Dewey Bertolini's podcast
643 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBy harmonizing the four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- we will study the life of Christ in chronological order, from the first utterances of the angels heralding His birth, to His crucifixion and resurrection. It is our sincere hope and expectation that as we immerse ourselves in Jesus' life and ministry, we will fall more deeply in love with Him, and become more and more like Him.
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A Word About Women (Courtesy of Jesus)--A Timely and Sadly-Necessary Theological Correction
June 17, 2018 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBOK, dear friends. In this encore PODCAST (while I am away speaking), we are about to leap off of the high dive into the shark-infested waters of what has become today an unnecessarily emotionally-charged, needlessly controversial issue among many of our so-called evangelical/fundamental churches. One that has done immeasurable damage to the precious women in far too many congregations. It absolutely sickens me to think how so many of us men have depreciated the value of women in the work...
1 Peter in HD (Part 3) -- God, bless You!
June 10, 2018 17:51 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, Peter begins his first lovely little letter literally with a literary explosion. It’s as if he has so much that he wants to say so quickly, that the syllables come pouring out of him like a waterfall of words. Believe it or not, verse 3 all the way to verse 12 is one long and winding and wondrously scenic sentence. You heard that right. A grand total of 315 words (in the NLT), all of which form one single sentence. Only the first part of which we w...
1 Peter in HD (Part 2) -- Safe and Secure
June 03, 2018 16:31 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, all you need to know about the precious people to whom Peter wrote is summarized in three telling terms. One phrase, really. One phrase that so accurately described them. One phrase that so accurately describes each of us. ἐκ-λεκ-τοῖς παρ-επι-δή-μοις διασ-πορᾶς—literally, “elect foreigners in the diaspora.” Now why in the world would Peter begin his first letter with this carefully crafted first phrase? “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, t...
1 Peter in HD (Part 1) -- "We Must Never Forget..."
May 27, 2018 18:47 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWhat perfect timing!!! This PODCAST coming not a moment too soon! Last week you might remember, I referenced the fact that so many of our precious Safe Haven family—You, not to put too fine a point on it—are going through profoundly challenging and difficult times. Well guess what? In God’s perfect timing, that just happens to be the theme of 1 Peter. “God’s Sustaining Strength Through Our (Your!) Sustained Sufferings.” Be it physical, mental, emotional, relational, or spiritual—I kn...
Peter in HD (Part 54) -- Questions--Then and Now
May 20, 2018 17:25 - 53 minutes - 49 MBDid you know that Adolph Hitler survived at least six—SIX!—assassination attempts? As you will hear in this PODCAST, these six assassination attempts occurred in 1921, 1938, 1939, two in 1943, and the final attempt on July 20, 1944. Get this: Any one of which, if successful, would have either prevented World War II—as well as the wholesale slaughter of six million of our precious Jewish friends—or brought both the war and the Holocaust to a screeching halt. The older I get, the more qu...
Peter in HD (Part 53) -- Mending a Mother's Broken Heart
May 13, 2018 17:36 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, last week as I was rushing at the end to complete on time our discussion of Peter’s release from prison—an effort at which I failed miserably, BTW—we mentioned-in-passing two noteworthy individuals, each of whom deserve far more than passing-mention. Mary, a generous homeowner and gracious hostess who opened her home for going on-fourteen years by the time of this story to the earliest, first generation followers of Jesus, our ancestors in the fait...
Peter in HD (Part 52) -- Jailbreak!
May 06, 2018 17:45 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBWhen we last left our old and dear friend, Peter, he was in Jerusalem, languishing in a Roman prison cell, awaiting what he thought was his certain execution. As you will hear in this PODCAST, Peter had been held in that prison for up to eight long, arduous days—the week of Passover. So to help you feel this story—if I may put it that way—I need you to think back to one week ago. It was exactly one week ago when we—in Peter in HD Podcast #51—met the notorious-King Herod Agrippa. And ...
Peter in HD (Part 51) -- "About That Time..."
April 29, 2018 16:39 - 56 minutes - 52 MBActs 12 begins with this poignant—or pregnant with meaning—phrase, Κατ᾽ἐκ-εῖ-νον δὲ τὸν και-ρὸν, “About that time...” Words that, as you will hear in this PODCAST, could just as well have been translated, “At the same time.” “In the meantime.” Or “Meanwhile.” Meaning that while our old friend from last week, the Prophet Agabus, was in beautiful downtown Antioch 300 miles to the North, warning of a coming famine to Jerusalem and Judea in the South… Meaning that while the predominantly no...
