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Welcome to another episode of our podcast series working through the book of Luke, with Justin Sytsma interviewing Grant Vissers. This week, Jesus wraps up his "Sermon on the Plain" by summarizing his teachings and inviting folks to be with, to hear, and to do and we explore what that precisely looks like for followers of Jesus. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small gro...

Welcome to another episode of our podcast series working through the book of Luke, with Justin Sytsma interviewing Grant Vissers. This week, we're wondering whether Jesus gives us license to judge others at the end of verse 42, and how to think communally about this passage rather than only individualistically. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen...

Welcome to another episode of our podcast series working through the book of Luke, with Justin Sytsma interviewing Grant Vissers. This week, we're exploring practical ways we can actually love our "enemies" as well as asking the question "Is this just Christian karma?". Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go dee...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Do the Extra Thing Speaker: Justin Sytsma Passage: Luke 6:27-36 We continue our study in Luke building on the discussions held at our Community Bible Study this past Wednesday. This week Justin asks us to consider why something that is so well laid out and fundamentally simple, a concept all but universally regarded as a good idea, appears so seemingly impossibl...

Welcome to another episode of our podcast series working through the book of Luke, with Justin Sytsma interviewing Grant Vissers. This week, we're exploring the Beatitudes from Luke 6, musing about the rich and poor (is there a "happy medium"?) as well as what it actually makes to be "hated" for the sake of the Son of Man. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your s...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: The Way to the Good Life Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 6:20-26 This past week we started our Community Bible Study which continues in the course of our study in Luke. For the next 4 weeks our Sunday message will follow up on what was discussed at CBS. This week, the blessings and woes of Luke 6:20-26. Episode 25-0019: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: With the Kingdom Inside You Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 6:12-19 As our study of Luke continues the time has come for Jesus to pull together the ones that he will entrust to take his message out into the world. Grant asks us to consider what it means to be called and sent out as the Apostles were. Episode 25-0018: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to another episode of our podcast series working through the book of Luke, with Justin Sytsma interviewing Grant Vissers. This week, we're exploring the Biblical role/office of "apostle" and exploring how the people of Jesus' day might interpreted Jesus' movements in Luke 6 as he mirrors what Moses did as he ascended the mountain and returned with the 10 Commandments....

Welcome to our podcast series working through the book of Luke, this time pastor Grant Vissers is interviewing Lindsay Sytsma, exploring sabbath - do we err too much on the side of legalism or grace in our Sabbath-keeping? What are some healthy rhythms that we can aspire to? Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passag...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: A Command and a Gift Speaker:  Lindsay Sytsma Passage: Luke 6:1-11 Returning to our series on the Gospel of Luke after Easter, Lyndsay Sytsma looks at the reactions of the religious leaders to Jesus actions on the Sabbath and to some degree sympathizes with them. But Jesus’ response would indicate they missed the point somewhere, and we need to ask “Are we missi...

Series: Holy Week 2025 Message: Running In Fear Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday is celebrated by Christians the world over as the most glorious day of the year, and rightfully so. However, we often forget that the day started with a lot of panic and crying. A fact that shouldn't be ignored. Episode 25-0016: ©2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Holy Week 2025 Message: No King But Caesar Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: John 19:1-30 Good Friday is the most solemn day in the Christian calendar - and yet we call it "good." Grant Vissers guides us through John's account of the fateful day when the crowd's Hosannas turned into a much different cry. Episode 25-0015: ©2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers take a break from Luke and explore the Gospel of John's telling of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Today, we'll explore Jesus as the bringer of peace and the role of Jesus as king and our struggle to fully comprehend that. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen...

Series: Holy Week 2025 Message: What Does It Mean to be King Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: John 12:12-19 Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem marks the beginning of what the church calls Holy Week. However, even in Jesus’ day the events of what we call Palm Sunday meant different things to different people who witnessed it. Many were expecting the arrival of a new king. But what does it mean to...

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers talk about Levi and Matthew (what’s up with the name change?) and a sprawling conversation around personal and congregational changes and how we navigate through generational shifts and changes.  Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Mixing Old & New – Luke pt. 13 Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 5:33-39 Sometimes it’s interesting to mix old and new things, new music done in an old style for example. But there are times when trying to mix the old with the new can lead to undesirable results. Episode 25-0013: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Tax collectors & Sinners Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 5:27-32 It has often been said that we are known by the company we keep. But what about the company that Jesus kept? This week Grant looks at Jesus calling the tax collector Levi and what happened when he had dinner at his place. Episode 25-0012: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers talk about Levi's repentance as a tax collector, as well as the role of the Pharisee, as well as clarifying the role of Pharisees in Jesus time. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curious abou...

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Allison Pinches and Grant Vissers have a conversation about the paralyzed man who was healed in Luke 5, the faith of his friends, and some practical implications for our lives today. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curious ab...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Leveling Up Speaker:   Allison Pinches Passage:  Luke 5: 17-26 Have you ever had a busting through the roof kind of friend? Have you ever been a busting through the roof kind of friend? As Allison Pinches takes us through the next passage in the Gospel of Luke, she helps us to understand the nature and consequences of spiritual healing and how our community pl...

Editor's Note: The last few minutes of the audio recording were cut off, so we had to use the camera audio, which will lack clarity. Our apologies! Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Jesus' compassion and empathy for the plight of the man with leprosy, as well as how the good news (gospel) spreads as a result of this miracle. Feel free to use...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Not Just the Physical Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 5:12-16 If you have ever gone through a serious health issue, maybe a disease or surgery with a lengthy healing process, then you know that there is more to healing than just the physical. In this episode of our series in the book of Luke Grant helps us to see how Jesus’ approach to healing is about...

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Simon Peter's conversion experience as it relates to our own, and what it looks like in our world today to leave everything behind and follow Jesus. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Call to Discipleship Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 5:1-11 Starting a new chapter in Luke Grant takes us through the ramifications for these Galilean fishermen to leave everything and follow Jesus. It also has ramifications for us. Episode 25-009: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Jesus withdrawing to quiet places (and how we should do likewise), how to approach Sabbath in a healthy way, and how our desire to keep Jesus contained can get in the way of people participating in church community. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go...