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.’
Teachers need followers and students. Today, John the Baptist, the greatest man that ever lived (said Jesus), gets DEPLATFORMED. He voluntarily recognizes and even fosters his DECREASE and facilitat…
Sometimes help is nearer than we think. For all the darkness loving, light hating, and standing condemned that the Bible has for us, there is help nearby. In fact, what struck me after much of the ba…
As a sequential-thru-the-Bible podcast, you don't always get to talk about the most famous verse in the Bible, BUT SOME DAYS YOU DO. Today is one of those days. John 3:16 is a wonderful offering of G…
The place where your very earthly quotidian life meets the holy, sovereign, eternal God is at the point of belief. The stakes are high. Perishing is a possibility, but so is eternal life. The object …
Perhaps the greatest VERSE in the Bible is based on the greatest REALITY of the Bible. Join me for 7 minutes today, and subscribe for tomorrow to hear of who God is and what He has done for us. Mar…
If you are considering the character and signs of God, never fear, you will have some help. Nicodemus, as he gets his mind blown by Jesus, receives a little push from God. He gets a WIND ASSIST. Th…
Jesus says that being BORN AGAIN is one of life's MUST DOs. He also says that it is impossible without His help.
To come to a born-again-moment, you are going to need some wind-assist. That is His Spi…
A relationship with God is a two way street. You know God which is awesome and wonderful and beneficial. The bad news is that He also knows us. We are not perfect and have an evil streak to say th…
Does God dwell here on the earth? If so, where and how exactly.
Watch Jesus throw out all the old understandings of this and point directly at Himself.
Here in just Chapter 2 of John, He refers to a de…
A Miracle is for belief.
A Sign is something that is IN YOUR FACE that may lead to FAITH.
Believe it or not, Jesus makes wine. LOTS of wine.
The Disciples will believe.
Do you?
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There is divine activity all around us. What if God SEES us and KNOWS us? Well, it is true, He does. Our problem is we don't often see that He is doing perfect seeing. "opps, the Lord SAW ME, and I …
Wouldn't it be cool to meet God and have Him give you a new name? It happens to Peter right at the beginning of their relationship. Peter hadn't even expressed any hint of belief yet. God says to …
The phrase, "Jesus Christ!" is often used as an obscenity. Christ is the Greek word for the office of messiah or anointed one. Swearing takes the Person, Jesus and His office, Christ (anointed one or…
When you come to the Lord, what exactly are you seeking? Is it some transactional encounter? A Political savior? An acknowledgment of a Creator? Of each of us, Jesus asks one of the great questions o…
Without the new name of God in today's passage, you could NEVER stand before God as anything other than JUDGED. This name makes ACCESS to God in other ways possible. It makes friendship, and intimac…
If the Bible is true, you, yes you can be greater than the greatest man that ever lived. Jesus identified this person as John the Baptist. It is quite a title, yet, if we get adopted into God's hea…
If you wanna know God, you gotta know Jesus. Any sincere exploration of God must come through Jesus. It is Jesus that most completely makes God known. Most soberingly, no one comes to the Father exc…
The Lord just knew we were in trouble and needed some outside help. So, He becomes a willing servant to humanity by becoming a willing human servant. The Word becomes flesh and dwelt among us.
God sh…
The Lord tells us how many dawns He's been at work before it dawns on us to receive Him. He reminds us that He's been at work "Before the ages began". He started working on the project of our belief …
Many people have a watershed Bible verse. Mine is John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. It dawned on me one afternoon that t…