Reflections

Where pop music and theology meet

Reflections is a weekly Saint James offering that will share and overlap with the Saturday Night vibe through which we combine the theology we need with the pop music we love.

Give us 10 minutes—at any time in your week—and we will refresh you with top-artist tunes that connect with a scripture reading of the week and an invitation to reflect on how your God-given gifts are to be used in the world today. Using a couple of internet listening options, a scripture passage, and short teachings and conversational voices we hope to weave you and God into a tightly woven tapestry full of textures and vibrant colors. Enjoy!

Please email Andy Woolworth with your comments, questions and suggestions.

Reflections: Jesus Welcomes ALL Who follow Him

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 12:20 – 33. 

Click here  to listen to “These Days” by Jeremy Camp.

Reflections: Lenten Disciplines in Perspective

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 3:14 – 21. 

Click here Keith Urban’s “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.”

Reflections: Lenten Disciplines for Good Disciples

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 2:13 – 22. 

Click here to view “40 Days” by Matt Maher.

Reflections: Lenten Discipline

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 8:31 – 38.

Click here to view Lauren Daigle’s “How Can It Be?”

Reflections: Transformative Light

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 9:2-9.

Click here to view “Jesus, the Light of the World” by Jessy Dixon and Guy Penrod.

Reflections: Why Lenten Disciplines?

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 1:9 – 15.

Click here to view “The Wilderness” by the Isaacs. Click here to view “The Wings that Fly us Home” by John Denver.

Reflections: Prayer to Recharge

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 1:29-39.

Click here to view Tauren Wells’ When We Pray

Reflections: Teachings and Miracles

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 1:21-28.

Click here to view “Million Little Miracles” by Elevation Worship.

Reflections: Brother Disciples in Christ

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Mark 1:14-20.

Click here to view “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” by the Hollies. Click here to view Brett Eldredge’s “Brother.” Click here to view “My Brother” by Christian.

Reflections: Faith of Disciples

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 1:43-51.

Click here to view Phil Wickham’s, “The Jesus Way.”

Reflections: Faith

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 2:1-12.

Click here to view “Wise Men Still Seek Him” From Grace Presbyterian Church featuring a Trio of Dr. Al Miller, Dean Anderson, and Jairo Arvizu. 

Reflections: Jesus – God from the Beginning

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 1:1-18.

Click here to view “Throne Room Song” by Charity Gayle (featuring Ryan Kennedy).

Reflections: The Deep Faith of Mary

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 1:26-38.

Click here to view “Holy Spirit” by Tommee Profitt and Brooke Griffith. Click here to view “O Holy Night” by Tommee Profitt, Tauren Wells and Svrchina.

Reflections: Preparing for new life … like John the Baptist

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 1:6-8, 19-28.

Click here to view “Christmas Hallelujah” by Caleb and Kelsey.

Reflections: Investing for God’s Kingdom

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 25:14-30.

Click here to view “Your Talent is God’s Gift to You. What you do with it is your Gift back to God”by Heavy Graphics Marketing.

Reflections: Humility as Disciples

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 23:1-12.

Click here to view “Humble and Kind” by chandler Stephens

Reflections: Coins, Words and Hearts

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 22:34-46.

Click here to view “Nobody Loves Me Like You” by Chris Tomlin.

Reflections: Coins, Words and Hearts

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 22:15-22.

Click here to view “You Raise Me Up” by Lucy & Martha Thomas.

Reflections: Are WE Ready for the Wedding Feast?

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 22:1-14.

Click here to view “A Christmas Hallelujah” by Cassandra and Callahan Star.

Reflections: Good Disciples say, “I Believe. . . in Him.”

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 21:33-46.

Click here to view I Believe in You from the musical, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

Reflections: Discerning What Is Holy as Disciples

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 21:23-32.

Click here to view Sanctuary.

Reflections: Good Disciples Need to be Generous

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 20:1-16.

Click here to view Thank You by Hillside Worship.

Reflections: Forgive

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 18:21-35.

Click here to view Matthew West’s “Forgiveness.”

Reflections: Paul’s Discipleship Commandment – To Love

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This week’s reading is from Romans 13:8-14.

Click here to view “Give a Little Love.”

Reflections: Using Your Gifts in Discipleship

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This week’s reading is from Romans 12:1-8.

Click here to view “This is Me” by the cast of The Greatest Showman.

Reflections: Heart-Felt Faith—A Disciple’s Path to Healing

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 15:10-20, 21-28.

Click here Hymn of the Canaanite Woman by Pastor Joel S Neubauer.

Reflections: Discipleship Essential—Eliminating Fear

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 14:22-23.
Click here to view Walk on Water by Saddleback Worship.

Reflections: Transfiguration, An Opportunity for Disciples

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This week’s reading is from Luke 9:28-36.
Click here to view Hillsong Worship’s Transfiguration.

Reflections: The Cornerstone of Discipleship

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 16:13 – 20.
Click here to view “I Believe It (The Life Of Jesus)” by Jon Reddick.

Reflections: Good Disciples Don’t Separate the Weeds and the Wheat!

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
Click here to view “Weeds in the Wheat” by the McKendrees.

Reflections: Sowing Seeds … and Discipleship

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.
Click here to view “Seeds / Faithful God” by Girl Named Tom.

Reflections: Discipleship and a Cup of Cold Water

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.
Click here to view “Follow Me” by Casting Crowns.


Reflections: Discipleship and a Cup of Cold Water

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 10:40-42.
Click here to view “Cups of Cold Water” by Bolu.

