Morning Meditations

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.

In this episode, Jesus is anointed by a sinful woman and he proceeds to tell a story about forgiveness and love.

In this episode, we hear some of Jesus most powerful teaching, and we are challenged to go out an live it in our day to day lives.

In this episode, Jesus comes back to his home town and is eventually run out of town because he tells the congregation that the good news is for them and their enemies!

In this episode, John the Baptist is pointing people toward Jesus so they can be transformed.

In this episode, we are reminded that following Christ ultimately boils down to loving God with all we are, and loving our neighbors as ourselves!

In this episode, we encounter a rich man who Jesus calls to let go of his attachment to material wealth.

In this episode, a woman comes to Jesus willing to be last as long as she can have an encounter with Christ!

In this episode, Jesus encounters a woman who reaches out and touches his garment in faith. She tells him her whole story and leaves healed and whole!

In this episode, the disciples witness Jesus calming the storm and we are reminded that God can make order from the chaos in our lives!

In this episode, we see that some friends bring a paralyzed man on a mat and Jesus heals both his body and his spirit!

In this episode, we see Jesus on the cross feeling forsaken by God, and yet trusting God to be with him even in His death. We are reminded that on the other side of death is resurrection!

In this episode, we realize that the people we meet on the street are made in the image of Christ and we are challenged to treat people the way we would treat Christ!

In this episode, Jesus overturns the temple and instructs the people on true worship.

In this episode, we talk about the longevity of marriage and Jesus response to the Pharisees question about divorce.

In this episode, we are encouraged to keep the main thing the main thing and not let our rules hinder the heart of the matter!

In this episode, we see Jesus having compassion on the crowds even when dealing with his own grief!

In this episode, Jesus disciples want to know Jesus speaks in parables. We learn that it is in wrestling with truth that we become more open to the Spirit of God!

In this episode, we are reminded that Jesus calls those who are worn out and burned out on religion to come to him, learn the rhythms of grace, and find rest.