Walking with Jesus with Pastor Doug Anderson Podcast

26.05.09 “An Unstoppable Force?” (Acts 5:23-42)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:23:21 +0000

What do you consider the most powerful forces in our world, whether military or political or natural disaster? Are they any you would consider ‘unstoppable’? Today let’s look at one that qualifies and it is exciting because God Himself empowered normal people like you and me to be part of it! Yesterday I left you in a gathering of the most influential, powerful religious leaders in Israel. They were called the ‘Sanhedrin’ and they had gathered to decide what to do about the nearly “out of control” spiritual ‘great awakening’ happening in Jerusalem. Since the Shavuot/Pentecost festival everything was turned upside down, by the Holy Spirit empowered disciples proclaiming the wonders of Jesus in languages they did not know! (Acts 2:1-12) And then there was the healing of a crippled man by Peter and John through ‘the power of the name of Jesus’! (Acts 3) And more recently other miracles by these Holy Spirit anointed followers of Jesus.

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26.05.08 “Empowered Apostles?” (Acts 5)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:57:51 +0000

What happens in your soul when you see the black clouds beginning to gather and the wind start bending the trees around you and maybe the rain starts pelting down on you? Do you get excited knowing you are about to experience a powerful lightning and thunderstorm demonstration of God’s power? Do you close windows and doors and maybe take cover? And what would such an event look like if it was a spiritual storm rather than a rainstorm? Join me again back in Jerusalem, 2000 years ago, in Acts 5, in the Bible. Yesterday we watched a shocking event as Ananias, and his wife Sapphira were actually struck dead by God as they brought a large financial gift to help the needy in Jerusalem!

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26.05.07 “Ananias and Sapphira” (Acts 5:1-11)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 06 May 2026 20:29:05 +0000

Have you noticed how big a role MONEY plays in every society, most relationships and even the spiritual journey many people walk? Yesterday we were in Jerusalem watching an amazing thing. A Jewish Levite from Cyprus named Joseph (Barnabas) sold a piece of real estate he owned and brought the money to the apostles for help in meeting the needs of people he didn’t even know! Barnabas was profoundly impacted by the “Great Awakening” happening in Jerusalem, with more than 5000 men (Acts 4:4) having trusted Jesus to be their Savior, Messiah and Lord; and then many of them generously giving financially to help the needy. (Acts 4:32-37) But a problem was brewing!!

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26.05.06 “God’s Radical Resource Philosophy” (Acts 4:32-37)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:22:50 +0000

Have you ever been the recipient of wonderful generosity but then discovered there were ‘strings attached’ that complicated the situation and perhaps even caused you to feel cheated or betrayed? Yesterday I left you in Jerusalem, about 2000 years ago, as a remarkable thing was happening. Jerusalem was being turned upside down by a spiritual revolution accomplished by God’s Holy Spirit at work in radically transformed people who had put their trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord! One of the amazing evidences of changed lives was OUTRAGEOUS GENEROSITY as these new Jesus followers were sharing their resources with those in great need. (Acts 4:32-35) In Acts 4:36 we are introduced to a man caught up in this euphoria. His name is Joseph, a Levite from the island of Cyprus.

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26.05.05 “Authentic Generosity?” (Acts 4:32-35)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 04 May 2026 20:43:15 +0000

I have three very important questions for us to consider as we begin our time together today: 1. What difference have you seen outrageous GENEROSITY has made in the Places or the People where you have lived? 2. Can you think of any person or organization which has “generosity” as their reputation?3. Which has been more impactful to you as you’ve watched generosity… generosity from abundance or generosity out of sacrifice? Those questions may require a moment or two of reflection, so I urge you to pause and not rush. You might even jot down your responses in your spiritual journal for later reflection. Oh, one final question: do people consider YOU a ‘generous’ person?

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26.05.04 “Courage in face of Threats” (Acts 4:18-31)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 03 May 2026 20:45:35 +0000

Has your life ever been threatened? Have you ever been in a situation where you knew that if you did a particular thing; or went to a certain place; or even said some specific words you might be arrested, tortured or even killed? There are many places in our world, even today, where people live in that type of DAILY fear, did you know that? Maybe YOU are in such a place right now? That was the situation the disciples Peter and John were facing about 2000 years ago in Jerusalem. Let’s rejoin their story and see what we can learn from them.

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26.05.02 “Can we Silence them?” (Acts 4:1-17)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 01 May 2026 21:24:44 +0000

Have you ever found yourself facing very strong opposition and yet you were confident that what you were doing and saying was truthful, helpful and right? What does God want us to do when we face such challenges? Join me again in Jerusalem, about 2000 years ago, as a large crowd, watching a miraculously healed cripple man dance, was praising God, while religious leaders were dumbfounded and frustrated! Suddenly everything changed in that remarkable scene as opposition rose up. Acts 4 tells us authorities came and confronted Peter who had been explaining to the crowd what God was doing in this miraculous healing. The authorities seized and arrested Peter and John and put them in jail overnight without trial!

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26.05.01 “Times of Refreshing” (Acts 3:13-19; Isaiah 53:4-7,10)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:59:23 +0000

When you hear the term “times of refreshing” what comes to your mind? Today is May 1st and in many parts of our world that means school is nearing its end and summer vacations may soon begin. In the part of the world where I live ‘sweet iced tea’ provides welcome ‘times of refreshing’ on a hot, humid day. Today, let’s rejoin an amazing, spontaneous celebration in Jerusalem as Peter calls a crowd and a dancing cripple to consider ‘times of refreshing’! The story is found in Acts 3 in the Bible.

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26.04.30 “Big enough Faith?” (Acts 3:16; Hebrews 11)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:53:33 +0000

May I ask a straightforward question to begin our time together today? How do you measure your FAITH? I mean the SIZE, the STRENGTH, the MATURITY, even the POWER of your FAITH, especially your faith in God? We all exercise a great deal of ‘faith’ each day going through the normal routine of living, don’t we? You and I have faith our car will start when we push the ignition, and water will run out of the kitchen faucet when we turn the knob, and the telephone will, of course, connect to the person we’re trying to call, every time, right? But what about our faith in God? What is the difference between faith and expectations? Oh my, what important questions!

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26.04.29 “Power in His Name!” (Acts 3:16; Matt. 28:20)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:13:41 +0000

Have you found there is sometimes great power in a person’s name, especially if that person is someone with great authority? Let’s jump right back into a historic scene in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago when apostle Peter was pointing at a jumping, dancing man. Why was the man dancing? Because this man had been a cripple his whole life, but now he was miraculously healed by God’s power. In explanation, Peter said something radical to the crowd: “By faith in the name of Jesus this man, whom you see and know, was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has completely healed this man, as you can all see.” (Acts 3:16) Now what does that mean my friends?