Peter in HD (Part 50) -- Love Offering
April 22, 2018 16:26 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOn its surface, storyline in these final verses of Acts 11 is really pretty simple. And as you will hear in this PODCAST, this story is as heartwarming as it is simple. This story is also—and so importantly—equally trend-setting. So much will be set in motion that affects how we do things (or ought to do things) even today! So.Much.Here, my friends, to give you and me pause to ponder, to think, to process. Trust me. You are in for a rich and rewarding excursion into the depths of God...
Peter in HD (Part 49) -- A Ragamuffin Christian
April 15, 2018 17:55 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThe year is circa AD 44. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, a tectonic shift began to rumble through the region approximately 300 miles due North of Jerusalem. A movement of God’s Spirit that ignited a gloriously-spectacular conflagration that began to combust in Antioch, that has since swept the world-over, kindling a flame of God’s glory that today burns brightly even in your own soul. A blaze that should give each of us an overwhelming, soul-sustaining sense of hope. Is it ...
Peter in HD (Part 48) -- Divide and Conquer
April 08, 2018 17:10 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBSpoiler Alert: As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, one of the disadvantages of words on a page is that we cannot hear tone; we do not see body language nor facial expression. In this message, I am attempting tonight to place myself in Peter’s sandals, sit myself at Luke’s writing table, and to teach tonight’s passage—one of most important in NT—in the tone and with the emotions with which Peter confronted a potentially explosive situation; with which Luke recorded this nearly-catastr...
Peter in HD (Part 47) -- A (Not-So) Silent Saturday
April 01, 2018 15:59 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIt is one of the most enigmatic statements in all of Scripture. Ironically, as you are about to hear in this PODCAST, this mysterious statement follows one of the clearest, most-unambiguous and glorious proclamations in all of Holy Writ. Two statements--one perplexing, one perfectly understandable--both written by our old friend Peter. Timely statements each, given that the Easter season is upon us. Two statements that beg us to answer two compelling questions: 1. Where did Jesus g...
Peter in HD (Part 46) -- Keeping It Kosher
March 25, 2018 17:40 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBPeter didn’t write much. No surprise here. As you will hear in this week’s PODCAST, the hyperactive-apostle could not sit still long enough to put pen to parchment. There is one of the four Gospels credited to Peter—but even that he could not write himself. Peter employed Mark to record his recollections. And no surprise that in reading what could-well be entitled, The Gospel According to Peter as Told to Mark, the one word that jumps out at us in Peter’s fast-paced, out-of-breath memoir...
Peter in HD (Part 45) -- "Seeker-Sensitive"? (Or Not!)
March 18, 2018 17:47 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBEmbedded deep within the pages of the Old Testament we find one of God’s most precious promises. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, this bright ray of hope-filled sunshine was written to Jewish exiles in Babylon who were at the time experiencing their darkest hour. It was written by the weeping prophet Jeremiah, who himself desperately needed a stabilizing reassurance from God that He had not, did not, and would not ever, no matter what, abandon His people. Even though they had ...
Peter in HD (Part 44) -- You Want Me to Go WHERE? You Want Me to Do WHAT?
March 11, 2018 16:04 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBI want you to imagine for a moment this scenario. (As you will hear in this PODCAST, a potentially familiar biblical story to you.) That being said, see if you can guess the name of its principle player. His people were ravaged by a barbarically blood-thirsty Empire, the armies of which decimated his land, desecrated his holy places, and butchered his people. His hatred for these pagan barbarians flamed in his guts with the white-hot fury of volcanic rage. A smoldering-just-beneath-the...
"YOU are the Salt of the Earth."
March 04, 2018 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBI cannot think of a more beautiful tribute to committed Christ-followers everywhere—including YOU—than Jesus’ words here in the Sermon on the Mount: “You are the salt of the earth.” As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, Jesus, ever the master of the metaphor, came up with a doozie with this one. “You are the salt of the earth.” I am excited about this for a couple of compelling reasons: 1. The rich and rewarding meaning of this metaphor, which we will get to in a moment. 2. “You ...
