√ Designates updated in September, 2007
Warning! Some will challenge conventional thinking.
The
Phone Rang 50 Times
Genesis
4:8-10 Cain rose up against his brother Abel.
Persistence in Invitations
Jackson Snyder, January 23, 1994
New
Year Peaks!
Genesis 8:5 On
the first day of the month the mountaintops appeared.
Acts 1:11 "Why are you standing around looking up?
Noah and the New Year
Jackson Snyder, 1996
DEITY DANCING
Genesis 12
You're hearing a lot about Dirty
Dancing but not so much about Deity Dancing. Deity Dancing is Abram's
life without father. And with Ethel Waters.
Jackson Snyder, August 12, 2004
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The Two Yahwehs
Genesis 19:24 - Yahshua as the Angel of Yahweh.
The Briefest Introduction to this Subject
Jackson Snyder August 4, 2003
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Resurrection
and Millennium
Genesis 22:15-18
Stars
and
sand.
A Scriptural Outline
Jackson Snyder, 2002
√ NOW Faith #2 : "The Polka
Dot
Kids"
Genesis 30:25-42, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
How to change your wayward loved ones BY FAITH and envisioning.
Jackson Snyder, January 21,
1995, Updated May 5, 2004
The
Meaning of Passover
Exodus 12:3 "on the tenth day they shall take a lamb."
From a Rabbinical point of view
Barry Leff, April 7, 2003
The Lord's Supper:
What Do We Believe
Exodus
12:15-20 "You shall eat unleavened bread."
It originates in keeping the feast!
Jackson Snyder, April 3, 2003
The
Ten Commandments Paradox
Exodus 3:13 "I Am has sent me to you."
The Sacred Name for beginners -
The foundation of the Commandments.
Dedicated to Harry Greenberg
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2005
- though these are said to be the highest form of law in our culture and heritage, they are neither heeded nor able to be heeded in their present form. Part ONE of SIX by Jackson Snyder.
"Do
Not Study Torah, Gentile!!"
Vayikra (Leviticus) 24:22 "You shall have one manner of law
for the stranger, the same as for one of your own country"
You cannot be
cut off if you were not a part of the congregation.
Personal
Pentecost - Two Offering & Rains
Leviticus 23:15,16 You will count
seven weeks.
How to keep authentically Pentecost
Jackson Snyder, June 5, 2003
The
Ultimate Sacrifice; The Ultimate Decision
Numbers 21:4-9 "Make a serpent and set it on a pole"
John 3:14-21 "As Moses raised the snake in the desert."
The War with Iraq and Christian Dedication
Jackson Snyder, March 27, 2003
"Come
and See! Follow Me!"
1 Samuel 3 Heeding Your Call May Change the World
The
Future Is Ours, You See!
Jackson Snyder, January 17, 2003
If
G-d Gave You One Wish
1 Kings
3:5-13 "Ask what I shall give you."
A Chrysler dealership in Hong Kong
Jackson Snyder, 1997
"God
of Many Names"?
1 Kings 16:29-33; Mark 3:20-30
Mr. Bush worships in a Shinto Temple
Jackson Snyder, August 17, 2002
“I Will Not Leave
You!”
2 Kings 2:1-16
Elijah Leaves Elisha; The Seventy-two Leave Yahshua
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2004
War or Peace: Should
We War?
2 Kings 18:17-33
"Do not speak to us in the Judean language!"
The conversation of the Jerusalem wall parallels the current war dialogue.
Jackson Snyder, March 13, 2003
See also:
The United Methodist Stand on War and Peace
And:
This
Means War! War in the Christian Century.
Chipping Away
Job 23:8-10
Job and the Prophetic Word
Ash
Wednesday March 1, 1995
Jackson Snyder, February 25, 2004
Hearken to the
Thunder of His Voice
Job 36 :1-4,22-33;
Job 37:2-13
God and the Weather: Hurricanes Frances, Charley, Jeanne
& Ivan
Feast of Trumpets / Day of Atonement / Seven Thunders
Jackson Snyder, September 24, 2004
Men
as Moringas
Psalm 1:1-6; Jeremiah 2:12,13
An address to the United Liberian
Inland Church Associates and Friends
Jackson Snyder, July 20, 2002
A
Cry of Faithfulness
Psalm 22 O my God, I cry by day but thou dost not answer.
Overcoming depression
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Hurtin'
Through the Holidays
Psalm 86 Gladden the soul of thy servant.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Jackson Snyder, 1996, 2001
The
Dash Between the Dates
Psalm 90:10 A thousand years are but as yesterday.
Tempus Fugit - Based on something I read in the Advocate
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Forget
Not All His Benefits
Psalm 103 Who heals all your diseases.
Natural healing
Jackson Snyder, 1995
There
Go the Ships!
Psalm 104:26 The
Ships of the "Church" - a sermon.
Fellowship, Discipleship, Friendship
Dedicated to Bishop
Cornelius Henderson
Jackson Snyder, June 11, 2005
Wisdom as an Image of G-d:
Implications for Pastoral Care.
Proverbs 7
Includes the gigantic litany,
"Wisdom Speaks!"
Jackson Snyder, 1996
Recapturing
Your Glory
Proverbs 17:6, 20:7 "Sons' Glory & Crown"
Fathers' Day Message
June 16, 2002
Children
Will Listen
Proverbs 22:5,6 Train up a child in the way he should go.
Children are like mirrors.
