Entries for March 2010

Luke 23:27 (Pastor Neuendorf - 5th Midweek Lenten service) In the traditional "Stations of the Cross" the 6th station is the story of Veronica. According to this legend, Veronica wiped Jesus' face with a cloth which from then on bore an imprint of Jesus. face. An interesting story, but we have something more powerful than "Veronica's Veil." We each carry the image of Jesus.

Luke 20:9-20 (Pastor Wentzel) Jesus' story of a property owner who send his son to some dishonest tenants sounds like the plot of a Chuck Norris movie. But here there's a twist. The hero doesn't come in and defeat all the enemies... at least not in the way we think.

 Luke 15:1-32 (Pastor Neuendorf) Snap a mental photograph of the scene where Jesus is telling these parables. Quick - who are the good guys in the picture and who are the bad guys? We all like to know who our opponents are, but if you examine the scene closely the answer may surprise you.

 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (Pastor Neuendorf) Paul is concerned that Timothy "continue" in the direction he was begun. But how do we launch our children in the right direction?

 (Pastor Wentzel) As Jesus journeys to Jerusalem he meets many people, but he waits for them to come to him. The 10 lepers, the rich young ruler, even the blind man, Jesus waits until they call to him before he helps them. But for Zaccheus, for the crook, the thief, the outcast, Jesus goes looking.

Jeremiah 26:8-15 (Pastor Wentzel) Telling the truth sometimes does not get us a very friendly response. On the other hand, it is a blessing to speak the truth and a blessing to hear it. But the truth, God helps us grow.

John 12:1-11 (Pastor Neuendorf) This is our second midweek sermon in the Lenten season. As we continue our journey with Jesus to the cross, he stops in Bethany at the house of Mary and Martha and Lazarus, were a strange thing takes place. Mary anoints Jesus' feet with perfume, as if for burial. Can you stand to participate in such a ritual? Might the rituals of dying and funerals take on a new meaning after walking with Jesus?