The Wisdom Journey
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An Arrest at Midnight (John 18:12-14, 19-23)
An Arrest at Midnight (John 18:12-14, 19-23)
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Stephen Davey shares practical and relevant lessons through the entire Bible, Genesis to Revelation, in just 10-minute each weekday. Want to understand the Bible and its implications? Subscribe and learn to know God, think biblically and live wisely.
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- An Arrest at Midnight (John 18:12-14, 19-23) · 12 percShare a comment A children’s rhyme about disease and death feels harmless until you learn what it may have meant when it was first sung. That same loss of meaning can happen with…
- A Mob, a Sword, and the Promise of Peace (Matthew 26:50b-56; Mark 14:46-52; Luke 22:49-53; John 18:7-11) · 13 percShare a comment A mob storms into the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas at the front, and everything feels like it’s about to spin out of control. Then Jesus steps forward and asks one…
- The Kiss of Betrayal (Matthew 26:47-50a; Mark 14:43-45; Luke 22:47-48; John 18:2-6) · 12 percShare a comment Betrayal rarely announces itself as betrayal. Sometimes it walks up close, calls you “Rabbi,” and greets you like a friend. We’re in the Garden of Gethsemane at…
- Drinking the Cup of God’s Wrath (Matthew 26:39b-46; Mark 14:35b-42; Luke 22:45-46) · 12 percShare a comment Pressure reveals what we really believe, and nowhere is that clearer than the Garden of Gethsemane. We take you back up the Mount of Olives to the “oil press”…
- Going Through Gardens Called Gethsemane (Matthew 26:30, 36-39a; Mark 14:26, 32-35a; Luke 22:39-44; John18:1) · 12 percShare a comment The walk to Gethsemane is quiet, but nothing about it is small. After the Passover meal and a closing hymn, we follow Jesus out of Jerusalem, across the Kidron…
- Listening to Jesus Pray for Us (John 17) · 11 percShare a comment If you could overhear one private prayer from Jesus, what would you hope to hear? John 17 gives us that rare window: the Son speaking to the Father with the cross…
- How to Keep from Falling Away (John 16:1-33) · 12 percShare a comment Trouble is not a glitch in the Christian life; Jesus calls it out as part of the road ahead. We’re in the final section of His upper room teaching in John 16…
- How to Handle the World’s Hatred (John 15:18-27) · 12 percShare a comment If you’ve ever wondered why doing the right thing can make people like you less, Jesus has words for you, and they’re stronger than most of us expect. From the…
- A Friend of the King (John 15:12-17) · 12 percShare a comment The night before the cross, Jesus speaks like a leader handing off the most important mission on earth, and His words still land with force. We slow down in John…
- Finding Joy in a Vineyard (John 15:1-11) · 12 percShare a comment A broke rancher walks his land in West Texas, worried about bills, unaware he’s standing on one of the richest oil reserves in the country. That image sticks…
- Introducing the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-31) · 11 percShare a comment “It’s to your advantage that I go away.” Jesus says that on the night everything feels like it’s falling apart, and it still sounds startling. We’re in the upper…
- Learning to Wait (John 14:8-14) · 12 percShare a comment Waiting can feel like wasted time, until you realize it’s often where your faith gets tested the most. We start with a simple frustration we all share and then…
- Comfort for Troubled Hearts (John 14:4-7) · 11 percShare a comment One sentence from Jesus can feel either offensive or like oxygen: “I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” We sit…
- How to Kill Anxiety (John 14:1-3) · 12 percShare a comment Anxiety doesn’t wait for permission, it shows up when the wheels come off our plans, when a diagnosis lands, when a job feels shaky, or when someone we love…
- Preventing Spiritual Amnesia (Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20) · 12 percShare a comment A crowd packs an opera house in postwar Paris as unidentified soldiers step into the spotlight and ask a question that cuts straight through the room: “Does…
- A New Commandment of Love (Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-38; John 13:31-38) · 12 percShare a comment If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re actually growing as a Christian, this conversation gives you a measuring stick that cuts through noise and self-deception…
