WordSower

Read Luke 15:11-32 Other scripture in this episode: He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. (Psalm 40:2) Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be...

Read Luke 10:25-37 Other scripture in this episode: And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, witho...

Read The Parable of the Sower Other scripture in this episode: “‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with t...

Read Matthew 18:23-35 Other scripture in this episode: bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (Colossians 3:13) All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:3) He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.&nb...

Read Matthew 25:14-30 Other scripture in this episode: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18) And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of...

Read Matthew 5:43-48 Other scripture in this episode: If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him,   fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. (Leviticus 24:19-20) For it is not an enemy who taunts me—then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—then I...

Read 1 John 4:7-12 Other scripture in this episode: I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. (Philippians 1:9) Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots. (Luke 23:34) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten&n...

Read 1 Corinthians 13 Other scripture in this episode: Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8) Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (Philippians 2:4) Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. (1 Corinthians 10:24) And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and&nb...

Read Mark 12:28-31 Other scripture in this episode: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) I and the Father are one.” (John 10:30) The Ten Commandments Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant &...

Read Psalm 37 Other scripture in this episode: For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16) When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he...

Read Psalm 16 Other scripture in this episode: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. (Revelation 21:4) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the L...

Read Psalm 42 Other scripture in this episode: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6) wordsowerpodcast@gmail.com

Read Psalm 1 Other scripture in this episode: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2)...

Read Isaiah 9:6-7 Other scripture in this episode: I and the Father are one. (John 10:30) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. (Colossians 1:15) So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (Matthew 6:34) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who...

Read Matthew 2:1-12 Other scripture in this episode: Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35) Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s repo...

Read Luke 2:1-20 Other scripture in this episode: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. (2 Corinthians 1:8) Becaus...

Read Luke 1:26-38 Other scripture in this episode: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from...

Read Psalm 23 Other scripture in this episode: But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,   I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it.   Your servant has kille...

Read Psalm 100 Other scripture in this episode: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. (Isaiah 42:3) The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good n...

Read Jonah 4 Other scripture in this episode: But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israe...

Read Jonah 3 Other scripture in this episode: Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” (Romans 4:3) And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sinc...

Read Jonah 2 Other scripture in this episode: I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hi...

Read Jonah 1 Other scripture in this episode: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8) The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) Fo...

Read Ephesians 6 Other scripture in this episode: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,   since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new...

Read Ephesians 5 Other scripture in this episode: All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me...