3/1/15---We're on a Journey...Following Christ

This past Sunday I asked the congregation to reflect on 3 questions in light of Mark 1:15:

What is God's Kingdom?

What is Repentance?

What is the good news?

These questions are very layered; they are surrounded by a multitude of other questions, if you really begin to reflect and dive deep into them.

Understanding each of these things is very difficult, in part because we all have different experiences, different backgrounds, different stories, and different journeys.

A few of the  most powerful questions underlying these, for me, are "how do I know?" and "what does it mean that I know?" I believe that any knowledge of what these terms mean come directly from God. So we praise God and ask God for more. I believe that because God has shown us these things, that they have power. Repentance, for example, is powerful because it returns us to God.

So, I challenge you to reflect on these terms, how God has shown you what they mean, and what difference it makes for you.



Lent is a season that begs the question: "what does it mean to be a Christian?"

The easy answer to this question is "someone who follows Jesus." We have pondered this before; we know that following Jesus entails the willingness to take up our crosses.

During the 40 days spent in the wilderness, Jesus most likely thought about what it meant to be Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. Oddly enough, he knew that it would entail shame and suffering.

So, this week I ask the question: "What does it mean for Jesus to be Messiah (the anointed savior?" and "What does it mean to be a faithful disciple of Jesus (a Christian)?"

See you Sunday!