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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 - Putting Away the Sword - John 18: 1-14
We see one of my favorite examples of who Jesus is today. When they come to arrest Jesus, Peter draws the sword and cuts off the ear. And, if we are going to…
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Sunday Sermon - Our People
In our INTERSECTION message from November 17, 2024, Andy shares with us from Hebrews 10: 19-25. We can come with confidence before Jesus because of what He has…
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Reflections with Andy - One - John 17: 20-26
Jesus prays for us today. We have seen prayers for the disciples who were there with Him, but today, He is praying for me and for you. He is praying for the…
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Reflections with Andy - Holiness - John 17: 6-19
Today, we see Jesus continue His prayer for the church. He asks the Father not to take us out of the world but to keep us safe in it. Often in our lives, our…
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Reflections with Andy - Foretaste of Heaven - John 17: 1-5
John 17:3 is one of my favorite passages. It tells us what heaven is. Eternal life is this: knowing God and His Son, Jesus Christ, who He sent. That’s what it…
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Reflections with Andy - Absurd Hope - John 16: 16:33
Jesus today makes us a promise. We will have trouble. He tells us that. But He also tells us to take heart because He has overcome this world. He has overcome…
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Reflections with Andy - The Spirit - John 15: 26- 16:15
Jesus says the Spirit will come from the Father and reveal what He has said. Any knowledge you have, from prayer, Scripture, reading, fasting, or any of the…
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Reflections with Andy - Following Jesus - John 15: 18-25
Jesus tells His followers today that He was hated. We take some time this morning to look at what He is talking about in the original context. He is talking…
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Sunday Sermon - Our Daily Bread
In our Traditional message from November 10, 2024, Andy looks at Mark 12: 38-44. We see that the widow gives sacrificially. While this is hard, giving…
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Reflections with Andy - The Vine - John 15: 1-17
We see that Jesus is the source of our life. He is the vine; we are branches. Our life flows from Him. Apart from Jesus, we can’t do anything at all. He is our…
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Reflections with Andy - God With Us - John 14: 15-31
We are told today that Jesus has not left us orphaned. He is with us. He has given us Himself through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He has given us an…
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Reflections with Andy - The Way, the Truth, and the Life - John 14: 5-14
We resume our time in John 14 this morning by looking at one of the most powerful of all of Jesus’ statements. He is the way, the truth, and life. No one comes…
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Reflections with Andy - Why Do the Nations Rage? - Psalm 2
Today is election day. I’m going to do what I always do or have done for many years. I’m going to go vote. And I am going to read Psalm 2. This Pslam has words…
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Reflections with Andy - Preparing a Room - John 14: 1-4
Jesus tells us today that He is going to His Father’s home and will prepare a place for us. This is a phrase we have heard a lot through the years, and we…
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Sunday Sermon - Home
In our All Saints Sunday sermon, Andy shares with us from Revelation 21:1-6. We are heading home. We aren't yet there, but God is taking us to better place. We…
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Reflections with Andy - Not As Strong as We Think We Are - John 13: 36-38
Peter says he will go with Jesus even to lay down his life. Jesus says that will not happen; in fact, quite the opposite. Peter will deny Jesus three times!…
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Reflections with Andy - By Our Love - John 13: 31-35
We see Jesus give us a new command today. That we love one another. They will know that we are His disciples by our love. Now, question. Is that our love for…
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Reflections with Andy - Spiritual Realities - John 13: 21-30
Judas begins the move towards betraying Jesus. Many scholars think Judas could perhaps be trying to force Jesus to become an earthly king by betraying him. I…
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Sunday Sermon - Abundant Commitment
In our Traditional sermon from October 27, 2024, Andy preaches from John 12: 20-26. As a church, we have everything we need to be faithful to the great calling…
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Reflections with Andy - Washing Feet - John 13-20
Today, Jesus washes the feed of the disciples. There are a lot of things happening here. I’ve been fascinated by what Peter says: don’t wash my feet, but then…
