Good Morning Friends, Today is Christ the King Sunday. It will be the culmination of the liturgical year. The roll of the holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving followed with Advent and the Christmas rush. So, let me wish you a Happy New Year if you follow the “Church” calendar. But before we are taken up … Continue reading Who Is Our King?
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Would Our Worship Today Measure Up As Sweet Then Bitter?
Good Morning Friends, The setting for today’s lectionary reading is the days before the Passover and the final week before Jesus’ Crucifixion. Most likely Jesus was staying in the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany at night and going to the Temple to teach during the days. And one day he saw something … Continue reading Would Our Worship Today Measure Up As Sweet Then Bitter?
How Do We Prepare To Shed A Credible Tear For What Must Come?
Good Morning Friends, Today we have examples of both Jesus and John weeping. I think their tears like ours are designed to soften hearts and give us a better ability to grieve and even be open to hurt and wounding that in time might become a source of healing for others. You see, being open … Continue reading How Do We Prepare To Shed A Credible Tear For What Must Come?
What Does Jesus Expect Of Us Before His Return?
Good Morning Friends, This final parable in Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem in the book of Luke highlights the believer’s responsibility or stewardship during the interval between ascension and return. Jesus related this story to prepare His followers to understand what they were to do after He died for mankind’s sin. His disciples were hoping He … Continue reading What Does Jesus Expect Of Us Before His Return?
What Are We To Do When We Inherit A Church?
Good Morning Friends, Most of the early churches just did not make it. The letters and the book of Revelation explain some of the problems of wealth in this work. Today we explore the problem of being spoiled by having inherited the church from others who worked so hard to bring it into operation and … Continue reading What Are We To Do When We Inherit A Church?
Do We Know What We Want For The Church?
Good Morning Friends, On Sunday the Reverend John Guest preached in the pulpit at Moorings Presbyterian Church. Normally sermons are around 20 minutes long. John preached for 45 minutes but it was a Kyros moment for the congregation as they listened to every word he shared as an invitation to experience Jesus. It was about how … Continue reading Do We Know What We Want For The Church?
What Names Of God Are Most Inviting To Each Of Us Today?
Good Morning Friends, Calling someone the Lamb of God for a Jew in the time of Jesus was really a more impressive comment than we give credit to the title today. It was a Wow!!! statement that prompted excitement and emotions. It was an invitation to a spiritual feast and a discovery of something very valuable and … Continue reading What Names Of God Are Most Inviting To Each Of Us Today?
Why Not Substitute The Transformative Truth And Love Of Christ Into Our Memories?
Good Morning Friends, On the news last night there was a story about an honor flight for retired veterans returning to Fort Myers and hundreds of people came out to give them the return home greeting that many of them did not receive when they returned home from the Vietnam War. Servicemen from the Korean … Continue reading Why Not Substitute The Transformative Truth And Love Of Christ Into Our Memories?
Do You Feel The Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God Creating Something New For You And Society?
Good Morning Friends, To have a Kingdom one needs a King. But most of the Kings in the Bible were a sorry lot even when God used them for a divine purpose. Perhaps Jesus in today’s world would have called the Kingdom of God the Network of God or the Dream of God. The thing … Continue reading Do You Feel The Gospel Of The Kingdom Of God Creating Something New For You And Society?
Are We Waiting For God To Answer Our Prayers Without Taking Any Responsibility?
Good Morning Friends, Patience is a virtue but often it is God’s patience waiting for our action of faith that is the tipping point of grace. In today’s scripture, we have a message for those who think they are living by faith but not getting the results they had hoped for. No disrespect here but, Are … Continue reading Are We Waiting For God To Answer Our Prayers Without Taking Any Responsibility?
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