“It is in our greatest difficulties that God reveals Himself most clearly.” We humans spend most of our lives seeking comfort and pleasure, security and significance. We avoid pain, sorrow, and sadness like the plague. We go to unbelievable extremes to solve every problem, cheer ourselves up, and stay away from anything difficult. When was […]
“It is in our greatest difficulties that God reveals Himself most clearly.” We humans spend most of our lives seeking comfort and pleasure, security and significance. We avoid pain, sorrow, and sadness like the plague. We go to unbelievable extremes to solve every problem, cheer ourselves up, and stay away from anything difficult. When was […]
The major difference between moving cows and moving sheep is that you drive cows from behind but you lead sheep from in front. Jesus has proclaimed Himself “the Good Shepherd” and the metaphor is apt. As our Good Shepherd, Jesus leads us from in front. He goes before us and only then calls us to […]
As Jesus celebrates the next Jewish feast, in this case Hannukah or the Feast of Dedication, we get another “I am…” statement: “I Am the Good Shepherd.” This is not only a beautiful metaphor of Jesus’ ministry, but also a public accusation of the temple leadership. While the Feast of Dedication was a celebration of […]
Each time we have a sermon on financial stewardship, the basic message is “we need to give more”. Whether out of need (like a building campaign or to meet a budget to fund a mission project), or out of thanksgiving (God has given us so much that we really should give some back to Him), […]