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26.04.28 “A Spectacle?” (Acts 3:1-16)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:41:59 +0000

We’ve all experienced breathtaking moments! Do you remember when you witnessed something that simply took your breath away and perhaps it was so remarkable that even days or weeks later you still struggled to find the words which explained it adequately?! That is what we witnessed yesterday, and we’ll try to understand it today. Are you ready? Let’s step back into the scene: we’re in Jerusalem, about 2000 year ago. It’s about two months or so after that remarkable Passover/Easter weekend, when Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead. We’re about 10 days or a few weeks after the remarkable Shavuot/Pentecost festival, when the Holy Spirit came in great power upon many people in Jerusalem. Acts 3 describes a remarkable moment in history.

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26.04.27 “Radical Generosity” (Acts 2:42-3:6)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:41:17 +0000

Have you ever met someone who seems ‘too good to be true’? They just radiate the JOY of Jesus; they are compassionate and helpful to others, especially others in need. They are encouraging and kind, generous and gracious. Anyone come to your mind with that description? Life was not easy in first century Roman empire, especially for Jews. And Jerusalem was not a particularly joyful, friendly place to live much of the time with Roman soldiers walking the streets. But in the days following that special Shavuot/Pentecost festival, when the Holy Spirit of God came upon the followers of Jesus, suddenly Jerusalem seemed filled with these radically wonderful people!

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26.04.25 “Jesus’ Church Birthed?” (Acts 2:36-43)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:22:10 +0000

There are occasions when certain places in our world are overrun with visitors, especially when those cities host major sporting events such as the Olympics or Super Bowl or World Cup. I left you yesterday in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago, during one of those times. It was the Shavuot/Pentecost festival and Acts 2:5 reports: “Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.” This great festival often lasted more than a week, as thousands who had gathered were not anxious to leave. But this Shavuot/Pentecost festival has been unlike any before in history. Why? As we’ve seen in the past few days, (Acts 2:1-41) God selected this gathering of humanity, from all parts of the known world, as the perfect time to send His Holy Spirit and birth the church Jesus promised would be His ‘ekklesia’ which HE would build and “and the gates of Hades would not prevail.” (Matt. 16:18)

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26.04.24 “God’s Formula” (Acts 2:36-39)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:04 +0000

We like formulas, don’t we? Recipes for cooking; and assembly directions for building model airplanes; and an operator’s manual for making something work properly, right? So what’s the formula for a fulfilling, abundant life with our sins forgiven? I don’t mean financial success nor fame nor popularity. I mean the type of life Jesus spoke about when He said: “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy but I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) Have you discovered, and are you living the formula for that type of life?

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26.04.23 “Repent!” (Act 2:36-39)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:12:08 +0000

Law and order / security and safety are two of the biggest issues facing our human race in every city, every village and hamlet in the world, do you agree? Why is that? Simple… our human natural tendency is to want our own way. From the time we are kids we want to be in control of our lives and circumstances around us, right? That’s why one of the most important words we can learn from infancy is the word ‘NO’…especially when we speak ‘NO’ it to OURSELVES and our selfish desires! Have you learned to say ‘NO’ to the dark side of you that wants to rebel against what is right and good?

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26.04.22 “Jesus is Lord” (Acts 2:36)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:13:30 +0000

We live in a world where TITLES are important. In politics, business, government, and almost every segment of every society, TITLES get people’s attention, isn’t that true? As you reflect back over your life I wonder how many different titles have been associated with your name. Have you ever found yourself having a title but not having the authority needed to accomplish the role of your title? Yesterday we were standing in a huge crowd of people in Jerusalem, during the Shavuot/Pentecost festival, about 2000 years ago. The crowd was in a frenzy! Why? Acts 2:1-13 describes the miraculous arrival of the Holy Spirit with wind and fire. The disciples of Jesus were praising God in languages they had never spoken before! Can you explain that?

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26.04.21 “The Name JESUS?” (Acts 2:22-35)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:40:41 +0000

Hello my “Walking with Jesus” friends all

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26.04.20 “Miracle Languages?” (Acts 2:1-33)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:59:16 +0000

Do you live in a city where you often hear many different languages spoken? Languages have always fascinated me, perhaps because I grew up in an English-speaking home but we lived in a foreign country and as a boy soon I became fluent in that language too. Did you know that Jerusalem is one of the most visited cities in the world, and especially at the Jewish festival times dozens of different languages can be heard in the streets of Jerusalem. And did you know that was even true in first century Jerusalem? Acts 2:5-12 describes an unforgettable scene in about the year 25ad at the Shavuot/Pentecost Festival.

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26.04.18 “Wind & Fire?” (Acts 2:1,2)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:20:40 +0000

No matter where you live in the world, I’m sure you have very special holidays which involve great celebrations, time off work, and perhaps family gatherings. I left you yesterday in Jerusalem during one of those great, Jewish annual festivals called Shavuot or Pentecost. Thousands of Jews had come to Jerusalem from all over the Roman empire and for several days great celebrations had been taking place. Among these pilgrims are the disciples of Jesus; Mary, the mother of Jesus, and many other friends from Galilee, and they’ve been spending the past several days together in Jerusalem, remembering. (Acts 1:12-14)

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26.04.17 “Learning to Wait on God” (Acts 1:12-26)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:35:46 +0000

Have you ever found yourself looking out into your future with both a strong sense of excitement but also fear? That is exactly what I think was happening in Jerusalem with the disciples and close friends of Jesus, as I left you yesterday. They had come to Jerusalem in anticipation of the Shavuot festival which often lasted a full week and concluded 50 days after Passover.

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26.04.16 “Why will Jesus return?” (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:48:09 +0000

When saying goodbye to someone very special to you, I’m sure you long to hear some assurance of approximately when you’ll see them again, right? Yesterday we watched Jesus’ farewell with His disciples and closest friends. (Acts 1:6-11) Amazingly Jesus did not say anything about when they might see Him again. Instead, it was the two angels who appeared as Jesus ascended up into the sky, and the angels said: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11)

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26.04.15 “Ascension of Jesus” (Acts 1:6-11)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:39:58 +0000

When do you realize a ‘goodbye’ is really definitive? It’s really the last time you’ll see that person for a while, maybe a long while? Is it the words spoken, the hugs given or watching the person actually leave, boarding the airplane or driving down the road? For the past several days we’ve been looking closely at each of the encounters, recorded in the Bible, which resurrected Jesus had with His friends.

