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Andy Talks
Join Andy Stoddard as he shares with us his daily reflection. Along with an occasional surprise.
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Reflections with Andy - Idolatry - Zephaniah 1
We often misunderstand what idolatry was in the Old Testament. Today, we see what it actually was in Zephaniah. The people never stopped worshiping the Lord…
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Sunday Sermon - Equations
In our combined worship service on May 26, 2024, Andy shares with us from Romans 5: 1-5. We talk today about the Trinity. While there is much we do not…
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Reflections with Andy - Worship and Thanksgiving - Habakkuk 3: 17-19
There is a difference between worship and thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is when we name or thank God for what He has done and the things in our lives that God has…
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Reflections with Andy - What Prayer Does - Habakkuk 3: 1-16
In chapter three, we see what prayer does. In chapter one, Habakkuk was complaining to God about everything, about evil, all that was happening, and was…
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Reflections with Andy - The Lord is in His Holy Temple - Habakkuk 2
Habbakuk 2:20 is one of my favorite passages in all the bible. The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silent before Him. We bring our many…
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Reflections with Andy - Wrestling with God - Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk does something that is hard but necessary. He wrestles with God. He asks the hard questions. He wrestles with God. What is he to do with the evil in…
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Reflections with Andy - The Sword - Nahum 3
There are things, I believe, in scripture that are there to be a warning to us. I think Nineveh is one such thing. We see the judgment that is coming to them…
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Sunday Sermon - On Fire
In our Traditional message from Pentecost Sunday, Andy shares with us from Acts 2: 1-21 and Genesis 11: 1-9. God is a God of restoration. He restores all…
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Reflections with Andy - Be Faithful - Nahum 2
Today, we see Nahum talking about something that the Jewish people did not believe could ever happen - the destruction of Nineveh. There’s no way that could…
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Reflections with Andy - Grace Abounds - Nahum 1
Nahum is a prophet speaking a word against Ninevah. We saw in Jonah the evil that was in Ninevah, how the prophet didn’t want to go preach because he didn’t…
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Reflections with Andy - Signs and Wonders - Micah 7: 14-20
All throughout the Bible, we are told about God’s signs and wonders. That’s a constant theme in Acts and is a constant theme in the prophets. Today, at the end…
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Reflections with Andy - Expectant Hope - Micah 7: 1-13
Today, we see two sections held together by a key verse. The first part is about the corruption of the world and the judgment that is coming. We see how bad it…
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Sunday Sermon - The Real World
In our Traditional sermon from May 12, Andy shares with us from John 17: 6-19. Jesus doesn't pray that we be removed from suffering but that we will be…
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Reflections with Andy - Salty Water - Micah 6: 9-16
The Lord tells the people about the judgment that is coming to them, and it is this judgment. They will have all they want, they will eat, they will save, they…
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Reflections with Andy - He Has Shown You - Micah 6: 1-8
Today is another passage we all know very well: God has shown us what He expected of us - to do mercy, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God. But…
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Reflections with Andy - He is our Peace - Micah 5
Today, we see the famous passage in Micah, cited in Matthew to the Wise Men, telling us where Jesus was to be born. That’s a very well-known passage, but as I…
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Reflections with Andy - Hope - Micah 4
We see a passage today that we’ve all heard a million times, so we look at it in the right context; they will beat their swords into plowshares, and they shall…
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Reflections with Andy - Influence - Micah 3
Today, we see Micah condemn the shepherds, the royal prophets, and the kings. For a pastor, such as myself, I always read those words and take them to heart…
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Sunday Sermon - This I Believe
The path we are walking as a church is challenging, but we believe it is the right path. The world needs to see what unity can look like. Just because we don't…
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Reflections with Andy - The Heart’s Desire - Micah 2
