http://www.truthencounter.com Truth Encounter invites you to join us weekly for Dave Wyrtzen's unique bible teaching combining depth, passion, and practicality. Feeder 4.8.3(6352); Mac OS X Version 26.2 (Build 25C56) https://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en 2025 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:23:09 -0400 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:23:09 -0400 http://rsste.s3.amazonaws.com/images/telogoweekly.png http://www.truthencounter.com 144 144 Dave Wyrtzen Truth Encounter: Weekly Message Podcast Since 1973 Dave Wyrtzen, our Truth Encounter study leader, has been used by the Spirit of God to help the family of Midlothian Bible Church to understand how Jesus Christ can transform their lives. Sign up to receive Dave's message each week! Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching episodic US notruthencounter@gmail.comDave Wyrtzen http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:23:05 -0400 8A83C01A-2632-42D6-A54E-5968D610E141 Dave Wyrtzen Death is an enemy that money can’t buy off, What does the empty tomb of Christ say to darkness and death? 2031 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noDid You Say I Need to Forgive? (Matthew 18:15-35)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:42:28 -0400 240CD4B4-34B7-46EB-A890-43D54D4EB899 Dave Wyrtzen Death is an enemy that money can’t buy off, What does the empty tomb of Christ say to darkness and death? 2642 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noUp from the Grave He Arose (2 Corinthians 4:14-15)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:16:06 -0400 91B6A177-AA29-4AC9-86A3-792D0FAD5BF9 Dave Wyrtzen Why did it take Christ’s death to deal with evil and what does this all have to do with you? 2581 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWhy Did The One Good Man Have to Die? (Romans 3:9-26)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:46:29 -0400 C906FAEB-FB80-4379-B826-8CF2E2468597 Dave Wyrtzen What can Jesus’ suffering and death teach us about those situations where we have strong faith, we ask Jesus to deliver, and no deliverance comes? 2264 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noLittle Faith—Little Power (Matthew 17:14-20)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:12:31 -0400 D72CB500-185A-44D1-8313-202B3C04E572 Dave Wyrtzen How can we be sure that the story will end up with the lights on at the end? How can we know that the childhood fairytale ending “They lived happily every after” is not just a fairy tale? 2356 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noGlowing from the Inside (Matthew 17:1-13)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:46:20 -0400 CF5CC767-E990-4D1A-B8F8-DCC5D41C02A8 Dave Wyrtzen Jesus’ cross is the only doorway to God’s kingdom. It was Satan’s Waterloo. What have you decided to do with Christ’s cross? 2481 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Cross—Doorway to the Kingdom (Matthew 16:21-28)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:27:20 -0500 22EFF8C8-149F-44CD-B551-F811D6B6043D Dave Wyrtzen When Jesus asks you, “Who do you say I am?” you can’t duck. Look at the evidence Matthew gives us and make your decision. 2239 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWho Do You Say Jesus Is? (Matthew 16:1-20)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:18:53 -0500 C96E139D-A2CA-45DA-90D5-C6564708B00A Dave Wyrtzen Why do believers in Jesus Christ feel such a need to feed the multitudes? 1481 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noBread for the World (Matthew 15:21-16:12)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:19:40 -0500 9B3880B3-110E-4098-8AAF-E8B57345B0EF Dave Wyrtzen Name calling can be dangerous so why did Jesus call the Syro-Phoenician woman one of the dogs? 2374 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noHas The Church Gone To The Dogs? (Matthew 15:21-38)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:03:44 -0500 0D560B26-BBF4-4802-8260-A6A49C037258 Dave Wyrtzen Is ugliness only skin deep? 2267 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noHuman Evil: An Inside or Outside Thing? (Matthew 15:1-20)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:52:35 -0500 2807E399-73ED-4F6D-8B6A-537875D036A0 Dave Wyrtzen What happens to our faith when Jesus commands us to do something and it lands us in the midst of deadly threats? 1858 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWho Can Walk On Water? (Matthew 14:22-36)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:01:29 -0500 6038FC73-EF93-4F1C-AAEC-7EF9BEE52365 Dave Wyrtzen Our hope of heaven can easily be “I’m better than most” but the Kingdom of God does not operate on this arrogant, self-sufficient basis. 2380 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noChildren And God’s Kingdom (Matthew 18:1-14)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:15:39 -0500 E565D571-720D-4238-9BC7-8116DAEAE46A Dave Wyrtzen Do you ever feel you simply don’t have the resources to meet the need? Before throwing in the towel, let’s ask ourselves what Jesus has in mind. 2194 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noAll We’ve Got Is 5 Loaves And 2 Fish (Matthew 14:13-21)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:35:28 -0500 977C9706-FE37-4888-851C-DA1ED0C92B8A Dave Wyrtzen If you are shaky about adultery or fornication, why don’t you hold the same views about murder? 