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.
The Roman soldiers used shoes with spikes coming out of the bottom of the sole for traction. The Apostle Paul compares the shoes to the Gospel of peace.
The Roman soldier's breastplate protected his heart and other vital organs. The Apostle Paul calls our righteousness a breastplate for spiritual warfare protecting our hearts from wick…
Abiding in Jesus, making our permanent home in Him, involves our willingness to trust Him. When we learn that we can actually trust Jesus with everything in our lives, we have moved in…
The word disciple comes from the word discipline. When we receive discipline it is often not something we enjoy. But God disciplines those He loves and the discipline is very profitab…
Understanding the structure of the Bible helps to grasp the overall message of redemption for humanity. In this episode the breakdown of books contained within the Bible is discussed a…
Cain was a man who knew God but allowed his own wickedness to take control of him to the point that he murdered his innocent brother Abel. Instead of putting Cain to death, God allowed…
John the Baptist experienced doubt regarding Jesus as the Messiah or Christ as many other did and still do. But Jesus is concealed in the Old Testament in many passages and revealed in…
Jesus encounters a non-Jewish Roman Centurion who demonstrates unusual humility and faith. As a result of the man's faith Jesus heals the man's sick servant.
In the book of Acts chapter 4 the disciples, under threats from the religious establishment, pray fervently in the manner Jesus instructed them when He taught them to pray. God answere…
The disciples realized their way of ritualized prayer was not effective so they asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus gave them a model for prayer that is solid and changes the way …
The Scriptures reveal Jesus not only as the Christ (or Messiah) but actually as the Creator of all things. Can we know this for sure or more importantly can we accept this?
Worship connects us with God in a way that is very evident. When we come to Him with a right heart and motive God does great things.
The Word "lord" in the New Testament carries the idea of a master or owner. If Jesus is our lord then we are his servants and as servants we must obey Him.
The fear of the Lord is repeated several times in scriptures with many great promised for those that fear Him. Many misunderstand the phrase.
Humans are created with a body, mind and spirit. Our spirit connects with God's Spirit as children of God and His Spirit guides us through life. The problem is we have this body and i…
Jesus calls us to love our enemies and which is very difficult without the power of God pouring into our lives. But with it we can love our enemies, free ourselves from the control the…
Jeremiah was a prophet from God and had a very difficult ministry to his people. He suffered for his obedience to God and later saw God's hand protecting him the entire time.
There are hypocrites everywhere and the church is no exception.
Moses' older brother Aaron acted as Moses' helper in the Exodus. He made mistakes but God maintained Aaron and established the Jewish priesthood through Aaron.
When we receive Christ, He does an amazing thing in us and will continue that work until it's complete. However, we have the responsibility of rejecting the former things of our life t…