The Junkyard Outreach offers to listeners a down to earth perspective on the Scriptures with the outcasts of the church in mind. God's love extends to all who are willing to receive it and this effort is simply to share that love through short episodes discussing a variety of topics. For more episodes and info visit Junkyardoutreach.com.
Acts 5 - the preaching of the Word continues in the temple causing a lot of drama for the religious elites.
In our lives as believers we are constantly facing obstacles that hinder our relationship with God. Choosing to walk in the light and not trying to walk in the light as well as the dar…
Prayer is one of the most neglected parts of many believer's lives but when we consciously put our minds to prayer we can then expect God to answer and see things happen as the Scriptur…
The church is growing and the believers are growing more bold in their witness. The religious establishment wants no part of it and attempts to silence them despite the power of God be…
Acts Ch 3 begins with Peter and John healing a lame man. This turns in to an opportunity to share the gospel with all those in the immediate area - the Temple. Peter then delivers a p…
Throughout the Scriptures we meet people God ultimately uses mightily. Many of them are really unfit in society's eyes to be used by God to do great things but God uses them anyway and…
Acts chapter 2 tells how the church was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. The supernatural power Jesus promised now came upon the disciples allowing them to become witnesses for Je…
Continuing the discussion on music in the Scriptures, the old music that glorifies the world and evil is lodged in our memories and it hinders our relationship with God.
Music is a powerful tool to worship the Lord but is equally powerful in its ability to sway a believer's heart to darkness. The Scriptures say a lot about music and singing and becomi…
Jesus tells his disciples in Luke 9:23 “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. " What does this mean and what application does i…
Brokenness is something that really not a lot of people desire for their lives but God meets the broken where they are and begins to put them back together piece by piece the way He wa…
Racism plagues mankind and the church. We can't change anything until we address our own sin. Looking in the mirror and judging ourselves is the first thing we must do to if we want t…
Things I have learned over the years dealing with many people and gaining insight into culture.
Mentors are vital in our lives and mentors of different races can really broaden our perspective teaching us things we are oblivious to and help us understand our differences as well as…
Perspective is key in understanding controversy. Jesus shocked people doing what they felt was highly inappropriate in God's eyes when in fact it was not rather it expressed the love o…
The disciples had many moments of failure in the gospels trying to follow Jesus. Their experiences should comfort us when we falter because they did too. As they learned more about Je…
Suffering is experienced by everyone and in the Scriptures we see that suffering creates a process where we grow as believers as we watch the hand of God work through the circumstances.…
Acts chapter 1 lays the groundwork for the birth of the Church.
The hope of eternal life has been a hot topic among humans since the beginning and many religions have their teaching on the after-life. In Christ we have a new life when we receive Hi…
Understanding biblical basics is necessary for anyone desiring to know Jesus. Many professing Christians have very little knowledge of the New Testament much less the Old Testament rea…