Episodes
![Why do doubts rise in your minds?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1267882/me_q26vdp_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Why do doubts rise in your minds?
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
The resurrection of Jesus is more than the rational mind can accept. Even as he stood among his disciples in the evening after He arose, they were "troubled" and had "doubts". The rational mind can only take us so far. Faith is not irrational either; it is "trans-rational". (NOTE: I apologize for the audio quality. I've had trouble in recent weeks with my recording device, which is why I haven't published a sermon since March 23. I'll keep at it. Thanks for listening!)
![Will You Give Me a Drink?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/thristy_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Will You Give Me a Drink?
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Jesus began a life-transforming conversation with a simple, everyday kind of question. Having a spiritual conversation doesn't need to be frightening or intimidating. Everyone is thirsty for truth.
![What is written in the Law? How do you read it?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/lens_of_lovebgamp_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
What is written in the Law? How do you read it?
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
What led to Jesus first telling the Good Samaritan parable? It was a law "expert" who needed to be reminded that knowing the rules in the mind is not the same as living them out from the heart. Love for the "other" is not a side point to the law, it is the point.
![Do You See This Woman](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/see_womanbrdvz_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Do You See This Woman
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Do we really "see" people, or just see people as a problem? A Pharisee invited Jesus over for dinner and an unwanted guest showed up. The host saw her as a problem to be avoided, Jesus saw her as a person who was both loved and forgiven.
![Why are you so afraid?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/storm_at_sea6wk6c_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Why are you so afraid?
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Our fears can block our faith and hamper our ability to see that God is ready to help quiet the storms in our lives. Two stormy adventures on the Sea of Galilee reveal how the faith of The 12 was growing, though quickly lost when they focused on the storm instead of the One who can calm the storm.
![Who do YOU say Jesus is ?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/hermon_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Who do YOU say Jesus is ?
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Who is Jesus? Who do you say that He is? Even though Peter boldly answered that very question on behalf of the 12, their idea of what the Messiah's purpose would be was not what Jesus had in mind. It's not about gaining power, but about denying self. It's about winning, but about losing life to find it.
![Changing the Mess Handed to You](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/change_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Changing the Mess Handed to You
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Sometimes we have to clean up from our own failures, and sometimes we have clean up the mess created by others. A young king named Josiah had to lead his nation to reform after the deep damage done by his own father and grandfather, who reigned before him. Like Hezekiah, he acted acted decisively, humbly, prayerfully, and led his people back to their God.
![Leading with the heart of God - Hezekiah](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/Hezekiah_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Leading with the heart of God - Hezekiah
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
With the very survival of his nation and his people at risk, Hezekiah turned first to God. He restored worship, he welcomed the lost, he put the heart ahead of the rules, he instilled courage, and he prayed for and with others when it mattered most.
![What Good Leaders Do](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/godly_leader92gy1_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jan 26, 2024
What Good Leaders Do
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Godly leaders believe in educating people, but are also ready to listen & learn more; they pray when trouble comes, but they don't wait for trouble to start praying; they delegate responsibilities, but still personally carry out what's most important in a responsible manner; they use their authority to encourage worship, but humble themselves before the greatest authority. This is all true of a king named Jehoshaphat. (1 Chronicles 17-20)
![Maintaining the Peace](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog1267882/Presentation1_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Maintaining the Peace
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Keeping the peace is one of the main tasks of a king, a teacher, a boss, a parent, and anyone else who holds a position of leadership. In 2 Chronicles there is a king named Asa who gave us a good example of how to manage and keep the peace.