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Applying the Bible
A weekly devotional designed to help you grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, through practical application of spiritual truths from God's word.
Episodes
Applying the BibleIn the Breaking of the Bread
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is…
Applying the BibleSlow of Heart to Believe
While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to…
Applying the BibleWho Told These Things
Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, but these words seemed…
Applying the BibleThey Remembered His Words
He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and…
Applying the BibleAccording to the Commandment
The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the…
Applying the BibleJoseph of Arimathea
Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their…
Applying the BibleTorn in Two
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the…
Applying the BibleJesus, Remember Me
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear…
Applying the BibleIf He Is The Christ
And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!”…
Applying the BibleFather Forgive Them
Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him…
Applying the BibleTheir Voices Prevailed
Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people…
Applying the BibleFor He Had Long Desired
When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod…
Applying the BibleYou Have Said So
Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and…
Applying the BibleWe Have Heard It Ourselves
When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they…
Applying the BibleThe Lord Turned and Looked
Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire…
Applying the BibleNo More of This!
While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus…
Applying the BibleRise & Pray
And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that…
Applying the BibleDid You Lack Anything?
And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” He said to them, “But now let…
Applying the BibleWhen You Have Turned Again
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have…
Applying the BibleBut Not So With You
A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over…
Applying the BibleDo This in Remembrance of Me
And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I…
Applying the BibleThey Went and Found It
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for…
Applying the BibleOf the Twelve
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they…
Applying the BibleBut Watch Yourselves
“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a…
Applying the BibleYour Redemption is Drawing Near
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people…
Applying the BibleSettle It Therefore in Your Minds
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings…
Applying the BibleSee That You Are Not Led Astray
And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come…
Applying the BibleMore Than All of Them
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell…
Applying the BibleBeware of…
But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at…
Applying the BibleNot God of the Dead, But of the Living
There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a…
Applying the BibleThey Became Silent
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared…
Applying the BibleRejected Has Become the Cornerstone
And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the…
Applying the BiblePerhaps They Will Respect Him
And [Jesus] began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. When the…
Applying the BibleTell Us By What Authority
One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him…
Applying the BibleA House of Prayer
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a…
Applying the BibleThe Things That Make for Peace
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they…
Applying the BibleThe Very Stones Would Cry Out
As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for…
Applying the BibleJust as He Told Them
And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he…
Applying the BibleBecause You Have Been Faithful
When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had…
Applying the BibleWho is a Sinner?
[Jesus] entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to…
Applying the BibleThe Faith of a Blind Man
As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, “Jesus…
Applying the BibleThey Understood None of These Things
And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be…
Applying the BibleWhat Must I Do To Inherit ...
And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God…
Applying the BibleReceive the Kingdom of God Like a Child
Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying…
Applying the BibleWalk Humbly With Your God
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to…
Applying the BibleWill He Find Faith?
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared…
Applying the BibleOne Will Be Taken and the Other Left
I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and…
Applying the BibleRemember Lot's Wife
On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not…
Applying the BibleDo Not Go Out or Follow Them
And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to…
Applying the BibleThe Kingdom of God is in the Midst of You
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will…
Applying the BibleYour Faith Has Made You Well
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and…
Applying the BibleWe are Unworthy Servants
“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not…
Applying the BibleIncrease Our Faith
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree…
Applying the BibleTemptations and Forgiveness
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were…
Applying the BibleLet Them Hear
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus…
Applying the BibleGod Knows Your Heart, Part 2
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men…
Applying the BibleGod Knows Your Heart, Part 1
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men…
Applying the BibleThe Fight for Freedom
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. (John 15:13-14) In our walk…
Applying the BibleYou Cannot Serve God and Money
[Jesus] also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he…
Applying the BibleIt Was Fitting to Celebrate
“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what…