Dave McCue's Podcast

Bev Brown Speaks at church about how God works miracles still..and how er should be a witness to what He has done. 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 you...

The kingdom of God grows in our hearts like yeast that starts out small, but works its way through the whole batch. In the same way the behaviors of the kingdom become habits that crowd out old (non-helpful), non-healthful behaviors. Judgementalism is crowded out by humility; rule keeping is crowded out by mercy; Useless debating is crowded out by hungering and thirsting for righteousness; and fea...

When Jesus asks for fire to come down and that he is going to call for division, it is imperative that we look at all the texts that help shape our understanding of the concepts being presented. Take a look at 1 Kings 18 and 2 Peter 3 for the context and hear him call for us to quit waffling between two opinions. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift...

Who made Jesus Judged and executor between us and our relations? Well in truth God did, and says as much in many places, but that does not mean that we have submitted our hearts to him in that role. Have you taken the time to make him executor of your heart? 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...

Each of us is playing a tape (mp3 for some) in our head of what we are worth. We get that recording from the source we listen to the most. If we listen to people, who devalue us, we will play that over and over in our heads. But if we listen to how God speaks to us, we will hear a different message. Listen to him. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift...

There are at least a few steps that we go through when we are as Colossians 1:13 puts it transferred from the kingdom darkness into the kingdom of his dear son. Paul, didn't come up with this stuff on his own, Jesus outlines the process in these three sections of Luke. Take a gander. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus...

When the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, its not just that they want the words that he has, its that they want the pattern of his life to rub off onto them. This new pattern of life and care that Jesus has has made an impact on their lives. It is a nearly perfect example how we can let our light shine for others to see. That is assuming that we have a light to share. So roll up your sle...

Did any of the ghosts from Dicken's Christmas Carol visit you this year just prior to Christmas Day? Perhaps, figuratively they did if you've been chasing recreating memories from past years or seeking to avoid them this year or in the future. Instead of worrying how about entering into the ever deepening relationship that God offers. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be to...

Immanuel: is as much a name as it is God's chosen method for interacting. As God comes to Joseph in a dream, he brings Joseph more than a change in direction. He also brings him the beginnings of a new hope which can take root in his life. 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 ol...

We need to see the work that God has done in our lives in our rear view mirror. This empowers us to move toward a fuller understanding of the freedom that comes from our redemption. Freedom in Christ1) Allows us to live in the gap between accepting God's plan and the fulfillment of it;2) Allows us to let others live in that same gap; and3) It is in that gap, between forgiveness and freedom, t...

How does the Spirit of God discipline us to turn from our incomplete vision of hope during this advent? As we watch for Him and His presence in our lives we are coaxed into turning from our vision, our hopes, to a better more complete vision and hope. Will you be turned? 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 laz...

The first Sunday of Advent this year has us watching for the Lord's coming. In many of our lives we are excited and at peace with the thought of Jesus' returning--but for others it is not such on awesome thought. It is not a peace filled thought. Perhaps it is time that as we watch for him that we should become truly a people of his presence. That we would prepare ourselves and our lives...

One question that we find Jesus asking is, "Why are you here?" What have you come to Jesus for? It is the central question that we as the people of God need to remember. Around Jesus there are always three groups of people; trusters (disciples…), the crowd and the judgers (pharisees…). Everyone kind of starts as one of the crowd and it is through the witness of Jesus and the experience o...

Three concepts have come forward in Luke 1) That the people God is forming is a fellowship of the mended; 2) That Jesus is "gospelizing" humanity; and 3) You've never seen the wind, but you have seen the effects of the wind. It is in this way that people see Jesus/the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gi...

Two wonders that never cease to amaze. The First is the that there is a God of the universe that is completely, utterly in charge; and Second he has done a work in your life that make you a wonder as you stand beside him. This episode includes a reading of "The Ragman" by Walter Wangerin Jr. (1984 HarperSanFransisco / Zondervan). So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally...

With the parable of the sower, Jesus shows these three concerns. 1) for the word of God as seed; 2) that it be spread and the ground prepared; and 3) the character of those who receive the word and grow to maturity. These thoughts are also bracketed by a description of those who have received and then afterward by the discussion of who are his family--those who hear and do. So roll up your sleeves...

Jesus, often shows us our problems or our lack of vision by showing us others, or by showing us the same thing over again. John the Baptist, the pharisee, and the wayward woman all need to see their need and debt. Which will love Jesus more? The one who sees and comes. 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 lazil...

Wonders abound around us, even though we rarely recognize them as such. Jesus healed most everyone he came into contact with, some are raised from the dead, but the wonder that was his priority was making it so that we (and everyone else that have believed) might have new life. That is a wonder. It is a wonder that only matters, though, if the biggest wonder of them all is true...that we have a Go...

Children of the father live different than they used to. First they forgo judgment and condemnation; and second they replace that with forgiveness and giving. It will not happen without the leadership and teaching of Jesus, as we clear the undergrowth of our lives and find a proper place to place our foundation of life. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive th...

Luke is the heaviest of the gospels on ethics. The how now should we live book. The don't tell me what you believe--show me with your life book. After calling the disciples, Jesus in a crowd, looks at them and says… 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...

Randy Stebbins stands in Sunday morning with a reflection on perseverance and how that should effect our faith lives. 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...

Our lives are always faced with a choice to judge or to love. Jesus always calls us back to the old ways, the ways of God, the way of sacrificial love and care. 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 t...

Which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven." or "Rise up and walk." Jesus has authority to say both. What follows is a frank discussion on how forgiveness plays a role in our healing and the healing of others. 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...

Karen McCue in for Pastor Dave delivers a message on how God uses and turns our difficulties to our benefit. 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 yourselve...

Jesus reads Isaiah 61:1-2 in the synagogue. What does it mean? What should it mean that it is fulfilled in their hearing? What if it doesn't mean that we are gonna get ours and our enemies will finally get what is coming to them? It is the proclamaition of forgiveness and restoration...even for the one who has done you wrong. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to...