Today, in Micah, we see the prophet condemn the people for their actions, but in verse two, he hits at what is driving their actions. Their hearts. Their…
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Reflections with Andy - Positive or Negative - Micah 1
Today, we begin our time in Micah. He is a prophet in the southern kingdom of Judah, and he begins today by saying that judgment will come on both the northern…
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Reflections with Andy - Compassion - Jonah 4
Jonah tells God why he ran today. He knew who God was. He knew what God would do. He understood God’s character. God is a God of compassion and of mercy. He is…
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Reflections with Andy - Changes - Jonah 3
Today, we see two “changes.” First, Jonah changes. He gets out of the belly of the great fish, and he does the very thing that he said he would not do. He goes…
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Reflections with Andy - Salvation is From the Lord - Jonah 2
We see Jonah in the belly of the fish today, and in this moment, he remembers the Lord. He cries out to the Lord. He turns to Him and remembers His temple, He…
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Reflections with Andy - You Can’t Run From God - Jonah 1
We start one of the most well-known and beloved stories in the Bible today, the story of Jonah. Today, we see Jonah run from God. If you know anything about…
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Reflections with Andy - A Warning - Obadiah
Today in Obadiah, we are talking about the concept of schadenfreude. This is when someone takes pleasure in the misfortune of others. In our world, things have…
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Reflections with Andy - How Deep is the Father’s Love - Hosea 11
Today, I realized when reviewing my notes that I had skipped Hosea! We just jumped right over it when we started the minor prophets. I thought it would be good…
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Reflections with Andy - Abide in Me - John 15:1-8
Today, we continue looking at the Gospel passages for recent Sundays. Today, we’ll look at the passage for this coming Sunday, John 15: 1-8. This is a…
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Reflections with Andy - The Good Shepherd - John 10:11-18
For the next two days, I’m going to look at the Gospel passages for last Sunday and next Sunday. I’ll go a couple of Sundays without preaching, so I thought it…
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Reflections with Andy - You are Loved - Amos 9
Amos 9 once again tells us of the judgment that is coming. But Amos, like almost every one of the prophets, ends this way - grace. God tells the people that He…
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Reflections with Andy - Losing Your Way - Amos 8
God continues His rebuke of the people. We see that they have lost their way. Instead of placing God first, instead of placing their faith and religion first…
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Reflections with Andy - Go - Amos 7: 10-17
Amos is rebuked by one of the King’s priests today. He is told, you should not be a prophet here. Go back to your home and prophecy there. However, Amos…
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Reflections with Andy - The Plumb Line - Amos 7: 1-9
Two of the major parts of our walk with God are the notions of forgiveness and grace and of accountability. We see both of these parts displayed in Amos 7. We…
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Reflections with Andy - More and More - Amos 6
Today, in our reading, God continues His rebuke of Israel. He points to their pride, how they lay on beds of ivory and show no concern for the needs around…
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Sunday Sermon - Show the Beauty
In our Sunday sermon from INTERSECTION from April 14, 2024, Andy shares with us from Luke 24: 28-39. In the life of Jesus, we have seen beauty, we have seen…
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Reflections with Andy - Thy Kingdom Come - Amos 5: 18-27
In our reading today, we see one of those famous verses from the prophets - let justice flow down like water and righteousness like an everflowing stream. God…
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Reflections with Andy - Lament and Grace - Amos 5: 1-17
Today, in Amos 5, we see the pain of lament and the hope of grace. The Lord tells the people that judgment is coming. Because of their sin, their idolatry, and…
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Reflections with Andy - Correction - Amos 4
God today tells the people that He has tried, over and over again, through different methods, to call them back. To correct them from their sin. He uses the…
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Sunday Sermon - See the Beauty
In our April 7, 2024 sermon, Andy shares with us from John 20: 19-31. There is much to unpack and understand here. But in the end, we see here that we have a…
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Reflections with Andy - Nothing Really Changes - Amos 3
Today, Amos shares with the people what it is that God rebukes them for. They are not worshiping in the manner and in the way that God desires. They are not…
