"True love, true loyalty requires the giving of a gift that is desired by the recipient, not simply a gift the giver desires to give."

Preached originally on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

"On what do you fix your eyes?"

Preached originally on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

You and I were born under the jurisdiction of fallen angels, but Christ has redeemed us and adopted us into the household of God.

Preached originally on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

"God's judgment on a body of believers depends a great deal on how they receive those God has sent and on how they receive those God has not sent."

Preached originally on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

Rev. Joe Baldinger joins J. Thomas for Genesis's brief sojourn into the family dynamics of Judah, Jacob's fourth born son.

"The lens through which we must read Jesus is a lens of humility and self-abasement."

Preached originally on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

"If we are to be free not only from the idol of fear but from those who seek to wield its power over us, we must learn from Paul what Paul learned from Jesus."

Preached originally on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

"God warns us that to seek knowledge randomly or haphazardly without hokmah or binah leads to death."

Preached originally on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.

Rev. Joe Baldinger joins J. Thomas for this discussion of the initial conflicts between Jacob's children.

"The Scriptures teach us that structure and law actually creates life by curtailing freedom."

Preached originally on Sunday, August, 9, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.