This week Messiah’s Upper Room finishes Jesus’s message to the church in Thyatira with a discussion of who is “the one who is victorious” and what has happened to the people of the church in Sardis. Download the class notes here. Directly download the audio file here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re...Read More
Pastor Otte leads a discussion on examining ourselves first when it comes to calling out sin and the topic of judging with right judgement. Jesus criticizes the Pharisees who uphold the letter of God’s law so strictly that they neglect the spirit of God’s law. Join the Upper Room Bible class as we learn about...Read More
This week not only marks our completion on our series of the Ten Commandments, but also marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Messiah’s Upper Room Podcast. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of the discussion. During this week’s episode, Pastor Otte and the class discuss both the Ninth &...Read More
Guest speaker Gina Lehrmann leads the class this week in discussing the Eighth Commandment, how we may discern what is gossip, how we may THINK before we speak, and how we may help guide others into not bearing false witness. Directly download the audio file here. Directly download the class notes here. Want to receive...Read More
Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class continue their discussion on the Fifth Commandment and focus on what role anger plays when talking about sacredness of life. How may anger be an appropriate response for Christians? Can anger be an appropriate response? Explore the answers to these questions and more in this week’s episode....Read More
The four words in this verse speak volumes throughout the Bible as Pastor Otte and the Upper Room Bible Class start to unpack the meaning and spirit behind the Fifth Commandment. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re released? Be sure to subscribe...Read More
Pastor Otte and the class continue their discussion of the Lord’s Prayer in part 14 of our “Living the Life of the Beloved and the Belonged” series in the book of Matthew. Directly download the audio file here. Want to receive each new episode as they’re released? Be sure to subscribe for free through this...Read More
“But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgement.” Jesus expands on the meaning behind the commandment “You shall not murder” by going into detail why we should resolve any disputes we may have with a fellow brother or sister, to reconcile with them, and...Read More
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Are we as Christians good enough to follow God’s Law to the exact letter? How did the scribes and Pharisees interpret God’s Law in an attempt to quantify and qualify...Read More
