Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Can we use Facebook to represent Jesus? Does it always have to be toxic? https://thrivinghomeblog.com/ (Thriving Home)'s Polly Conner walks us through her own social media journey, from growing her following to using her presence to (non-weirdly) share Jesus with others. She gives guidance on how we can all represent and share Jesus with others winsomely by building bridges and being authentic. Also! We are starting the Ten Minute Bible Talks https://www.facebook.com/Ten-Minute-Bible-Talks-103966368000540/ (Facebook page). We want to turn your questions into podcasts, so check out the page, vote on your favorite questions or share your own. Keith and Patrick will also be on there regularly to interact - so we hope we can get to know you wherever you are! Follow us on Facebook today: https://www.facebook.com/Ten-Minute-Bible-Talks-103966368000540/ (https://www.facebook.com/Ten-Minute-Bible-Talks-103966368000540/) Want to hear more from Thriving Home? https://thrivinghomeblog.com/ (https://thrivinghomeblog.com/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Jesus made a lot of bold and confusing claims during his ministry. How much of it was literal and how much was poetic? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+21.5-38&version=NIV (Luke 21.5-38) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-churchs-mission-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-19-41-48/ (What's the Church's Mission?) and How the Gospel Preached Treason. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Jesus never directly said he was the Son of God during his ministry, so why do we think that? How do we know if it's really biblical and true? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+20%3A41-44&version=ESV (Luke 20.41-44) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to Patrick's earlier episode about https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/jesuss-secret-identity-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-3-21-38/ (Jesus's Secret Identity). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Do the Gospels ever seem inconsistent or confusing? Do they raise a lot of questions? Get some answers in this guest interview with New Testament scholar, pastor, and teacher https://www.jonathanpennington.com/ (Dr. Jonathan Pennington). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including Dr. Pennington's https://www.jonathanpennington.com/ (website) and https://www.jonathanpennington.com/books (books). Also, make sure to check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ (How to Become a Christian) and our interview with Sandra Richter on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-saving-the-environment-have-to-do-with-salvation/ (What Does Saving the Environment Have to Do with Salvation?). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Going to church doesn't make us Christian, so what's the role of the church? And what's our role as church members? Find out from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+19.41-48&version=NIV (Luke 19.41-48) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/can-the-church-survive-covid-19/ (Can the Church Survive COVID-19? ) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

In the US, we don’t have kings anymore. But we still need one. Learn why as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+19.28-44&version=NIV (Luke 19.28-44) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-jesus-worth-it-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-14-25-35/ (Is Jesus Worth It?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/ (I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus) for similar content. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Racial justice is not a political issue, it’s a gospel issue. Despite the Bible’s clear call for racial unity, equality and justice, many white Christians don’t what the Bible says. In this episode, Patrick and Keith talk about the Bible’s teachings on racial justice in light of the tragic killing of George Floyd. At the end they focus on how their fellow white Christians should respond. Keith and Patrick have read many books on this topic and haven’t found one book that we agree with everything on… but that’s the nature of all books! We these three books are the best place to start: Color of Compromise - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=color+of+compromise&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=color+of+compromise&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2) Divided by Faith - https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Faith-Evangelical-Religion-Problem/dp/0195147073 (https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Faith-Evangelical-Religion-Problem/dp/0195147073) White Awake -http://amazon.com/White-Awake-Honest-Look-Means/dp/0830843930/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+awake&qid=1591216087&s=books&sr=1-1 ( amazon.com/White-Awake-Honest-Look-Means/dp/0830843930/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+awake&qid=1591216087&s=books&sr=1-1) Website: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/about/sundays/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

What does it mean to live a good life? Some people think it's accomplishing a lot or experiencing a lot. But that's not what Jesus says. Learn how to live a good life from Jesus's parable in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+19%3A11-27&version=NIV (Luke 19.11-27) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith )continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-the-gospel-preached-treason-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-4-43/ (How the Gospel Preached Treason) for similar episodes. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Is identifying as a Christian enough to actually be a Christian? Who can be a Christian? How do you become a Christian? Hear how Jesus answers in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A18-30&version=NIV (Luke 18.18-30) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+19.1-9&version=NIV (Luke 19.1-9) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out our episodes answering the questions https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-is-god-saving-the-wrong-people-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-4-14-30/ (Why is God Saving the Wrong People?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-a-christian-look-like-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6/ (What Does a Christian Look Like?