Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: When our divisions seem to have brought us to rock bottom it can seem like there’s no way forward. There is a way forward, and it has two seemingly unrelated parts. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Colossians 3:9-11; Galatians 3:27-28; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56; John 14:6    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the fi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you like reality TV? True crime stories? Soap Operas? Realistic fantasy dramas? We’ve got a doozie for you! And it all leads up to the Truth. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Mark 6:14-29; Leviticus 18:16 and 20:21; John 14:6      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: What is life? And why does the Christian Church have a diminished presence in the Western world today? The answer to both questions is the same. Today, we’ll find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Genesis 1-2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Matthew 18:20; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21        Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our video...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The vast majority of those in the United States who are not members of Christian churches or other religious organizations still believe in God or in some “higher power”. How can they be directed from a generic spirituality to a living faith in Jesus Christ? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Exodus 20:1-3; Acts 17:22-31; Romans 10:13      Pl...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you ever look around and wonder if Jesus is asleep somewhere? If he cares about us? So did His disciples, at least once. Today, we’re going to find out how Jesus answered them. And us.     Referenced Bible verses: Mark 4:35-41    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Em...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: There are lots of kinds of mandarin oranges. Tangerines are one of them. Be a tangerine church. Today, we’ll find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Mark 4:26-34; Ephesians 6:2-4; Exodus 20:12    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: There are people in our culture who are looking for transcendence in their lives. They’re not finding it in our churches. Why? How do we present a sense of transcendence in our worship, and in our lives? Is that even possible? Today, were going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: John 1:1; Romans 11:33-36; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Philippians 2:5-11       Please no...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: What the people of God should and shouldn’t do on the sabbath can’t be more relevant to revitalizing the Church in our time. Today, we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Genesis 20:8-11; Matthew 15:17-20  Mark 2:23 – 3:6      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benedicti...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: As if contemplating the Holy Trinity isn’t enough to make us question our sanity, we heard news last week that made us question what it means to be human, and it wasn’t A.I. Today, we’re going to find out what it means.     Referenced Bible verses: John 3:1-17; Matthew 28:19-20       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our vide...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Adele had a hit song with “Set Fire to the Rain” about a toxic moment in a relationship. Today, we’re going to find out why those words are also an excellent way to describe the restoration of a relationship on the Day of Pentecost.     Referenced Bible verses: Acts 2:1-21; Exodus 3:2-6; Genesis 11:8-9; Matthew 3:11; Titus 3:4-8a       Please note that Rev. Sally Welc...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: What relationships do you value most? There is one relationship that defines every other relationship, and we in the Body of Christ all have it in common. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:14-15; John 17:6-19; John 19:26-27; Matthew 5:23-24; John 1:12-13      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How can we improve our vision? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Proverbs 29:18; John 15:9-17; Galatians 5:20-    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com    Here’s the link for a free digital version o...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: When Sally and I go to an American supermarket and I look at the produce section, I often think, “This is what brought down the Soviet Union.” Today, we’re going to see how our bearing much fruit is the expression of lives that have been transformed forever.     Referenced Bible verses: John 15:1-8; Galatians 5:22-23; John 12:24      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How do we share Jesus without a culture? Is that even possible? Or desirable? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: John 10:11-18; 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 benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com    Here’s th...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The moon obscured the sun this past week, as the world obscures the Son of God.     God was revealed in the sun, as always, this past week, as God shines in Jesus Christ. Today, we’re going to see how we reflect that Light.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 7:13-14; Romans 3:22b-26; 1Corinthians 13:12; John 1:23; Romans 1:18-21; 1 John 1:5       Please note that Re...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: There was good news last Sunday, but who heard it? There will be doubt this Sunday, but who will believe? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: 1 Peter 2:2; John 20:19-31; Genesis 2:7; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Matthew 28:16-20       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and bened...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The familiar will, once again, become strange tomorrow. We’ll mark the day when God washed people’s feet, instituted the means of communion with him, and commanded people to love. It’s a weird day, but it helped build the foundation of our eternal lives. Today, we’ll see what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 22:36-40; John 13:1-17, 31b-35; John 14:6-7; Phil...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Jesus entered Jerusalem with crowds shouting “Hosanna!” A few days later crowds were shouting “Crucify him!” What happened? And what does it mean for us? Today, we’re going to find out.       Referenced Bible verses:  Proverbs 21:2; Mark 14:1 - 15:47; Mark 11:1-10; John 10:18; Luke 23:34;           Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: There are influences in our culture today that are making people outside the Church more open to encountering Jesus. And people inside the Church less so. Today, we’re going to find out what they are and how they can be opportunities for us share the good news of the cross.     Referenced Bible verses:  John 12:20-33; Matthew 11:28-30; Romans 5:6-8; Galatians 5:22-23;...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Many people, and most Christians, know John 3:16 by heart. They know the text. But they often don’t know its context so they look for a pretext, an excuse. Today, we’re going to find out why a Lenten focus makes that totally unnecessary.     Referenced Bible verses:  John 3:14-21; Numbers 21:4-9      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 3...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Is there a way to excel in Lent? The Roman numeral XL stands for 40. Maybe that’s a clue. Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Philippians 4:8; John 2:13-22; 2 Corinthians 8:7    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandS...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How do we reverse the institutional decline of the Church in the Western world? Lent. Today, we’re going to see why.     Referenced Bible verses: Lamentations 3:40, Mark 8:31-38; John 16:33      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...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. It’s also St. Valentine’s Day. Today, we’re going to put the Lent in Valentine!     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Matthew 5:16; Galatians 5:22-23    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 Emai...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Have you ever thought that if God would give you a really clear sign, your faith would really be strong? Today we’re going to find out why that’s probably not the case.     Referenced Bible verses: Mark 8:27-38; Mark 9:2-9; Luke 16:19-31      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benedict...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The hype machine is rolling out for the Super Bowl. Jesus embodied just the opposite behavior. Today, we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Mark 1:29-39    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’...