Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
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Here is one thing you’ll NEVER have to pray for S31e124 Matt9:38
There is one thing you will NEVER have to pray for: the numbers of the harassed, sick, afflicted, and shepherdess. Why? Because their numbers are already PLENTIFUL.What is not exactly plentiful are the numbers of those full of compassion...
You are in need of great compassion. S31e123 Matt9:36
You are described as being in need of great compassion.You are harassed, helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd.A wise person agrees with the assessment. Why? Because that is a start to get out of this mess. Fortunately, we hav...
If you are UNstroked, what will you do with your voice? S31e122 Matt9:32
I hope you are "unstroked" today. I hope you have your faculties and your voice. Let’s use our voice now. Hurry.Don’t know how many days I have left.Don’t know how many WORDS I have left.<...
Disobeying Jesus by “spreading His fame.” S31e121 Matt9:32
Jesus tells 'em not to do it but they do it anyway: They spread His fame all over the region. Somehow, I think Jesus gives them grace, like in so many other circumstances. Two blind men get their sight back. This is de...
At your next funeral, how will you do on the test? S31e120 Matt9:18
Every funeral you go to is a test. They are a test of your faith.In our resurrection story today, a father's faith in Jesus is severely tested at the death of his 12 year old daughter.He passes the test, the FAITH TEST, with flyin...
Getting the Right Spiritual Zip Code S31e119 Matt9:20
What SPIRITUAL Zip Code do I find you in ? Are you trying to move toward Jesus’ zip code? Do you want proximity to God and His people? His Church? His principles? His teaching? His ways? H...
Is Jesus a Patch for your Life? S31e118 Matt9:14
How transformative might Jesus be in your life? Is He a patch, or is He the whole?Here, the disciples of John ask the question, but eventually, so does everybody. Jesus insists: I am not a patch, I am the whole. It must have ...
What Does God Require of Us? S31e117
What does God require of me? It is not a mystery.Today, He'll ask something of me that He has 'required' and exampled of Himself: faithfulness, mercy, & kindness toward the undeserving. Yes, it is a big ask.This is...
“Go and learn what this means…” S31e116 Matt 9:13
There is a little homework assignment after a statement from Jesus in Matt9:23. He says, "Go and learn what this means..."What is He referring to? He's referencing the way God treats the undeserving. The Lord extends a covenantal l...
Jeffrey Dahmer’s sin compared to mine S31e115 Matt9:9
Jeffrey Dahmer did some evil, "unforgivable" things. But what if he appropriately said he was sorry? Even more than that, what if he truly repented before the Lord.Apparently, this really happened in 1994 about 6 months before his ...
Take heart, my son, your sins are forgiven S31e114 Matt9:2
Four things today:Take heart: be happy about this for an overbold reality is coming my son: I'm going to call you SON & treat you with ongoing family commitmentyour sins : Yup. Bad news. You know i...
Can Jesus really forgive sin? S31e113 Matt9:1
Today Jesus will claim something critical to YOU.Can Jesus really forgive sin?He says He has authority to forgive sins. If not, we are all in big trouble. This should blow the mind of every ...
The Authority of Jesus s31e112 Mt8:28
What if Jesus has complete ultimate authority over the forces of evil? Don't you think it would compel you to believe? Not so in our story today about demons that are dispossessed from a couple of men, and into 2000 pigs. ...
The $1,000,000 Demon S31e111 Mt8:28
What world-view upheaval would have to happen to ask Jesus to LEAVE? We'll see that it is about a $1,000,000 for some herdsmen. YOU are worth more than $1,000,000 of pigs....
Are you more obedient than wind and waves? S31e110 Mt8:23
Nature is broken, just ask any Tsunami you run into. When spoken to by Jesus, the wind and the waves obey Him.Are we then, as obedient as the wind and the waves? Listen 7 minutes and consider this ...
The Profound Calm AFTER The Storm S31e109 Mt8:23
Creation is subject to having storms and thistles and difficulties. In our story today, Jesus REBUKES the wind and the waves. He corrects it. It is a little out of whack.It pictures the brokenness of relationship that we too ...
The COSTS of living life with God S31e108 Mt 8:18
Most worth walks have a bit of difficulty. Jesus says today that the path to God and the path with God is going to be difficult. So then, do not be surprised at the pain points. Also, do not be discouraged as to the pain...
I wonder what Jesus is doing today? S31e107 mt8:14
If you lived in Capernaum about 2000 years ago, you could have a real time answer to your wondering of: "I wonder what Jesus is doing today". Literally, you could go find Him and watch what He's doing.It is a good task to put ourse...
If Jesus were to make a Netflix special, what would the topic be?S31e106 mt8:5
Let's say Jesus produced a Netflix Special. What is it that Jesus uniquely admires enough to want to share it with the world?We get the answer from His interaction with a soldier. Jesus tells him that he is the #1 example of this charact...
Making the first United Nations S31e105 Matt8:5
Listen to me blab on and on (actually for an extra minute) about Jesus making the FIRST UNITED NATIONS.He starts with a non-Jewish, non-native, gentile Centurion. He welcomes him to what will grow into a poly-cultural family of God...
Who is welcome in the Kingdom of Heaven? S31e104 Mt8:5
Jesus will rock the ancient world as He welcomes a non-Jew into His Kingdom. In fact, Jesus praises the centurion for faith that surpasses anyone in the nation of Israel.Come for 7 minutes to meet a man who understa...
The “TA-DA” of Grabbing Hold of a LEPER S31e103 Mt8:1
There is a bigger miracle here than in the healing of the leper. It is that Jesus touches him. He grabs hold of him. Jesus lays siege to a leper. It is an aggressive word in the text.&nb...
Quantifying The Love I Have for Myself for a Reason S31E102
We all do a pretty good job at loving ourselves. The Lord runs with that idea. He wants us to actually use the love we have for ourselves to set a baseline as to how much love we are to have for those around us. Self-love can be helpful i...