Browse published episodes from Jay Vanderbur in Waynesburg Christian Church.
Jan 5, 2025 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
his life can be divided into three chapters: The first third was an amazing success: Moses was adopted into the wealthiest family in Egypt. He had the best possible education. He was a skilled and decorated military leader. The middle third appears to be
Dec 24, 2024 2:00 PM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Christmas Eve Service, Waynesburg Christian Church
Dec 22, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
How are you doing with joy these days? Joy is one of the themes of the first Advent of Christ. When Mary (pregnant with Jesus) comes to visit Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) the Scriptures tell us that John “leaped with joy” in the womb of
Dec 15, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Can you think of a time when someone did not keep a promise that they made to you? Can you think of a time when you didn’t keep a promise that you made? If you will reflect on these two questions, then it probably causes some emotions to rise up in you.
Dec 8, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Matthew 2 reads like an action movie. A group of Magi (they aren’t from around here) show up in Jerusalem to bring gifts and pay homage to the new king... Herod, the guy in charge at the time, doesn’t take kindly to this news. Plots are hatched. Herod
Dec 1, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
The word advent means – “coming.” So during the Christmas season – the season of Advent – it is appropriate to look back at first coming of Christ, and to look forward to His second coming. Though the word “advent” is mostly lost to more mod
Nov 24, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Following Jesus comes with the promise of one day going to our true and perfect home – a place the Bible refers to as heaven. Along the road home there are many twists and turns and ups and downs. How do we continue to find hope on the way home? Join us
Nov 17, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Just as newborn children are welcomed into a family, individuals that come to Jesus are born again into a new family as well. And just as those newborns need a supportive and nourishing community to thrive, so do followers of Jesus! Peter uses a few word
Nov 3, 2024 4:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
The poet Muriel Rukeyser once said, “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Stories are how we make sense of the world and our place in it. So, here’s the big question... Is there a story that is big enough to build your life on - a story t
Oct 27, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
“Our world has more and more information, but less and less wisdom. More data; less clarity. More stimulation; less synthesis. More distraction; less stillness. More pontificating; less pondering. More opinion; less research. More speaking; less listeni
Oct 20, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
When we encounter Jesus - when we respond to him in faith it is truly life-changing! But there is a big question that follows... It can take a few different forms: What’s next? Now what? In light of what Jesus has done, how now should I live my life? In
Oct 13, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Imagine if you were to plant yourself in a busy market near the temple in Jerusalem during the times of the early church.... stop and think what it would be like to interview the citizens of Jerusalem and ask them, “Who do you think that people two thou
Oct 6, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
The disciples were having an argument about status and who among them was the “greatest”... so they asked Jesus... “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” His answer probably took them by surprise... it may surprise you too.
Sep 29, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night with sorrow over past mistakes? Are you ever troubled by dark memories and deep regret? Some find themselves tied to their past like a circus elephant attached to a stake – chained by its memory. How does t
Sep 22, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sometimes our lack of faith is really a lack of trust. The original lie spoken in the garden was in effect, “God is withholding good from you.” We are tempted to believe the same lie and take things into our own hands. Jesus has a word for us - a prio
Sep 15, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
In churches all over the world on Sunday, people will be asked to consider the cross of Christ. The cross shows the extreme length to which God’s love has gone for us. Gazing at the foot of the cross we are asked to consider the power and possibilities
Sep 8, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Life is a journey... on the journey there will be many voices competing for your attention. On the journey there will be many different roads to take. How do you choose? “What matters most?” is a great clarifying question because it automatically sile
Sep 1, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
We all receive a legacy. We all leave a legacy. What are you going to do with what you have received? What are you going to leave?
Aug 18, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
When you marry someone, you are yoked to their well-being. When your spouse is good, then you are good. When they suffer, then you suffer too. There are many wonderful, beautiful days when the yoke is easy. There will also be some tough days when the yoke
Aug 11, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Have you come face to face with your weakness this week? Struggling with resentful thoughts? Fretting over work? Feeling forgotten? Sweating the finances? Is your marriage suffering? Are you in need of power because you sure are feeling those thorns (2 Co
Aug 4, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Jack, Addie, and Jay talk about their recent mission trip to Liberia
Jul 7, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
We believe that God cares about each of us and each of our stories. Part of our stories is the homes that we were raised in and the parents that we have (or had). Parents have a profound impact on their children and the Bible speaks to how children in dif
Jun 30, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Parenting can feel like an overwhelming job, and we need to be reminded that we don’t have the resources and wisdom within ourselves to do it all. What we most desperately want as parents isn’t found in the next great vacation or the newest self-help
Jun 23, 2024 5:30 AM America/Indiana/Indianapolis
think most parents ask questions like... Am I doing this right? Am I teaching my children all they need to know? Am I making the most of my time with them? As a default setting, parents love their children immensely, but few of us are confident that we ar