Jesus has been preaching “The Kingdom of God is at hand!” But did the Jews really understand that that meant? Many had their own ideas, but Jesus takes- or makes -the opportunity to help “those with ears to hear” to understand what it meant to be a member of that Kingdom. Collectively, the “Beatitudes” characterize […]
John gets arrested and Jesus hightails it to Galilee. Well, it could seem that way. But Pastor Dan explained that Jesus had a very deliberate strategy for moving is “base of operations”. And not only that, but the move coincided with Jesus publicly proclaiming his message. He also utilized a ‘method’ during this phase of […]
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 […]
This Sunday Pastor Dan turned our thoughts to Epiphany – the revelation of the divine Jesus to the gentiles. His focus was on the baptism of Jesus and how this revealed Jesus as God’s beloved son. It was also the commencement of Jesus’ earthly ministry. And yet, Jesus baptism also affords us valuable benefits, which […]
God calls us to join his “mission” to reach the world with his gospel, his love, his kingdom. Yet we can have fears when stepping out to follow Jesus. In this last message of the series, Pastor Dan shares how God can help calm these fears; help us face these fears and come to understand […]
There are many events in the Old Testament where people rejected God’s message and messenger; the result was always judgment. Jesus prepares his disciples for a similar eventuality: As they would go to preach the good news, they would find rejection. Jesus wanted them to leave that rejection to God. In due time God always rewards […]
Jesus gave clear instructions for how his disciples were to go out on their first “mission”. Jesus also predicted that some would receive; and that some would reject – the message that the disciples would be bringing. We can follow their lead and take comfort from Jesus’ words as we also share the gospel with […]
As we think about our mission in life; our mission as a church; Pastor Dan suggests we pay attention to Jesus charge which he gave his disciples. It it just possible that Jesus instructions then are equally valid for us today. Start local; start in familiar places. Preach the Gospel and express Jesus love in […]