Jackson Snyder, 1996
The
Song of Solomon
The
Song of Solomon / Canticles / Song of Songs
Marriage and Commitment to Love
Jackson Snyder, 1995
"A Virgin Shall
Conceive"
Historic Context, Present Reality, Future Hope
Isaiah 7:14-17, Number 24:17 (Star Prophecy)
The Messiah is found within the historic context of four nations at war:
Israel, Ephraim, ++
Jackson Snyder,
December 25, 2003
Fourteen Candles - 5
Advent, 9 Hanukkah.
Isaiah 9:6,7 - How Hanukkah originated
How to keep holy in a pagan culture
Have we been assimilated? Yes.
Jackson Snyder
December 20, 2003
How Will
Justice Come?
Isaiah 42:1-14 Epiphany 1
What is real justice and who is Yahweh's chosen servant? Will
we know a just world?
Jackson Snyder,
January 11, 2002
Do
a New Thing!
Isaiah 43:19-21 "Behold, I am doing a new thing."
2 Corinthians 5:17 All has become new!
New Year message
Jackson Snyder, January 3, 1993
The
Name of G-d
Isaiah 65:11 "For you who set a table for Gäd I will destine to the
sword."
The short, concise definition of the Father's name.
Jackson Snyder, 2001
"I
Don't Know, But Joan Does"
Why aren't we healed when we pray?
Joan Spain's Story
Jeremiah 15:15-21; Matthew 16:21-27
Jackson Snyder, August 29, 2002
The
Manchurian Candidate
Jeremiah
29:1-14
“In the welfare of the city, you’ll find your welfare”
Boiling Down the Pre-election Debates for Believers
Jackson Snyder, October 9, 2004
A
Change Will Do You Good
Jeremiah 48:11-13 "I shall send to him tilters who will tilt."
Luke 24:1-16 They did not find the body.
Changing like a worm into a butterfly.
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Day One, Year One
Ezekiel 1:1-3 Seraphim, Wheels, Eyes
A Sermon in Remembrance of 9/11
Jackson Snyder, September 11, 2004
The
Restoration of Israel and You
Ezekiel 37
A valley of dry bones
Where are the lost tribes?
Jackson Snyder, March 17, 2002
Clutching
the Short Straw
Jonah 3 "Arise, go to Nineveh"
Yahweh is Moving in the Least Likely Places
Jackson Snyder, January 3, 2003
The
Strength We Need and Just in Time
Habakkuk
3:17-19 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
Trouble!!
Jackson Snyder, 1995
The
Human Body - The New Temple
Haggai
2:6-9 "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine."
A Biblical plan for good health
Jackson Snyder, February 29, 1996
Hanukkah Candles
1
Maccabees 2:15-28
“I
will
still follow the covenant of our ancestors.”
Introduction
to a Hanukkah Concert
Jackson Snyder, December 13, 2001
Chanukah / Hanukkah
"Thou Shalt Not Give Hitler
(ysv"z, may his name and memory be blotted out) a posthumous
victory."
Rabbi
Yaakov Menken, with permission
Nativity
Stories Synthesis
Matthew 1 & 2, Luke 1 & 2
Shepherds, Wise Men and Angels
All in the same reading
Jackson Snyder
December 1, 2002
Wise
Men Still Follow
Matthew 2:1-2 ...there came wise men...
With Wisdom apocrypha and pseudepigrapha.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
Eastern
Star, Star of Wisdom
Matthew 2:1,2 - many others
Wisdom is personified through the Scriptures.
Jackson
Snyder, December 31, 2003
Seven
Acts of the Magi
Matthew 2:1-12 Magi from the east
came to Jerusalem.
A complete thematic service
Jackson Snyder, 1996
A
Thanksgiving Who's Who
Matthew 3:8-10 "Bear fruit that befits repentance."
The real story of the Pilgrims and Indians
Jackson Snyder, November 18, 2001
The Fifth
Temptation of Christ
Matthew 4:1-11 "Then Jesus was tempted by the devil."
What if there had been two more temptations?
Jackson Snyder, February 17, 2002
The
Think and Do Book
Matthew
4:12 "Jesus went forth to preach."
What it means to really do justice.
Quotations from the Martyrs
to Madmen
Jackson Snyder, January
25, 2002
The
Sermon on the Platform
Matthew
5 - 7 "Fortunate are the repentant."
A paraphrase in the modern idiom
Jackson Snyder, 1996
The Best is Yet to Come
Matthew
5:3-11"Blessed are ... "
Old Folks Day, 2001, great illustrations
December 1, 2001
The Red Shoes: Immorality
at the Highest Levels of the Church
Matthew 5:27-32; Jeremiah 8:7-12
The consecration of Bishop V. Gene
Robinson through the eyes of Hans Christian Anderson
Bloom
Where You're Planted
Matthew 9:9-10 "Follow me!"
Was it Matthew or Levi?
Jackson Snyder, June 8, 2002
Why?
Why? Why?
Matthew
9:14-17, Romans
8:17-25 "They will fast when the bridegroom is taken away."
Why are all these bad things happening?
Jackson
Snyder, 1995
Lie
With the Dog
Matthew 9:35-10:16 He had compassion for them.
Compassion means action
Jackson Snyder, June 17,
2001
How
Do We Get Them to Come?
Matthew
9:36-10:42 "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few."
A plan of invitation
Jackson Snyder, January 29, 1996
Is
There a Sword in the House?
Matthew 10:24-39 "How much more will they malign those of his household?"
