Seeing People
What could be the consequences of our learning to see people the way Jesus sees them?
Jan 03, 2023
Pursuing Jesus
Messages preached at First United Methodist Church, Pittsburg, Texas. Most are by Dr. Richard Heyduck.
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Episodes
Being Human
An investigation into the Christian view of what it means to be human
Jan 03, 2023
The Big Story
There's a "big story," a large narrative, that connects the Bible from beginning to end. God invites us to be willing and active participants in this story.
Jan 03, 2023
The Scripture Way of Salvation
John Wesley found prevenient, justifying, and sanctifying grace in his sermon on Ephesians 2. The Methodist tradition has followed him on this. That understanding of grace reflects what we see in scripture, but is not the full picture of what we see there. Attention to the whole of Ephesians 2 shows us the communal dimensions of grace as well.
Jan 02, 2023
The Key to the Community
The Samaritan woman Jesus talks with at a well proves to be the key to reaching her community. Who might be the key to reaching our community?
Jan 02, 2023
When God Volunteers Us
In Acts 9 we see God calling Ananias and giving him an important task - without consulting him at all. Sometimes God volunteers us without consulting us.
Jan 02, 2023
Discerning God's Work
In Acts 9 we find some clues to how we can discern God's work in our lives and in the world.
Jan 02, 2023
The Road to Texarkana
Paul ran into Jesus on the Road to Damascus. From his experience we can learn to tell our own stories of running into Jesus.
Jan 02, 2023
The Mark of a Healthy Church
If we listen to Jesus (and the rest of the New Testament), we can see that love is an indispensable marker of a healthy church. I John 4:7-21 is the core text
Jun 20, 2022
Change is Hard
In John 3 some people come to provoke John the Baptist to play the comparison game with Jesus. John's response? "He must become greater, I must become less." How can we learn from John to find the peace that comes from not playing the comparison game?
Jun 13, 2022
Waiting on the Spirit
In Acts 1:1-8 Jesus says to WAIT on the "promised Holy Spirit."
Jun 13, 2022
Living Like Jesus Reigns
The New Testament teaches that Jesus is crucified, risen, ascended, and reigning at the Father's side. But when we look at the world is sure doesn't look like he's in charge. What can we make of that contrast?
Jun 13, 2022
When People Are Wrong
Jesus and Paul give us examples of what to do when people are wrong.
May 24, 2022
It Is Finished
Jesus's finished work on the cross is sufficient for us. He invites us to live out of that finished work.
May 24, 2022
Bold Women
We see bold women who fear God and save lives in Exodus 1 & 2
May 24, 2022
The Two Ways
In Matthew 7 Jesus sets up some comparative binaries: Wide way, narrow way; false prophets, true prophets; false disciples, true disciples; wise and foolish people.
May 24, 2022
Death Defeated
The women went to Jesus' tomb early that Sunday. They knew Jesus had died, an obviously failed Messiah, but wanted to honor him by completing the burial customs for him. They found something they didn't expect. (Note: Recording missed first minute or two of message)
May 24, 2022
Jesus the Prophet Enters Jerusalem
Those who welcome Jesus into Jerusalem, welcome him as a prophet. But he was more than a prophet.
May 24, 2022
The Kingdom Starts Small
We find several parable of Jesus in Matthew 13. Each gives the hearer an aspect of what the Kingdom is like. In the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven, we see that God's starts small. When we see that God starts small, we can look for the small work God wants to do in our lives now.
Apr 07, 2022
What About the Weeds?
Jesus' parable about the wheat and the weeds helps us understand how to deal with the quest for purity.
Apr 07, 2022
Jesus' Account of Happiness
In the Beatitudes we discover some of Jesus' teaching on happiness, on living the blessed life.
Apr 07, 2022
Victory over Temptation
What can we learn from how Jesus confronted temptation?
Apr 07, 2022
Jesus' Method of Disciplemaking
From Matthew 4:12 - 9:38 we see Jesus' method of making disciples in detail.
Apr 07, 2022
Fellow Citizens of the Kingdom
In Philippians 1:27 - 2:4 we see the character qualities we need to live well together as fellow citizens of the Kingdom of God.
Apr 07, 2022
Want to Be a Leader
If we are aware of the trajectory of God's work in our lives & in the world, we can hear God's invitation to join in what he's doing.
Apr 07, 2022
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