Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: What is reality? Do we make our own reality, or does reality make us? Today, we’re going to share 10 means by which the Holy Spirit might work in people’s hearts to answer that question.     Referenced Bible verses: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benedi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Our power went out the other day. It was out just briefly, but it meant that clocks and timers needed to be reset. The power of the Holy Spirit never fails us. But it does lead us to know that we need a reset. Today, we’re going to find out how.      Referenced Bible verses: Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the fir...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Someone once actually asked me, “What day is Ash Wednesday this year?” Ok, I’m pretty sure they meant, “What date…?”, but there are things about Ash Wednesday that may seem obvious, but that are not clear to everyone, like the meaning of ashes for living life. Today, we’re going to see what they are.      Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Matthew 5:15-16;...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Jesus was transfigured on a mountain and manifested some of his heavenly glory. Peter and James and John, who he had taken with him, had to go-figure what they had seen. Today, we’re going to do the same.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 9:28-36; Luke 9:20b; Matthew 28:16-20    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:  Some Christians have a reputation for being judgmental. Is there a sense in which Christians should be judgmental? Yes. Today, we’re going to find out what that is.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 6:37-38; John 7:24; Matthew 5:19; Luke 6:42; Luke 6:45; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; Galatians 6:1-2; Luke 6:31      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the f...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Some people say that “The Golden Rule” is “Whoever has the gold, rules”. Today, we’re going to look at a really Golden Rule that goes beyond wisdom to something way better.        Referenced Bible verses: Luke 6:27-38; Matthew 22:37-40; Matthew 5:17-19      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement a...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Are you exchanging valentines? Today we’re going to send you ten of them that could provide the means for someone to be transformed by the love of God.    Referenced Bible verses: 1 John 4:7-12        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidan...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: People have been making, wearing, and removing masks for as long as there have been people. Today were going to look at why, and how Christians can respond.    Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 6:5-6; 1 Samuel 16:7; Romans 14:7-9       You can find a really interesting article on the history of the N95 mask at https://www.fastcompany.com/90479846/the-untold-origin-stor...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you pronounce a word for a small stream “creek” or “crick”? I grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin saying “crick”, but today we’re going to talk about “rivulets”, another name for a small stream, one that can lead us to streams of living water.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 24:44-49        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Have you ever gone fishing and caught a person? Maybe you have. Today, we’re going to find out how.     Referenced Bible verses:  Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 28:18-20       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com    Here’s the link...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How do you make God laugh? Tell him your plans. Does that mean it’s wrong for us to make plans? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses:  James 4:13-17; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Job 42:1-6; Matthew 7:24-27; Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 16:3            Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragem...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The life of a Christian is a lot like a power station. Today, we’re going to find out why. And we’re going to see how 10 practical things can help us do what it does.     Referenced Bible verse:  Ephesians 3:14-21    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How do you get through when your life breaks up into 1,000 little pieces? Today an Old Testament prophet is going to show us how.     Referenced Bible verses:  Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Omicron is the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet. It’s the name given to the current variant of the coronavirus. It has many other uses, though. Today, we’re going to look at five of them.     Referenced Bible verses:  John 14:6; Romans 15:5-6; Matthew 10:32-33; Matthew 13:14-15; Matthew 17:6-8       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:      Sometimes, movie sequels are even better than the original. “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn” comes to mind. Usually, though, they’re way worse. Last week, we did a video called “Rivulets of Living Water”. Today, we’re uploading “Rivulets: The Sequel.” Better or worse? You decide.     Referenced Bible verses:  Acts 1:8; Matthew 5:38-42; James 2:15-16; 2 Timothy 2...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   The fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet has been getting a lot of press lately, none of it welcome. Today, we’re going to see how to pronounce “Omicron” and, more importantly, what “omicron” pronounces about us. Stay and check it out.     Referenced Bible verses:  Revelation 22:13; 1 John 4:17-19       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the fi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   A rivulet is a small stream. Today we’re going to look at 10 practical means by which people might follow such a rivulet to a place that leads them to the streams of living water that is God, the Holy Spirit, and be filled. Come and see what they are.     Referenced Bible verses:  2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 1 Peter 3:14-16; Matthew 10:16-20       Please note that Rev. S...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Today is a holiday that has been celebrated by Christians for as long as we have celebrated Christmas and Easter. God has been made manifest in Jesus Christ. Come and see what that means for you.     Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 2:1-12  [referenced: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12]    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in t...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   It’s Christmas-time until next Thursday, January 6th, the Church’s celebration of the Epiphany of Our Lord.     It seems weird to still be celebrating Christmas after New Year’s Day in our culture, even a little forced. But there is more than one way to measure time. Today, we’ll find out what they are and what they mean.     Referenced Bible verses:  Galatians 4:4-...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Santa Claus is part of the enchanted world in our culture. At least we act like it. But our cultural image of Santa is rooted in a historical figure who is known as the patron saint of pawnbrokers. Today, we’ll take a look at the real Santa Claus and the gift he points to that is more valuable than gold, even in inflationary times.     Referenced Bible verses:  Roma...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   For the world, it’s time for the Christmas Takedown. Take down the tree. Take down the decorations. Take down the lights. And put them away until next year. For Christians, it’s also time for the Christmas Takedown. But of a very different kind. Today, we’re going to find out what kind.     Referenced Bible verses:  Luke 1:28-30; Philippians 4:8; Romans 12:2; 2 Timo...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   “Jesus is the reason for the season” it’s been said. But will we encounter Christ at Christmas this year? Will Christmas be more than a secular holiday? How do we proclaim a new noel? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses:  Luke 1:26-28; John 3:5-8; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Luke 2:20    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the firs...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: We had some rain last week, and more is on the way. We celebrate Advent before Christmas, and point to another that’s on the way. All of those things are being poured out for us right now. Today, we’ll find out how     Referenced Bible verses:  John 1:1-5; Jeremiah 2:11-13; John 7:37-39; John 4:5-14     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Last time, we talked about the “What?” and the “Why?” of talking about Jesus at Christmas.  Today, we’re going to talk about the “How?”     Referenced Bible verses:  John 3:5-10; 2 Corinthians 5:16-17; Romans 10:13-17; Matthew 22:34-40; Luke 12:11-12     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Christmas is coming. The first Noel. What does “noel” mean, and what does it have to do with talking about Jesus? Anything? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses:  Matthew 16:24-26; Matthew 7:13-14; John 10:10-11; Matthew 11:28-30     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement an...