When Jesus calls us to follow him it doesn’t matter if we feel overqualified or under-qualified. What matters is our obedience. When God speaks to us, He has already accounted for our past, present, and future.

On Easter Sunday we celebrated Jesus’ victory over fear. In every storm we face, He is present, powerful and able to give us real peace.

Judas isn’t the only one who has betrayed Jesus. Good Friday reminds us that God’s response to our betrayal is to extend forgiveness through the finished work of Jesus on the cross.

When we take our desire for greatness to Jesus, he redeems it and enables us to recognize, rejoice in and reflect God’s greatness to the world.

Through the story of Nicodemus, we learn that Jesus accepts and answers our questions with patience, understanding, and correction, with spiritual life lessons no matter who we are. We all are welcome to come to him even with our frustrations or lack of faith. Regardless of what our questions are, Jesus always cares and is the answer to anything we could ask.

In Mark 1, Jesus heals a man with leprosy. This encounter encourages us to bring the messiest situations in our life to Jesus and trust that he is capable and willing to enter into the mess with us.

Jesus wants us to bring our kids to Him. He loves them more than we do, and He has plans for them that go beyond anything that we can think or imagine. We can bring our kids to Jesus with confidence, knowing He wants to bless them with His presence.

The miracle story of Jesus feeding thousands with 5 pieces of bread and 2 fish teaches us that when we are faced with problems or possibilities we can bring our resources to Jesus. He can take whatever we have, and multiply it to accomplish his plans.

Lent Service 2026

Luke 5 teaches us that when our friends have problems, the best thing we can do is take them to Jesus.