2 Minute Disciple

Episode 191: What I am Learning From Jesus Is...How to pray, Jesus style

Episode  |  July 22nd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 36 secs

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Have you ever wanted to learn how to pray better? Jesus’ disciples wanted to know how to pray Jesus’ style and he taught them how to pray and his way of prayer can take us way past our feeble attempts at prayer.

Episode 189: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is...Check my own heart before I dole out advice to others.

Episode  |  July 20th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 46 secs

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This is the part of Jesus’ sermon where he is starting to meddle. If I’m honest with myself, I need his meddling and he is teaching me to check my heart before I dole out advice.

Episode 188: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is...The Key to Life in God’s Kingdom is Obedience.

Episode  |  July 19th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 50 secs

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My why for 2 Minute Disciple, is to get to know Jesus and his words so that we can put them into practice.

Episode 187: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is... Trust Jesus especially when everything is out of my control.

Episode  |  July 18th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  3 mins 22 secs

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When we are anxious and panicked about our situation, we want someone else to be as anxious as we are.

Episode 186: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is... Suffering and death are a part of life, but so is resurrection and life.

Episode  |  July 17th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  3 mins 16 secs

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Jesus is teaching me that resurrection and life are also a part of our lives, when we believe in him we never die.

Episode 190: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is...I can say no to myself and live my best life.

Episode  |  July 16th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  3 mins 10 secs

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Jesus’ way of life is upside down from the way of the people around me. Who likes to say no to yourself?

Episode 185: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is...Forgiveness Is The Key To Faith In God

Episode  |  July 16th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  3 mins 28 secs

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This is interesting, if I want God to answer my prayers and if I want to receive things from God, then I need to offer forgiveness to receive forgiveness.

Episode 184: What I am learning from Jesus is… I have to carve out time for prayer, especially when life is busy.

Episode  |  July 15th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 54 secs

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I can relate to the frenetic pace of Jesus’ ministry here in Mark’s gospel, however, Jesus shows us that our relationship with God needs time too.

Episode 183: What I Am Learning From Jesus Is… Humility is harder than it looks.

Episode  |  July 14th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 51 secs

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Greatness in God’s kingdom has more to do with humility and becoming like a child.

Episode 182: What I'm Learning From Jesus Is...to see people with eyes of compassion.

Episode  |  July 13th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  2 mins 33 secs

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Seeing people with compassion and being open to divine conversations is the way Jesus is leading me.

Luke Chapter 11

Article  |  June 23rd, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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We don’t talk a lot about spiritual warfare, because if we can’t see it our touch it , we can’t understand it and if we can’t understand it, we dismiss it as not real. However, the more we hang out with Jesus, we realize that spiritual warfare is real and we need to be on guard against the spiritual forces that want to torment us. Jesus said that this is war and we need to choose our side and guard his word with our lives.

Luke Chapter 10

Article  |  June 23rd, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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What do you get worked up over? So many times, it’s the little stuff of life and we miss out on what Jesus wants us to focus on. I was reminded that before Jesus sent the disciples out to bring in the harvest, Jesus tells them to pray for harvest hands to get the message out about the Gospel. Before we get all worked up, we need to get on our knees and pray.

Luke Chapter 9

Article  |  June 21st, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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Who is in the driver’s seat of your life? If we are going to follow Jesus, we have to get out of the driver’s seat and let him drive without being a backseat driver. That means that we let him take us where he wants and to enjoy the scenery. This is way easier said than done, but it is what Jesus is asking of us, so will we let him drive?

Luke Chapter 8

Article  |  June 20th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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What stuck me in the chapter is that obedience is thicker than blood and how trust and obedience go hand in hand. Trust leads to obedience and we see some examples of what trust looks like and doesn’t look like. Trust looks like some women who fund his ministry and a man who is relieved of demon possession and obeys Jesus by going home and proclaiming what Jesus had done for him. But, the disciples who had seen everything that Jesus had done didn’t trust him in the storm and began to panic. Trust and obey is the only way to live our lives for Jesus, let’s pray…

Luke Chapter 7

Article  |  June 20th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast, I’m Nick and it is great to be with you today. I want to apologize to you for the sound of the last several podcasts. I took a new job and I am on the road for it, so I was trying out a new program and I just couldn’t get the sound that I normally do. I have also struggled with getting the podcast done and out like I did. I am trying to build a new rhythm. There is a part of me that wants to give up, but I want to at least get through the gospels a second time. Thank you for having patience with me. Now we need to get back to why we are here, to read Luke chapter 7, let’s dive in.

Luke Chapter 6

Article  |  June 9th, 2022
By Nick Oyler
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There is so much teaching in this chapter and there are some great things that will make you think and what Jesus finishes the chapter with is what struck me. We need to work the words of Jesus into our lives and it will give us a firm foundation that will stand in the storms of life. If we don’t work Jesus’ words into our lives, we will fall flat in the storms of life.
The words that I want to work into my life are from Luke 6:27–28 (The Message): “To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. Instead of getting mad and fighting back, we can respond by praying for that person, it will do much more for them than my anger.