by Webmaster | Jul 16, 2023 | Weekly Message
Jesus’ words compel us to reflect on the gift of our lives and our response to His sacrificial and undeserved love. And when Jesus is asked, he states that the greatest commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, strength, and...
by Webmaster | Jul 3, 2023 | Weekly Message
“The only things you can be certain of in this life are death and taxes,” as the old saying goes. In the Gospel reading for this Sunday from Mark 12:13-27, Jesus talks about ‘death and taxes.’ In my sermon, I will look at what the Bible has to say about...
by Webmaster | Jun 28, 2023 | Weekly Message
Several years ago, some friends of ours who were landlords had a huge struggle with one of their tenant families. My husband and I noted how incredibly gracious our landlord friends acted toward these tenants as they patiently waited to receive rent payments. They...
by Webmaster | Jun 21, 2023 | Weekly Message
This week in our reading from Mark 11, we have an interesting sequence of events that might seem uncharacteristic of Jesus. First, Jesus curses a fig tree such that it will never produce fruit again. Later, he goes on a rage in the temple against the money changers,...
by Webmaster | Jun 14, 2023 | Weekly Message
Someone said to Helen Keller, “What a pity you have no sight!” to which she replied, “Yes, but what a pity so many have sight, but cannot see!” I find it amazing how many great artists and musicians … were either deaf or blind and yet excelled in their field. In...
by Webmaster | Jun 5, 2023 | Weekly Message
For whatever reason, we tend to have an elevated view of the characters in the Bible, including Jesus’ 12 disciples. Maybe that’s because after the resurrection, many of the disciples did some extraordinary things. But prior to the crucifixion, they usually come...
