Category Archives: Jesus

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 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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This Little Babe

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

When I was in college we had a large chapel choir. It was large enough, in fact, that I could be a member without noticeably impairing the sound quality. I gained much of my appreciation of historical Christian music from … Continue reading →

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Holy Week 2024

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

When Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, it looks like he’s rolling to success. As the week progresses there’s more and more conflict with the leaders of the people. That conflict comes to a head when one of Jesus’ disciples … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Have you considered the fourth stanza of the hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name? Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. When we read the … 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: The obvious thing about these claims is that they are good things for people like us – church … 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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Wrath, Judgment, and Love

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

John Wesley said that the only requirement to join the Methodist Societies – the movement was not yet a “church” at that time – was a “desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their … Continue reading →

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