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Reflections with Andy - 1 John 5: 1-1-5 – It’s All About Jesus
In this Friday reflection on 1 John 5:1–5, John's simple declaration — everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God — becomes the starting point for a pastoral word about primary and secondary issues of faith. Doctrinal a...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 4: 7-21 – God is Love
In this Thursday reflection on 1 John 4:7–21, three beloved verses anchor the whole passage. First, John's pointed challenge — how can you claim to love a God you've never seen while hating your neighbor standing right in front of you? — is sha...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 4: 1-6 – Testing
In this Wednesday reflection on 1 John 4:1–6, the familiar verse — greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world— anchors a practical and pastoral call to discernment in a noisy world. We serve a mighty God who doesn't need us to defe...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 3:11-24 – Our Hearts
In this Tuesday reflection on 1 John 3:11–24, the passage's command to love one another is grounded in the defining act of love itself — Christ laying down his life — and extended outward: love not just in word, but in truth and action, and not...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 2: 29 – 3:10 – Sin and Grace
In this Monday reflection on 1 John 2:29–3:10, a passage full of beloved verses — the Father's lavish love in calling us his children, the funeral liturgy promise that when he is revealed we will be like him, and the declaration that the Son of...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 2: 18-28 – What Are We Pulled to?
In this Friday reflection on 1 John 2:18–28, John's warning about "the antichrist" gets reframed in a way that's far more practically useful than the endless game of identifying one singular villain — whether that's Mikhail Gorbachev's birthmar...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 2: 7-17 – Love is the Fruit
In this Thursday reflection on 1 John 2:7–17, John's "old-but-new" commandment turns out to be exactly what we talked about yesterday: love. And love, John argues, is the most reliable marker of whether we're actually walking in the light — bec...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 2: 1-6 – Christian Perfection
In this Wednesday reflection on 1 John 2:1–6, the phrase "the love of God has reached perfection" becomes a springboard for a pastoral tour through one of Methodism's most distinctive — and most misunderstood — doctrines: Christian perfection. ...
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 1: 5-10 – Confession and Forgiveness
In this Tuesday reflection on 1 John 1:5–10, the light-and-darkness imagery that runs through John's Gospel flows directly into the letter — God is light, and walking in fellowship with him means being called continually out of the dark. The ke...
Sunday Sermon - Oh Me of Little Faith
In our Traditional message from April 12, Andy shares with us from John 20: 19-31. We see the story of "Doubting" Thomas. We all have our doubts, and we serve a God who has overcome the grave itself. He can handle our questions.
Reflections with Andy - 1 John 1: 1-4 – Our Story
In this Monday reflection opening a new series through First John, the focus falls on the letter's opening declaration: we tell you what we have seen, heard, and touched — which John frames as the foundation of Christian fellowship and the sour...
Reflections with Andy - Luke 24: 1-12 – Always Growing
In this Friday reflection on Luke 24:1–12, three threads from the resurrection account are woven together into a single pastoral encouragement. The angel's question — "Why do you look for the living among the dead?" — becomes a call to move bey...
Reflections with Andy - Matthew 28: 16-20 – The Great Commission
In this Thursday reflection on Matthew 28:16–20, the Great Commission is unpacked through one central question: what does it actually mean to make disciples? Drawing on Matthew's deeply Jewish framing — including the parallel between the discip...
Reflections with Andy - Matthew 28: 11-15 – Following Jesus is Hard
In this Wednesday morning reflection on Matthew 28:11–15, the focus turns to the guards who witnessed the resurrection firsthand and then accepted a bribe from the chief priests to spread a cover story — that the disciples had stolen Jesus's bo...
Reflections with Andy - Mark 16: 1-8 - Mark 16: 9-20 – Power in the Name of Jesus
In the Gospel of Mark 16:9–20, even with its textual complexity, we see a clear message: Jesus Christ is risen, He appears to His followers, and He sends them out with both a mission and His power. While the passage includes signs that may feel...
Sunday Sermon - What Will You Do?
In our Easter message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 28: 1-10. We see that we sin, death, and the grave are liars. We are not defined by them. We are free. But that freedom can be scary. What will we do with the hope that we have?
Reflections with Andy - Mark 16: 1-8 - Terror and Amazement
On this Monday after Easter, we begin living in the reality of the resurrection by reflecting on the Gospel of Mark 16:1–8, where the women are the first to discover the empty tomb and carry the good news of Jesus Christ’s resurrection—remindin...
Maundy Thursday Sermon - Family Meal Time
In our Maundy Thursday sermon, Andy looks at 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26. Every time we take communion, we retell our family story. We are forgiven. We are loved. But never forget what it cost.
Reflections with Andy - Good Friday - Isaiah 53
On Good Friday, we remember that while the day was not “good” for Jesus Christ, it is good for us because of what was accomplished on the cross. This is where Jesus atoned for our sin—taking on all the brokenness of humanity and making us right...
Reflections with Andy - Maundy Thursday - John 13: 1-20
On Maundy Thursday, we remember both the command and the example given by Jesus Christ in Gospel of John 13: to love one another as He has loved us and to live that love out through humble service. In washing the disciples’ feet—a task reserved...
Reflections with Andy - Spy Wednesday - Matthew 16: 1-16
On Holy Wednesday, often called “Spy Wednesday,” we see a quiet but pivotal moment in Holy Week where Judas Iscariot agrees to betray Jesus Christ, set alongside the beautiful act of a woman anointing Jesus with costly ointment in Gospel of Mat...
Reflections with Andy - Holy Tuesday - Matthew 23
On Holy Tuesday, Jesus spends much of the day teaching, most notably delivering the “seven woes” in Gospel of Matthew 23, where He strongly rebukes the Pharisees and Sadducees for their hypocrisy. While they had mastered the outward appearance ...
Sunday Sermon - Jesus Parade
In our Traditional sermon from Palm Sunday, Andy shares with us from Matthew 21: 1-10. We see the people throw a parade for Jesus. But, the kingship they are looking for is not the kingship Jesus came to give. What will that do when Jesus is wh...
Reflections with Andy - Holy Monday - Matthew 21: 12-17
On Holy Monday, reflecting on Gospel of Matthew 21:12–17, we see Jesus cleansing the temple—not out of random anger, but to remove barriers that were making worship difficult and exploitative. The money changers and sellers had turned a place m...