Luke elevates the stories of women, outcasts, and even enemies to show readers that Jesus is for everyone.

Sometimes we stand in front of a fulfilled promise or a long hoped for dream come true and we stand in amazement.  It’s such a point of joy that we aren’t fully sure that it is in fact reality.  

Palm Sunday shows us that Jesus navigates two mountains: God is merciful and God is just.

The grace of God breaks the yoke hanging over us – persuades us away from the place of rivalry to the place of reconciliation. Under the yoke of Jesus we learn that being his disciple means the ability to love others. We become capable of dealing with the bitterness, pain, brokenness, and hostility that exists within us. In the name of Jesus we are able to break free from the places of unhealth that reside within.

Speaker: Vince Medrano

There’s two meanings at play when Jesus teaches us to welcome God’s Kingdom like a child.

1. You have to welcome Jesus like you would welcome a child.

2. To welcome God’s Kingdom is to have the humble and welcoming spirit that a child does.

referenced video [for the birds] here

More than Sabbath and the Daily Office being something we do, we are to be a people who embody rest.

The biblical process of grief always leads to resurrection of some sort over time. Our development is a process. Patience is important as we learn to walk through our grief and loss with God.

When we are at the wall of our faith journey, will we be willing to surrender control when we can't see God?

We are a people that live out the patterns of our past. However, we have hope in Jesus that those patterns can be broken. Or if they are healthy, we can further live into those patterns.

The Lord's love gives us confidence to dive deep into the sea of our souls with him that he may show us who we are.