Five More Minutes with Pastor Scott Christian Hughes

Epizodes

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  How You Stand Matters 16.09.2026 8min

  📖 WISDOM WEDNESDAY — HOW YOU STAND MATTERS How do you stand for what you believe without becoming combative about it? Yesterday, Daniel showed us the importance of settling Who we belong to before the pressure comes. But today, notice what happens next. Daniel 1:8 says that after Daniel made up his mind not to defile himself: “…he sought permission from the commander of the officials…” Daniel's conviction was firm. But the way he carried that conviction was filled with wisdom and res...
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  Make up Your Mind 15.09.2026 8min

  📖 TRUTH TUESDAY — MAKE UP YOUR MIND Yesterday we talked about Enoch and this simple description of his life: “Enoch walked with God.” He showed us that we can live among people without letting their direction determine ours. But that leaves an important question: How? How do we keep walking with God when the people around us are walking another direction? Daniel gives us a powerful example. Daniel had been taken from Jerusalem into Babylon. His home changed. His surroundings changed. Hi...
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  Who Are You Walking With 14.09.2026 8min

  📖 MOTIVATION MONDAY — WHO ARE YOU WALKING WITH? Genesis gives us only a few verses about a man named Enoch, but twice it gives us this remarkable description: “Enoch walked with God…” — Genesis 5:24 What makes that even more significant is the world Enoch was living in. He wasn't walking with God in Eden. Sin had entered the world, and humanity was moving farther and farther away from God. And yet— Enoch walked with God in a world increasingly moving away from God. Maybe you need tha...
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  Now What? 11.09.2026 9min

  📖 FAITHFUL FRIDAY — NOW WHAT? Earlier this week, we met Naaman in 2 Kings 5. He began with: “I thought…” Then he obeyed: “according to the word of the man of God.” And after God healed him, Naaman returned to Elisha and said: “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel…” — 2 Kings 5:15 But that raises an important question: What do you do with what you now know? Naaman was about to go home—to the same country, the same responsibilities, and the same complica...
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  Fully Known 10.09.2026 7min

  📖 THANKFUL THURSDAY — FULLY KNOWN Here’s something I’m thankful for today: God knows me. Psalm 139 begins with David saying: “O LORD, You have searched me and known me.” — Psalm 139:1 God knows when we sit down and when we rise. He knows our thoughts. He knows our paths. David says He is “intimately acquainted with all my ways.” God doesn’t merely know about you. God knows you. And David’s response is beautiful: “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me…” — Psalm 139:6 But the...
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  Don't Mistake Quiet for Absent 09.09.2026 9min

  📖 WISDOM WEDNESDAY — DON’T MISTAKE QUIET FOR ABSENT One chapter can make quite a difference. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah watched God answer by fire. “Then the fire of the LORD fell…” — 1 Kings 18:38 It was dramatic. Unmistakable. God was in the fire. But turn one chapter. Elijah is now exhausted, afraid, and discouraged. At Horeb, a powerful wind comes. Then an earthquake. Then fire. But 1 Kings 19:12 says: “…the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.” ...
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  I Thought 08.09.2026 9min

  📖 TRUTH TUESDAY — “I THOUGHT…” Have you ever looked at something happening in your life and thought: “Well…that’s not how I thought this was going to go.” Naaman certainly did. He came to Elisha believing God could heal his leprosy. But when Elisha told him to wash seven times in the Jordan River, Naaman became angry. Why? Because Naaman didn’t just have a request. He had a script. In 2 Kings 5:11, Naaman actually says: “Behold, I thought…” He had already imagined how God ought...
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  Work Wasn't The Curse 07.09.2026 9min

  🇺🇸 MOTIVATION MONDAY — WORK WASN’T THE CURSE Happy Labor Day, friends! We celebrate Labor Day by…trying our best not to labor. 😂 But here’s something interesting: if you think work entered the world because of sin, you’re one chapter too late. 📖 Genesis 2:15 tells us that before the Fall, before the curse, and before there were any thorns or thistles, God placed Adam in the garden “to cultivate it and keep it.” Work wasn’t the curse. The curse made work painful. God created us with purpose—to...
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  He Goes Ahead 04.09.2026 7min

  📖 Faithful Friday — He Goes Ahead We were in John 10 just last week, but I came back to the passage and noticed another little phrase I had walked right past. Jesus says of the shepherd: “…he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.” — John 10:4 Don't miss those words: “He goes ahead of them.” The Shepherd doesn't stand behind the sheep shouting directions. He leads from the front. And maybe you need that reminder today. You may not know what next ...
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  Rest A While 03.09.2026 7min

  📖 Thankful Thursday — Rest a While Sometimes you're tired because you've made poor choices. But sometimes... you're tired because you've been faithfully doing a lot of good things. In Mark 6, the disciples returned to Jesus after He had sent them out to minister. They had been serving, helping people, and doing exactly what Jesus had called them to do. And in verse 31, Jesus looked at these tired disciples and said: “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” Jesu...
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  Tell What Jesus Has Done 02.09.2026 9min

