March 31, 2024

"Who will roll away the stone for us?" the women ask. This is a profound spiritual question. Had Jesus not rolled it away, we would be stuck in our graves forever. But even now, that stone traps us in this life, a life filled with the fear of death and misery. The stone rolled away is a portal to a new life with Jesus. 

March 29, 2024

March 28, 2024 at 12 noon service.

March 27, 2024 at 12 noon

March 25, 2024 at 12 noon

March 26, 2024 at 12 noon service.

March 24, 2024

Too often we have a false perspective of our suffering and only want to escape it.
Jesus wants to show us through his suffering that there is some good in our suffering.
Jesus welcomes us into his wounds so that we can see that perspective. 

The great spiritual paradox is shared by Jesus today: “Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.” (John 12:25).This is not self-hatred. It means that you think so little of your life in comparison to how much you love God, you are willing to sacrifice your life. Which is how you save it.
The key to this is just like how a side “falls to the ground and dies” - it cracks open and gives way to life.  So also our hearts must crack open in vulnerability. There is great risk in this, but it is also the birthplace of love. 
So we sacrifice our self-preservation which resists this and we find love.