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Sometimes we think we're following Jesus, but we're really not. That's how the Pharisees were. See if you're faith is like theirs as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) dives into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A9-14&version=NIV (Luke 18.9-14) to continues our series https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People From Following Jesus) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/should-christians-stay-in-or-get-out-and-serve/ (Should Christians Stay in or Get Out and Serve? ) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/warren-mayer/ (Warren Mayer) battled alcoholism and addiction for 20 years. Now, he is sober and helps others through their struggles with addiction. Hear his testimony in this interview with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith Simon). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources, including information about our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/counseling-faq/ (professional counselors). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Sin isn't just a personal problem. It impacts and involves other people too. Hear how Jesus says to handle sin in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+17.1-4&version=NIV (Luke 17.1-4) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for related episodes and resources like Barbara Duguid's book http://www.barbaraduguid.com/extravagant-grace (Extravagant Grace) and Keith Simon's episode on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/the-power-to-forgive-redefining-love-1-cor-13/ (What Forgiveness Really Means) from our first series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/redefining-love/ (Redefining Love). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

COVID-19 is the Marie Condo of BUSY schedules. It's wiped our activity schedules clean and given us time back for the small things that make life full. Time for hobbies, impromptu game nights, family, prayer, or reading. Kids can knock on a friends door and know they'll be home to play. COVID has given us space for all the small priorities a busy schedule crowds out. In this episode Keith and Patrick talk about why we were all so busy before Coronavirus, and how we can protect our schedules from business after we slowly return to life post-lockdown. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including a ten-day devotional on https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals?hsCtaTracking=4d3988a8-ead0-4327-a0d2-137811d595dc%7C5f470a6e-b263-4186-b223-3382a4104e1a (Rest and Recovery) and tips on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-break-and-make-life-changing-habits/ (How to Make and Break Life-Changing Habits). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

How generous are you? It's not just about how much you give, but why and who you give to. Learn what makes us generous from Keith as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-31&version=NIV (Luke 16.19-31) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to our interview with Matthew Bates: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/ (I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Have you ever heard that nothing is free? Even gifts come with expectations—and there's a good reason for that. Understand the value of gifts from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) as he delves into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15.11-32&version=NIV (Luke 15.11-32) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to our interview with John Drage: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-the-living-can-learn-from-the-dying-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-a-dying-man-john-drage/ (What the Living Can Learn from the Dying). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

https://www.permanentequity.com/brent-beshore (Brent Beshore), founder and CEO of https://www.permanentequity.com/ (Permanent Equity), joins https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) to discuss how he is leading his business through COVID-19. Brent shares honestly about his battle with anxiety, and how following Jesus is shaping how he responds, thinks about himself, and leads others in crisis. Interested in more content like this? Follow Brent on Twitter https://twitter.com/BrentBeshore (@Brent Beshore). Or scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-the-secret-religion-of-secular-salvation-is-unveiled-by-coronavirus/ (How the Secret Religion of Secular Salvation is Unveiled) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/ (How to Give Anxiety to God). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Before you answer that, think about it carefully. That's what Jesus wants. He doesn't want a quick answer. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) cover some of the costs listed in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+14%3A25-35&version=NIV (Luke 14.25-35) and discuss they're such a big deal as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to this interview with Matthew Bates: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/ (I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Being a Christian isn't just about what you believe but also how you live your beliefs. See what Jesus meant as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+14%3A1-14&version=NIV (Luke 14.1-14) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/love-does-not-dishonor-redefining-love-1-cor-13/ (Love is Not Proud) from our first series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/redefining-love/ (Redefining Love). Also, check out this blog post on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-love-others-during-coronavirus/?hsCtaTracking=916c7064-5c63-45f6-9cd2-ad7f0e170f48%7Cfe3190d8-08d6-4935-83e9-581c18904ace (How to Love Others During the Coronavirus). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Is Jesus going to return to snatch his people up to heaven before the great tribulation? Or does this idea require us to read the Bible the way conspiracy theorists read history? Keith and Patrick tackle a popular belief from pop theology. They dive into key passages like Matthew 24:37-41 and 1 Thess. 4:16-17 to show how the Left Behind reading of these passages is a creative, but careless way to make sense of the text. Resources: 40 Questions about the End Times by Eckhard Schnabel Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Are you plagued with anxiety? A lot of people are. Listen to how Jesus responds to anxiety in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A22-34&version=NIV (Luke 12.22-34) as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/ (3 Ways to Fight Anxiety) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/ (How to Give Anxiety to God). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

