Pursuing Jesus

Seeing People

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:44:00 +0000

What could be the consequences of our learning to see people the way Jesus sees them?

Being Human

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:26:00 +0000

An investigation into the Christian view of what it means to be human

The Big Story

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:46:00 +0000

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.

The Scripture Way of Salvation

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:09:00 +0000

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.

The Key to the Community

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:03:00 +0000

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?

When God Volunteers Us

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:02:00 +0000

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.

Discerning God's Work

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:44:00 +0000

In Acts 9 we find some clues to how we can discern God's work in our lives and in the world.

The Road to Texarkana

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:41:00 +0000

Paul ran into Jesus on the Road to Damascus. From his experience we can learn to tell our own stories of running into Jesus.

The Mark of a Healthy Church

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:01:00 +0000

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

Change is Hard

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:35:00 +0000

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?

Waiting on the Spirit

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:32:00 +0000

In Acts 1:1-8 Jesus says to WAIT on the "promised Holy Spirit."

Living Like Jesus Reigns

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:28:00 +0000

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?

When People Are Wrong

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 19:30:00 +0000

Jesus and Paul give us examples of what to do when people are wrong.

It Is Finished

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 19:19:00 +0000

Jesus's finished work on the cross is sufficient for us. He invites us to live out of that finished work.

Bold Women

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 19:18:00 +0000

We see bold women who fear God and save lives in Exodus 1 & 2

The Two Ways

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:51:00 +0000

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.

Death Defeated

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:47:00 +0000

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)

Jesus the Prophet Enters Jerusalem

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:37:00 +0000

Those who welcome Jesus into Jerusalem, welcome him as a prophet. But he was more than a prophet.

The Kingdom Starts Small

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:52:00 +0000

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.

What About the Weeds?

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:48:00 +0000

Jesus' parable about the wheat and the weeds helps us understand how to deal with the quest for purity.

Jesus' Account of Happiness

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:40:00 +0000

In the Beatitudes we discover some of Jesus' teaching on happiness, on living the blessed life.

Victory over Temptation

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:27:00 +0000

What can we learn from how Jesus confronted temptation?

Jesus' Method of Disciplemaking

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:16:00 +0000

From Matthew 4:12 - 9:38 we see Jesus' method of making disciples in detail.

Fellow Citizens of the Kingdom

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:15:00 +0000

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.

Want to Be a Leader

rheyduck@gmail.com (Richard Heyduck) — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:06:00 +0000

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.