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.’
We wake today asking questions that every human has asked.
Do I matter?
Do Others matter?
Am I of value?
How did I get to be of value?
What is it that gives me value?
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How does the Lord usually speak to us?
Last episode we established it is generally through His Word. He's gone to great trouble to get the Bible into our hands. (and the Sp…
How is it that we know about God and eventually know God Himself? Today, it is primarily by His word. How is it that we get to wake up and meet God in His Bathrobe…
We encounter Father's Day this Day.
We greet the day with thankfulness.
We greet the day with admiration
We greet the day with image bearing
Some greet the day with grief
W…
God in His Bathrobe. Knucklehead in Green Chair Genesis 32:26
So you have a completely unqualified podcaster. How can anyone be qualified to stand before perfect in…
What are the adequate qualifications of a God-seeker? or a bible-sharer? What do I have that you don't have? Short answer: Nothing. Not a …
You may be wondering what my qualifications are to be sharing this little podcast. There aren't many.
Jeremiah encourages us to "follow the ancient pa…
We only have today. I only have today to give this message of reconciliation with God. You only have today to receive this message of reconciliation. On this…
Today you have awakened in a kingdom.
If you find yourself in the Kingdom of God, you have only one response: worship, thanks, gratitude, the sobriety…
Paul begs the readers of 2 Cor 6:1 to RECEIVE the GRACE. You certainly don't want to receive Judgment or true Justice. You can even do better than mercy, though that is …
I am 100% seen
100% judged
100% guilty
100% broken relationship with God
How am I going to get out of this mess? Like Abraham. By faith.
How am I going to get out o…
The biblical tennis match volleys back to the New Testament.
What is the one thing the Lord credits? The Bible uses some different language to describe it.…
We are in the Tennis Match of the Bible. The New Testament in Luke 10 has volleyed the ball back to the Old Testament by referring to Sodom. The ball will be sent back t…
Abraham stands and watches the judgment of God to Sodom in Genesis 19:4. 100% of them are judged. If the Lord should mark iniquities, who could stand? …
Abraham "still stood" before the Lord but he doesn't exactly "stand still-ly". He demonstrates today a real quest for understanding the judgment of God, in real time, in a rea…
Abraham gets to watch the Judgment of God. Abraham gets to watch the Judgment of God on someone else. It changed him forever.
He stands before the Lord in …
What do you do about the "hard passages" of scripture? What do you do about the INCONVENIENT truths that are in scripture?
Skip them and continue on your p…
Who do you know that is running a race today? Everybody.
Who do you know whose race is a marathon? Everybody.
Who do you know who is in need of endurance? Everybody.
Joi…
Jesus gives a strong ANTI-advertisement for being a Christian. Persecution. Wolves. Dragging. Betrayal by secret. Betrayal by family. Lots of bad news.
This pas…
Let's talk about MONEY Luke 10: 8-10
On one hand the gospel is completely tied to money. There are budgets to meet, buildings to re-roof, parking lots to pave, hea…