I don’t mean to use this is a means for my own prayer requests. However, this morning I suffered a seizure which occurs rarely. I have not been sleeping well and got very angry with God yesterday and suffered the seizure this morning. I know the strength of this community and if you are reading this I would be forever grateful if you could lift me up in prayer I would appreciate it. Thank you and now I am praying for this community every day.
Lord we Love and Adore You. We know that You hear every whisper of our heart. You recognize our Sincere Love and Faith in You. Favorably grant our prayers in accordance with Your Will in Jesus' Name. Amen. ❤
Thank you to all who prayed for me. So far my tests have come back normal and a cause has been identified which has allowed me to return to normal activities. I appreciated the prayers and I know they helped!
This is the first time I’m hearing that Isaac was probably 30-33 yrs old when the sacrifice was to happen. What a profound indication towards our father and the sacrifice of His only son, Jesus Christ.
Dearest Father Mike, thank you tremendously for this time of reading the Bible with you and so many others. Today has been a full day. Started off with Christ Encounter Saturday with Mass and Adoration; then several hours of looking through upcoming Scriptures for the month to better understand the Word of God. Now a special time with you after my Rosary. A day filled with blessings. Thank you again for you have a wonderful way with explanation and helping all to understand. 🙏✝️❤️
I lost my only son, (Daibhog) back in March 2000, on the day he was born. We knew for seven weeks beforehand that he would not make it ouside the womb and we had him bapised before the umbilical cord was cut. It took time but I now know and I feel so blessed to have one of our five children home with God the Father in His Heavenly Kingdom. Sr Breige Mc Kenna told me a few years later, she was giving a talk in my hometown, that I have a Saint in heaven!! Never forgot her words. This consolation, given to me by the Lord, through others, led me to become a Deacon, in Ireland. I answered His call with, we had the hymn played at our Ordination day, "Here I am Lord....it is I Lord...I have heard you calling in the night....." I will be ordained 10 years this year on the Feast of the Archangels. Praise be Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. Blessings from Ireland. Deacon David. 🙏❤❤🙏
Thanks for sharing this. My parents lost their #6 child a girl and she was baptized Mary in the hospital. God blessed them with a daughter, my younger sister 13mo later. I have four brothers & one living sister and one sister in heaven. Your story has brought to light that I have a saint in heaven. Thank you as I have not been thinking of it in that way. I WILL NOW. ❤🙏🙏🙏
This is my second time through BIAY. Somehow I missed this very important and powerful story of Abraham and Isaac as it is revelation of God and Jesus' cooperation in the salvation of the world. I knew reading the whole Bible again with Fr. Mike was going to be important in my life. Thanks, Fr. Mike. Thanks be to God!
What an amazing gift this series is - Day #11 of a commitment for 2025. Please pray for my wife's ovarian cancer and know that I am praying for all of you to open your eyes, ears and hearts to the Word of God!
Praying for your wife. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 7 years ago. I am so thankful to be participating in this podcast. Being diagnosed with was was a revelation for me; as is the story of Abraham & Isaac. God is with us every step of the was. God bless.
Last night was the 3rd night in a row I didn't sleep due to chronic back and neck pain. I was screaming and crying and yelling at God in my bed. I was so angry that I wasn't going to go to Mass today. I listened to this and just bawled my eyes out and decided to head to Mass. As I was heading to a church I never go to, Fr Schmitz starting talking about "trust" and right when he said that word, I looked up and there was a huge sign in front of me that said "TRUST". It was the name of a bank lol. Felt like more than a coincidence. 🙏
Look up Athleanx on UA-cam. Possibly he has some answers for your chronic back and neck pain. It sounds like you and my daughter have similar pain. Her back literally locks up and the pain is excruciating. I have found that some of the exercises on Athleanx do help her strengthen the muscles and alleviate the pain. (surgery is not an option at this point) In the meantime prayers for your recovery. ❤️🙏❤️
Jesus died on the cross and he took away all our sickness,pain, suffering and by the divine exchange gave us salvation which is a total package of healing,prosperity and freedom. In 1 Peter 2:24 scripture says by the stripes and wounds of Jesus we are completely healed. Believe in the promise of God and claim your healing. In the name of Jesus i rebuke the spirit of infirmity and be loosened in Jesus name.
Have you tried acupuncture? It worked wonders for my uncle's chronic back pain resulting from a serious traffic accident, and also did away with my incipient rheumatism when I was in my 20s... Keep trusting and be blessed!
@@KB_2161 Thanks for the suggestion as in 2000 I was to have two back surgeries but I canceled them when I was told that I probably would not be able to walk afterwards. I decided to walk in pain rather than not walk. I have had two neck surgeries in the past and have been told that it would take at these four surgeries to even attempt to fix my neck. My neck is shot. When I lived in Tulsa, OK they had an excellent therapy department and my back went from 30% usage to 80%, That was years ago. The therapy around here is very wimpy, and a 60mi round trip. The Athleanx sounds like something that is worth looking into. Thank you again and I will pray🙏for your daughter. 🥰
I tried reading the Bible on my own for a couple of years now , and I was all over r the place , it was such a distraction and it made me feel like a failure. Now , I feel like I'm on the right road to prayerful reading of the Word . I needed discipline and community. Thank you Holy Spirtit , Ascension, and Fr Mike. & everyone else following along ! Adelante!!!
