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Come and See, Go and Tell - An Easter Message

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Come and See, Go and Tell   Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:1-10 The celebration of Easter is more than a celebration. It is a mission and an invitation. In the Scripture we read from the Gospel of Matthew , the women went early on Sunday morning to anoint the body of Jesus. Instead, they encountered an angel who told them, “He is risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.” The angel also reassured them, “Do not be afraid,” and invited them to come and see the empty tomb. This invitation—come and see—is at the heart of Easter. Yet it does not end there. As the women were leaving, they were given another instruction: “Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” Jesus Christ H...
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Missing God in Plain sight

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Missing God in Plain Sight    Scripture Reading: Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday is a day filled with movement and memory. We wave palm branches and remember the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the beginning of His final week on earth. It is a story told in all four Gospels, reminding us of its deep significance. That week began with a humble procession, Jesus riding on a donkey into the city, while crowds gathered around Him with joy and expectation. The same people who shouted “Hosanna,” meaning “Save us,” would, within days, cry out, “Crucify Him.” Somewhere between celebration and rejection, something was missed. They saw Jesus, they walked with Him, they witnessed His presence, yet they failed to understand who He truly was. It is po...
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The Touch of Faith

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  The Touch of Faith    Scripture Reading: Mark 5:25-34 There is a story in the Gospels about a woman who came to Jesus, yet we are never told her name. Her story is recorded in Gospel of Matthew , Gospel of Mark , and Gospel of Luke , but even with that prominence, she remains unnamed. Over the past few weeks, we have reflected on different women who came to Jesus. One was the woman caught in adultery, brought publicly and humiliated before Him. This woman is different. She did not come publicly. She came quietly, almost secretly, carrying a burden she had lived with for years. She believed that Jesus alone could take care of her problem. The Bible tells us that she had an issue of blood. This was not a minor condition. It was a ser...
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Mercy Meets Misery

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  When Mercy Meets Misery    Scripture Reading: John 8:1-11 This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, and we are looking at another story of an encounter Jesus had during His ministry in this world. Last week we reflected on the woman Jesus met on His way to Galilee, in Samaria—the Samaritan woman at the well—and we spoke about that encounter. Today we look at another woman, but unlike the Samaritan woman who met Jesus along His journey, this woman was brought to Him. If you look at the printed Bible in your hands, you will notice that most versions have this passage written in italics, and some even place it in brackets. The reason for that goes back to differences in the early centuries when the Bible was being compiled. There wer...
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Jesus Crosses Borders

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Jesus Crosses Borders    Scripture Reading: John 4:4-10 The passage we heard today from the Gospel of John is a familiar one. I have preached on this story before. It tells about a woman whom Jesus met near a well while he was traveling from Judea to Galilee. If you look at the bulletin, you will see that I included a map on the front so you can better understand the geography of what we are discussing.                    There are two routes shown on that map. The green path is the straight route from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north. Between these two regions was Samaria. However, most Jews from Judea did not travel through Samaria when they wanted to go to Galilee. T...
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