Do not give to dogs and pigs – June 21, 2026
Command: do not give to dogs and pigs Matthew 7:6 6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Command context: Matthew 7:7:1-6 Story: People turn against Paul and Barnabus Acts 14:8-20 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these […]
Behold and take out your own log – June 14, 2026
Command: behold and take out your own log Matthew 7:4-5 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look (behold), the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! Command context: Matthew 7:1-6 Story: David is confronted and repents […]
Do not judge – June 7, 2026
Command: do not judge Matthew 7:1 1 “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. Command context: Matthew 7:1-6 Story: Life of liberty 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy Spirit? What do I […]
Do not worry about tomorrow – May 31, 2026
Command: do not worry about tomorrow Matthew 6:34 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Command context: Matthew 6:25-34 Story: From famine to feast 2 Kings 7 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy […]
Seek first His kingdom and righteousness – May 24, 2026
Command: seek first His kingdom and righteousness Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you. Command context: Matthew 6:25-34 Story: Early ekklesia’s priorities Acts 2:41-47 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy Spirit? What do […]
Observe the birds and lilies – May 17, 2026
Command: observe the birds and lilies Matthew 6:26 26 Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they? Matthew 6:28 28 And why are you worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth, 29 yet I say to you that […]
Do not worry – May 10, 2026
Command: do not worry Matthew 6:25 25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your [r]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:31 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ Command […]
Do not store up, store up – May 3, 2026
Command: do not store up, store up Matthew 6:19-20 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; Command context: 6:19-24 Story: Parables about treasure Matthew 13:44-46 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do […]
Do not look gloomy, but wash when you fast – April 26, 2026
Command: do not look gloomy, but wash when you fast Matthew 6:16-17 16 “Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they [l]distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18so that your fasting will not be noticed by people but by your […]
Pray in this way – April 19, 2026
Command: pray in this way Matthew 6:9 9“Pray, then, in this way… Command context: Matthew 6:5-15 Story: Jesus’ prayer Focus on one verse of Jesus’ prayer per day: Matthew 6:9-13 Audio Message: When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind: What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy […]
