Wynndale Presbyterian Church, PCA: Recent Episodes
Wynndale Presbyterian Church, PCA
Come, See... This is the day we observe as Resurrection Sunday - the culmination of all the events of the previous week - Triumphal Entry - the Last Supper in the Upper Room - Jesus’ trial - his death - his burial - and now his resurrection. Many people with their eyes saw Jesus after his resurrection,…
Are You Listening? Oxford languages define listening as ‘giving one’s attention to a sound’, while the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries both define listening as ‘to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her ’. I find this distinction really interesting and important. Listening…
God Has Spoken... In the first four verses – one long sentence – divinely inspired words of God, the writer of Hebrews gives us pearls of truth knotted on one crimson strand - the theme of Hebrews perseverance by keeping our eyes upon Jesus... “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith,…
God Has Spoken Whatever Works We live in a time in which people are pulled and tugged in every conceivable direction. We are constantly faced with questions about what to think, how to live, and what works and what doesn’t work - science - statistics - government officials? Whatever works (Pragmatism)…
In These Last Days... Over the past few weeks I’ve had a little time to think about where we have been and where we are going. It’s been my practice over the past 28 years as I prepare for preaching to alternate between the Old and New Testaments - attempting to feed God’s people a well-rounded diet…
Change We live in a World of Change Another year is almost over and new one will shortly begin. You’ve heard the saying, “Hindsight is 20/20” well - That statement will be true as we move out of the year 2020 into the New Year 2021. Hopefully the adage will prove itself true as we consider all that has…
Prelude Welcome & Explanation Call to Worship 2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. 1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth And…
Staying Connected Since March we have had to find ways to stay connected. Some of the things we have tried work. Some didn’t. Staying connected is a big thing in today’s world. And is more important, especially for those who are part of the body of Christ since in Him, we are individually members of…
Comforted not Comfortable Comfort as a theme in our Bibles... In the course of our lives we find a growing need for comfort, especially in the midst of difficult times. It is no surprise, then, the concept of comfort occurs quite often in the Scriptures. One of the earliest examples of this occurs in…
Single Vision John’s gospel is presented to us on a couple different levels. He talks about physical light and at the same time is referring to spiritual light - physical hearing and spiritual hearing - physical water and spiritual water, so when we get to this 6th “I AM” statement we hear him speaking…
It’s generally thought that Sheep are stupid, defenceless and harmless creatures that simply graze about on hillsides and are only good for two things - wool and food This opinion has not changed much since the 1700s, when George Washington declared: "If our freedom of speech is taken away then dumb…
Introduction The Text in Context “I AM” the bread of life “I AM” the light of the world Today, the third of these “I AM” statements unique to the book of John. It’s All About Jesus Jesus and the Pharisees are bumping heads once again after He heals the man born blind. Jesus tells the Pharisees that they…
Darkness that can be felt When I was a kid I remember going through one of the caves in the Ozark Mountains (Bridal Cave - Indian Burial Cave - Marvel Cave???. As we descended into the cave some distance from the entrance, we stopped and the guide told us that he was going to turn out of the lights.…
Getting to Know Someone... There are many ways to obtain information about a person. We can interview family and friends. If the person is famous enough, we can read the books that have been printed about him or her - maybe that person has written an autobiography - first hand information about that…
From the Beginning to the End Last week while we were in Branson, MO, we went to a Sight & Sound production of Noah. We’ve seen two other productions at the same theater - Samson & Moses. All three of these productions reminded me once again that the Word of God contained in these Scriptures of the Old…
Intro Amos is one of the 12 minor prophets. He prophesied to Isreal and Judah around 760 to 750 B.C. He was not born of a prophet nor was he raised to be a prophet. He was a shepherd that God called and used as a prophet to proclaim the Word of the Lord. As we turn to the Scriptures (mention what you…
Remembering... Do you have trouble remembering? Wracking your brain to think of something you’ve forgotten... Aides to remembering - mnemonic A mnemonic (/nəˈmɒnɪk/, the first "m" is not pronounced) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering)…
Recap Last week we considered the Bearer of this letter to the Ephesian Church and the instructions he had given Tychicus, the message bearer. This beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord was to pass on information about Paul’s circumstances, how we was doing, so that recipients might know…
Introduction Well, we’re finally here - 37 messages + this week and next week and 18 months later we come to the end of Paul’s letter to the church in the area of Ephesus (West Turkey , South of Smyrna (now Izmir ) today. Paul writes a little over 2400 words in Greek; a little over 3000 in English, as…
Introduction We were reminded last week that we are called to be people of the word and people of prayer. Paul says... 18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, With all kinds of prayer…
Introduction For the past few weeks we have been considering this section of Paul’s letter to the church. We have been reminded that there is war going on - our struggle is not against flesh and blood. The battle that we’re in is not one that we have the ability to win in and of ourselves, because our…
Introduction The Call of Matthew or Levi as the Gospel of Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 5: 27-32 refer to him. The call happen in the city of Capernaum. Which is called Jesus’ own city. It can rightly thought of as headquarters for Christ. It is more than likely that the soon to be disciple has seen Jesus performing…
Introduction A little over 75 years ago on August 6, 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force dropped a five-ton uranium gun-type fission bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast was equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT and reduced 4 square miles of the city to ruins immediately…
Introduction - A World Beyond Many of you are familiar with a writer by the name of CS Lewis the author of many books about apologetics and a series of books we know as The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the story of four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, who unexpectedly…
What you don’t know can’t hurt you... Remaining ignorant or uninformed about something will allow someone to not have to worry about, feel responsible for, or get upset by it. When it comes to this matter of preparing for battle - won’t you don’t know CAN hurt you. We could even say what we can’t see…
Living in a War Zone Watching and listening to the news this past week, I can’t tell you the number of times I heard this phrase: We are living in a war zone. Mass shooting outside a Chicago Funeral home Medical personnel describing hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients Flooding and hurricane…
A Call to Arms... I Recently watched a show depicting The Battle of Culloden - fought on April 16, 1746 between the Highland Army of Prince Charles Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the Royal Troops of King George II. This was the last battle of the Jacobite uprising as the Scottish highlanders tried…
Rules of Engagement For the past few weeks our grandchildren from Colorado have been here. One evening Deuce, who is 13, and I sat down to play our first game of chess together. He had been playing all week with Dawn, but this was our first match-up. During the week I had been watching and listening…
and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ Χριστοῦ, * How Are You Fitting In? Marching Band - getting in formation - playing in tune - listening and watching We have spent the past few weeks considering very carefully the verses here in Ephesians 5 . Paul begins…
Ephesians 5:19–20 NASB95PARA speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; Introduction Last week I asked the question: What is controlling…
Who’s in Control Whose in control? We look around at the world today and probably wonder - “Who’s in control” because everything seems so out of control. “ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ” ( Matthew 24:7 ,…
Introduction The Mystery of Riddles Three times I have been divided doing what God had decided. Twice a garment was the tool that led me to obey God’s rule. I was the threshold of new things and the limit of many kings. Once God’s son I did embrace. Once the ark stood in my place. Never have I walked…
9172017 1 Cor 15:35-49 The Resurrection Body Introduction Have you ever been lost for words to describe something? seeing the front range of the rocky mountains as we travelled to breckinridge for a ski trip crying out with a loud shout after the birth of our first born son. Paul here is struggling to…