Father Schmitz and dear companions on this Bible journey, please know that you are all in my prayers asking God's mercy and guidance for each of you and all your loved ones always, which I ask for in the names of Jesus and Mary.
Wow! I never have read the Bible completely or in the manner we are doing now. I also never put together how this story of Abraham and Isaac is very much related to Christ sacrifice and crucifixion. Lovely to hear this and be on this journey with everyone! Thanks Fr. Mike! May God bless you all! God loves you! ❤❤
Coming home to the Catholic faith after being baptised in the church as a child and not being raised in it any further is such a blessing! I'm so grateful to be here! I'm so happy to finally read the true full Bible for the first time in my life. All the stories are here as they should be. Praying for everyone here, now and in the future taking this personal journey learning about our Lord.
I am praying for this Community--the ones who walked this Bible journey already---the ones who walk it now with me and for future Siblings yet to find this amazing blessing. Prayers pour in for you too Father Mike! Jan 11, 2024.
Thank You Lord for day 11 of this bible journey. I’m so blessed to be part of this journey. Thank Lord for Fr. Mike and everyone who is part of this journey. In Jesus name I pray 🙏🙌🎚️❤️
As an old woman I am just now trying to get thru the bible. In my life, I've had some horrific things happen to me. To me they were and still feel as such. I love the Lord and have been saved for many years but, I've always been afraid to read the whole Bible. My trust was more fear than trust. I'm still afraid but why I don't know. Because I know I've made so many mistakes and am not blameless. But He loves me anyway. I pray that I can understand this thing in me that holds me back. That I can let lose this thing and be more at ease with my faith and feel what He wants me to feel. My mind is not deep enough to grab hold of His wisdom yet. But I'm praying it will in some way come to better understand. Thank you Father Mike. Please pray for me on this journey. 🙏 🕊💜✝️
❤May the Lord bless you with peace, a welcoming comfort, a joy that you will experience and immediately want to share with others through Christ our Lord. Amen. ❤
This is my third trip around the sun...the Bible is the most beautiful book I don't want to stop reading with Fr. Mike and commentaries of Jeff Cavins. Thank you Ascension and the production staff. You are all in my prayers.
I always read the Story of Isaac in a historical context. Human sacrifice was quite the norm in the early Times except in a few cultures like the Minoans (and even they tried it at least once when they were going down. Archeologists found a Cave with a priest and a human sacrifice and the priest was killed by an earthquake immideatly after and they were burried underneath the rubble) God demands something very normal for the time and then tells his people: Stop killing your children. Even when the going gets tough, even if everyone around you does it, DON'T. Sacrifice mostly meant killing something. And God said: Don't kill your nations children. And Christ - among all the other Gifts- also brings this: "Do not even kill animals to please me" Judaism has braucht a religion without human sacrifice. Christianity has brought a Religion without blood sacrifice at all. And I feel sometimes under all the great "things" Christ brought, this gets overlooked, but this was actually Revolutionary. We do not need to kill to please God. Just to clothe and feed us. (English is not my native tongue, I am sorry if my words are not quite right)
I am now hearing this BIY for a second time. I know I am hearing things that I had not heard before. What a blessing it is to hear the Word of God! Amen!
Wow that Job 11 13-17 make a powerful new years resolution. If you devote your heart to him And stretch out your hand to him If you put away the sin that is in your hand And allow no evil to dwell in your tent Then you will lift up your face without shame You will stand firm without fear You will surely forget your trouble Recalling it as waters gone by Life will be brighter than noon day And darkness will be like morning ❤
My mom died on 12/20 and I am grateful to God that I got to say goodbye to her before she died and tell her I loved her and that she was a good mom. I told myself faith and trust in God while flying from Florida to Michigan on 12/19. I will always profess my faith and trust in him because he had grace and mercy on us and my mom and answered all my prayers. Thank you Lord for all my blessings. 🙏🏼✝️☮️💟
I never understood that the story of Abraham and Issac to be sacrificed was one of trust, thankyou for this I REALLY needed to hear this 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽✨️✨️✨️✨️
I never knew that about Isaac before. Nor did I see the parallel with the site of the sacrifice (that ended up being the ram). Thank you for teaching me that.
Wow, I'm always reminded of the words of Dr Scott Hahn who I heard many years ago say the new is concealed in the old and the old is revealed in the new. Now I can truely start to see the connection beyond the old and new testaments. Second year around feels so much better.
Yes, now I understand better what Dr Scott Han said, about the OT and the NT. "The New in hidden in the Old and the Old is revealed in the New" Thanks Fr Mike for highlighting this. Thanks also to the Jeff Cavins and the every brothers and sisters in the team putting all these together. May God bless you all always. Praying for you all.
