Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Juliet says “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” But, would it? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:14-15; John 1:3-5; Luke 2:15-21; Luke 1:26-31; Genesis 17:9-13 (not read); Philippians 2:4-11    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appear...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Churches throughout the world will celebrate the fourth Sunday in Advent this Sunday with the Christmas Story! Why? Are we impatient children, shaking the wrapped presents under the tree? Today, we’re going to find out.      Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 13:11-14; Revelation 22:20       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the fi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   The portion of the Gospels section of the Bible that will be read in the vast majority of churches in the world this coming Sunday will feature John the Baptist. Again. Why? Today we’re going to find out what a guy who wore roadkill and ate bugs means for us at Christmas.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 11:2-11; John 15:15       Please note that Rev. Sally Welc...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Christmas Day will be here in a little more than three weeks. Did you just tighten up a little bit? There is a lot to do. We’re getting ready and almost all of our preparations are totally beside the point. Today we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 13:1-12; Galatians 5:22-23           Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Where to begin? Most people begin at the beginning. Today, we’re going to find out why sometimes it’s better to begin at the end.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 6-8     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:  TheR...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What do you picture when you think of God? Take a minute, and then read on.    An old buff guy? The Force? A kindly grandparent? An absentee parent? Today, we’re going to find out who God is, and I guarantee that it will shock you!     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 22:33-43; John 19:1-5; John 3:16; Exodus 20:4-5       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-scr...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Preppers are getting ready for the end of the world as they know it. Christians are prepping for another beginning as God knows it. How can that be? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 21:5-19      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 E...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What does it mean to say that something is holy, and what does that have to do with everything that is missing in our culture? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:1-2 Luke 6:20-31      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement an...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Jesus once told a parable about the “need to pray always and not to lose heart”, and it’s called the parable of the unjust judge. How do those two things go together, and how do they point us to the redevelopment of the Christian Church? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 22:37-40; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18   Please note...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Do you ever imagine that all your spiritual struggles would be over if only you had more faith? They wouldn’t. Today, we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 17:5-10; Romans 5:6-8; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11:1; Romans 10:17    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encoura...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: You’ve seen the homeless on the streets. Have you been conflicted over how to help? Maybe you’ve seen the signs that say, “Don’t help the homeless. Help the organizations that help the homeless,” and wondered if you should just walk by. Today, we’re going to find out, and we’re going to find out in the context of the meaning of life.      Referenced Bible verses: Luke...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Have you ever been cheated out of something that was valuable to you? I’m guessing it didn’t happen twice.  “Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me,” as they say.    But can you imagine someone being cheated and then commending the cheater? Jesus told a story where that happened, and he used it to illustrate holy living. Today, we’re going to find out wh...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Did you ever lose something valuable like your cell phone, or something important to you like a family picture, or something significant like a relationship with a loved one? What would you have done to get it back? Today we are going to see how we are all those things to God.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 15:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:33    Please note that Rev. Sall...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: People were following Jesus by the thousands toward the end of His public ministry. Yet Jesus wasn’t collecting their contact information. He was discouraging them. Today we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 14:25-33; Romans 6:23; 1 Timothy 5:8; John 3:16      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our vi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The Bible says that the Church is the Body of Christ, and that Christ is its head. Is that what it means to get ahead in the Reign of God? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 14:1,7-14    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:   Have you ever been really sick and then been well? How did you feel? Today, we’re going to look at one woman’s experience, and how that same experience brings us to eternal happiness.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 13:10-17; Genesis 20:8-11; Mark 2:27-28    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: Jesus had thousands of followers and rained on their parade when he described the way that even families would be divided in their response toward him. What is that dividing line, and which side are you on? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:32-40; Jeremiah 23:29; Hebrews 12:1-2    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen i...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: “Be Prepared” is the motto of the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts and the advice of every parent in every time and everywhere. How do we stay prepared for the biggest event of all human history? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:32-40    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring e...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: “I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich. Rich is better,” has been attributed to many. Jesus shows us a better way to be rich. Today, we’ll see what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:13-21; 1 Timothy 6:10; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Acts 20:35    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benedic...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you know how you ought to pray? I guarantee that you don’t. Do you know how to breathe? Yes and No. Today, we’re going to learn how.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 11:1-13; Romans 8:26-27    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:  TheRevsDavidandSal...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: We are surrounded with claims on our time and on our lives. Voices all around us tell us what we should need. What is the one thing that is needed? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:38-42, Acts 22:3    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.  ...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Literature is full of stories that take place on the road. The Bible story we’re going to look at today takes place on a dangerous and notorious one, the road between Jerusalem and Jericho. It’s also our journey. Today we’ll find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:25-37, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Leviticus 19:18      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-sc...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you carry some form of identification? Do you know who you are? Do you know that who you are is determined by whose you are? Do you know that as a Christian you are a made-new power-filled child of God? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20     Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of ou...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Like the first disciples of Jesus, we are all on Jesus’ Advance Team, the people who go out before Jesus to prepare for his appearance. How did that work out for them? How’s that working out for us? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 9:51-62      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to b...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: How do you tell others what God has done for you? Do you have a dramatic back story? Do you need one? Is any condition in life too extreme for God’s transformation? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Luke 8:26-39      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benedic...