Persecution in your home
Jackson Snyder, June 24, 2001
Love's
Why
Matthew 10:36 He had compassion for them.
How to Witness Pt. 2
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Reminiscence
of a Methodist Circuit Rider
Matthew 10:39 "He who loses his life for my sake will find it."
A History Lesson
by Wayne Dean, Sr., 199?
My
Vision of the Restoration of America
Matthew 10:40-42 "He who receives you receives me."
Yahshua Crashes the Senate, Daschle's
and Kennedy's butts in a sling.
Quotes from A. A. Allen
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2001
Name
That Tune
Matthew 11:16-17 "We piped to you, and you did not dance."
You and Me Against the World
Jackson Snyder, July 8, 2001
Yoking
with Yahshua
Matthew
11:16-30 "Take my yoke upon you."
What it means to be yoked
Based on Marc Kolden, 1996
At
Rest At Last
Matthew
11:27-29
"I'll give you rest..."
What is real rest and yoke-fellowship?
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Big
Daddy
Matthew 11:27-30, "My yoke is easy."
Big time wrestling.
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The Sign of Jonah
Matthew 12:38,39
“What Three
Days was Yahshua in the Grave and
What Happened to his Body an his
Spirit?”
Who came out of their graves and appeared unto many?
Jackson Snyder, April
16, 2004
Pocket of Prune Pits
Leviticus 23:27-32, Jonah 3:
1-10,
1 Kings 10:1-9, Matthew 12:38-50
The Day of Atonement and how
to keep it
Jackson Snyder
October 2, 2003
Whatever
It Takes
Matthew 12:46-50 "Who is my mother and brothers?"
Jesus' doubting family
Jackson Snyder, 1997
John
Appleseed
Remembered
Matthew 13: 1-23 "To you it has been given to know the secrets."
Three easy steps to witnessing of
your faith
Jackson Snyder, July 15, 2001
Is
There a Tare in the House?
Matthew 13:24-30 "Gather the weeds first."
Never preached this one; maybe you will
Jackson Snyder, July 22, 2001
The
Face on Mars
Matthew
13:31-35, 43-52 "I will open my mouth in parables."
The parables of Jesus like ageless stone
markers
Jackson Snyder, July 29, 2001
Let
Us Hunt Treasure Now!
Matthew
13:44 "The kingdom is like treasure hidden in a field."
A Golden Disaster
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Starving
to Death
Matthew
14:13-21 "You give them something to eat."
Loaves, fishes
& the prophecy of Elisha
Jackson Snyder, August 5, 2001
"Double Dog Dare Me!"
Matthew 14:22-33 Jonah 2:1-9; Psalm 130
Peter challenges Jesus to say No
Jackson Snyder, August 8, 2002
The
Secret Power of Water Baptism
Matthew 14:22, 1 Peter
3:18 He made the disciples get into the boat.
Baptism Saves?
Jackson Snyder, August 12, 2001
Dogs
in the Lab: The Place of Foreigners in the Resurrection
Matthew 15:21-28 "It is not fair to throw the children's food to
dogs."
Hell, Heaven or something else entirely?
Jackson Snyder, August 19, 2001
Rocks
and Living Stones
Matthew 16:13-20, 1 Peter
2:4,5 "Who do men say that the Son of man is?"
Who do you say?
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2001
The
Quality of the Cross
Matthew 16: 21-25
What is holiness besides high hairdos?
Jackson Snyder, August 20, 1998
Qvo
Vadis, Wither Goest Thou
Matthew 16:21-27 "Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
Legends of Peter fleeing Nero
Jackson Snyder, September
2, 2001
Getting
Out Of Our Own Way
Matthew
16:21-28 "God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you."
Features
guided meditation
Roger
Talbott, 1996
The
Quality of the Cross
Matthew 16:21-25 "Let him
deny himself and take up his cross."
Holy living (incomplete)
Jackson Snyder, 1998
NOW Faith #3: "Word
Doctors Concur" - Matthew 17:14; James 3:2-6
Bridling the tongue for a beneficent
outcome. Quotes from leading linguists.
Jackson Snyder, February 14,
1995 Updated May 15, 2004
How
Many Times?
Matthew 18:21-35
"How often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?"
What is forgiveness, really?
Jackson Snyder
Life
Is Not Fair
Matthew
20:1-16 "These last worked only one hour." Entertaining monologue
Author Unknown, 1996
He Needs You Now! (Palm Sunday and Hand Grenades)
Because
He Had Need of Me
(older version)
Matthew 21:3 "The Lord has need of
them."
Palm Sunday
Jackson Snyder, March 23, 1997 / March 23, 2002
Whose
Temple are You?
Matthew
21:12-27 "You make it a den of robbers."
Includes a great guided meditation
Jackson
Snyder, September 30, 2000
The
Riddle Each Must Solve
Matthew 21:28-32 "A man had two sons..." My Two Sons
Jackson Snyder, 1993
Warning!
Slippery Slope!
Matthew 21:33-46 "They will respect my son." History bends toward justice
Robert Talbott and Jackson Snyder
1996 / July 26, 2002
Respondez,
S'il Vous Plait (RSVP)
Matthew 22:1-14,
Luke
14:15-24 "Those invited were not worthy."
The Great Banquet in the Dead Sea
Scrolls
Jackson Snyder, October 14, 2001
Out
of a Thousand Stuffed Crocodiles
Matthew
22:15-22
Jackson Snyder, October 21,
2001
Gospel
Sandwiches
Matthew 22:34-40 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
Ten Commandments or just two?