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Reflections with Andy - Grace and Judgment - John 12:44-3506
Today, we see Jesus say something that is echoed often in scripture and is said so many times. Jesus did not come to judge us; He came to save us. That’s true…
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Reflections with Andy - When He is Lifted Up - John 12:27-36
We hear some famous words of Jesus today: When He is lifted up, He will draw all people to Himself. He is, of course, talking about the cross. When Jesus dies…
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Reflections with Andy - Rooted - John 12: 37-43
We see John share a quote from Isaiah that is often mentioned in Jesus’ ministry. In Isaiah, we are told that God will keep people from hearing and seeing…
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Sunday Sermon - Abundant Resources
In our Traditional message from October 20, 2024, Andy preaches from 2 Kings 4: 1-7. We talk about God's abundance and how we have all that we need, here…
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Reflections with Andy - Hate Your Life?- John 12: 20-26
We read some verses today that are well-known but difficult to understand to our modern eras. Jesus says that we are to “hate” our lives. What does that mean?…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus’ Kingdom - John 12: 9-19
We see Palm Sunday in John’s Gospel today. John usually does not quote a lot of the Old Testament; that is left to the other Gospels. It is significant to me…
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Reflections with Andy - Beauty - John 12: 1-8
We see Mary anointing Jesus and Judas, and Judas tells Jesus that it is a waste. The money that was spent could have been used in more practical ways to help…
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Reflections with Andy - God Intended for Good - John 11: 45-57
We see that the religious leaders, to keep Rome out of their business, intend to kill Jesus. It’s better in their minds for Jesus, just one man, to die than…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus Wept - John 11: 17-44
We see one of the most powerful moments in all the Bible, at least to me, when Jesus wept. Here’s the thing that always gets me about this passage. Jesus was…
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Sunday Sermon - Abundance
In our October 6, 2024 sermon, Andy shared with us from John 10:10. As a church, we are on the verge of something supernatural—something huge. Our world needs…
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Reflections with Andy - Doubting Thomas or Brave Thomas - John 11: 1-16
After leaving Judea, Jesus decided to return after His friend Lazarus died. We will talk more about what happens next in the coming days, but this passage…
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Reflections with Andy - Walk the Talk - John 10: 22-42
Jesus continues His back and forth with the religious leaders. Today, He tells them that if they will not believe His words, they should look at His works…
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Reflections with Andy - The Good Shepherd - John 10: 11-21
We see Jesus share with us today two things that made me ponder. First, He has sheep in other flocks. What did this mean to the people who heard Him? What does…
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Reflections with Andy - The Voice of the Shepherd - John 10: 1-10
Today’s reading includes one of my favorite passages, John 10:10, which tells us that we have abundant life in Jesus. I’ll actually be preaching on this…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus Sees You- John 9: 13-41
The man born blind really catches it today. He is questioned twice by the religious leaders about how it is that he can see. His parents are questioned…
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Sunday Sermon - Works of Mercy: Justice
In our INTERSECTION message from September 29, Andy shares with us from Amos 5: 21-24. There are some things that only the church can do. We are called, as the…
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Reflections with Andy - He’s Not Mad at You - John 9: 1-12
We see a man born blind who is healed by Jesus. The disciples ask Jesus an interesting question. Who sinned to cause that man to be born blind? Was it him, or…
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Reflections with Andy - Temptation is a Lie - John 8: 39-59
There are so many interesting things in our text today, from the insults that the religious leader hurls at Jesus to maybe the most Messianic thing Jesus ever…
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Reflections with Andy - Free Indeed - John 8: 31-38
Jesus tells the ones following Him that if He sets them free, then they are no longer slaves to sin, but they are free. They push back, saying that they are…
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Reflections with Andy - Lift up Jesus - John 8: 21-30
Another day, more conflict with the religious leaders. Today, they get exasperated with Jesus because they are not approaching Him with faith. They ask him…
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Reflections with Andy - Surrender - John 8: 12-20
