Third Sunday of LentText: Luke 13:1-9Bad things happen to good people. Particular sin is not always related to particular disasters. However, Jesus reminds us that unless we repent, we too will perish. Just as calamity and destruction happen
First Sunday of LentText: Deuteronomy 26:1-11We all have been or will go through the wilderness. Life itself is in a way a wilderness. We don't know what is ahead and we need to be led by someone. While there are guides to the wilderness, it
Transfiguration SundayText: Luke 9:28-43Jesus is the Son of God, and we are to listen to him. Our own ideas, ways, thoughts, preferences, and actions always fall short of Jesus'. He is Lord of all. Not only will he transform us today, but he
Seventh Sunday of EpiphanyText: Luke 6:27-36Why should we be merciful? How can we be merciful? What does being merciful mean for us and look like in our world?
Fifth Sunday of EpiphanyText: Luke 5:1-11Jesus called Peter from catching fish to catching people (making disciples). Jesus models for us how to pursue people, and not just any people, but those who are on the margins of society--the overlook
Fourth Sunday of EpiphanyText: Luke 4:22-30Jesus went from popular to hated as quickly as raindrops from the sky. Do we tend to take Jesus as he is, or adapt and adjust him to how we think he ought to be? If he truly is Lord, then in what way
Third Sunday of EpiphanyTexts: Nehemiah 8:1-3, Luke 4:14-21Before Christ came, Israel was God's chosen people to "flesh out" his word in the world, but they fell short. Jesus is the Word of God in the flesh, and he is perfect. He "fleshed out
Second Sunday of EpiphanyText: John 2:1-11The first sign Jesus performed was turning water to wine at a wedding feast. Jesus revealed his glory and also the abundance of the house of God. God's house had indeed come in Christ. We have receive
Happy New Year! May 2022 be a year that you become a more faithful follower of Jesus!Second Sunday of ChristmasText: Ephesians 1:3-14What did you get for Christmas! Ephesians 1:3-14 gives a profound list of gifts that are only from the Lord.