  📖 Wisdom Wednesday — Tell What Jesus Has Done Have you ever thought: “I'd talk about Jesus more if I just knew more?” In Mark 5, Jesus completely transforms the life of a man who had been living among the tombs under terrible demonic oppression. By verse 15, the man who had been tormented is: “sitting down, clothed and in his right mind.” Jesus had changed everything. But here's what amazes me. This man hadn't studied theology. He hadn't spent years following Jesus. He had known Jesu...
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  But First 01.09.2026 8min

  📖 Truth Tuesday — But First... Have you ever noticed how easy it is to intend to obey God... later? In Luke 9, Jesus encounters three people who talk about following Him. One says: “I will follow You, Lord; but first...” — Luke 9:61 Those two words are worth noticing: “But first...” None of these people simply says, “No, I won't follow.” The problem is that following Jesus keeps getting pushed behind something else. And we can do the same thing. I'll forgive...later. I'll deal ...
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  Open Hands 31.08.2026 9min

  📖 Motivation Monday — Open Hands The rich young ruler ran to Jesus. He knelt before Jesus. He asked Jesus about eternal life. And then Mark gives us a detail I don't want us to miss: “Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him...” — Mark 10:21 Jesus loved him. And because Jesus loved him, He challenged the very thing that had captured his heart. 💭 Today's Truth Jesus loves us too much to leave unchallenged the things that keep us from following Him wholeheartedly. For this...
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  Stay Close 28.08.2026 9min

  📖 Faithful Friday — Stay Close Have you ever been perfectly content with the life God has given you... until you started looking at somebody else’s? Peter did something remarkably similar. In John 21, Jesus has restored Peter after his failure. He gives Peter his assignment and says: “Follow Me!” And almost immediately Peter looks at John and asks: “Lord, and what about this man?” Peter! Really??? Jesus’ answer is wonderfully direct: “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to...
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  He Knows His Own 27.08.2026 8min

  📖 Thankful Thursday — He Knows His Own There is something wonderfully comforting in the words of Jesus: “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me.”— John 10:14 “I know My own.” Maybe it’s because I’ve watched Finding Nemo too many times, but I couldn’t help thinking about those seagulls: “Mine! Mine! Mine!” 😂 Obviously, that’s not quite the picture Jesus had in mind! But there really is something precious about those words: “My own.” If you belong to Jesus, you ar...
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  Whatever He Says 26.08.2026 10min

  📖 Wisdom Wednesday — Whatever He Says Sometimes we make following Jesus more complicated than it needs to be. We want to know: What’s the whole plan? Where is this going? What happens after this? How is God going to work everything out? But at the wedding in Cana, Mary gives the servants remarkably simple instructions: “Whatever He says to you, do it.” — John 2:5 There was a problem. The wine had run out. Mary brought the need to Jesus... and left the solution with Jesus. Then Jesus tol...
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  When You Have Questions 25.08.2026 9min

  📖 Truth Tuesday — When You Have Questions Can you genuinely believe in Jesus... and still have questions? John the Baptist did. This is the man who pointed to Jesus and declared: “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”— John 1:29 But in Matthew 11, John is sitting in prison. He had faithfully obeyed God. He had boldly spoken the truth. And now, while hearing about the incredible things Jesus was doing for others, John sends this question: “Are You the Expect...
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  When God Seems Late 24.08.2026 9min

  📖 Motivation Monday — When God Seems Late Have you ever prayed about something and wondered... Why hasn't God done something yet? Not because you doubt that He can. Sometimes that's what makes the waiting so difficult. You know He can. In John 11, Mary and Martha send word to Jesus that their brother Lazarus is sick. And then John tells us something remarkable: Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus... so He stayed where He was two more days. He loved them. And He waited. That chal...
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  Dig the Ditch 21.08.2026 9min

  📖 Faithful Friday — Dig the Ditch What do you do when you're trying to be faithful...but you can't see any results? In 2 Kings 3, three armies found themselves in a dry valley with no water. They needed God to do something they couldn't do for themselves. And God's instruction through Elisha was surprising: “Make this valley full of trenches.” In other words... Dig ditches. Then God promised: “You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water...” ...
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  Don;t Forget the Loaves 20.08.2026 8min

  📖 Thankful Thursday — Don’t Forget the Loaves Have you ever faced a new problem and suddenly forgotten all the ways God has been faithful before? The disciples did. In Mark 8, they get into a boat with Jesus and realize they've forgotten to bring enough bread. They have one loaf. And they start worrying about it. There's just one problem... These are the same disciples who recently watched Jesus feed thousands of people—twice! So Jesus begins asking them questions. How many baskets were...