Category Archives: Discipleship

The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 6

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Pilate is talking to his wife about going out to meet with a friend. She claims he doesn’t have any friends. He counters that he has “useful contacts.” Do we take time to have friends who are more than “useful” … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 5

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I’m continuing to share observations and questions from my viewing of The Chosen. Zebedee, now that he has two sons who are following the Messiah describes his life and legacy as “waiting for the Messiah,” takes himself to be free … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 3

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

My observations and questions on this episode: The central and most controversial claim Jesus made in the synagogue in Nazareth was “TODAY this is fulfilled in your hearing.” The episode expanded on what Bible readers have long noticed about Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 2

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We’re watching The Chosen on Wednesday evenings at church. From time to time I think about sharing questions and notes. What have you done that has helped you fully trust God? “None of you are what you were.” What is … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of John – Chapter 1

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We’ve doing a study of the Gospel of John at Hardy Memorial Global Methodist Church. I’ll be posting the audio recordings of class sessions here. 19 January 2025 26 January 2025 2 February 2025 16 February 2025 23 February 2025 … Continue reading →

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Freedom in Galatians 5:13-14 and Beyond

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

We didn’t make much progress in our study of Galatians last night – just two verses. Here’s a link to the mp3. We spent much of the time talking about freedom – in the Bible and in American culture. Beyond … Continue reading →

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Who Owns You?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

Do you think many Americans today agree with this claim of John Locke? “every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his Body, and the Work of … Continue reading →

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Conformed to the World?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

This meme has been circulating on social media lately: The truth to this requires nuance. There is almost always more than one way to “become like the world.” The world tends to give us at least two options. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Do you know the song, Lord, I Want to Be a Christian? Consider the four claims we make in this simple song: Lord, I want to be a Christian Lord, I want to be more loving Lord, I want to … Continue reading →

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Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

We’re going to start our singing Sunday with Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know. Consider that word “know.” The first sense of that is the theoretical: Here is an idea, a fact, that I know. I know that Jesus … Continue reading →

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