2244 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noAdultery, Striptease, And Murder (Matthew 14:1-12)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:33:59 -0500 B5CD8C8D-8583-4081-B8F8-F46D50E036A8 Dave Wyrtzen Mary’s response to Gabrlel’s announcement was the decision to submit. “May it be to me as you have said.” Will your response in 2026 be the same? 2264 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Messiah- The Everlasting Lord (Luke 1:26-38)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:38:45 -0500 B7027CB4-3A53-4042-A6DB-89ACC1DA2029 Dave Wyrtzen Is what you believe about God’s direct involvement in history and in your life that important? 1518 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noChristmas - A Miracle Or A Lie? - Part II (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:14:19 -0500 4081318F-D462-4480-9BD6-F5594C1AAE1D Dave Wyrtzen What do you believe about the reality of a virgin born baby at the heart of the Christmas story? 1494 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noChristmas-A Miracle Or A Lie? - Part I (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:04:33 -0500 698D104F-9479-4DBC-BFF4-E84F561470FF Dave Wyrtzen Rejection. When you get rejected you want to drop out. How did the living, biblical Christ handle rejection? 2220 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noHometown Rejection (Matthew 13:53-58)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:17:11 -0500 B207987B-4C9F-4989-88CE-33BE23B12310 Dave Wyrtzen When we sacrifice for Christ and his kingdom, do we exchange something lesser for something greater? 2258 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noA Treasure, A Gem, A Catch of Fish (Matthew 13:44-52)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:42:33 -0500 9B67C0E4-219C-4A7C-8B8E-01071AF320E4 Dave Wyrtzen What does a tiny mustard seed and a large mustard tree have to do with Jesus and his kingdom? 2215 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWheat, Weeds, And Mustard Seeds (Matthew 13:24-43)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:58:52 -0500 76279652-8A0E-4FF0-B000-37E9C30BC770 Dave Wyrtzen DIRT—the stuff we take for granted is our life support system. Think about your own heart and the kind of dirt that describes your internal state. 2653 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWhat Does Dirt Have to Do With My Life? (Matthew 13:1-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:43:08 -0500 1E65C392-78D9-423B-9A16-C9906D1E5940 Dave Wyrtzen Jesus focused the attention of his enemies on the miracle recovery of Jonah out of the belly of the fish. What is the connection between Jonah and Jesus? 2426 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noJonah And Jesus (Matthew 12:38-50)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:01:21 -0500 3B18917F-CD9F-47CF-95A8-3078084C2CB9 Dave Wyrtzen Just hear he words “unforgiveable sin” and it raises horrible fear in some or anger in others. Do those words justify walking away from Jesus? 2481 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Unforgivable Sin (Matthew 12:22-37)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:36:30 -0500 A4A9436A-AAEA-4279-9370-DBA741B6B41D Dave Wyrtzen Do you struggle with the rules and regulations of Christianity? What did Jesus mean when he agreed with Hosea that God desires mercy and not sacrifice? 2875 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noChurch Rules Can Destroy Your Spiritual Life (Matthew 12:1-21)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:32:26 -0400 7106428E-8F4D-4484-AEA8-AFBA89365FD7 Dave Wyrtzen Where is your heart today? Arrogant, self-sufficient, able to handle life or in need, burdened and ready to receive the rest that only Jesus can give? 2558 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noKnowledge Puffs Up (Matthew 11:20-30)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:03:27 -0400 480EA1B9-B183-4545-9C3E-01D35E78B9F6 Dave Wyrtzen This porridge is too hot, this porridge is too cold.” John the Baptist came as a rugged, ascetic, intense prophet, Jesus as a relational socializer. God will use every form imaginable to try to help us receive the good news about Jesus. 2584 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWill You Cry and Will You Dance? (Matthew 11: 7-19)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:01:57 -0400 4C0B3DBD-611B-40CC-B6B4-4A6F355C14A5 Dave Wyrtzen What happens when life turns tough and it looks like Jesus has failed to come through? 2311 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noShould We Expect Someone Else? (Matthew 11:1-19)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:45:40 -0400 F6474D61-24FA-4AFF-AC22-4382727B4F4C Dave Wyrtzen What gave Jesus the right to claim he has a higher priority in our lives than our parents, our friends, than our nation? 