Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study
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How to Say 'Enough' to More Stuff | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 9.12-17
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"How would our lives change if we stopped putting our trust in wealth and possessions to keep us safe? I know my life would probably change tremendous...
It Doesn't Feel Like Easter | Keith and Patrick
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is saying it doesn't feel like Easter. But maybe this is showing that we've made Easter about the wrong things? How can we make it feel like ...
How to Answer Jesus's Calling | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 9.23-24
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"A lot of us have been taught to think of a Christian as one who has prayed a prayer, confessed their sin, asked Jesus to be in their heart. That kind...
How to Wait on God | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 8.41-56
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What happens when those losses aren't things that God retrieves and recovers but simply become lifelong setbacks, lifelong hurts?" Like we discussed...
7 Ways to Maximize Your Work From Home | Keith and Patrick
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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What to Believe In | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 8.26-39
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Quarantine Without Getting a Divorce, Killing Your Kids, or Kicking Out Your Roommate
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Why People Walk Away From Jesus | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 8.1-15
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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What Does Saving the Environment Have to Do With Salvation?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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How Did Jesus Empower Women?
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Should Christians Stay In or Get Out and Serve?
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Who's the Sinner?
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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What the Living Can Learn From the Dying: Seeing Through the Eyes of a Dying Man, John Drage
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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What Makes Faith Revolutionary?
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Faith is always risky. And the centurion gets it. And he takes on the risk willingly. Giving his allegiance, pledging his allegiance to Jesus could m...
How to Deal With the Storms of Life
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What I want you to see is the storms were not responsible for the house collapsing." No matter what stage of life you're in right now, you know that ...
How should Christians respond to Coronavirus
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"How we respond to Coronavirus will tell the world something about Jesus." Throughout history, Christians have responded to pandemics like these with ...
I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus: An Interview with Matthew Bates
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think of when you hear “allegiance”? The Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag…)? Pledging your allegiance is dedicating your life to so...
The Most Important Question: Who Do You Follow? | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 6.39-40
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"So the most important question you can ask is this, and you have to know this answer. And if you don't know it, you're in trouble." Some people seem ...
What Does a Christian Look Like? | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 6
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I do good to someone, knowing they will do good to me. I will lend to someone, knowing that they will pay me back in some way. There's nothing wrong ...
How to Break and Make Life Changing Habits
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Your habits end up shaping what kind of person you become. And they're small little choices that happen over and over and over throughout your life."...
Remembering the Sabbath | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 6.6-11
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"And here's what's crazy. Jesus treating the Sabbath as a day for blessing and giving life and freeing people, that led the Pharisees and teachers to ...
What Keeps People From Following Jesus | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 5.27-32
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"And so Jesus has come for all people, to call all people to repent and to believe in him, but only some people hear that as good news because only so...
Can Evolution and Genesis Be Friends? A Guest Interview With Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I was putting my confidence and trust in the wrong sorts of things. For a long time, I would put my trust in human arguments against evolution. But t...
Timeout! Learning When and How to Take a Timeout | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 5.15-16
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"God became a human. That means that God took on our human limitations." There just aren't enough hours in the day! How many times have you thought th...
Surprise! What Happens When You Encounter the Glory of God | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 5.1-11
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"At that moment, Peter got a glimpse of who Jesus is. Whenever we see Jesus in all of his glory and beauty, whenever we get an accurate understanding ...
How to Beat Digital Distraction and Live Purposefully | Keith & Patrick
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Phillip Morris just wanted your lungs. The app store wants your soul." -Bill Maher Technology helps us go faster and get more done. But could speed ...
Why the Gospel was Treason | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 4.43
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Now you might begin to see why the message of the good news of the Kingdom [of God] could be dangerous, even subversive. It could even be treasonous....
Why is God Saving the Wrong People? | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 4.14-30
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If Osama becomes a Christian, that's no greater miracle than if you or I become a Christian." Jesus said to love our enemies, but what about genocida...
How to Be Free | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 4.14-30
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In the modern era, we tend to think about freedom as freedom to do what I want or to be what I want. Freedom means a complete lack of strictures and ...
How to Fight Temptation | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 4.1-13
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Now when we are led into seasons of temptation, I can't tell you exactly what God's up to... But it gives me great comfort to know that God is in thi...
UPDATED Kobe Bryant: 5 Lessons After the Tragedy | Keith and Patrick
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our apologies - we posted an older recording on this topic. This is the updated recording. "Real relationships, real community, is always costly. Now ...
Jesus’s Secret Identity | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 3.21-38
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The god-man-emperor, Augustus, demonstrated his divinity by acts of power and violence. Luke didn't want his audience to think Jesus was that kind of...
