Good Morning Friends,      This morning we see that restoration can produce amazing results. We see Jesus make success out of failures. Today we see how Jesus guides the disciples to haul in a great net of fish and learn a lesson about the gift of the Advocate to come. Are You Ready To Catch … Continue reading Are You Ready To Catch The Spirit? →

 Good Morning Friends,     Discouragement and frustration can cause us to walk away from fellowship. But love qualifies us to be restored. Despair can happen after the judgment is carried out…when, in humiliation, we recognize our frail grasp on life. Sometimes we seek to see Jesus and he does not always seem to be around. It … Continue reading Jesus Appears With Love To His Disciples, Has He Appeared To You? →

     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 perspective. You hopefully will see in the Spirit that it is all about God's plan and … Continue reading What Can We Share Now On The Eastertide Journey from Palms And Passion To Pentecost? →

    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 … Continue reading Has Your Experience Of Holy Week Prepared You For A Joyous Relationship With Jesus? →

   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 … Continue reading Do You Have A Personal Story Of Resurrection Related To Your Own Salvation This Eastertide? →

     Good Morning Friends,      Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord…the things we see with reason and the things we see with faith. And the event in its retelling and experiencing is filled with meaning for it is not just the coming back to a mortal life of someone who had died. That … Continue reading How Can We See Jesus’ Eternal Love In Our Lives? →

Good Morning Friends,     Last night we participated in Maundy Thursday service at church. A couple years ago we participated online and shared a meal with desert serving as the communion elements. But this year in a designed worship space as we sang music and read scripture designed to open our hearts to a receptive … Continue reading Will We Embrace Christ’s Cross…As Our Cross? →

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 … Continue reading Are We Willing To Both Serve And Be Served For God’s Glory This Holy Week? →

   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 … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Choose Judas? →

      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 … Continue reading How Can We Be All In, Glorifying The Suffering Servant Beyond This Passover? →