Moving Forward - Weekly Lectionary Podcast

Proverbs 31:10-31; James 3:13-4:3 & Mark 9:30-37 - we all know "haste makes waste," right? But we don't always live it, and frequently wait until it's too late to prepare for challenges that come our way. Here's a little insight from across the Bible urging us to wisely prepare for what might be headed our way. HINT: Loving and taking care of people will be involved....

James 3: 1-12 & Mark 8:27-38 - Everybody knows that what we say matters, and that our words have consequences, right? Well, maybe not everybody... but still, Jesus and his brother James want us all to know that what we say is important, and shapes our life and community.

Mark 7:24-37 - When a Syrophonenician woman impacts Jesus' ministry...

James 1:17-27 & Mark 7:1-23

1 Kings 8:22-30 [31-40] & John 6:56-69

When times get tough, the tough (and everyone else) ask, "Umm, is this really necessary?" And if it isn't we leave, right? But, what happens when, like Richard Gere in an Officer and a Gentleman, we've got no place else to go? This week in the podcast, we talk about what it's like when you're already the only place for you.

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & John 6:51-58 Do you ever feel like you don't really "get" what the Bible is saying? Well, you're in excellent company! This week, we're talking about folks who do - and don't - really get what God is trying to say.

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 & John 6:35, 41-51

Recognizing God's anointed leaders, and their responses to challenges

2 Samuel 1126-12:13a & John 6:24-35

David's got an appetite for sex. The crowd has an appetite for bread and a military leader. God say, "Hold on, that's not right!"

2 Samuel 11:1-15 & John 6:1-21 When you know the right thing, go the right way!

2 Sam 7:1-14; Psalm 89:20-37 & Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 We just have a bunch of times when God says, "hey, settle down there, partner! Don't overdo it!"