Mar 25, 2019
When Jesus calls the disciples, he does not seek out followers with status or elite credentials. Instead, he reaches out to the humble fishermen of Galilee. With Jesus' last words in John, he asks us to do the same, to feed his sheep - the least, the last, and the lost. Matthew 4:18-22; John 21: 15-17.
Mar 25, 2019
There is one basic rules for any journey - never walk alone. After Jesus preaches his first home-town sermon in Nazareth, he is forced to leave, making the long journey back to Capernaum. When we walk with Jesus, we are never alone. Luke 4:16-30. (Note: the video can be found on the church Facebook page: Shepherd of...
Mar 18, 2019
Preaching for the first time in home town, Jesus breaks the rules: he offends and challenges their notion of what "religion" is all about. The religion of Jesus is one that recognizes the danger of a faith that is determined by the limits it sets rather than the boundaries it breaks. Luke 4:16-20.
Mar 18, 2019
Disqualified - a word used to describe Peter, James, and John, who were not religious all-stars but a group of fishermen. Yet Jesus chose them to help usher in the Kingdom of God. Like these first disciples, YOU are abundantly qualified to be part of the transformation of the world through the authority of Jesus...
Mar 11, 2019
The baptism of Jesus may seem troubling; it was to John! John was confused as to why he should baptize Jesus; shouldn't Jesus baptize John? Jesus's nature, his being, is radical love, a love so deep that he gets in the water with us. Matthew 3:13-17.