This passage serves as a template, a pattern for the rest of the book of Judges. God's kindness and longsuffering in light of his people's spiritual adultery.
The youth group took some time to share about their summer mission trip.
Sometimes God, and Jesus, can be enigmatic.. but there is a purpose to that, listen in as Pastor Andy opens up the word...
This is the final sermon in our series on Revelation 4 & 5. The Lamb is reigning now from the throne. Listen in as we look at the nature of the Lambs reign and how those who follow him join with him in reigning now. (please note a correction, our brother who was martyred along with our Egyptian brothers was from Chad, not Ghana as I stated in the sermon).
This is the final sermon in our series on Revelation 4 & 5. The Lamb is reigning now from the throne. Listen in as we look at the nature of the Lambs reign and how those who follow him join with him in reigning now. (please note a correction, our brother who was martyred along with our Egyptian brothers was from Chad, not Ghana as I stated in the sermon).
"And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth..." listen as Donna bears witness to what God has done in her life.
Eugene Peterson says this about the final book of the Bible, “We do not read the Revelation to get additional information about life and faith in Christ. We have read it all before in law and prophet, gospel and epistle. Everything in the Revelation can be found in the previous sixty-five books of the Bible. The Revelation adds nothing of substance to what we already know. The truth of the gospel is already complete, revealed in Jesus Christ. There is nothing new to say on the subject. But, there is a new way to say it. We read the Revelation not to get more information but to revive our imaginations. The imagination is our way into the divine imagination, permitting us to see wholly - as whole and holy- what we perceived as scattered, as order what we perceives as random.”
Eugene Peterson says this about the final book of the Bible, “We do not read the Revelation to get additional information about life and faith in Christ. We have read it all before in law and prophet, gospel and epistle. Everything in the Revelation can be found in the previous sixty-five books of the Bible. The Revelation adds nothing of substance to what we already know. The truth of the gospel is already complete, revealed in Jesus Christ. There is nothing new to say on the subject. But, there is a new way to say it. We read the Revelation not to get more information but to revive our imaginations. The imagination is our way into the divine imagination, permitting us to see wholly - as whole and holy- what we perceived as scattered, as order what we perceives as random.”
Take care of your heart, that the seed might find good soil...
"Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden...." what a fantastic invitation Jesus gives us in this difficult journey of life!
Barb Page wa our clerk of session for 24 yrs. Hear her testimony to God's grace in her life.
"The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called the beloved from all eternity and held safe in an everlasting embrace...." Henri Nouwen.
Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
Pentecost is the day we celebrate the Hoy Spirit coming and dwelling with us.