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
You Were Born For This S6e15 Gal4:6
If your "birth mother" was a law that just frustrated you because of your inadequacy, to be "adopted" out of it into the family of God, you'd be pretty JAZZED by it. The new, spiritually-adopted kid…
Waging Wretched War With Commentary S6e14 Gal3:24
The purpose of the Law is to make sure you know that you have lost the war of trying to earn your way to heaven; of accomplishing your way to God. It is supposed to imprison and suck the life out of …
Are You Sick Of Your Sin? S6e13 Gal3:22
If you are sick and tired of your sin, you are in exactly the place God wants you. He sent a law, let's say the 10 commandments, to literally, "frustrate the hell out of you". That is, the perfecti…
Saved By The Law S6e12 Gal3:13
"The Law" definitely gets a bad rap in the sense that in the end, we are "cursed by the law." But the story doesn't stop there. Jesus rides in and perfectly accomplishes the law, becomes the perfect…
Making A Deal With God S6e11 Gal3:6
Paul is yelling at the Galatians to have faith. He uses the great Abraham who gets an opportunity to make this deal with God: No land, No children, No food, No heirs, No freedom, and No unmodified m…
Killing Jesus For Nothing S6e10 Gal2:21
Faith is the special-sauce that makes what is true of Jesus before the Father, true of us. We ride His coattails of crucifixion and its' effects; and Christ living within and helping me with real li…
Team Not-Living S6e9 Gal2:20
As if the call to be on "Team Crucifixion" wasn't impossible enough, Paul now calls the Galatians to be on "Team Not-Living". It too is impossible without the critical ingredient: FAITH.
He's telling…
I’m On Team Crucifixion S6e8 Gal2:20
Paul says, "I have been crucified with Christ." But he actually has NOT. He's not been up on the Roman crucifixion machine. So, how then is it true?
When Manchester United plays, its' fans declare,…
Tomorrow Is The Happy Podcast S6e7 Gal2:16
A famous preacher said something like, a "sermon is that which leaves you happy." Well, not exactly. You gotta be a little unhappy to receive the happy. Today is that day. Here is the bad news:
- we ca…
Your Mercies Are OLD Every Morning S6e6 Gal2:12
In 48 AD, Paul yells at Peter for disobeying something the Lord clearly told him in 38 AD. It was very clear. He sent a vision. He repeated it 3 times. Peter verbalized the lesson. Peter demonstr…
Disagreeing with my right hand s6e5 Acts2:9
Paul is going to defend the true gospel from one that is distorted, deserted, different; a gospel-contrary. To do so, he is discussing his ministry qualifications. Paul has been ENTRUSTED with the …
14 Years Of Running In Vain? S6e4 Gal2:2
People want to make sure Paul, 14 years after his conversion, is really a Christian. Paul gathers the evidence and presents it to the Jerusalem church. He accounts for the time, because he's been a…
1000 Days In Arabia S6e3 Gal1:17
Paul is making a defense of the Gospel. To do so, he displays his qualifications a bit. ie: Hey, these are the reasons that you should listen to me. They are that he has had a pretty special experi…
What PLEASES God? S6e2 Acts1:16
If we could only know what pleases God. Well, wait no further. the Bible tells us at least one of the things that pleases Him. It pleases God to reveal Himself. He just likes it. It is probably the…
Galatians!:a Gospel CONTRARY S6e1 Gal1:8
Join me in the next book chronologically in the New Testament. It is Galatians and boy is Paul MAD. He sets the stage with a nice little greeting and then lays into them with observations of deser…
The LAST Of Acts S5e161 Acts28:31
Some ended up BELIEVING. Some DISBELIEVED, which I think means anything but YES. The newly appreciated Holy Spirit is doing His work. Paul says that just open your eyes and ears, the Holy Spirit has…
Chained And Proclaiming In Rome S5e160 Acts28:20
Good News: Paul finally makes it to Rome. Yet, he needs the support and encouragement of local believers because he is a prisoner and has nothing. They share their "units of encouragement" with him.
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Units Of Courage In Family Of God S5e159 Acts28:15
Paul, recently shipwrecked, imprisoned and bereft of stuff finds BROTHERS and SISTERS in the family of God. These are people he's never met before. They have something that he needs: COURAGE. He l…
VIPERS Fastened To Our Hand S5e158 Acts28:3
Imagine going to the grocery store. Everybody you see there has a poisonous viper or two attached to their limbs. That is, they are getting immediate, proportional and specific judgment for their fa…
Brought Safely Through S5e157 Acts28:1
Paul and all who sail with him are "brought safely through" as their ship crashes on the island of Malta. The Lord was true to His word. He did grant Paul and "all who sail with you" their lives.
Th…