Oh what a seep meaning of the sacrifice of Isac connected with the Eternal Father n his only Begotten Son sacrificed n the word TRUST ....Abraham father of Faith. Lovely explanations. Thank u Fr. MIKE. I pray for all join this community
The reflection is sooo beautiful. Its as though a light just shone through the passage. The similarities between Jesus and Issac is truly intriguing. Thank you Fr Mike and your entire team.
❤Lord, I ask that You extend Your wondrous healing hand and give her peace, the kind of peace that no one can take away through Christ Our Lord. Amen. ❤
You, Fr. Mike are giving us such a gift. Thank you for guiding us through the Bible and helping us to understand it. This means the world to me. God bless you.
Thank you for this . I learn a bit each day and it speaks directly to me . I pray to have the courage to hold on in faith even when I only see darkness and hopelessness. Help me find a way to escape the person who daily inflicts harm in one form or another - help me believe you Lord are not intent on my destruction. That what is hidden to others behind closed doors will be revealed. That you Lord go ahead of me and will defend and protect me . That you Lord see.
I do sometimes think that the Lord asks us to give up something that becomes superior to our love for him. I personally have had this experience and I really don't understand why. Not being a parent, I cannot fathom what Abraham thought when God asked this sacrifice of him! I do see the resemblance of what happens a couple thousand years later. Thank you father in heaven for setting the stage for us to live in harmony with you for eternity 🙏 ❤
I really enjoy this Bible study. I have read the entire Bible several times but there are many places that are difficult to understand. Having someone explain things is very helpful.
God bless you Father ,you explain things so well and having thought this story in my mind was nothing like the truth ..with love from us all on this journey ..thankyou
Abraham with his son, Isaac, go up Mount Moriah to sacrifice Isaac to the Lord, so they think. Their profound trust in God & one another allowed them to do this in perfect trust & faith. Isaac asks where is the lamb to be sacrificed? Abraham answered God would provide the lamb, but He didn’t at that time; He provided a ram. When did, or did, God provide a lamb? On the banks of the Jordan River, John the Baptist said Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Finally after almost 2000 years the lamb of sacrifice is revealed, Jesus Christ. Praise God all you peoples! God has revealed a great light & the gates of heaven are open for all who would enter.🙏❤️
Thank you Fr Schmitz. The relation of Abraham sacrificing Isaac with crucifixion of Jesus was just amazing. I would not lie. When things are going bad in my life I feel like stop trusting him but yes i cannot leave him. Pray for me
I have been going through this journey for the last 11 days and have yet to fall into temptation until today. God I’m sorry for my actions but nevertheless I will keep pushing forward and keep on pursuing this journey 😊
Thank you Father you truly are a man of God. God bless you and continue His Great works in you. I am truly enjoying my journey with you. Thank you and God bless. I will pray for you and please pray for me, that God's will be done. Amen. God
Can’t tell if this is catholic or Christian im catholic my self im 20 and have struggled with drug addiction and out of work because of my back and am now turning to god to follow the path he has for me
Thank you for giving me a better understanding. How beautiful. How much Our Lord speaks to us and shows us how much he loves us. Thank you thank you. It is a blessing to me.
Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac on Mt. Moriah is one of the most famous parts of Genesis and I think for good reason. As you explained, it sets the stage for what it means to live a spiritual life and to walk with God throughout the rest of the Bible. It also exemplifies the importance of trust. Genesis 22 tells the story of trust. Abraham trusted that the Lord's plan was good and prepared for the sacrifice of Isaac accordingly. He trusted that Isaac would submit to the sacrifice even though Isaac could easily overpower him. He trusted that Isaac would return alive because he had faith in God. Similarly, Isaac trusted Abraham's plan in spite of his concern that they did not have a lamb for the offering. Isaac trusted that Abraham was righteous and submitted to the sacrifice. There were lots of little details in this story of trust that I had missed in the past, thank you for pointing them out. Additionally, I really appreciated the parallels to the crucifixion of Jesus. Just as Abraham gave his only beloved son Isaac, the Lord gave His only beloved son Jesus for our salvation. Like you said, God is not our enemy, He shows His love for us in so many ways. Genesis 23 tells about the burial of Sarah, the matriarch of the Israelites. Ephron sells Abraham the cave burial site but offers to provide it for him. This shows that Abraham was respected as a righteous, God-fearing man. Job 11 involves Job's third friend Zophar confronting Job's questions. He claims Job deserves worse and that Job should not claim to be pure or clean. Zophar lectures Job about the transcendence and sovereignty of God and claims Job should not question whether God considers the character of men (righteousness vs. wickedness). Zophar suggests Job should repent. Job 12 shows how Job is upset. He shows his complaints by sarcastically claiming his friends "are the people" of wisdom and asserting that he is familiar with their points. Job repeats his complaints from earlier about how his friends have mocked him. Job shows he recognizes God's power. As always, I find a lot of Job's responses to be very relatable. It hurts to feel that your friends are against you during an argument. It hurts even more to suspect that God is against you. However, as the story of Abraham has shown, the Lord is not our enemy. I look forward to seeing more of Job's spiritual battle. Proverbs 2:9-15 reminds us that by seeking the Lord's Wisdom, we will be delivered from evil. I pray that as I continue with the Bible in a Year podcast that I can be delivered from evil to avoid the crooked paths of evil-doers. Day 11 - 1/11/2022
For a long time I thought the sacrifice of Isaac was similar to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. Now I know I got it. This was an overwhelming day that gives new meaning to the word "TRUST".
