Jesus tells us often "Do not be afraid." However, there are anxieties in our lives. How do we be at peace with these tensions? In this week's readings, we get some pointers.
Those close encounters with Jesus Christ.
Come hear Andy Christofferson speak to his work in Asia bringing the Good News of Christ to those who have never heard it.
Christ is risen, risen indeed!! The unimaginable has occurred, death is overcome! Come join us in celebrating God's gifts of mercy, love, and life!
Come join us in worship as we finish our 40 day journey with Christ, through trials, mockery, beatings, carrying a cross, and standing with him as he hangs from his cross at Golgotha.
At this Maundy Thursday meal, when Jesus chooses to show the full extent of his love, the question arises: "How can I repay the Lord?"
Mark is usually has the shortest version of the gospel stories, but on Palm Sunday Luke gives us a more subtle look at Jesus entry into Jerusalem - and the God he reveals in the process.
God, speaking through Isaiah, tells us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell in the past." The Apostle Paul says "Whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." In John we have a different slant on Mary and Martha at a diner party, with Mary anointing Jesus' feet with expensive myrrh - usually used in preparing the dead. Do you have worries about the past? Anxieties about the future. Do you? Let's look at our Vagus nerve!
This Sunday we will be looking to Psalm 32, 2 Corinthians 5, and Luke 15 about repentance. We distort, if not truly harm, our relationships with what we keep hidden. It is time to "come clean" with others, especially those we love.
There are those occasions where the Lectionary readings line up with We are told to come eat and drink with no cost. How is this possible? Remember, God doesn't think as we do, and God's ways differ from our ways.
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