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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 - The Sacredness of Work - Acts 18:1-17
Paul is a tent maker, and he connects with Pricilla and Aquila. They work together. They labor together. Work is sacred. Work is not something that is a…
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Reflections with Andy - Sharing Jesus - Acts 17:16-34
Paul in Athens today shows us what evangelism looks like to a world that doesn’t know Jesus. He is taken to the center of their town, tells them that he sees…
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Reflections with Andy - All Things - Acts 17:10-15
Today, we see a lived example of what we talked about in Romans 8:28. All things work for good. Paul seems to get run out of every town, and trouble seems to…
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Reflections with Andy - Upside Down - Acts 17:1-9
Paul and Silas have the greatest accusation made against them by the Thessalonians. This is said - they are turning the world upside down. What a goal for us…
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Reflections with Andy - Antioch - Acts 18:18-23
Paul completes his journey, and he returns to Antioch. While not being his hometown, this is his place. This is the place and people who sent him out to…
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Reflections with Andy - Walk and Talk - Acts 16: 16-40
Paul and Silas today are arrested in Phillipi. Today’s passage is a WONDERFUL example of evangelism or sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, because of Paul…
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Sunday Sermon - Do All the Good You Can
In our Traditional message from September 24, 2023, Andy shares with us from Jonah 3:10 - 4:11. God calls Jonah to where he does not want to go. Ninevah. God…
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Reflections with Andy - Where They Need to Be - Acts 16: 11-15
Paul and his team met Lydia today. She became the first convert in Europe. But Paul doesn’t follow his normal practice. There is no synagogue for him to go to…
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Reflections with Andy - Nothing Can Separate Us - Romans 8: 37-39
Paul today answers the question he asked yesterday. What can separate us from God’s love? Nothing. Nothing in all of creation can separate us. Even live, even…
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Reflections with Andy - God is For You - Romans 8: 31-36
Today we hear something that we need to drill down, deep into our souls. God is for us. Never forget that. Internalize that, right now. God is for you. I spent…
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Reflections with Andy - All Things Work for Good - Romans 8: 28-30
We look today at Romans 8:28-30. When we finish today, we will have solved the long standing debate about free will versus God’s sovereignty. Spoiler alert…
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Reflections with Andy - The Life of Prayer - Romans 8: 26-27
We see today in Romans that sometimes the words of prayer do not come. Sometimes, we don’t know what to pray, how to pray. Sometimes our words fail us. We see…
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Sunday Sermon - Morning by Morning
We don't like death. Or sickness. Or pain. We hide from these things. We do them in private. But this has been a hard season for our church. And today, we…
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Reflections with Andy - Creation Groans - Romans 8: 18-25
Today, we see the reason behind everything wrong in the world. Paul tells us that all of creation groans as if in child pain. Creation was subjected to…
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Reflections with Andy - Abba, Father - Romans 8: 9-17
As we continue in Romans 8, today we look at verses 9-17. We see that we have within us the Spirit of God. Through this Spirit, we cry out, “Abba, Father.”…
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Reflections with Andy - No Condemnation - Romans 8: 1-8
Guess who's back? Before we return to Acts, we are going to walk through my favorite chapter of the Bible, Romans 8! Here we see Paul talk about the reality of…
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Sunday Sermon - Here I Am
In our Joint service from September 3, 2023, Andy shares with us from Exodus 3: 1-15. We see God call to Moses from the burning bush. Fire in scripture often…
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Sunday Sermon - The Gates of Hell
In our INTERSECTION service from August 27, 2023, Andy shares with us from Matthew 16: 13-20. This passage tells us that the gates of Hell will not triumph…
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Sunday Sermon - Boldly
In our Traditional Message from August 20, 2023, Andy shares with us from Matthew 15: 21-28. We see in this passage a mother in need, and she prays boldly. We…
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Reflections with Andy - Macedonia - Acts 16: 6-10
Paul wanted to preach in a certain place. But the Spirit would not allow. Then, he wanted to go to another place. But the Spirit would not allow. We see why…
