• Jim and Linda Krueger as they mourn the loss of her mother, Mary Zeagler
  • Peter Chang and Kathy Khang as they mourn the loss of his father, Paul S. Chang
  • Bill Purtzer, brother of Ann Frost, as he faces surgery next week
  • Beverly Johnson, mother of David Enquist, who is in hospice care
  • Those attending the “Sticky Faith” Conference this coming week
  • The Winter Fest Retreat at Covenant Harbor next weekend
  • The Pastoral Search Process as we select a committee

If you would be willing to serve as a delegate to our Central Conference Annual Meeting in Dolton, IL, April 26-27, 2013 or to our Denominational Meeting In Detroit, MI, June 27-30, 2013, please contact the church office or Trevor James ([email protected]) as soon as possible.

  • Beverly Johnson and the Enquist Family traveling to Nebraska
  • Doug Johnson in Guatemala
  • Linda Johnson, sister-in-law of Vern and Maggie
  • Intervarsity
  • Prayer of thanksgiving for Craig and Sarah Nelson as they welcome Jack Bradley into their family
  • Prayer of Thanksgiving as Chuck goes off dialysis

Luke 5:1-11 (click to display NIV text)
Feb. 10, 2013
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson

“When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’ ”

Jesus is Lord. That is the message that Luke opens up to us in chapter 5. He began his Gospel by telling us that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah, and the Savior. Then he showed us Jesus the teacher of the Word. In chapter 4 he revealed Jesus as the prophet, mighty in word and deed. Now he says “Jesus is Lord.”

The people of Nazareth did not accept Jesus, especially in his role as prophet. They tried to kill him. But Jesus walked through them and he went to Capernaum, where he taught the people. There he silenced and cast out an evil spirit in a man, and then he healed Peter’s mother-in-law from a high fever, and healed many others. The demons recognize him as the Son of God, but they are resisting him and not accepting him. Jesus goes on to proclaim Good News in the villages of Galilee.

Now in chapter 5, the narrative changes. Read more