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Andy Talks
Join Andy Stoddard as he shares with us his daily reflection. Along with an occasional surprise.
Episodes
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Reflections with Andy - Stoke the Fire - Luke 24: 28-32
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Looking for Hope- Psalm 130
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Blue Christmas - Sing Your Lament
In our Blue Christmas Service, Andy shares from Psalm 130 and Lamentations 3: 22-26. Lament is a Christian virtue. We wait upon the Lord. We hope in the Lord…
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Reflections with Andy - Keep Watch - Mark 13: 32-37
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Restored - Isaiah 11:1-10
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Wait in the Lord - Psalm 27
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Rest in Him - Zephaniah 3:14-17
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Peace - Romans 15:4-13
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Good News - Luke 4:16-21
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Sunday Sermon - Jesus is Peace
Today, we look at Mark 1: 1-8. What does a Christian look like? We see in our Confirmation Sunday, as these young persons confess and confirm their hope, what…
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Reflections with Andy - Peace and Hosility - Ephesians 2: 13-22
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Are You Thirsty? - Isaiah 55: 1-5
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - Comfort - Isaiah 40:1-5
Throughout the season of Advent, we’ll have a weekday reflection based on suggested scriptures from a great resource entitled The Common Rule. You can find a…
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Reflections with Andy - What is Advent?
Advent teaches us so very much. It teaches us hope. And peace. And joy. And love. But above all else, it teaches us trust. Advent, at its core, is about…
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Reflections with Andy - What is the Church Year?
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. What does that mean? For some of us, we may be familiar with Advent, but we aren’t sure what it is really about. For…
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Sunday Sermon - Jesus is Hope
In our Traditional message for the first Sunday of Advent, we look at this truth - Jesus is hope. Not that Jesus brings hope, but that hope is found in the…
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Reflections with Andy - Palm Sunday - Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21: 1-11
We often see Palm Sunday as an act of humility by Jesus. It was, yes, but it was kingly humility. Jesus is declaring for all to see that He is the Messiah. He…
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Reflections with Andy - Out of Egypt - Hosea 11:1 and Matthew 2: 13-15
This is a beautiful example of how the Bible all fits together. Hosea is reminding us of Israel’s past, how God called them out of Egypt back to the promised…
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Reflections with Andy - John the Baptist - Malachi 3: 1, 4: 5-5 and Matthew 11: 7-15
The prophet Malachi says that a prophet will come before the Messiah to make things ready. We see this in his prophecy today. In Matthew, Jesus specifically…
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Reflections with Andy - O Little Town of Bethlehem - Micah 5:2 and Matthew 2:1–6
The Wise Men come looking for the new King of the Jews. They didn’t know where He was born, so they went to the place that seemed appropriate, the palace. When…
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Reflections with Andy - The Suffering Servant - Isisah 53
Isaiah wrote hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus. Yet today, we see one of the most beautiful images of what it was that Jesus did upon the cross. He…
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Reflections with Andy - Praise the Lord - Psalm 150
Today’s Psalm is a Psalm of active praise. The Psalmist tells us to praise the Lord. Praise Him with all that we are. With voice, with action, with everything…
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Reflections with Andy - Thanksgiving - Psalm 136
Happy Thanksgiving! Today’s Psalm repeats itself over and over again. The steadfast love of the Lord endures forever. I love that this repeats itself so often…
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Reflections with Andy - I Lift Up My Eyes - Psalm 121
We are looking today at my favorite Psalm 121. This is a Psalm I just find myself quoting over and over again. It always seems to be on the tip of my tongue…
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Reflections with Andy - Remember Your Chains - Psalm 107
Today we look at Psalm 107. This Psalm has a heading, “Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Many Troubles.” This Psalm looks at the many troubles that the people…
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Reflections with Andy - The Sheep of His Pasture - Psalm 100
As we start our week of Thanksgiving, we begin with Psalm 100. This is one of my personal favorites of the Psalms because it tells us this. We are loved by…
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Sunday Sermon - All Good Things
In our message from November 19, 2023, Andy shares with us from James 1:17. We are reminded that all good gifts are from above. If it is in your life and it is…
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Reflections with Andy - Reality - Acts 28: 23-30
It is easy for us to read the Bible, like ancient history or a fairy tale at worst. We can forget that these were real people whom God worked through. Paul was…
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Reflections with Andy - Rome - Acts 28: 11-22
After many hard days, Paul finally made it to Rome. Here is where he will spend the rest of his days teaching, preaching, and sharing the gospel - Jesus is…
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Reflections with Andy - Paul and Snakebites - Acts 28: 1-10
Today, we see they have made it to the island of Malta. It is there, under the kindness of the residents, Paul is by the fire and bitten by a snake. This…
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Reflections with Andy - Walk and Talk - Acts 27: 13-44
Everything that Paul told the crew would happen has happened. The ship has wrecked. They nearly died. It has been a hard journey. Paul’s words have proven…
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Reflections with Andy - When They Don’t Listen - Acts 27: 1-12
Paul sets off to sail for Rome, and he sees early on that the trip will have troubles. Things will not go well, including the potential loss of life. And no…
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Sunday Sermon - Failure Isn't Forever
In our Traditional message from November 12, 2023, Andy shares with us from James 1: 2-4. We will have suffering. We will have a crisis of faith. But through…
