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Episode 318: The Golden Rule — The One Sentence That Summarizes All of Scripture | Matthew 7:12

Episode  |  April 21st, 2026  |  Season 5  |  6 mins 48 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:12, where Jesus delivers the Golden Rule — a single sentence He says captures the essence of all the law and the prophets. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how the Golden Rule is not passive but an active, imaginative, and costly form of love that requires stepping into the shoes of others — even the difficult ones. The daily habit challenges listeners to carry one simple question into every interaction: how would I want to be treated if I were this person right now?

Day 110 — Matthew 7:7–11 — Ask, Seek, Knock

Article  |  April 20th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:7–11, where Jesus calls His followers to persistent, continuous prayer and grounds that call in the character of a perfectly good Father. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how God is not reluctant or withholding — He is a Father who wants to be asked, and who answers with perfect wisdom and extravagant love. The daily habit invites listeners to bring one unanswered prayer back to God as an act of renewed faith and persistent trust.

Episode 317: Ask, Seek, Knock — The Invitation to Persistent, Trusting Prayer | Matthew 7:7–11

Episode  |  April 20th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  7 mins 13 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:7–11, where Jesus calls His followers to persistent, continuous prayer and grounds that call in the character of a perfectly good Father. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how God is not reluctant or withholding — He is a Father who wants to be asked, and who answers with perfect wisdom and extravagant love. The daily habit invites listeners to bring one unanswered prayer back to God as an act of renewed faith and persistent trust.

Day 109 — Matthew 7:1–6 — On Judging Others

Article  |  April 19th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:1–6, where Jesus calls His followers to stop judging others and start examining their own hearts. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how judgment often masquerades as concern, and how our sharpest criticisms of others frequently point to our own unresolved struggles. The daily habit challenges listeners to pause the next time they catch themselves judging someone and ask honestly: what might this be revealing about me?

Episode 316: On Judging Others — The Log, the Speck, and the Grace to See Clearly | Matthew 7:1–6

Episode  |  April 19th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  7 mins 43 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:1–6, where Jesus calls His followers to stop judging others and start examining their own hearts. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how judgment often masquerades as concern, and how our sharpest criticisms of others frequently point to our own unresolved struggles. The daily habit challenges listeners to pause the next time they catch themselves judging someone and ask honestly: what might this be revealing about me?

Day 108 — Matthew 6:25–34 — Do Not Worry

Article  |  April 18th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:25–34, where Jesus commands His followers not to worry and grounds that command in the generous, attentive character of God the Father. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks worry as a failure of trust — and the alternative not as passivity, but as actively seeking God’s kingdom first. The daily habit invites listeners to write down their worries, hold them before God in prayer, and practice the embodied act of releasing them into His hands.

Episode 315: Do Not Worry — Trusting a Father Who Already Knows What You Need | Matthew 6:25–34

Episode  |  April 18th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  8 mins 24 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:25–34, where Jesus commands His followers not to worry and grounds that command in the generous, attentive character of God the Father. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks worry as a failure of trust — and the alternative not as passivity, but as actively seeking God’s kingdom first. The daily habit invites listeners to write down their worries, hold them before God in prayer, and practice the embodied act of releasing them into His hands.

Day 107 — Matthew 6:22–24 — The Eye, the Heart, and Two Masters

Article  |  April 17th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
and identity if we let them. the daily habit challenges listeners to identify one thing that has too much power over them and take one small step today to loosen its grip., and responding in prayer. the episode unpacks how money, and status have the capacity to quietly enslave us — shaping our fears, comfort, decisions, meditating, reading, this episode of 2 minute disciple explores matthew 6:22–24, where jesus uses the image of the eye as a lamp and the stark declaration that no one can serve two masters. host nick oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down

This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:22–24, where Jesus uses the image of the eye as a lamp and the stark declaration that no one can serve two masters. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how money, comfort, and status have the capacity to quietly enslave us — shaping our fears, decisions, and identity if we let them. The daily habit challenges listeners to identify one thing that has too much power over them and take one small step today to loosen its grip.

