No Bible class was held on Sunday due to Messiah’s Easter Sunday celebration schedule, but Pastor Otte and Phil Kasper sat down on Good Friday to talk about a meditation call “The Scapegoat”. We discuss how we may discern assigning blame versus holding a person accountable, how the term hate may be used, and how,...Read More
Join Pastor Otte and the class this week as we start a new series over the Gospel of John. We first look to understand the environment and audience John had to take into consideration, and how he approached writing about God and His Son. Download the class notes here. Directly download the audio file here....Read More
Pastor Otte and the class conclude our series on Famous People in the Bible You’ve Never Heard of with those who make up the great clouds of witnesses in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The class also discusses how God has a race in our lives marked out for us, and...Read More
Join Messiah’s Upper Room Bible Class this week as we talk about the workers in the master’s vineyard. Join us as we discuss the message of this powerful parable and how we may guard against resentment creeping into our minds and souls. Directly download the audio file here. Download our class notes here to follow...Read More
We’re beginning a new series about famous in the Bible that you never heard of. This week we start with a Midianite named Jethro, who was the father-in-law to Moses. Join Pastor Otte and the class as they discuss how a follower of God may witness to another person outside of their religion and how...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
We conclude our discussion on the 6th Commandment by examining what Jesus had to say not about the subject of divorce, but the subject of marriage. The class also discusses the topic of when a christian divorces, and what may result from that situation. Directly download the audio file here. Download the class notes here....Read More
Pastor Otte and Messiah’s Upper Room Class briefly revisits the Fifth Commandment regarding vigilantism and capital punishment before diving into the Sixth commandment and how the Bible defines marriage and adultery. 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 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
