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  • Kids Korner: Promise of the Holy Spirit (May 14th)

    Read John 14:15-21 with your family. Jesus knew he was leaving. His friends knew he was leaving, although they didn’t know the rest of the Easter story like we do. Everyone was sad. But in the middle of all those feelings of worry and loss, Jesus gave them hope and love. He told them another…

  • Sunday Reflection – May 7, 2023

      Jesus is the way 14 Jesus said to his disciples, “Don’t be worried! Have faith in God and have faith in me. 2 There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I wouldn’t tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to prepare a place for each of you. 3 After I have done this, I…

  • Kids Korner: I am the way (May 7th)

    Read John 14:1-14 with your family. Did you know that the very first Christians did not call themselves “Christians”, but rather People of The Way? That name comes from this story in the Bible, where on the night before he died Jesus told his followers all sorts of important things, including that he was the…

  • Sunday Reflection – April 30, 2023

      Follow the Shepherd John 10 Jesus said: I tell you for certain only thieves and robbers climb over the fence instead of going in through the gate to the sheep pen. 2-3 But the gatekeeper opens the gate for the shepherd, and he goes in through it. The sheep know their shepherd’s voice. He calls each of…

  • Kids Korner: I am the doorway (April 30th)

    Read John 10:1-10 with your family. In the Gospel of John, Jesus uses a lot of “I am” statements to explain who he is and how he knows about God’s world. In today’s story the “I am” statement can either be “I am the gate” or “I am the doorway” (the Greek word is better…

  • Sunday Reflection – April 23, 2023

      Road to Emmaus Luke 24 13 That same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem. 14 As they were talking and thinking about what had happened, 15 Jesus came near and started walking along beside them. 16 But they did not know who he was. 17 Jesus asked them, “What…

  • Kids Korner: Road to Emmaus (April 23th)

    Read Luke 24:13-35 with your family. After Mary Magdalene and all the other women visited the tomb and found it empty, the Bible tells us stories about other people who met Jesus after he was alive again. One of these it the Road to Emmaus. It tells the story of two people who didn’t recognize…

  • Sunday Reflection – April 16, 2023

      Jesus visits the disciples John 20 19 The disciples were afraid of the Jewish leaders, and on the evening of that same Sunday they locked themselves in a room. Suddenly, Jesus appeared in the middle of the group. He greeted them 20 and showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they…

  • Kids Korner: Thomas has questions (April 16th)

    Read John 20:19-31 with your family. Thomas had questions. He watched Jesus die and had a hard time believing that Jesus had come back to life. Lots of people have questions about God and Jesus, about coming back to life, about why bad things happen and about what it means to live a Christian life.…

  • Easter Monday 2023

    Recognizing Jesus in our midst always happens after the experience is over   Luke 24 13 That same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem. 14 As they were talking and thinking about what had happened, 15 Jesus came near and started walking along beside them. 16 But they did…