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  • 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…

  • Sunday Reflection – Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023

    Story Time Reading   Matthew 28 The Sabbath was over, and it was almost daybreak on Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord’s angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. 3 The angel looked as bright as lightning,…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus is alive again (Easter Sunday, April 9th)

    Read Matthew 28:1-10 with your family. Easter Sunday is a wonderful day of celebration. All of the horrible things that happened to Jesus on Friday are behind us and we get to celebrate. The Hallelujahs come back because Jesus is alive. We can dance and sing and pray. The women at the tomb on Easter…

  • Holy Week 2023 – Holy Saturday

    Sitting quietly in faith and reflection   Matthew 27 57 That evening a rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea 58 went and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph, 59 who took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60 Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb…

  • Holy Week 2023 – Good Friday

    Finding the personal connection and resisting the crowd   Matthew 26 57 After Jesus had been arrested, he was led off to the house of Caiaphas the high priest. The nation’s leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses were meeting there. 58 But Peter followed along at a distance and came to the courtyard of the…

  • Holy Week 2023 – Maundy Thursday

    Feel the depth of Jesus emotions as we are called to watch and pray   Matthew 26 17 On the first day of the Festival of Thin Bread, Jesus’ disciples came to him and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal?” 18 Jesus told them to go to a certain man in the…