Command: Do not think I came to bring peace Matthew 10:34 34“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Story: Saved by grace through faith Acts 15:1-29, Saved by grace through faith (Metamorphosis, pp 152) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in […]
Category: Commands & Stories
Let your light shine – December 3, 2023
Command: Let your light shine Matthew 5:16 16 Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Story: Ministry in Lystra, Derbe Acts 14:7-28; 2 Corinthians 11:23-27; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Ministry in Lystra, Derbe, (Metamorphosis, pp 140-151) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in […]
Do not give what is holy, do not throw pearls – November 26, 2023
Command: Do not give what is holy; do not throw your pearls Matthew 7:6 6“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Story: 1st journey, acceptance and rejection Acts 13:4 – 14:6; 1st journey, acceptance and rejection (Metamorphosis, pp 132-139) Audio Message: When […]
Beseech the Lord of harvest – November 19, 2023
Command: Beseech, plead with 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: Barnabas and Saul sent out Acts 12:25 – 13:3; Barnabas and Saul sent out; (Metamorphosis, pp 127-129) Audio Message: When meditating on the […]
Ask, seek, knock – November 12, 2023
Command: Ask, seek, knock Luke 11:9 9“So I say to you, ask (keep asking), and it will be given to you; seek (keep seeking), and you will find; knock (keep knocking), and it will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. Story: […]
Make disciples – November 5, 2023
Command: Make disciples Matthew 28:18-20 . 18And 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, 20teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always. (image by […]
Hear what the Spirit says to ekklesias – October 29, 2023
Command: Hear what the Spirit says to the ekklesias Revelation 2:7 7The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches (ekklesias). To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’ Story: Peter and Cornelius; Holy Spirit comes upon Gentiles Acts […]
Speak what Jesus says – October 22, 2023
Command: Speak, tell in the light Matthew 10:27 27What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops. Story: Paul’s conversion Acts 9:1-30, Paul’s conversion (Metamorphosis, pp 79-91) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, […]
Lift up your eyes to see the harvest – October 15, 2023
Command: Lift, raise up your eyes John 4:35 35Do 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: Persecution, ekklesia scattered, gospel spreads Acts 8:1-40; (John 4:1-42); Persecution, ekklesia scattered, gospel spreads (Metamorphosis, pp 65-78) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands […]
Do good to those who hate you – October 8, 2023
Command: Do good to those who hate you Luke 6:27 27“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who are abusive to you. (image: Good News Productions International and College Press Publishing) Story: Stephen’s message and martyred Acts 7:1 – 8:1, Stephen’s message and martyred (Metamorphosis, pp 55-64) Audio Message: When […]