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26.04.14 “With us always?” (Matt. 28:20 & Acts 1:1-4)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:03:27 +0000

Goodbyes are difficult, aren’t they? Especially when it’s goodbye with someone you love and have had very significant experiences with, right? In recent days we’ve been with the disciples of Jesus as they’ve had several unexpected and very significant encounters with the resurrected Jesus in the days following His resurrection. Each time their miraculous encounter with Jesus was nearing its end they wondered when or if they’d see Jesus again. Yesterday, Matthew gave us his report of Jesus and His disciples on a mountainside overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Many call that event Jesus’ “Great Commission” of those men… and ALL followers of Jesus ever since.

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26.04.13 “Great Commission” (Matt. 28:16-20)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:36:34 +0000

For those of you watching my greeting you can see a blow gun from an Indonesian tribe on the wall behind me. That and many other things in this room are from my missionary travels around the world which are all rooted in the verses we’re looking at today. These days since Easter, we’ve been looking closely at each record in the Bible of the appearances of resurrected Jesus after His Sunday morning resurrection in Jerusalem. Yesterday we concluded having breakfast with Jesus and seven disciples on the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee. It was life changing for Peter, remember?

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26.04.11 “Follow Me!” (John 21:19-25; Colossians 2, 3)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:39:42 +0000

I have an important question for us to begin with today: When you consider that phrase, which you hear me say every day, “Walking with Jesus”, what does it mean to you? Does it mean that you hope for a sense of God’s Presence with you each day? Or does it mean you are living your life doing all you can to follow Jesus as HE leads you through your life?

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26.04.10 “A Second Chance?” (John 21:16-19)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:53 +0000

I’m sure you’ve had a conversation with someone when you felt their response to you was shallow and insincere. Remember how that made you feel? If the subject you were talking about was significant, you probably pressed in with more questions or a different tone, right? That’s what Jesus was doing with Peter as they shared a shoreline breakfast together. Why? Because Peter desperately needed several things that maybe you and I need today, and only Jesus can give those things, both to Peter and to us!

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26.04.09 “Shoreline Breakfast” (John 21:10-15)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:12:35 +0000

Have you come this morning excited for ‘shoreline breakfast’ with Jesus? Yes, that’s Peter out there, splashing his way to shore! He’s swimming with hope that maybe, finally, he and Jesus can have a long-awaited private chat to resolve the shame and regret Peter carries since his denials. John and his brother James, and four other disciples, are still out there pulling on their fishing nets filled with perhaps the largest catch they’ve ever hauled out of the Sea of Galilee. And resurrected Jesus stands here on the shoreline watching all this, preparing breakfast for His friends, who’ve worked hard at empty net fishing, all night!

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26.04.08 “Release Your Grip?” (John 21:1-7)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:43:10 +0000

Very often, after major events, there’s a strange emotional malaise which sets in as people struggle to get back to normal, especially after events which are life impacting. Do you suppose that’s how it was for the disciples and close friends of Jesus after that historic Passover/Easter weekend? We have no record that Jesus sat down with His friends and gave them a full explanation of what that dramatic weekend was all about. Can you imagine all the questions they had? Rather, Jesus appeared from time to time suddenly, unexpectedly, and only briefly, confirming that He was alive again, but giving little insight about what the future was going to be, and what the disciples should be doing now that Jesus was not with them everyday!

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26.04.07 “Thomas the Skeptic” (John 20:24-29)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:57:25 +0000

In our fast-paced world, we have a tendency to ‘move on quickly’ from one major event to the next. Does Good Friday and Easter already seem like a long time ago, even though it’s only been a few days? My guess is it wasn’t quite that way in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. How would you describe what you imagine was the mood, the conversations, the activities of people in the days immediately following that Passover weekend of the crucifixion and unexplainable resurrection of Jesus?

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26.04.06 “Jesus went where?” (1 Peter 3:17-19; Galatians 1:11,12)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:56:22 +0000

I’ve often wondered what that Monday was really like in Jerusalem after the Passover weekend during which Jesus was crucified, buried and raised to life? Surely there could not have been any subject more talked about that Monday than those remarkable events. I wonder how many hundreds of people came to the empty tomb to see for themselves, and walked away bewildered? I presume the tomb guards had fled Jerusalem with the money paid to them to keep quiet. (Matt. 28:11-15) I presume the disciples, Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, were in hiding, afraid of what the religious leaders might do to them, who were known to be Jesus’ closest friends.

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26.04.04 "He is Risen!!” (John 20)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:09:34 +0000

While many things distinguish Christianity from every other religion, the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ is the pinnacle, cornerstone event. Do you agree? Have you considered that ONLY Christians claim these God given truths as foundational to WHO we are and WHAT we believe as redeemed followers of Jesus: * Jesus Christ is God incarnate (Matt. 17:5; John 10:30) * Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth and willingly died on the cross. (2 Cor. 5:21; John 10:17) * Jesus Christ’s death was payment in full for humanity’s sin debt to God for our sinful rebellion against God. (Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:14) * Jesus Christ was raised from the dead on the Sunday early morning after He died on the Friday of that Passover weekend. (Matt. 28:1-6) Are those great truths foundational in your life?

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26.04.03 “A Guarded Tomb?” (John 19:38-42; Matt. 27:62-66)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:46:15 +0000

This is a very special day each year as our world pauses to remember that it was on the Friday of Passover/Easter weekend, about 2000 years ago, that Jesus Christ was crucified. Will you join me again on that hill called “Golgotha” just outside Jerusalem? Over the past few days we’ve watched the unthinkable happen right before our eyes, as recorded for us in the Bible. Yesterday we watched Jesus die, as He said to God the Father: “Into Your hands I commit My spirit.” (Luke 23:46) Dr. Luke reports: “When Jesus said this, He breathed His last.” (Luke 23:46) Please remember, Dr. Luke, the author of both the Gospel of Luke and book of Acts, was a physician.

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26.04.02 “Tetelestai” (John 19:28-37)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:34:02 +0000

This is Thursday of ‘holy week’, sometimes called “Maundy Thursday”, in honor of the agony and suffering of Jesus on that Thursday of the Passover weekend, which changed the world. In the upper room with agony, Jesus identified both His betrayer and denier; then He sweat drops of blood in the garden of Gethsemane as He prayed. Then His humiliating arrest; His abandonment by His disciples; His trials and beatings, all of which occurred from sundown Thursday until shortly after dawn on Friday morning. We’ve spent the past two days on Golgotha hill, watching the crucifixion of Jesus and listening to the last words He spoke before He died. A person’s last words are often very significant.

