Command: Make disciples Matthew 28:18-20 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go (having gone), therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always […]
Category: Commands & Stories
Pray to the Father in secret – October 2, 2022
Command: Pray to the Father in secret Matthew 6:6 6 But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Story: Jesus tempted in wilderness Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13 (Messiah, pp 55-59) Audio Message: When meditating on the […]
Receive the Holy Spirit – September 25, 2022
Command: Receive the Holy Spirit John 20:22 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Story: John’s baptizing ministry, Jesus baptized Matthew 3:1-17; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-28 (Messiah, pp 47-54) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I […]
Let children come – September 18, 2022
Command: Let the children come Matthew 19:14 14 But Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them to come to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Image from Sweet Publishing / FreeBibleimages.org) Story: Yeshua (Jesus; when a boy) in the temple Matthew 2:19-23; Luke 2:39-52 (Messiah, pp 40-46) Audio Message: When meditating on […]
Be careful who/ what you listen to – September 11, 2022
Command: Take care what/who you listen to Mark 4:24 24 And He was saying to them, “Take care what/who you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. Story: Wise men, Herod, escape to Egypt Matthew 2:1-18 (Messiah, pp 29-39) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, […]
Become like the youngest – September 4, 2022
Command: Become like the youngest Luke 22:26 26 But it is not this way for you; rather, the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant. Story: Yeshua’s (Jesus’) birth, shepherds, Simeon & Anna Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-38 (Messiah, pp 18-29) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions […]
Have faith from God – August 28, 2022
Command: Have faith from God Mark 11:22 22 And Jesus answered and *said to them, “Have faith in God. Note: the original Greek says have faith of or from God, not in God. Story: Mary conceives Luke 1:5-23; 26-55; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-5 (Messiah, pp 5-17) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in […]
Lift up your eyes and look – August 21, 2022
Command: Raise your eyes and observe John 4:35 35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields, that they are white for harvest. Story: Time of preparation for Jesus Isaiah 42:1; 49:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Ezekiel 34:23; Isaiah 53:1–12; Micah 5:2; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 65:17-25, 66:18-24; Isaiah 43:19 […]
Take the log out of your eye – August 14, 2022
Command: Take the log out Matthew 7:5 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! Story: The rebuilt wall, reading the law, set apart Nehemiah 6:15 to 10:39; Ezra 10:1–44; Malachi 1:1–2; 3:1–6, 17; 4:1–6; (Messengers pp. 265-269) Audio […]
Be faithful – August 7, 2022
Command: Be faithful Revelation 2:10 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. Note: The Greek word for be in this passage has the idea of becoming, of transitioning from one […]