Dave McCue's Podcast

What if the package is not what you're hoping for? How would we be able to accept the gift we needed and not the one we wanted? 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...

The food regulations were not about food. The separation of the races was never a goal. 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 wa...

Jesus, angry and changing the thought landscape around him. We need to bring our hearts to him and everything else that is attached to our 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...

Karen McCue stands in for Pastor Dave and talks about the five ways that God leads his people 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 int...

When we take our eyes off Jesus, our hearts get hard (less alive...less connected) and it becomes hard to see the work of the Lord 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 c...

Feeding the 5000 has enough similarities with Exodus 18 that we ought to look beyond simple explanations to take Jethro's advice. 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 obedie...

Ken Bensimon brings the sermon this week and speaks about living faithfully in difficult times. 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 i...

It's not by accident that the text brings in the Elijah and John the Baptist comments into the thoughts about a prophet being dishonored in their own country. If it happened to them and it happened to Jesus it probably will happen to those who follow, too. Just be sure that your faith is pointed to Jesus and your obedience to him. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally rea...

In the witness of two or more. Encouragement along the way. Find yourself living what you believe. These are important to actually living a life with Christ. 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...

The two ways to amaze God is to wholly follow him and to be indifferent. Its amazing to me that they knew him but it keeps them from responding. 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 Jesus is passing by...she reaches out for him, and he pauses for her. As Jairus' daughter is reported as beyond his reach, he still comes and saves. 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;...

How would you react if Jesus was nearby. The man with the demon runs to him. The community who sees the cleansing–asks him to go away. 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 obedie...

How do you normally react to authority? Jesus uses power and authority in a way that matches his character. We often react negatively or adversely to authority or power because we've experienced human beings exercising power in line with our character. 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...

It seems so opposite that Jesus speaks in what we'd consider riddles. Why would he do that? Well, remember parables not only explain the kingdom, but also expose the condition of the listener's heart. So...why?  Will you seek him and his wisdom and his understanding...or your own? So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesu...

Are you interested in being an oak of righteousness, or just an oak? It would be one thing to be great in the sight of the world, but are you really interested in the attention of them or the one who made everything? 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 jus...

Jesus didn't go to all the trouble to plug you into the power and life of God so that your life could be hidden. 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...

Linda Colman stands in for Pastor Dave and speaks on being holy as God is holy. 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 way of lif...

Parables always do at least two things. They reveals something about the kingdom of God and they reveals the state of your heart as you listen. So listen. 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; y...

Heredity again is brought to the forefront, when Jesus' family comes to take control of their "out of his mind" brother. What kind of experience will safeguard you from not listening to God. Mary had Gabriel, prophets speaking at his dedication and the Magi visiting, and yet he is still out of his mind. Israel took almost 3 days after the Exodus' Red Sea experience before they...

There are some habits that need to be adjusted in order to live well in a Christian 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 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...

Starting out with David and Uriah, understanding the concept of Jesus and Judas. Where David fails morally, Jesus does not. 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...

Don't forget the story that we're part of. It is possible to actually find a problem under every rock, we don't have to look for them. Our story tells us that not only are they there, but that Jesus already knows and has handled it. Also...there is no need to live according to the fall. So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s comin...

The reason old wineskins burst with new wine is that they're set in an old pattern and the new patterns break them more than they were broken already. 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;...

If a doctor after seeing clear signs of a problem said no problem. Are they a good doctor?  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...

Bev Brown stands in and talks about the promises that we can count on in the scripture. 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 wa...