“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have s

I Will Praise the Lord

1 day ago 5m 39s

Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the gro

Pruning Pain

3 days ago 4m 47s

God is Love

4 days ago 6m 3s

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love dri

No Two-Timing

4 days ago 28m 4s

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text of Matthew 6:19-24. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find it here on YouTube. Or,

Judge for Yourself

7 days ago 6m 47s

Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today. As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son [the gift of God], he must die.” But

The Gardener

7 days ago 5m 30s

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1-2). On Tuesday, we reflected on Jesus

Horesh

9 days ago 6m 30s

David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands. While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he [was afraid because] Saul ha

Soul Food

10 days ago 5m 30s

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1-2). In John 15, Jesus offers us some k

Irrigated by the Waters

11 days ago 6m 1s

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a

Sunday Sermon - Fasting

11 days ago 27m 22s

An extended Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The texts come from Matthew 6:16-18, from the New International Version of the Bible. To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find it here on YouTube

Vaccines & Growth

14 days ago 5m 31s

Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Chris

Looking Forward

15 days ago 5m 42s

So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the

Surprise, Sanctification, Steadfastness

16 days ago 6m 34s

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind

Did God Really...? Yes. He did.

17 days ago 6m 38s

Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the be

Remember Again!

18 days ago 5m 13s

Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Sav

At Home

18 days ago 35m 58s

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text of Matthew 6:5-15. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find it here on YouTube. Or,

Of Dogs & Sows

21 days ago 5m 25s

These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping fr

Don't be an Animal

22 days ago 6m 14s

But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish. They will be paid back with harm for the harm t

On Evil & Judgement

23 days ago 5m 19s

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a p

False Teachers

24 days ago 5m 53s

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Ma

As the Day Dawns

25 days ago 5m 3s

For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Ma

Eat Your Veggies!

25 days ago 35m

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Daniel 1.

Remember, Remember

28 days ago 6m 51s

But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you w

Building Well

29 days ago 5m 6s

For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have