Andy Talks

Jesus prays for us today. We have seen prayers for the disciples who were there with Him, but today, He is praying for me and for you. He is praying for the church of this moment. Of all the things that He can pray for, what does He choose? Unity. He prays that we may be one. That we may be one as He and the Father are one. Unity matters to Jesus. As Christians, and particularly those of us who are Protestants, we often don’t think that way. But we see here today that unity matters to Jesus. So, unity should matter to us as well.

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Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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Today, we see Jesus continue His prayer for the church. He asks the Father not to take us out of the world but to keep us safe in it. Often in our lives, our growth doesn’t come from easy times but from hard times. God’s desire for us is not that we are happy, but God’s desire for us is that we are holy. We see Him pray for our sanctification or our holiness. But let’s remember that holiness is not morality. Morality leads to legalism: I’m good, you’re bad. Holiness is God’s love, being shed abroad in our hearts so that we perfectly love God and neighbor.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017%3A%206-19&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

John 17:3 is one of my favorite passages. It tells us what heaven is. Eternal life is this: knowing God and His Son, Jesus Christ, who He sent. That’s what it is. This is a future thing, yes, but it’s also a now thing.  A professor called this a not but not yet thing. We experience foretastes of heaven but not the fullness. One day, we’ll know the fullness, but not yet. So, today, in this moment, you can know eternal life.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017%3A%201-5&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

Jesus today makes us a promise. We will have trouble. He tells us that. But He also tells us to take heart because He has overcome this world. He has overcome all things: sin, death, tragedy, pain, hurt, loss, all of it. That’s not to say that these things aren’t real or that they won’t bring us to tears. But He promises this: those tears will turn into joy. He is overcome. Today, take that absurd, outrageous, abundant, overwhelming, amazing hope with you into every room you are in!

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2016%3A%2016-33&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

Jesus says the Spirit will come from the Father and reveal what He has said. Any knowledge you have, from prayer, Scripture, reading, fasting, or any of the means of grace, comes from the Father, through the Son, or by the Spirit.  Everything, everything we know, is an act of the Holy Trinity. Jesus said that this will come in a time of grief, and that is often the way that it is; it is in those times of pain that is when we can most know truth. Today, listen to the Spirit. Sek the Spirit. Walk with the Spirit. For the Spirit will point us to all truth.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

In our Traditional message from November 10, 2024, Andy looks at Mark 12: 38-44. We see that the widow gives sacrificially. While this is hard, giving, sacrificing, and following Jesus, is always a challenge. But it is always where life is found. 

Jesus tells His followers today that He was hated. We take some time this morning to look at what He is talking about in the original context. He is talking about how the religious leaders hated Him, and they will hate the disciples. But He is also talking about us. Following Jesus is always hard. Following the leading of the Spirit is always a challenge. Folks may not like it. They may judge us. They may even hate us. But we know that Jesus is always with us, no matter what. Following Him is hard, yes. But it is also the way to life.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015%3A%2018-25&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

We see that Jesus is the source of our life. He is the vine; we are branches. Our life flows from Him. Apart from Jesus, we can’t do anything at all. He is our life. When we remain in Him, we have life, and we bear fruit. What is that fruit? When we keep His commands, we love. That is the command that He has for us. Love. When we remain in the vine, that is the fruit we will bear.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015%3A%201-17&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

We are told today that Jesus has not left us orphaned. He is with us. He has given us Himself through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He has given us an advocate and a comforter. We are never alone. If we are Christian, we have the Spirit because we can only be Christian through the Spirit. Today, let’s not pray for God’s presence because we know He is with us. Let’s pray for an awareness of that presence.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A%2015-31&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

We resume our time in John 14 this morning by looking at one of the most powerful of all of Jesus’ statements. He is the way, the truth, and life. No one comes to the Father but through Him. What does this mean? What does this mean for our salvation and for our works? Jesus is life. He is the way. He is the truth.  These verses should be at the heart of our faith, our doctrine, and how we are as Christians.

Shameless plug: here’s a link to Method(ist) to the Madness, our new, hopefully entertaining podcast about church history. - https://methodisttothemadness.buzzsprout.com/

Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.

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You can read today’s passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A%205-14&version=NIV

You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/