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26.04.01 “Paradise?” (Luke 23:40-43; Matt. 27:45,46)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:25:48 +0000

What is the most encouraging, hope-filled thing you’ve ever heard someone say to YOU? Yesterday I left you standing at one of the most significant, HOPELESS scenes in all of human history. It’s a hillside outside Jerusalem and we watched three men crucified! (John 19:16-18) It’s an ugly, horrific, inhumane way for a person to die. Most shocking of all, of course, is that one of those men hanging on a cross that day was Jesus Christ, God the Son in human flesh!!!! Will you join me there again today?

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26.03.31 “Golgotha” (John 19:17-27)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:03:44 +0000

Have you ever witnessed a truly historic event? Something that is recorded in the history books and you were there to witness it? I left you yesterday among a large crowd shouting “Crucify Him” as they looked at Jesus standing before Roman Governor Pilate. When Pilate had declared Jesus innocent, the crowd of Jewish religious leaders and Jewish common people had actually cried out “His blood is on us and on our children.” (Matt. 27:25)

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26.03.30 “Jesus’ trials” (Luke 23:1-21; Matthew 27:15-31)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:21:22 +0000

Some people call this week, ‘Holy Week’. It’s the week between Palm Sunday and Easter. It’s the week which gave our world HOPE, for if Jesus had NOT experienced His suffering, death and resurrection, that Passover/Easter weekend about 2000 years ago, there would be absolutely NO hope for any person, of any generation, living anywhere in the world. Do you agree?

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26.03.28 “Garden to Interrogation” (Matt. 26:45-76)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:42:10 +0000

26.03.28 “Garden to Interrogation” (Matt. 26:45-76)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:42:10 +0000

Yes, I know this is Palm Sunday weekend this year, but as you know we’ve already looked at that ‘spontaneous parade’ two weeks ago, so we could spend more time looking closely at what occurred with Jesus and His disciples in the days following that event. We will therefore continue our careful journey with Jesus and let’s gather again in the garden of Gethsemane where I left you yesterday. You’ll recall Matthew reports that Jesus had prayed in great agony, while the disciples had slept in apathy! (Matt. 26:36-47)

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26.03.27 “Agony in the Garden” (John 17; Matt. 26:36-47)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:37:37 +0000

Of course, one week from today is “Good Friday”, the day this year we honor the Friday of that Passover/Easter weekend on which Jesus was crucified. For the past few weeks, we’ve been carefully looking at the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ journey to that cross and recently we’ve been in the upper room with Jesus and His disciples as recorded by John the disciple. (John 13-16) Today, let’s focus on Jesus’ prayers that Thursday night, as recorded in both John 17 and Matthew 26.

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26.03.26 “Peace in a Troubled World” (John 16:32-17:5)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:22:10 +0000

We all know the feeling of the moment finally arriving for something we’ve anticipated for a long time, right? That’s what we’re looking at today with Jesus and His disciples. We’ve been with Jesus on that Passover Thursday evening, as Jesus spent extended time with His disciples, trying to prepare them for what He knew would be happening in the hours ahead.

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25.03.25 “Opposition to Jesus” (John 16:1-15)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:02:07 +0000

‘Opposition’ is something we too often experience in our world, and did you know Jesus warned His disciples about that? We’ve been looking closely at what Jesus told His friends on that Thursday evening of Passover weekend. They of course had no idea, that this would be their last few hours with Jesus before His horrible death! John the disciple records that Jesus warned them about very difficult days ahead: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first! If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own…. But I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” (John 15:18,19)

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26.03.24 “A High Yield Life?” (John 15:8-16)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:06:51 +0000

Have you ever spent much time around big grain farms, watching the crops roll into the combines? YIELD! At harvest time it’s all about the yield, often measured in ‘bushels per acre’. Of course, it’s the same in almost every season and phase of human life, isn’t it? How do we measure the YIELD we are receiving from our investment in our marriage or our parenting or our grandparenting? Or our investment in our jobs or our hobbies? Now here’s an important question: how do we measure the yield on our investment in our spiritual growth and our character development? Did you know Jesus talked about that in the vineyard?

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26.03.23 “Vine & Branches?” (John 14:23,24,31-15:1-5)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:16:35 +0000

John 14 has a very interesting formula for God honoring living, which Jesus presented simply yet powerfully. Have you ever noticed it? Are you living it?

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26.03.21 “Jesus Confronts Anxiety” (John 14:1-17)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:58:12 +0000

Has anyone ever said to you; “don’t be troubled”, when they saw your tears or the worried look on your face? How did those words make you feel in your moment of anxiety or grief? “Do not let your hearts be troubled” (John 14:1) is what Jesus has said to His disciples in the upper room that Passover Thursday evening. But they were visibly shaken. Why? Because one of their group, Judas Iscariot, had walked out of the room a few minutes ago, identified by Jesus as a betrayer!

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26.03.20 “How much Love?” (John 13:31-38)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:43:07 +0000

These days we’re in a very intimate season of our journey with Jesus. Why? Because we’re spending several days with Jesus and His disciples in the upper room in Jerusalem, on that historic Passover evening. In those hours Jesus did and said some things which still shake and shape our world 2000 years later. I left you yesterday as we watched Judas walk out of that upper room having been identified by Jesus as the man who would betray Jesus.

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26.03.19 “A Betrayer” (John 13:19-31)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:11:33 +0000

I wonder if you’ve ever felt betrayed by a friend or family member? How did it happen? How long did the wound stay raw and bleeding in your heart? How did that betrayal affect your relationships with other people, perhaps even your own self-image? I left you yesterday in a Jerusalem ‘upper room’ with Jesus and His disciples. Jesus had just stunned them by washing each and all of their feet. Of course, none of them around the table knew what would transpire in those next few hours, but Jesus knew, which is why He stunned them again by saying: “…I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’ I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am… ‘Truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray Me”. (John 13:18-21)

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2026.03.18 “Entering the Upper Room” (John 13:1-17)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:31:44 +0000

Some have called the Passover week which followed Palm Sunday, the most tumultuous and significant week in human history. From the elation of the crowd, celebrating Jesus and calling for Him to be their king on Palm Sunday, to the crowd gathered on Friday morning calling for a murderer Barabbas to be released to them, and then Jesus sent to crucifixion hill; those four days were filled with drama…

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26.03.17 “Temple Cleansing” (Matt. 21:12-15)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:17:24 +0000

I suppose you’ve heard that both Matthew and Luke give us a report that after the spontaneous Palm Sunday parade, Jesus went into the Temple courts, not to pray but to clean house! Today let’s take a closer look at that historic event which caused quite a stir in Jerusalem, and it raised the bounty on Jesus’ head. Here’s an important question: Does God get angry? Is it appropriate for God to be angry? How does God behave when He’s angry?

