Dewey Bertolini's Podcast

Key word for this PODCAST? Expectations. There is nothing more toxic to our faith than when we base our faith on misinformed expectations. More precisely, holding God to expectations that He never intended for us to form; expectations God never committed Himself to fulfill. They say that "confession is good for the soul." OK, here's my confession to you: Every week, when I open the Bible and begin to teach, I keenly, keenly feel my inadequacy. That’s not a me-trying-to-sound-humble statement; that’s a me-being-brutally-honest statement. A true statement, an honest admission, because I know that each and every person who listens to my voice and hears my words is experiencing their own challenges, asking their own questions, working through their own difficulties. Consequently, there is so much that I would like to tell you, but literally so little time. How much can we accomplish in less than an hour together each week? I am certainly not alone in my frustration. I take great comfort that Jesus felt it too