Andy Talks

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today we have a brief reflection on 1 Chronicles 16:34 and some homework.  Give thanks to the Lord!  He is good and His love endures forever.  This is your homework.  Name, out loud, what and who you are thankful for.  And if you can, contact that person and tell them that you are thankful for them! 

Today as we look at Hosea 14: 1-9, we look at the world in front of the text.  What does this prayer of confession for the Jewish people, at this moment in their life mean to us? What can we learn about where our hope and life come from? How can this change how we live? 

Today we look closer at Hosea 14.  We find that this passage is a prayer of confession to God for the sins of the people. What sins have they committed?  How have they turned from God?  What can this show us about our own lives?  

This  week we are going to be looking at Hosea 14:1-9.  Today we look at the world behind the text.  Hosea's story is an interesting one, a beautiful story of grace, mercy, and love.  Today we look at what's happening behind the scenes.  

In our Traditional Sermon from November 22, 2020, Andy shares from Matthew 25: 31-46.  In this passage we look at what it is like for Jesus to be King.  We learn to encounter Jesus under the mask of poverty, need and humanity.  May serve Jesus and commune with Jesus.  

Today as we finish our look at Matthew 25: 31-46, we ask ourselves this question.  What can we do? What can we do to help?  How can each of us, in our own lives and in our own ways, work to care for the least among us? We've been given so much.  How can we help? 

In our weekly Bible Study from Eight Life Enriching Practices of United Methodists, we look at the practices of serving our neighbor.  How can we serve our neighbor as we serve Christ?  And what can this service do both for them, and for our faith. 

Here are some helpful ways that you can serve: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kwlb-Fkkv8x19O5aVyFPYDaVdGI_B0azzmQUBgjJhvc/edit?usp=sharing

Today as we look at Matthew 25: 31-46, we look at the World in Front of the Text. What does this passage mean for us?  What does it look like for us to live as though Christ is King?  How should this cause us to change how we live our lives and how we treat the poor and the frail among us? 

Today in our reflections, we look at the World of the Text of Matthew 25: 31-46.  What is happening on the actual page in front of us. We talk about sheep and goats, about hospitality and loving others and about how if we talk this passage seriously, how we treat the poor will have some effect upon our eternity.  

Today we look deeper at Matthew 25: 31-46.  Today we look at the world behind the text.  What is happening in the greater context of this passage. What do the stories all around this passage show us about faith and accountability?