The Wandering Wesleyan

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.

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.

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.

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.

We finish up the Hebrew Scriptures with a look at the Minor Prophets. They are called the Minor Prophets not because they are less critical but because they are shorter than the Major Prophets. These shorter books pack a big punch and significantly impact the New Testament.