Scripture: Acts 4:7-9 They had Peter and John brought before them and asked, “By what power or in what name did you do this?” Then Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, answered, “Leaders of the people and elders, are we being examined today because something good was done for a sick person, a good deed that healed him? Thought for the Day: Have you ever been in a
Scripture: Acts 16:23-24 When Paul and Silas had been severely beaten, the authorities threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to secure them with great care. When he received these instructions, he threw them into the innermost cell and secured their feet in stocks. Thought for the Day: At the Sunrise Service on Easter (different sermon than 9am & 11am), I shared a quote from Nadia Bolz-Weber,
Scripture: Romans 6:5 If we were united together in a death like his, we will also be united together in a resurrection like his. Thought for the Day: What does it look like to be united with Jesus in a resurrection like his? For Paul, it is a way of living life, the transformed life. Resurrection comes to us as a free gift, no strings attached. At the
Guest Writer: Susan Logan, Elder Scripture: Mark 16:2-4 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb. They were saying to each other, “Who’s going to roll the stone away from the entrance for us?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. (And it was a very large stone!) Thought for the Day: What
Scripture: Mark 15:46 Joseph of Arimathea bought a linen cloth, took Jesus down from the cross, wrapped him in the cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been carved out of rock. He rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. Thought for the Day: In the previous chapter, a woman poured a jar of expensive perfume over the head of Jesus, and though there
Guest Writer: Rev. Karl Decker Scripture: Mark 15:24-37 They crucified Jesus. They divided up his clothes, drawing lots for them to determine who would take what. It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The notice of the formal charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.” They crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left. Thought
Guest Writer: Rev. Paula Gembala Scripture: Mark 14:22-23 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take, this is my body.” He took a cup, gave thanks, and they all drank from it. Thought for the Day: Each Sunday as I walk to the table to take communion, I find myself imagining the scene. In my minds eye,
Guest Writer: Connie Brandt, Elder Scripture: Mark 14:12-14 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was sacrificed, the disciples said to Jesus, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city. A man carrying a water jar will meet you. Follow him.
Guest Writer: Shirley Cantrell, Elder Scripture: Mark 14:10-11 Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to give Jesus up to them. When they heard it, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So he started looking for an opportunity to turn him in. Thought for the Day: As I read this passage, I wondered what on earth led Judas to go to
Prayer for the Week: O Holy God, a week often described with the word Holy is upon us. We find the shadows of darkness quickly encroaching upon us, and we feel the cold winds of betrayal and denial. When so many others scatter between the excitement of the parade and the agony of a man judged and beaten for his commitment to love, keep me focused and moving