Displaying items 1-10 of 13 in total of 2 Minute Disciple | Daily Devotional Podcast with the tag "personal growth".
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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
audio bible, daily bible, faith, jesus christ, mental health, personal growth, spiritual growth, spirituality
When we are anxious and panicked about our situation, we want someone else to be as anxious as we are.
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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
best life, blessed life, jesus words, personal growth, spirituality
Greatness in God’s kingdom has more to do with humility and becoming like a child.
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Episode 181: Luke Chapter 13
Episode | June 27th, 2022 | Season 2 | 6 mins 20 secs
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Jesus saw people, had concern for them and changed their story regardless of what was going on around him. The religious leaders, on the other hand were more concerned with keeping the rules than seeing the needs of people. If there is one thing that we can learn from Jesus here is that he has a genuine concern for people and their needs over the rules for the day.
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Episode 178: Luke Chapter 10
Episode | June 22nd, 2022 | Season 2 | 6 mins 45 secs
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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.
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Episode 177: Luke Chapter 9
Episode | June 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 10 mins 7 secs
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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?
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Episode 173: Luke Chapter 5
Episode | June 7th, 2022 | Season 2 | 7 mins 12 secs
audio bible, daily bible, daily devotional, daily wisdom, discipleship, personal growth, self-care, soul care, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual journey, spirituality
In the story of the miraculous catch of fish it never quite dawned on me exactly how many fish that was and what that meant for those fishing families. To have two boats filled with fish, that was enough money that they would be set for life. They were able to walk away from their lively hood because their families were taken care of. They answered the call of Jesus to fish for people because of this miracle, they had been eking it out to that point but now God provided more than enough. I think ahead a little to the catch that Peter had at Pentecost of 3000 people saved that day. This story reminds me that when God calls you, he will provide for you.
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Episode 155: Mark Chapter 4
Episode | May 11th, 2022 | Season 2 | 9 mins 42 secs
audio bible, christianity, daily bible, daily devotional, discipleship, personal growth, self-care, spiritual growth, spiritual journey, spirituality
We have a special guest reader today, Adam Tomlinson. Adam is the Lead Minister at Westwood Christian Church, in Madison, Wisconsin. Adam grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin before going to Milligan College where he met his wife, Lauren. He has been in ministry since 2014 and they have 3 children: Nathanael (7), Caleb (4), and Junia (1). I used to play church softball with his dad and I remember Adam in the stroller at the softball games.
At the end of this episode, Adam and I will talk about the chapter, which is Mark chapter 4, so let’s dive in. -
Episode 153: Mark Chapter 2
Episode | May 9th, 2022 | Season 2 | 6 mins 34 secs
audio bible, daily bible, daily devotional, personal development, personal growth, self-care, spiritual journey, spirituality
The thing that stuck out to me is the fact that Jesus and his disciples are keeping company with the so called riffraff and as unlikely as it seems, more than a few of them had become believers. Then Jesus famously says that he has come for the sin-sick, not the spiritually fit.
I notice that Jesus is not hanging around with the likely people, the ones who ‘have it all together’ spiritually, but those who don’t. He hangs out with people who are a little shady and have a past. They probably cuss a lot and break most of the rules. I admire Jesus for going to the people that you wouldn’t expect him to go to and the fact that some of them believe and follow Jesus.
I feel great comfort with the fact that Jesus hung out with the ‘riffraff’ and I love his emphasis on looking out for the down and out and the forgotten, because that’s how I’m feeling right now and each time I go to church, I hear my inner critic chastise me and tell me how I’m not good enough to be a pastor and that I haven’t amounted to any thing and I never will. To see Jesus hanging out with the down and outs, I am comforted and I am able to shut up that critic by saying, “see, Jesus wants to hang out with me.” What sticks out to you. -
Episode 139: Matthew Chapter 16
Episode | April 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 5 mins 55 secs
audio bible, daily bible, daily devotion, discipleship, personal growth, self care, spiritual growth, spiritual journey, spirituality
Who is Jesus? That is still the question that needs to be answered by followers of Jesus. This question is the heart of the 2 Minute Disciple Podcast, to discover who Jesus is so that we can follow him better. This podcast is for seasoned Jesus followers who desire to spend more time in the Gospels to get to know Jesus better. It is also for serious seekers desiring to discover who Jesus is for themselves and gain wisdom that will help them on their spiritual journey.
What is the answer to this sincere question, who is Jesus? He is the one that God had been promising that would come to rescue his people, usher in His kingdom and put things to rights. He is the one who heals the sick, raises the dead, casts out demons and sends out his followers to do the same. He is God in the flesh, not a distant God with his arms crossed waiting to zap us, but a God who walks among us as one of us. He has been the plan from the beginning and he is here. Do you believe it? -
Episode 129: Sermon on the Mount Part 7
Episode | April 10th, 2022 | Season 2 | 4 mins 35 secs
audio bible, daily bible, daily devotional, personal development, personal growth, self care, spiritual growth, spirituality
This week, we have taken some time to listen to Jesus words and let them sink in to our hearts. I have been working these words into my life and I’m seeing a difference. These are truly foundational words that can help us live our lives right side up. This is not a one time fix, but these are the things that we can ponder and daily work them into our lives. The thing that makes Jesus’ words so powerful is that he lived them out and showed us what life looks like when it is lived right side up. I have been working forgiveness into my life and it has really lightened my load. What words of Jesus are you working into your life?