Our guest speaker last week, Paul Marshall, talked to us about the process of grieving and how helpful it is to talk to others who have also gone on that journey. Check out the online sermon or find out more about Grief Share online. The website is: GriefShare.org . 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with th

Jesus went about healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, raising the dead, and casting out demons. One would expect everyone to be drawn together in peace and unity, but instead, He faces opposition and crucifixion. In Matthew 10, as Jesus endows the Apostles with authority to do the same wonderful “Good News” things and to proclaim that the “kingdom of heaven is at hand”, He warns them " ... I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34 As we proclaim t

God is the gardener , Jesus is the vine , and we are the branches . We bear fruit: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5.22 The healthy branch never releases the vine because to do so would interrupt the flow of essential nutrients. So, the branch’s goal is to stay connected to the source of what helps it to thrive. How can you remain in Christ and stay connected to the vine? “Set your mind on things above, no