Jackson Snyder, October
28, 2001
Why
I Believe that Yahshua has Secretly Returned
Matthew 24:3 "Tell us what will be the sign of your presence?"
Many signs that Jesus has already returned to rule.
Jackson Snyder, February 3, 2001
Buzzards
in the Beehive
Matthew 24:28 "Where the body is the eagles
gather." Luke 17:37 "Where the corpse is the buzzards gather."
What are you doing here, anyway?
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Blow Ye the Trumpet: Feast of Trumpets
Genesis 22:1-18, Matthew 24:29-31
This is an interactive message that explains the
significance and importance of the Feast in simple, scriptural terms.
Jackson Snyder,
September 25, 2003
Holy
War!
Matthew 24:37-44, John
16:2, Revelation 9 excerpts
"Whoever kills you will think he doeth Allah a service."
Jackson Snyder, September 16,
2001
Naming
Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13
"Five were foolish and five were wise."
A look at the ancient Epistle of the Apostles
Jackson Snyder, November 11, 2001
The
Lord's Supper: What Do We Believe
Matthew 26:17 17. Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus.
Exodus 12:15-20 "You shall eat unleavened bread."
It originates in keeping the feast!
Jackson Snyder, April 3, 2003
Is
Yahweh's Bad Reputation Deserved?
Even
Kentuckians! (version 2001)
Matthew
28:5-13
Jackson Snyder, October 25, 1994
The
Great Commission
Matthew
28:18-20 "Go therefore and make disciples."
Includes original poetry
Jackson
Snyder,
April
10, 1994
"I
Want My Miracle!" He Whispered
from the Death Bed
Mark 1:4-11, Gospel of the Nazoreans
"In what way have I sinned that I should go and be baptized by him?"
What is the Full Gospel?
Jackson Snyder, January 11, 2003
A
New Teaching By Authority
Mark
1:21ff "He commands the unclean spirits!" Dealing Simply with Demonic Infiltration
Jackson Snyder, January 31, 2003
Where
Do We Go From Here?
Even Jesus Wasn't Sure
Mark 1:29-39 He rose and went out to a lonely place.
Jackson Snyder, February 7, 2003
Open
Your Door and They'll Come
The boys healed everybody in the hospital!
Mark 2:1-12 "Take up your pallet and go home."
Jackson Snyder, February 16, 2003
Rules
Of The Road #1
Mark
2:14-15 "Follow me"
You Can't Steer a Parked Car -- We learned this lessong the hard way, almost
losing our lives
Why
I Observe Sabbath
Mark 2:27 "The
Sabbath was made for man."
Convincing reasons for honoring the seventh day.
Jackson Snyder, 2000
Exactly
Who Were Jesus' Disciples?
Nicknames, Surnames and Aliases
Mark 3:13-19 He appointed twelve. Who?
Jackson Snyder, March 14, 2003
Seeds
to Needs
Mark 4:3-8 "Listen! A sower went out to sow."
The Greater Depth of Witnessing
Jackson Snyder, July 13, 2001
The Jesus Boat
Mark 4:35-41
The
Historical Jesus Confronts the Jesus of Faith
Archaeological Evidence Provided!
Jackson Snyder, June 20, 2002
Can
a Christian Have a Demon?
Mark 5:1-17
'Legion', An Evangelist?
A demonized believer? Yes.
Jackson Snyder, July 23, 2002
Accept No Cheap Imitations - Mark 5:21 A
Desperate Man and Woman - and a Road Apple.
Jackson Snyder, June 27, 2003
Larry,
Yahoo and Yehaw: The Son of
Man Confronts the Nazareth Rabbi
Mark 6:1-6; Luke 18:8b; Ezekiel 2:1-10
Jackson Snyder, July 6, 2002
The Acts of Virgil Mark 6:1, Bel 31-39
He could there do no mighty work
One Man's Incredible Rise to Faith
Jackson Snyder July 2, 2003
The Ten Commandments
Isaiah 29:13,14; Mark 7:1-7
Judge Moore can't
"violate his conscience" about the Commandments but has little
problem with holding a political rally on the Sabbath.
Jackson Snyder,
August 30, 2003
The
Corban Conspiracy
Mark 7:1-13 "What you would have gained is Corban."
What does Corban have to do with anything?
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Children and Lampreys: Freeing
Demonized Children
Mark 7:24 - 30
"Is cute, polite little Rhoda what she appears to be--a perfect
little girl--or is she what her mother begins to suspect, a conscienceless
killer?"
Jackson Snyder, September 5, 2003
Let
Go and Let’s Go!
Mark
8:1-21 - The Feeding of the Four Thousand
I've seen the loaves multiplied! Nehemiah 9:16-20
Jackson Snyder, September
26, 2002
Identity
Crisis!
Mark 8:22-26 "I see men; but they look like trees, walking."
I am not what I do!
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The
Transfiguration and the Apocalypse of Peter
Mark 9:2-8 "Let us to make three tents."
What else happened at the transfiguration...
Jackson Snyder, February 28, 2003
If
You Are Able!
Mark 9:14 "If you can do anything, help us!"
The awesome power of faith.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The Right to Divorce
Mark 10:1-15
“Now
shouldn’t I go back to my first wife, since we’re Christians?”
Pat Robertson said, “Yes, if she’ll have you.”
If the first wife is willing to take him back then she deserves a
sanguine fellow like him.