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Reflections with Andy - Actions Have Consequences - Amos 2
Amos continues to pronounce judgment today. First, we see an additional nation (Moab) that will be judged. But then God turns His judgment to His people…
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Reflections with Andy - Who God Uses - Amos 1
As we dig into Amos these next few days, we are going to spend some time today first unpacking who he is. He was a shepherd. He was not trained. He was not…
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Reflections with Andy - Restoration - Joel 3: 17-21
Joel, the prophets, and all of the scripture point us to God’s restoration. We see in Joel that God will bring judgment against the ones who have persecuted…
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March 31, 2024 - Traditional - Easter - Evidence of Things Unseen
In our Easter message from our Traditional service, Andy shares with us from Mark 16: 1-8. Easter is the dividing point between the old and the next. We have…
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Reflections with Andy - Don’t Lose Hope - Joel 3: 1-16
After following Jesus during Holy Week, today we resume with Joel. When we were last here, we saw God promise a pouring out of His Spirit upon all. This is the…
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Reflections with Andy - Good Friday - John 19: 30-42
Today, we see the cross and what our Lord endured for us out of His great love. We see the ugliness, the brutality, the pain of the cross. We see sin placed…
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Reflections with Andy - Maundy Thursday - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Jesus gives us two very hard things today. He models for us how are are to serve. And not just generic service, but service that is hard. Service that is…
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Reflections with Andy - Spy Wednesday - Matthew 26:14-16
Today in Holy Week, this is often called “Spy Wednesday.” This is the day that Judas begins the process of berating Jesus. But before we get to this, we see…
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Reflections with Andy - Holy Tuesday - Matthew 23: 1-39
On Holy Tuesday, Jesus spends much time teaching. Or perhaps you could say He spends much time correcting and speaking out against the religious leaders. We…
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Reflections with Andy - Holy Monday - Matthew 21: 18-22
Many things happened to Jesus on Monday of Holy Week, but something that always catches my eye is His cursing of the fig tree. Why did He do that? What did…
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Sunday Sermon - Fullfillment
In our Palm Sunday message, Andy shares with us from Mark 11: 1-11. We see that Jesus fulfilled His purpose. He was always headed to Jerusalem. The people…
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Reflections with Andy - The Spirit - Joel 2: 28-31
Joel had his prophecies hundreds of years before Jesus, hundreds of years before Pentecost Sunday. Today, we see the exact text that Peter preached from on…
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Reflections with Andy - The Lord will Repay - Joel 2: 18-27
Today, in Joel 2, we see the Lord’s response. He will drive away the army, and He will do great things to restore and make all things beautiful. He will repay…
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Reflections with Andy - Mercy Came Running - Joel 2
In Joel 2, we see that God’s day of judgment is far greater than the army of locusts we saw in Chapter 1. That is why we should always be careful when calling…
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Reflections with Andy - Lament and Repent - Joel 1
What is a prophet? What do they do? What is their task? As we begin our time together in the minor prophets, we start first with Joel. We look to Joel, and we…
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Reflections with Andy - Sharing Your Faith - Philemon
Philemon is an interesting small book in the New Testament. Normally, we see Paul appealing to his authority as an apostle, but he doesn’t do that in this…
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Sunday Sermon - We Wrestle Against the Greatest Temptation
Today, in our Traditional service, Andy shares with us from John: 12 20-33. We see that we struggle with our greatest temptation - to make our lives completely…
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Sunday Sermon - We Wrestle Against the Dark
In our Traditional message from March 10, 2024, we look at John 3: 14-21. We are told that people love darkness more than light. We wrestle against the dark…
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Reflections with Andy - Remember Your Chains - Titus 3
Paul reminds us today that we weren’t always a Christian. What does that reminder do for us? It made me think of one of my favorite contemporary Christian…
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Reflections with Andy - Self Control - Titus 2
Paul continues to give Titus advice about how he should train the Christians in Crete. One of the words he continues to give to Titus is self-control. This is…