It's taboo to talk about money, but that was one of the topics Jesus brought up the most. Listen to why it's so important as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) learns from the parable in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A13-21&version=NIV (Luke 12.13-21) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/in-god-we-trust-david-in-22-2-samuel-511-13/ (In God We Trust?) from our last series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David's Life in 22 Stories). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Church is more than a building. It's a people. So is social distancing a church-ending threat? Or is COVID-19 offering the church fresh opportunities for mission? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) discuss the most important threats facing the church today. Interested in more content like this? Go back and listen to Keith's episode https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/are-we-hypocrites-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-12-1/ (Are We Hypocrites? ) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

The term "hypocrisy" gets misused a lot. Are you sure you know what it means? Find out as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) delves into https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+12%3A1&version=NIV (Luke 12.1) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Did you learn how to pray from your parents, pastors, or Sunday school teachers? Learn how to pray from Jesus as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) covers https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+11%3A1-4&version=NIV (Luke 11.1-4) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out our prayer podcast: https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/ (A Bigger Life) with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/dave-cover/ (Dave Cover). Listen to his prayer over Psalm 118 on https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/how-to-pray-like-jesus-psalm-118 (How to Pray Like Jesus). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Most secular people don't think of themselves as religious, but COVID-19 is pulling back the curtain. Religious language and themes are making their way into pop culture, unveiling what's always been true: secularism is rooted in one of the most powerful and persuasive salvation stories every told. https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) examine this story together. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for resources, references, and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People From Following Jesus?) Like this content? Make sure to share it with others and leave us a rating, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Does this panic and pandemic have you thinking about existential questions and the end of time? You're not alone. Starting April 24, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) will be teaching a Zoom lunch Bible study on the Book of Revelations: Revelation of Everyone. https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/revelation-for-everyone-bible-study (Sign-up here) to join the discussion. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Is Christianity for everyone? Hear how Jesus addresses that question inhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A25-37&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A25-37&version=NIV (Luke 10.25-37) ashttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Learn how Jesus addresses other questions likehttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whos-the-sinner/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whos-the-sinner/ (Who's the Sinner?) andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-a-christian-look-like-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-a-christian-look-like-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6/ (What Does a Christian Look Like?) To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

The early Christians faced death. We face another kind of threat that's very different but just as damaging. Discover what it is as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) draws from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A38-41&version=NIV (Luke 10.38-41) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for related shows and resources like an episode answering the question https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-do-jesus-and-gender-work-together/ (How Does Jesus Empower Women?) and a webpage on https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/faith-and-work (Faith and Work). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"The way to life is death. The way to glory is service. Or, as he puts it in Luke 9.48, 'It is the one who is least among you who is greatest.' Jesus lived that statement out to the fullest." Do you ever wonder why Jesus had to die? It's a good question. It's one his disciples asked too. They didn't expect it to happen when he told them about it beforehand, and they didn't know how to react to it afterward. Get a better understanding of what Easter is about in this episode ashttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) reads through Luke 9 to continue our series https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Did you miss our Good Friday and Easter services? No worries! Access them again https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/featured-event/good-friday-and-easter/ (here). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 tremendously." Does money make you anxious? Do you worry about financial security? Jesus understands what a pressing concern money is for people. That's why he addresses wealth repeatedly throughout his ministry and even performs miracles to teach his followers how to trust in him. Learn the lesson of this story fromhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+9%3A12-17&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+9%3A12-17&version=NIV (Luke 9.12-17) ashttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen tohttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/in-god-we-trust-david-in-22-2-samuel-511-13/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/in-god-we-trust-david-in-22-2-samuel-511-13/ (In God We Trust) from our last series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David's Life in 22 Stories). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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 Easter? Keith and Patrick give practical thoughts and ideas. Here are some great ways to make this feel like Easter: Good Friday Fast and Pray: Join us in fasting and praying for God to end Coronavirus. We'll do a live zoom prayer on Friday morning. https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/good-friday-fast-and-pray (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/good-friday-fast-and-pray) Good Friday and Easter Services Online: You can check out times and the livestream here: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/easter/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/easter/) Email Devotional: Last Week of Jesus Life with pictures from Israel by Kyle Richter. https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/easter-devotional-signup (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/easter-devotional-signup) Email Devotional: Why does the resurrection matter for my