Jackson Snyder, July 30, 2004
Defining
Sacrament
Mark 10:14 "Let the children come to me"
An Experiential Account of Infant Baptism
Jackson Snyder, 1988
For
Love And Money
Mark
10:17-31 "Sell what you have."
Stewardship per Stanley Hauerwas
Jackson
Snyder, 1994
The
Penguin Principle
Mark
10:35-45
95
percent of church people are asking, 'What's in it for me?' Judge
Moore dismissed.
Jackson Snyder,
based on W. G. Carter
Location Is Everything
Mark 10:46, Bartimaeus on the Road. Faith
is “the
determination to shed denial and face the world as it is, in order to struggle
for what could be.”
Jackson Snyder, August 7, 2004
The
Dedicated Disciple
Mark 11:1-11 "Hosanna! Blessed is he..."
The Crowd as example of discipleship
Jackson Snyder, April 12, 2003
While
the World Comes Unglued
Mark 13 apocalypse
What do we do in the meantime? Wait for the rapture?
Climb the mountain?
Jackson
Snyder, November 8, 2003
Based on William G. Carter
"In
Memory of Her"
Mark 14:9
The Anointing of Yahshua with
Caspar ten Boom, Thomas `a Kempis and The Great Depression.
Forgetting
and Remembering
Mark 14:33-35, 74,75 And Peter remembered ...
I wish there was some wonderful place called the
Land of Beginning Again...
Dr. Thomas Lane Butts
Amplified
Signs
Mark
16:14-18 "These signs will accompany those who believe..."
Tongues, snakes, gifts
Jackson Snyder, April 24, 1994
How the Prophetic Word Was Restored
–or- The
Slightly Embellished Tale of Zechariah
Luke 1:5-25, 59-80, Psalm 113
What really happened when Zechariah went into the Holy to light the
incense? (Well, maybe)
Jackson Snyder, December 13, 2003
Making
Ready for Messiah, Part 1
Luke 1:8-17; 1 John 2:18
When is the Millennium
and how shall we prepare in the meantime?
Jackson Snyder, May 24, 2004
Making
Ready for Messiah, Part 2
Luke 1:18-27; 1 John 2:21-23
What has the War on Terror have to do with the coming
King of Kings.
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2004
The
Nine Lessons of Messiah's Birth
Luke 2:1-7 "She gave birth to a son, her first born."
The entire service and bulletin with carols.
Edited by Jackson Snyder, December 19, 2001
Advent
Candle Readings - Sacred Name
Matthew 1:18-2:12, Luke 2:1-20, John 1
By: Jean
on November 27, 2002
The
Great Day (1992)
Love
Under the Microscope (1997)
Luke 2:11 "Unto you is born..."
Two versions, the latter and expansion.
Jackson Snyder
The Lost Years of
Jesus
Luke 3:21-38 Epiphany 1
Jesus didn't go to India or Tibet, so where
“A man comes after me who has become ahead of
me for he was my first.” – John the Baptist, John 1:30b
Jackson Snyder, January 11, 2004
Joseph,
A Dreamer
Luke 3:23, Matthew 1:18-25 "son of Heli"
The Significance of Joseph, a righteous man (tsadiyk), worthy of veneration
Jackson Snyder, December 6, 2001
Rules
Of The Road #2
Luke 4:13-33
You Can't Drive Forward Without a Rear View Mirror -- looking back has it's
advantages and drawbacks
Jackson
Snyder, July 5, 1995
No
Regrets:
The Call on the Life of the Believer
Luke 9:57
Kim Sun-il, beloved martyr, "one to whom judgment has been committed" Rev. 20:4.
Jackson Snyder, June 25, 2004
On the Jericho Road
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan & Messianic Israel
#2 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, March 25, 2004
“Secret
Storms"
Luke
12:4-7, Psalm 139 "Fear him who has power to cast into hell."
Enduring criticisms
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Riddle and Reward
Luke 12:42-48, 20:27-40
The Wise and Faithful Steward
Seven
Husbands for a Bride
#4 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
9, 2004
Why Does God
Kill?
Luke 13:1-5 - the tower fell on them.
A Memorial Service
for Joanne Friedman.
Jackson Snyder, May
15, 2004
The Manure
Man
Luke 13:6-9 "Let it alone till I put on manure."
The Fig Tree today
Jackson Snyder, June 19, 1996
Millennium
Bug in Beulahville
Luke 13:22-30
Shepherd of Hermas 83 - 109
Choosing the Stones that Build the
Great High Tower.
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2004
Master
and Commander
Luke 14:28-33
What happens when Yahweh gets fed up. Another way to count the cost.
Dramatic moves in Iraq. Prophecies, Wars and Armies.
Jackson Snyder Masih, September 3, 2004
The
Incredible Seeking God
Luke 15, The Lost Chapter
How to Witness, Pt.1
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Israel Lost; Israel
Found
Luke 15:4-31
The Good Shepherd
The Pearl of Great Price
The Prodigal Son
#2 in "The Great Allegories of
Luke"
Jackson
Snyder, March 19, 2004
Everlasting
Skins Luke 16:1-13
The
Parable of the Unrighteous Steward
#6 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
22, 2004
A Jihad of Our Own
Luke 16:14-17, 2 Corinthians 10:4-8
“The
Romans were not content to simply defeat the Jews.
They pursued a policy of deliberate devastation, eradicating not
only Jerusalem’s central religious institution but the city’s
fortifications, public buildings and large residential quarters.
