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May 2021
The Sunday of Pentecost – May 23rd, 2021 Summary: The Holy Spirit gives us hope through our faith in Christ that rises above the temporary hopes of this world. Our hopes for this life include things such as a good job when we are young, children when we get married, health as we age, and money for retirement. These hopes may result in disappointment. Hope in Christ is a changeless hope that gives us a deeper form of contentment because it is fulfilled in the promise of eternal life. Moreover, through our......
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March 06, 2021
Lent 3: The Wisdom of God
Summary: Today’s Gospel reading tells of what is referred to as “The cleansing of the temple”. From Jesus’ perspective, the temple represented God in the presence of God’s people, and should invoke religious awe. The...
January 16, 2021
Access to Heaven
Today’s gospel lesson from John comes at the very beginning of Jesus’s ministry. This passage is providing a preview of Jesus’ resurrected body and what all of us have to look forward to in heaven....
December 24, 2020
The Nativity of our Lord – Christmas Eve
The familiar story of Christmas introduced a moral and spiritual revolution into the world in terms of the values we live by. Leading up to Christmas is advent, which celebrates Peace, Hope, Joy and Love....
November 27, 2020
November 29: The Apocalypse: Nightmare or Celebration?
Summary: The Advent season focuses on two events: waiting for the birth of Jesus and waiting for the second coming of Christ. Advent is about living in Hope. Because of the ministry of Christ, life...
October 16, 2020
October 18, 2020 – A Reflection on Faith
Summary: At any point in our lives, we have no idea what the future holds. God alone directs our future. Today’s bible readings reveal that we need to view our circumstances in life through the...
July 17, 2020
July 19: Preserved in Hope
Pastor Dan discusses Jesus’s parable about the coexistence of good and evil in the world, or “good seeds” and “weeds” as described in Matthew, chapter 13. As Christians we should not despair, but live in...