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26.03.16 “Messiah Confusion” (John 12:28-37)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:53:42 +0000

26.03.16 “Messiah Confusion” (John 12:28-37)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:53:42 +0000

As you listen to the public conversation, no matter which social media platform you use, or which mainstream media outlet is your favorite, or even if you listen to barber shop chatter, do you feel the word ‘CONFUSION’ would be a fair, overall summary, of the opinions you hear, no matter where you live in our world? Do you find most people seem to feel politicians and leaders, in all segments of society, usually do not meet their expectations? Did you know that as we continue the journey with Jesus toward that world changing Passover/Easter weekend, we will find, over and over again, people were both confused about Jesus and disappointed that Jesus did not meet their expectations?

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26.03.14 “It’s Time!” (John 12:20-28)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:52:58 +0000

I’m sure you’ve had the experience of looking forward to an event on your calendar for a long time, and then FINALLY that week arrives! Remember how excited you were? That is what was happening, deep in the soul of Jesus, as He rode that donkey, down the slope of the mount of Olives, to the cheers of thousands of people, as we saw in the Gospel accounts in the Bible yesterday. Why? Because, from eternity past... yes, my friends, from before He created planet earth, Jesus had been looking forward to that spontaneous parade we call “Palm Sunday”! Did you know that? How do I know? Listen to what the apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesian Christians about 30 years after that historic Passover/Easter weekend: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…For He chose us in Him, before the creation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will – to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves!”(Eph. 1:3-6)

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26.03.13 “A Spontaneous Parade!” (John 12:12-19)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:16:45 +0000

Many parts of our world LOVE parades, do you? Especially parades with lots of people and even animals participating. Parades in the first century usually celebrated some royalty person like the Caesar, or a military victory conquering new territory. Parades like that were normally well-planned giving people ample opportunity to gather for the celebration. But today let’s join a SPONTANEOUS parade that may be one of the most significant parades of all time.

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26.03.12 “Dinner Disruption” (John 12:4-10)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:53:26 +0000

Have you ever seen a very honorable, generous act be totally rejected or ridiculed or maligned by selfish people wanting to cause chaos? No, I’m not talking about politics, rather in this case I’m talking about what happened at a dinner party given in Jesus’ honor by Martha, Mary and Lazarus, as reported in John 12. Yesterday we witnessed Mary pour about a pint of very expensive, pure nard perfume on Jesus’ feet and wipe His feet with her hair as a symbol of her humility, her admiration for Jesus, and while she may not have fully understood it at that moment, her preparation for Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection.

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26.03.11 “Dinner with Lazarus” (John 12:1-3)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:58:19 +0000

We’re now a little more than 3 weeks away from Easter 2026, and as you know, recently I’ve been trying to lead us on a chronological journey with Jesus. We’ve been following Jesus and His disciples through the Gospels toward Passover/Easter weekend. Yesterday we were in the ancient, historic city of Jericho. Yes, this is the very same Jericho of the famous story with Joshua when the Hebrews walked around the city once each day for six days, and then on the seventh day seven times…, and the Jericho city walls fell and the city was captured, remember? (Joshua 6)

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26.03.10 “Zacchaeus” (Luke 19:1-10)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:42:09 +0000

Have you ever seen a person that you found yourself thinking is beyond the hope of God’s help or even God’s love? Honestly now, even good Christians can find themselves judgmental of a person who seems to be so far gone, as a result of their bad choices, that perhaps you consider them beyond God’s mercy, right?

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26.03.09 “Blind Bartimaeus” (Luke 18:35-43)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:10:39 +0000

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26.03.07 “One Grateful Leper” (Luke 17:11-19)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:27:35 +0000

Self-Preservation is a deeply rooted emotion in our human species, isn’t it? From infancy we all have a natural inner drive to protect ourselves from danger and especially from death. Yesterday we witnessed one of the greatest miracles of all time as Jesus raised Lazarus from having been dead at least five days, as recorded in John 11.

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26.03.06 “A Purpose in Pain?” (John 11:21-44)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:22:49 +0000

Yesterday, I left you with a very important series of questions which focused on this: Does God have Purpose in our Pain? If so, how could pain possibly benefit us or bring glory to God or be of help to someone else? Have you wrestled with those questions when you or someone you love is in excruciating, ongoing, no-relief pain? I have some very dear friends living in great pain and wrestling with those questions right now. I watched my mother die some years ago and I don’t mind telling you my Dad and I, and our whole family wrestled with those questions. So today, let’s dig in again to John 11 to see what answers God will give us to these very real, very relevant and painful questions.

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26.03.05 “Jesus’ Delay?” (John 11:1-22)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:22:34 +0000

Do you have a special place where you go to get away from the frenzy of life and all the pressures you feel? Providing those kinds of places for escape has become a major industry in our world, hasn’t it? Vacation resorts; Cruise lines; ‘B&B’s’; and so many more options are all designed to help people get away and refresh. Have you noticed that even Jesus needed to do that from time to time? Yesterday, we were in Jerusalem with Jesus as He taught His disciples about the very special relationship God has designed for people who trust Jesus to be their good shepherd. (John 10) We saw that once again opposition rose up against Jesus even though He was inviting His listeners to consider He had come to give them abundant life!

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26.03.04 “Jesus’ Diverse Flock” (John 10:15-30)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:32:31 +0000

Do you know anyone who grew up in a really BIG family? A friend of ours grew up in a family of 15!! The oldest child was married and starting her own family while her parents were still having babies! That friend is now a grandparent so you can imagine how huge her extended family is! Have you thought much about how BIG and DIVERSE the family of Jesus is in our world today? The latest stats I’ve heard is that the Chinese family of Jesus is estimated to be more than 150 million people! How large is the Jesus family in your country?

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26.03.03 “Is Jesus a Good Shepherd?” (John 10:1-15)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:29:19 +0000

Of all the animals God created, which ones fascinate you most? Which ones make great pets; which ones amaze you with their size or agility or beauty? And what about sheep? Have you ever spent much time with sheep? Why do you suppose the Bible has so many stories about or makes reference so often to sheep and shepherds? Today let’s stand around a flock of sheep and listen as Jesus explains some really significant things. John gives us the story, found in the 10th chapter of his record. Jesus was still talking with the Jewish religious leaders who were chastising Jesus for giving sight to the man born blind, as we saw yesterday in John 9.

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26.03.02 “Blind with Purpose?” (John 9)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:48:34 +0000

Over the past few weeks we’ve literally been ‘walking with Jesus’ and His disciples trying to follow them chronologically through the Gospel accounts. We now have about 30 days remaining till Easter Sunday, and we’ll spend much of these next days following the disciple John’s unique description of the last weeks of Jesus’ earthly life.

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26.02.28 “Satan father of Deceit” (John 8:44)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:06:11 +0000

When you consider the dramatic, destructive power of lies, deceitfulness, distortion of truth in our world, does it make you wonder where such destructive power is rooted? Does it cause you to ask WHY? What is the ultimate purpose of deceit and why does God allow it? In a powerful declaration by Jesus one day, God answered those questions, so let’s take a closer look! As we’ve seen in the past few days, Jesus made some very powerful, remarkable statements recorded in John 8 including “I am the light of the world.

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26.02.27 “Light in the Darkness” (John 8)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:49:38 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard or read some famous words that you occasionally quote or perhaps have on a plaque in your home. Yesterday and today, we are dissecting some of the most famous and powerful words Jesus ever spoke. So powerful, they should be very impactful in our lives today, 2000 years later!

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26.02.26 “Jesus’ POWER Words” (John 8)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:35:33 +0000

Today is a special day for me as I’m spending the day with my father as he celebrates his 99th birthday! 99 full years of life since his birth, thus tomorrow begins his centennial year! Pause and think about all that has transpired in our world since February 26th, 1927!!! My Dad’s greatest hope when he awakens each morning is THAT might be his HOMEGOING day!

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26.02.25 “A Jesus Deliverance?” (Mark 9:25-29)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:56:58 +0000

No matter where you have lived, I’m sure your life journey has brought you face to face with some tragic, horrible situations. Did you feel helpless as you watched terrible things happening which you were powerless to do anything about? I think that’s how the disciples felt as they and Jesus watched a boy writhing on the ground, foaming at the mouth, because he was under attack by a demonic force.

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26.02.24 “Jesus has a Secret?” (Matt. 17:9-13; Mark 9:14-24)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:35:17 +0000

Have you ever been asked to keep a secret? Did you? Did you know Jesus asked His disciples to keep a secret? Oh yes! Join me again today in Matthew 17 as three disciples, Peter, James and John, are walking down the mountain with Jesus following an indescribable experience we looked at yesterday. They had seen Jesus TRANSFIGURED right before their eyes, and furthermore ancient Jewish heroes Moses and Elijah, even though dead hundreds of years, had miraculously appeared before them talking with transfigured Jesus.

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26.02.23 “Mount of Transfiguration” (Matt. 17:1-5)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:38:18 +0000

Over the past several decades the entertainment industry has been fascinated with the idea of space aliens coming here to earth and encountering normal people, like you and me! Movies, books, and all types of creativity have drawn us to imagine what such an encounter might be like! Some people might say the Bible is also fascinated with that idea, considering the number of Biblical accounts about angels coming to earth and encountering normal people.

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26.02.21 “KING Jesus Reigns”

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:25:01 +0000

Yesterday and today, we’re facing a remarkable rumor head on. What rumor? That Jesus Christ is returning to earth! Have you heard that rumor? The rumor started when Jesus said these words to His disciples: “The Son of Man is going to come in His father’s glory, with His angels, and then He will reward each person according to what they have done.” (Matt. 16:27)

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26.02.20 “Jesus returning to Earth?” (Matt. 16:27 & 1 Thess. 4:13-18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:00:22 +0000

Have you heard the rumor? The Jesus who walked the roads of Israel with His disciples and did many miracles is coming back again!? Really? Why? When? Where? Today, let’s rejoin Jesus and His disciples as they are leaving Caesarea Philippi where we’ve spent the last several days with them and reviewed some amazing, history making statements Jesus made. Yesterday we listened as Jesus explained to His men who were called ‘disciples’ what that title should really mean. Jesus said: ‘Whoever wants to be MY disciple must deny themself, take up their cross and follow Me.” (Matt. 16:24) We had quite a discussion on that yesterday, didn’t we?

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26.02.19 “A True Disciple is?” (Matt. 16:24-26)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:19:29 +0000

Do you know anyone who has worked very hard to develop a particular skill which they use in athletics or art or music or their vocation? Have you ever thought about what was being developed in the lives of the disciples during those months they spent with Jesus? Jesus had told at least four of them that if they would follow Him, He would make them ‘fishers of men’ according to Mark 1:17. I doubt any of them knew what Jesus meant, but in the past few days we’ve spent at Caesarea Philippi with them we’ve seen Jesus beginning to clarify His objective.

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26.02.18 “Peter Satan?” (Matt. 16:21-23)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:21:18 +0000

Probably, you’ve been called some terrible names in your life. Maybe some were in joking fun, but maybe others were intended to wound your soul deeply. Would it surprise you if I told you Jesus called people names sometimes? Yes, He really did! Today, let’s look at one of them. The past few days we’ve been with Jesus and His disciples at Caesarea Philippi, and they‘ve had a very memorable conversation as Jesus said He would give them the “keys for the kingdom of heaven.” Remember?

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26.02.17 “Kingdom Keys Applied to ME?” (Matt. 16:19; Ephes. 2:8,9)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:10:42 +0000

The past few days we’ve been looking closely at a statement Jesus made to His disciples at Caesarea Philippi, as recorded in Matthew 16:19: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven…” I’ve shared with you some of what I consider to be the foundational KEYS the disciples were learning from Jesus which they would then share with the world by their words and writings. Jesus had promised that these foundational keys would make it possible for people to gain access to the kingdom of heaven!

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26.02.16 “Keys Ascension & Welcome” (Acts 1:9-11 & Hebrews 7:24, 25)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:51:28 +0000

Would you agree that an important part of parenting is teaching our children the vital life lessons we their parents have learned in our lives? The same is true in the workplace as trainees or apprentices learn from veterans, right? In the past two days we’ve been looking at one of the most powerful statements Jesus made to His disciples: “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt. 16:19)

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26.02.14 “Gospel KEY” (1 Cor. 15:2-5)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:16:06 +0000

Today, we’re continuing a very exciting look at one of the most powerful statements Jesus ever made when, at Caesarea Philippi, Jesus said to His disciples: “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt. 16:19) Are you ready to jump right back into this remarkable statement, seeking to understand: WHAT Jesus meant by what He said / to WHOM Jesus was saying it / and what it has to do with us TODAY, 2000 years later?