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Reflections with Andy - Almost Persuaded - Acts 26: 24-32
Agrippa asks Paul if he is trying to make Agrippa a Christian. Paul says yes, on God’s timeline. Conversion, that’s is not up to us. Salvation, that’s in God’s…
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Reflections with Andy - Kicking Against the Goads - Acts 26: 1-23
Jesus asks Paul why does he kick against the goads. We’ll talk about what this phrase means today. The goads were things the Romans used to keep animals and…
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Reflections with Andy - King Who? - Acts 25: 13-27
When you read the Gospel and Acts, you see “King Herod” mentioned a lot. Herod the Great, Herod Antipas. Agrippa. Agrippa again. Who were these kings? How were…
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Reflections with Andy - Conflict - Acts 25: 1-12
There is much conflict in this passage today. Festus doesn’t see anything worthy of charges against Paul. Yet to turn him loose would bring conflict with the…
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Reflections with Andy - Is He Safe? - Acts 24: 24-27
Paul preaches to Felix about the Christian life. And Felix has this reaction. He’s afraid! He’s scared of all this means and what this may look like. It…
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Sunday Sermon - Hope
In our All Saints Sunday sermon from our Traditional service, Andy shares with us from 1 John 3: 1-3. We have hope, but we don't always have certainty. But we…
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Reflections with Andy - Resurrection - Acts 24: 10-23
Paul argues today about the power of the resurrection. Jesus is raised. The resurrection is real, and it changes everything. Jesus Christ has overcome even…
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Reflections with Andy - Too Comfortable - Acts 23: 23 - 24: 9
Sometimes, we can get so comfortable in our lives that we don't want to, for we may even forget how to follow Jesus. Today we see the religious leaders; they…
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Reflections with Andy - All Hallow’s Eve - Hebrew 12: 1-3
Today is Halloween. Do you know the religious history of this day? A lot has happened throughout church history, from Martin Luther to the celebration of our…
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Reflections with Andy - God’s God This - Acts 23: 12-22
Sometimes, we feel the pressure that it is all up to us. Don’t worry. God’s got this. We see that Paul is nearly killed. There is a plan to ambush and kill…
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Sunday Sermon - Blood from a Turnip
In our Traditional sermon from October 29, 2023, we hear the story of the widow and Elijah. She had given all that she could give, and now Elijah wanted more?…
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Reflections with Andy - Sadducees and Pharisees - Acts 22: 30 - 23: 11
We see Paul continue to be very smart. The Lord has told him that he was to go to Rome and testify about Him. That is where all this is headed. But before we…
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Reflections with Andy - Listen - Acts 22: 22-29
Paul plays his Roman citizen card today. Paul tells the soldiers beating him that he is a citizen of Rome, and they stop what they are doing immediately. They…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus Changes Lives - Acts 22: 6-21
Paul finishes his testimony today. He tells of how Jesus has changed him. Jesus changes lives, y’all. We see that Paul told all the folks all that he did, and…
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Reflections with Andy - God Has You Where He Has You - Acts 21: 37 - 4:5
Paul gives us his background today. We see all that he has done, all he has learned from, all that has happened in his life. He was uniquely positioned to make…
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Sunday Sermon - Why We Teach
In our Traditional message from October 22, 2023, Andy shares with us from 2 Timothy 2: 1-10. Why do we teach? We find that when we pour into others, we are…
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Reflections with Andy - Assume the Best- Acts 21: 27-36
Today, we see Paul begin to really see the opposition that was going to come to him. Individuals stir up much trouble and try to even kill him. They assume the…
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Reflections with Andy - Means and End - Acts 21:17-26
Paul gets to Jerusalem today. There was much concern among the Jewish believers that Paul had been telling Jews to ignore the law, so the church leader asked…
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Reflections with Andy - Courage - Acts 21:1-16
Paul is told twice today, don’t go to Jerusalem. If you do, it will end badly for you. You will die. But Paul says he is called to go, even if it means his…
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Reflections with Andy - Last Words - Acts 20:13-38
Paul gives his last words today to the church in Ephesus. He knows he is heading towards Jerusalem, and while he doesn’t know exactly what awaits him there, he…
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Reflections with Andy - On Constant Communion - Acts 20:7-12
Stealing a title from John Wesley today! We see Paul preach for so long that a young man falls asleep and falls to his death. But, the text tells us several…
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Reflections with Andy - Be Like Paul - Acts 20:1-6
When we think of encouragers in Scripture, we don’t always think of Paul first. But when we read today, that is exactly what we find. Paul encourages his…
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Reflections with Andy - Peace - Acts 19:21-41
A riot breaks out in Ephesus. It’s going bad, bad, bad. But Alexander speaks up, and he speaks peace to a bad situation. This is such a wonderful example for…
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Reflections with Andy - Knowing Jesus - Acts 19:11-20
Today, we see God doing great things through Paul. So great that folks begin to try to try to imitate Paul, casting out demons not “in Jesus” name but “in the…
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Reflections with Andy - In Jesus’ Name - Acts 19:1-10
Today, we see Paul talk about conversion and baptism. Like Apollos before, Paul meets some people who do not have the full story of salvation and the Gospel…
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Reflections with Andy - Learning from Apollos - Acts 18:24-28
Today, we meet a person who is very important to Paul's ministry in Corinth. Apollos. We learn from the Word that he is a gifted speaker and very powerful. He…
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Sunday Sermon - No Greater Love
In our Traditional message from October 1, 2023, Andy shares with us from John 15: 9-17. Our colleges do a great job of "making disciples," even better than…