This Easter message is one of hope and simplicity. It’s one that declares that the day is what it is, the empty tomb was what it was, and the people who were there…well, they could be talked to if you needed verification (then, obviously not now). It’s about understanding the day and allowing it to stand. Continue reading Mark 16:1-8 The Hope of Easter Morning
We are now in the season of Lent and this year I am doing something a little different. Instead of focusing on texts leading up to the last week of Christ or something of that nature, this year I am reflecting on songs. Songs that speak of who Christ is and what he has done for creation. And so this podcast, since it’s Palm Sunday, … Continue reading Psalm 118 – The Enduring Love of God
On this 3rd Sunday of Lent we explore Exodus 12: 3-14, 21-30 and the first passover meal. We’ll jump into all the requirements and preparations but really we’ll look at the lamb and the blood and how they are so integral to who we are and what Christ has done. Continue reading Exodus 12:3-14, 21-30 The Blood of the Lamb
The beginning of Lent, and all during it, we are able to focus on the cross and the death of Christ. And while many of us want to run to Easter morning let us pause and take time at the grave. Continue reading Sitting At the Grave
Our final day, in this 2018 Lenten Passion Week series, finds us as the empty tomb (Mark 16:1-8). Mary Magadalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome have come to the grave to anoint, and weep…but they are in for a huge reality check. Here is the cross direction we did for Easter. The purple still runs throughout the series….but now we add the perfect … Continue reading Day 7: The Resurrection
Our text today comes from Mark 15:21-32 and it is in his pain and suffering where we pause and reflect. Continue reading Day 6: The Cross
The parables Jesus gives were often times completely missed by his own disciples…and yet the parable he gives here in Mark 12:1-12 to the chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders…they completely got it! And yet…I don’t think they did. They did what the parable said they would do and yet God did exactly what he said he would do too. Continue reading Day 3: An Intentional Meeting