I’m walking with you, though I have had to miss a day here and there. I didn’t find this until around the 7th or 8th of January. Due to circumstances with a child becoming very sick and having to come home to live I can no longer teach Sunday school or attend Bible studies at church. So this allows me to continue with a community. Prayers for health and understanding as we share learning more about ourselves, our history, and our precious loving father who will not let us fall. Amen.
I am going through the BIAY for the second time, this helped me so much in my reversion/conversion to the faith! Thank you Fr. Mike and all of Ascension, such a blessing!
Father Mike, I’m so glad that I can listen to BIY in 2025, as I didn’t finish last year, Thank you for the UA-cam post much appreciated,will keep you in prayer everyday….Amen.
I too struggled with the sacrifice of Isaac. I thought it was God testing Abraham’s loyalty and faith. Hearing the explanation and the connection between Isaac and Jesus shines so much light on situation. Just beautiful! That’s why it’s important to understand that God’s ways are different than ours and even though it doesn’t make sense, we can trust that his plans for us are good. Bless the Lord.
Thank you Father Mike. This is my third time listening to the Bible readings. And must say each time i am learning something new. As for instance today that Isaac was thirty or thirty three years old. The same age of Jesus. Wow!
That's an amazing revelation of Isaac and Abraham. I love my Bible time ,being so close to the word of God and strengthened in his word. Thank you father Mike and God bless all this community. I pray for a unshakable trust in Our Father God.
FR., reading the Bible today in 2324. It’s like seeing it when it comes to what’s going on in Jerusalem and Israel and Gaza how hard it must’ve been at that time in Abraham and Isaac and Sarah all of their lives and their children and going back a bit Moses and splitting it or separating the water, how trust had to be the people in these countries are crying for trust are crying for help from the Lord let us all pray for them. They are our sisters and brothers.😢
I don’t mean to use this is a means for my own prayer requests. However, this morning I suffered a seizure which occurs rarely. I have not been sleeping well and got very angry with God yesterday and suffered the seizure this morning. I know the strength of this community and if you are reading this I would be forever grateful if you could lift me up in prayer I would appreciate it. Thank you and now I am praying for this community every day.
Praying for you ❤
Praying for you!
Lord we Love and Adore You. We know that You hear every whisper of our heart. You recognize our Sincere Love and Faith in You. Favorably grant our prayers in accordance with Your Will in Jesus' Name. Amen. ❤
Thank you to all who prayed for me. So far my tests have come back normal and a cause has been identified which has allowed me to return to normal activities. I appreciated the prayers and I know they helped!
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Lord help me trust in you just like Abraham did.. I am weak.. Please make me strong 🙏🙏
Who's listening in 2025? 🙌
Same
This is the first time I’m hearing that Isaac was probably 30-33 yrs old when the sacrifice was to happen. What a profound indication towards our father and the sacrifice of His only son, Jesus Christ.
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Why did God test Abraham, when God knew he would pass or not?
@@michellebarnes1063the passing still has to happen for history to play out freely.
@@michellebarnes1063 I suppose for the same reasons He tests us.
Day 11 of BIY. BIY is such a great blessing to me. ❤
Father Schmitz I am so bless to be a part of this reading plan .thank you Fr.
Dearest Father Mike, thank you tremendously for this time of reading the Bible with you and so many others. Today has been a full day. Started off with Christ Encounter Saturday with Mass and Adoration; then several hours of looking through upcoming Scriptures for the month to better understand the Word of God. Now a special time with you after my Rosary. A day filled with blessings. Thank you again for you have a wonderful way with explanation and helping all to understand. 🙏✝️❤️
I lost my only son, (Daibhog) back in March 2000, on the day he was born.
We knew for seven weeks beforehand that he would not make it ouside the womb and we had him bapised before the umbilical cord was cut.
It took time but I now know and I feel so blessed to have one of our five children home with God the Father in His Heavenly Kingdom.
Sr Breige Mc Kenna told me a few years later, she was giving a talk in my hometown, that I have a Saint in heaven!! Never forgot her words.
This consolation, given to me by the Lord, through others, led me to become a Deacon, in Ireland.
I answered His call with, we had the hymn played at our Ordination day, "Here I am Lord....it is I Lord...I have heard you calling in the night....."
I will be ordained 10 years this year on the Feast of the Archangels.
Praise be Jesus and Our Blessed Mother.
Blessings from Ireland.
Deacon David.
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Thank you for sharing this. So moving! St Daibhog pray for us. xx
Praise God.
