Getting to Know Jesus
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The Salt of the Earth
April 03, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:13—You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. The post The Salt of the Earth appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Great Is Your Reward in Heaven
April 02, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:11–12—Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. The post Great Is Your Reward in Heaven appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Persecuted
April 01, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:10—Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The post The Persecuted appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Peacemakers
March 31, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:9—Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. The post The Peacemakers appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Pure in Heart
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.38 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:8—Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. The post The Pure in Heart appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Merciful
March 29, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:7—Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. The post The Merciful appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Those Who Hunger and Thirst
March 28, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:6—Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. The post Those Who Hunger and Thirst appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Meek
March 27, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:5—Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The post The Meek appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Those Who Mourn
March 26, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:4—Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. The post Those Who Mourn appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Poor in Spirit
March 25, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 5:3—Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The post The Poor in Spirit appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Preaching, Teaching, Healing
March 24, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 4:23–24—Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. The post Preaching, Teaching, Healing appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
I Will Put My Spirit on Him
March 23, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 12:15b–21—Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick, warning them not to tell who he was. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, ...
Choosing His Disciples
March 22, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 6:12–16—One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. The post Choosing His Disciples app...
Which Is Lawful on the Sabbath?
March 21, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 3:1–6—Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger an...
Jesus Points to David
March 20, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 6:1–5—One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some...
You Do Not Accept Me
March 19, 2021 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:41–47—I do not accept praise from men, but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God? But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are...
The Scriptures Testify about Me
March 18, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:36–40—I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Sc...
John Testified to the Truth
March 17, 2021 05:00 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:33–35—You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light. The post John Testified to the Truth appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
From Death to Life
March 16, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:24–32—I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. Do no...
The Son Gives Life
March 15, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:17–23—Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.” For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the...
Persecution
March 14, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:11–16—But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?” The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had m...
The Law Breaker?
March 13, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MBDownload this Podcast John 5:7–10—“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.” The post The Law ...
The Invalid
March 12, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBMARCH 11 - It Is Not the Healthy Who Need a Doctor John 5:1–6—Sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lay—the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this c...
It Is Not the Healthy Who Need a Doctor
March 11, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 2:15–17—While Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the...
Follow Me
March 10, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 5:27–28—After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. The post Follow Me appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Paralytic
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 9:2–8—Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has ...
I Am a Sinful Man!
March 05, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 5:4–8—When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that t...
The Samaritan Woman
February 28, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBDownload this Podcast John 4:4–9—Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a S...
Herod Arrested John
February 27, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 6:17–20—For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod ...
Galilee
February 26, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBDownload this Podcast John 4:1–3—The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. The post Galilee appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
God Is Truthful
February 25, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBDownload this Podcast John 3:31–35—The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. The man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything...
He Must Become Greater; I Must Become Less
February 24, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBDownload this Podcast John 3:25–30—An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—well, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.” To this John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him.’ ...
The Time Has Come
February 23, 2021 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 1:14b–15—Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” The post The Time Has Come appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Loving Darkness/Longing for Light
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBDownload this Podcast John 3:19–21—This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. The post Loving Darkness/Longing for Light appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
The Second Miraculous Sign
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBDownload this Podcast John 4:50b–54—The (Royal Officer) took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his entire household believed. This was the second miraculous sign...
Peter’s Mother-in-Law
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBDownload this Podcast Matthew 8:14–17—When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. When evening came, many who were demon possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases." The post Peter’s Mother-in-...
The News Spread in Galilee
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.35 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 4:14–15—Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. The post The News Spread in Galilee appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Copy – I Am a Sinful Man!
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBDownload this Podcast Luke 5:4–8—When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that t...
Have You Come to Destroy Us?
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 1:21–27—They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come ou...
Everyone Is Looking for You!
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBDownload this Podcast Mark 1:35–39—Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed, “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. T...
He Gave His Own Son for Us
February 22, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBDownload this Podcast John 3:16–18—For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. The post He Gave His Own Son for Us appeared first on Getting to...
Nicodemus
February 21, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBDownload this Podcast John 3:1–8—Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter ...
For He Knew What Was in a Man
February 20, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MBDownload this Podcast John 2:23–25—Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. The post For He Knew What Was in a Man appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
A New Temple
February 19, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBDownload this Podcast John 2:18–22—Then the Jews demanded of him, “What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” The Jews replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scri...
Zeal for Your House Will Consume Me
February 18, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBDownload this Podcast John 2:13–17—When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a mar...
The First Miracle
February 17, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBDownload this Podcast John 2:8–11—Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till no...
A Wedding in Cana
February 16, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBDownload this Podcast John 2:1–7—On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holdi...
A True Israelite
February 15, 2021 06:00 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBDownload this Podcast John 1:47–49—When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.” “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” The post A True Israelite appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Come and See
February 14, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBDownload this Podcast John 1:44–46—Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. The post Come and See appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.
Jesus Called Peter
February 13, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.26 MBDownload this Podcast John 1:40–42—Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). The post Jesus Called Peter appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.