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Join Andy Stoddard as he shares with us his daily reflection. Along with an occasional surprise.

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Join Andy Stoddard as he shares with us his daily reflection. Along with an occasional surprise.

    Reflections with Andy - Peace Will Come - Zechariah 6: 1-8

    Reflections with Andy - Peace Will Come - Zechariah 6: 1-8

    When I read today’s passage, it first made me scratch my head and think, “huh.” I didn’t really understand exactly what it was saying at first, but after using a tool I really like for Biblical interpretation (the NET Bible), it made a lot more sense. In this passage, this vision points to peace. In time, peace came as Persia defeated Babylon. But, also, in the Lord’s time, peace will come when the Lord returns and makes all things right. But even now in our lives, when we take our conc...

    • 11 min
    Reflections with Andy - Actions and Nature - Zechariah 5: 5-11

    Reflections with Andy - Actions and Nature - Zechariah 5: 5-11

    Today’s vision is from Zechariah 5, which took me a minute to read through and think through. I read several commentaries, and there was one that I really liked. I thought it helped make more sense. In this passage, we see the deeper truth of previous visions. In previous visions, we see the consequences of sinful action. But in today’s vision, we see that the deeper issue is not the actions that are sinful; it is the sinful nature that drives the action. Jesus forgives us f...

    • 10 min
    Sunday Sermon - The Marks of the Church: Catholic

    Sunday Sermon - The Marks of the Church: Catholic

    In our Traditional sermon from June 16, 2024, Andy shares from Revelation 5:9-10 and Matthew 28:19-20. We continue our series "The Marks of the Church." We look at at what it means to say that the church is catholic. When we make Jesus the center of life together, we find that our differences are beautiful.

    • 19 min
    Reflections with Andy - Community - Zechariah 5: 1-4

    Reflections with Andy - Community - Zechariah 5: 1-4

    We see a vision of judgment today. Those who steal and those who lie are removed from the community. That’s a harsh judgment to be removed from the community. But that is what sin does. The ultimate purpose of our faith is to love God and love our neighbor. Sin destroys that; it destroys our walk with God and with each other. This is why these sins have one being cut off from the community. That’s what sin does. Let’s remember that and think through it. Our sin harms not just us, ...

    • 11 min
    Reflections with Andy - By His Spirit - Zechariah 4

    Reflections with Andy - By His Spirit - Zechariah 4

    Today, we see one of the most well-known verses in this book of the Bible. When faced with the task of rebuilding everything, the Lord shows this lampstand that will never run out of oil, for the Lord will provide. We are told that the victory is won not by might nor power but by the Spirit of the Lord; that is how the battle is won. One of the greatest blessings we can ever have is a challenge that is so hard that we cannot overcome by our own strength. That is when we have...

    • 10 min
    Reflections with Andy - Clean - Zechariah 3

    Reflections with Andy - Clean - Zechariah 3

    Today’s reading is full of some good stuff. Some really good stuff. First, we take a little journey down Methodist history and unpack the famous Wesleyan story of John being a “brand plucked from the burning.” Then, we see a powerful image of the high priest Joshua wearing filthy clothes. This English translation doesn’t fully capture what the Hebrew is saying. These are vile, disgusting, human excrement-covered clothes, as filthy as you can imagine. And Satan, the accuser, is showing e...

    • 11 min

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