When You Don't Feel Like You Have Much to Offer - Matthew 5:14

When You Don't Feel Like You Have Much to Offer - Matthew 5:14

Jesus has just finished the Beatitudes — blessed are the poor in spirit, the mourning, the meek. And then he tells this unlikely collection of people something about their identity that must have been startling to hear. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When Scripture Stays on the Surface - Colossians 3:16

Paul has been describing what the new life in Christ looks like from the inside. Compassion, kindness, humility, patience. And then he gives one instruction that shapes all the rest. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When Your Sense of Belonging Depends on How You've Been Doing - Ephesians 1:4

Paul opens Ephesians with what is essentially a single long sentence of praise. He cannot stop. And buried in the middle of the cascade is a phrase that sets the foundation for everything else. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When Your Plans and God's Steps Don't Match - Proverbs 16:9

There is a particular kind of relief in this verse. It doesn't remove the responsibility to plan. But it does remove the pressure of believing the outcome depends entirely on the quality of the plan. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When the Incarnation Feels Like a Doctrine Rather Than a Reality - John 1:14

John doesn't begin his Gospel with a birth. He begins before creation. And then thirteen verses in, after establishing who the Word eternally is, he arrives at the most compressed statement of the incarnation in all of Scripture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]