Thanks for sharing this. My parents lost their #6 child a girl and she was baptized Mary in the hospital. God blessed them with a daughter, my younger sister 13mo later. I have four brothers & one living sister and one sister in heaven. Your story has brought to light that I have a saint in heaven. Thank you as I have not been thinking of it in that way. I WILL NOW. ❤🙏🙏🙏
Good on you for getting him baptized. That means he was reborn as a child of God and is in heaven now. God bless.
This is my second time through BIAY. Somehow I missed this very important and powerful story of Abraham and Isaac as it is revelation of God and Jesus' cooperation in the salvation of the world. I knew reading the whole Bible again with Fr. Mike was going to be important in my life. Thanks, Fr. Mike. Thanks be to God!
Day 11 2025🙏🏻🙏🏻 AMEN!! This Journey is a blessing! I am praying for Fr Mike and everyone!! God Bless and have a beautiful day!!!☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
May God also shine his face on you this day 🙏
@Jackie-Rosewood and @oeautobody3586 Thank you for being here. Praying for all who are listening in 2025 together this year.
English is not my native language so I am a slow learner. I’ll keep at the reading and memorizing the scriptures 😊
What an amazing gift this series is - Day #11 of a commitment for 2025. Please pray for my wife's ovarian cancer and know that I am praying for all of you to open your eyes, ears and hearts to the Word of God!
Prayer said for your wife
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The Lord keep your wife and bless you tremendously
Praying for your wife. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 7 years ago. I am so thankful to be participating in this podcast. Being diagnosed with was was a revelation for me; as is the story of Abraham & Isaac. God is with us every step of the was. God bless.
Last night was the 3rd night in a row I didn't sleep due to chronic back and neck pain. I was screaming and crying and yelling at God in my bed. I was so angry that I wasn't going to go to Mass today. I listened to this and just bawled my eyes out and decided to head to Mass. As I was heading to a church I never go to, Fr Schmitz starting talking about "trust" and right when he said that word, I looked up and there was a huge sign in front of me that said "TRUST". It was the name of a bank lol. Felt like more than a coincidence. 🙏
Look up Athleanx on UA-cam. Possibly he has some answers for your chronic back and neck pain. It sounds like you and my daughter have similar pain. Her back literally locks up and the pain is excruciating. I have found that some of the exercises on Athleanx do help her strengthen the muscles and alleviate the pain. (surgery is not an option at this point) In the meantime prayers for your recovery. ❤️🙏❤️
Praying for you ❤
Jesus died on the cross and he took away all our sickness,pain, suffering and by the divine exchange gave us salvation which is a total package of healing,prosperity and freedom. In 1 Peter 2:24 scripture says by the stripes and wounds of Jesus we are completely healed. Believe in the promise of God and claim your healing.
In the name of Jesus i rebuke the spirit of infirmity and be loosened in Jesus name.
Have you tried acupuncture? It worked wonders for my uncle's chronic back pain resulting from a serious traffic accident, and also did away with my incipient rheumatism when I was in my 20s... Keep trusting and be blessed!
@@KB_2161 Thanks for the suggestion as in 2000 I was to have two back surgeries but I canceled them when I was told that I probably would not be able to walk afterwards. I decided to walk in pain rather than not walk. I have had two neck surgeries in the past and have been told that it would take at these four surgeries to even attempt to fix my neck. My neck is shot. When I lived in Tulsa, OK they had an excellent therapy department and my back went from 30% usage to 80%, That was years ago. The therapy around here is very wimpy, and a 60mi round trip. The Athleanx sounds like something that is worth looking into. Thank you again and I will pray🙏for your daughter. 🥰
I tried reading the Bible on my own for a couple of years now , and I was all over r the place , it was such a distraction and it made me feel like a failure. Now , I feel like I'm on the right road to prayerful reading of the Word . I needed discipline and community. Thank you Holy Spirtit , Ascension, and Fr Mike. & everyone else following along ! Adelante!!!
Father Schmitz and dear companions on this Bible journey, please know that you are all in my prayers asking God's mercy and guidance for each of you and all your loved ones always, which I ask for in the names of Jesus and Mary.
Wow! I never have read the Bible completely or in the manner we are doing now. I also never put together how this story of Abraham and Isaac is very much related to Christ sacrifice and crucifixion. Lovely to hear this and be on this journey with everyone! Thanks Fr. Mike! May God bless you all! God loves you! ❤❤
I am glad to be journeying along with everyone for a 2nd time. ❤🙏
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wow! the connection between Isaac and Jesus is just wow!
It is indeed a blessing Fr
Coming home to the Catholic faith after being baptised in the church as a child and not being raised in it any further is such a blessing! I'm so grateful to be here! I'm so happy to finally read the true full Bible for the first time in my life. All the stories are here as they should be. Praying for everyone here, now and in the future taking this personal journey learning about our Lord.
So glad to have you aboard. Thanks for the prayers and I am praying for you also. ❤🙏🙏🙏
I am praying for this Community--the ones who walked this Bible journey already---the ones who walk it now with me and for future Siblings yet to find this amazing blessing. Prayers pour in for you too Father Mike! Jan 11, 2024.
