Command: Beseech, plead the Lord of the harvest Luke 10:2 2And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Story: Jesus sends out 12 disciples Matthew 9:36 – 10:39; Mark 6:7-13; Mark 13:9-13; Luke 9:1-6; Luke 10:1-12; Luke 12:4-7, 49-53; Luke 21:12-19; Jesus sends […]
Category: Commands & Stories
Believe Jesus – February 19, 2023
Command: Believe Jesus John 14:11 11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. Story: Jairus’ daughter and sick woman healed Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:18-43; Luke 8:38-56; Jairus’ daughter and sick woman healed (Messiah, pp 162-165) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in […]
Do not fear Jesus – February 12, 2023
Command: Do not be afraid Revelation 1:17 17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, 18and the living One; and I [n]was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Story: Jesus calms sea and delivers demoniac Matthew 8:22-34; Luke […]
Deny self, take up your cross, follow Jesus – February 5, 2023
Command: Matthew 16:24 Matthew 16:24 24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. Story: Cost of discipleship Matthew 13:51-53; Matthew 8:18-20; Luke 9:57-58; Cost of discipleship, (Messiah, pp 155-156) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, […]
Seek His kingdom first – January 29, 2023
Command: Seek His kingdom Matthew 6:33 33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you. Story: Parables of His Kingdom Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50, Parables of His Kingdom (Messiah, pp 154) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy Spirit? […]
Beware of false prophets – January 22, 2023
Command: Beware of false prophets Matthew 7:15 15“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Story: Parable of weeds in harvest Matthew 13:24-42; Mark 4:24-27; Parable of weeds in harvest, (Messiah, pp 152-153) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about […]
Hear the parable of the sower & seeds – January 15, 2023
Command: hear the parable of the sower & seeds Matthew 13:18 18“Listen then to the parable of the sower. (image from www.LumoProject.com./ https://www.freebibleimages.org/) Story: Parable of the sower and seeds Matthew 13:1-16; Mark 4:1-12; Luke 8:4-10; Parable of sower and seeds, (Messiah, pp 150-151) Audio Message: Insert SoundCloud here When meditating on the commands and stories, keep […]
Beware of proud scribes – January 8, 2023
Command: Beware of proud scribes Mark 12:38 38 And in His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like personal greetings in the marketplaces, 39and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets, 40who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.” (image from Sweet Publishing / FreeBibleimages.org.) Story: Deliverance & controversy Matthew 12:22-50, Mark 3:20-35, 8:11-12; Luke 11:14-32; Luke 8:19-21; […]
Do not judge – January 1, 2023
Command: Do not judge Matthew 7:1 1“Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. Story: Dinner at Pharisee’s, a prostitute Luke 7:36-50, 8:1-3; Dinner at a Pharisee’s, a prostitute (Messiah, pp 139-143) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy […]
Say we are unworthy servants – December 25, 2022
Command: Say we are unworthy servants Luke 17:10 10 So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’” Story: Jesus heals; John the Baptizer asks questions Matthew 8:1-13; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 7:1-17; Matthew 11:2-30; Luke 7:18-50; Luke 10:12-16 (Messiah, pp 136-138) Audio Message: When meditating on […]