Jeremy R. Geerdes Posts

Notes Applicaton Notes (3) How wonderful it is to live in an era and nation where we can speak about Jesus without having to worry about being arrested. I wonder, though, how long it will last. (4) I find it amazing that, even as Peter and John are being hauled off in custody, people were […]

I have a colleague and friend who makes sure to blog every Sunday after worship. His thoughts cover a wide variety of things, but generally focus on thanking people who participated in the worship service, how things went, and any remaining thoughts that he might have regarding the morning message. I always thought it was […]

Notes Application Notes (1) The phrasing seems to indicate that this was a regular part of Peter and John’s daily routine. (2) A crippled man would find gainful employment difficult or even impossible to find, so begging for alms was often the only way for them to survive. Setting up outside the temple, especially around […]

So, for some time now, I’ve been frustrated with the way that all sorts of ministry publications, resources, materials, etc., assume that their readers (and their readers’ congregations) have endless supplies of money, staff, facilities, and volunteers. Clearly, there is some sort of disconnect between the people who assemble these things and the 59% of […]

Notes Application Notes (1) As we saw in ch 1, the believers were still together when Pentecost came. What a profound thought: a church that met together all day, every day for 10 days straight! (3) These weren’t actual tongues of fire; they just seemed like it. The symbolism of fire is significant; it can […]

So, this week, we’re going to be discussing 1 Samuel 13. The story is probably familiar to most who have been around the church for some time. For the rest, it boils down to this: This guy Saul was “discovered” by the prophet Samuel, who was leader of Israel, in chapter 9. In chapter 10, […]

Notes Application Notes (4-5) These instructions must have been given after they returned to Jerusalem, possibly for Pentecost. At any rate, I know I would find such a directive difficult to accept and implement. I get impatient. (6) It would seem that the disciples missed that Jesus’ instruction implied that there was something more to […]

Today, the people of Parkersburg and Applington, IA, will celebrate the life and mourn the death of a man who, by all reports, was a giant. To be fair, I did not know Ed Thomas or any member of his family, but when everything I read, even in the Des Moines Register, points to his […]

Notes (1-3) These are stern words of rebuke. Paul had expected that, by now, the church at Corinth would be growing mature and increasingly prepared – and engaged – in ministry, but they were still wallowing in the same issues and squabbles that their worldly neighbors were. They were, for all intents and purposes, still […]

Notes (1-2) How often we think evangelism and ministry has to be eloquent and well-formed logic according to the world’s wisdom! And yet, Paul knew even two thousand years ago, that the gospel itself wasn’t “logical” as the world defined it. So he didn’t worry about fancy speeches or well-formulated arguments. He taught and lived […]