Command: take care how you listen Luke 8:18 18 So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.” Story: farewell to Ephesus Acts 20:13-38, farewell to Ephesus (Metamorphosis, pp 231-233) Audio Message: […]
Be (become) shrewd and innocent – March 3, 2024
Command: Become shrewd and innocent Matthew 10:16 16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be [become] as wary [shrewd] as serpents, and as innocent as doves. Story: Macedonia and Greece Acts 20:1-12; letter to Romans 1:1–16:27, Macedonia and Greece (Metamorphosis, pp 220-231) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and […]
Flee (when persecuted) – February 25, 2024
Command: Flee (when persecuted) Matthew 10:23 23 “But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.” Story: Paul’s third journey Acts 19:23 – 20:1; letter to Ephesians 1:1 – 6:24, Paul’s third journey (Metamorphosis, pp 216-219) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands […]
Do not hinder – February 18, 2024
Command: Do not hinder Luke 9:50 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; for the one who is not against you is [x]for you.” Story: Paul’s third journey Acts 19:8-22, Paul’s third journey (Metamorphosis, pp 209-215) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or […]
Receive the Holy Spirit – February 11, 2024
Command: Receive the Holy Spirit John 20:22 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Story: Paul’s third journey Acts 19:1-7, Paul’s third journey (Metamorphosis, pp 208-209) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or […]
Do not call, do not be called – February 4, 2024
Command: Do not call, do not be called Matthew 23:8-10 8 But as for you, do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father; for only One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ. Story: Apollos instructed Acts […]
Make disciples – January 28, 2024
Command: Make disciples Matthew 28:19-20 19 [Having gone; Going], therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to [h]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you to the end of the age.” Story: Paul’s […]
Abide in My (Jesus’) love – January 21, 2024
Command: Abide in My (Jesus’) love John 15:9-10 9 Just as the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain [abide] in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. Story: Paul in Corinth Acts 18:1-18, 1 Corinthians 13, Paul in Corinth (Metamorphosis, pp 192-201) Audio Message: When meditating on the […]
Hear (the parable of the sower and soil) – January 14, 2024
Command: Hear (parable of sower and soil) Luke 8:8 8And yet other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as much.” As He said these things, He would call out, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Story: Paul in Athens Acts 17:16-34, Paul in Athens (Metamorphosis, pp 185-192) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these […]
Let these words sink in – January 7, 2024
Command: Let these words sink in Luke 9:44 44 “As for you, let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men.” Story: Another trip, Bereans Acts 17:1-15, Another trip, Bereans (Metamorphosis, pp 177-185) Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, […]