"Jesus feeds the five thousand" is the only miracle by Jesus that is recorded in all four Gospels, and they all vary somewhat in their accounts. Although the people accept Jesus as a prophet, they associate His miracle of feeding the 5000 with the miracles of Moses.Listen as Pastor Nancy takes us the journey to understand the meaning of the loaves and fishes and what that means to us and our lives.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

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Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - Sunday August 2, 2020

When we come to God as a Father, we must remember that He is Lord of heaven and earth, which obliges us to come to Him with reverence as to the sovereign Lord of all; yet with confidence, as one able to defend us from evil, and to supply us with all good.Jesus gives us a grand invitation to come and join Him where He is at work and receive His rest. But how do you live above the chances, changes, and circumstances in life, especially in todays world? Find the answer to this and other questions in this week's PODCAST!!Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 11-25:30 - Father Revealed in the Son - Sunday July 5, 2020

The threat of death may be the most powerful form of fear. It seems that Jesus’ next expression of reassurance addresses this fear directly, yet with irony Three times in verses twenty-six, twenty-eight and thirty, the disciples are told not to fear. Of course, Jesus is not forbidding the experiencing of the emotion of fear, but teaching his disciples that they are not to be paralyzed by fear, cowered by it, or prevented from accomplishing their mission because of it. Fear of God is different from the fear of humans.Listen as Pastor Nancy addresses these issues and much more in this weeks podcastSupport the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 10:24-39 "Do not fear" - Sunday June 21, 2020

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.d 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.e 19       Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,f baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,g 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Matthew tells us that “some doubted.” What do we think this means? (E.g., do we think some of the disciples couldn’t believe their eyes? Do we think they doubted themselves?How is it possible to “worship” and “doubt” at the same time, or is it?Does the disciples’ doubt make them more, or less, like us, do we think? How do we feel about this? Why?Listen as Pastor Nancy answers these questions, delivers the Sunday message, and more in this week's PODCAST. Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 28:16–20 -The Great Commission Sunday June 7, 2020

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” How does Jesus want us to love Him? Is the flip side of this that if we don’t keep His commands we don’t love Him?Who is the "Spirit of truth"? I find The Holy Spirit to be one of the most difficult theological concepts to explain. In Catholic school our Nuns would say “It’s a mystery”. What say you?Listen as Pastor Nancy helps solve these questions, delivers a message and much more in this weeks Podcast! Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 14:15-21Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit - Sunday May 17, 2020

Jesus calls himself “the way, the truth, and the life.” What does this statement mean? Why does he group these three words together to describe himself?What does it mean that Jesus’ disciples will do “greater works” than Jesus?How can we use the future hope of heaven to encourage people as they go through times of trial and difficulty?Listen as we discuss and bring you answers to these questions and more along with the weekly message, prayer and song!Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 14:1-14 Jesus Comforts His Disciples - Sunday May 10, 2020

10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.When Jesus talks about the one who does not use the door to enter the sheepfold, what kind of person is Jesus describing? Why is it important for the sheep to know the voice of the shepherd? What can happen when the sheep do not recognize the voice of the shepherd? There is an old saying where someone refers to a person or group of people as sheepish or sheep-like, just following each other over the cliff. Does that somehow have a connection here?Listen as we discuss these questions and more in this week's PODCAST. Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 10:1-10 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep - Sunday May 3, 2020

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.Q: Why did Jesus join the two men sort of incognito? Why didn’t they recognize Him?Q: How can we better recognize that it is Jesus who is walking alongside us when we are discouraged or confused?Listen as we discuss On the Road to Emmaus and Pastor Nancy answers these questions and delivers her weekly message and of course some uplifting music, all of which you won't want to miss.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Luke 24:13-35 - Sunday April 26, 2020

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. But there was one who was not there and refused to believe until he had actually seen.Why were the disciples afraid? What blessings does Jesus give us who believe even though we have not seen? In today's world, how can we break the barriers of risk and step out in Jesus and share the good news?Get these answers and more as Pastor Nancy discusses these all-important topics and delivers her message of the week.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 20:19-31 Jesus Appears to His Disciples - Sunday April 19, 2020

