Matthew 5:1-16 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain. He sat down and his disciples came to him. 2 He taught them, saying: 3 “Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 “Happy are people who grieve, because they will be…
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Season of Prayer – Day Four
Acts 17: 16-33 16 While Paul waited for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to find that the city was flooded with idols. 17 He began to interact with the Jews and Gentile God-worshippers in the synagogue. He also addressed whoever happened to be in the marketplace each day. 18 Certain Epicurean and…
Season of Prayer – Day Three
Psalm 42:1-11 1Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God. 2 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? 3 My tears have been my food both day and night, as people constantly questioned me, “Where’s your God…
Season of Prayer – Day Two
Lamentations 3:22-33 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for…
Season of Prayer – Day One
Jeremiah 29:1-14 29 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the few surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests and the prophets, and to all the people Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from Jerusalem. 2 The letter was sent after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the government leaders of Judah and…
40 Day Season of Prayer
God is doing a new thing in the life of our congregation and we know that the reason new things have sprouted up around here is that a few years back we started our journey to becoming a praying church. Prayer is now the lifeblood of all we do. As we prepare to grow from…
Chile Rellenos, Mac N’ Cheese and Community that Matters
30 After he took his seat at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Luke 24:30-31a This past Sunday we gathered together again as we prepare to launch The Harvest Table (first service is September 16th at 5pm!)…
Chasing Chickens and Glimpsing Truth
Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them. Wouldn’t he leave the other ninety-nine in the pasture and search for the lost one until he finds it? This Sunday, was my first Sunday morning as both a pastor and also what you could legitimately call a hobby farmer. We’ve had…
Time to Get a Move On
Acts 1:9 After Jesus said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 While he was going away and as they were staring toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood next to them. 11 They said, “Galileans, why are you…
You Will Be My Witnesses
Acts 1:8 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. To be a witness requires two different actions. First, you have to see. You have to experience something. You have to take…
You Will Receive Power
Acts 1:8 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you… In the past couple of months, I’ve preached a couple of times about a shift we are making as a congregation, using an image presented by author and church leader Joan Gray. We are moving from being a row boat church…
It is Not for You to Know
Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.” Once the disciples figured out that Jesus was…
