Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder Michael Smith

Send us a Text Message.Part of the curse is the introduction of death and decay into the world. In fact, it is happening in every cell of your body as you read this. It is called cellular senescence. Eventually, that catches up with you and results in your death. You will return to the dust. It is part of the consequence of rebellion towards God. The aging process is the hardest thing that most people ever do. Returning to dust is no picnic. Listen 7 minutes to get ready. Cas...

Send us a Text Message.Why was Adam cursed? Can he blame it on Eve? Well, she is "blame-adjacent", but she is not the essential culprit. Adam is cursed because of Adam's sin. And what was that sin?he LISTENED wrongly; non-discerningly to the voice of Eve. He failed to remember and compare her words with DIRECT words from God Himself. This calls into question the goodness of the commands and therefore, the very character of Godhe ATE. In so doing he agrees, he acquiesces, and is AGENT of...

Send us a Text Message.Imagine riding a bicycle with no control over the steering, gears, or brakes. This is what riding on the BACK of a tandem bicycle is like. I've done it, and it's terrifying. It was the the best lesson for somebody who usually rides in the FRONT. It gave me a new compassion for my wife, who usually rides in the BACK. Listen 7 minutes as we explore "the CURSE". It is a layer of God-ordained DIFFICULTY added to something that is ALREADY DIFFICULT. It will...

Send us a Text Message.Marriage takes a hit as a consequence of mankind's rebellion. There is still marriage, but is going to be a bit more difficult.As we look to Eve first, her desire will be for the job of Adam. She'll have a tendency to buck against the created order in the primary human relationship: marriage. Listen as we challenge all the daughters of Eve to fight! Not fight with their husbands, but to fight the temptation to fight with their husbands. If you've ...

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 ...

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...