Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
We will be having an evening worship service this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. This service will be a little more laid back, and will be more of a time of reflection and rest. You are all invited to come to this service to have your cup filled. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Mark 7: 31-37; The Healing of a Deaf and Mute Man
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
This deaf man whom Jesus heals is, in part, a symbol for all of us. We all are, to a certain extent, deaf. We are unable to hear everything that God says to us. Sometimes we close our ears by ourselves. Other times something, or someone, else closes them for us. The point is that we need Jesus to come into our lives and open our ears. Without Jesus doing that we would not be able to hear him, or God speak to us. Allow Jesus to come into your life and open your ears, that you might hear the Lord. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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This deaf man whom Jesus heals is, in part, a symbol for all of us. We all are, to a certain extent, deaf. We are unable to hear everything that God says to us. Sometimes we close our ears by ourselves. Other times something, or someone, else closes them for us. The point is that we need Jesus to come into our lives and open our ears. Without Jesus doing that we would not be able to hear him, or God speak to us. Allow Jesus to come into your life and open your ears, that you might hear the Lord. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Scripture and Sermon for Sunday, March 7, 2010
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Scripture passage for this Sunday is Luke 13: 1-9 in which Jesus reminds his disciples about the need to repentance, but also gives the good news of our salvation. The sermon is titled 'Second Chances' and will focus on the second chance we have all been given through Jesus. I hope to see you all in church on Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The Scripture passage for this Sunday is Luke 13: 1-9 in which Jesus reminds his disciples about the need to repentance, but also gives the good news of our salvation. The sermon is titled 'Second Chances' and will focus on the second chance we have all been given through Jesus. I hope to see you all in church on Sunday. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Mark 7: 24-30; The Faith of the Syrophoenician Woman
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus is for everyone. This woman, according to Jesus, is not a member of the people he came to save. In the end, though, Jesus saves this woman's daughter from the demon that possesses her. This woman may not be a member of the people of Israel, but Jesus still helps her. Jesus did not come for a select few, and he is not for a select few now. Jesus is for everyone. Everyone is invited to accept Jesus as personal Lord and savior. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Jesus is for everyone. This woman, according to Jesus, is not a member of the people he came to save. In the end, though, Jesus saves this woman's daughter from the demon that possesses her. This woman may not be a member of the people of Israel, but Jesus still helps her. Jesus did not come for a select few, and he is not for a select few now. Jesus is for everyone. Everyone is invited to accept Jesus as personal Lord and savior. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Mark 7: 1-23; Clean and Unclean
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus is telling us to be mindful here. We need to be mindful of what we do and say, and that those are the things that truly matter. The Pharisees believe it is what a person eats, or drinks, that makes them unclean. In other words, they believe, as Jesus says, it is what goes into a person that makes them unclean. However, we learn from Jesus that it is what comes out. It is what we say, what we do, even what we think that makes us 'unclean.' We can eat whatever we want, drink whatever we want, etc. but we need to remember the importance of what we say and do, and remember that those are things that matter most to God. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Jesus is telling us to be mindful here. We need to be mindful of what we do and say, and that those are the things that truly matter. The Pharisees believe it is what a person eats, or drinks, that makes them unclean. In other words, they believe, as Jesus says, it is what goes into a person that makes them unclean. However, we learn from Jesus that it is what comes out. It is what we say, what we do, even what we think that makes us 'unclean.' We can eat whatever we want, drink whatever we want, etc. but we need to remember the importance of what we say and do, and remember that those are things that matter most to God. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Mark 6: 30-44; Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
There is one key phrase that we are supposed to notice as we read this passage, 'green grass.' When we read those words we are supposed to remember Psalm 23, in which the Lord makes the writer lie down in green pastures. When we read this story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand we are supposed to see Jesus as our shepherd, the one who provides for all our needs. Jesus is our shepherd, we shall not want. He makes us lie down in green pastures. He leads us beside still waters. He restores our souls. Jesus is our shepherd who takes care of us, who makes sure we have all we need. Jesus feeds the five thousand not because he has to, or to show off, but because he wants to. Jesus is our shepherd. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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There is one key phrase that we are supposed to notice as we read this passage, 'green grass.' When we read those words we are supposed to remember Psalm 23, in which the Lord makes the writer lie down in green pastures. When we read this story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand we are supposed to see Jesus as our shepherd, the one who provides for all our needs. Jesus is our shepherd, we shall not want. He makes us lie down in green pastures. He leads us beside still waters. He restores our souls. Jesus is our shepherd who takes care of us, who makes sure we have all we need. Jesus feeds the five thousand not because he has to, or to show off, but because he wants to. Jesus is our shepherd. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Mark 6: 14-29; John the Bapsist Beheaded
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
John never wavers in his message. John knows Herod is not happy with the message he is bringing, but John never stops bringing the good news God has given to him. In the end, those words cost John his life. Jesus is the same way. The message he brings is not well received by some of the powers-that-be, but that does not keep Jesus from doing, and saying, what God has given him. In the end, Jesus' ministry cost him his life as well. How long will we hold on to the words God has given us. Not everyone wants to hear what we, as Christians, have to say. That, inevitably, causes us to sometimes give up, because we do not want to offend anyone. When yo feel like that remember John and Jesus, and how they never stopped doing what God called them to do. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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John never wavers in his message. John knows Herod is not happy with the message he is bringing, but John never stops bringing the good news God has given to him. In the end, those words cost John his life. Jesus is the same way. The message he brings is not well received by some of the powers-that-be, but that does not keep Jesus from doing, and saying, what God has given him. In the end, Jesus' ministry cost him his life as well. How long will we hold on to the words God has given us. Not everyone wants to hear what we, as Christians, have to say. That, inevitably, causes us to sometimes give up, because we do not want to offend anyone. When yo feel like that remember John and Jesus, and how they never stopped doing what God called them to do. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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