Andy Talks

In our Friday Rooted in Christ podcast, we take a moment to look what the year of Jubilee would have been for the Jewish people.  This year was a year to return things back to the original tribes; it was a time to release the captive. This is done to remind all of us that all things, all things are a gift of God's grace to us.  Let's always remember where our strength and life comes from.

In our Thursday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World in Front of the Text for Luke 4: 16-21. This is Jesus first sermon. As a preacher, you want your first sermon to lay out for your people who you are and what you believe.  Today, we see that Jesus' first sermon may not go a path we expect.  What does this mean for us today in our lives?

In our Wednesday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World of the Text for Luke 4: 16-21.  Jesus is quoting from Isaiah in this passage, but what does these words mean?  When we look deeper, we see that each of the proclamations that Jesus makes has a deeper meaning for us today.

In our Tuesday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World Behind the Text of Luke 4: 16-21.  We look at what is happening behind the scenes of this passage, what the synagogue would have been like and what the people would have been expecting when Jesus sat down to teach.

In our Rooted in Christ podcast, this week we are looking at Luke 4: 16-21.  Today we will look at what prophecies mean.  We see Jesus quoting Isaiah in this passage, but what was the role of prophet in relation to Jesus?  What role to prophecies and the Old Testament play in his life and ministry?

In our Traditional sermon from December 13, 2020 Andy continues looking at the words to "O Holy Night."  In this we are told that His Law is love.  We see today Jesus' greatest commandment.  What would it look like if we were legalistic about keeping this command? 

Today as we finish looking at John 13: 31-35, we see Jesus tell us that we are to love one another as He loved us. This is how the world will know that we are His disciples. What does it mean to be a disciple?  What does the path of discipleship look like for us a Christians?  What does love have to do with it? 

In our Wednesday Bible study for December 9, 2020, we look in depth at each of the four Gospels and the Christmas Stories as presented within in each one. How does each Gospel show us something a little different about the birth of our Savior?  You may be surprised by what we find. 

Today in our reflection we look at the world in front of the text of John 13: 31-35.  What does this passage mean for us today?  What does it mean for us to love?  Who is it we should love?  What should our love look like?  

Today we look deeper at the world of the text of this John 13:31-35. What is happening here on the paper?  What is Jesus actually saying to us in this passage when he talks about love?  Love in the biblical sense looks very different than our modern version of emotion.