Stepping out in faith…
He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some [fish]." John 21:6 What are you going back to? Why do you want to go back? Was that really working for you? All questions we need to ask ourselves as we prepare for the return to work, social …
Examining the nail scarred hands and side of Jesus Christ. The sermon and worship for April 26, 2020 can be found here. You may want to listen to the sermon before you read my take. John 20:24-29 is the basis for today's sermon. When Thomas first hears that Jesus is alive, he says, "Unless I …
How do we make sense of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins? That's not something we can just take lightly. There's more to it than most of us realize. I think we take it for granted. How would you feel if you gave up your only child to save all the other people …
The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" John 12:12 Listening to the sermon this morning, I tried to imagine the excitement in the air with the news that Jesus …
COVID-19 is certainly affecting the way we do life these days. Do I think this is the new norm? No, only for awhile. But, yes, there has been an impact on our lives. We don't do church the same way. This is our second week of having our sermon and worship online. I'm going to …
But regarding Israel, God said, "All day long I opened my arms to them, but they were disobedient and rebellious." -Romans 10:21 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they …
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" -Psalm 27:1 I am used to being at church a couple of hours before the service starts on Sunday mornings. I love spending some quiet time with the Lord …
"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. -Psalm 56:22 It's a crazy time we live in. Easy to succumb to the panic and paranoia going on in the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring time has just begun and we should be feeling …
Bible and coffee. Image by mnplatypus from Pixabay I'm really not sure why, but this blog post was tougher to write than most. That's why it's taken me so long to post it. It seems like the world is shutting down. Schools are closed or operating remotely and so are many churches. Fortunately, we were …
"The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great." -Daniel 4:10 Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay What do you do when you feel everything is going your way and nothing can ruin your day? …
Where God Leads 