Episode 314: The Eye, the Heart, and Two Masters — You Cannot Serve God and Money | Matthew 6:22–24

Episode  |  April 17th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  9 mins 2 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:22–24, where Jesus uses the image of the eye as a lamp and the stark declaration that no one can serve two masters. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how money, comfort, and status have the capacity to quietly enslave us — shaping our fears, decisions, and identity if we let them. The daily habit challenges listeners to identify one thing that has too much power over them and take one small step today to loosen its grip.

Day 106 — Matthew 6:19–21 — Where Is Your Treasure?

Article  |  April 16th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:19–21, where Jesus calls His followers to stop storing up earthly treasures and start investing in what lasts eternally. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks Jesus’ diagnostic question about the heart — because wherever your treasure is, your heart will follow. The daily habit challenges listeners to give something away intentionally and prayerfully, as a tangible act of treasure-shifting and an expression of faith in what truly lasts.

Episode 313: Where Is Your Treasure? — Investing in What Truly Lasts | Matthew 6:19–21

Episode  |  April 16th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  8 mins 22 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:19–21, where Jesus calls His followers to stop storing up earthly treasures and start investing in what lasts eternally. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks Jesus’ diagnostic question about the heart — because wherever your treasure is, your heart will follow. The daily habit challenges listeners to give something away intentionally and prayerfully, as a tangible act of treasure-shifting and an expression of faith in what truly lasts.

Day 105 — Matthew 6:14–18 — Forgiveness and Fasting: The Hidden Life

Article  |  April 15th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:14–18, where Jesus connects forgiveness and fasting as twin expressions of genuine, hidden devotion. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how an unforgiving heart is a closed fist that cannot receive God’s grace, and how spiritual disciplines like fasting lose their power when performed for public approval. The daily habit invites listeners to write down the name of someone they need to forgive and spend two minutes praying over that name.

Episode 312: Forgiveness and Fasting — The Hidden Life God Treasures | Matthew 6:14–18

Episode  |  April 15th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  8 mins 24 secs

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:14–18, where Jesus connects forgiveness and fasting as twin expressions of genuine, hidden devotion. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how an unforgiving heart is a closed fist that cannot receive God’s grace, and how spiritual disciplines like fasting lose their power when performed for public approval. The daily habit invites listeners to write down the name of someone they need to forgive and spend two minutes praying over that name.

Day 104 — Matthew 6:9–13 — The Lord’s Prayer: How Jesus Taught Us to Pray

Article  |  April 14th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:9–13, where Jesus gives His disciples the Lord’s Prayer as a template for approaching God. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks each phrase of the Lord’s Prayer — from “Our Father” to “rescue us from the evil one” — revealing a shape of prayer that orients us toward God’s holiness and kingdom before bringing our own needs. The daily habit invites listeners to pray through each line slowly, making every phrase their own personal conversation with God.

Episode 311: The Lord’s Prayer — How Jesus Taught Us to Pray | Matthew 6:9–13

Episode  |  April 14th, 2026  |  Season 5  |  7 mins

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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:9–13, where Jesus gives His disciples the Lord’s Prayer as a template for approaching God. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks each phrase of the Lord’s Prayer — from “Our Father” to “rescue us from the evil one” — revealing a shape of prayer that orients us toward God’s holiness and kingdom before bringing our own needs. The daily habit invites listeners to pray through each line slowly, making every phrase their own personal conversation with God.

Day 103 — Matthew 6:5–8 — When You Pray, Go to Your Room

Article  |  April 13th, 2026
By Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 6:5–8, where Jesus calls His followers away from public, performative prayer and into the quiet intimacy of private conversation with God. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks why prayer isn’t about impressing others or repeating the right words — it’s about relationship, honesty, and being known by a Father who already knows what you need. The daily habit invites listeners to find one quiet moment to pray privately with the door closed.