2144 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Ultimate Decision (Matthew 10:32-11:6)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:37:04 -0400 D4D39D21-BCB1-4553-8D66-D6498B75CFCE Dave Wyrtzen Do you ever keep silent when you know you need to speak up for Jesus? You can’t let fear and the desire to be safe keep you from doing what God wants you to do. 1596 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noNo Fear (Matthew 10:26-42)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:29:19 -0400 872051AF-6976-4319-9963-57FE7F673EA9 Dave Wyrtzen If you decide to follow Jesus, he gives forgiveness, redemption and eternal life. He will also lead you into conflict. 2284 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noSheep VS Wolves (Matthew 10:16-25)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:26:40 -0400 BADFC42E-BA0F-4671-A2AB-0B0B38CFDF68 Dave Wyrtzen Did you know there was a time in Jesus’ ministry when the only target audience for his teaching was his fellow Jews? 1962 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noFirst Apostolic Missions Trip (Matthew 10:5-15)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthecounter.com Sun, 07 Sep 2025 07:13:38 -0400 CF62AA4E-24C2-4E5D-B58B-F3F7F5E2273A Dave Wyrtzen Peter, Jesus’ disciple, prophesied that the elements will melt with fervent heat. How can we be sure we will get off this planet alive?​​​ ​ 2614 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noMission Impossible (Acts 13)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:40:09 -0400 F6900275-D20C-4ED9-B2CF-1EA866F017F6 Dave Wyrtzen I always thought the greatest fear would be getting in the path of a Class 5 tornado. No, it’s the fear of public speaking. If you know Jesus, why is it important to overcome your fear of talking publicly about Him? 2317 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noIs God Outgoing? (II Corinthians 5:11-6:1)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:06:37 -0400 DDEA272C-EF79-4A53-A0FC-77B3E597C87C Dave Wyrtzen Does your “in group” look as homogeneous as penguins gathered in Antarctica? If so, it’s time to breakout and discover the warmth that generates when we connect with someone different. 2591 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWingtips, Boots, & Guitars (John 4)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:42:13 -0400 EFCCD495-7E85-46E8-977E-95A4AC9155D9 Dave Wyrtzen Influence in today’s world demands millions of dollars, high profile media, and tight organizational structure. If this is actually the key to long term transformation in the world, then why did Jesus come to earth as a carpenter’s son? 2401 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Mustard Seed Society (Matthew 13:31)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:39:28 -0400 F33ED3CB-FE33-421E-8AD7-8DCCBFEA5F05 Dave Wyrtzen The High Tech Revolution has generated new multi-billion dollar companies born in garages. The biographies of pioneers like Steve Jobs capture the eyes of millions, but do you know the roots of the oldest, most influential organization on earth? Discover the roots of God’s family, the Church. 2928 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noGridiron Glory (Matthew 28:16-20)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:58:01 -0400 9121DBE5-39D4-4CC1-9C2B-514F97D4465D Dave Wyrtzen Ever been lost? Remember how it felt when you were finally found? How would you like to get involved in the greatest search and rescue operation of all time. Here’s how… 2347 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noHow Lost Are The Lost? (Acts 4:12)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 27 Jul 2025 07:51:05 -0400 3738E97D-5EB1-4C8C-AE9F-BDDDB2C28F56 Dave Wyrtzen Microsoft’s mission statement for 2025 is to “To empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.” What’s the mission statement of your life? 2098 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noGetting The Big Picture (Acts 1:1-11)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 20 Jul 2025 08:48:42 -0400 94FD8A56-CA77-42DD-900B-5820B45B5BAD Dave Wyrtzen Christians believe Jesus is coming back, but does this mean we stand with our hands in our pockets looking up at the sky? 2104 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noSkygazers- World Witness (Acts 1:1-11)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:28:30 -0400 554AC555-AD08-46D7-A42C-6C7A84310B23 Dave Wyrtzen Every farmer’s adrenalin begins to flow when the wheat heads out and the combines starts to roll. When Jesus looked at the harvest, he didn’t see wheat. He saw people. Imagine if there are no workers to bring in the harvest.​ 1899 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Crop Is Dying For The Harvest (Matthew 9:35-10:4)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:29:32 -0400 444D5B53-ED03-410A-AC3D-93F8A3522288 Dave Wyrtzen When the curse of weakness invades our own lives, we come face to face with the fact that something is horribly wrong with kingdom earth. Who we will trust to get us through?