Galatians 2: 20a 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2: 20a 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,who loved me and gave himself for me.
Matthew 28: 16-20 The Commissioning of the Disciples 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore…
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the…
IN THE MEANTIME (Ascension Sunday) Acts 1:1-11 Yesterday Lorie and I were at the drug store buying Mother’s Day cards for our moms. We were pushing through all the other last minute shoppers, when Lorie found a beautiful well-crafted card that had only three copies left. I said, “Perfect. Buy all three: One for your…
Matthew 28: 16-20 The Great Commission 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and…
“A MOVEMENT BORN IN FIRE” (Pentecost/Aldersgate Day) Acts 2:1-21 Today is a very special day. Today is May 24, which is Aldersgate Day – a very important day for us United Methodists. Today is also Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Easter, the day when God poured out the Holy Spirit on the early church. It’s…
GO FISH Mark 1:14-20 The passage we’re looking at today has been done, and done, and done. If you’ve been in church for very long, you’ve heard this passage. You’ve heard that Jesus wants you to fish for people, meaning he wants you to go out into the world and bring people in.…
John 8:36, Matthew 28:16-20, Luke 2:16-17 (Full Text in PDF file) Imagine you’re an African slave in America, around the time of the Civil War – You’re working out in the cotton fields – The sun is beating down on you – Biting horseflies are buzzing around – Your fingers are bleeding, your back is…