- A Closer Look at Judas (Matthew 26:23-25; Mark 14:20-21; John 13:23-30) · 12 percShare a comment A single sentence from Jesus turns a room cold: one of the Twelve will betray Him. We return to the upper room in John 13 and slow down long enough to ask the…
- The Most Famous Traitor in Scripture (Matthew 26:21-22; Mark 14:18-19; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-22) · 12 percShare a comment A betrayal doesn’t usually start with a handshake in the dark. It starts with a bruised ego, a private scorecard, and the slow decision to put myself first. We…
- Twelve Pairs of Dirty Feet (Matthew 26:17-20; Mark 14:12-17; Luke 22:24-30; John 13:1-20) · 12 percShare a comment They’re gathered for a final meal, and the disciples choose that moment to argue about who’s the greatest. That tension sets the stage for one of the clearest…
- A Warning and a Promise (Matthew 25:1–26:5, 14-16; Mark 14:1-2, 10-11; Luke 22:1-6) · 11 percShare a comment Midnight is a strange time for a wedding procession, but that’s exactly why Jesus uses it. We’re on the Mount of Olives with the Olivet Discourse open in front of…
- Ready and Waiting (Matthew 24:29-51; Mark 13:24-37; Luke 21:25-36) · 12 percShare a comment If the return of Jesus Christ is real, it changes more than your theology. It changes your calendar, your priorities, and the way you walk through ordinary life…
- A Conversation about the End Times (Matthew 24:1-28; Mark 13:1-23; Luke 21:5-24) · 12 percShare a comment One breathtaking view of the Jerusalem temple turns into a jaw-dropping prophecy: Jesus says the entire complex will be dismantled, stone by stone. From there, we…
- The Final Sermon of Jesus (Matthew 23:1-39; Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45–21:4) · 12 percShare a comment Jesus’ final public sermon isn’t a soft goodbye, it’s a clear eyed warning. From the temple court, we walk through Matthew 23 as Jesus exposes the kind of…
- Son of David . . . Son of God (Matthew 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-37; Luke 20:41-44) · 11 percShare a comment A crowded Passover week in Jerusalem sets the scene, and the tension is thick: religious leaders want to trap Jesus with a Bible question that had sparked endless…
- Trick Questions and Brilliant Answers (Matthew 22:15-33; Mark 12:13-27; Luke 20:20-40) · 12 percShare a comment A question about taxes might sound boring, until you realize it is designed to destroy Jesus in public. While He teaches in the temple during Passover week, the…
- The King’s Banquet Invitation (Matthew 21:33–22:14; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19) · 12 percShare a comment One missing word in a 1631 King James Bible changed a commandment and sparked a scandal. That story is almost funny until it becomes a mirror, because we can make…
- When Winning Is More Important than Truth (Matthew 21:23-32; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8) · 11 percShare a comment They ask Jesus for his credentials, but what they really want is control. Standing in the temple courts just days before the crucifixion, Jesus faces the full…
- The Only Way to Live (John 12:20-50) · 11 percShare a comment Greeks show up in Jerusalem with a simple request, “We want to see Jesus,” and everything gets bigger from there. We walk through John 12 as the clock ticks…
- Cleaning His Father’s House . . . Again! (Matthew 21:12-13, 18-22; Mark 11:12-26; Luke 19:45-48; 21:37-38) · 11 percShare a comment A leafy fig tree with no fruit. A bustling temple that looks spiritual but operates like a marketplace. Those two scenes sit side by side for a reason, and they…
- Palm Branches and an Unbroken Colt (Matthew 21:1-11, 14-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:9-19) · 12 percShare a comment The loudest moments in faith are not always the clearest ones. Palm branches wave, voices shout “Hosanna,” and Jerusalem surges with Passover crowds, yet Jesus…
- Unforgettable Acts of Love (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 11:55–12:8) · 11 percShare a comment A year’s salary in a tiny bottle, poured out in a single moment, and the whole house smells like it. That’s the scene we walk through as Jesus arrives in Bethany…
- Living Today as if It Were Your Last Day (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35–19:28) · 12 percShare a comment If you knew tomorrow was your last day, would you change anything or would you live it the way you’re living today? We open with John Wesley’s bracing answer and…