Demystifying Church Discipline
February 25, 2018 16:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this week’s PODCAST, we engage in a most important discussion that flows directly out of Matthew 18:15-17 -- one of the most important passages in all of the New Testament, the so-called “Church Discipline” passage. Church Discipline, a teaching in many local churches that really rose into prominence in the late 1970’s and became quite the trend. I can remember attending church leadership conferences back then and hearing pastors -- I’ll use word “boast” -- of the fact that they recen...
Peter in HD (Part 43) -- "A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet."
February 18, 2018 18:33 - 54 minutes - 50 MBHer Hebrew name was Tabitha. And as you will hear in this PODCAST, Dorcas was her Greek name. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Well, she may have had nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet. But fact is, Tabitha by any other name, AKA Dorcas, would still be as sweet, kind, and beautiful. For both Tabitha and Dorcas both mean “Gazelle.” Distinctly beautiful names each, both of which speak to the inner beauty and kindness and sweetness that radiated from this singularly speci...
Peter in HD (Part 42) -- "Who is Winning the Shephelah?"
February 11, 2018 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MBI need to read Acts 9:35 to you its context. As you are about to learn in this PODCAST, there is so much more here than meets the eye. At least that meets our eyes. Acts 9:35 is a truly remarkable statement for original readers of the book of Acts. It will soon be truly remarkable for us. For this one verse exposes the underlying reality in the spiritual climate of the Land that you and I might easily miss. As well as the ongoing spiritual battle for our souls that is being waged every m...
Peter in HD (Part 41) -- On the Road Again
February 04, 2018 18:32 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIt had to be a rather rude awakening to be sure—Paul’s initial introduction to the unenviable life of an apostle. As we will learn in this PODCAST, there is much—much more than we could possibly imagine—behind Paul’s otherwise enigmatic statement in 1 Corinthians 4:9, a rare moment of personal reflection (and dare-I-say exasperation and frustration) in the writings of this most-prolific apostle: “I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a vi...
Peter in HD (Part 40) -- Saul Goes to Seminary
January 28, 2018 19:02 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDo you know what I love about Bible? Well, truth be told, there are a lot of things that I love about the Bible. Far too many to tell in this PODCAST. But certainly residing at or near the top of my rather lengthy list is this: The window the biblical writers open to the growth and maturity of its principle players. Case in point: The Apostle Paul. Paul did not emerge from his road to Damascus encounter with Jesus a wholly-mature believer. Nor did Paul burst on the scene armed with a...
Peter in HD (Part 39) -- "All for the Want of a Nail"
January 21, 2018 22:45 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBI believe that I can say this without equivocation. See if by the end of this PODCAST, you agree with me. My unequivocal observation? He is the single-most important person in the New Testament of whom you have never heard. There is an overarching theme to tonight’s discussion, born out of this story. One that relates directly to something that Jesus said. You talk about Paint the picture, Rabbi. This story here in Acts 9 paints THIS amazing picture. Jesus said, “But many who are fir...
Peter in HD (Part 38) -- Saul, the Man Who Had It (And Lost It) All
January 14, 2018 18:59 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBYou talk about a rising star. You are about to meet him in this PODCAST, up close and personal: Saul of Tarsus. Disciple of the renowned Rabbi Gamaliel. One of the Jerusalem-based Pharisees. Soon to become a voting-member of Israel’s Supreme Court—the Sanhedrin. This was a guy whose career-path was rocketing skyward in an ever-ascending trajectory to greatness. In terms of his religious tradition, passed on to him by his Pharisee-father, Saul was a guy who had it all—A rapidly-increasi...
Peter in HD (Part 37) -- The Remarkable Man to Whom was Passed the Torch of Torah
January 07, 2018 16:47 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBHate is a horrible thing. Hate unbridled and unchecked is a murderous thing. Hate in name of God is terrifying and terrorizing thing. And as you are about to hear in this PODCAST, hate in the name of God is indeed a terrorizing thing because such religious hatred is actually viewed by the hater as a righteous thing. Just ask a certain Pharisee—emphasis upon that lofty religious title, Pharisee, since it goes to the very heart of this story—named Saul. Yes! Saul was a Pharisee. On t...
Peter in HD (Part 36) -- Predestination: A Cause for Separation or Celebration?
