The Tom Short Show

Swine? Dogs? Jesus just told us not to judge, and then He tells us not to cast our pearls before swine! How are we to understand this apparent contradiction? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn the answer..Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 7:6To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Matthew 7:1 has become one of the most well-known verses in the Bible. It's also one of the most misunderstood. What did Jesus mean when He warned us not to judge? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 7:1-6John 7:24Galatians 6:1To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Life is filled with uncertainties that cause most people to worry about the future. Jesus has the answer. He doesn't want you and me to be like "most people." We're children of God and He calls us to live like it! So, are you worried? He has the answer. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:25-34To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus told us that with God, all things are possible!  But He also warned us of something that is NOT possible -- something many Christians try to make happen. Is this a contradiction? Not at all!  Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:19-241 Kings 18:21To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

We know from Scripture that Jesus died a terrible death on the cross. Was it the worst death you could possibly die? What made His death so horrifying? Does the Shroud of Turin give us any insights to this? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageIsaiah 52:14To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus was declared with POWER to be the Son of God! In doing so, He rendered powerless the one who had the power of death -- that is, the devil. Get on the winning side! Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageHebrews 2:14=15Romans 1:41 Corinthians 15:To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

We believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but some people don't. Does that mean it's just "faith," or is it actually a fact? I contend it's a FACT. The apostles did, too! Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageRomans 10:9-10Acts 3:15Acts 1:3Acts 17:30-31To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus uttered seven sayings from the cross. They tell us a lot about who. He is and what mattered to Him. Do you know the seven sayings and what they mean? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageLuke 23:34Luke 23:43John 19:26-27Matthew 27:46John 19:28John 19:30Luke 23:46To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus taught us how to pray in what's known as The Lord's Prayer. But what prayer did He pray? In today's Daily Word & Prayer, we'll look at the longest prayer of Jesus that Scripture records -- a prayer He prayed for you and me!Scripture Used in Today's MessageJohn 17To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

This is a critical we develop a heart for God. He will strongly support us if we do. Without it, our worship is meaningless and vain. But how do we develop a heart of God? What part do we play in this? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:19-212 Chronicles 16:9Matthew 22::37Deuteronomy 5:29Matthew 15:8-9To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Some things have greater value than others. Wise people make choices to invest in things that have lasting value. No matter how large or small your bank account, Jesus calls us to invest in those things taht will last forever. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn how.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:19-To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Not only can you have treasures in heaven, but Jesus wants that for you! Whether you take his words, "Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven," as a command or merely good advice, it's something we should do. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:19-To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

It's Palm Sunday, the launch of Holy Week, and the day we commemorate Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. There were specific prayers offered that day that we can learn from and pray today.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageEphesians 21:9To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Francis of Assisi is alleged to have said, "Preach always, if necessary, use words." I've never agreed with this statement, but I see what he's getting at. Our life is a witness and a testimony, and people are watching us. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageEphesians 5:22-33To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus gave some frightening warnings to those who would not forgive others. Your heavenly Father wouldn't forgive you? Handed over to the torturers? How, you might ask, does this fit in with justification by faith in Christ apart from our works? These are serious questions. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to get my take on them.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:14-15Matthew 18:21-35

Jesus taught us how to pray. The Lord's Prayer is a model we can use to structure our personal times of prayer. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:5-15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

The "Our Father" is, perhaps, the most well-known prayer ever prayed. It's a beautiful prayer. Have you memorized it? Have you taught it to your children? Do you pray it still? That's good, but Jesus gives us a warning NOT to pray like pagans pray, so beware.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:5-15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Do you give alms? Do you know what this means? If you give alms properly, your heavenly Father will reward you.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:1-4To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Do you ever want people to notice your goodness so that they might think more highly of you? The Pharisees did, and Jesus exposed them in the Sermon on the Mount. We don't want to be Pharisees!Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 6:1-18To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Our heavenly Father invites us to bring our prayers and petitions to HIm. Let's not leave needs unprayed for.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer as I pray for you, your family, church, and our nation.Scripture Used in Today's MessagePhilippians 4:6-7To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

America has survived and thrived for 250 years, becoming the strongest nation in the history of the world. Is it inevitable that we will always retain this position? Could we be conquered? Could we self-destruct?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus tells us our love is to be greater than the love unbelievers and sinners have for their friends.  Our love is to be like God's love. How is that possible? What does it look like? If you have it, you will definitely stand out in today's world.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:43-48To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus' teaching to turn the other cheek is one of the most well-known verses in the Sermon on the Mount. It's also one of the most misunderstood.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn why and how we should understand His teaching not to resist evil.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:38-42Romans 12:17 -- `13:4To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

The Pharisees loved to proclaim their righteousness because they kept the letter of the Law. But Jesus pointed out that they missed the whole intent of the Law. What were they missing? Are we still prone to miss it today as well?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:26-30To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Should a Christian take oaths? Are you obligated to keep your word if it wasn't put in writing? Do we live by the world's standards of integrity, or does God call us to a higher standard?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to see what Jesus said about these questions.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:33-37Proverbs 22:1To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus never shied away from tough issues. Divorce is a tough issue, and Jesus spoke clearly about it in the Sermon on the Mount. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:31-32Matthew 19:3-9Malachi 2:15-16To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Who prays for you? Do you have anyone interceding with God on your behalf? This is something everyone NEEDS..Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer and let me pray for YOU.Scripture Used in Today's MessageRomans 15:30Ephesians 6:19Colossians 1:9To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

