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Sunday Reflection – September 17, 2023

Jesus is the Messiah Matthew 18 21 Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” 22 Jesus answered: Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided…
Kids Korner: Forgiving others (Sept 17th)

Read Matthew 18:21-35 with your family. You might have heard people tell you to “forgive and forget”. A lot of people think those are Jesus’ words or they are from somewhere else in the Bible, but they are not. All the Bible says is to forgive as often as you have to. Forgiveness is hard.…
Something new

This year has been a year of transitions for me. I’ve moved. I’ve reduced some of my volunteer commitments so I can concentrate on my professional life. All of my kids are now on their own, working, studying and enjoying life. And I’ve spend a considerable amount of time dreaming about how to grow Barefoot…
Sunday Reflection – September 10, 2023

Jesus is the Messiah Matthew 18 15 If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The Scriptures…
Kids Korner: Working out conflict (Sept 10th)

Read Matthew 18:15-20 with your family. The people who lived around the time that Jesus lived were just like us. They loved and the fought, they cried and they laughed, and sometimes they didn’t agree with each other. When those disagreements got too big, they pulled in others to take sides. Jesus didn’t want his…
Sunday Reflection – September 3, 2023

Jesus is the Messiah Matthew 16 21 From then on, Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make me suffer terribly. I will be killed, but three days later I…
Kids Korner: Jesus predicts his death (Sept 3rd)

Read Matthew 16:21-28 with your family. In last week’s story when Peter told Jesus he knew Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus was so happy he said Peter’s statement would be the foundation for the new community Jesus was trying to build. This week we realize Peter didn’t understand fully what being the ‘Messiah’ meant. Peter…
Sunday Reflection – August 27, 2023

Jesus is the Messiah Matthew 16 13 When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?” 14 The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet.” 15 Then Jesus asked, “But who do…
Kids Korner: Jesus is the Messiah (August 27th)

Read Matthew 16:13-20 with your family. One of the more confusing things Jesus said was not to tell anyone he was the Messiah, even though we know that is who he was. Why wouldn’t he want people to know that? Perhaps it has to do with what the people who lived around Jesus thought the…
Sunday Reflection – August 20, 2023

Challenges and frustrations Matthew 15 10 Jesus called the crowd together and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 11 The food you put into your mouth doesn’t make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.” 12 Then his disciples came over…