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: The world is a mess. Christmas changes that. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:14-15; Matthew 2:13-23; Proverbs 21:2; John 8:12; John 1:3-5
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
Summary: Christmas is a time of death and life. Which one will it be for you this week?
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 2:1-20
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 on the basics of the Christ...
Summary: There are two ways to say, “When is now”. Which one will you choose this week?
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 13:11-14; Revelation 22:20
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 Cate...
Summary: It’s easier to destroy than to build, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God, and it’s easier to desecrate the Church than to make it holy. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 11:2-11; 1 Peter 2:9
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encourage...
Summary: “Kind of Blue”, the best-selling jazz album of all time, has a lot in common with John the Baptist. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 6-9
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: How can we prepare for Advent when Advent prepares us for Christmas, and the world started celebrating Christmas months ago? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 24:36-44; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 6-9
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@g...
Summary: How many kings do you have? Is that a trick question? Maybe. Maybe not. Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 23:33-43; John 19:1-5; John 3:16; Exodus 20:4-5a
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: The Boy Scout and Girl Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” That’s Jesus’ counsel for Christians but prepared for what, and how? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 21:5-19; John 14:6
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: There seem to be major political shifts happening in our society and in the world as a whole, and they all have to do with the Christian understanding of marriage. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 20:27-38; Deuteronomy 25:5-10; 1 Peter 3:15b; Ephesians 5:27-33; Galatians 3:27-29
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to...
Summary: If you wanted to find a saint, where would you look? Do you feel very saintly? Well, maybe you should. 😊 Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 6:20-31; Matthew 5:1-12
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: One day bothered me, and it bothered me for a few days. Another day made all of us new, and it made us new forever. Today we’re going to find out what they both have to do with Halloween and the current administration.
Referenced Bible verses: Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 8:31-36
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement ...
Summary: The world grants justice to regular people when it is bothered. God grants justice right away. How many of those statements are true? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 22:37-40; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; John 14:6
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 going on in the world?! Are we in a temporary blip of uncertainty, or is the zombie apocalypse just around the corner? How can we endure? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 17:11-19; Leviticus 13:45-46; Romans 8:18-21
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
Summary: Do you ever imagine that all your spiritual struggles would be over if only you had more faith? They wouldn’t. Today, we’re going to find out what it would take, and why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 17:5-10; Romans 5:6-8; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11:1; Romans 10:17
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and bened...
Summary: There are people in this world who would steal everything you have if they could. Some who steal from you would call it a blessing. Today, we’re going to find out why they’re wrong.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5-7; Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 16:1-13; Luke 15:11-32
Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and benediction.
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...
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