Tag Archives: Jesus

Sometimes It Causes Me to Tremble: Reflections on Mark 16.1-8

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

Following the lectionary, I preached the Gospel portion from Mark 16.1-8 this morning. This may not seem strange to others, but for a Pentecostal preacher to end before the well known long ending of Mark is tantamount to heresy (not … Continue reading →

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Grace Is Life

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

Today I had a student that I am mentoring who mentioned something I said in one of my classes: “Grace is life”. I had said this as part of my response to a student’s sermon addressing grace, but never defining … Continue reading →

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Sermon: Speak Up! Proverbs 31.8a

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a sermon I preached in Trinity chapel (Friday, January 12, 2018) that is offered as part of an interview on questions of social justice that I did for the Trinity Bible College Leadership Podcast. The audio of … Continue reading →

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A Brief Pentecostal Hearing of the Lectionary: Baptism of the Lord

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

The readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for this coming Sunday, January 7, 2018 offer an intriguing correlation for a Pentecostal hearing of these texts in harmony. Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11. The Genesis text describes the … Continue reading →

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Trusting in the Wings (Sermon)

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Rick Wadholm

HERE is the audio of the sermon “Trusting in the Wings” (Psalm 61) that I preached for Trinity Chapel on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

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Greek Manuscripts, Mark 1 and Nomina Sacra

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I offer the following brief look at a facsimile of one early Greek manuscript of the New Testament which I use in my Hermeneutics course to speak to both the original manuscripts and to utilizing our translations more effectively. The … Continue reading →

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The Suffering Pastor

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

No thanks, Matthew Mason.  I don’t want to “fill up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ” (Col. 1:24).  I want my best life now. (Crying like a baby) Er…I guess actually I don’t.  What I really want is … Continue reading →

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Please Don't Prune Me!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I heard a good message today from John 15:1-11: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so … Continue reading →

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Who Was Joseph's Father?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was asked today about the seeming disparity between the genealogy of Matthew and Luke, both of whom provide a different father’s name for Joseph the (supposed) father of Jesus: Jacob (Matthew 1.16) and Heli (Luke 3.23). There are two … Continue reading →

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Preaching Jesus' Parables

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Sound advice on preaching/teaching the parables of Jesus. 🙂

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