Drop Everything: Mark 1:14-20
There’s something about Jesus that compels people to drop whatever they are doing and change direction. When he calls people stop everything to follow Jesus and join in the work he is doing. Jesus is contagious, compelling, magnetic, and life changing. Jesus has come near, so we repent and believe the good news – dropping everything to pick up our crosses.
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- Feb 17, 2024Drop Everything: Mark 1:14-20
Drop Everything: Mark 1:14-20There’s something about Jesus that compels people to drop whatever they are doing and change direction. When he calls people stop everything to follow Jesus and join in the work he is doing. Jesus is contagious, compelling, magnetic, and life changing. Jesus has come near, so we repent and believe the good news – dropping everything to pick up our crosses.
- Feb 11, 2024Listening in Fear: Mark 9:2-9
Listening in Fear: Mark 9:2-9We spend a lot of time talking to God, or talking at God is probably more accurate. A lot of that talk comes from a place of fear, much like Peter here in Mark 9. Fear of the circumstances of life, fear of the unknown, or even fear of God’s punishment. However, Mark 9:2-9 reminds us of the need to listen to Jesus in these moments of fear, and in listening we find peace.
- Feb 4, 2024Presentations: Luke 2:22-40
Presentations: Luke 2:22-40Simeon proclaims an odd assortment of identity markers about Jesus: light to the gentiles, glory to Israel, salvation for all, falling and rising of many, a sign to be opposed, and a sword that pierces souls. How is it that Jesus can be presented all of these ways? How do we present Jesus to others?
- Jan 28, 2024Expectations: Mark 1:21-28
Expectations: Mark 1:21-28The unclean spirit asks an interesting question: “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?” I wonder what we expect Jesus to be? The spirit in Mark expects destruction, do we? Or do we expect something else entirely. More importantly, is what we expect in alignment with who Jesus is?
- Jan 14, 2024Fear or Joy: Matthew 2:1-12
Fear or Joy: Matthew 2:1-12Matthew presents a dichotomy between the reactions of Herod and the Magi as they hear the news of Jesus’ birth. Where one responds with joy, the other with fear. It begs us the question of how we approach Jesus – with fear or joy?
- Jan 7, 2024Grace and Truth: John 1:1-18
Grace and Truth: John 1:1-18And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of Grace and Truth. Do we reflect his likeness?