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Thanks Fa5her for the great explanation
Trusting in God ❤prayer for Father Mike 🙏
John 3:16! Amen!🙏🏼 🙌🏼💖❤️
Thank You Lord for day 11 of this bible journey. I’m so blessed to be part of this journey. Thank Lord for Fr. Mike and everyone who is part of this journey. In Jesus name I pray 🙏🙌🎚️❤️
As an old woman I am just now trying to get thru the bible.
In my life, I've had some horrific things happen to me. To me they were and still feel as such.
I love the Lord and have been saved for many years but, I've always been afraid to read the whole Bible. My trust was more fear than trust. I'm still afraid but why I don't know. Because I know I've made so many mistakes and am not blameless.
But He loves me anyway. I pray that I can understand this thing in me that holds me back. That I can let lose this thing and be more at ease with my faith and feel what He wants me to feel.
My mind is not deep enough to grab hold of His wisdom yet.
But I'm praying it will in some way come to better understand.
Thank you Father Mike. Please pray for me on this journey. 🙏 🕊💜✝️
Prayers said for you rgober60. 🙏
❤May the Lord bless you with peace, a welcoming comfort, a joy that you will experience and immediately want to share with others through Christ our Lord. Amen. ❤
This is my third trip around the sun...the Bible is the most beautiful book I don't want to stop reading with Fr. Mike and commentaries of Jeff Cavins. Thank you Ascension and the production staff. You are all in my prayers.
Thank you! Praying for you also. ❤🙏
"Hes too good, for the end to be destruction" - Fr Mike. truer words have never been spoken. take heart, have faith, this is not the end.
I just started this journey and this is the first time I am really understanding the Bible. Please keep me in your prayers
Looks like we are cruising together. Prayers for you. 🙏❤️🙏
I always read the Story of Isaac in a historical context. Human sacrifice was quite the norm in the early Times except in a few cultures like the Minoans (and even they tried it at least once when they were going down. Archeologists found a Cave with a priest and a human sacrifice and the priest was killed by an earthquake immideatly after and they were burried underneath the rubble) God demands something very normal for the time and then tells his people: Stop killing your children. Even when the going gets tough, even if everyone around you does it, DON'T. Sacrifice mostly meant killing something. And God said: Don't kill your nations children. And Christ - among all the other Gifts- also brings this: "Do not even kill animals to please me" Judaism has braucht a religion without human sacrifice. Christianity has brought a Religion without blood sacrifice at all. And I feel sometimes under all the great "things" Christ brought, this gets overlooked, but this was actually Revolutionary. We do not need to kill to please God. Just to clothe and feed us. (English is not my native tongue, I am sorry if my words are not quite right)
I am now hearing this BIY for a second time. I know I am hearing things that I had not heard before. What a blessing it is to hear the Word of God! Amen!
THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU!
2025, Bible In A Year again.. and again... so good!
Jesus was 33 .....seeing/hearing similarities and the stage set for the future just while Fr. Mike read the story out loud. It is unmistakable.
Lord please me recover my lost treasure, I pray in Jesus name🙏🙌🎚️🩸🏆
Love every morning with scripture & prayers. Pray for a dear friend whose only son died last night from cancer.
Praying for your friend whose son died last night. 🙏🙏🙏
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❤.I ask that You extend Your wondrous healing hand and give them peace, the kind of peace that no one can take away through Christ Our Lord. Amen. ❤
Continuing my journey, Team Replay 💚🙏🏼😊
Wow that Job 11 13-17 make a powerful new years resolution.
If you devote your heart to him
And stretch out your hand to him
If you put away the sin that is in your hand
And allow no evil to dwell in your tent
Then you will lift up your face without shame
You will stand firm without fear
You will surely forget your trouble
Recalling it as waters gone by
Life will be brighter than noon day
And darkness will be like morning ❤
Thank you God. And Thank you Father Mike
Prayers for all ❤ Thank you Father!!
I learned so much today. Reading through my tears. My heart and prayers are with you all. Such a profound explanation of the sacrifice of Isaac.
Please pray for (1) my peace amidst suffering and (2) my family’s conversion
My mom died on 12/20 and I am grateful to God that I got to say goodbye to her before she died and tell her I loved her and that she was a good mom. I told myself faith and trust in God while flying from Florida to Michigan on 12/19. I will always profess my faith and trust in him because he had grace and mercy on us and my mom and answered all my prayers. Thank you Lord for all my blessings. 🙏🏼✝️☮️💟
I never understood that the story of Abraham and Issac to be sacrificed was one of trust, thankyou for this I REALLY needed to hear this 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽✨️✨️✨️✨️
My prayers and communion at mass today will be for all following BIY and Fr. Mike
I never knew that about Isaac before. Nor did I see the parallel with the site of the sacrifice (that ended up being the ram). Thank you for teaching me that.
This is my second time listening to father mike
Fr,I am so honored to to walk with you, through this Scripture, May God be magnified in our lives and grant us all that we ask if Him ,Amen
Praying for Fr. Mike & BIY 🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you Father Mike! Praying for you and everyone here 🙏
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Wow, I'm always reminded of the words of Dr Scott Hahn who I heard many years ago say the new is concealed in the old and the old is revealed in the new. Now I can truely start to see the connection beyond the old and new testaments. Second year around feels so much better.
