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We consider the stories of Paul, Peter, and our own stories as we consider what Christ has done for us.

In the finale of this podcast, Pastor Jay and Andrew Cheyne discuss how to read the bible with respect to observations and application: what the text says and how it applies to our life.

We talk about what it means to have a Sunday and even a week of "passion".

Pastor Jay and Andrew Cheyne discuss another element of reading the bible, literary context, and take a look at how literary context affects reading the book of James.

We talk about Psalm 85, the Sons of Korah, and what it means to be saved by a God who saves even the sons and daughters of rebels.

Pastor Jay and Andrew Cheyne discuss how reading with better knowledge of historical context can help enrich our understanding of God's word, taking a look at the historical context of Jonah.

We talk about this mysterious word "selah," what it means and how it applies to our Lent.

We talk about Psalm 91 and psalms in general as we begin our Lent together.

Pastor Jay and Andrew Cheyne talk introduce the idea of how to read the Bible and how a few things might help you read the Bible better.

We finish off Epiphany and our "Surprise!" sermon series with the celebration of Transfiguration and some talk about Moses and us.

We talk about the story of Joseph and his brothers and talk about how it points us forward to Jesus.

We spend some time talking about the promises that try to motivate us, and the greatest promise that we have - the Resurrection!

We continue our "Surprise!' series by looking at the surprise of God calling us and how our vocations are God's way of calling us. 

We talk about a bunch of surprises as we celebrate the presentation of Jesus in the temple.

We talk about how God surprises us with good news even in the midst of our awareness of our own sins.

We continue our Epiphany season with our sermon series, "Surprise!" looking at the surprises that we have in Scripture. 

We start off our Epiphany celebration with considering the Baptism of our Lord and what it means for us.

We talk about wisdom and Solomon's early lack of it until God steps in, and how that gives us hope in our sinful days.

We finish up Advent with the prophet Micah telling us about a coming hero and what a hero is like

Our final "Together with Jesus" with chapter 21 from John's Gospel

We talk about what it means to celebrate Advent and prepare our hearts for rejoicing.

We're almost done with John! Today we look at the important chapters of John 19 and 20 as we look at both Jesus' Crucifixion and His Resurrection!

We continue walking through Advent together in the light of the Old Testament Minor Prophets. Today we talk about God's "follow up" on the people of Judah in the minor prophet Malachi.

We continue walking through John together as we look at Jesus' "High Priestly Prayer" and His arrest and trials.

We start off Advent talking about the prophet Amos and the completion that Jesus brings.

We continue after the Passover meal and get to listen in to Jesus' conversation with His disciples as they go to the garden of Gethsemane together. 

We finish up our "Centered" sermon series and our "A Jesus Centered Community" annual focus with a Christ the King Sunday where we talk about what it means to have a King who is Christ.

Apologies for the first time we uploaded this with LUKE 13 and 14. This is the corrected episode.

We talk about how we are centered in Jesus even when times are tough, and are called to hold fast to Him. 

We continue walking through John together, getting to the point of Jesus entering into Jerusalem triumphantly after a BIG happening in the city of Bethany. 

We spend some time talking about values, especially what the world values vs what the Kingdom of God values.

We talk some about Jesus being the Good Shepherd as He heals a blind man and then continues His argument with the religious rulers of Jerusalem.

We follow Jesus into Sukkot (the festival of booths) as we read John 7 and 8 together

We talk about the word "catholic" and what it means, and how it challenges us to see the Church in a bigger way.

We talk about Reformation Day and the Gospel that we own as people of Jesus. 

We talk about the impression we leave with people, but how having that as our motivation might not be helpful. 

We talk about how we are gifts to others and others are gifts to us, all saved together by Jesus. 

We continue walking through the Gospel of John, looking at chapters 5 and 6

We continue together with Jesus looking at John 3 and 4

We begin our journey through John together with John chapters 1 and 2

We finish off the last two chapters of Luke, 23 and 24

We talk about enemies and who our real enemy (and Friend) is

We talk about the "catch phrase", "the first will be last and servant of all"

We're almost there! Only 24 chapters in Luke and we begin hearing about Jesus' passion in Luke today!

We talk about the inherent optimism of the phrase "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief."

We continue with our journey through Luke, seeing Jesus now as He comes to Jerusalem and stumps the religious authorities there. 

We conclude our "Toxic Misunderstandings" series talking about how anxiety plays a role in our lives as Christians, but it may not be the one that you think.

We continue walking through the Gospel of Luke as we get into chapters 17 and 18 of Luke's Gospel where Jesus talks about the Kingdom of God and how it isn't what a lot of people think it should be. 

We continue our Toxic Misunderstandings series looking into a misunderstanding about good things that we do and what defiles us.

We start talking about the misunderstandings we have about God and how getting clear helps us.

We continue with Luke 15 and 16, talking about Jesus' parables