Messiah's Upper Room Podcast

Pastor Otte and the class finishes the talk between the Samaritan woman and Jesus at Jacob's Well. Join as we continue our journey through the book of John discussing what it means to worship, and whether it matters to worship at a specific place, or what defines the body of the church.

Pastor Otte and the Upper Room class returns to John this week where we left off with Jesus speaking to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. Pastor Otte and the class discuss Jesus's truthful approach with this woman and how attention is brought to her sin. Does to show love mean being truthful even if that truth may hurt someone's feelings? Listen along as we discuss this and more on this week's...

This week the class steps away from the book of John and listens as Mr. Bob Orr steps in for Pastor Otte to talk about love ("agape"), God, and what it means for the Christian.

We continue on our journey through the book of John as Pastor Otte and the rest of the Messiah Upper Room class discuss the everlasting, living water Jesus provides. Whoever drinks of it will no longer thirst. The class also examines what people in society, and even ourselves, may thirst for today.

Pastor Otte and Messiah's Upper Room Bible Class continue through the book of John, discussing God's wrath and why it remains on some but not others, the societal tensions between Jews and Samaritans, and what living water Jesus can bring that water from Jacob's well cannot.

Join Messiah's Upper Room Bible Class and Pastor Otte as we continue our series on the book of John. We discuss the concern John's disciples had with more people going to Jesus and fewer people coming to John or his disciples for baptism and how similarities may be drawn for current Christians comparing church organizations.

Pastor Otte and the Upper Room class continue the discussion between Jesus and Nicodemus. The class tackles several thought-provoking questions regarding the love we receive from God and how it may brush against our human logic.

Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class continue their journey through John, learning about Nicodemus who came to Jesus by night to gain a better understanding of this man come from God.

Join Messiah's Upper Room as we continue into the second chapter of the book of John and discuss the greater things Jesus foretold His disciples.

We finish the first chapter of John discussing Nathaniel's realization that Jesus is the Messiah, and what Jesus means when He tells His disciples that they will "see greater things than these." The class also jumps into the wedding at Cana and the first documented miracle performed by Jesus in turning the water to wine.

In this latest installment on our series through the book of John, Pastor Otte and the class discuss Jesus and His disciples answering others who have questions by telling them to "come and see" and decide for themselves. Class members also examine what brought them to church, and how we may be able to make ourselves more involved in the church in order to invite others to "come and see" the good...

Pastor Otte and the class continue their study in the book of John where John bore witness about Jesus, calling Him the Lamb of God. The class discusses how we may also bear witness, and the importance of learning what people seek before offering our own answers in haste.

"I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,'Make straight the way of the Lord'" Join Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class as we continue our study in the gospel of John. We examine why it was important for John to identify himself and letting people know he was not a prophet or the Christ, but only a messenger - a voice to prepare and make clear the road ahead for God. Download the...

Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class continue through the book of John, discussing how the world did not know Jesus, how His own people did not receive him, and how we may come to know Jesus Christ through baptism.

"The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world." Join Pastor Otte and the class as they continue through the Gospel of John. This week the class talks about how Jesus is the "true light, which gives light to everyone" and what that means.

In this episode, Pastor Otte and the class discuss how we may learn from the book of John on how to be a better witness - how to meet people where ever they are in their spiritual walk in life, realizing we are called to be witnesses and to provide a bridge of understanding of the gospel with the world.

Pastor Otte and the class resume their discussion and introduction to the book of John, what influences and beliefs contended with John's sharing of the news of Jesus to a different people, and John's approach in how he wrote this book of the Bible.

No Bible class was held on Sunday due to Messiah's Easter Sunday celebration schedule, but Pastor Otte and Phil Kasper sat down on Good Friday to talk about a meditation call "The Scapegoat". We discuss how we may discern assigning blame versus holding a person accountable, how the term hate may be used, and how, even though we all are hypocrites in one way or another, that should not keep us from...

Join Pastor Otte and the class this week as we start a new series over the Gospel of John. We first look to understand the environment and audience John had to take into consideration, and how he approached writing about God and His Son.

Pastor Otte and the class conclude our series on Famous People in the Bible You've Never Heard of with those who make up the great clouds of witnesses in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The class also discusses how God has a race in our lives marked out for us, and how we may train ourselves to endure and persevere through our race in life.

Join Messiah's Upper Room Bible Class this week as we talk about the workers in the master's vineyard. Join us as we discuss the message of this powerful parable and how we may guard against resentment creeping into our minds and souls.

We're beginning a new series about famous in the Bible that you never heard of. This week we start with a Midianite named Jethro, who was the father-in-law to Moses. Join Pastor Otte and the class as they discuss how a follower of God may witness to another person outside of their religion and how to deliver criticism to others in a caring way.

This week we're going back into our vaults to dig out a previously unreleased episode. If you're part of the Christian faith, you may have heard of the Apostle's and Nicene Creeds, but did you know there's a third creed? Mr. Bob Orr guides us through the lesser known Athanasian Creed and provides a history of how and why it was developed.

Pastor Otte and the class discuss what it means to be happy and content, how we may find happiness through the reassurance of our baptism, and how we may be content in our work.

This week not only marks our completion on our series of the Ten Commandments, but also marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Messiah's Upper Room Podcast. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of the discussion. During this week's episode, Pastor Otte and the class discuss both the Ninth & Tenth commandments, what it means to covet, and the process by which temptation and cov...