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
- 2005
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Learning To LOVE God’s WRATH S12e5 Rm1:18
Wrath is the holy disposition of God's mind toward anger and justice as an appropriate response to sin. Wrath is the holy disposition of God's actions toward justice and punishment as an appropriate …
I’m Ashamed Of Gospel BECAUSE…s12e4 Rm1:16
Why might I be ASHAMED of the Gospel? (The Gospel is the holy, perfect righteousness of God's essential character being demonstrated by God's activity toward not-very-righteous mankind)
If I love the …
Meeting God Himself In Romans S12e3 Rm1:16
God has been perfect for a long time. Let's call this His righteousness. He could have decided to keep this characteristic of Himself a big secret from us, but He chose to reveal it.
He decides to …
Eager TO Because Eager FOR S12e2 Rom1:15
Paul is EAGER to visit and to pray for the Romans because he is EAGER FOR THEM. The people in the church at Rome are loved by God. God also expanded Paul's HEART to include the "area" (ie: people) …
An Elephant MEANT To Be Eaten S12e1 Rom1:1
Romans is an ELEPHANT of spiritual truth. It sits as a formidable beast of length and depth and size in. I was terrified to the task of tackling this on this blog/podcast until I realized this: IT …
Summary Of 2nd Corinthians S11e52
Join me for a 7 minute summary of 2 Corinthians. It's a teaser in reverse. It demonstrates:
- The MESSAGE of God and all that means for the people
- The MESSENGER who ultimately is a Jar of Clay carrying…
Halloween Candy Of God S11:e51 2cor13:14
Paul gives 3 BITE-SIZED tastes of the triune God for the Corinthians to experience as he closes 2 Cor. It is not everything there is to know about God, but it is enough. He blesses them and asks that…
Aim For Restoration S11e50 2cor13:11
My bicycle tires ASSUME injury and their need for restoration. They are filled with Goo that searches out a breach and heals it--all without even pausing in their main purpose: keep rolling along. (…
The INVISIBILITY CLOAK of Weakness S11e49 2cor13:9
Sometimes it is best to use our INVISIBILITY CLOAKs to show parts that are better seen:
- I put the invisibility cloak over my POWER so you'll see my WEAKNESS
- I put the invisibility cloak over my authori…
Are You In The Faith? S11e48 2cor13:5
Are you a Christian? How would we test this? How do we know we are in the faith? Here are some criteria:
- SIN. Has your sin struck you? do you loathe it? Have you been cut to the heart about it? Thi…
Who Is The BOSS OF ME? S11e47 2cor13:3
Welcome to Paul's MASTERCLASS of the right use of authority in the church. It is given starting from the Corinthian congregation's question of, "Who is the BOSS OF ME?"
- Don't you want a leader who st…
I Am FOR YOU S11e46 2cor12:15
We look today at the heart of our true earthly shepherds.
- They are FOR US
- they defend themselves primarily BEFORE GOD, and secondarily before man
- They seek not our stuff, but US
- They gladly spend and a…
Spend And Be Spent For Souls S11e45 2cor12:15
What would you spend for an intact soul, especially if it was your own? I cannot imagine any answer other than: EVERYTHING. The Pastor of the Corinthians agrees, and is willing to SPEND ($) and BE S…
My Grace Is Sufficient S11e44 2cor12:9
Join me as we let scripture inform our prayers. We will take a concept from 2000 years ago and let it pour out into modernity. Specifically, we'll think of our personal stories, the story only we can…
Breadcrumbs To God’s Presence S11e43 2cor2:7
We all want to get to God's Presence and enjoy His power. So what are the steps to this spiritual sufficiency? Pauls tells his spiritual story:
- Personal: it is a spiritual story that only he can tell…
PARENTAL Anxiety S11e42 2cor11:28
Has anybody spiritually cared for you like a parent cares for their child? Have they had a "spiritual anxiety" over you? Do they feel your pains as their pains? Do they not know where their heart s…
Lost And Found S11e41 2cor11:18
When you have LOST EVERYTHING where might we FIND YOU? For Paul, he is ultimately found in the arms of Christ.
For Paul, he had a lot to lose. Conveniently, he lists it all for our benefit. There a…
Saying An Inconvenient Truth S11e40 2cor11:10
Christianity in many ways, is an inconvenient truth. It's message is one of sin, error, the necessity of change, suffering, death, and sacrifice.
The so called, "super-apostles" dodge the inconvenie…
“Super Apostles” Ain’t Super & Ain’t Apostles S11e39 2cor11:5
The so called "Super-Apostles" turn out to be not very super and certainly not apostles. In fact, they are deceivers who are beguiling people just like Satan did to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
They co…
Mayor Of An Area Of Influence S11e38 2cor10:13
You have a spiritual area of influence. God divvies up His kingdom into bite-sized pieces of real estate and then assigns them to individuals. YOU are MAYOR over one of these pieces of the kingdom.
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