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Jesus Crosses Borders

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Jesus Crosses Borders    Scripture Reading: John 4:4-10 The passage we heard today from the Gospel of John is a familiar one. I have preached on this story before. It tells about a woman whom Jesus met near a well while he was traveling from Judea to Galilee. If you look at the bulletin, you will see that I included a map on the front so you can better understand the geography of what we are discussing.                    There are two routes shown on that map. The green path is the straight route from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north. Between these two regions was Samaria. However, most Jews from Judea did not travel through Samaria when they wanted to go to Galilee. T...
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The Bible Series 3 - How to Read the Bible

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   The Bible Series 3- How to Read it?     In Luke 10:21–28 , we read about a teacher of the law who approached Jesus with a question. Instead of giving a direct answer, Jesus responded with another question: “What is written in the Law ? How do you read it?” Those words are powerful. Jesus wasn’t just asking about knowledge—He was pointing to understanding. It’s not enough to know what is written; we must also learn how to read it. Too often, the problem is not what is written, but how we understand and apply it. Think about it. Many people struggle with math problems not because they are difficult, but because they misunderstand the wording. For example: Jayce has 24 marbles , which is eigh...

The Bible Series 2 - Can we trust the Bible?

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   The Bible Series 2- Can we Trust it?     "For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." (2 Peter 1:16) This is the second in a series of sermons about the scripture—the Bible. We started a couple of Sundays ago talking about the infallibility of the Bible. And today, we are talking about whether it's something that we can trust with our lives. We read the scripture today from Second Peter Chapter 1, and Peter talks about the word of God given to us, and not just a story or fable. Peter is talking about the scripture as something trustworthy because they were eyewitnesses of what th...

The Bible Series 1 - Scripture as Word of God

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   Bible Series 1 - Word of GOd    “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” ( Luke 24:32 )  "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness". ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ) We will be looking at the history, authenticity and the divinity of the the Bible in the next few weeks. Today we celebrate the Reformation Sunday , the last Sunday in October. This Sunday, we use as an  opportunity to remember particularly what the non-Catholic churches do to celebrate the history of Martin Luther and the day that he nailed that 95 theses on the door at Wittenberg ...

A Foretaste of Glory Divine

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  A Foretaste of Glory Divine    Scripture Reading: Matthew 17:1-9  The story of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ is described in all the Synoptic Gospels. The first three Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—are called the Synoptic Gospels because they share similar perspectives and timelines of Jesus’ ministry. The Gospel of John is different. When you read John’s Gospel, you notice that it does not follow the same timeline. Instead, it presents a deeper theological picture, focusing more on who Jesus is rather than simply what Jesus did. The Transfiguration is a foretaste of the glory of the resurrection. As you heard in today’s reading, while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed the disciples not to tel...