Dave McCue's Podcast

Glendine Leonard stands in and talks about the inspiration and meaning behind the Sanctuary Glass Windows. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves...

There are 4 types of theological Trojan Horses, 1) shiny and new; 2) minimizing; 3) majoring on the minors; and 4) malignant. Each of those Trojan Horses are cul-de-sacs that derail our faith. The only way through, around, or past those is to keep your eyes on Jesus, who is the Son of God. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus...

In Pergamum there were a couple of ideas floating around that still negatively impact our value as witnesses. The first was this: that as God's chosen, covenant people they could be permitted a few lapses in judgement...It was okay. The second was similar: Compromise a little here so that you can be freed up to do God's work...it is a necessary evil. Witnesses, though are believable base...

The letter to the church at Smyrna focuses on the need to rely on faith. The community loved to be first, but faith is not about getting there first (that is prominence). Faith is about steadfastness and lasting it through the trials. Do we have that faith? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back...

Karen McCue brings a message to the church about each of our need to act upon God's call in our lives. We each have skills. We each have opportunities. Lets take advantage of both. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You...

What is it like to be told that you have done everything right? The church in Ephesus essentially gets told that in Revelation 2. They are hard working, they are patient, and they are orthodox. That is amazing and yet they have forgotten about love. You've done everything right, but for the wrong reasons. It is love that first brought you into God's church and it is love that attracts ot...

Many people that I speak with see Jesus in one of two ways. He is either "What a friend we have in Jesus" or the "Lord of All Jesus" Revelation 1:9-20 asks us to hold both of those in tension. We need both and so it is important to understand Him as both. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t...

Starting with the legend in the corner of the map, is what this is. We are starting the book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ, a book that is misused more often, it seems, than handled with care. The whole of God's self disclosure in Jesus is already contained in the other 65 books of the Bible. There is nothing new here, but there is a new way to see it. So roll up your sleeves, put your mi...

Randy Stebbins stands in on the last Sunday of the year to talk about faith. Listen as Randy speaks about trusting Jesus. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children,...

Led by the Spirit to the Temple prior to Acts? Yes, Simeon and Anna are led by the Spirit of God, not just to the Temple but to notice the coming of Jesus...as God had promised. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t...

The response of Joseph to the Angel's statement that, "He should not be afraid to take Mary as his wife." Especially in the midst of all the turmoil that he must have been going through is amazing. But then, God will lead us in path of righteousness for His name's sake. He really does hear us. He really is at work in this world. He is really God with us. He will even provide gu...

After months of being mute, Zechariah's song is not really about his newly named son...but the cousin who is God's great redeemer. As he sings about redemption from darkness, he also sings about redemption for relationship and then the guidance and help we need to get from the darkness to the light. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that...

Mary's absolutely unique experience of having Christ formed physically inside her becomes the model for Christ formed spiritually inside each of us as we choose to say, "May it be to me according to your word." So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil,...

Diane Smith stands in and speaks about the thankfulness and blessings that come from God. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a...

There are two concepts in Jude that we must take the time to understand. The first is that we can be "kept" by Jesus and that He as Lord is able to make that happen. The second is that we must earnestly contend for the faith--by showing mercy. Showing mercy that was first shown to us because we are subjected to the same judgement that others are. He is Lord, and we are not. So roll up yo...

The Ordinary Christian life is one shaped by us cooperating with the Holy Spirit in and through our lives. That means Integrity, the letting your yes be yes and your no be no. It also means that when you are hard pressed you pray for guidance; when you have courage you praise; when sick prayers for healing; and when you need forgiveness you ask. The righteousness of God then being formed inside yo...

Is money your first fall back item for your security? Yes, I am sorry to say that it might not actually provide that coverage for you. However, it most certainly will drive the way you treat others and when the Lord is near that behavior might just cry out (give witness to the acts) to the Judge. Instead, you might trust in the one who can get you through the trial...He is the righteous one who di...

Ted Pancoast fills in and asks two important questions about our faith. Listen in and ask yourself the two questions at the end. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient chi...

If you want chaos or pandemonium to rule in your life set these two things loose in your life. If you want to put a net over there running loose turn to the antidotes of humility, worship of God, forgiveness and trust. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing j...

Karen McCue fills in on this Sunday with a message that asks us, "How will you respond to the Lord's call on your life." Will you argue that you're not able? Will you hesitate in inexperience? Or Will you answer yes? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old groove...

If the Bible defines the "world" as an organized system working against God, then it is no secret that friendship with the world is enmity with God. But what is the source of that desire to be friends with God's enemy? This text diagnoses the problem within us and leads us to a solution. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s comi...

James' exposition of the Jesus' sayings continue as he takes on, "It is what comes out of an earthling that defiles them."Certainly, we think of the big sins as evil and leading to death, but what of the times when we have those little deaths. A minor non-life giving moment. How do we move beyond those moments to when God gives a river of life--that spring up, oh well--life tha...

What is an essential characteristic of being a teacher in the church. James suggests that being able to work towards controlling your tongue, that is not just about cussing, but also about gossip, maybe even throwing shade. In truth though the reason that a person might start to work on this is because they have begun to know God's character, and that character has begun to rub off on His peo...

Many people think that their faith is a matter of right belief, which it is in part, but long before that it is trust in God through the person of Jesus. That is a faith that works, or produces a life change. If your faith is only intellectual than your faith does not work...it will not function. Faith that works also does the work of the Father, because it sees who the Father is and imitates that...

There are a couple of ways that Christians try by their own efforts to create the Kingdom of God. Last week the text discussed anger and justice, this week the way we show favoritism does match God's glory-which in this way is His reputation. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those...