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Last 20 Shows No Assistance Needed (Mark 6:45-56) Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him while he sent the people away. After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land. Jesus saw that they were in a lot of trouble as they rowed, because they were going against the wind. Between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them. He was walking on the sea. He wanted to pass by th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jesus, go away! (But please don't!)(Luke 5:1-11) One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God's word. Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets. So Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowd from the boat. When he finished speaking, he told Simon, "Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fis ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How great is that?!(Jeremiah 1:4-10) The LORD spoke his word to me, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations." I, Jeremiah, said, "Almighty LORD, I do not know how to speak. I am only a boy!" But the LORD said to me, "Don't say that you are only a boy. You will go wherever I send you. You will say whatever I command you to say. Don't be afraid of people. I am with you, and I will rescue you," declare ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Broken Body of Christ (Sanctity of Human Life Sunday)(1 Corinthians 12:12-31) For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink. As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? Or suppose an ear says, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Settling for Fewer Marshmallows(John 2:1-11) Three days later a wedding took place in the city of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus and his disciples had been invited too. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They're out of wine." Jesus said to her, "Why did you come to me? My time has not yet come." His mother told the servers, "Do whatever he tells you." Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons. Jesus told the servers, " ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Guilty by Association(Luke 3:15-22) People's hopes were rising as they all wondered whether John was the Messiah. John replied to all of them, "I baptize you with water. But the one who is more powerful than I is coming. I am not worthy to untie his sandal straps. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing shovel is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn the husks in a fire that can never be put out." With many other encouragin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How the Grinch Missed Christmas (Christmas Eve)1 John 4:7-11
You've probably heard of the Grinch and the whosThat Christmas comes even when we get bad newsBut Christmas is more than bright lights and roast beastAnd more than friends, family, and songs, at the least!See, Theodore Geisel's a great storytellerThat guy, Dr. Seuss, was a talented fellerAnd as a Luth'ran, he liked Christmas: you said it,But the Grinch, without Jesus, he just didn't get it.We think about Christmas and all of its trappingsThe travel, the parties, the gifts and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Peace from the Army (Christmas Eve Candlelight)(Luke 2:8-14) Shepherds were in the fields near Bethlehem. They were taking turns watching their flock during the night. An angel from the Lord suddenly appeared to them. The glory of the Lord filled the area with light, and they were terrified. The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, a message that will fill everyone with joy. Today your Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David's city. This is how you will recognize him: You will find an infant wrapped in stri ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Pitter-Patter of Beautiful Feet(Isaiah 52:7-10) How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces the good news, "All is well." He brings the good news, announces salvation, and tells Zion that its God rules as king. Listen! Your watchmen raise their voices and shout together joyfully. When the LORD brings Zion back, they will see it with their own eyes. Break out into shouts of joy, ruins of Jerusalem. The LORD will comfort his people. He will reclaim Jerusalem. The LORD will show his holy power ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Rejoice Anyway(Zephaniah 3:14-18) Sing happily, people of Zion! Shout loudly, Israel! Celebrate and rejoice with all your heart, people of Jerusalem. The LORD has reversed the judgments against you. He has forced out your enemies. The king of Israel, the LORD, is with you. You will never fear disaster again. On that day Jerusalem will be told, "Do not be afraid, Zion! Do not lose courage!" The LORD your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What mess?!(Malachi 3:1-7) "I'm going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise will come. He is the one you want," says the LORD of Armies. But who will be able to endure the day he comes? Who will be able to survive on the day he appears? He is like a purifying fire and like a cleansing soap. He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi's sons and refine the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What mess?!(Malachi 3:1-7) "I'm going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise will come. He is the one you want," says the LORD of Armies. But who will be able to endure the day he comes? Who will be able to survive on the day he appears? He is like a purifying fire and like a cleansing soap. He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi's sons and refine the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
No Longer(Ephesians 4:17-24) So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord's name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things. They can't understand because they are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because of their ignorance and stubbornness. Since they no longer have any sense of shame, they have become promiscuous. They practice every kind of sexual perversion with a constant desire for more. But that is not what yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Comfort for Clunkers(Psalms 34:15-22) The LORD'S eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help. The LORD confronts those who do evil in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. Righteous people cry out. The LORD hears and rescues them from all their troubles. The LORD is near to those whose hearts are humble. He saves those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person has many troubles, but the LORD rescues him from all of them. The LORD guards all of his bones. Not one of them ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Stubborn(Isaiah 50:4-9) The Almighty LORD will teach me what to say, so I will know how to encourage weary people. Morning after morning he will wake me to listen like a student. The Almighty LORD will open my ears. I will not rebel, nor will I turn away from him. I will offer my back to those who whip me and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me. The Almighty LORD helps me. That is why I will not be ashamed. I ha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Our Mobile Home(1 Thessalonians 3:9-13) We can never thank God enough for all the joy you give us as we rejoice in God's presence. We pray very hard night and day that we may see you again so that we can supply whatever you still need for your faith. We pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus will guide us to you. We also pray that the Lord will greatly increase your love for each other and for everyone else, just as we love you. Then he will strengthen you to be holy. Then you will be blameless in th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Burger Joint(Jude 1:20-25) Dear friends, use your most holy faith to grow. Pray with the Holy Spirit's help. Remain in God's love as you look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you eternal life. Show mercy to those who have doubts. Save others by snatching them from the fire of hell. Show mercy to others, even though you are afraid that you might be stained by their sinful lives. God can guard you so that you don't fall and so that you can be full of joy as you stand in his glorious presenc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
No Loopholes in a Wedding Ring(Mark 10:2-12) Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, "Can a husband divorce his wife?" Jesus answered them, "What command did Moses give you?" They said, "Moses allowed a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her." Jesus said to them, "He wrote this command for you because you're heartless. But God made them male and female in the beginning, at creation. That's why a man will leave his father and mother and will remain united with his wife, and the two will be one. So they ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
When is the Sabbath?(Hebrews 3:12-19) Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. Encourage each other every day while you have the opportunity. If you do this, none of you will be deceived by sin and become stubborn. After all, we will remain Christ's partners only if we continue to hold on to our original confidence until the end. Scripture says, "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn. Don't be stubborn like those w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Too Heavy for Me(Numbers 11:10-16) Moses heard people from every family crying at the entrance to their tents. The LORD became very angry, and Moses didn't like it either. So he asked, "LORD, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me? Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms--as a nurse carries a baby--all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath? Where can I ge ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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