The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

The Bible is a book of miracles from the beginning to the end. If you read through the Bible, you will be left with this amazing truth: God can do anything. There is no limit to his power. He is a miracle-working God. He specializes in doing what seems to be impossible to us. Main Points: 1. Throughout scripture, we see miracles of provision, miracles of healing, miracles of protection, miracles o...

Memories are important, especially when it comes to remembering what God has done for us. If you are like me, you tend to have selective memory. When facing a hardship or a difficult season, I’m laser-focused on what I am going through at the moment. It can be hard to remember God’s past faithfulness. Main Points: 1. As you look back over your life and your journey as a follower of Jesus, I’m conf...

If you have known the Lord for a while, you understand that God’s time is usually not our time. We want God to move much faster than he does. Yet, we must see that God is not slow. God is deliberate. He moves and works within his sovereign time frame. God’s timing is always right. Main Points: 1. God is never early, never late, but he’s always on time. Our timing isn't God's timing. For...

One of the needs many people have is joy. While joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, and a benefit to the lives of believers, it seems to be lacking in our lives. As I look around, I see so many who are discouraged. People feel beaten down by the pressures of life. Some Christians have fallen into a place of negativity and criticism toward others. Some have a general disposition that is not one that...

Today, everyone has natural faith. You step onto an elevator without any thought of its braking system. You fly on an airplane and you sit in a chair, both require natural faith. But in order to be born again, you must have saving faith. To be forgiven of your sins and to be in a right relationship with God, you must have saving faith. Main Points: 1. Hebrews 11:6 tells us faith is an essential co...

Remember this truth today: We have been blessed to be a blessing. What are we to do with our blessings? We are to bless others. Proverbs teaches that those who hoard their blessings will no longer be blessed. The blessing is found in the giving. Main Points: 1. Continually, the scripture speaks to the heart and motive behind our actions. The Bible teaches us that if we give to be seen by others, w...

Looking at the night sky with the radiance of the moon and stars, David understood what it all revealed. He said, “The heavens declare the glory of God.” The brightness and the brilliance of the skies tell us about the beauty and the majesty of God. Only someone so powerful and so creative could design what we see each night. Main Points: 1. Regardless of where we live on earth, the voice of God s...

Wisdom is something we all need, but we might underestimate just how much we need it. You and I need wisdom in our thinking, our words, our actions, and our future. We need wisdom in our work, our ministries, and our leadership. Is there an area of your life in which you do not need God’s wisdom? I don’t think so. Main Points: 1. To receive God’s wisdom, we first have to recognize that we need it....

There is more to your story that is still to come. You are in process. It’s not over yet. You are going to have a story to tell. You are going to have a testimony of God’s faithfulness. You will tell others that God did not fail. Main Points: 1.  It’s very likely that today you are facing some kind of adversity or difficulty. Life and its troubles come to us all. Suffering is no respecter of perso...

Throughout Scripture, God promises He will be our provider. While in our minds the line between needs and wants is easily crossed, God truly knows our needs. In fact, the Bible says God knows our needs before we ask. We can rest in the assurance that with God as our shepherd, we will lack nothing. Main Points: 1.  Needs are something that you must have, in order to live or to do God’s will. On the...

Jesus invites us all to come. Think of the amazing accessibility of Jesus. There has never been a king who was higher. No king has ever had more power and authority. Yet, this king is accessible. He is approachable. He invites us all to come. He welcomes us into his presence.  Main Points: 1.  Jesus, the King of Kings, invites us to come to Him. The King who has authority and power over every eart...

My prayer for you today is that you will let nothing move you. Remain steadfast. Stand firm in the truth. When others compromise their beliefs and when others crumble under the pressure to water down the truth, I pray you will remain strong for Christ. Main Points: 1.  “Will we stand and will we remain unmoved in our faith, our beliefs, and our biblical convictions?  2. Just continue. Continue to...

Can I encourage you today with a powerful truth? The same power of the Holy Spirit that enabled Jesus to resist temptation lives in you. Christ was tempted, so you will be tempted. Jesus overcame temptation, and so can you. Main Points: 1.  Satan’s attacks are not random, nor are they generic. They are specific attacks against your soul. Satan goes after your most vulnerable spot. Your enemy knows...

