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The meditations can be accessed here by theme so that you can select a story which might resonate with your mood or with a current area of interest, i.e. anxiety, forgiveness, joy or salvation.
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Ambition
Greatness and testing
Luke chapter 22 verses 24-34
Accountability to a returning King
Luke chapter 19 verses 11-26
Anger
Greatness and testing
Luke chapter 22 verses 24-34
Accountability to a returning King
Luke chapter 19 verses 11-26
Anxiety
Healing Bartimaeus
Mark chapter 10 verses 46-52
Third prediction of death
Mark chapter 10 verses 32-34
Being Chosen
The Samaritan woman (part 2)
John chapter 4 verses 15-24
Calling Philip and Nathanael to follow
John chapter 1 verses 43-51
Bearing Fruit
The Samaritan woman (part 3)
John chapter 4 verses 25-38
Accountability to a returning master
Matthew chapter 25 verses 14-30
Belief
The Samaritan woman (part 2)
John chapter 4 verses 15-24
Calling Philip and Nathanael to follow
John chapter 1 verses 43-51
Belonging
The promise of the Holy Spirit
John chapter 14 verses 15-21
Betrayal
John chapter 13 verses 18-30
Blessing
Blessings & troubles
Luke chapter 6 verses 17-26
Mary visits Elizabeth
Luke chapter 1 verses 39-55
Commitment
The cost of discipleship
Luke chapter 14 verses 25-35
A narrow door
Luke chapter 13 verses 22-35
Compassion
Jesus and Nicodemus “God so loved the world”
John chapter 3 verses 14-21
Wedding in Cana
John chapter 2 verses 1-11
Consequences
The story of a farmer
Matthew chapter 13 verses 1-9 & 18-23
An empty house & Jesus’s true family
Matthew chapter 12 verses 43-50
Controversy
The Samaritan woman (part 1)
John chapter 4 verses 1-14
The greatest commandment
Matthew chapter 22 verses 34-46
Courage
Denial
Disappointment
Lack of faith in Nazareth
Matthew chapter 13 verses 54-58
Attachment to wealth
Luke chapter 18 verses 18-30
Disbelief
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 2)
John chapter 9 verses 13-23
Jesus states that he is eternal
John chapter 8 verses 48-59
Discernment
The shepherd and the gate
John chapter 10 verses 1-10
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 4)
John chapter 9 verses 35-41
Distress
A man with unclean spirits
Luke chapter 8 verses 26-39
A widow’s son
Luke chapter 7 verses 11-16
Division
Doubt
Embarrassment
Eternal life
Excitement
Into Jerusalem
Matthew chapter 21 verses 1-11
Passover preparation
Luke chapter 22 verses 7-13
Expectation
Lack of faith in Nazareth
Matthew chapter 13 verses 54-58
Reaction to John and Jesus
Matthew chapter 11 verses 7-19
Falsely Accused
Fear
Walking on water
John chapter 6 verses 16-21
Resurrection encounter at the tomb
Matthew chapter 28 verses 1-10
Following
I will send the Holy Spirit and give you peace
John chapter 14 verses 22-29
Love one another and Peter’s predicted denial
John chapter 13 verses 31-38
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Matthew chapter 18 verses 21-35
Forgiving sinners
Matthew chapter 9 verses 1-8
Friendship
Frustration
Healing a boy
Matthew chapter 17 verses 14-21
A sign from heaven
Matthew chapter 12 verses 33-42
Generosity
The kingdom of heaven
Matthew chapter 13 verses 31-35 & 44-50
Love your enemies
Matthew chapter 5 verses 38-48
Grace
Feeding Four Thousand
Matthew chapter 15 verses 29-39
Good seed and weeds
Matthew chapter 13 verses 24-30 & 36-43
Gratitude
Greatness
Like a child
Matthew chapter 18 verses 1-7 & 10-14
Reaction to John and Jesus
Matthew chapter 11 verses 7-19
Greed
Guidance
Return to Nazareth
Matthew chapter 2 verses 16-23
Visit of the Magi
Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12
Guilt
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 1)
John chapter 9 verses 1-11
A woman caught in adultery
John chapter 8 verses 1-11
Hate
Healing
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 3)
John chapter 9 verses 24-34
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 2)
John chapter 9 verses 13-23
Holiness
The greatest commandment
Matthew chapter 22 verses 34-46
Anger in the Temple
Matthew chapter 21 verses 12-13
Hope
Rivers of living water
John chapter 7 verses 37-46
I am the living bread