life? https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/5-reasons-resurrection-matters-easter-email-devotionals (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/5-reasons-resurrection-matters-easter-email-devotionals) Email Devotional: Video devotions by Keith and questions to ask with your family. https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/family-video-devotionals (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/family-video-devotionals) Children's Family Devotional e-book: Make a "resurrection tree" with your kiddos and teach them about Jesus. https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/the-resurrection-tree-an-easter-family-devotional (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/the-resurrection-tree-an-easter-family-devotional) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 of thinking makes the rest of the Bible's teaching optional, as least as far as being a Christian is concerned." Is that how you were taught to be a Christian? It's not wrong, but it's not entirely right either. Jesus calls us to follow him. Listen tohttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) explain what that means as he continues our series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to this episode onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ (How to Become a Christian). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"What happens when those losses aren't things that God retrieves and recovers but simply become lifelong setbacks, lifelong hurts?" Like we discussed in a previous episode,https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/waiting-on-god-takes-work-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-sam-24/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/waiting-on-god-takes-work-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-sam-24/ (waiting on God takes work). It's painful and trying and scary. It's easy to feel alone and betrayed.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+8%3A41-56&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+8%3A41-56&version=NIV (Luke 8.41-56) tells a story just like that. But there's also hope. Discover how we can have hope as we wait on God fromhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller) as he continues our series onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. Also Patrick and his wife Emily (who happens to be an interior designer) put together 20 tips for working from home. You can read their https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-work-from-home-effectively/ (blog here). ---- "God cares a lot about our work. And how we do our work is really important to him. So when we're talking about working from home, we're not talking about something that is peripheral to our Christian faith." As many are finding out, working from home is still work! It has its own set of challenges. In fact, maybe you can't wait to get out of the house and back into the office. When you're working from home, it can be more difficult to find the motivation. Or maybe you have the opposite problem and don't know when to take a break. And then there are so many other demands and distractions vying for your attention. https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) and his wife know the struggle and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-work-from-home-effectively/ (share some tips) that help them be more productive. Hear about some of them in this episode as Patrick covers a few with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith). Interested in more content like this? Check out our episode on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/ (How to Beat Digital Distraction). Like this content? Make sure to share it with others and leave us a rating, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "So already there, you're finding out that the demons know more about who Jesus is than the disciples." Being a Christian isn't simply believing in Jesus. Did you know that? Luke 8.26-39 shows that even the demons believed in Jesus. But you still have to have faith. So what is it about? What should you believe in? See what the Bible says and how the verses connect as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Make sure to listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-deal-with-the-storms-of-life/ (How to Deal With the Storms of Life) for more context. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. ---- "Here's a great mindset to take on: 'I am the biggest sinner in my house.' And so that means that everyone else in my house, they're constantly having to show me patience. They're constantly having to show me forgiveness." Doctors aren't the only ones with grim predictions.https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-lawyers-expect-a-rise-in-divorces-after-self-isolation.html ( )https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-lawyers-expect-a-rise-in-divorces-after-self-isolation.html (Divorce lawyers) are expecting an increased demand for their services as a result of this pandemic. It's one thing to love someone; it's another thing to spend every moment of every day with them. How do you do it without getting angry or going mad? Try reframing the situation with some verses and ideas fromhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, includinghttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/marriage-myths-3/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/marriage-myths-3/ (Marriage Myths),https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-parent-debunking-3-parenting-myths/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-parent-debunking-3-parenting-myths/ (How to Be a Better Parent), andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/should-christians-stay-in-or-get-out-and-serve/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/should-christians-stay-in-or-get-out-and-serve/ (Should Christians Stay In or Get Out and Serve?). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "I think that's a sobering description of why people walk away from Jesus. It's not that people become angry with him, or they feel like he's failed them. It's not that, again, they don't have an intellectual reason to follow Jesus anymore." God offers hope, love, comfort, salvation, and all sorts of amazing things through his son. So why do people reject Christianity and walk away? Find out in this episode as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus) by learning from one of the scariest verses in the Bible. Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People From Following Jesus) for more context. