Just Us with DRJ

In this month's episode we look at John 4-6. We learn more about Jesus' early ministry, seeing how he connected with people, and witness His next two signs (miracles), the healing of the paralyzed man and the feeding of the 5,000. In addition to meeting a Samaritan woman, a royal official and a host of followers, Jesus found some enemies without and within.

got water? got bread? got JESUS?

Welcome to Just Us with DRJ Season 2!! We begin with the first three chapters of the Gospel According to John, where we are introduced to Jesus by the one who prepared the way for Him. Jesus, the Word of God, begins his ministry, performs his first miracle (sign), flips some tables and is questioned by the Pharisees. Will this son of a carpenter from Nazareth amount to anything?

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Season 2 will focus on the writings of the Apostle John. This preface to the Gospel According to John serves as a trailer of sorts to what to expect in the first episode of the new season and the rest of Season 2.

This is a trailer for the first season of Just Us with DRJ that just wrapped in January 2026 with special shout-out to Kayquarii Studios and Bro. Julian Davis Reid for helping bring this to FRUIT-tion!!

Welcome to Just Us with DRJ's inaugural episode, which was recorded BEFORE the inauguration in 2025, but looks ahead to the roughness that Donald F. Trump's second presidency is likely to bring to the United States of America. Even more worrisome is the fact that many who name the name of Christ find nothing wrong with electing such a man to office. Spending time in God's Word will allow us to see and know His heart so that our thoughts, actions and votes reflect His character and we can look more like the God who sees us.

So very thankful to be joined by my first remote guest, Rev. Dr. James Bailey, the pastor of St. Stephen A.M.E. Church and a dear friend. This episode is also meaningful because it is the final episode of the first season of Just Us. We have a conversation about the final fruit of the Spirit, FAITH, the one without which it is impossible to please God. We pray that you will find a Word to uplift our downcast condition and provide a blessing when our situation makes us want to curse.

We think on Hebrews 11, take one more look at Jeremiah 8 and share a few other passages to help us make it through even when our eyes tell us that we cannot.

Just like puberty, the time when young people undergo hormonal changes that lead to physical growth, Christian growth can be awkward. The process of Christian growth is usually not linear and our progress often in question due to failures and missteps. This week's lesson demonstrates that Jesus knows our nature and offers opportunity for restoration, even (or especially) when we fall.

Disciple Peter picked a peck of imperfect people despite his own personal imperfections and ALL have access to the Prince of Peace who provides the proprietary path to PERFECTION!!!

This week's lesson is entitled, "Prayer". As we often say in black churches, it is ALWAYS time for prayer, and as our situation in this nation becomes increasingly dire, it is certainly no less true. We look at Scripture passages from Genesis, Luke and 1 John to inform our view of approaching God in prayer.

How do YOU approach our omnipotent God, with boldness, overconfidence, humility or some combination of those qualities?

If we learned anything about sin from the previous lesson, it is that we are in need of forgiveness. This week's lesson, "Repentance and Faith", helps us figure out what is necessary to get there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The first lesson of this new year is entitled "Sin". The focus Scriptures come from 1 John. We are reminded that those of us who are of God should look like God -- that is, we should be children of light and not darkness, truth and not falsehood knowing that to be anything else lives a life unworthy of Christ's sacrifice to bring us closer to God.

May this new year bring us ever closer to God as we try to look more like our Father.