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Reflections with Andy - For Others - Acts 16: 1-5
Paul is now with Timothy. Timothy is uncircumcised, and the church has said that it is not required. Yet, Paul takes Timothy and has him circumcised. Why? Why…
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Reflections with Andy - Paul and Barabas Separate - Acts 15: 36-41
Paul and Barnabas separate today. After all they had gone through, after all that has happened, they are driven by a different vision. One for the mission, one…
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Reflections with Andy - A Faithful Response - Acts 15: 19-35
We see the church in Jerusalem now write to the Gentile believers about what is required for them to become a part of the church. It is reaffirmed to them that…
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Reflections with Andy - The Jerusalem Council - Acts 15: 1-21
These verses today are some of the most important verses in church history. What does it mean to be a Christian? Must you first become Jewish? Do you have to…
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Reflections with Andy - Coming Home - Acts 14: 21-28
Paul finishes his first missionary journey. He works his way back to Antioch, praying with churches and raising up leaders. But then come comes home. He comes…
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Reflections with Andy - An Unexpected Temptation - Acts 14: 8-20
This is one of my favorite stories in Paul’s ministry. We see a couple of neat things happen here today. First, Paul and Barnabas perform a miracle, and the…
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Reflections with Andy - Rooted - Acts 14: 1-7
Today, Paul faces opposition again. He gets run out of another town. We see the same pattern emerge for Paul and Barnabas. They go into town, they preach…
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Reflections with Andy - Jealousy - Acts 13: 42-52
Paul and Barnabas effectively share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the community today. Because of this, some religious leaders are jealous, which leads…
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Reflections with Andy - Corruption - Acts 13: 13-41
Paul is speaking to a Jewish audience today. So, what does he do? He goes back to the Old Testament, tells their faith stories, and how those stories point to…
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Sunday Sermon - You Do It
In our Traditional message, Andy shares with us from Matthew 14: 13-21. We see Jesus give the disciples a problem they could not fix - feeding the 5,000. He…
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Reflections with Andy - Mountains and Valleys - Acts 13: 4-12
Yesterday was a mountain top for Paul and Barnabas. Today was a valley. Yesterday, they saw and experienced revival. They saw and experienced the goodness of…
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Reflections with Andy - We Need the Local Church - Acts 13: 1-3
Today, we see the local church in Antioch, through the Holy Spirit, sees something in Saul and Barnabas. This church commissioned them and sent them off to do…
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Reflections with Andy - The True King - Acts 12: 20-25
Today, we see Herod meet his end. He was king, yes, but he was not the TRUE king. God is king. One day, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that…
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Reflections with Andy - In Times of Uncertainty - Acts 12: 1-19
We see the persecution begin. James is killed. Peter is imprisoned. But while in prison, an angel comes to Peter and frees him. As Peter is walking out, he is…
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Reflections with Andy - Antioch - Acts 11: 19-30
Peter steps outside of his comfort zone to minister to the Gentiles. And we see the Spirit fall. We see lives changed. We see God move. Great things happen…
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Sunday Sermon - Relationship Roadmap - The Family of God
We finish up our Relationship Roadmap series by looking at John 15: 9-17. We look at what Jesus tells us - He chose us. He is for us. He loves us. And if He…
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Reflections with Andy - Comfort Zone - Acts 11: 1-18
Peter steps outside of his comfort zone to minister to the Gentiles. And we see the Spirit fall. We see lives changed. We see God move. Great things happen…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus Saves - Acts 10: 44-48
Today, we see that these Gentiles believe in Jesus. They believe in the work of Jesus. They believe in what He has done. They believe in His Lordship. And they…
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Why I am Remaining United Methodist
As many of our churches discern where they belong in our connection, the clergy are doing much the same. After much prayer and discernment, I am called to and…
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Reflections with Andy - Testimony - Acts 10: 34-43
Peter preaches today to the assembled Gentiles. But he does something different. This sermon is different from other sermons preached in Acts. He doesn’t…
