Chestnut Level Presbyterian Podcasts

What do you think of Jesus Christ? What do you think of the Church? These questions were asked of people, with divergent answers. How does the church get such a bad reputation in spite of the glory of Jesus?

What are we to do when we see an injustice? Are we to stop and help or are we to move on? There is only one lens through which we should see the world's problems, and that is the lens of a tear. When the world is at it's worst, that is when the church must be at it's best.

Weekly worship is looked at as an obligation at best. We gather in God's presence offering presence. Worship is a time to abandon ourselves to God. All God asks is for that one hour back. How much do we love God?

People do need each other. We are bound together through the Church in our lives.

Why should we go out into the world, with all its different religions, and teach them about Jesus? We can go out into the world, with all our doubts and weaknesses and still show them the truth of the Gospel. Just be yourself.

Some who followed Jesus did not understand His ministry. They had pinned all their hopes on Jesus. What is there to do after Jesus' crucifixion, when things didn't quite work out the way they had hoped? The message of Easter teaches us that 'it ain't over 'til it's over'. Lo, Jesus is alive!

How strong is prayer in your life?

Perfectionism is a self-destructive approach to life. In living life, we must realize that rigidly following rules ruins life. We desire this purity. Purity in heart is where it all begins. A Pure Heart is a soft heart, not a hard heart. We shouldn't strive for a sinless existence, but rather a sincere existence.

How shall we inherit eternal life? Love God. But how? Good does have a personality. We cannot love rules, or other objects that cannot love us back. We can, however, love that which lives. We can love God with a loyalty that rivals nothing else.

What is it in our lives that we're clinging to so steadfastly that we miss out on true happiness?

An 'I too' attitude could bring about change. I too could go that way.

There is Joy in the world, but it is not something born of this world. Instead, it is a product of the Gift God gave us in Jesus our Messiah.

In this carol is an extraordinary story. A child has entered this world, a baby destined to protect you and me. The words paint a vivid picture of Jesus' birth.

Jesus came as God to live among us. This is a broad difference from all the other major religions of the world. God came to be with us in the messiness of life.