What Repentance Really Is | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 3.1-14
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We have a tendency to minimize our sins. We have a tendency to be more sorry that we got caught than grieved over our sins." Ever heard the phrase "e...
What's More Important Than Family? | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 2:41-52
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"They had to put family second in order to put Jesus first. And here we see that even Jesus had to do this. He had to put His parents second so that H...
How to Find Your Place in God’s Story | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 2.21-40
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The last act is about to begin: God is about to console Israel. God is about to rescue them from exile. God is about to draw the Gentiles into His ow...
Why Winning Looks Like Losing | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 2:1-3
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Oftentimes, it looks as if the kingdom of God is being defeated by the kingdom of Caesar, by the kingdom of this world, by the kingdom of whatever po...
Why God Chooses the Humble | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 1:46-55
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Our culture is fixated on being great, but Mary says, 'God fixes the world through the lowly.' Our culture calls the thoughts of the proud and the po...
How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 1:28-38
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Three times [Jesus] goes and prays and asks God to take this cup of judgment away from Him. And yet, every time he prays, 'not my will but Your will ...
What God DOESN'T Care About | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 1:26-45
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I think what Luke is trying to help us see is that God doesn't care about your background; He doesn't care about your religiousness." In the last epi...
What to Do When Religion Fails You | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 1:5-25
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The story of Zachariah is a warning to religious people." Sometimes Christians are clueless about what it means to be a Christian. When you've grown ...
How to Become a Christian | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There's kind of a disconnect between the way we talk about how somebody begins a relationship with Jesus and how Jesus actually talked to people. We ...
How to Give Anxiety to God with Guest Host Rachel Tiemeyer | 1 Peter 5:7
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Casting our anxiety on God is a way to humble ourselves before Him. Or, another way to put it, worry is actually a form of pride." Join us in welcomi...
Bureaucratic Terrorism | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 24
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"One scholar calls this https://www.jstor.org/stable/43717700?seq=1 (bureaucratic terrorism). [...] They're not just ideas. No, these future possibili...
What's the Story and Who's the Hero? | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 22-23
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I identify with David: I, too, am a mixed bag. But it reminds me that I can't read this story with the idea that I'm supposed to be like David." Lead...
How to Protest and Why You Should | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 18
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's an uncomfortable fact for a lot of Christians that the Bible is so comfortable taking God to court." Protesting demonstrates what you stand for ...
How to Live With the Consequences of Sin | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 15
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
God's forgiveness reconciles us with God, but it does not erase or eliminate the consequences for the sins that we committed There's always a conseque...
What Causes a Dysfunctional Family Legacy | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 13
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know the sad thing? Dysfunction seems to be the norm in most families. I mean, most of us, when we were kids, we made vows: "Oh, I'm not going be ...
How to Make It Right With God | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 12
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I think the trap we fall into is we try to pay God back, like 'I screwed up God, but I can make it right.'" How do you make it right with God? What c...
The Consequence of Confronting God | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 11
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Do you see the terrible problem that God, Himself, has to face? For Him to be good, for Him to be just, He has to destroy David." Now we get to the i...
A Story of God's Grace | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 9
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's a story that makes grace come alive. In this story, kindness means more than just being nice to someone" Christianity made kindness notorious fo...
How God's Promises Are Revealed | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 7
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"And now, in 2 Samuel 7, God is making a promise to David that sounds a lot like His promise to Abraham ... But then He goes a step further" The Bible...
What Happens Without Reverence | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 6
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Can we be honest? Few things come more naturally to us than using God." We don't really use the word "reverence" anymore. It sounds so old and severe...
In God We Trust? | David in 22 | 2 Samuel 5:11-13
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's ironic—to me, at least—that our currency in the United States says, 'In God We Trust.' We all know the truth" Why is faith important? It's f...
Not Allowed | David's Life in 22 Stories | 2 Samuel 2
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's actually for that exact reason that God won't allow David to build His temple." Do you ever ask God why you're not allowed to have something? Do...
Surprising News and a Surprising Response | David's Life in 22 Stories | 2 Samuel 1
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"When a kid, who's not prone to much emotion or drama, starts crying on Christmas morning, you're like, 'Okay, something went terribly wrong.'" Some ...
How to Deal With Being Let Down by God | David's Life in 22 Stories | 1 Samuel 29
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
God can do amazing, shocking, crazy things. After all, He's God. Isn't that why we worship Him? It's what we expect from Him. But what about when God ...
