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ure you see the special “Life in Ministry” pictorial celebrating Pastor Dwight and Kathy’s retirement! From a Bob Dylan look-a-like at North Park to Pepe the parrot. What a wonderful journey it has been, and such a blessing to all the lives the Nelsons touched. Congratulations, thank you, and Godspeed on the next part of your ministry.
Click to Download: In The Spirit – July/August 2013
Make sure you see the special “Life in Ministry” pictorial celebrating Pastor Dwight and Kathy’s retirement! From a Bob Dylan look-a-like at North Park to Pepe the parrot. What a wonderful journey it has been, and such a blessing to all the lives the Nelsons touched. Congratulations, thank you, and Godspeed on the next part of your ministry.
Click to Download: In The Spirit – July/August 2013
Thanks to support from Central Conference, we now have our on-line giving portal active and ready to use! You can access the portal on our website by going to the MAIN PAGE and looking on the right hand side under the CONNECT section.
Thanks to support from Central Conference, we now have our on-line giving portal active and ready to use! You can access the portal on our website by going to the MAIN PAGE and looking on the right hand side under the CONNECT section.
Luke 12:1-12 (click to display NIV text)
July 14, 2013
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Indeed, not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Jesus said that in his day you could buy five sparrows for two cents. I wonder what they cost today. I do not get into the grocery store very often. What are sparrows selling for at Mariano’s today?
When we read this passage, we need to be reminded that yes, in Jesus’ day, poor people did eat sparrows, because it was an affordable way to get a little meat into the diet. If you were invited to someone’s house for wings back then, you had to keep that in mind. This illustration that Jesus uses to speak of the care of God presumes an audience of the poor, people who were easily overlooked or forgotten. Jesus says to them that God even knows about the little sparrows they eat. So he must also know about them, he must watch them and value them. The humble are not forgotten by God. Jesus is teaching his disciples about the goodness of God. Read more