John chapter 6 verses 35, 41-51
Hospitality
Feeding 5000
Luke chapter 9 verses 10-17
Anointed by a forgiven woman
Luke chapter 7 verses 36-50
Humility
How to fast and pray
Matthew chapter 6 verses 9-21
Giving and praying
Matthew chapter 6 verses 1-8
Hypocrisy
How to fast and pray
Matthew chapter 6 verses 9-21
Giving and praying
Matthew chapter 6 verses 1-8
Incomprehension
The shepherd and the gate
John chapter 10 verses 1-10
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 2)
John chapter 9 verses 13-23
Jealousy
Judgement
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 4)
John chapter 9 verses 35-41
I am the light of the world
John chapter 8 verses 12-29
Judging
What makes us unclean
Matthew chapter 15 1-2 & 10-20
Lack of faith in Nazareth
Matthew chapter 13 verses 54-58
Justice
Kindness
King of the Jews
Laziness
Liberation
Preparing the twelve
Matthew chapter 9 verse 35
Two blind men & a man who cannot talk
Matthew chapter 9 verses 27-34
Listening to God
Build on strong foundations
Matthew chapter 7 verses 21-29
Escape to Egypt
Matthew chapter 2 verses 13-14
Love
I will send the Holy Spirit and give you peace
John chapter 14 verses 22-29
The promise of the Holy Spirit
John chapter 14 verses 15-21
Marriage
Mentoring
Pain
Persecution
John the Baptist is killed
Matthew chapter 14 verses 1-13
Warning about trouble
Mathew chapter 10 verses 16-27
Practical Love
Forgiving sinners
Matthew chapter 9 verses 1-8
Love your enemies
Luke chapter 6 verses 27-36
Presence
Handling conflict among believers
Matthew chapter 18 verses 15-20
Transfigured
Matthew chapter 17 verses 1-13
Priorities
The greatest commandment
Matthew chapter 22 verses 34-46
The story of a farmer
Matthew chapter 13 verses 1-9 & 18-23
Provision
Ask in my name
John chapter 16 verses 23-33
The promise of the Holy Spirit
John chapter 16 verses 5-15
Protection
Walking on water
John chapter 6 verses 16-21
Walking on water
Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-33
Rejection
Jesus heals a man born blind (part 3)
John chapter 9 verses 24-34
Jesus states that he is eternal
John chapter 8 verses 48-59
Release
Repentance
John the Baptist’s teaching
Matthew chapter 3 verses 1-10
Zacchaeus is changed
Luke chapter 19 verses 1-10
Restoration
Attachment to wealth
Luke chapter 18 verses 18-30
Ten men healed
Luke chapter 17 verses 11-19
Resurrection
Resurrection encounter at the tomb
John chapter 20 verses 1-18
Grief will turn to joy
John chapter 16 verses 16-22
Revenge
Sacrifice
I am the Good Shepherd
John chapter 10 verses 11-21
Spiritual food and drink
John chapter 6 verses 51-58
Sadness
Into Jerusalem
Luke chapter 19 verses 35-44
Attachment to wealth
Matthew chapter 19 verses 16-30
Salvation
I am the light of the world
John chapter 8 verses 12-29
Many stop following
John chapter 6 verses 56-69
Scripture
Blessings, salt and light
Matthew chapter 5 verses 1-16
Visit of the Magi
Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12
Serving
Further testimony of John the Baptist
John chapter 3 verses 22-36
The mission of John the Baptist
John chapter 1 verses 19-28
Son of God
Suffering
Betrayal
Matthew chapter 26 verses 20-25
Suffering and greatness
Matthew chapter 20 verses 17-28
Taking Time
Temptation
Tested in the wilderness
Matthew chapter 4 verses 1-11
Greatness and testing
Luke chapter 22 verses 24-34
Thankfulness
Trust
Don’t judge but seek
Matthew chapter 7 verses 1-12
Return to Nazareth
Matthew chapter 2 verses 16-23
Truth
The hatred of the world
John chapter 15 verses 18-27
The promise of the Holy Spirit
John chapter 14 verses 15-21
Unconditional Love
Love your enemies
Luke chapter 6 verses 27-36
Healing Many
Mark chapter 1 verses 29-34
Unity
Unprepared
Unworthiness
The gracious employer
Matthew chapter 20 verses 1-16
Calling a tax collector
Matthew chapter 9 verses 9-13
Vocation
The mission of John the Baptist
John chapter 1 verses 19-28
Prediction of death & Temple Tax
Matthew chapter 17 verses 22-27
Wholeness
Jesus heals man with deformed hand
Mark chapter 3 verses 1-6
Healing a leper
Mark chapter 1 verses 39-45
Witnessing
The testimony of John and of Scripture
John chapter 5 verses 31-47
The Samaritan woman (part 4)
John chapter 4 verses 39-42