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Reflections with Andy - Rise, Kill, and Eat - Acts 10: 1-33
Peter has a vision. A sheet is lowered from heaven with all manner of unclean animals on it. A voice says, “Rise, kill, and eat.” Peter says, I can’t! I’ve…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus is Lord - Acts 9: 32-43
We shift back today to Peter. In the coming chapters, we will move between Paul and Peter a lot. Today, we see Peter perform healings, but notice who gives the…
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Sunday Sermon - Relationship Roadmap - Outsiders
In our INTERSECTION message from June 23, 2023, Andy shares with us from Romans 12: 9-21. Paul talks about heaping burning coals upon the heads of our enemies…
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Reflections with Andy - Faithful, not Cool - Acts 9: 26-31
Paul goes to Jerusalem, and believe it or not, they don’t want anything to do with him! They were afraid. They were scared. They didn’t know what to do with…
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Reflections with Andy - Different - Acts 9: 19-25
We see Saul post conversion today. And what do we see? We see that he is different. The people of Damascus couldn’t believe that it was the same man. How could…
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Reflections with Andy - Brother Saul - Acts 9: 1-19
Today, we see the conversion of Saul. But when we look at the text, we see that Saul is not the only person who had to take a huge leap of faith. God has a…
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Reflections with Andy - What is to Stop Us? - Acts 8:26-40
We see Phillip share the Good News today with the Ethiopian eunuch. At the end of this story, the eunuch asks this question, - what is to stop me from being…
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Reflections with Andy - The Spirit - Acts 8:1-25
Because of persecution, Philip flees and goes to Samaria. First, we see that God can use even hard things, like persecution, to spread the Good News. While…
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Sunday Sermon - Relationship Roadmap - Other Relationships
In our July 16 message, Andy shares with us from Ephesians 6: 5-9. This passage starts off talking about slavery, so we take a few moments to unpack to…
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Reflections with Andy - Don’t Give Up - Acts 7: 54 - 8:1
Today we see Stephen stoned to death. But as he is dying, he looks up to heaven and sees something odd. He sees Jesus STANDING at the right hand of God. Not…
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Reflections with Andy - Point to Jesus - Acts 7: 35-53
Stephen’s sermon takes a turn today. We see him remind the people why they have these things, the Law, circumcision, the Temple. They don’t exist for…
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Reflections with Andy - Hero of the Story - Acts 7: 1-34
We see Stephen recount the stories of the Old Testament today. We get a crash course in Genesis 12- Exodus 3. And you know what we see? God is the hero of the…
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Reflections with Andy - Stuck in a Rut - Acts 6: 8-15
Stephen is being faithful and great things are happening. There are signs and wonders everywhere. This causes conflict, as people are against this new move…
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Reflections with Andy - What Are You Called to Do? - Acts 6: 1-7
There are many problems that the early church faced. Today we see a challenge for the Apostles. And this challenge required them to do three things. First…
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A Few Words from Andy
An excerpt from my sermon about where the church finds itself in the midst of discernment. The way the devil wins is when our love turns to hate.
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Sunday Sermon - Relationship Roadmap - Parents
In our Relationship Roadmap series, we look today at what Paul has to say about what it means to be a parent. To love our children and not provoke them. How do…
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Reflections with Andy - You Ask Me How I Know He Lives? - Acts 5: 26-42
We meet another great character in Scripture today, Gamaliel. He tells the council that if they continue to prosecute the Apostles, they may be fighting…
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Reflections with Andy - God Will Make a Way - Acts 5: 17-26
Today we see that after all that has happened, the Apostles are arrested. An angel saves them, but we see a pattern beginning to emerge here. They are…
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Reflections with Andy - Change the World - Acts 5: 12-16
One the ways I’ve heard it described that you can know if your church is being faithful is to ask this question: “If my church were to close, would my…
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Reflections with Andy - Giving - Acts 5: 1-11
Today we read one of the more interesting stories in the Bible, Ananias and Sapphira. God strikes them down for not being honest about their giving. When we…