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The Journey: "The wind blows wherever it pleases." 10-9-2020
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him." 3Jesus replied, " Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." John 3:1-3a
The Journey: This Way 10-1-2020
38 "How many loaves do you have?" he asked, "Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five—and two fish." Mark 6:38 After sending his disciples off in pairs to smaller towns and villages Jesus spent some time with us teaching and healing the sick. I'd call it driving the darkness from our lives. It was amazing to watch him touch blind men and women, instantly giving them the light. As stunning as it was to see him heal lifelong handicaps and teach the truth of God, any of the signs we know are from him, and the message he brings, there is something more about
The Journey: Presence 9-21-202
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mark 15:34 The absence of God is good news, because it shows us, he wants an authentic, intimate relationship that grows and develops with us. It has been said in different ways but if we could call him to us, force him to meet us when and where we want, simply because we chose the moment, two things would be obvious. First of all, he wouldn't be God, and second, there would be no relationship. We can only do that with an image, with our imagination, and with the idols we put in front of us instead of God. …. but certainly not with true God. A relationship can only begin and develop in mutual freedom. The living God knows the truth of this.
The Journey: Courage 9-14-2020
“16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28: 16—20
The Journey: With Power 9-10-2020
A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" Then the winds ceased and there was dead calm. He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?" And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" Mark 4:37—41
The Journey: is Not from Men 8-25-2020
Jerusalem takes on a different personality as the city prepares for the Passover festival. In truth it becomes a more exciting place for those of us who live here. I remember how the joyous outdoor market, bazaar like atmosphere we were accustomed to was missing or strained that week though. As the city and Temple made ready for the great mass of pilgrims that were already beginning to arrive, there was an anxious feeling in the air.
