Morning Meditations

In this episode, we see in the book of Hebrews that Christ dealt with sin once and for all!

Today we see that Jesus tells his disciples about the many signs that will occur before his return, but the call for the disciple is to not be alarmed and persevere until the end amidst the chaos of the world!

In this reading from 1 Corinthians, Paul is addressing the issue of food sacrificed to idols and he instructs the church to think about their brother or sisters conscience, not just their own!

In this reading from Ephesians, we are called to take off the old ways of living and put on new ways of living because we have found a new identity as children of God.

In this passage Jesus warns his disciples that they will face opposition, but tells them that it will give them opportunity to testify about him!

In this episode, Jesus calls his followers to be alert because the kingdom is among them and they might miss it!

In this reading from 2 Thessalonians, the church is being commended for their faith and their love. We learn to pray for one another that we may have power to live the gospel!

In this episode from Romans 1, we hear about our tendency toward sin, but we are reminded of the Grace of Christ!

In this reading from John, we see the religious leaders upset because of Jesus claiming to be equal to God. We are challenged to ask ourselves what we believe!

In this episode from the book of 2John, the church is told to avoid those who deny Jesus is God in the flesh.

In this reading from 2nd Peter, Peter is telling the church to hold onto the teachings of Jesus and continue to Follow Jesus!

In this episode, Jesus addresses the Sadducees about the resurrection.

In this episode we see that Jesus refuses to get caught up in arguments that yield no real fruit!

In this morning’s meditation, we see that Paul is before the governor Felix. We learn that when we choose to do God’s will, we can have confidence because we know that ultimately we answer to God alone.

In this reading from Acts we see that opposition arises to what God is doing in the life of the church and Paul takes the brunt of that opposition!

In this episode, we see Jesus tell a parable before he is about to ride into Jerusalem about people who reject the king.

In this reading from Jude, we see that God’s mercy is not meant to be a license to sin.

In this difficult passage about sexuality, Paul calls the church to the practice of a better sexual ethic.

In this story about Zacchaeus, we can find ourselves in one of several place in the story. The question is if we will be a child of Abraham?

In this reading from John, we see that what makes us children of Abraham is not our bloodline, but trusting and believing God!

In this episode, we see that in Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” there is a great reversal that includes both economic systems.

In this episode, we see that God comforts us in our times of suffering so that we are able to comfort others!

In this meditation, we learn that what matters is not what we say, but what we do.

In this reading from 1 Peter, we look at the role of humility in the faith and we learn to cast our cares on Jesus.

In this episode, we hear from 1st Peter that suffering for the gospel should be expected while suffering because of our sin should be avoided.