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "We have narrowed salvation to focus only on our souls or only on individuals. And we have missed what God is doing on a cosmic level, what God is doing on a bigger level." When we think about salvation, we probably think about our souls, but it's way bigger than that. God cares about all of his creation, which includes animals and nature. We are called to be stewards of the earth and caretakers of the land. Most of us care about the environment, but we might not realize how important it is. Learn how we're supposed to care for the earth fromhttps://www.westmont.edu/people/sandra-richter-phd ( )https://www.westmont.edu/people/sandra-richter-phd (Dr. Sandra Richter), author ofhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4500735-the-epic-of-eden ( )https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4500735-the-epic-of-eden (The Epic of Eden) andhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50143309-stewards-of-eden ( )https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50143309-stewards-of-eden (Stewards of Eden), as she joinshttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) to discuss how creation fits in with the Kingdom of God. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down to check out more resources and related episodes, includinghttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-genesis-contradict-science-a-guest-interview-with-dr-s-joshua-swamidass/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-genesis-contradict-science-a-guest-interview-with-dr-s-joshua-swamidass/ (Can Evolution and Genesis Be Friends?). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "Mary was doing what a man was supposed to do at that point. Martha was doing what a woman was supposed to do. And Jesus said to Martha, 'Enough of that.'" Some people see Christianity with a horrible history of patriarchal oppression. But Jesus empowered women in ways that shocked his contemporaries. Hear how from Patrick as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more related episodes, includes these: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/mary-mother-of-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-128-38/ (How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/a-wise-woman-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-samuel-24/ (A Wise Woman). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "Love is never safe. Whenever you love people, it's always demanding. It always requires some sort of sacrifice. Love always demands something from us." As Christians, we're trying to love and serve our neighbors, but what's the best way to do that? Some people say through social distancing and self-isolation to minimize the spread of coronavirus. Others say through community and service. What's the right answer?https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) andhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) discuss both can be expressions of genuine love. Interested in more content like this? Listen to our earlier episode onhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-should-christians-respond-to-coronavirus/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-should-christians-respond-to-coronavirus/ (How Should Christians Response to Coronavirus?). To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram) , andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. If you want to help us serve, you can https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/featured-event/response-to-covid-19/?hsCtaTracking=19cd2f71-f281-4cfb-a0bb-2ad1ead73b94%7Cda9565dd-5104-44e8-aed0-e8078aa4e01b (sign-up online here). Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "That's good news to all of us because all of us have a little bit of Simon living inside of us. All of us have a little bit of Pharisee inside of us." It's easy to judge the Pharisees for questioning Jesus. But then we become just like them: condemning other sinners. And, when we do that, we're belittling God's grace while forgetting our own sins. Jesus came for the sinners, and that included the Pharisees—and that includes us too. Listen to the story that's had the biggest impact in https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith's) life as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out these episodes: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People From Becoming a Christian) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-a-christian-look-like-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-6/ (What Does a Christian Look Like?) To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "If God gives an answer, what I would do is argue with him. There's no answer that someone could give you, your wife, your kids, that you would say, 'Oh, okay, that makes sense.' So I think, instead of giving us an answer, God gives us something better." After years of ministry and a life dedicated to Christ, https://www.johndrage.com/ (John Drage) was diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of cancer. It's taken a toll on his mind, body, and family. But he hasn't lost faith. Listen to his conversation with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) to find out why and what he's learned over the years. Interested in more content like this? Scroll down to see more resources and related episodes, including an episode on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-deal-with-the-storms-of-life/ (How to Deal With the Storms of Life) and a daily devotional on https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals (Rest and Recovery). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 mean losing his job—and not just losing his job but maybe even losing his life. But he does it anyway." What is faith? It's not mere intellectual assent. It's not praying a prayer. It's revolutionary, life-giving allegiance. We learn this from one of the most unlikely people. A Gentile. And not just any Gentile, a Roman centurion—a high-ranking officer of Israel's conquerors and oppressors. Learn what faith is as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) studies https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+7.2-10&version=NIV (Luke 7.2-10) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-become-a-christian-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke/ (How to Become a Christian) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (How the Gospel Preached Treason) to learn more. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 life isn't perfect. You've been through tough times, and you know they're not all behind you. More trials will come your way. How do you prepare for storms in advance? How do you deal with them in the moment? Jesus teaches us how to do both in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+6.46-49&version=NIV (Luke 6.46-49). It's a short story but full of lessons. Find out what they are from Keith as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Hear how Mary dealt with trials in this episode on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/mary-mother-of-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-128-38/ (How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"How we respond to Coronavirus will tell the world something about Jesus." Throughout history, Christians have responded to pandemics like these with tangible expressions of love. When we do, the world learns something true about Jesus: he is the loving King. Keith & Patrick discuss how Christians should respond to Coronavirus today. How can we be led by faith instead of fear? How can we love our neighbors well? How can we protect ourselves against underreacting and overreacting? To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Will you be worshipping online during Coronavirus? Here are https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-worship-online-with-your-family-and-friends/ (7 Tips fpr WORSHIPPING online). Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