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26.02.13 “Kingdom Keys?” (Matt. 16:19)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:10:55 +0000

Now that combination of Friday, and the 13th day of the month, doesn’t concern you, does it? For those of us who each day walk with the confidence that Jesus is with us AND He is sovereign over all, we actually look forward to watching God involve us TODAY in whatever HE is doing in our world, right? Have you ever known a person who carries a large ring of keys with them, perhaps dangling from their belt? My wife’s father was the facilities manager for a very large high school near Chicago years ago, and he had a key on his huge key ring for EVERY door that had a lock anywhere in that facility! Today, let’s join the disciples as Jesus said something shocking to them about KEYS!

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26.02.12 “No Power Hades?” (Matt. 16:18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:35:57 +0000

I’m sure you’ve been in the crowd listening to someone speak when what they were saying seemed so radical that your mind couldn’t quite comprehend it all. And even though the speaker may have paused from time to time, to let your brain adjust, did you still struggle as the speaker just kept pouring it on, with each new major point simply blowing your mind? I think it’s safe to say THAT is exactly what the disciples were feeling that day at Caesarea Philippi, as Jesus, with only a few sentences, simply overwhelmed them. Today, let’s rejoin that amazing conversation because it has huge implications for you and me, 2000 years later.

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26.02.11 “What ROCK?” (Matt. 16:18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:49:54 +0000

Think back over your lifetime. Can you recall a conversation you were part of which changed your life? Let’s join Jesus and His disciples in Caesarea Philippi for such a conversation. It was essentially between Simon Peter and Jesus, but overheard by all the disciples who were present, including Matthew, who gives us his record of this radical, world impacting statement made by Jesus. You’ve heard it many times: “…upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” (Matt. 16:18) But what does it mean?

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26.02.10 “Ekklesia a Radical idea” (Matt. 16:18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:49:08 +0000

History books and calendars are filled with calls to honor famous people and events. Even the life of Jesus has some of those special dates like Christmas or Easter. But today, join me again at a place called Caesarea Philippi for an event that continues to be both celebrated and strongly debated 2000 years later, even though we don’t know the exact date on which it occurred. Matthew was the eyewitness disciple who gives us the clearest description of that day, and we find his report in only a handful of power packed verses in Matthew 16.

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26.02.09 “Name Matters” (Matt. 16:16-18)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:35:29 +0000

If you were to take a microphone with you today and ask each person you meet one simple question, I wonder what you’d hear? What question? The same question we saw Jesus ask His disciples yesterday, as recorded in Matthew 16. “Who do you say Jesus is?” (Matt. 16:15) Ultimately, it’s the most important question any person will ever answer. Why? Because your answer to that question describes your relationship with God at that moment and defines your eternal future! Yesterday, we looked closely at the response of the disciples and Matthew in particular. Matthew had declared: “You are the Christ, Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matt. 16:16) We have no record, prior to that moment, of anyone making such a clear, correct, factual statement about the true identity of this famous, historical person: JESUS.

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26.02.07 “Mistaken Identity” (Matt. 16:13-17)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:35:14 +0000

Have you ever found yourself caught in a case of mistaken identity? Those moments can be embarrassing or even frightening, can’t they? It seems Jesus was often the victim of mistaken identity and today let’s look closely at that. Let’s join Matthew and the other disciples with Jesus way up in the extreme north of Israel, a place called Caesarea Philippi. (Matt. 16:13)

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26.02.06 “Immortality in Jesus?” (John 5:20-25)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:03:45 +0000

We’re in the deep freeze of winter now, in many parts of the northern hemisphere of our world. Do you find yourself amazed when you consider the complexity with which God designed and created our planet earth and how it is tilted on an axis and rotates while it orbits the sun, all of which results in our planet having seasons? I am fascinated by the ‘fingerprints’ of God which I see all around us. Yes, Psalm 19:1 is true “The heavens declare the glory of God…” just look UP and be amazed, day or night! Do you agree…God’s work is amazing?!

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26.02.05 “Does God Work?” (John 5:15-19)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:16:53 +0000

Have you noticed that most men find their identity wrapped up in what they DO, usually their profession? Listen in when men are introducing their friends to each other and almost always their name is followed by what they DO. Talk to a man who is newly retired and you’ll find that man will often still identify himself by what he did before retirement. Did you know that fairly quickly Jesus became known by what He did? Jesus became known as a Teacher and a miracle worker.

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26.02.04 “A New Day!” (John 5:1-13)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:58:26 +0000

Have you ever waited for something for a very long time? When finally, your waiting was fulfilled, how did it change your life? Are you still waiting and if so, how is waiting affecting your life now? Today, let’s join Jesus in Jerusalem as he encounters a crippled man who had waited many years hoping somehow things might get better for him. This story is found only in John 5:1-15. While Jesus had come to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals, John does not specify which festival, so we don’t know exactly what time of year, or when in the story of Jesus this event happened. But let’s join Jesus today as He encounters as cripple and his life changes forever.

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26.02.03 “Offensive Words of God?” (John 6:60-71)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:37:02 +0000

How do you handle it when someone offends you by what they have said to you or about you? Can you imagine God asking humanity: “Does My truth offend you?” Did you know Jesus said those words to a group of people, including His 12 disciples, when Jesus was explaining a deep and controversial truth to them?

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26.02.02 “Jesus’ body & blood?” (John 6:53-58 & Matt. 26:26-28)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:11:53 +0000

Most people tend to live life on a very superficial level. By that I mean most people resist pushing too deeply into anything, perhaps for fear they won’t like what they find or perhaps because they don’t want to invest the time and effort to get down to the root, the foundational issues. Superficial relationships, superficial spirituality, superficial morals, superficial parenting etc. Of course, the dysfunctional results of superficial living are evident all around us, aren’t they?

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26.01.31 “Jesus’ Controversy” (John 6:45-52)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:53:56 +0000

How do you respond when you hear or read something that just doesn’t sound right, especially if it is said or written by someone you trust and respect? What if that confusing something is in the Bible?? The past few days we’ve been looking very carefully at some things Jesus was saying to a crowd of people as recorded by John, one of the disciples who was there that day. The statements Jesus made that day are HUGELY significant for every person, of all time!