December 31, 2017 18:04 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBThroughout His life and ministry, Jesus made some absolutely amazing statements, as only He could do! As you will hear in this PODCAST, Jesus was able to pack into just a few words the most deeply profound theological truths, the implications of which have taken the most incisive theological minds centuries to unpack. Case in point: This otherwise obscure little gem buried deep within the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, AKA “The Feeding of the 5000.” Jesus said ...
Christmas in HD (Part 2) — "And THIS Shall be a Sign Unto You..."
December 24, 2017 15:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIt has become THE iconic image of Christmas: a Manger scene. So readily recognizable that its image graces the fronts of so many of our Christmas cards. So singularly significant that churches throughout country often display what they call a Living Nativity. So emotionally effusive that the mere suggestion of placing a Manger Scene on the steps of a City Hall can stir up a cauldron of contention. So famously familiar that many-a-home have a Manger Scene proudly/prominently displayed ...
Christmas in HD -- "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night..."
December 17, 2017 18:26 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Christmas story is without a doubt #QuiteAStory. A familiar story. A profound story. An oft-repeated story. So familiar is this story that I really do not need to comment on it. Or do I? As you will hear in this PODCAST, the principal parts of the story are well-known. The principal players in this biblical drama are names everyone has heard -- Mary, Joseph, Jesus. Yet, with all of that familiarity, there is one little tidbit of information -- one word, really -- that absolutel...
Peter in HD (Part 35) -- My Story
December 10, 2017 19:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBYou’ve perhaps heard the old line, “Things aren’t always as they appear to be.” Well, as you are about to hear in this PODCAST, sometimes things are exactly as they appear to be. Case in point, Peter’s exposé of Simon the Samaritan Sorcerer. Kudos to Peter. The apostle properly diagnosed the terminal condition of Simon’s tortured soul with pinpoint accuracy. A diagnosis that, were I to be honest with you, hits me way too close to home. For as much as I am ashamed to admit it to you, ...
Peter in HD (Part 34) -- The FIRST of Some Pretty Amazing Firsts
December 03, 2017 18:29 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIf this doesn’t send shivers up your spine, I don’t know what will. In this PODCAST, you are about to hear an absolutely amazing story about a most-remarkable individual, whom we barely met last week—Simon the Samaritan Sorcerer. A man, BTW, whose eternal destiny—when all is said and done—remains a question mark, shrouded in mystery. For of Simon we read, “Then Simon himself believed and was baptized” (Acts 8:13). So far, so good! But then we read a mere 8 short verses later, “But Pe...
Peter in HD (Part 33) -- Simon the Samaritan Sorcerer
November 26, 2017 19:30 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBHis legacy is set in stone, indelibly etched in granite as Simon the Sorcerer. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, Simon the Sorcerer is the very first person we meet outside of the cozy confines of the Holy City, Jerusalem. #ThisIsHuge! You talk about a guy who had the deck stacked against him, meet this Simon the Samaritan Sorcerer. That gasp you just heard was the rush of disbelieving air exploding out of the collapsing lungs of Luke’s original readers. Trust me: We should gas...
Peter in HD (Part 32) -- The Man Who Bore the Stigmata
November 19, 2017 18:27 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHis name is Saul of Tarsus. To us, he will forever be memorialized as the celebrated Apostle Paul. Though, as you will hear in this PODCAST, he would reject out of hand that lofty adjective “celebrated.” We celebrate Paul because we owe to him more than we could ever hope to repay. For starters, thirteen epistles preserved as New Testament Scripture. Which, when taken together, form 23% of NT. It is true that our old friend Luke was actually the more prolific of the two—Luke wrote slig...
Peter in HD (Part 31) -- The Most Glorious Gift You Can Imagine (Courtesy of Stephen)
November 12, 2017 16:51 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBPhilippians 1:3 (in the NLT) reads, “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.” As you will hear in this PODCAST, Philippians is a “Thank You” note from Paul’s sizable soul to the not-so-sizable ékklesia—or small faith family—meeting in Philippi. Paul wrote this precious little letter upon receiving a financial gift that the believers there sacrificially sent to him to help sustain him during some very dark and difficult days during which he was imprisoned in Rome. As I refle...
Peter in HD (Part 30) -- A Sermon for the Ages (Not mine, but Stephen's!)
