Charismatic Wesleyan – hovering around Rome, looking East.
This week, our study of the Gospel of Mark brings us to the selection of Jesus' 12 closest students. We will discuss the difference between a disciple and an apostle. Also, we have some more parables about a divided kingdom and an unforgivable sin.
Rules, rules, and more rules. Humans love to make many rules, adding to the moral codes God provides us. Why do we, as humans, do this! Mark 2:23-3:6 gives some insight into this legalism.
This week, we dive into Mark 2:13-22. Levi is called to be a disciple, and we look at parables of unshrunk cloth and new wineskins. What's that all about?
The Gospel of Mark with touching an untouchable man and healing the body and the Spirit.
The Kingdom of God has been revealed, but now it is time for the Kingdom of God to be demonstrated. This week, we look at Mark 1:21-34.
This week we look at Mark 1:9-20. Several important themes are developing including a major theme - The Kingdom of God.
We begin our new series focusing on the Gospel of Mark. This video will introduce us to Mark and his gospel. We will also begin our study with Mark 1:1-8.
The man born blind in the Gospel of John, chapter 9, posed some problems for Jesus's disciples, the man's parents, and, ultimately, the man. He was put on trial for an amazing miracle. All he had to give was his testimony.
The demoniac in the Gospel of Mark 5:1-20 was the least likely person to bring a message of love and salvation to the people of his region. But an encounter with Jesus freed him of the darkness that developed him and set him free to spread the Gospel.
This week, we will take a deep dive into the woman at the well in the Gospel of John chapter 4. This woman was scorned by society and tainted by her past. However, Jesus saw her as someone worthy of love and mission.
On Earth As It Is In Heaven by C. Peter Wagner is a book I have wanted to read for some time. Wagner’s work has been maligned as well as triumphed by many. The term “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) has been used chiefly by reformed cessationists as a pejorative against all charismatics (yeah, I’m looking at you, MacArthur), and Wagner seems to be the only one who has used it. The book has been highly influential in Charismatic circles, especially among the leadership of Bethel Church in Redding, California. So, I thought it would be good to familiarize myself with this work. With all respect to my charismatic brethren, this book is a mess of theological hot garbage. I will point out two theological problems with the book from an eschatological and ecclesiastical point of view and two heretical points, one implied and one expressly called out.
We finish our Walking in the Word series by looking at John's Gospel. Through the seven signs and the seven "I AM" statements, John is making a definitive case for the deity of Jesus. Finishing the video, we will take a verse-by-verse exegesis of John 1:1-18.
Here is a sermon I gave on the Seals, Bowls, and Trumpets in Revelation. I have several charts in the sermon, so if you would like a copy of those charts, send me an email at: wanderingwesleyan@hotmail.com
The Apostle John has a unique and intimate perspective on Jesus and the Christian faith. He was a friend of Jesus but also had much to say to the churches in Ephesus and Galatia (the seven churches in Revelation).
We begin our discussion of the non-Pauline Epistles: James, Jude, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Hebrews. We will save John's letters for next week. These letters expand the Christian Faith, and those under persecution are comforted.
Here is a very succinct article on the Wesleyan distinctives.
This week, we continue our look at the Apostle Paul with a sermon I presented in 2020 during the Pandemic. Covering Ephesians 1:1-14, I will take a deep dive into the theme of Election and Predestination from a Wesleyan perspective. I hold to a doctrine called Provisionism - that all humans are given the gift of salvation. Some take that gift, and many reject that gift.
In his book Streams of Living Water: Essential Practices from the Six Great Traditions of Christian Faith, Richard Foster reviews six traditional ways Christians have historically approached their faith. These six traditions are Contemplative, Holiness, Charismatic, Social Justice, Evangelical, and Incarnational. Foster states, "In reality, these different Traditions describe various dimensions of the spiritual life. …
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This week, we will examine the letters of the Apostle Paul. Paul's letters are critical to the Christian Faith as they add commentary to the Gospels.
Continuing Dr. Luke's writings, we look at the Book of Acts. This is the story of what happened after Jesus ascended to the Father. The first 12 chapters focus on the activities in Jerusalem, while chapters 13 - 28 focus on the rest of the world.
This week, we look at the writings of Dr. Luke. Who was this guy, and why did he write his gospel and the book of Acts? How does his Gospel differ from the other three? Enjoy our exploration of this vital contributor to the New Testament.
In November 2022, I delivered a sermon on Matthew 7, finishing a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Apologies for the sound issues; it was an old system that has since been upgraded.
We start our look at the Gospels with Mark and Matthew. Mark seems to have been a source document of Matthew and Luke. He has short, action-packed narratives that move Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem. Matthew is a very Jewish Gospel highlighting the themes with which first-century Jews would resonate.
Welcome to the New Testament! While we will start with the Gospels, it is essential to know how the New Testament is arranged and how we got the authorized books - the Canon. HINT - Dan Brown is full of beans and got it completely wrong!
We have finished the Hebrew Scriptures, but a lot happened in the centuries following. Empires rose and fell, and the largest empire the world has ever known emerged and set the stage for Jesus and the Gospel. The Hebrew people were busy writing new books as well as translating the Hebrew Scriptures into the new language of the people.
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