Those Jews who managed to survive the long siege were later
massacred by Roman soldiers or, in some cases, led into captivity and sold
as slaves.”
Jackson
Snyder August 22, 2003
Myth &
Meaning Luke 16:19-31
The Rich Man and
Lazarus Revealed.
Be very surprised and angry!
#5 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
16, 2004
The
Assassin
Luke 17:5-10 "Increase our faith!"
The Assassin found a new Master and became an angel of light.
A true story.
Jackson Snyder, September 30, 2004
Lepers
Luke
17:11-19 - A New Translation
A Wonderful Sermon in Poetry
Based on Mark George Vitalis Hoffman
Jackson Snyder, October 16, 2004
For
Crying Out Loud
Luke 18:1-8.
The Parable of the
Widow and the Unrighteous Judge, “She’s
not the problem, we are.” –
Master Chief ‘Jack’ Urgayle in the motion picture G.
I. Jane.
Jackson Snyder,
November 7, 2004
Sholom
Asch and Democracy
Luke
18:9-14
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
"I have the right to address this question to
the Christians: has Christian man lived according to this faith? Has he
suffered, died and been purified in the spirit of Jesus? How can
Christian man lift his hand to do evil if he believes that he is a part
of the suffering Messiah?"
Jackson Snyder, October 21, 2004
Wee
Little Big Man, Zacchaeus
Luke
18:18-23; Luke 19:1-10 "You might
think of me as a gruesome elf, but you all know that I could pound the
peas outta any three of ya if I had a mind to."
Jackson Snyder, October 31, 2004
Out of the Napkin
Luke 19:11-28
The Ten Pounds (Talents)
#3 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
4, 2004
The
Perfect Disciple
Luke 19:28-40 "The Lord has need of it."
Palm Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Total
Consecration
Luke 21:1-4
"This poor widow put in more than all of them."
An old holiness sermon refitted from the 21st century
Jackson Snyder, October 7, 2001
FOLLOW ! THAT ! HAT !
Luke
24:13-35 On the Emmaus Road
With Kierkegaard and Claude Raines as the Invisible Man
Jackson Snyder, February 22, 1993
Pilgrimage
to Jerusalem
Yahshua's first
Feast of Tabernacles - 8 AD.
A
Sermon in Narrative style w/ Hymns & Readings
Hebrew
names version
Jackson
Snyder October 11, 2002
Adapted from Bruce Chilton
The Universal Appeal
of the Logos
John 1:1-18, 1 John 1:1-3
The Evangelist targets many audiences
Original translations
Jackson
Snyder, December 16, 2002
"Your
Son's Here!"
John 1:1-18
So the Logos became flesh and tented
among us,
and we beheld his radiance,
the radiance as of an only-born
from a father, full of favor and of truth.
Yahweh as Proud Father - Father's Day
Jackson Snyder, May 20, 2005
Dedicated to V. A. Pete Snyder
The
Word Was G-d
John 1:1-18 In the beginning was
the Logos.
Jesus' pre-existence explored
Jackson Snyder, 1995
I
Have Seen and Borne Witness
John
1:6-8,19-27,29-34; 3:34-36 "I have borne witness."
John the Baptist's Testimony
Jackson
Snyder, December 8, 1995
"Gallant
Friend"
John 1:19-51 "Come and look!"
When came a host to take Our Man,
his smile was grand to see,
I'll see ye damned," says he.
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2005
Letting
Go of the Root
John 1:29-41 "...this
man is
the Son of G-d."
The right, the perfect and the Millennium
Jackson Snyder, January 18, 2002
Rules
of the Road #3
John
1:35-49
"Come
and see."
No
Passing in
the Slow Lane
Hippies for Jesus John
1:35-39
"Rules of the Road" #3
Lots of hippie talk.
Jackson
Snyder, July 25, 1995
Three is No
Crowd
John 2:1-10
A Short Marriage Sermon with Frogs
Jackson
Snyder September 27, 2003
Based on James Rye
A Fishy
Kind of Wedding
John 2:1-11 Epiphany 2
Jesus' brother Simon marries.
James' mustache stinks for seven years.
Jackson
Snyder, January 16, 2004
New
Wine; New Man
John 2:1-11-The Wedding at Cana
– the beginning of the signs.
Finding integration with self and Father
New Wine; New Man - preaching version 2
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2005
Taste
the Wine
John
2:1-11"You have kept the good wine until now."
Winemaking and a good poem about it
Jackson Snyder, 1994
A
Sign in the Court of the Nations
John 2:13-22 "What sign do you show to us?"
The End of Animal Sacrifice
Jackson Snyder, March 20, 2003
Consuming
Zeal
John 2:13-25 "The zeal of your house will
eat me."
Have you ever been so offended by religious
hogwash
that you swallowed someone up over it?
Jackson Snyder, June 9, 2005
Born New:
A Retelling
John
3:1-17 Nicodemus came by night.
A dynamic retelling of the old story.
Jackson Snyder, February 24, 2002
The
Ultimate Sacrifice; The Ultimate Decision
John 3:14-21 "As Moses raised the snake in the desert."
The War with Iraq and Christian Dedication
Jackson Snyder, March 27, 2003
The
Parting of the Ways
John 3:22-30 Epiphany 3
What is the meaning of wine & skins?
Why did John Baptist & Jesus part?
Hiram the Egyptian
steals the show.
Jackson Snyder, January 22, 2004
A
Very Deep Subject
John 4:5-42 There cometh a
woman of Samaria.