November 05, 2017 17:53 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIt was a sermon for the ages. As you will hear in this PODCAST, it was originally preached by a layman. He had no formal training in advanced biblical studies. There is no mention of any degrees. No diploma hung on his office wall, if he had an office. We have no indication that he had studied under a leading rabbi, such as Saul studied under Gamaliel. His only claim to fame? Stephen was (Acts 6:3) “full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom”; (6:8) “a man full of God’s grace and power.” And tha...
Peter in HD (Part 29) -- Pivot-Point
October 29, 2017 19:50 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBI LOVE meeting new friends. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, we have the privilege of meeting yet-another. A standout individual. A stellar human being. Though given his humility, I am sure that he would not be comfortable with my characterization. His name is Stephanos. Significantly, a Greek name. (As we learned last week, a not-so-trivial factoid.) A man affectionately known to us as Stephen. A name that means “crown.” In Stephen’s case, a well-deserved crown that he is n...
Peter in HD (Part 28) -- Problem Solved!
October 22, 2017 17:06 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBIt was a scandal in the making. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, a vast cultural divide threatened to rip asunder the fragile fabric of unity these first believers in Jesus earlier enjoyed. As we learned last week (Podcast #27), the story begins, “But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distributi...
Peter in HD (Part 27) -- More Than Just a Food-Fight. So.Much.More
October 15, 2017 19:17 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIt was a matter of life and death. Literally. Make no mistake about this: As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, these “rumblings of discontent,” as Luke characterized them, represented anything but some small-time, garden variety, trivial church-squabble. What happened here in Acts 6 exposed a clash of cultures that tore asunder the awe-inspiring oneness heretofore enjoyed by the Jerusalem Christian Community. You might remember what we observed as recently as the end of Acts 4. Ve...
Peter in HD (Part 26) -- THE Man who was God's Reward
October 08, 2017 19:10 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBHe is the unsung hero of Church History. As you will hear in this PODCAST, I would not be overstating the case to suggest that if it wasn’t for this individual, there would be no Church History. Indeed, if it wasn’t for him, all twelve apostles would have been executed, summarily stoned to death on the spot. Hear it for yourself in Acts 5:33, “When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill the apostles.” And they surely Would.Have.Killed the apostles—all of th...
Peter in HD (Part 25) -- A Fury Unleashed
October 01, 2017 19:36 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBLuke records in Acts 5 that “The apostles (rejoiced that) God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.” As you will hear in this PODCAST, a most-interesting word, “disgrace.” Both the NKJV and the NASB translate it “worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus.” In the ESV? “Worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus. It’s a word that means to render infamous through insult, innuendo, and/or intimidation; to strip someone of their honor and dignity; to sully...
Peter in HD (Part 24) -- The "Gracious" Holy Spirit
September 24, 2017 17:37 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBAs you are about to hear in this PODCAST, The Apostle Paul made an astonishing statement to the committed-Christ-Followers living in Rome. In other words, to those living in the belly of the beast. Rome. The capital of an Empire that redefined hedonism, paganism, unbridled moral perversion. Rome. The city that literally drank itself into daily stupor on cheap wine and human blood. Rome. The city of the Colosseum and Gladiator. Rome. The city where human life held zero value. Rome....
Peter in HD (Part 23) -- A Sin Unto Death
September 17, 2017 20:25 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBActs 5:1(NLT)—“But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property.” Hmmm… Just try to imagine for a second this otherwise unimaginable scenario, as related in this PODCAST: A highly-respected individual walks into the cozy confines of Safe Haven, only to drop dead on the spot. Some time later, his unsuspecting wife walks in, and she too keels over, stone-cold dead. That is exactly what happened here in Acts 5, one of the most mysterious and mis...
Peter in HD (Part 22) -- Your God-Given Prayer Language
September 10, 2017 17:22 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBAs you will hear in this PODCAST, I stand in awe of our ancestors in the faith, the very first community of Christ-followers ever to walk this planet. By way of introduction, do you remember when, so very long ago, we studied the Sermon on the Mount? Let me remind you that Jesus introduced His signature sermon with 8 pronouncements of God’s blessing—We call them the Beatitudes. The most enigmatic of the 8 being Beatitude #3 that goes like this: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inher...
