Andy Talks

Today in our reflection, we look at Psalm 2.  Here the Psalmist asks a question, why do the nations rage?  Why do they plot and scheme?  The Lord in Heaven laughs.  This passage is a great reminder.  No matter what the turmoil may be in the earth, no matter what the angst may be in the world, no matter how high the anxiety, remember this.  God is God.  He is in control.  Do not fear.  The Lord laughs.  Remember, He is God.  

In our Epiphany Sunday message, Andy looks at Matthew 2: 1-12.  We see the Wise Men come and worship Jesus.  What can the dangers of their journey teach us about ours?  

In our message from December 27, 2020, Andy looks at Luke 2: 21-40.  In this passage we see Simeon and Anna, they had looked for the Messiah for years.  They finally see Him.  Today, do we have eyes to see what God is doing?  

In our Christmas Eve message, Andy shares with us about the Prince of Peace.  We seem to have no peace in our world.  Peace will only come through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  He is our peace.  When we know that, we can live out His peace each day.  

In our Traditional Sunday sermon we look at Luke 4: 16-21.  In this passage we see Jesus give His first sermon and we see that it is a message shows use what life will look like if we lived out the Good News in His name.  

In the message from our Blue Christmas service,  Andy shares from Matthew 23: 37-39.  In this passage we see Jesus pain as Jerusalem rejected Him.  He shares our pain and our loss and comes to us in our pain and loss.  Don't give up on Jesus.  He has not and will not give up on you, and me.  

In our Friday Rooted in Christ podcast, we take a moment to look what the year of Jubilee would have been for the Jewish people.  This year was a year to return things back to the original tribes; it was a time to release the captive. This is done to remind all of us that all things, all things are a gift of God's grace to us.  Let's always remember where our strength and life comes from.

In our Thursday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World in Front of the Text for Luke 4: 16-21. This is Jesus first sermon. As a preacher, you want your first sermon to lay out for your people who you are and what you believe.  Today, we see that Jesus' first sermon may not go a path we expect.  What does this mean for us today in our lives?

In our Wednesday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World of the Text for Luke 4: 16-21.  Jesus is quoting from Isaiah in this passage, but what does these words mean?  When we look deeper, we see that each of the proclamations that Jesus makes has a deeper meaning for us today.

In our Tuesday Rooted in Christ podcast, we look closer at the World Behind the Text of Luke 4: 16-21.  We look at what is happening behind the scenes of this passage, what the synagogue would have been like and what the people would have been expecting when Jesus sat down to teach.

In our Traditional sermon from December 13, 2020 Andy continues looking at the words to "O Holy Night."  In this we are told that His Law is love.  We see today Jesus' greatest commandment.  What would it look like if we were legalistic about keeping this command? 

In our Rooted in Christ podcast, this week we are looking at Luke 4: 16-21.  Today we will look at what prophecies mean.  We see Jesus quoting Isaiah in this passage, but what was the role of prophet in relation to Jesus?  What role to prophecies and the Old Testament play in his life and ministry?

Today as we finish looking at John 13: 31-35, we see Jesus tell us that we are to love one another as He loved us. This is how the world will know that we are His disciples. What does it mean to be a disciple?  What does the path of discipleship look like for us a Christians?  What does love have to do with it? 

Today in our reflection we look at the world in front of the text of John 13: 31-35.  What does this passage mean for us today?  What does it mean for us to love?  Who is it we should love?  What should our love look like?  

In our Wednesday Bible study for December 9, 2020, we look in depth at each of the four Gospels and the Christmas Stories as presented within in each one. How does each Gospel show us something a little different about the birth of our Savior?  You may be surprised by what we find. 

Today we look deeper at the world of the text of this John 13:31-35. What is happening here on the paper?  What is Jesus actually saying to us in this passage when he talks about love?  Love in the biblical sense looks very different than our modern version of emotion.  

Today in our daily reflections, we are going to take a look at the Christmas story as seen in the Gospel of John, as well a brief look at at the other Gospels.  This week's Bible Study will go deeper in this area.  

Today as we look deeper at John 13:31-35, we take a deeper look at the final teachings of Jesus in John, before going to the cross.  When we look deeper at John's final few chapters, we see here that Jesus' new commandment is the teaching on which everything centers on.

In our Traditional Service message from December 6, 2020, Andy shares from Luke 1: 46-56, the Magnificat.  As we read Mary's beautiful song of praise, we learn much about how God uses unexpected heroes to do amazing things for His kingdom! 

Today we continue our deeper look at Mary's Magnificat. This is Mary's song of worship. Mary is worshiping God because of all that He has done for her.  This passage reminds us that we are not the objects of worship, we are the actors.  This passage shows us the importance of the gift of worship to God.