​ 1634 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Touch Of Life And Light (Matthew 9:18-34)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:21:12 -0400 C04A4E52-A52E-496E-B2D9-252E657B24E3 Dave Wyrtzen There is a time to fast and watch calories a but a wedding reception is not one of them. Jesus gave concrete reasons to dance but religionists of his day (and ours) struggled with this joy and freedom. ​ ​ 2369 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noTo Fast Or Not To Fast (Matthew 9:14-17)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:26:26 -0400 5320BBDB-4CBE-4CEA-9808-A0E7F4C01588 Dave Wyrtzen How do you feel about people who do things that are smelly and dirty and destructive? Jesus leads us to eat and socialize with those religious people label as evil and detestable. 2295 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Kind Physician (Matthew 9:9-13)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:19:44 -0400 387ABCD6-E916-4704-AB7F-99160B93D41F Dave Wyrtzen Imagine that you are a parent and that you only have a few more days to live. What are the values that you need to leave behind so they can continue to live their lives with strength, with love, with hope? 2684 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noA Father's Final Charge (2 Timothy 4:1-8)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:55:29 -0400 9BA8C414-BE07-4C7E-A3A9-FF7708459780 Dave Wyrtzen What could be so powerful that it can keep a grandfather from seeing his grandchildren, a couple from attending their church, or can dissolve a marriage or a business? 2172 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWho Can Forgive? (Matthew 9:1-8)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:48:02 -0400 97B6B6B9-4744-4585-83DC-825C713F1613 Dave Wyrtzen It sounds like the beginning of a Stephen King horror story, but it is the equivalent of what people in the 1st Century faced on the road that ran along the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. 2415 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noJesus And The Demoniac (Matthew 8:28-34)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 25 May 2025 07:51:30 -0400 0F0B009D-B75F-42AB-9F39-B986AE335C60 Dave Wyrtzen Jesus puts his disciples in a crisis situation.. They ask a question: “What kind of man is this?” How would you answer? 2158 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Man Who Can Control The Wind (Matthew 8:23-27)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 18 May 2025 07:35:09 -0400 8C7E3DAB-1AAF-42A9-9CB6-BB58AB67B9DD Dave Wyrtzen How can Jesus’ authority over nature deliver you from fear? 2099 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWho’s Got The Authority? (Matthew 8:5-22)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 11 May 2025 06:54:48 -0400 733E6E8F-28FE-4F1F-90CA-7FC15A84F26E Dave Wyrtzen “Tie your shoes!” “Eat your vegetables!” Maybe mom was right…Take a look at this mother who took her devotion to her kids and teaching assignment very seriously. 2423 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noA Mother's Words (Proverbs 31:1-9)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 04 May 2025 07:25:05 -0400 A01012E6-2B1A-4EB4-ACA2-EB29B2F2859A Dave Wyrtzen Blood clots, heart failure, cancer, terrorist bombings. What does the Messiah do when faced with the suffering of disease? 1436 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Divine Healer (Matthew 8:1-22)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:15:20 -0400 C010FA07-9AF1-4520-BBC8-30DB4E2ED059 Dave Wyrtzen Narrow minded—who wants that label? In the most important part of life—the spiritual, we deny truth’s exclusivity. We want to believe the game is played by different rules. 2437 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noCould The Majority Be On The Wrong Road? (Matthew 7:13-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:23:19 -0400 FF7355D6-17F4-406F-AA9C-8916768B49B2 Dave Wyrtzen Rituals, confessions, therapy, insight accountability—none of this is strong enough to overcome the evil inside our hearts. Easter faces us with the need for Jesus Christ, his intimacy, his hope, and the power of his resurrection 2783 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noI Need Resurrection Power (Ephesians 1:15-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:55:25 -0400 D3DB33D8-44F1-4A64-828D-7B9C9750AD10 Dave Wyrtzen Can we trust God to be a generous, giving Father who lavishes his grace and love upon us? Think about your internal relationship with God. Notice how quickly you can begin to distrust his grace. 2635 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noIs God Miserly? (Matthew 7:7-12 )Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:54:07 -0400 FC474418-08F2-49F9-B70B-3D1541E87A85 Dave Wyrtzen Jesus began this section of the Sermon On The Mount with a broadside against judging one another. This message could literally save your job or even your life. 1568 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noHere Comes The Judge (Matthew 6:19-34)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:08:21 -0400 291A5FBF-D9FA-482E-A7CC-63C29BEE5946 Dave Wyrtzen All of us have been infected with this deadly menace and some of us are consumed by it. The disease is worry and Jesus Christ is the cure. 2488 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noOpting Out Of The Rat Race (Matthew 6:19-34)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:47:28 -0400 2AA743F1-BC66-4A6C-9D4A-CFDC147BDB48 Dave Wyrtzen My mom hated outward show without internal reality. Where did she get this passion for making sure that the outside lined up with the inside? 