Peter in HD (Part 21) -- Civil Disobedience
September 03, 2017 17:11 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBIt is with a lump in my throat that I present to you this PODCAST. We are about to bid a fond farewell to someone who has become a dear friend of mine—a precious-if-forlorn 40-year-old lame man. It started out as just another ordinary day in Jerusalem, as if any day in the Holy City, in the two months following Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resurrection, could have rightly been described as ordinary. Peter and John made there way up to the Temple for their daily 3 PM prayers. They had no idea...
Peter in HD (Part 20) -- On Trial!
August 27, 2017 19:13 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBLet me take you back to Tuesday of Jesus’ final week. On that Tuesday, as you will hear in this PODCAST, Jesus made a most-remarkable promise to His disciples, and by extension, to us. Allow me to remind you of what happened in Luke 21: “Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, ‘The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of anothe...
Peter in HD (Part 19) -- It's So Sad-You-See (as in the Sadducess). It really is.
August 20, 2017 19:36 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBAs you are about to hear in this new PODCAST, a new day dawned upon these first committed Christ-followers. If that metaphor of a new day seemingly overstates the case, then at least we can say that a dark cloud now-shadowed the sun for these first committed Christ-followers. Not quite on the level of our eclipse; but portentous just the same. An ominous bellwether that signaled for these early believers a change in the temperature of Holy City. For the first eight-12 weeks following Cru...
Peter in HD (Part 18) -- Times of Refreshment WILL Come. That's a Promise!
August 13, 2017 19:32 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB“Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today,” Acts 3:24. What a remarkable statement. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, with those eleven words, Peter alerted that unsuspecting crowd that had gathered at the Temple for their daily 3PM prayers that the singular message of the entire OT was now beginning to be fulfilled right before their amazed and curious eyes. Jerusalem in all of its storied history had never before experienced anything like the ev...
Peter in HD (Part 17) -- One Little Word That Makes ALL the Difference
August 06, 2017 17:46 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIronies abound, in the four verses I just read to you. A full compliment of ten ironies by my count. Ten! The most soul-stirring and hope-producing irony being this—the takeaway of this PODCAST: Your most influential, inspirational, impactful life-message—greatest chapter of your story—will come not out of your successes, but out of your failures. To invoke Jesus’ masterful metaphor — “You ARE the light of the world.” That being true, your brightest beacon of light will shine forth f...
Peter in HD (Part 16) -- Let There be No Doubt
July 30, 2017 18:23 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB“Let There be No Doubt.” As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, If you were going to compose a title for this, only the second sermon Peter ever preached, you could not do much better than this: “Let There be No Doubt.” By the time Peter draws this homiletic masterpiece to its rousing conclusion, there will be no doubt in the minds of his hearers. No doubt about who Jesus is. No doubt about who they are. No doubt about what they have done. And no doubt about what they now need ...
Peter in HD (Part 15) -- The God of the Surprise
July 23, 2017 17:52 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBWe may not know his name. But as you will hear in this PODCAST, we surely know his story. As did some 5000 men plus countless women and children, whose lives—after hearing this man’s story—would never be the same again. This one story—the first of fourteen separate and specific miracles recorded in the book of Acts—exemplifies why I sometimes refer to God as “The God of the surprise.” Both then and now, God can and will—when we least expect it—apply His divine touch to our circumstance...
Peter in HD (Part 14) -- A Dazzling Day of Astonishing Amazement
July 16, 2017 19:22 - 52 minutes - 48 MB“For more than forty years.” As you will hear in this PODCAST, five simple words, easily missed if we hastily read the account as recorded for us by Dr. Luke. Five astonishing words that unlock this entire episode in the life of the first early church in Jerusalem. “For more than forty years.” For more than forty years, everywhere this man went someone had to carry him. For more than forty years this man never knew the simple pleasure of standing on his own two feet. For more tha...
Jesus in HD (Encore 22) -- Jesus' Leadership Manifesto
July 09, 2017 18:30 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWhile I am away speaking at a Junior High/Middle School Camp at a place near and dear to my heart--Hartland Christian Camp--may I welcome to the Upper Room, and Jesus’ farewell address to His beloved disciples. As you are about to hear in this PODCAST, as we break the seal on this, Jesus’ final night before the crucifixion, I do so with something of a lump in my throat and the pinkish hue of embarrassment upon my otherwise rosy cheeks. This because this particular portion of the grand stor...