Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
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.’
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 2004
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
HONOR The True Widows S17e20 1tim5:5
Join me for 7 minutes as we HONOR the true widows.
- we will find them torn from their husbands
- we will find them torn from their children
- we will find them marked by tragedy
- we will find them all alone an…
Visual Definition Of ENCOURAGEMENT S17e19 1tim5:1
You might remember the Olympic moment from 1992 when a sprinter ruptured his hamstring and his father, Jim Redmond, somehow ran to his side to help him finish the 400 meter race. This best defines "E…
Bring Them All Home With You S17e18 1tim4:16
Listen 7 minutes to a very encouraging Word from 1st Timothy. If you are an athlete, you will strongly relate to Paul's charge to WORK OUT in godliness. It involves WORDS, both God's and your own. …
Deceitful demonic Doctrine Devotion S17e17 1tim4:1
Imagine calling your mother and telling her that you are devoted to deceitful demons and now follow the liars that promote their doctrine. She'd be horrified.
But that is exactly what young Timothy wa…
We Confess This Is GREAT! S17e16 1tim3:16
Jesus came in a way we could understand; in a body we are familiar with; in a world we occupy; and amidst troubles we understand.
But something is required of US. He asks "just one thing" of us.
What …
The ASSEMBLAGE Of The INDWELT S17e15 1tim3:15
Why should I go to church? What makes the church so very special? The church is not a building. It is an ASSEMBLAGE. It is a gathering of the people that He indwells.
We don't "find God" in temples,…
R U Ready For Deacon/Deaconessing? S17e14 1tim3:8
It is a fair question to ask: Are you ready to be a deacon/deaconess? To assess this the individual and the church looks at:
- family: what do our kids, spouse, and marriage demonstrate about us?
- words: …
STUNG by 1000 Bees S17e13 1tim3:6
The falling of a pastor into the disgrace of pride is rarely a recipe for Kingdom growth. When the pastor falls, he is spoken poorly of; God is spoken poorly of; and the people the pastor leads are …
True In YOUR House_GOD’S House S17e12 1tim3:4
For the potential Elder/Shepherd, what is true in YOUR house will be true in GOD'S House. That is, it is fair game to look at the management and instructional content of his home to get a glimpse of …
Fight Like A Christian S17 E11 1tim3:3
In many ways, Pastors/Elder/Teachers/overseers are in the greatest of battles every day. How should they be fighting? LIKE CHRISTIANS. Look with me for 7 minutes at the character with which they sh…
Teachers With HANDS OVER THEIR MOUTHS s17e10 1tim3:2again
Elders are supposed to be skillful teachers. If they have had such sincere exposure to the Word, somewhere along the way they should have been STRUCK with their own sin. They should be the most sinfu…
SILENCED TeacherPastorElder S17e9 1tim3:2
The office of Pastor/Elder/Overseer/Leader/teacher should be occupied by a man who:
- has STUDIED the Word
- has SUBMITTED under the Word
- has SHUT HIS MOUTH before the Word
- has BEEN SHATTERED Upon the Word
- ha…
What Kind Of Men Does God Want? S17e8 1tim3:2
If only God would tell us what kind of men He wants to pastor us! If only we knew a few criteria. Well, wonder no more. God has made it abundantly clear.
- Be above reproach. Be well thought of by OUT…
Who You Gonna Call? S17e7 1tim3:1
When the police come to your door...When the Doctor has the biopsy results...When your spouse says, "I don't love you any more"...When the horror of your sin finally STRIKES you...WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
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Thriving Roles In The Church S17e6 1Tim2:12
God cares about His Church.
God cares about the people of His Church; the gender of those people and the roles and offices they occupy.
God cares about what happened in the Garden of Eden
God cares that…
START HERE: God Desires All People To Be Saved S17e5 1tim2:4
If this was the only thing you knew about God, at least it would be a GOOD START: God DESIRES ALL people to be SAVED. I guess there is some bad news: you start as a person who IS NOT saved and needs…
SHIPWRECKING YourSELF S17e4 1tim1:19
In a Mediterranean Sea culture, nothing is more catastrophic than being SHIPWRECKED. Paul uses that picture of people putting THEMSELVES at peril by their actions, agency and antagonism.
The spiritual…
A Glorious Day S17e3 1tim1:17
How do we "give glory" to our God who ALREADY has all gloriousness and will ALWAYS have all glory?
- I bend my UNDERSTANDING and get by brain-tool fired up about it
- I bend my ATTENTION to things that ar…
The BEST SINNER In The World S17e2 1tim1:15
I am the #1 sinner in the world. So says Paul.
But, Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
So, I guess that makes me (Paul and all the other #1s out there) #1 on His list.
A big powerful God…
SWERVING From A Rescue S17e1 1tim1:6
The folks in Ephesus SWERVED from the real RESCUE they had in Jesus:
- they swerved to SPECULATION rather than the STEWARDSHIP of truth
- they swerved to GENEALOGIES rather than Jesus
- they swerved to LAW ra…