- Me First! (Matthew 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34) · 12 percShare a comment Some world records make you laugh, others make you stare in disbelief, but they all have one thing in common: somebody wanted to be first. That same hunger for…
- The Gospel Is Not for Good People (Matthew 19:16–20:16; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30) · 11 percShare a comment A man with status, morality, and money comes to Jesus with an honest question: what good deed will finally secure eternal life? We trace the moment Jesus answers…
- The Meaning of Marriage and the Value of Children (Matthew 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:15-17) · 12 percShare a comment The fastest way to lose the plot on marriage is to start with exceptions instead of design. We walk with Jesus through Matthew 19 as the Pharisees try to bait Him…
- How to Keep from Losing Heart (Luke 18:1-14) · 13 percShare a comment Prayer is one of those things nearly every Christian says matters and almost every Christian admits feels hard to practice. We start with that tension, from the…
- The Timing of the Coming Kingdom( Luke 17:20-37) · 12 percShare a comment A ship once sailed into the Arctic betting everything on a “sure thing” theory about an open polar sea and the cost was devastating. That true story sets the tone…
- Lessons on Living from a Leper (Luke 17:11-19; John 11:54) · 12 percShare a comment Ten lepers cry out for mercy, and Jesus answers in a way that messes with our expectations: he tells them to start walking before they see any change. The healing…
- An Earlier Resurrection (John 11:1-53) · 11 percShare a comment A friend is dying, the message reaches Jesus, and then He… waits. That single detail in John 11 can rattle anyone who has ever prayed for help and heard only…
- When It’s Wrong to Forgive Someone (Luke 17:1-10) · 12 percShare a comment Temptation is guaranteed. Becoming the reason someone else falls is not. Working through Luke 17:1–10, we walk with Jesus as he trains disciples for real life…
- Shocking Truths about Life after Death (Luke 16:19-31) · 12 percShare a comment A story about a rich man and a starving beggar does not sound like a roadmap to eternity, but Jesus uses it to deliver one of his clearest warnings about the…
- A Case for Divorce and Remarriage (Luke 16:14-18) · 12 percShare a comment A lot of people can quote wedding vows, but far fewer know what the Bible actually says when marriage turns into a long pattern of betrayal, addiction, or harm…
- Principles for Money Managers (Luke 16:1-13) · 11 percShare a comment Money has a way of finding the softest spot in us, and Jesus doesn’t avoid that tension. We open Luke 16 with one of the most surprising stories He ever told: a…
- Two Prodigal Sons (Luke 15:20-32) · 12 percShare a comment Most people remember the prodigal son as a story about wild living and a tearful walk home. We’re convinced that’s only half the punch. This teaching flips the…
- The Prodigal (Luke 15:11-19) · 12 percShare a comment Jesus’ story of the prodigal son is one of the most loved and misunderstood parables. The son didn’t leave home just to find freedom—he left because he was…
- What We’ll Know about Earth, When We’re in Heaven (Luke 15:1-10) · 12 percShare a comment The people everyone else avoids are the people Jesus moves toward. That’s the tension that sparks Luke 15: tax collectors and sinners crowd in to hear Him, while…
- Will the Real Disciples Sign Up (Luke 14:25-35) · 11 percShare a comment A crowd can look like faith from a distance, but Jesus knows the difference between curiosity and commitment. As we move through Luke 14:25-33, we watch Him stop…
- Conversations at the Dinner Table with Jesus (Luke 14:1-24) · 11 percShare a comment A dinner invitation sounds harmless until Jesus sits down and starts telling the truth. We walk through Luke 14 where a group of religious leaders tries to corner…
- The Lord of Human History (Luke 13:31-35) · 12 percShare a comment The people crowned by culture rarely stay famous for long and sometimes the wrong person gets the applause. We start there, then move straight into Luke 13 where…
- Why Are So Few People Saved? (Luke 13:22-30) · 11 percShare a comment The idea sounds comforting: be sincerely religious, pick the parts you like, and trust that God will sort it out. We push back on that mindset with a direct…