Earlier, because Jesus’ time had not yet come, he withdrew when Pharisees conspired against him and ordered the crowds “not to make Him known”. However, we have seen a progressive unveiling of his identity. Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”; even though he did not understand the full meaning of Jesus’ identity. Then Jesus was revealed in all his glory to Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration. Jesus predicted his Passion three times. Then, immediately before his entry into Jerusalem, two blind men identified Jesus as “Lord” and “son of David. Now a great crowd greets him as “son of David” as he enters Jerusalem.When the crowds shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” what were they acknowledging about Christ? Do you think everyone in the crowd was a true worshiper of Christ? Why do you think Jesus allowed this kind of worship and public announcing of Himself as the Messiah to happen when he had stopped it so many times before.Listen as Pastor Nancy answers these questions and delivers a deeply moving message to take us into Holy Week.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King - Palm Sunday 2020

According to John 11:1-44, Jesus receives a message that Lazarus is ill, and his two sisters are seeking Jesus' help. Jesus tells his followers: "This sickness will not end in death. ... He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.This reading has a direct connection to what we are experiencing today in that Jesus does not answer all the questions that we might wish He would answer. He doesn’t explain to Mary and Martha and all those grieving why he didn’t come sooner and prevent Lazarus from dying. But it is clear that he is completely with them in their pain and loss, deeply moved and grieved.Do good things ever come as a result of living through difficult or painful situations?  Aren’t these exactly the kinds of questions we ask, or would like to ask, when tragedy strikes? Where were you, Lord? How could you have let this happen? Couldn’t you have prevented all this horrible pain and heartache?Listen as Pastor Nancy answers these questions and also delivers her message for this week. And once again some great meditation music to carry you onward.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 11:1-44 The Death of Lazarus - Sunday March 29, 2020

John 9:1-7 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind 9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.How can this help us to answer questions when people ask “why do bad things happen in the world” or “why do good people suffer”? How would you answer these questions? Listen to this special broadcast that not only answers these questions, but also contains Pastor Nancy's Sunday Sermon for March 22nd. A must listen!!!Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

John 9:1-7 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - Sunday March 22, 2020 - Why do bad things happen to good people?

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.Where did Jesus choose to teach? Who was he teaching? And why did He start teaching? Q: What is the theme of the Beatitudes? Q: What is a Biblical example of being poor in spirit?Q: What does it mean that we will inherit the earth?Q: In today's world how does this align with what the world think will make a person happy?Listen as Pastor Nancy brings light into these questions and much more and prepare for this Sunday's scripture.Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 5:1-12 - Sermon on the Mount - Sunday February 2, 2020

There is a lot going on here. Jesus flees after hearing of the arrest of John. Calls His first disciples and goes out healing the sick. Listen as Pastor Nancy breaks this down for us and fits together the pieces along with discussing lessons learned about what it means to be a Christian being obedient to God and being a fisher of men. Support the show (http://www.perrychristian.church)

Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus Begins to Preach and Perform Miracles

This is a mighty declaration, but if you take some time to think about this statement, it seems rather strange. The Lamb of God. This phrase is only found in two places in the Scriptures, here and again in vs 36. Nowhere else in the New Testament do we read this title. Peter describes Jesus as being like a lamb in 1 Peter 1:19 and John again describes Jesus as a lamb in Revelation.But why did John call him that? Why the Lamb of God?This proclamation is not only unique in its occurrence in John’s Gospel, but it conveys a very important truth about who Jesus is with implications for us.Listen as we discuss this and many other important topics with Pastor Nancy in this first and exciting podcast of 2020!Support the show

John 1:29-42 John Testifies About Jesus

Set back and listen as we bring you insight into the upcoming Sunday scripture, the message and the deeper meaning into the word of God. At Perry Christian Church, It really doesn't matter what you wear. It doesn't matter what part of town you live. And it doesn't matter who you choose to vote for. As with God's table, everyone is welcome here, no questions or explanations needed. Our focus is on building a relationship with God and strengthening the spiritual bonds with our neighbors and community.

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