Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life
Living Water Radio is designed to bring encouragement, reflection and a sense of relationship to Christians and others looking for Christian community in the Los Angeles area during the pandemic and in the "new normal" that follows. It is co-produced by Pastor David Berkedal and Reverend Sally Welch.
Episodes
Summary: Some people are searching for God, and some are not. Some don’t know that they are, but they are. And others think that they are, but they aren’t. And all of them are going in the wrong direction. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 15:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 29:13
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our vi...
Summary: It’s been said that Jesus comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable, and he did. But not nearly in the way most people mean it today. We’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Romans 6:23; Luke 14:25-33; 1Timothy 5:8; Genesis 29:33; Matthew 19:29-30; John 3:16
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and b...
Summary: If you had something to celebrate, who would you invite to the celebration with you? What qualifications would they need to get in? Today, we’re going to find out how that works with God.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 14:1,7-14; Romans 3:23; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 64:6; Luke 5:29-32 Luke 13:12-17
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragem...
Summary: When most people say that they need a miracle, they’re expressing desperation. They’re taking a long shot or throwing up a “Hail Mary”. None of these are what miracles are about. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 13:10-17; Genesis 20:8-11; Mark 2:27-28
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and ...
Summary: How do we interpret the present time? It’s what Jesus expects of us. But does the question itself imply that times have meaning? Or don’t they? Prepare to have your mind blown!
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:49-56; Acts 2:1-4; Jeremiah 23:29
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDav...
Summary: Are you prepared for “The Big One”? Today, Jesus is going to tell us what it is, and why being prepared for it is important.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:32-40
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Summary: “Nothing succeeds like excess”, might be the primary life lesson now being shown by social media, reality TV, politics, professional sports, academics, and more. That is, the world. Today, we’ll see what Jesus has to show us about that.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 12:13-21; Ecclesiastes 2:18-19; 1 Timothy 6:10; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Acts 20:35
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in t...
Summary: When the world says it’s OK to judge others, is it OK? When the world mocks offerings of “thoughts and prayers”, are prayers meaningless? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 11:1-13; Romans 8:26-27; John 3:16-17
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandS...
Summary: It’s been said that what we do is how we make a living but who we are is how we make a life. Today, we’re going to find out about which is more necessary..
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:38-42; Acts 22:3; John 3:16
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Summary: Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan is often used to shape Christian ministry for the poor and the helpless, but is that what it’s about? Yes and No. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:25-37; Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Leviticus 19:18; John 7:24
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Summary: You are carrying an ID that cannot be taken away from you. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism...
Summary: God worked in distressing times through St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles, to open the hardened hearts of sinful human beings. God could do the same through you. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: John 21:15-19; Acts 10,11,15; Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:1-5
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our vi...
Summary: Ask many church members if they are a Christian and they’ll say something like, “Well, I try to be”. And that’s entirely beside the point. Today we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 8:26-39
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Summary: Where is God? Not where you expect. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 3:13-27; John 16:12-15; John 3:8
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Here’s the link for a free digital version of Luther’s Small Catechism on the basic...
Summary: Fire season in Southern California means bad air. Christians celebrate a day when fire began a season of clean air. Today, we’re going to find out what that day is.
Referenced Bible verses: Acts 2:1-21; Exodus 3:2-6; John 10:10; Genesis 11:8-9; 1 Corinthians 15:17-20
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Summary: What is the path to Christian unity? It’s the path less taken. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: John 17:20-26; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Summary: Have you ever felt that something terrible was going to happen and that you were totally unprepared? Today we’re going to find out why that could be a good thing.
Referenced Bible verses: John 13:34; John 14:23-29; Luke 19:9-10; John 14:26
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavid...
Summary: What is true love? It’s nothing that the world can prepare us for, and today we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: John 13:331-35; John 3:16; Matthew 18:20; 1 John 4:16
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
Summary: What makes a Christian a Christian? Eternal resonance. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 3:21; Mark 13:1; John 10:22-30; John 20:29; Mark 4:9; Romans 10:8-11; 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:14-15; John 19:26-27; John 1:12-13
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
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Summary: We celebrate lots of things with a meal. One of them is the death of death. Today, we’re going to find out how that works.
Referenced Bible verses: John 21:1-19; 1 Corinthians 11:17-24; Philippians 1:21-24; Romans 6:3-5
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Our Email Address: TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com
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