What do you think of when you hear “allegiance”? The Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag…)? Pledging your allegiance is dedicating your life to something. It’s not just being willing to suffer and die for a cause; it’s living it out in everything you do. Is that how you view Christianity? In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) discuss allegiance and the gospel with http://matthewwbates.com/Gospel-Allegiance.php (Dr. Matthew Bates), a professor of Theology at the Quincy University, author of the newly released book http://matthewwbates.com/Gospel-Allegiance.php (Gospel Allegiance), and co-host of the podcast https://onscript.study/ (OnScript). Join the discussion to learn what discipleship looks like, how to be faithful, and where grace fits in. Interested in more content like this? Make sure to scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including a conversation covering https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-the-christian-response-keith-and-patrick/ (Kanye West, Jesus is King, & the Christian Response). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 to be natural-born leaders, don't they? Maybe you're one of them. You're team captain, you're class president, you're CEO. But no one starts out at the top. Listen to this episode to hear about https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick's) existential crisis about being a follower and the crucial question he derived from it as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 with that. It's just not Christian." Did you know that Christianity is one of the most diverse groups of people in the world? There are believers all across the globe—people with different languages, customs, professions, and traditions. But we all unite in his name. That's been true since the very beginning, when Jesus chose his disciples. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6&version=NIV (Luke 6) lists out the Apostles and then follows with Jesus's teachings on how we should live together and treat each other. Follow along as https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) reads the timeless message to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to this episode about Levi the Tax Collector: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-keeps-people-from-following-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-27-32/ (What Keeps People From Following Jesus). Also, make sure to check out Rebecca McLaughlin's guest sermon https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/confronting-christianity/ (Confronting Christianity). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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." You might not give much thought to habits but what about lifestyle? They're really the same thing. Small habits build up and shape how you live your life. But making and breaking habits can be challenging, life-changing. And changing your life isn't easy! Get some tips from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) as they share some of their habits, hacks, and other helpful resources. Also, make sure to scroll down and check out those resources below. Interested in more content like this? Listen to our episode on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/ (How to Beat Digital Distraction). Want to learn more about faith and work? Read this interview with Patrick Cox of Veterans united on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-talk-about-your-faith-at-work-an-interview-with-patrick-cox-of-veterans-united/ (How to Talk About Your Faith at Work). Also, check out our website for more content on https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/faith-and-work (following God in your vocation). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 want to kill him. Why?" Jesus broke the traditional Sabbath rules and observances, so does that mean the Sabbath doesn't matter anymore? It sounds like such an outdated thing from the early books of the Old Testament. Don't Sunday sermons replace the Sabbath? Inspired by Luke 6.6-11, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) revisits what the Sabbath was really supposed to be about. Discover what he learned in this episode as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/timeout-learning-when-and-how-to-take-a-timeout-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-5-15-16/ (Timeout! Learning When and How to Take a Timeout). Also, be sure to check out Keith's sermon https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/why-are-you-so-busy/ (Why Are You So Busy) from our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/series/genesis/ (Genesis series). Struggling to fit the Sabbath into your busy life and full schedule? https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/rest-and-recovery-daily-devotionals (Sign up) for this free, 10-day email devotional to help reset and restore your soul. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

"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 some people know that they are broken, that they are sinners. Some people are offended by Jesus." Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn't think they need help? They get mad at you! Instead of thanking you for the assistance, they get upset with you for "interfering." The Gospel is supposed the be the https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-the-gospel-preached-treason-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-4-43/ (Good News of Jesus Christ), but it can also seem deeply offensive. Telling someone they're sinful and need a savior can come across as pretty judgmental and presumptuous. Learn how Jesus calls his followers from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) as he reads through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+5%3A27-32&version=ESV (Luke 5.27-32) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Check out our Resources and Related episodes at the bottom. To learn how to share your faith at work, read https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-talk-about-your-faith-at-work-an-interview-with-patrick-cox-of-veterans-united/?hsCtaTracking=97e0a638-7cce-4d24-821e-f9167b3d9805%7Cb7bd52dd-d007-49c1-a8a6-2fb7646aca31 (this interview) with Patrick Cox, an executive at Veterans United. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.