2393 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noRemember—God Is The Audience (Matthew 6:1-18)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:33:58 -0400 338FD307-C66D-4C2E-95D3-F5085D04D669 Dave Wyrtzen What does your “yes” and your “no” mean? Can your kids, your wife, your husband, your boss, your friends count on your word? This part of the Sermon On The Mount will make our natural man squirm. Will we have the courage to listen to what our Master is telling us to do and then obey? 2643 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Power Of Truth (Matthew 5:33-48)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:09:15 -0400 B390FC9A-0EBF-46B7-893E-C63A904D6DBE Dave Wyrtzen Unresolved anger is leading to violence in our marriages, our family relationships, and even our daily interactions in the marketplace. What does Jesus have to say in his sermon on the mount about anger, lust, and divorce? 2199 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noJesus And The Right Stuff (Matthew 5:21-32)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 02 Mar 2025 07:04:32 -0500 B4E329CF-0FC1-4D0B-9842-F63D2E83E669 Dave Wyrtzen Salty salt or light? How can your life this week be salty for Christ? How can your life this week turn on the lights for our culture? 2198 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noAre Christians a Bunch of Hypocrites? (Matthew 5:13-20)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:00:39 -0500 D87D6C4F-4B5A-44BB-A1ED-A51E976F61C2 Dave Wyrtzen One day he walked by the Sea of Galilee, spotted four men and commanded them to come and follow him. The incredible good new is that you might not be looking for Jesus, but he is looking for you. 2327 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noI Have Decided To Follow Jesus (Matthew 4:18-25)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:44:04 -0500 C813F6DF-5591-48B9-84E8-C278CC57E41F Dave Wyrtzen One day he walked by the Sea of Galilee, spotted four men and commanded them to come and follow him. The incredible good new is that you might not be looking for Jesus, but he is looking for you. ​ 2327 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noI Have Decided To Follow Jesus (Matthew 4:18-25)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:28:57 -0500 5F1EB1BD-37D6-4705-94C0-C79CDA095A20 Dave Wyrtzen Death stalks us like a panther. This is the decision: Will we turn away from this present world kingdom dominated by human pride and submission to evil? 1357 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noLight In The Darkness (Matthew 4:12-25)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 02 Feb 2025 08:04:56 -0500 0C5E39DB-E161-4B4C-9B00-390CB0E65424 Dave Wyrtzen We’re up against a supernatural enemy who desires to deceive and murder every one of us. 2653 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noSeduced By The Devil - Part II (Matthew 4:1-11)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:14:11 -0500 9D07FD3F-6C58-4630-9B12-71CF2C1A4957 Dave Wyrtzen There is only one man who has ever gone into hand to hand combat with the Devil and won. He shows us how to overcome satanic seduction. 1538 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noSeduced By The Devil - Part I (Matthew 4:1-11)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:59:21 -0500 A54694E5-928A-4DF0-BEF7-F5034C9E530F Dave Wyrtzen Only admitting our inability to clean up our act in our own strength and total reliance on Jesus can guarantee our place in the kingdom of heaven forever. If you have made this decision, have you publicly confessed your personal faith by obeying the Lord’s first command as you follow Him to be baptized? 2324 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noWho Needs To Be Baptized? (Matthew 2:13-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:01:52 -0500 388CAEBE-EA95-4FF3-A51E-AD0F10EBD495 Dave Wyrtzen If the President of the United State decided to make a visit to your hometown, you could count on the fact that his advance people would arrive a make sure that everyone would know he was coming. Who was the advance man for Jesus? 2444 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Messiah's Advance Man (Matthew 2:13-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:13:01 -0500 A2E3607A-D49D-4EDB-B406-1C915379D818 Dave Wyrtzen A ruthless king, a midnight flight, the murder of infants…the birth narrative hits us in the face with the threats and tragedies of evil. Nothing causes us to ask, “Where is God?” more than the death of little ones. 2551 full truthencounter@gmail.com (Dave Wyrtzen)noThe Messiah And The Death Of Babies (Matthew 2:13-23)Dave Wyrtzen, bible teaching