Living Water Radio is designed to bring encouragement, reflection and a sense of relationship to Christians and others looking for Christian community in the Los Angeles area during the pandemic and in the "new normal" that follows. It is co-produced by Pastor David Berkedal and Reverend Sally Welch.
Summary: Holy Communion is a sacrament, a sacred event. Some say it is the second sacrament. Is it? And what does it have to do with Evangelism? Today, we’re going to find out.
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Summary: We are often confronted with choices in our lives. How do we know how to go in the right direction? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark1:14-20;…
Summary: We have no excuses before God. Only a Savior. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: John 1:43-51; Romans 1:20-21; Leviticus 4:19-20; Matthew 7:12; …
Summary: As we start the new year, is your glass half-full or half empty? It’s neither. Today we’re going to find out why. Twice.
Referenced Bible verses: Mark 1:4-11; Romans 5:8…
Summary: We are now in-between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Christians live in-between lives in many ways, and in some ways we do not. Today, we’re going to find out what they a…
Summary: Advent may be shorter this year than usual, and that’s a problem. Today, we’re going to find out why.
Referenced Bible verses: Luke 1:28-36; Mark 13:37
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Summary: There are many good reasons to be afraid these days. And one great reason not to. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.
Referenced Bible verses: John 1:6-8, 19-28; P…
Summary: How would you feel if a member of your family was homeless, living in the desert, wearing the skin of a dead animal, and eating bugs. Jesus was fine with that. Today, we’re …
Summary: What does the end of the world have to do with the birth of Jesus Christ? And where do we fit in with what God is doing? Today, we’re going to find out.
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Summary: This coming Sunday is Christ the King Sunday throughout the world. The news in many churches is not going to be good. Today, we’re going to find out what the good news is, a…
Summary: It’s hard to talk about Jesus in a way that leads people to receive transformational faith from God. Today, we’re going to find out how.
Referenced Bible verses: Acts 2; R…
Summary: Can we all be forgiven? God is merciful and God us just. Which do you hope God will be toward you? Which do you hope God will be toward those who have wronged you or who hav…
Summary: We are saints and sinners. Today, we’re going to find out why that’s a very nice thing to say.
Referenced Bible verses: Genesis 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12; John 3:16
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Summary: What is the Church and who are its members? What is a church and who are its members? Today, we’re going to find out how the very future of the Christian faith in the Wester…
Summary: Musicians and artists are often asked, “what are your influences?” That’s a good question for Christians, too. Today, we’re going to find out how influencers work in the Chr…
Summary: The attack on Israel by Hamas has sent many to their Bibles asking if Armageddon is upon us. Today, we’re going to take a look at why, and what the future may hold.
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Summary: We’ve been living in “postmodern” times for a while now. Isn’t it time for something new? Some say that’s “metamodernism”! Today, we’re going to find out what that is, and h…
Summary: Funerals have changed. In the place of reflections on the meaning of life and death, many now put the “fun” in funeral. Today, we’re going to find out what that means.
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Summary: There are wars being fought all over the world. One kind is in the news every day. The other kind, one with eternal significance, gets about no attention at all. Today, we’r…
Summary: The Church is mostly in decline in the West. Why? And what can we do about it? Today, we’re going to find out.
Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 18:21-3…