“Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and in fact will do greater works than these; because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you as in my name, so that the Father may be
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When we bring new persons into the church, or preside over the sacrament of baptism, we have adults answer this question: “Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world, and repent of your sin?” This question acknowledges the existence of forces
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The account of the baptism of Jesus in the Gospel according to Mark is amazing. Mark writes that when Jesus came up out of the water Spirit descending like a dove on him.” I think our eyes and minds most often light on and dwell upon the image
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I find myself sad to come to the end of the story of Jonah. So few words; so many lessons — most of them not for children but for adults. The portrait of Jonah pitchin g a fit is so poignant. He didn’t want to go to Nineveh.
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The story of the Prodigal Son is a story about the divine nature of God. The parable itself contains many characteristics of God, which He offers to all of us: grace, forgiveness, and an agape love. These sacrificial offerings then lead to personal renewal, transformation, and our own restoration into
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It is amazing what our God can do with us when we choose to align our will with His; when we let go of our strong inclinations and yield ourselves to his purposes and intentions. We talked about that Sunday as we walked with Jonah into Nineveh. He
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On Sunday we continued our journey together through the book of Jonah, looking at the end of chapter 1, and all of chapter 2. We saw that Jonah was thrown into the sea, at his request, because he knew that he was the problem. He knew he was
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The word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Ammitai….. (Jonah 1:1) The word of the Lord came – God SPOKE – to Jonah, who was able to hear that word and understand what God wanted from him. If this wonderful story about a reluctant prophet
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No only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans
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We have come to the end of the Apostle’s Creed, with the phrases “I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life afterlasting.” On Sunday we talked at some length about what it means
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