No Other Name: Acts 4:5-12

Welcome to the Life Under the Blue Sky Skycast (podcast). Below find the audio from last Sunday’s sermon (May 3) from the Acts 4:5-12 Lesson. The manuscript and study notes can be found elsewhere at this blog. The sermon takes about 35 minutes. Be blessed. You can download the sermon at No Other Name or…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 66: John 14:1-14: Jesus the Way

John 14:1-14 (90 Days with Jesus, Day 66) 1″Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare…

A Miracle Offering: A Devilish Cause

Friends, All I did was type in the search box ‘Church News’. I ended up at the homepage of the United Church of Christ. I had some trouble at their page with a story I wanted to read so I went right to the source, the homepage of the Cathedral of Hope, located in Dallas,…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 37: John 8:12-20: The Scandal of Jesus’ Particularity

John 8:12-20 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.” 14Jesus answered, “Even if I…

90 Days With Jesus, Day 32: John 7:25-31: Responding to Jesus

John 7:25-31 25At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ? 27But we know where this man is from;…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 30: John 7:10-15: What are People Saying About Jesus?

John 7:10-15 10However, after his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11Now at the Feast the Jews were watching for him and asking, “Where is that man?” 12Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No, he…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 28: John 6:60-71: What Did Jesus Say? Or, What Did You Hear?

John 6:60-71 60On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” 61Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63The Spirit gives life; the flesh…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 27: John 6:52-59: The Flesh & Blood of Jesus

John 6:52-59 52Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 26: John 6:41-51: The Flesh of Jesus

John 6:41-51 41At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” 43″Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered.…

90 Days with Jesus, Day 21: John 5:31-47: In Whom Do you Trust?

John 5:31-47 31″If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. 32There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid. 33″You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may…

90 Days With Jesus, Day 20: John 5:19-30: The Exclusive Claims of Jesus

John 5:19-30 19Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he…