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Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder Michael Smith
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- Religion et spiritualité
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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Good Questions. Stupid Answers S1e24 Gen3:8
Send us a Text Message.God asks fantastic questions of Adam and Eve to get to the heart of their rebellion. Rather than being pierced to conviction and struck to the heart they point everywhere except to themselves.Their spouse gets blamed, the serpent gets blamed, God's character gets blamed, and God Himself gets blamed.Listen 7 minutes to see if Adam and Eve had enough to make good decisions. Then, consider whether you have enough to make the right choices. They get kicked out of the ...
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The 4 questions of God S1E23 Gen 3:6
Send us a Text Message.Whenever God asks a question in Scripture, HE KNOWS the answer to that question. But, SOMEBODY does not know the answer to the question. It’s always the people.He asks Adam and Eve 4 withering questions in the follow up to their disobedience:1. Where were you? Why weren’t you in the place that benefitted you? 2. Who told you that? What voice did you listen to? 3. Have you broken my command? I have lines that one should never ever ever cross.4. What have you do...
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Mourning this morning. S1e22 Gen3:1
Send us a Text Message.How can a podcaster talk about the same thing for four mornings in a row? Perhaps it is worth our attention because it has affected us every day since then. I'm struck with the grievousness of the fall today. I'm thinking of all the lives it has cost: billions of humans, and then the precious rescue/redeeming/restoring life of Jesus. Listen with a little tear as you hear about the tears being taken away forever.bewithme.us
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A SERIAL KILLER in the Garden s1e21 Gen3:1
Send us a Text Message.Every serial killer has his first kill. Satan gets the first KILL of BILLIONS in the garden called Eden. He is a "murderer from the beginning." Well, Eden is the beginning. Adam was there. Adam was silent. Adam allowed his beloved to be beguiled by a serial killer. He allowed the clear command to be doubted. He allowed her to eat with a serial killer. Adam fails Eve and God in thought, in wordlessness, and in deed. He eats.Eve knew enough. She qu...
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Lead us not into temptation S1e20 Gen3:1
Send us a Text Message.God creates Eden for man, woman, and Himself. But there is another sentient being found there in Genesis 3:1. It is the serpent. Satan. Think on this:There was room for him in Eden, or at least he was allowed. Temptation for our great grandparents was allowed. Free will, for good and for bad was allowed, JUST LIKE TODAY.Wherever this podcast finds you today, you are in an environment where evil, temptation and choice is allowed by God. We ha...
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Saddest paragraph in the bible s1e19 Gen3:1
Send us a Text Message.Of all the paragraphs in the Bible, this one might be the saddest. God has allowed choice in His Eden garden, even the choice for rebelling against Him. He has allowed Eve and Adam to surf with the serpent. This results in asking some accusing questions of God and even denying His clear truths. The serpent's arguments are:He didn't really say thatHe said it, but He didn't really MEAN it.Underlying it all is the pride of accusatorially questioning God, when Go...