Jesus First

Jeff Mikels
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The weekly podcast of Jeff Mikels encouraging you to put Jesus first again. It's time to wake up from our misunderstandings and misapplications of the Bible, time to toss out our old idols, and get back to simply hearing and following the voice of Jesus.

  1. JAN 19

    The Upside-Down Kingdom

    The Kingdom of Jesus operates on principles exactly the opposite of what we would expect, exactly the opposite of what we would want. In the Kingdom of Jesus, you gain by giving. You profit from loss. In this kingdom, you get ahead by serving. The last will be first.

    29 min

  2. JAN 12

    Jesus, King of Restoration

    Matthew 18 is rarely understood because people tend to chop it up into little bits and miss the big picture. However, this is not a chapter about spiritual warfare and personal conflict and how many people it takes for Jesus to be present in a prayer meeting. This is a chapter about one thing: the call upon Christians to be agents of restoration in the name of our king.

    31 min

  3. JAN 5

    Jesus, King of the Lowly

    Jesus used miracle power to pay a tax? Even though he didn't need to? All because he didn't want to offend someone? That's a side of Jesus people don't talk much about but perhaps we need to remember.

    24 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    Jesus, King of Mountains and Valleys

    We have all experienced great moments of the sublime, and we long for them to last longer, but you don’t need to manufacture a moment or maximize your moment if you are willing to trust the maker of the moment. Jesus had a mountaintop moment of glory followed by a dark valley of suffering, but another mountaintop of glory was still in the future!

    18 min

  5. 12/15/2025

    Jesus, King of the Church - Matthew 16

    It’s a terribly contagious idea that God wants to give you a king just like you, who will defeat your enemies, and make you great. It is, as we have been talking about for some time now, the rule of the schoolyard. Get the biggest bully on your side. Jesus calls that thinking a virus and has plans to build something better.

    39 min

  6. 12/08/2025

    Matthew 15 - The King of the Heart

    For centuries, people have been using religious traditions to get them something of personal benefit. Religion can empower selfishness. Jesus, however, calls that evil. If you have ever been tempted to use a religious rule to mask your own selfishness, this lesson is the challenge you need to hear. Oh, I think it will be encouraging too, but the challenge comes first.

    26 min

  7. 11/24/2025

    Matthew 14 - The King of the Impossible

    If Peter can get out of a boat, you can love your enemy. Matthew 14 gives us three stories of impossible moments leading to the impossible conclusion that Jesus is literally an impossible man with impossible power telling us to do impossible things.

    24 min

  8. 11/03/2025

    Yes, Jesus is Confusing (Matthew 12-13)

    Is Jesus trying to confuse people? Is he telling cryptic stories and saying impossible things on purpose because he's hiding something from us? Yes, yes he is. But he doesn't want you to stay confused. He wants to give you the answers, but he wants you to stick with him through the confusion.

    30 min
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The weekly podcast of Jeff Mikels encouraging you to put Jesus first again. It's time to wake up from our misunderstandings and misapplications of the Bible, time to toss out our old idols, and get back to simply hearing and following the voice of Jesus.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Mikels
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jeff Mikels
  • Show Website
    Jesus First