We see Jesus continuing to have conflict with the religious leaders. They just could not hear what Jesus was saying. Everything He said seemed to just bounce…
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Sunday Sermon - Works of Mercy: Compassion
In our Traditional sermon from September 22, 2024, our Children's Sabbath, Andy shares with us from Matthew 25: 31-46. Jesus tells us to love the least of…
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Reflections with Andy - The Rest of the Story - John 7: 53-8:11
Today, we unpack what is happening in this story. There are so many interesting things. What did Jesus write in the dirt? How did they “catch” her? We notice…
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Reflections with Andy - Background - John 7: 53-8:11
Today, we look at this well-known and well-loved passage. But before we get into what is happening here, I want to take a moment to talk about the Bible. What…
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Reflections with Andy - Rushing to Judgment - John 7: 37-52
Jesus tells all who come to Him that they will receive living waters. This water will flow forth from their hearts through the Holy Spirit. This leads to all…
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Reflections with Andy - Trust and Obey - John 7: 25-36
We see two groups today thinking through who Jesus is. First, we see the crowd, who may initially be a little skeptical but realize who Jesus is. They see His…
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Reflections with Andy - The Test - John 7: 1-9
Jesus continues his ongoing conflict with the religious leaders. They are mad at Him, as always. Jesus tells them that they are always missing the point of the…
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Sunday Sermon - Works of Piety: Worship
We had some real computer issues in worship today. Andy shares with us from Psalm 150 about why worship matters to us as Christians!
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Reflections with Andy - Don’t Give Up - John 7: 1-9
Jesus' life was hard. Yesterday, we saw the disciples believe, even though it was. Today, we see that His own brothers do not believe. Can you imagine how hard…
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Reflections with Andy - Where Else Could We Go? - John 6: 60-71
Jesus's teachings throughout John 6 are very challenging. He talks about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. He is laying out some very hard words for…
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Reflections with Andy - Communion - John 6: 41-59
Jesus tells us today that unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we have no part of Him. This is a hard word for His original hearers. We hear, and we…
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Reflections with Andy - The Bread of Heaven - John 6: 22-40
Jesus tells the crowd today that they are not following Him because of the power of God they have seen; they are following Him for what they can get. He fed…
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Reflections with Andy - Jesus is Lord - John 6: 1-15
Today, we see Jesus walking on water. As with much of the Bible, there is a top-level understanding of what is happening, but there is also something deeper…
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Sunday Sermon - The Practice of the Church: The Works of Devotion
Today, as we continue our series The Practice of the Church, we look at the first of the Works of Piety, Devotion. This is loving God in a personal way. Why do…
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Reflections with Andy - Satisfied in Jesus - John 6: 1-15
We see the feeding of the Five Thousand today. A lot of really interesting things are in this text. Jesus turns to Andrew and Phillip again after turning to…
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Reflections with Andy - Testimony - John 5: 30-47
We see Jesus telling the religious leaders that so many things testified to who He was—John the Baptist, His works, even His word. But for the religious…
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Reflections with Andy - Not Out to Get You - John 5: 19-29
We see Jesus tell us that all of us will be resurrected. Some of us will be resurrected to life, others among us to judgment. That sounds scary. But He reminds…
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Reflections with Andy - To-Do List Faith - John 5: 1-18
Jesus heals today and breaks one of the Pharisees’ rules. Their rules are often petty and deal with the minutiae of their understanding of the Law of God. They…
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Reflections with Andy - Have Faith - John 4: 43-54
Today, Jesus performed a miracle, but there was no touch, nothing like that at all. He simply says that a child will be healed, and the child is healed. The…
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Sunday Sermon - The Practice of the Church: The New Creation
In our Combined service on September 1, 2024, Andy shared 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21. The goal of our salvation is to restore the new creation within us. How do we…