Do you love Jesus? Of course you do. Much more than you realize.

Do you feel abandoned and forsaken? Do you need a picture of God to hold onto? Jesus says, hold onto me. Hold onto my words. See the great things Christians have done in my name. Look at the cross. This is your picture. You are not alone. You are not abandoned or forsaken.

What kind of door is Jesus? A wonderful door! Praise God, Jesus is the door. And praise God, we are not.

Today, we break ground on a new sanctuary. The temptation is to be overwhelmed by such a daunting task. How are we going to pay for it? How are we going to fill the sanctuary? Jesus’ answer to us this morning is the same answer given to the disciples: “I am the fisherman; you are the net within my hands. I will sustain you. In case you forget, receive the gift of Absolution and the Lord’s Supper. Be so satisfied by these gifts that you might say with the beloved disciple, ‘It is the Lord!’”

Seeing Jesus in the people of Peru

God has made a decision to be your God