Catch up on the latest episodes of the Jesus Famous Podcast, a series of conversations with Nate Holdridge discussing ways we can see Jesus famous in our lives.
Read moreBe Shaped by Jesus' Compassion (Mark 8:1-10)
Be Shaped by Jesus' Compassion
(Mark 8:1-10)
If this episode sounds familiar, it's because Jesus has already fed a large crowd of five thousand earlier in Mark (6:30-44). And there are many similarities between this miraculous feeding and the first—a deserted setting, Jesus' compassion on the crowd, the dividing of bread and fish, and leftovers of bread. But there are also many differences between the two episodes. (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
Read moreThe Man of War: Exodus 15:1-3
The Man of War
Exodus 12:1-3
When Christ called the church of Ephesus back to its first love, he called all of us back to ours (Revelation 2:4-5). Years of church services and small groups, decades of ministry and study, if we aren’t careful, have the potential of developing into apathy.
Read moreJesus Unlocks Our Senses (Mark 7:31-37)
Jesus Unlocks Our Senses
(Mark 7:31-37)
Here, Jesus goes through Sidon perhaps on a brief missions tour, before heading to the region of the Decapolis. Once there, a group of people begged Jesus to lay his hand of healing on a man who was deaf. If you are new to Jesus today, you might be wondering if this was his normal mode of healing. It wasn't. He healed in many different ways, and this healing was one of his most creative! (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
Read morePrayer Aim: To Know God Better
Prayer Aim: To Know God Better
When the Apostle Paul prayed, what did he ask God to do? This question is not meant to regulate or confine our prayers but to sharpen and elevate them. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreApproach Jesus With Faith for a Supply of His Grace (Mark 7:27–30)
Approach Jesus With Faith for a Supply of His Grace
(Mark 7:27–30)
Anyone can partake of Christ, but everyone who does must come with an expectation of grace. If you come with demands built on your own worthiness, if you come with the thought you deserve his blessings, you will miss out. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read moreAnyone Can Partake of Christ (Mark 7:24-26)
Anyone Can Partake of Christ
(Mark 7:24-26)
God had promised Abraham, centuries earlier, that in him *all the families of the earth would be blessed*, and Jesus came to bring that multi-national blessing by his blood (Genesis 12:3). Our episode today is a foretaste of his plan. Though the disciples didn't yet understand it, the Jewish Messiah is for everyone! (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read morePay Attention to Your Listeners (Acts 14:8–10)
Pay Attention to Your Listeners
(Acts 14:8–10)
During their first ministry trip together, Paul and Barnabas arrived in a city named Lystra. As Paul addressed a small gathering, a man sat near him. Born without the ability to develop, he listened as Paul spoke. As Paul scanned the faces in the crowd, the Spirit locked him onto the man. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreRevolution of the Heart, Part 3: Cleanness Comes From Christ’s Effort (Mark 7:18–23)
Revolution of the Heart, Part 3 Cleanness Comes From Christ’s Effort
(Mark 7:18–23)
Every nation, people group, political party, and educational system is populated by broken people. Even the best-laid plans and philosophies are tainted by the sinful hearts of humanity. This is a major difference in the Christian worldview. We know mankind is not basically good, but that evil is bound up within our hearts. But we also know there is hope. Though we cannot make ourselves clean, Jesus Christ can make us clean by his blood. (6 Minutes/1500 Words)
Read moreRevolution of the Heart, Part 2: Human Efforts for Cleanness Produce Hypocrisy (Mark 7:6–17)
Revolution of the Heart, Part 2 Human Efforts for Cleanness Produce Hypocrisy
(Mark 7:6–17)
Human efforts for cleanness produce hypocrisy. Why? Because we can't really change ourselves, because the problem is with the heart. (4 Minutes/900 Words)
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