GDLC Audio

This week’s focus seems obvious and yet, it’s still a struggle. We are not called to serve ourselves...which is our go to...but we are called to serve the Lord in every way and every day. Interestingly, serving the Lord is actually best accomplished by serving others. In saying that we’re reminded that the order of service is the Lord first, our neighbor second and ourselves, a distant third. Hard...

This week’s focus seems obvious and yet, it’s still a struggle. We are not called to serve ourselves...which is our go to...but we are called to serve the Lord in every way and every day. Interestingly, serving the Lord is actually best accomplished by serving others. In saying that we’re reminded that the order of service is the Lord first, our neighbor second and ourselves, a distant third. Hard...

We come to a very important place in our Lenten journey together. Today’s society desperately needs to hear the message today. You see we live in a very disrespectful time in history where people freely and openly combine a very judgmental spirit with a very sharp tongue. As Christians we are called to act like the man in our story from Matthew and show honor where honor is due. And of course, alo...

This week’s focus seems so obvious and yet is also so difficult for us to do. We tend to be loaners in our lives lived in America. Some of us are better about it than others, but all of us tend to be more self-focused than we are ever other-focused. And yet the Holy Spirit of God calls us to not just love our neighbor as ourself, but to extend to our neighbor a love that brings them into our famil...

This week’s focus seems so obvious and yet is also so difficult for us to do. We tend to be loaners in our lives lived in America. Some of us are better about it than others, but all of us tend to be more self-focused than we are ever other-focused. And yet the Holy Spirit of God calls us to not just love our neighbor as ourself, but to extend to our neighbor a love that brings them into our famil...

We’re taught by our parents as Christian children not to “hate” anyone or anything in any way, shape or form. As Christians we don’t even like the word “hate” and sometimes correct our children from using the term. So it’s difficult, even though it makes perfect sense in this case, to start out our Lent saying that we “hate” something...and yet, in this instance, we must. We must hate evil. And we...

Today we will remember, consider and celebrate the amazing event in Christ’s earthly life known as “The Transfiguration.” Amazingly Jesus was completely transformed in the presence of the disciples and in the presence of two Old Testament figures, Moses and Elijah. Notice that while Peter, James and John were fearful and amazed, Moses and Elijah seems to have taken Christ’s changed appearance in s...

When we come to faith in Jesus we are given so many wonderful gifts. We’re given God’s eternal love in a world filled with hate. We’re given peace that passes understanding in the midst of a frightening landscape. We’re given hope in the midst of the hopelessness that surrounds us. Today we’ll remember that we’re also given joy. Note that we’re not necessarily given happiness...but we are given jo...

It’s always good to gain perspective. It’s always healthy to step back and see things a little differently. Sometimes when you step back, your perspective is not only challenged but it’s changed completely. Paul reminds us today that when we come to faith in Jesus our perspective on the things of this world is radically altered. Do you need the things of this world? Yes. Do you have to live and wo...

It’s always good to gain perspective. It’s always healthy to step back and see things a little differently. Sometimes when you step back, your perspective is not only challenged but it’s changed completely. Paul reminds us today that when we come to faith in Jesus our perspective on the things of this world is radically altered. Do you need the things of this world? Yes. Do you have to live and wo...