Matthew 22:37-40 I really like Jesus – you may already know that about me. What you might not know is that I also really like art; I went to a high school where you had something like majors, and art was mine. A few years ago I came across something that merged these two loves […]
Over the past month or so we’ve been talking about how we are all ministers. I hope you’re convinced by now, that you – every one of you – is included in that call. But – to do what? What is a minister’s purpose? In today’s Scripture, Jesus explains that purpose. Just before he leaves them for […]
Acts 2:36-42 Over the past few weeks we’ve talked about how we are called to be in ministry. All: We are *all* called – made worthy to serve through Jesus Christ. Differently: We are all made different to compliment each other, like a body made of different parts. Together: We are designed to work together, […]
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:4-6). 7 times in 3 verses, the nature of our […]
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 You are a part of the body of Christ. This might be Paul’s most famous image – and for good reason. A good metaphor is one that’s universally relatable, and what’s more universally relatable than a body? We’ve all got one. We live in it. We know what it’s like to need […]
1 Peter 2:1-10 You are invited to a holy priesthood. You. Don’t feel like “priestly” material? You’re not alone; it’s normal to feel a little below the standard. Even we pastors have days when we feel more “ordinary” than “ordained.” We are all human; we are all flawed; we are all sinful. And yet… we […]
John 4:7-29 This is the story of how one woman was changed. It doesn’t start as you might think. This woman hadn’t gone off looking to be changed. She wasn’t on a soul-searching journey; she was right where she always was, going through the motions of her daily routine in her Samaritan town. And then […]