A Wise Woman | David's Life in 22 Stories | 1 Samuel 24
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We hail David as a great king, and rightly so, but he didn't do it alone. Sometimes we forget about the people who helped him along the way: people li...
Waiting on God Takes Work | David's Life in 22 Stories | (1 Sam. 24)
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me, you hate waste, and waiting usually seems like a huge waste of time. Time is one of our most important assets, and waiting can lite...
Kanye West, Jesus is King, & the Christian Response | Keith and Patrick
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since its recent release, “Jesus is King,” the newest album from Kanye West, has gained both positive and negative reviews from a wide-ranging aud...
When Belief Isn't Smart | David's Life in 22 Stories | (1 Sam. 21-22)
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When David runs from Saul, he does something really stupid: he runs to God. In today's world of hyperrationality, belief seems weak and foolish. Belie...
Biblical Friendship | David's Life in 22 Stories | (1 Sam. 20)
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keith talks about a form of love which modern people too easily minimize and forget: friendship. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll jo...
How to Have Impossible Conversations | Keith & Patrick
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when it’s Thanksgiving dinner and conversations about disagreements in politics, culture, morals and religion start up? What about in t...
Jealousy & Success | David in 22 Stories | 1 Sam. 19
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keith explores the power of jealousy to wreck lives, and what genuine success looks like. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you’ll join us i...
Goliath in Fresh Perspective (1 Sam. 17) | David in 22 Stories | 1 Samuel – 2 Samuel Devotions
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our new series, David in 22 Stories. In this episode we look at one of the most famous Bible stories: David and Goliath. If you live in th...
What does God care the most about in people? (1 Sam. 16) | David in 22 Stories | 1 Samuel – 2 Samuel Devotions
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our new series, David in 22 Stories. In this episode we meet David for the first time and see what God really cares the most about in peop...
The King of People Pleasing | David in 22 Stories | 1 Sam. 15
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keith introduces us to King Saul, who gave up his throne and his relationship with God to please people. If you live in the Columbia area, we hope you...
3 Ways to Fight Anxiety | Keith and Patrick
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety is a complex experience, so Keith and Patrick look at it from three angles: Heart, Habits, and Habitat. Each of these perspectives give us pr...
David in 22 stories – introducing our next series of devotions | David in 22 Stories | 1 Samuel – 2 Samuel
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our new series, David in 22 Stories. Over the next few months, we will work our way through 1-2 Samuel, focusing on its central human charact...
Heaven Or Dust | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to spend your life on things that turn into dust? Or on things that last forever? In this episode we continue our series Redefining Love o...
How To Be a Better Parent: Debunking 3 Parenting Myths
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you tempted to be a helicopter parent? Or maybe a snow plow parent? Have you ever considered the damage that these parenting methods may cause for...
Love Never Fails | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:6, where Paul writes that love never fail...
Love Like a Marathoner | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:7, where Paul writes that love endures al...
Evil Love | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Patrick discusses 1 Corinthians 13:6, where Paul writes that love doesn’...
What Forgiveness Really Means | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:5, where Paul writes that love keeps no r...
Online Dating Advice for Christians: 7 Things to Know Before You Swipe Right | Keith & Patrick
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every culture has a way of pairing people. In some cultures, it's arranged marriage and in our culture, it's dating. But over the last ten years, a ne...
Why Am I So Mad? | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode, Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:5, where Paul writes that love is not ea...
Love Does Not Dishonor Others | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Patrick discusses 1 Corinthians 13:5, where Paul writes that love does not...
5 Ways Reading Helps Our Walk with Jesus + BOOK GIVEAWAY | Keith & Patrick
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most people want to be readers, but it’s hard to find the motivation. In this episode, Keith and Patrick discuss why Christians should read and how ...
What Does Pride Look Like? | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode, Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4, where Paul writes that love is not pr...
How To Overcome Envy with Love | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode, Patrick discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4, where Paul writes that love does no...
The Power of Kindness | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4, where Paul writes that love is kind. D...
Why Love Wants to Erase Missouri’s Medical Debt | Keith & Patrick
08 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keith and Patrick continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode they discuss a practical way The Crossing is seeking to lov...
How To Develop Patience | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode, Patrick discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4, where Paul writes that love is pati...
What Makes Christians Different | Redefining Love (1 Cor. 13)
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our series Redefining Love on 1 Corinthians 13. In this episode Keith discusses 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, where Paul explains what makes Christia...
Ten Minute Bible Talks: What They Are & What To Expect | Keith & Patrick
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Patrick and Keith talk about why they started Ten Minute Bible Talks and what you can expect. They also introduce Season 1, “Redefi...