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The Wisdom Journey
Stephen Davey shares practical and relevant lessons through the entire Bible, Genesis to Revelation, in just 10-minute each weekday. Want to understand the Bible and its implications? Subscribe and learn to know God, think biblically and live wisely.
Episodes
524 episodes
Becoming Like Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42)
A story about a crowded living room and a frantic kitchen ends up diagnosing one of the most common spiritual problems in modern life: doing good things while missing the best thing. We open Luke 10:38-42 with Jesus showing up unexpectedly at M...
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Are There Any Good Samaritans Left? (Luke 10:25-37)
Good Samaritan laws are meant to protect the person who stops to help, but we wanted to go deeper than the courtroom and back to the source. Luke 10:25-37 opens with a lawyer testing Jesus with a loaded question about eternal life, and it quick...
Perspectives for Balancing Ministry Life (Luke 10:10-24)
Rejection feels personal, but Jesus says it rarely is. We open Luke 10 where Christ prepares the 72 disciples for a short-term mission trip and immediately introduces the uncomfortable reality they didn’t see coming: some towns will not receive...
A Training Manual for Mission Trips (Luke 10:1-9)
A rescue mission only works when someone is willing to go into the hard place, and the most striking part of the World War II story we open with is the leader’s honesty about the cost. That same honesty shows up in Luke 10, where Jesus appoints...
The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)
Jesus uses a simple farm image to make a claim that still confronts us: there’s a right way into the sheepfold, and He says He is it. We trace John 10 step by step, starting with the tension in Jerusalem after the Feast of Tabernacles and the g...
Choosing to Remain Spiritually Blind (John 9:1-41)
A man is born blind, and the first question everyone wants answered is the one we still reach for today: whose fault is it? We walk through John 9 and listen as Jesus refuses the easy blame game, then redirects the moment toward a bigger purpos...
The Staggering Claims of Jesus (John 8:12-59)
The lights in Jerusalem go out after the Feast of Tabernacles and Jesus chooses that exact moment to say something no mere teacher would dare: “I am the light of the world.” We trace the festival background, from the water poured at the temple ...
The Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:1-11)
They thought they had the perfect trap: force Jesus to choose between the Law of Moses and the rule of Rome, and do it with a woman’s humiliation as the bait. We step back into Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles and watch the scribes and Pha...
Maniac or Messiah? (Luke 9:51-56; John 7:2-52)
The city is crowded, the booths are built, and the water ceremony is ready. Against the backdrop of the Feast of Tabernacles, we follow Jesus into one of the tensest public moments of His ministry in John chapter 7 and Luke 9. What surprised us...
Admiring Jesus or Following Jesus? (Matthew 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62)
You can respect Jesus, quote Jesus, even feel inspired by Jesus, and still refuse to follow Him. That tension sits right at the center of Luke 9, where three different people step forward with big words and hidden conditions. We take our time w...
Church Discipline and Reconciliation (Matthew 18:15-35)
A church rarely collapses from one dramatic blow. More often, it fractures through quiet division, unresolved offense, and believers who start keeping score. We lean into Jesus’ straight talk on unity, conflict, and reconciliation, and we name ...
Overcoming the Disease of More (Matthew 17:24–18:14; Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50)
The fastest way to wreck a winning team is also one of the easiest ways to wreck our spiritual life: the “disease of more.” Once we taste success, approval, or influence, we can start demanding more of it and treating people like obstacles inst...
Confusion Now . . . Understanding Later (Matthew 17:9-23; Mark 9:9-32; Luke 9:37-45)
Glory is easier to recognize on a mountaintop. The hard part is trusting God when you walk back down into noise, need, and confusion. We pick up right after the Transfiguration as Jesus, Peter, James, and John head down the mountain and Jesus t...
A Glimpse of Kingdom Glory (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36 )
Eternity is not just a doctrine for funerals, it’s a reality that keeps pressing on the human heart. We start with the claim that every culture carries some sense of “forever,” then we follow that longing straight into one of the most dazzling ...
How to Carry Your Cross (Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34–9:1; Luke 9:23-27)
What if your biggest spiritual struggle is not a lack of information, but too many voices competing for control? We open with a vivid picture: your life as a corporate boardroom, packed with “selves” that debate everything from comfort to ambit...
Who is Jesus to You? (Matthew 15:39–16:23; Mark 8:10-33; Luke 9:18-22)
The world loves a leaderboard, even when it comes to faith. One author tried to rank the most influential people in history and put Jesus near the top but not first. That kind of list might be interesting, but it dodges the only question that a...
Compassion For All People (Matthew 15:21-38; Mark 7:24–8.9)
A desperate mother chases Jesus into a house, won’t stop pleading, and then answers him with one of the most unforgettable lines in the Gospels: even the crumbs are enough. We follow the chronology through Matthew 15 and Mark 7 as Jesus moves f...
Clean Hands or a Clean Heart? (Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23; John 7:1)
Clean hands, spotless routines, flawless church attendance, perfectly chosen words, all of it can still hide a heart that is far from God. We dig into the moment religious leaders confront Jesus over a seemingly small issue: his disciples eatin...
Eating the Bread of Life (Matthew 14:34-36; Mark 6:53-56; John 6:22-71)
They wanted another free lunch. Jesus offered something far more confronting: Himself. We step into John chapter 6 at one of the most misunderstood moments in the Gospels, where a crowd runs after Jesus right after the miracle of the loaves, on...
When Peter Walked on Water (Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21)
What if your greatest moment of faith ends in failure? That’s exactly what happened when Peter stepped out of the boat to walk toward Jesus—only to be overwhelmed by fear and begin to sink. In this episode, Stephen Davey explores the story of P...
Manna from Heaven . . . Again (Matthew 14:1-21; Mark 6:14-44; Luke 9:7-17; John 6:1-15)
What happens when Jesus meets a crowd of thousands with only a boy’s small lunch? The result isn’t just full stomachs—it’s a lesson in faith, provision, and the power of God. In this episode, you’ll discover why Jesus fed the 5,000, how He invo...
The Apostles’ First Mission Trip (Matthew 9:35-11:1; Mark 6:6-13; Luke 9:1-6)
What does it really mean to follow Jesus? As the twelve apostles go on their first mission trip, Jesus prepares them for hardship, persecution, and rejection. He tells them to expect a cross—not a crown—and to depend entirely on God’s provision...
When Kindness Meets Unkindness (Matthew 9:27-34; 13:54-58; Mark 6:1-6)
What should you do when your kindness is misunderstood or rejected? In this episode, we follow Jesus through several encounters where His compassion met resistance—including from the people who knew Him best. From healing two blind men to preac...
Hopeless Cases of Desperation (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56)
Hope can disappear in seconds, especially when the news is brutal and the clock feels cruel. We pick up Luke’s account with two people who have every reason to think their situations are beyond repair: Jairus, a synagogue ruler with a dying twe...
The Madman of Gadara (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39)
The scariest part of spiritual warfare isn’t what movies get wrong, it’s how easily we swing between two equally dangerous extremes: pretending demons aren’t real or giving them so much attention that we lose sight of Christ. We take a clear, B...