I never know what's going to happen when I preach on campus, but this week I  heard something new that concerned me deeply. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessagePsalm 12:8Proverbs 28:28To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Have you heard the latest from Cadice Owens? Perhaps a better question is, should you listen to her? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageJames 1:27Proverbs 17:4Psalm 11:32 Corinthians 13:1Deuteronomy 19:15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Perhaps you can see how being poor in spirit, pure in heart, or hungering and thirsting for righteousness can be a blessing. But persecution? How can someone hating you, hurting you, and seeking to destroy you be a blessing?  Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:10-12Luke 6:262 Timothy 3:121 John 3:13Revelation 2:10To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus' 7th Beatitude, His Upside-Down Blessing, is to be called "a son of God." Isn't that a wonderful way for someone to refer to you? How can you receive this blessing? By being a peacemaker. How can you do that? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:92 Corinthians 5:17-21Romans 5:1Ephesians 6:15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

No one has ever seen God, and yet Jesus tells us a way we can do it! What an incredible experience that would be. Would you like to know how you can experience this upside-down blessing? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:8Psalm 18:25To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

At some point or another, if we hope to have healthy relationships, everyone needs to be shown mercy. More importantly, everyone needs to show mercy to others. Doing so is one of Jesus' upside-down blessings in life. Failing to do so puts us under stress none of us were meant to live with. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:7Matthew 18:23-35To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

How does the war with Iran fit with end-times prophecy, and how should prophecy affect what we pray for? And is it appropriate for a Christian to pray that evil enemies would be defeated and destroyed? Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageRomans 12:19Psalm 35:1-8To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

In a long anticapated move, the United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer for updates and to pray for victory over the forces of evilScripture Used in Today's MessagePsalm 35:1-8Proverbs 21:15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Do you hunger and thirst for righteousness? What would that even look like? In the fourth quality of these' upside-down blessings, Jesus tells us this is the key to finding satisfaction in life.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to discover more about Jesus' upside-down blessings.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:5Proverbs 27:202 Peter 2:12-14Hebrews 11:24-27To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

What do you think of when you think of meekness? Meek may rhyme with weak, but the two words are not synonyms.  In fact, meekness is a display of great strength and leads to great victories!Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to discover more about Jesus' upside-down blessings.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:4Matthew 11:28-30Psalm 37:8, 11, 22, 29, 34To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

How could mourning and sorrow be a blessing? What was Jesus referring to? Should Christians always walk around consistently sad? How does this work with admonitions to rejoice always?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to discover more about Jesus' upside-down blessings.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:41 Corinthians 5:1-22 Corinthians 7:9-11To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

In the first of eight beatitudes, Jesus commends those who are poor in spirit. Is this the same as being poor? Is it wrong to have earthly wealth? What does it mean to be poor in spirit?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to discover more about Jesus' upside-down blessings.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:3Luke 6:20To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Many people (including me) think that the most powerful words ever spoken were those of Jesus Christ in what is known as The Sermon on the Mount. Today we begin a new series looking at the opening verses of this sermon called the Beatitudes.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to discover Jesus' upside-down description of a truly good life.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 5:1-12To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Do you practice Lent? Most of us born-again during the Jesus Revolution don't. It's a Roman Catholic tradition also followed by some mainline Protestant churches. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more, and to hear about one time I practiced Lent, and it was good for me.Scripture Used in Today's MessageGalatians 2:20To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

I've returned from a wonderful trip to the Holy Land. In today's today's Daily Word & Prayer I'll share some of my experiences and observations from this unique place that I've come to love. Join me and be inspired.Scripture Used in Today's MessagePsalm 122:6-9To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

We're not saved by our good works, but when a man asked him how to inherit eternal life, Jesus told him to sell all his possessions and give to the poor. Is this a contradiction to the message of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 10:17-27To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

One of life's toughest lessons, and one that tests our faith, is when God doesn't show up as soon as we think He should. How we act in those situations is critical to our spiritual growth and productivity in His kingdom.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageExodus 32:1, 7-8Isaiah 40:28-31To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

The Super Bowl, the most-watched television event in the country, is especially controversial this year. Do you believe the NFL has crossed the line? If so, there's another option—one my family will take. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus taught that if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off, for it is better to enter life crippled and maimed than to have two hands and go to hell. Did he mean us to take this literally, or is there a deeper teaching we are to grasp?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 9:43-48Mark 7:20-23Romans 12:9Hebrews 1:9To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Jesus had a stern warning for anyone who causes a child to stumble. What could cause a child to stumble? How is this happening in our day? How must we protect children from stumbling blocks?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 9:42Matthew 18:6-7To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

When Jesus' disciples encountered someone who was casting out demons in Jesus' name but wasn't part of their group, they were troubled. Should they be rebuked? Jesus had an answer for them that is very relevant in our day. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 9:38-40Matthew 12:30To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Can you believe that the disciples were actually discussing which of them was the greatest? Folks in your church would never do this, would they?! But Jesus used this opportunity to teach them, and us, about true greatness.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 9:30-37To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Are you in a bad situation that looks impossible? Are you exhausted? Do you need a miracle? Are you believing, and yet wavering in your faith? When all looks impossible, there is still a solution. Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to what it is.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMark 9:14-29To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher

Kirk Cameron recently created great controversy when he announced that he believed in annihilationism -- that souls damned to hell would not exist eternally. He's not the only one to question the traditional belief of hell being eternal, conscious suffering. What should you think about this?Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.Scripture Used in Today's MessageMatthew 25:46John 3:16Revelation 20:15To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TiKTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher