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Do Not Fear

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Andy Stoddard

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Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Rooted Tagged Faith, Fear, Hope, Trust

Fear Makes Cowards of Us All

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Andy Stoddard

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Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 14-30 Today we read the parable of the talents.  These slaves are given talents (sums of money worth more than 15 years worth of wages for a laborer) by their master.  What will they do … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Rooted Tagged Faith, Fear, Trust

Alone and Afraid

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Andy Stoddard

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Today’s reading is 1 Kings 19: 1-10 The next few weeks, we are going to do something a little different.  Over the course of this year, we are slowly reading through different keys passages of scripture (A Gospel, Acts, Romans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Rooted Tagged Eljiah, Fear

Do Not Worry, Do Not Be Afraid, Be Ready

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Andy Stoddard

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Today’s reading is Luke 12:22-40 Today we are given three really good pieces of advice by Jesus: do not worry, do not be afraid, be ready. First, we see Jesus telling us do not worry about the things of this world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Rooted Tagged Fear, Second Coming, Trust, Worry

Greater than our Fears

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Andy Stoddard

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Today’s reading is Luke 8: 26-39 The reading from today is one of my favorite stories in all the Bible.  We see here that Jesus sails across the Sea of Galilee and when He gets there, He meets a man, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Rooted Tagged Fear, Healing, Jesus

This Little Light of Mine

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Andy Stoddard

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This past Saturday, my daughter and the Germantown High School Band competed for a state title.  They came in second, and I was very proud of her, and of them.  I didn’t get to see many of other the bands … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections Tagged Darkness, Fear, Hope, Jesus, Light

Doubts

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Andy Stoddard

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Our faith can be shaken when we go through difficult times.  All of us have been there, and if you have not yet been there, trust me, at some point, you will.  When things that are challenging come, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections Tagged Doubt, Fear, Trust

A Word to Anxious Worriers. Like Me.

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Andy Stoddard

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I am by my nature a very anxious person.  Very anxious.  I worry, a lot.  I worry about everything  I worry about me.  My church.  My family.  My children.  Everything.  I sometimes in my mind invent things to worry about, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections Tagged Fear, Jesus, Trust, Worry

You Don’t Have to be Afraid Anymore

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Andy Stoddard

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My friend and mentor Sam Morris always reminds those of us that he teaches that the most dramatic effect of sin is death.  Everything in the Law comes back to atoning for death. Death the one great cloud that hangs … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections Tagged Death, Faith, Fear, Grace, Sin

Fear, Power, Love, and Self-Discipline

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Andy Stoddard

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CS Lewis once said, “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”  It takes courage to get up in the morning and go outside.  It take courage every day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections Tagged Fear, Love, Power, Self Control

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