deep in our heart. And who do we summon when we pray? e143 Thanks for listening.   Romans 8:26-27 26 In the same...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 142   THE BEAT | Watch. Pray. Rise. Go. (picture us in the Garden with Jesus)   Quick Take   Hey human, let’s consider what it would be like to fall asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane while Jesus was praying... his deepest sorrow lifted to his Heavenly Father. And why we fall asleep and how Jesus wakes us up. E142 Thanks for listening.   Mark 14:37-38   37 Then...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 141  THE BEAT | Journey with Jesus Toward a Transformed Heart (how we live on the narrow road)   Quick Take   Hey human, let’s consider what the narrow gate and the wide gate mean through the eyes of our Shepherd. And how this comes to us in the context of the authority of Jesus... in our lives. Can we recommit to the journey? E141 Thanks for listening.   #then...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 140  THE BEAT | Jesus Tells Us This: “Not so with you.” (be a servant)   Quick Take   Hey human, let’s consider how the authority of Jesus was perceived, how he responded to it, and manifested his Father’s will in his earthly ministry. A great prompt for this question: How does his authority show up in my life? Your life, human? E140 Thanks for listening.   Mat...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 139  THE BEAT | What Would Jesus Tell You? (when he sends you out to witness)   Quick Take   Hey human, get ready to listen to Chapter 10 of the gospel of Matthew with your heart. And consider his insights when we paraphrase it, and take it with us. How we can draw from God’s faithfulness to acknowledge his glory to others. E139 Thanks for listening.   32 “Whoe...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 138  THE BEAT | God Goes Before the Birth of His Son (between Malachi and Matthew)   Quick Take Hey human, join us to consider what happened 400 years before Jesus was born. How the Pharisees and Sadducees entered the scene. Who ruled the chosen nation, and what was trending culturally by the mighty hand of Alexander the Great, the good, the not-so, and what we...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 137  THE BEAT | Walk the Roman Road with Jesus and Paul (do not assume salvation, surrender to it)   Quick Take Hey human, we are walking a few roads today. Up to the rim of Mt. Vesuvius. Consider the roads built by the Romans to connect the Roman Empire and spread the gospel of Jesus. The Ostian Way, where Paul was martyred. We worship on The Roman Road throug...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 136  THE BEAT | “Let my nephesh live, that it may praise you.” - Psalm 119:175 (a little more soul talk) Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we straighten out a few things about the word for soul in the Old Testament. And consider how this reflects on the life of an Israelite, the relationship with God, before Jesus. And how Jesus returns to the Shema.  Join...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 135  THE BEAT | I Will Listen for the Beat of My Savior’s Heart (in every conversation, prayer, teaching) Quick Take Hey human, in this episode we consider the power of rhythm. What it has meant during my work life. And how about 6 insights on rhythm in God’s world to ponder for spiritual growth? A way to affirm my next read-thru of Jesus’ life through eyes of...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 134  THE BEAT | Living with a Resurrected Heart (10 better questions for my earthly life)   Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we go for better questions to ask about heaven. Not one-timers. Daily questions. Why? Because we rise with the resurrected Jesus every day. He does that for us. Join us to prompt your own “better questions about heaven” for your ear...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 133 THE BEAT | Celebrate the Lamb of God (a serious and sovereign suffering for my soul)  Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we hear the words of Isaiah, about a common man, a suffering servant who took the brow of humanity on his shoulders, furrowed in sin. Rejoice in Isaiah’s witness, how he takes ownership of our need for contrition. Let’s prepare to cel...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 132   THE BEAT | Real God. Real People. (God, eternal. Isaiah, prophet for 87 years. Micah, 40 years.)   Quick Take   Hey human, in this episode we talk about taking on 66 chapters of the book of Isaiah. Yeah. A Biblical legend. We begin where Isaiah began. An attempt to make it personal. A real life with a real God. And Micah brings us a simple message to live...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 131  THE BEAT | God is in the Details (Leviticus Covers Holy Ground)   Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we do the unexpected. Learn about holiness in Leviticus. You heard me right. Probably the most skipped book in the Bible. Yet, as it turns out, obedience is in the details. And it foreshadows what Paul tells us, that our bodies are a living sacrifice. Y...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 130  THE BEAT | Heaven is More Than the God I Know (a personal manifesto I can live with) Quick Take Hey human, in this episode we consider judgment day, better said, our “bema” and giving God an account, fruitful labor, and seven affirmations. Challenges, perhaps. And my personal manifesto: three truths about Heaven to live by on earth. Join us in e130. Thanks...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 129  THE BEAT | A Whale, a Witness and the Power of When (flee from God = the belly of consequence)   Quick Take Hey human, in this episode we land in the belly of consequence and face the power of jealousy about God’s love for others. We consider 4 insights on surviving the whale and becoming a witness. Join us. e129. Thanks for listening. Jonah’s Prayer (Jona...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 128  THE BEAT | Soul Talk that Starts with Praise (His breath. Taken in. To refresh me.)   Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we come in for a closer look. Soul talk. A heart-to-heart beginning of a search for deeper wisdom on what our soul is. What it isn’t. And why I am something of a warrior about it. Join us as we begin in e128. Thanks for listening.  ...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 127   THE BEAT | On This Side of the Garden, We Need Clarity and Good Decisions   Quick Take Hey human, in this episode we take a look at 15 judges, ignore Samson’s hair, and exercise our math skills. Evil vs peace? We consider the beauty of God’s transparency, his sovereign storytelling skills and the power of making the kind of decisions that put us in his st...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 126  THE BEAT | Bring Down Your Jericho Wall with Obedience. Ask Joshua. What’s my affirmation today? How we march around our wall is our witness. A very strong testimony about who we look to for deliverance. As the Jericho warriors did, we should be obedient to God’s commands, not 20, not 3, but 6 times over. On the seventh moment, day, week month, year, charg...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 125  THE BEAT | God Uses My Repentant Heart to Bring Others to Repentance. Think Job.  Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we consider Job, his suffering, and those zealous friends. And a gem of an epilogue that shows just how God works through our repentance to bring others to him. E125. Thanks for listening. Job 42:8-10   My servant Job will pray for you,...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 124  THE BEAT | When I Was in 5th Grade, I Decided to be Perfect.  Quick Take   Hey human, in this episode we take an impromptu road. One the Israelites walked, and God blessed. We consider 6 verbs in a familiar blessing. And how God showed a 5 th  grader the meaning of mercy. Thanks for listening. Join us e124.   Numbers 6:24-26 24 The Lord  bless  you     and...

Faith to Witness 99 Season 2 Episode 123 THE BEAT | Going Local for God, Going Local with Jesus  Quick Take  Hey human, in this episode we cover a tough one, going to church. Why go, what it really means, and the power of going local with Jesus. Has he brought you to your local well? Join in on e123. Thanks for listening.   Hebrews 10:24-25  24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on to...