Morning Meditations

In this episode, Jesus feeds 4000 men plus women and children, because he has compassion on them. We also see that Jesus has his disciples share in His ministry!

In this episode, Jesus meets a woman who is willing to simply receive whatever God gives her!

In this episode, Jesus says it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles, but what comes out of the mouth. We are reminded that our heart motives matter!

In this episode, the crowds continue to seek after Jesus and hope just to be able to touch the hem of His garment!

In this episode, Peter walks on the water and then he begins to doubt, but even in his doubts he encounters God in a new way!

In this episode, Jesus once again gets away to be with the Father, and then walks on the water.

In this episode, the crowds catch up to Jesus and he has compassion on them and ends up feeding all of them with 5 loaves and 2 fishes.

In this episode, Jesus cousin, John the Baptist, is killed and Jesus goes off to be with his Father in his time of mourning.

In this episode, Jesus is in his hometown, and he is unable to do many miracles because of their lack of faith!

In this episode, we see that Jesus encourages the teachers of the law who want to be disciples to treasure both their tradition and the new thing Jesus is doing!

In this episode, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a net that is cast wide to catch all kinds of fish!

In this episode, we see that the Kingdom of God starts small and grows, in spite of our failures, until it becomes something more than we could imagine!

In this episode, we hear two parables about finding a great treasure and selling it all!

In this episode, we hear Jesus tell a parable about weeds and wheat, and we are reminded that vengeance is the Lord's.

In this episode, the disciples ask Jesus why he speaks in parables, and what we learn that we often encounter God in the wrestling.

In this episode, we are challenged to spread the seeds of the gospel everywhere, and to become good soil where the word of God can grow and take root!

In this episode, Jesus mother and brothers are outside waiting for him, and Jesus redefines the family for his disciples!

In this episode, we see that God wants more for us than to just manage sin, but rather to be transformed from the inside out!

In this episode, Jesus chastises the religious leaders for needing a sign and says the only sign they will get is the sign of Jonah.

In this episode, we are reminded that what Christ wants to do is transform us from the inside out!

In this episode, the religious leaders are claiming that Jesus is driving out demons by the prince of demons and Jesus warns them to stay sensitive to the Spirit's work in their lives!

In this episode, the religious leaders are giving Jesus a hard time about "working" on the Sabbath!

In this episode, we are reminded that living in a relationship with God offers us a life that is easier than the life we are often trying to carve out on our own!

In this episode, we see Jesus telling his followers that the Kingdom of God has been hidden from the wise and learned and give to children!

In this episode, Jesus speaks woes over some Jewish towns who are refusing to repent, citing that the Gentiles would have repented long ago if they had seen His works!

In this episode, Jesus says compares his generation to children in the marketplace, and says that wisdom will eventually show itself!

In this episode, Jesus shares some words about his cousin John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God!

In this episode, John the Baptist questions if Jesus is the one to come or if they should expect someone else. Jesus says "Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of me!"

In this episode we see that Jesus says those that welcome his disciples, welcome God!

In this episode, Jesus challenges his followers to leave everything and everyone behind to follow Him!

In this episode, we continue to look at Jesus words to his disciples as he send them out, and he tells them not to be afraid!

In this episode, Jesus tells his disciples when he sends them out that they may be persecuted for the good news they share, but that His Spirit will be with them and even give them the words to say!

In this episode, Jesus' disciples are sent out to share the gospel and are dependent on those who offer them hospitality in the name of God!

In this episode, Jesus sends out the twelve so that they can share the good news with those around them!

In this episode, we see that Jesus' compassion is stirred for the crowds and he is looking for workers in the harvest fields.

In this episode, Jesus heals a mute man who has been possessed by a demon, and the religious leaders think it is the work of the devil.

In this episode, Jesus heals 2 blind men "according to their faith," and then tells them not to tell anyone about it!

Jesus raises a dead girl to life and we are reminded that the line between earth and heaven is a thin one!

In this episode, we see that Jesus notices a woman who interrupts him on his way minister to a synagogue leader, and he heals her because of her great faith!

In this episode, Jesus reminds us that the new thing God is doing often can't be contained by the old structures!

In this episode, we are introduced to the practice of fasting and we are reminded that fasting is "Feasting on God!"

In this episode, Jesus is hanging out with all the wrong people and tells the religious leaders that God desires mercy, not sacrifice!

In this episode, we see that a paralyzed man is brought to Jesus and Jesus forgives him right then and there!

In this episode, we see Jesus heal two men and it upsets a whole town!

In this episode, we see that Jesus is at peace in the storm and can bring order to the chaos of our lives!

In this episode, Jesus challenges his hearers to prioritize following Jesus and trusting that God will be with them wherever the journey might take them!

In this episode, Jesus encounters a centurion who has faith that what Jesus says will be accomplished!

In this episode, we see Jesus encounter a man with leprosy and we find that Jesus is more than willing to heal him and Jesus is more than willing to heal us as well!

In this passage, we see that the people notice that Jesus' teaching is different than the philosophies of his day!

In this episode, Jesus says that it is only those who put his words into practice who build their house upon the rock!

In this episode, we see that the life of a disciple is not about doing a bunch of things "in God's name," but rather about knowing God!