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#WISE WORD WEDNESDAY Pastor Carl Lentz “Always Only Jesus”

We decided to begin posting sermons for a few reasons: 1. One sermon a week just is not enough for some of us. 2. Some of us may not have had the opportunity to attend church last weekend. 3. An easy way to share our faith. 4. It may be just what you need right now.

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Easter Reflection: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Readings for Easter Sunday:ACTS 10:3A, 37-43; PS 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23; COL 3:1-4; JN 20: 1-9. Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Or is belief in his physical resurrection childish and equivalent to belief in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus? I suppose the answer to those questions depends on what you mean by “really.” Let’s look at what our tradition tells us. Following Jesus’ death, his…

Are you Ready to Trade-in your Old Body for God’s New Model?

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15 about Christ’s return and the changes that we will be ‘put on’ us. Living in God’s eternal kingdom will require new bodies and the process and timing are yet a mystery. Here are a few details presented in 15:50-54 “I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the…

What #hashtags of joy do you have today?

How do you view your life’s accomplishments?  The Apostle Paul was an elite, famous, learned man in his day and yet he said all the accomplishments in the world amounted to ‘garbage’ when compared to what he had in Christ.  In Philippians 3:7-11, Paul explains his point of view and wants us to view life through the lens of Christ.

” I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider…

Jesus appeared to the disciples and others to show them living proof that He was alive.  He did not appear just once but multiple times between His resurrection and Pentecost when He returned to heaven.  Over the period of 40 days He met in various places to reassure them He was alive, had returned from the dead and that their faith in Him was real and true.   On Resurrection Sunday He met the…

During our entire Lenten journey, we have pondered the meaning of Christ’s death on the cross.  Now we need to come to the realization that without the resurrection His death would have been meaningless and we would be still lost in sin!  In 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 “12 But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the…

I AM…the Resurrection and the Life

“I AM the Resurrection and the Life..”  This profound statement was made to grieving Martha at the death of her brother Lazarus.  The sisters, Mary and Martha, had sent word to Jesus that their brother, who Jesus loved, was ill.  Jesus knew he would die before he arrived so he delayed his return 2 more days.   By the time Jesus returned, Lazarus was already laid in the tomb and his body wrapped…