Displaying 6 items of 2 Minute Disciple | Daily Devotional Podcast with the tag "nick oyler".
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Episode 321: Not Everyone Who Says Lord, Lord — Activity vs. Intimacy with Jesus | Matthew 7:21–23
Episode | April 24th, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 48 secs
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:21–23, where Jesus delivers one of His most sobering warnings: not everyone who calls Him Lord will enter the kingdom — only those who truly know Him and do the Father’s will. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks the crucial difference between activity for God and genuine closeness with God, and how the will of the Father begins with knowing and loving the Son. The daily habit invites listeners to set aside ten minutes with no agenda — simply to be with Jesus.
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Episode 320: A Tree and Its Fruit — What Does Your Life Actually Produce? | Matthew 7:15–20
Episode | April 23rd, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 22 secs
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:15–20, where Jesus warns against false prophets and establishes fruit — not words or appearance — as the true measure of a life. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how fruit isn’t produced by trying harder but by staying deeply rooted in Jesus and drawing life from Him. The daily habit challenges listeners to invite honest, loving feedback from a trusted person about the fruit they see growing in their life.
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Episode 319: The Narrow Gate — Choosing the Road That Leads Somewhere Worth Going | Matthew 7:13–14
Episode | April 22nd, 2026 | Season 5 | 6 mins 49 secs
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This episode of 2 Minute Disciple explores Matthew 7:13–14, where Jesus describes two roads — one wide and requiring nothing, one narrow and demanding deliberate choice. Host Nick Oyler guides listeners through the contemplative devotional rhythm of slowing down, reading, meditating, and responding in prayer. The episode unpacks how the narrow gate isn’t about religion but about two fundamentally different ways of living — drifting with the culture or deliberately following Jesus at a cost. The daily habit challenges listeners to make one intentional, countercultural choice as an act of narrow-road living.
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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?
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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.
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Episode 213: An Apprenticeship to Jesus – Week 12: Confronting Corruption & Living with Kingdom Love (Mark 12)
Episode | January 4th, 2026 | Season 4 | 7 mins 33 secs
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Dive into Mark 12 with Nick Oyler in Week 12 of An Apprenticeship to Jesus. Explore Jesus’ wisdom in confronting corruption, teaching love as the greatest commandment, and honoring sacrificial faith. Practical spiritual habits included.