Andy Talks

In our Traditional message from November 12, 2023, Andy shares with us from James 1: 2-4.  We will have suffering. We will have a crisis of faith. But through these things and by God's grace, we are drawn closer to God and each other. We become who God is making us to be, as our trials help make our faith whole.       

Paul sets off to sail for Rome, and he sees early on that the trip will have troubles. Things will not go well, including the potential loss of life. And no one listens. What do we do, when we see those we love make bad choices?  What are we to do? We know that God is at work in all things, even pain and consequences. So, we pray, trusting in God to teach, protect, and guide. We trust in God, even when we see that the road ahead will be hard. 

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Agrippa asks Paul if he is trying to make Agrippa a Christian. Paul says yes, on God’s timeline. Conversion, that’s is not up to us. Salvation, that’s in God’s hands. Our job is to be faithful, to preach, teach, and invite. But we don’t save people. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. So, today, be faithful, no matter where you find yourself. Pray for others. Pray for the Spirit to move.  Our job is to be faithful. The rest is up to God.

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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Jesus asks Paul why does he kick against the goads.  We’ll talk about what this phrase means today. The goads were things the Romans used to keep animals and people walking on the right path.  They kept them on the road. It hurt to step on one.  There is this image today of Paul kicking against it. How often in our lives do we kick against the path God is leading us on? This only causes us needless and useless pain.  Today, we talk a little more about this concept.

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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When you read the Gospel and Acts, you see “King Herod” mentioned a lot.  Herod the Great, Herod Antipas.  Agrippa. Agrippa again. Who were these kings? How were they related? What did they do?  Who was really in charge? Today we are going to take a few minutes and look at who these kings were. What was their role? What did they do?  Join us as we learn about all the Herods in the Bible.

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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There is much conflict in this passage today. Festus doesn’t see anything worthy of charges against Paul.  Yet to turn him loose would bring conflict with the religious leaders.  So, here he is, stuck. Sometimes we feel like that, don’t we?  We are in conflict often. Sometimes, the only way forward is a choice that we may not want to make. Sometimes, there is no way forward, and we just have to trust. Today, if you are in conflict, take the steps that can bring peace.  And if there are no steps, trust that God is with you, in the middle of the conflict

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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In our All Saints Sunday sermon from our Traditional service, Andy shares with us from 1 John 3: 1-3. We have hope, but we don't always have certainty. But we have can have hope because hope is a person.  And that person is Jesus!

Paul preaches to Felix about the Christian life. And Felix has this reaction. He’s afraid!  He’s scared of all this means and what this may look like. It reminds me of the quote about Aslan from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  Is he (Aslan, the Christ figure) safe?  No, but he is good.  Jesus is not always safe. He may scare us and call us into the things that frighten us. But we can be assured of this fact, this truth. He is always, always, always good.  We know that. He is always good.

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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Paul argues today about the power of the resurrection.  Jesus is raised.  The resurrection is real, and it changes everything.  Jesus Christ has overcome even death.  And if Jesus has overcome even death, then what do we have to be afraid of?  If a death has been defeated, then nothing in life or death can come against us.  We have nothing to fear.  Do not live a life of fear!

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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Sometimes, we can get so comfortable in our lives that we don't want to, for we may even forget how to follow Jesus.  Today we see the religious leaders; they didn't like Jesus disrupting things.  He was messing with the way things always were.  He was calling them out of their comfort and on to being faithful.  That's hard.  We may not always want to do it.  But let us never mistake being comfortable for being alive.  Jesus calls us to faithfulness.  Not to comfort. 

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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Read our passage here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+23%3A23-24%3A9&version=NRSVUE

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