Anxiety is a false prophet - It offers false solutions, makes false promises, and offers false predictions. Anxiety leaves us with an open-ended question…what if? Main Points: 1.  If you have battled anxiety. You are not alone. We all struggle from time to time, whether as a way of life or due to particular circumstances beyond our control. It brings about physical reactions like shaking, increase...

There is no place to stop, plateau, or think we have arrived in our spiritual lives. We are never to stop growing. There is always more we can learn, more we can experience, more steps of faith to take, and more character to be developed. Main Points: 1.  There are people who once served God. They were faithful to the Lord. They loved God, but today they have abandoned their faith. Somewhere along...

As Christians, we put the future in God’s hands. We cannot predict the future. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Many will choose to worry about the future, but instead, we can choose to trust our Heavenly Father. We trust His will, His plan, and His purpose for our lives.  Main Points: 1.  Tomorrow is on our minds. It’s likely you are thinking about the future as it relates to your family,...

Like David, we too face moments of pain, suffering, and sorrow that seem to linger like the darkness of the night. Yet, the promise lies in the certainty that these hardships are temporary, and brighter days will eventually dawn. Main Points: 1.  Everyone has “night seasons” in their lives. These are the times when all we can see are storm clouds on the horizon. The night season is when life seems...

As Christians, we have been given a mission. Jesus gave us guiding instructions on how we are to live and what we are to do. But I wonder if we have come to believe the mission to make disciples is for others, and not for us. Main Points: 1.  Today it seems as if maybe we have forgotten our mission. Those who follow Christ, those who have been saved and forgiven have received a mission from their...

Do you ever struggle to keep the faith? We’ve all been there, haven’t we?  Those days, weeks, and months where it seems like we are hanging onto the rope of faith and we are at the last knot?  Haven’t you been there?  I know I have. Main Points: 1.  It’s in those moments that I have to go back to God’s Word.  This is where my faith is strengthened.  I have to be reminded often of who God is, what...

This is a story of Jonah is about obedience.  It’s about someone who loves God, someone who has been used by God in great ways, and someone who wants to serve God with all of his heart.  It’s a story about a man who hears from God.  But the big point of this story is that it’s a man who doesn’t want to do what God is asking him to do.  Instead, he runs away. Main Points: 1.  The Old Testament stor...

The hopeless can begin to experience hope when they turn their attention back to God. We choose to believe before our situation changes. Anyone can believe in God after He works a miracle, but faith is to be exercised before the prayer is answered. Main Points: 1.  Have you ever felt hopeless? As you looked at your options and considered the future, there seemed to be no hope. It’s a terrible emot...

Faith requires courage. Faith is not something that we hold in our hearts and minds. True faith is something that is lived out. Faith calls us to action and this requires courage. Main Points: 1.  God’s desire is for you and me to demonstrate courageous faith? Anyone can have a timid or fearful faith. Anyone can have faith in isolation. But will we live our faith out loud and in public? Will we be...

When you study a verse from the Bible, it can only mean what it means in the context of the surrounding verses. It can only mean what it means in the context of the chapter, the book, and even the whole Bible. When we struggle to understand a particular verse, we should immediately read the verses that come before and after it.  Main Points: 1.  One of the critical tools needed to interpret and un...

Receive this truth: God is standing beside you. He is there. Can you acknowledge His presence? Everything you need, He will provide. Repeatedly in the Bible, He promises that He will be with us. Main Points: 1.  When everyone leaves, when you feel abandoned, and when there is no one else around, God will remain present in your life. In fact, He has promised in Scripture that He will never leave us...

I believe every believer has a ministry. Don’t overlook the importance of being an encourager. It costs you nothing but your love, your kindness, and your time. Main Points: 1.  Have you ever had an encourager in your life, someone that whenever you were around them, you found your spirit lifted? This is the kind of person I want to be. I want to be an encourager.  2. You never know the impact of...