Morning Meditations

In this episode, we see the Samaritan Woman trying to have a theological discussion about where to worship. Jesus tells her that the kind of worshippers the Father is looking for are those who worship in spirit and in truth!

In this episode, the woman at the well realizes that Jesus knows her intimately and it makes her realize that this man is surely some sort of prophet!

In this episode, the Samaritan woman at the well is confused about the living water Jesus is offering her. We are reminded that what God ultimately wants to give us is Himself!

In this episode, we see that Jesus is compelled to go, not just to his neighbor, but to his enemy! We are reminded that God may compel us to go to our enemies as well!

In this episode, we are reminded that God has placed everything in Christ's hands and that he speaks the words of God as a revealer of truth, and we are called to align ourselves with the truth of God!

In this episode, we see that John the Baptist simply receives the role he has been given byGod and finds joy in being the one who prepares the way for Christ!

In this episode, we look at one of the most famous passages in scripture and we are reminded of the Love of God, and encouraged to believe in Christ and step into the light!

In this episode, we see that Jesus is lifted up on the cross like the bronze serpent was lifted up on a pole in the wilderness, and we are reminded that God can use the very thing that is killing us as our salvation!

In this episode, Jesus encounters Nicodemus who is a teacher of Israel and who has a hard time believing what it means to be born again.

In this episode, we see Jesus refusing to put his trust in humans because he knows the nature of humankind. He instead entrusts himself to God!

In this episode, we see that John has Jesus cleansing the temple early in his gospel, and we are reminded that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit!

In this episode, we look at Jesus first miracle of turning water into wine. We are challenged to allow the new wine of God's life fill us to overflowing!

In this episode, we see that Nathaniel has and encounter with the God who knows him and recognizes Jesus as the Christ!

In this episode, we see that Andrew goes and tells his brother that they have found the Messiah in Jesus!

In this episode, we see some of John the Baptists' disciples become Jesus' disciples and they ask the right question, "Where are you staying?"

In this episode, we see that John the Baptist is questioned about his identity, and his answer is that he is preparing the way for the Lord and not even worthy to untie Jesus' sandals!

In this episode, the book of John reminds us that no one has ever seen God, but that Jesus has made Him known!

In this episode, we talk about Christ who "tabernacled" among us and was full of grace and truth!

In this episode, we see that Jesus came to his own people and they did not receive Him, but those who did receive Him, He made children of God!

In this episode, we are introduced to Jesus, the Christ who was with God at the creation of the world and whose light and life cannot be overcome by darkness!

In this episode, we see Jesus with some last minute instructions for his disciples!

In this episode, we see that, immediately after Jesus resurrection, people began to question if Jesus really rose from the dead. We are reminded that the gospel calls us to take a step of faith in order to receive it!

In this episode, the women first encounter an angel at the tomb, and then they encounter the resurrected Christ!

In this episode, we see that a rich man who has become a disciple risks his own safety in order to simply lay Jesus to rest!

In this episode, Jesus dies, and the series of events that follows cause the bystanders to declare that Jesus is the Son of God!

In this episode, we examine Jesus words from the cross, "My God, My God why have you forsaken me?" Ultimately we see that real faith is placing ourselves in the hands of God when it feels like God is not there!

In this episode, we see that even as God is hanging on a cross, dying for the sins of his people, the crowd needs Jesus to prove himself!

In this episode, we see the people crucifying Jesus mocking him, but we realize that they are speaking the truth about Jesus whose glory is found in laying down his life for the world!

In this episode, Pilate is faced with the choice between self preservation and doing the right thing. We are reminded that doing the right thing is always in our best interest even if it costs us something.

In this episode, we see the crowd is given the choice of releasing one prisoner, and they choose Jesus Barabbas.

In this passage, we see that Peter denies Jesus 3 times and we are reminded that our failure is never final!

In this episode, Jesus is questioned about his identity, and while He doesn't deny who He is, He isn't reactive when they physically assault Him because He knows who he is!

In this episode, the religious leaders are hurling accusations at Jesus and he remains silent and we are challenged to learn to keep silent in our interactions as well!

In this episode, we se Jesus being arrested by the crowd with swords and clubs. Jesus stands as an innocent man who knows who he is a the Son of God.

On the night Jesus is arrested, we see him loving his enemies and teaching his disciples about violence!

In this episode, Jesus asks his disciples to watch and pray so they won't fall into temptation and we are encouraged to learn to watch and pray so that we may know the will of God.

In this episode, Jesus tells his disciples that they will all fall away on account of him, and they all assure him they will stay with him to the end.

In this episode, Jesus takes elements of the passover meal and redefines them as symbols of the new covenant in his blood!

In this episode, Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples and reveals that one of them will betray him. The disciples are perplexed as to who it will be?

In this episode, we see a woman waste an extravagant gift on Jesus and we are encouraged to not be afraid to live wastefully!

Jesus predicts his death, and upends the expectations of both Jesus' disciples and the religious leaders.

In this episode, we are reminded that our actions are tied to our belief systems and that ministering to others is ministering to Christ in some way!

In this episode, Jesus tells a parable about using what we have been given to advance the Kingdom of God!

In this episode, Jesus tells a parable about 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins. We are reminded that we should always keep watch for what God is up to in our world!

In this episode, we are reminded that, as we await Jesus' return, we are to be watching in prayer, and getting to work in the kingdom of God so that Christ finds us working when he returns.

In this episode, Jesus continues to talk about the destruction of the temple and the second coming.

In this episode, Jesus is talking about the persecution that will come before his return and he says that the one who stands firm to the end will be saved!

In this episode, Jesus tells his disciples the signs that will accompany his return.

In this episode, Jesus disciples are enamored with the temple, and Jesus lets them know that not one stone will be left on another when it is destroyed!

In this episode, Jesus laments that the city of Jerusalem will not receive him.

In this episode, the religious leaders are so sure that they would not have persecuted the prophets, even while they are rejecting Jesus!