Morning Meditations

In this episode, Paul lays out the simple gospel, that Christ has made the relationship between God and us right and that we also ought reconcile our relationships with others!

In this episode, we are reminded that God uses ordinary, fallible people to reveal His glory!

In this episode, Paul is talking about the face-to-face encounter that we are invited to have with God, and how we are called to reflect God's glory to the world!

In this episode, Paul is telling the Corinthian church that in Christ, all of God's promises are YES and AMEN!

In this episode, Paul summarizes several truths about the life of faith in a few short sentences!

In this episode, we are reminded that because of Christ's resurrection sin, guilt and death have been defeated!

In this episode, we look at the nature of love and are challenged to examine ourselves to see if our lives and our movements are moving us to greater and greater love.

In this episode, Paul reminds them of Jesus admonition to remember Him by receiving the Eucharist!

In this episode, Paul is reminding the Church of all the miracles that the people of God witnessed in the wilderness and still fell into temptation. He calls the church to learn from the past and not return to bondage after being set free!

In this episode, we see that we are called to use wisdom, especially concerning how our actions affect those who are on the journey with us!

In this episode, Paul addresses illicit sexual behavior that is going on in the Church in Corinth and we are reminded of the power of our sexuality.

In this episode, we talk about the idea that, for leaders and congregation members alike, we should not worry about what others think about us because eventually everything will be laid out in the open before God.

In this episode, we see that the Church is the now the place where heaven meets earth!

In this episode, we are reminded that God often calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things!

In this episode, we are reminded that any strength we have been given is so that we can serve others!

In this episode, Paul talks about living within the bounds or governmental authority.

In this episode, we are reminded that we don't just live for ourselves, but are accountable to one another!

In this episode, Paul is urging the church to lay their whole lives before God as an offering in response to God's great mercy!

In this episode, Paul is letting the Gentiles know that God has not forgotten Israel and that the same root that feeds the Gentiles is feeding the Jews!

In this episode, Paul is laying out the basis of our salvation, trust and obedience!

In this episode, Paul is reminding us that nothing can seperate us from the love of God!

In this episode, we learn that even in Paul's day people became disillusioned with the church when the Church's walk and talk did not match up!

In this episode, we hear Paul reminding the church of the freedom Christ has given them and imploring them not to go back to their chains!

In this episode, we read that it is through the grace of God and the faith of Abraham that we are united as children of Abraham and ultimately children of God!

In this episode, Paul retells the story of when he saw the light and how God called him to help others have their eyes opened as well!

In this episode, we see that Paul's nephew overhears a plot to have Paul killed. We realize that God often works in unexpected ways!

In this episode, Paul is recounting the story of when God met him on the road to Damascus!

In this episode, we see that there are people who are hoping to do some miraculous things in Paul's name, but they learn quickly that the gospel is not a sideshow!

In this episode, we see that Paul and Silas are set free from prison, and they encounter a prison guard who wants to have the real life he see in them!

In this episode, we see that Peter is released from prison and the people praying for him don't believe that he is actually standing outside the door!

In this episode, we see that Stephen even forgives those who are stoning him!

In this episode, Peter and John have just been released from being arrested and the believers pray for boldness to continue to share their faith!

In this episode, we are reminded that what was lost through humanity's pride and hubris at the tower of Babel is restored at Pentecost. And we are reminded that the Spirit of God brings people together who are very different!

In this episode, we see that Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His disciples so that they can be witnesses throughout the world!

In this episode, Jesus appears to his disciples after His resurrection and breathes the Holy Spirit on them so that they can be Iis instruments of forgiveness!

In this episode, we hear Jesus pray that his disciples would be one with God and with one another!

In this episode, we are challenged to take Jesus at His word and to trust the Spirit to empower us to live the life He has called us to live!

In this episode, Jesus reminds those who would follow him that it is in letting go, surrendering, and losing our life that we find life in Him!

In this episode, Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep!

In this episode, a blind man is healed and the religious leaders are found to be blind!

In this episode, Jesus calls the onlookers to examine themselves for sin before casting stones at someone else.

In this episode, a man's life is changed instantly after 38 years of suffering and we see Jesus prioritize people over even the law of Moses!

In this episode, Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus reminds us that Jesus has come to bring real life to all who will believe!

In this episode, we hear John telling us that Jesus is the fullest revelation of who God is!

In this episode, we are reminded that we serve a living God that brings dead things back to life.

In this episode, Jesus is arrested, and he heals one of his captors!

In this episode, we see a tax collector and a Pharisee who are both praying and the tax collector has the humility to recognize his need for God!

In this episode, Jesus heals ten lepers and only one returns to give thanks and praise.

In this episode, Jesus is criticized for eating with the wrong people and he reminds the religious leaders that he has come to seek ALL His Children!

In this episode, Jesus reminds his followers that when we let go of worry and stress and GETTING more, then we are able to RECEIVE all that God has for us!

In this episode, we see that Martha is worried, anxious and distracted (sound familiar?) and we are encouraged to seek the One Thing, Jesus Christ.