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, 20teaching them to follow (keep, observe) all that I commanded […]
Let your light shine – April 21, 2024
Command: shine your light 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: Paul at Malta Acts 28:1-10, Paul at Malta (Metamorphosis, pp 275-277) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or […]
Speak – April 14, 2024
Command: speak (to others) Matthew 10:27 27 What I tell you in the darkness, tell [speak] in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops Story: Paul to Malta Acts 27:1-44, Paul to Malta (Metamorphosis, pp 270-274) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in […]
Make up your minds – April 7, 2024
Command: make up your minds Luke 21:14 14 So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; Story: Paul before king and governor Acts 25:1-26:32, Paul before king and governor (Metamorphosis, pp 263-270) 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? What […]
Do not worry what to say – March 31, 2024
Command: do not worry what to say Matthew 10:19 19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour. Story: Paul’s defense Acts 22:30 to 24:27, Paul’s defense (Metamorphosis, pp 249-262) Audio Message: When […]
See that you are not misled – March 24, 2024
Command: see that you are not misled Mark 13:5 5And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. Story: Paul arrested Acts 21:16 to 22:29, Paul arrested (Metamorphosis, pp 240-249) 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? […]
Hear what the Spirit says to the ekklesias -March 17, 2024
Command: hear what the Spirit says to the ekklesias Rev 2:7, 29 7 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’ 29 The one […]
Take care how you listen – March 10, 2024
Command: take care how you listen Luke 8:18 18 So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.” Story: farewell to Ephesus Acts 20:13-38, farewell to Ephesus (Metamorphosis, pp 231-233) Audio Message: […]
Be (become) shrewd and innocent – March 3, 2024
Command: Become shrewd and innocent Matthew 10:16 16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be [become] as wary [shrewd] as serpents, and as innocent as doves. Story: Macedonia and Greece Acts 20:1-12; letter to Romans 1:1–16:27, Macedonia and Greece (Metamorphosis, pp 220-231) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and […]
Flee (when persecuted) – February 25, 2024
Command: Flee (when persecuted) Matthew 10:23 23 “But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.” Story: Paul’s third journey Acts 19:23 – 20:1; letter to Ephesians 1:1 – 6:24, Paul’s third journey (Metamorphosis, pp 216-219) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands […]