Friends, for this Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, we’re reading from the fourteenth chapter of Luke—and it is very serious spiritual business. A lot of us sinners are satisfied with a low-level spirituality of following the commandments. But in this extraordinary Gospel, Jesus challenges us to move into the upper levels of the spiritual life: “If anyon ... Show More
Oct 22
With All Your Heart, Soul, and Mind
Friends, our Gospel this Sunday is from the twenty-second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus has been doing battle with the scribes and Pharisees, and this passage brings that great argument to a conclusion in an interesting way. One of the teachers of the law, making an old ... Show More
14m 34s
Jun 2022
Day 157: Following Jesus (2022)
Fr. Mike emphasizes that following Jesus as his disciples requires remarkable humility, faith, purity of heart, and courage. Today's readings are Mark 7-8 and Psalm 23. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult the ... Show More
28m 43s
Jun 2024
Day 157: Following Jesus (2024)
Fr. Mike emphasizes that following Jesus as his disciples requires remarkable humility, faith, purity of heart, and courage. Today's readings are Mark 7-8 and Psalm 23. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult the ... Show More
28m 43s
Dec 2021
Teaching | The Cross: Self-Denial in an Age of Self-Fulfillment | Practicing the Way Vision Series E09
<p><em>In Luke 9:23, Jesus tells His disciples "if anyone wishes to come follow Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." In this episode, John Mark unpacks this Scripture, telling us that the cost of discipleship is to die to ourselves every d ... Show More
49m 19s
Jun 2024
Matthew 5:20 - Religious, But Lost
In this episode of Bible Study with Dr. Steven Lawson, we dive into Matthew 5:20, examining the necessity of surpassing the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees to enter the kingdom of heaven. Dr. Lawson emphasizes the urgency and exclusivity of Jesus' message in the Sermon ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2022
Day 158: The Reality of Sin (2022)
Fr. Mike highlights the reality of sin and our capacity to choose hell as we read about Jesus' teachings on temptations, divorce, and wealth. Jesus' teachings can be challenging, but following him is the path to true holiness. Today we read Mark 9-10 and Psalm 29. For the complet ... Show More
28m 40s