Racism, sexism, intolerance exposed.
Jackson Snyder, March 3, 2002
Miracle
& Murder in Cana
John 4:43-54 Epiphany 4
John cries, "You
save a son of Sheth
but allow a son of Abraham to perish."
Jackson Snyder, January 30, 2004
Sabbath
Showdown
John 5:1-9, 15-24 Epiphany 5
Yahshua vs. Pharisees & Essenes
after Sabbath healing at Bethzatha.
Map of Second Temple Jerusalem.
Jackson Snyder,
February 5, 2004
The
Lord of the Dance
John 5:19-20,
Gen 12:1-9 They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him.
Great quotation from Ethel Waters
Jackson Snyder, 1994
What Happens When You
Die?
John 5:21-24
The three classes of
resurrection.
Jackson Snyder, March 3, 2004
Christ
the King and the Desire of Nations
John 5:28-29 "All who are in the tombs will hear his voice."
What is your part in His public appearance?
Jackson Snyder, November 25, 2001
The
Politics of Communion
John 6:52-62 "How
is this man able to give his flesh to eat?"
When Communion and Independence day share the same week,
why no lawsuit?
The Politics of
Communion preaching version 2, many changes
Jackson Snyder, July 3, 2005
Strut Your Stuff:
Jesus' Twelve Signs
John 7:1-37, Isaiah 11:1-5
Feast
of Tabernacles: The Great Day.
Jackson
Snyder, October 16, 2003
Miracles
in the Bones: Blessed Objects
John 9:1-7 He anointed the eyes with the clay
How to bless objects, especially ministry tapes. Includes St. Augustine's City
of God
Tears
of Action - All
Saints’ Sunday
John
11:32-44, 1 Corinthians 15:47-48
When Jesus wept, he may not have been grieving for Lazarus.
Jackson Snyder, November
1, 2003, based on William G. Carter
A
Case of Mistaken Identity
John
12:12-16; 18:33-37 "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."
Getting to know who we really are
Jackson Snyder. April 10, 1994
We Would See Jesus - A Sermon and Short Tribute to
John Paul II based on John 12:21.
Jackson Snyder, August 6, 2003
Homecoming
Today, Home Tomorrow
John
14:1-3 "I go and prepare a place for you."
Homecomings or Memorial Services
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The
Way, The Truth and the Life Style
John
14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life."
Life Style vs. Life
Jackson Snyder, 1998
"But
By Me" John 14:6
Does Jesus prohibit prayer of
unbelievers from reaching? Are prayers of Jews heard?
Jackson Snyder,
November 12, 2003
The
Meaning of Mothers’ Day
John
14:15-26 "If you love me, keep my commands." Based on
Gary Shaw: Jackson Snyder, May 12, 2002
The
Complete Paraclete
John 14:15-17,25,26 Scholars'
When Memorial Day and Trinity Collide
Jackson Snyder, May 25, 2002
Abiding
in the Vine
John
15:1-12
"I am the true vine."
Abiding shouldn't be that hard to do.
Jackson Snyder, March 10, 2002
The
Cole Disaster and the Satanic Verses
John 16:2 Whosoever
killeth you will think he doeth God service.
Why do Moslems Kill?
Jackson Snyder, 1998, 2001
Known
Only by a Nickname
John 20:19-31 "Unless
I see the nailprints..."
"Reluctant Thomas" - quotes a story from the Acts of Thomas
Jackson Snyder April 7, 2002
Eight
Days to Wait
Acts 2:1-13 "Not many days from now."
What the disciples did while waiting for Pentecost.
Jackson Snyder, May 19, 2002
Don't Be
a Squencher
Acts 2:1-4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
Include the classic prayer to the Holy Spirit.
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Pickin'
on Peter
Acts 2:14 Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice.
Published in a newspaper once.
Jackson Snyder, 1987
Well,
What Did You Expect?
Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up at the hour of
prayer.
Prayer and expectation
Jackson Snyder, 1997
The
Two Salvations
Acts 4:12 "None other name under heaven whereby we must be saved."
from End-Time Bible
Quarterly
Jackson Snyder, 2000
The
Nazarenes and the Deacons
Acts 6:1-7 Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor ...
The "Church" at Jerusalem
Jackson Snyder, April 21, 2002
The
Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Part 2
Acts 8:5-17 ...and
they received the Holy Spirit.
Portal to Supernatural Power: Fourth of Seven
Jackson
Snyder, July 19, 1992, January 19, 2002
A Wider Vision
Acts
9:10-17 There was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias.
Paul and Ananias
Jackson Snyder, June 10, 1994
Holy
Week in Review
Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
"God
raised him on the third day"
The meanings of the days of Holy Week.
Jackson Snyder, April 18, 2003
Psychic
Friends or Spiritual Gifts?
The
teens were calling the psychic connection in the church office.
Jackson
Snyder, July 19, 1992 : January 12, 2002
Salvation:
What Is It All About?
Acts 16:16-31
And it came out that very hour.
Saved from and to what?
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The New is Me
Acts 16:30
What must I do to be Saved?
A call for true conversion, not just "salvation."
"Lord, Lord" "Lord, Lord" - They cast out demons & worked miracles, but HE never knew them.
Jackson Snyder, June 17, 2004
√
Something About the Famine of ’46
Acts
19:11-30
Vision, Commitment, Purpose, Expectation
The Nazoreans / Nazarenes
“The Epistle of Barnabas”
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2004
Pregnant
Time
Romans 5:1-8 At the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Justification and Timelessness
Jackson Snyder, June 17, 2001
Wanted:
Dead or Alive
Romans 6:1-2 How can we who
died to sin still live in it?
