Good Morning Friends, As we journey from Easter to Pentecost it becomes clear that meeting a resurrected Jesus in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit is essential to putting the Empty Tomb and Crucifixion in the perspective of God’s plan and purpose for us to have a healthy and abundant life, loving God, loving … Continue reading What Can We Share On The Journey?
Has Your Experience Of Holy Week Prepared You For A Joyous Relationship With Jesus?
Good Morning Friends, A lot has happened during Holy Week in our storyline and a lot more is getting ready to happen. We have read about Palm and Passion, Death and Resurrection, Betrayal and Denials, and now the gift of the Holy Spirit as we continue the journey to Pentecost and continue to unpack … Continue reading Has Your Experience Of Holy Week Prepared You For A Joyous Relationship With Jesus?
Do You Have A Personal Story Of Resurrection Related To Your Own Salvation This Eastertide?
Good Morning Friends, If we are conducting ourselves as citizens of God’s Kingdom…. if we are seeking the evidence of the presence of God in our lives, we will hopefully be striving together for something more tangible than the stones that make up the places in which we worship. Hopefully, we will be striving andfinding joy … Continue reading Do You Have A Personal Story Of Resurrection Related To Your Own Salvation This Eastertide?
Are Doubts Getting In The Way Of Us Having Our Primary Identity In Christ?
Good Morning Friends, Today is Resurrection Sunday, and many began the celebration in advance and some, though not as many as 25 years ago, will have the day off tomorrow too. It reminds me in some ways of Independence Day, but with a lot more chocolate. And as I contemplate the last week, with some degree of … Continue reading Are Doubts Getting In The Way Of Us Having Our Primary Identity In Christ?
Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross…As Our Cross On Sunday?
Good Morning Friends, Last night we participated in a Maundy Thursday/Tenebrae service at church that was overshadowed by that afternoon's gunman's shooting that killed two people at Florida State University, injured six others and created community chaos especially for students, faculty and parents but also for the perpetrator who is now in custody recovering from wounds received as he was captured. … Continue reading Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross…As Our Cross On Sunday?
Are We Willing To Both Serve And Be Served For God’s Glory This Holy Week?
Good Morning Friends, I imagine that from time to time you have served a meal to the less privileged at the expense of receiving service from them. In today’s text at the Last Supper Jesus washes the feet of the disciples along this theme in the Upper Room at Passover. But this action on Jesus’ … Continue reading Are We Willing To Both Serve And Be Served For God’s Glory This Holy Week?
Why Did Jesus Choose Judas?
Good Morning Friends, One of the saddest characters in the Bible is Judas Iscariot. He had such a promising future on paper. His name’s sake, Judas Maccabaeus is in the history books as the brilliant military strategist who led an uprising for Jewish independence in 164 B.C. In fact, many of the disciples had the … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Choose Judas?
Are You Serving The King With A Holy Purpose Guided By God’s Plan Of Love?
Good Morning Friends, If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, would we still be Christians? If Peter had not denied Christ and later been forgiven, would we understand grace? Friends, we are in Holy Week, and it is a time when we remember both the darkest hour of history, and the time the Son of God … Continue reading Are You Serving The King With A Holy Purpose Guided By God’s Plan Of Love?
How Can We Be All In, Glorifying The Suffering Servant Beyond This Passover?
Good Morning Friends, Blink your eyes and in one week Easter may seem to have come and gone. But that is not the way to experience the greatest event in all of history. As for church staff they will be rejoicing in the offer of Jesus. “Come to me all you who are weary and … Continue reading How Can We Be All In, Glorifying The Suffering Servant Beyond This Passover?
How Do Passion, Colts, Tears and Palms Go Together To Help Us Prepare For The Week To Come?
Good Morning Friends, Everything is connected but some things have been connected in scripture in a way to help us to remember the events and themes. As we continue our Lenten journey moving ever onward this Palm Sunday, we begin what has been referred to as Holy Week, and it is good to review the lessons … Continue reading How Do Passion, Colts, Tears and Palms Go Together To Help Us Prepare For The Week To Come?
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