Chapter Ten – John 17:13

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:13 My wife, Judy, and I had been married a long time before either of us left the other’s side for any length of time. Sure, we had gone to work, to the store, and to...

Chapter Eleven – John 17:14-16

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:14-16 The next three verses contain some repetition, which emboldens me to look at a larger chunk of scripture than usual. But first let me tell you about Clay Shiver. In 1995...

Chapter Twelve – John 17:17

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:17 While on a recent walk you heard the joyful sound of a goose, so you looked up into the air, but there was no v-shaped wedge of geese to be seen. And then you realized that...

Chapter Thirteen – John 17:18-19

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:18-19 Let’s say that when you wake up tomorrow, you’re disoriented and don’t recognize where you are. You find yourself laying on an unfamiliar bed in a...

Chapter Fourteen – John 17:20-21

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:20-21 Everyone who owns a car or truck agrees that it’s important to check the oil every once in a while. What are the reasons for checking that oil? We check oil because...

Chapter Fifteen – John 17:22-23

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:22-23 Let’s say that next Sunday we have a visitor. He is without a doubt one of the most handsome men that you have ever seen. But, he loves the Lord “with all his...

Chapter Sixteen – John 17:24

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:24 It was many years ago that Judy, the kids and I were driving through the Canadian Rockies back to Calgary. I can’t remember if we were returning from Vancouver Island,...

And They Rejoiced – Acts 16:32-34

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Let’s begin this evening by testing your general knowledge of the Bible: Who can tell me to whom the Epistle to the Philippians was written? We don’t know specifically who were members of the church when Paul wrote the Book of Philippians, But who may have still been...

Household Salvation – Acts 16:25-34

Jan 20, 2015 | Acts

Let’s pretend that a certain young man began to dream about visiting Japan. He had heard a visiting missionary talk about the people of that country, and this boy wanted to see them. As he grew up, he never lost this dream, but, he was young and never had the...

Chapter Seventeen – John 17:25

Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Lord's Prayer

From “Studies in the Lord’s Prayer,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield John 17:25 If I brought a Minah bird to church tonight and told you that he could talk, you might be curious. Perhaps if I told him to say “hello,” and he said,...