I like this ,the old in the new .
Yes, now I understand better what Dr Scott Han said, about the OT and the NT. "The New in hidden in the Old and the Old is revealed in the New" Thanks Fr Mike for highlighting this. Thanks also to the Jeff Cavins and the every brothers and sisters in the team putting all these together. May God bless you all always. Praying for you all.
Oh what a seep meaning of the sacrifice of Isac connected with the Eternal Father n his only Begotten Son sacrificed n the word TRUST ....Abraham father of Faith. Lovely explanations. Thank u Fr. MIKE. I pray for all join this community
This Bible study is such a blessing already, and it's only Day 11!
Please pray that our children remember how important our Faith and Church is to us...may you find them all back to Jesus.
Day 11 ❤ 2025
Praying for CALIFORNIA
The reflection is sooo beautiful.
Its as though a light just shone through the passage.
The similarities between Jesus and Issac is truly intriguing.
Thank you Fr Mike and your entire team.
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I really struggled with the sacrifice of Isaac and now I’m starting to understand and connect. Thank you 🙏
Meeeeee too
The Bible in a year with you Father Mike, is one thing I need in my life right now so good, thank you, taking time to sit and listen…God Bless you ?.
❤Lord, I ask that You extend Your wondrous healing hand and give her peace, the kind of peace that no one can take away through Christ Our Lord. Amen. ❤
The insights is just mind blowing ❤
Prayers 🙏🙏🙏
You, Fr. Mike are giving us such a gift. Thank you for guiding us through the Bible and helping us to understand it. This means the world to me. God bless you.
Thank you for this . I learn a bit each day and it speaks directly to me . I pray to have the courage to hold on in faith even when I only see darkness and hopelessness. Help me find a way to escape the person who daily inflicts harm in one form or another - help me believe you Lord are not intent on my destruction. That what is hidden to others behind closed doors will be revealed. That you Lord go ahead of me and will defend and protect me . That you Lord see.
I will be praying for you
I do sometimes think that the Lord asks us to give up something that becomes superior to our love for him. I personally have had this experience and I really don't understand why. Not being a parent, I cannot fathom what Abraham thought when God asked this sacrifice of him! I do see the resemblance of what happens a couple thousand years later. Thank you father in heaven for setting the stage for us to live in harmony with you for eternity 🙏 ❤
What a revalation! Isaac. Age 33. The sacrifice. A type of Christ. Wow! In these 11 days I have learned so much, and what a blessing this is.
This is the most profound of homilies so far this year! Mind blown!
Wow, I had no idea that the mountain range was the same as Calvary. That's amazing!
I really enjoy this Bible study. I have read the entire Bible several times but there are many places that are difficult to understand. Having someone explain things is very helpful.
Thank you Fr.Mike for the Bible in a year love listening
I am listening 🎶 to the Bible for the 2nd time in a year ❤️ and blessings to everyone thank you Father
God bless you Father ,you explain things so well and having thought this story in my mind was nothing like the truth ..with love from us all on this journey ..thankyou
Father Mike, this is a blessing to me in finding your podcast in youtube! Thank you!
Abraham with his son, Isaac, go up Mount Moriah to sacrifice Isaac to the Lord, so they think. Their profound trust in God & one another allowed them to do this in perfect trust & faith. Isaac asks where is the lamb to be sacrificed? Abraham answered God would provide the lamb, but He didn’t at that time; He provided a ram. When did, or did, God provide a lamb? On the banks of the Jordan River, John the Baptist said Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Finally after almost 2000 years the lamb of sacrifice is revealed, Jesus Christ. Praise God all you peoples! God has revealed a great light & the gates of heaven are open for all who would enter.🙏❤️
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Thank you Fr Schmitz. The relation of Abraham sacrificing Isaac with crucifixion of Jesus was just amazing. I would not lie. When things are going bad in my life I feel like stop trusting him but yes i cannot leave him. Pray for me
I have been going through this journey for the last 11 days and have yet to fall into temptation until today. God I’m sorry for my actions but nevertheless I will keep pushing forward and keep on pursuing this journey 😊
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Father less you all and all people of the world.
Father Mike you have changed my life. It is a joy to be here each day.
Take care of yourself.
Thank you Father you truly are a man of God. God bless you and continue His Great works in you. I am truly enjoying my journey with you. Thank you and God bless. I will pray for you and please pray for me, that God's will be done. Amen. God
Wonderful journey through the scriptures with Fr Mike❤
God bless you abundantly Fr.🎉
Can’t tell if this is catholic or Christian im catholic my self im 20 and have struggled with drug addiction and out of work because of my back and am now turning to god to follow the path he has for me
Catholic IS Christian. Without the Catholic Church we'd have no Christianity today. 😊
I've always felt that way too about our faith. It is the original Christianity...
Thank you for giving me a better understanding. How beautiful. How much Our Lord speaks to us and shows us how much he loves us. Thank you thank you. It is a blessing to me.
Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac on Mt. Moriah is one of the most famous parts of Genesis and I think for good reason. As you explained, it sets the stage for what it means to live a spiritual life and to walk with God throughout the rest of the Bible. It also exemplifies the importance of trust.
Genesis 22 tells the story of trust. Abraham trusted that the Lord's plan was good and prepared for the sacrifice of Isaac accordingly. He trusted that Isaac would submit to the sacrifice even though Isaac could easily overpower him. He trusted that Isaac would return alive because he had faith in God. Similarly, Isaac trusted Abraham's plan in spite of his concern that they did not have a lamb for the offering. Isaac trusted that Abraham was righteous and submitted to the sacrifice. There were lots of little details in this story of trust that I had missed in the past, thank you for pointing them out. Additionally, I really appreciated the parallels to the crucifixion of Jesus. Just as Abraham gave his only beloved son Isaac, the Lord gave His only beloved son Jesus for our salvation. Like you said, God is not our enemy, He shows His love for us in so many ways.
Genesis 23 tells about the burial of Sarah, the matriarch of the Israelites. Ephron sells Abraham the cave burial site but offers to provide it for him. This shows that Abraham was respected as a righteous, God-fearing man.
Job 11 involves Job's third friend Zophar confronting Job's questions. He claims Job deserves worse and that Job should not claim to be pure or clean. Zophar lectures Job about the transcendence and sovereignty of God and claims Job should not question whether God considers the character of men (righteousness vs. wickedness). Zophar suggests Job should repent. Job 12 shows how Job is upset. He shows his complaints by sarcastically claiming his friends "are the people" of wisdom and asserting that he is familiar with their points. Job repeats his complaints from earlier about how his friends have mocked him. Job shows he recognizes God's power. As always, I find a lot of Job's responses to be very relatable. It hurts to feel that your friends are against you during an argument. It hurts even more to suspect that God is against you. However, as the story of Abraham has shown, the Lord is not our enemy. I look forward to seeing more of Job's spiritual battle.
Proverbs 2:9-15 reminds us that by seeking the Lord's Wisdom, we will be delivered from evil. I pray that as I continue with the Bible in a Year podcast that I can be delivered from evil to avoid the crooked paths of evil-doers.
Day 11 - 1/11/2022
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For a long time I thought the sacrifice of Isaac was similar to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. Now I know I got it. This was an overwhelming day that gives new meaning to the word "TRUST".
Fr. Mike God bless you because you are blessing souls. Bible study indeed. I feel like playing all the days.
I’m walking with you, though I have had to miss a day here and there. I didn’t find this until around the 7th or 8th of January. Due to circumstances with a child becoming very sick and having to come home to live I can no longer teach Sunday school or attend Bible studies at church. So this allows me to continue with a community. Prayers for health and understanding as we share learning more about ourselves, our history, and our precious loving father who will not let us fall. Amen.
Lord, Bless Father Mike and all who hear his words.
Thank you Fr Mike for enlightenin g our hearts and mind to the word of God 💕🎉😊
I have never made this connection before...thank you so much for this...learning so much everyday
I am going through the BIAY for the second time, this helped me so much in my reversion/conversion to the faith! Thank you Fr. Mike and all of Ascension, such a blessing!
Amen❣️ Praise be to God Almighty 🙏🏻
Thank you Fr. Mike. And yes, it is a Blessing. God Bless us all.
Love being a part of this community! Praying for you all.
Wow this was good! Prayers Fr. Mike and everyone 🙏🏻✝️
Father Mike, I’m so glad that I can listen to BIY in 2025, as I didn’t finish last year, Thank you for the UA-cam post much appreciated,will keep you in prayer everyday….Amen.
Father let thy will br done in my life amen
I too struggled with the sacrifice of Isaac. I thought it was God testing Abraham’s loyalty and faith. Hearing the explanation and the connection between Isaac and Jesus shines so much light on situation. Just beautiful!
That’s why it’s important to understand that God’s ways are different than ours and even though it doesn’t make sense, we can trust that his plans for us are good.
Bless the Lord.
Thank you Father Mike. This is my third time listening to the Bible readings. And must say each time i am learning something new. As for instance today that Isaac was thirty or thirty three years old. The same age of Jesus. Wow!
I really want to understand the Bible. Thank you father Mike! I have faith but I want knowledge to bridge it all together.
That's an amazing revelation of Isaac and Abraham. I love my Bible time ,being so close to the word of God and strengthened in his word. Thank you father Mike and God bless all this community. I pray for a unshakable trust in Our Father God.
God's blessing to you Fr Mike and all following this Bible in a Year journey.
This resonated with me in more way you can ever know Fr. Mike. Thank you!
FR., reading the Bible today in 2324. It’s like seeing it when it comes to what’s going on in Jerusalem and Israel and Gaza how hard it must’ve been at that time in Abraham and Isaac and Sarah all of their lives and their children and going back a bit Moses and splitting it or separating the water, how trust had to be the people in these countries are crying for trust are crying for help from the Lord let us all pray for them. They are our sisters and brothers.😢