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26.01.30 “Jesus the ONLY Way?” (John 6:40-44)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:21:54 +0000

If so,

I left you yesterday standing in a crowd of people on the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee listening to Jesus say some shocking and remarkably HOPEFUL words. Do you remember? Jesus had begun by comparing Himself to the manna which fell from heaven early every morning in the wilderness and fed 1 million Hebrew slaves whom Moses had led out of Egypt, many centuries before! God had fed them daily for 40 years, keeping them alive in a desert with a daily bread delivery from heaven! (Exodus 16) Jesus declared that in a similar way God had sent Him from heaven to earth and Jesus said these stunning words: “I am the Bread of Life. Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) We dissected what Jesus meant by that, yesterday.

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26.01.29 “Jesus’ Promises” (John 6:35-39)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:51:24 +0000

I wonder what metaphoric, descriptive words you have heard people use to describe YOU? Are you perhaps compared to a ‘bull in a China shop’ or ‘strong as an ox’ or ‘smooth as silk’? I left you yesterday in a crowd of people listening to Jesus as He was describing Himself with words His disciples had never heard Him use. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life!” (John 6:35) Jesus had compared Himself to the manna which God sent every morning from heaven to keep 1 million people alive in the desert as they wandered with Moses, remember? (Exodus 16)

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26.01.28 “Virtual Reality” (John 6:25-35)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:33:11 +0000

I hear a word quite often these days that I don’t remember hearing years ago and it’s a word that’s really confusing to my 98-year-old father who tries to imagine it being used in his world growing up nearly a century ago. The word is “Virtual Reality”. (I suppose that’s actually two words.) Virtual Reality means what you are experiencing is not what it seems. Yesterday we watched as the disciples had a ‘virtual reality’ experience with Jesus when Jesus walked ON the water approaching their boat in the middle of a storm on Lake Galilee and they thought they were seeing a ghost! (Matt. 14:25,26)

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26.01.27 “Walking on Waves? (John 6:16-21; Matt. 14:22-33)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:30:23 +0000

It’s interesting how things look and sound so different at night, isn’t it? I wonder what things frighten you in the dark of night, especially outdoors? I left you yesterday as Jesus was watching people go AWAY from Him, which didn’t happen all that often. Do you remember why? All four Gospels give us the story of Jesus feeding a huge crowd of people with one little boy’s lunch and we witnessed that yesterday.

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26.01.26 “Feed the Crowd!” (John 6:1-15)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:20:22 +0000

Have you ever been with a very large crowd of people and considered the amount of food it would require to feed all of them, even just ONE meal? Today, let’s join Jesus and His disciples as they face that situation. This event is so significant it is recorded in all four Gospels: Matthew 14:15-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:12-17; John 1-15.

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26.01.24 “John the Martyr” (Luke 7:18-23; Mark 6:14-29)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:38:35 +0000

When you hear the word “martyr” I wonder what images and emotions come into your mind and heart? It’s a terrible word isn’t it, especially when the martyr has died only because they were a follower of Jesus! Did you know 70 years ago this month, January 1956, five men were speared to death on a river sandbar in the jungles of Ecuador by the vicious Auca Indians?

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26.01.23 “Death Reversed??” (Luke 7:11-17)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:11:24 +0000

Have you ever reached a point in your life when you doubted God and His love, or even His power? Or did your dire situation lead you to conclude God had perhaps forgotten about you? YOU had become lost in the crowd? Today, let’s walk with Jesus and His disciples right into such a situation. Once again this is a unique story, found only in ONE of the four Gospel accounts. This time it’s Luke 7:11-17, will you join me there?

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26.01.22 “A Double Miracle?” (Luke 8:40-56)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:47:35 +0000

Sometimes urgent problems needing to be resolved NOW come at us in bundles, have you experienced that? Did you know that often happened to Jesus? As we continue our journey with Jesus, as recorded in the Gospels, Matthew 8, Mark 5 and Luke 8 tell us the story of Jesus being confronted with two people who had very significant and urgent needs.

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26.01.21 “Deliverance by Jesus!!” (Mark 5:9-16 & Luke 8:30-35)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:51:42 +0000

Have you ever seen a situation where people turn down or refuse or take advantage of help offered in a dire situation? In our world disasters happen frequently and good hearted, compassionate, generous people and organizations like Samaritan’s Purse rush to help those in crisis. It’s a wonderful thing to watch or even be part of, but it’s sad when it turns dark as corruption or pride or selfishness defiles the beauty of generosity. Let’s watch today Jesus deals with that problem.

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26.01.20 “Deliverance by Jesus!!” (Mark 5:9-16 & Luke 8:30-35)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:45:08 +0000

When you hear the word RESCUE or DELIVERANCE what pictures flood your mind? I think of the Israeli hostages finally delivered from terrifying survival in those underground Hamas tunnels. Or the courageous rescue of a person crying out for help standing on the rooftop of a submerging house being swept away in a flood. But have you ever seen a person rescued from the killing clutches of demonic forces? I have and today let’s watch Jesus rescue the man we’ve been watching these past two days. His story is found in Mark 5 & Luke 8.

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Pastor Doug Anderson “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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26.01.19 “Demonic Self-Destruction” (Mark 5:1-5; Luke 8:27-29)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:17:55 +0000

But today, let’s meet a man who had superhuman strength and simply could not be restrained by ropes or chains, and I’m not talking about Samson. In our journey with Jesus through God’s “Grand Narrative” I left you yesterday watching a shocking scene on the Gennesaret shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as recorded in Mark 5 & Luke 8. A demon possessed man came running toward Jesus from the cemetery and yesterday we looked at TWO specific evidence of a person under strong influence of the dark kingdom: a fascination with death and sexuality distortion.

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Pastor Doug Anderson “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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26.01.17 “The Dark Kingdom?” (Mark 1:1-20 & Luke 8:26-39)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:25:03 +0000

While it’s not often part of mainstream conversation, have you given much thought to HOW the dark kingdom works in our world today and what some evidences are when people, even your friends or family, might be harassed or oppressed by dark kingdom forces? Why do I use the phrase “Dark Kingdom”? Because Colossians 1:13 describes genuine Christians as people God has rescued: “For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.”

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Pastor Doug Anderson “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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26.01.16 “Power over Nature?” (Mark 4:35-41)

Pastor Doug Anderson — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:24:15 +0000

In our journey with Jesus in God’s “Grand Narrative” we watched yesterday as Jesus selected 12 men, from among His many admirers, to come apart from the crowds and follow Jesus, learning every day more and more about WHO Jesus really is and WHAT His earthly mission was. It appears shortly after that selection Jesus led those disciples through several experiences which demonstrated Jesus’ unlimited power as God the Son incarnate here on earth.

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Pastor Doug Anderson “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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