Scripture contains a lot of difficult commandments. One of the most difficult things may be to love our enemies. But Jesus embodied the great mercy of God and calls us to do the same as we try to be more like him. We can use Judas as an example. As bad as Judas was, betraying Jesus for money, Jesus cared for him and at the Last Supper on the night before Jesus’ death, Judas ate too.

We were blessed to hear from the Rev. Tonya Garrison this week challenging us to be prepared for the Christian race. You will be blessed by her sermon, too. Share it with a friend who could use some encouragement.

Sermon from John 2:1-11. Jesus' kingdom is an abundant kingdom of Grace upon Grace.

In Christ we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing from redemption to adoption to the Holy Spirit and much more. This week we look very briefly into a few of the blessings mentioned in Ephesians 1 which all lead us to proclaim, "Blessed Be God!"

What does it mean that we have taken off our old selves and put on Christ? How does that change us individually? How does it govern how we act corporately as a group of believers and a community of believers and non-believers in the world?

God’s love has been made known through Jesus, the messiah. This love is one that sees us, sees our need, and seeks to rescue us from our sin and sorrow. 

What doe repentance and joy have in common? It's a lot more than you might think.

Peace seems elusive in our world, although we yearn for and sing about it especially at this time of year. Today we look briefly into the life of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist and are encouraged to seek peace with God, with ourselves, and with out neighbor.

This week, the prophet Jeremiah reminds us that God sees our needs and we can hope in the promise of God's faithfulness - not only for the future but for the here and now.

Christ the King Sunday is a day when we can be reminded that the Kingdom of God is not about hoarding control or power, but it's about serving others the love that we have found in Christ.