 Reflections: Discipleship Requires Eliminating  Fears

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 10:24-39.
Click here to view “I Will Fear No More” by The Afters

Reflections: Discipleship Calls for Healing

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23).
Click here to view “Do Something” by Matthew West

Reflections: Making Disciples

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This week’s reading is from Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.
Click here to view “Send Me” by Jenn Johnson and Chris Quilala.

Reflections: Making Disciples

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer.
This week’s reading is from Matthew 28:16-20.
Click here to view Go Make of All Disciples.

Reflections: New Life in Pentecost

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer.
This week’s reading is from John 20:19-23.
Click here to view “Holy Spirit” by Tommee Profitt and Brooke Griffith.

Reflections: Following Jesus’ Commandments

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer.
This week’s reading is from John 14:15-21.
Click here to view “The Ten Commandments” by a group of children.

Reflections: Fathers

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer.
This week’s reading is from John 14:1-14.
Click here to view “Faith of Our Fathers” performed by Fountainview Academy.

Reflections: Listening for just the Shepherd’s Voice

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer.
This week’s reading is from John 10:1-10.
Click here to view “Good Shepherd” by Mercy Hill Worship.

Reflections: On the Road with Jesus!

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This week’s reading is from Luke 24:13-35.
Click here to view “There was Jesus” by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton!

Reflections: Jesus Appears When We Need Him!

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This week’s reading is from John 20:19-31.
Click here to view “Jesus Is Always with You” by David Phelps!

Reflections: Christ is Risen … for EVERYONE!

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 20:1-18.
Click here to view “Beautiful Savior” by Claire Ryann at 4-Years-Old. Click here to view “In Christ Alone” by Rosemary Siemens.

Reflections: Are we ready to attend to a dying Jesus?

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 27:27- 61.
Click here to view “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” by Sara Bareilles and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Reflections: Jesus Raises Lazarus. . . and All Who Believe!

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 11:1-45.
Click here to view “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban.
               

Reflections: Jesus and the Blind Man

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 9:1-41.
Click here to view “Let There Be Light” by Hillsong Worship.
               

Reflections: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 4:5-42.
Click here to view “Woman at the Well” by Olivia Lane.
               

Reflections: The Words that Led Nicodemus to Jesus’ Crucified Body

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 3:1-17.
Click here to view “The Night Song” featuring Colin Buchanan.
               

Reflections: God’s Word in the Face of Temptation

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 4:1-11.
Click here to view “Bible Verses” by Blake Shelton.
               

Reflections: Listen

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 17:1-9.
Click here to view “Listen” by Beyonce (Dreamgirls Soundtrack).
Click here to view “From Now On” by Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman Soundtrack).                

Reflections: Honorability

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 5:21-37.
Click here to view “For the Honor” by Elevation Worship.

Reflections: Salt and Light

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 5:13-20.
Click here to view “You are Salt for the Earth, O People” by The Hillside Community Church

Reflections: The Beatitudes

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 5:1-12.
Click here to view “Amazing Grace” by Andrea Bocelli and Alison Krauss.

Reflections: Follow Jesus Immediately

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 4:12-23.
Click here to view Follow Me by Casting Crowns.

Reflections: John the Baptist

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from John 1:19-42.
Click here to view Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind.”

Reflections: Epiphanies

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 2:1-12.
Click here to view Carrie Underwood & John Legend’s “Hallelujah.”

Reflections: Angels help make Christmas Holy

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 2:1-20.
Click here to view Tommee Profitt’s “O Holy Night.”


Reflections: Angels

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 1:18-25.
Click here to view “Angels from the Realms of Glory” by the Piano Guys.


Reflections: Advent Guidance from John,
Rick … and Jesus

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 11:2-11.
Click here to view “Christmas Hallelujah” by Caleb and Kelsey.


Reflections: Repentance

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 3:1-12.
Click here to view “Baptism” by Randy Travis.


Reflections: Preparing for Jesus

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Matthew 24:36-44.
Click here to view “Come Again” by Elevation Worship & Maverick City.

Reflections: Testifying that Christ is King

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 23: 33 – 43.
Click here to view Bryan & Katie Torwalt’s  “The Christ The King.”


Reflections: Suffering and Enduring … to Gain Our Souls

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 21: 5 – 19.
Click here to view Brantley Gilbert’s  “Hard Days.”

Reflections: Those Who Have Gone on Before

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 20: 27 – 38.
Click here to view Louis Armstrong’s When the Saints Go Marching In


Reflections: Climbing Trees for our Children and Grandchildren

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 19:1 – 10.
Click here to view “Trees” by Paul Robeson


Reflections: Persistent Prayer

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 18:1 – 8.
Click here to view Maverick City’s “Keep Praying” featuring Doe Jones and Ryan Ofei


Reflections: Faith and Gratitude

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 17:11 – 19.
Click here to view Maverick City Music’s and Upperroom’s “I Thank God.”


Reflections: Faith and Service

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 17:5 – 10.
Click here to view Faith by Hillsong Worship


Reflections: Listening to God

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 16:19 – 31.
Click here to view “Speak Lord, I’m Listening” by John B Miller.


Reflections: Honesty and Faithfulness

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 16:1 – 13.
Click here to view “Honest” by Rebel.


Reflections: The Joy of Lost and Found

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 15:1 – 10.
Click here to view “Lost and Found” by Redemption’s.


Reflections: Becoming a Disciple of Christ

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 14:25-33.
Click here to view “Whatever it Takes” by Imagine Dragons.


Reflections: Where will you sit at God’s table?

Click here to view the intro, scripture, reflections and prayer. This week’s reading is from Luke 14:1, 7-14.
Click here to view Zac Brown Band’s “Family Table.”