“Unless a grain of wheat falls in the ground and dies, it abides alone…” This is the paradox that Pastor Dan had as his focus today. Just as the kernel of wheat: if it wants to retain its identy, its essence, it remains simply a seed. But if it ‘dies’ in the soil, it becomes […]
The fifth Sunday in Lent. This week Jesus is revealed, or perhaps better, God’s glory is revealed through Jesus. A dear friend dies supposedly because Jesus doesn’t arrive in time. But wait… “Your brother will rise again!” … What an amazing event. Those who believed saw the glory of God. Those who would not believe […]
Lent. Jesus is being revealed. This week Pastor Dan’s sermon on the “man blind from birth” shows how Jesus is revealed to those who are blind, and hidden from those with ‘sight’.
Jesus is revealed in a way many of his day would never have anticipated. He engaged a non-Jewish person, and a woman at that! Unheard of! Yet he does so with grace and compassion – treating her as he has those who have come before in John’s gospel.
Epiphany. This week Pastor Dan turns attention to the revelation of Jesus by John the baptizer. John is preaching repentance, but when he meets Jesus and the witness of the Father and Holy Spirit reveal who Jesus truly is, it is at that point that John can now bear witness to others who Jesus is […]
Before we make a judgement about the person holding a sign “Hungry: Will Work For Food”, Pastor Dan asks that we consider our own attitudes and actions as we respond to Jesus’ blessings and gifts. Do we seek the gift more than the giver? Do we keep coming to him because he satisfies physical needs, […]
Is Christ enough for when life is hard? When bad things happen to good people, or people we love? Pastor Dan uses the story of Lazarus, Martha and Mary to help us better understand God’s design as the Meyers and our congregation continue to wrestle with and work through the seemingly needless death of Joe […]
Why do you follow Jesus? Do you follow him because of your desire for the sensational, the sensible or the spiritual? Pastor Dan shares a perspective from John’s gospel: We serve what satisfies / We are faithful to what fulfills / We follow after that which feeds us / We live for whatever gives us […]