A radical exposition
Jackson Snyder, June 24, 2001
Who
Can Separate Us from the Love of G-d?
Romans 8:28-39
G-d as parent, friend, lover
Jackson Snyder, November 21, 1993
Sorting
Out Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11 & 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 Part 1
A New
Approach to Motivational, Apostolic and Pneumatic Spiritual Gifts.
Jackson Snyder, July 14, 2003
Many
Convincing Proofs
1
Corinthians 15:12-20 If Christ has not been raised ...
Resurrection Day
Jackson Snyder, 1995
The
Suffering G-d
1
Corinthians 1:18-25 We preach Christ crucified.
Passion Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
A
Study in Sarcasm
1 Corinthians 8 Food offered to idols.
Any meaning for today? Yes!
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Sportsmen!
Follow Me!
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Racing, boxing, wrestling, baseball
and NASCAR
Jackson Snyder, July 9, 2004
The
Seminary of Sanctity
1 Corinthians 9:24 Run that you may obtain the prize.
Christian Perfection
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Would
You Heed If For You I ...
2 Corinthians
5:20 We beseech you, be reconciled to G-d.
Good Friday - Just what does it take?
Jackson Snyder, 1987
Holy
Martyrs
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:13 We are treated as impostors.
The hall of martyrs (incomplete).
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Good
Grief
2 Corinthians 7 For you felt a godly grief.
Ash Wednesday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Pay Up!
2 Corinthians 7:1,11
Grace is free, but paying feels better.
The Story of Joanne Landry
September 6, 2002
I
Went
Galatians
1:1-3 I went ...
The Travels of St. Paul
Jackson
Snyder, 1989
Seven
Cities from Tarsus
Galatians
1:11-24 I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.
More on Paul’s Journeys
Jackson Snyder, October 16, 1996
All:
The Three Classes of Resurrection
Galatians 3:8 All nations will be blessed in you.
Following “The Lost
Gospel Revealed”
What is the "Full Gospel"?
Jackson Snyder, February 22, 2003
To
Dwell Below With Saints We Know
Galatians 3:27-29 There is neither male nor female,
Human Relations Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Zombies
in our Midst
Ephesians 2 We were dead through our trespasses.
Many Xtians are walking dead
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Sitting
in Heavenly Places
Ephesians 2:1-7 Sitting in heavenly places.
1 / 7 Portal to Power Series
Jackson Snyder, July 12, 1992 & January 10, 2002
Dead
Men Walking
Ephesians 2:4,5 He made us alive together with Christ.
Variation on "Zombies."
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Horse
Tales
Ephesians 4:1-13 His gifts were that some should be pastors.
Pastors as work horses
Jackson Snyder, May 31, 1996
Raised
With Christ: What Does it Mean?
Colossians
3:1-3
For
you died, and your life is now hidden with Messiah.
Jackson Snyder, April 21, 2002
Is
the Rapture for Real?
1
Thessalonians 4:15-17 We who are left, shall be caught up.
Clearing up the confusion
Jackson Snyder, November 2001
NOW Faith #1: "Birthing Big"
Hebrews 11:1-3,6
Conception, incubation and big birth in prayer
Jackson Snyder, May 2, 2004
NOW Faith #4: "Living
the Rhema"
Hebrews 11:3, Psalms 91:3,4
Distinguishing the logos from the rhema words and
acquiring the rhema. Good examples.
Jackson
Snyder, February 21, 1995 Updated May 22, 2004
Redating
James (lesson)
James 2 verses Galatians 3
Proves that James was written first
And Galatians is a commentary on it.
Jackson Snyder, July 2003
The
Life and Times of James the Just
James 4, Thomas 12 "You shall go to James the Just"
All About James, the Bones of Peter and the Shroud
Jackson Snyder, November 9, 2002
The
Most Precious Jewel of All
1 Peter 3:18-22 An appeal to God for a clear conscience.
Baptism based on Oswald Sanders.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The
Everest of Perfection
2 Peter 1:2-12 If you do this you will never fall.
Based on Krakauer's Into Thin Air
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Mammoth
Caves
2 Peter 2:1-13 the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial.
The fate of fallen angels and how to avoid the same.
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Scaling
Mount Zion
2 Peter 3:1-18 Where is the promise of his coming?
Christ's public appearance scheduled soon.
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Negotiating
the Great Divide
1 John 1:1-4 We have seen
it with our own eyes.
Capture Yashua like Mignon caught the cardinal.
Jackson Snyder, June 8, 1997
Growing
Up in Agape - Short Version
1 John 2:1-17 I am writing you a new commandment.
Love, vertical and horizontal
Jackson Snyder, 2001
Creeds
in Conflict
1 John 2:18 Many antichrists have come.
Lots of teaching, most false
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Love
for Dummies I
Love
for Dummies II
1 John 3:1-8 Let us not love in word but in deed and in truth.
Obviously, love for dummies
Jackson Snyder, 1997
The
Politics of Communion
1 John 5:1-5 Who is it that
overcomes the world?
The Eucharist is 'treason against common sense.'
Jackson Snyder, July 6, 1997
The
Next Homecoming: The Millennium Made Plain
Revelation 19:1-9 "The smoke from her goes up forever."
Preached in Atlanta two days before the world changed.
Jackson Snyder, September 9, 2001