Calling Water

In today’s episode “Anxiously Searching” we’re looking at the story of Jesus at the temple as a boy in Luke 2:41-52, and how we, like Jesus, can long for the presence of God and grow our faith in the new year.    Did this message speak to you today? You can support Calling Water via Venmo (@arumdaunchurch).

In today’s episode “On Whom His Favor Rests,”  we’re looking at the original Christmas story in Luke 2, and how the birth of Jesus brought God’s favor upon us all.    Did this message speak to you today? You can support Calling Water via Venmo (@arumdaunchurch).

In today’s episode “No Word From God Will Ever Fail,”  we’re looking at the story of the birth of Jesus being foretold to Mary, and how we can similarly respond to God’s plans for us with joy rather than fear.    Did this message speak to you today? Support Calling Water via Venmo (@arumdaunchurch).

In today’s episode “You Will Be Silent”  we’re looking at the story of the birth of John the Baptist in Luke 1, and how God often speaks loudly through silence.    Did this message speak to you today? Support Calling Water via Venmo (@arumdaunchurch).

In today’s episode “A Righteous Branch,”  we’re kicking off the Advent season by looking at a few passages in the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah that urged God’s people to remember and wait on God, and how we can do the same today.

Today’s episode “Perfect in Weakness,” is a sermon from Thanksgiving 2020 based on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. It’s a reminder for us to never cease giving thanks — even for the “thorns” in our flesh — because it is through these weaknesses we learn to trust and rely on our perfect God.

In today’s episode “Your Servant is Listening,”  we’re looking at 1 Samuel 1 and 3 about Hannah’s prayer for and dedication of Samuel, and what this story tells us about serving God.

In today’s episode “All She Had to Live On”  we’re looking at the stories of two different widows in 1 Kings 17 and Mark 12, and what they teach us about trusting in God and being trustworthy ourselves.

In today’s episode “A Piece of Broken Pottery,” we’re finishing up the story of Job with another look at Job’s friends and their attempts to fix his problems. We’ll find that sometimes, saying nothing is better and we can leave the fixing to the One who can. (More about “kintsugi” here: https://bbc.in/3itf7Bc )

In today’s episode “Too Wonderful for Me,”  we’re looking at the epilogue to Job’s story in Job 42, and what his entire narrative teaches us about the things God gives.

In today’s episode “Out of the Storm,”  we’re looking at Job chapters 38-42 where God finally replies to Job, and while it was hardly the answer he was looking for, it was the one he needed to hear.

We are continuing the story of Job with today’s episode “State My Case”  We’ll be looking at assorted passages in the book of Job to see how Job boldly made his defense before God and whether or not we can do the same as well.

We are starting a new series this month from the book of Job. In today’s episode “Fear God for Nothing,” we’re looking at Job 1-2:10, and the astounding way in which Job held onto his faith in the face of serious adversity.

In today’s episode “A Prayer of a Righteous Person,”  we’re looking at James 5:13-16, and what a community of faith is called to do for one another.

In today’s episode “A Harvest of Righteousness,” we’re continuing our series on wisdom from James 3, and how wisdom that comes from above is radically different from — and far superior to — conventional wisdom.

In today’s episode “Out of the Same Mouth,” we’re looking at James 3, and how there is much wisdom in choosing our words carefully.

In today’s episode “Acts of Favoritism,” we’re looking at what Proverbs 22 and James 2 both have to say about showing partiality and how playing favorites is, in fact, a serious offense against God.

In today’s episode “The Report I Heard,”  we’re looking at the story of Solomon being visited by the Queen of Sheba in 1 Kings 10, and how we, like Solomon, seek to impress more than live authentically sometimes.

In today’s episode “Will God Really Dwell on Earth?”  we’re looking at the story of Solomon dedicating the new temple in 1 Kings 8, and how God’s dwelling place and God’s promises are eternal.

In today’s episode “A Wise and Discerning Heart,”  we’re looking at the story of Solomon becoming king and asking God for wisdom in 1 Kings 3, and how we can exercise the same humility and discernment ourselves.

In today’s episode “Why Do You Behave As You Do,”  we’re looking at the story of Adonijah attempting to take the throne by force in 1 Kings 1-2. We’ll see how his wrong motives more than anything led to his downfall and how that serves as a cautionary tale for us today.

In today’s episode “You are the Man,”  we’re continuing the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 12, and how he finally comes to terms with the sins he had committed in secret and the repercussions thereof.

In today’s episode “Where the Fighting is Fiercest,”  we’re looking at the infamous story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11, and how the text might invite us to think about abuse of power in this story and in our own lives. (CW: rape, abuse - skip to 09:24s)

In today’s episode “A House of Cedar,”  we’re looking at the story of God’s Promise to David in 2 Samuel 7, and how we can breathe easy and be thankful when things don’t go the way we want them to, at least when God’s involved!

In today’s episode “Even More Undignified,”  we’re looking at the story of David dancing before the ark of the covenant in 2 Samuel 6. We’ll talk about how this story reminds us of how we can be in God’s presence instead of drowning it out with our own antics.