Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into hisContinue reading “Be Thomas”
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Sunday of Unspoken Need
There they were, people from every corner of the known world, celebrating the Passover feast in Jerusalem. This was a day filled with meaning and purpose, high expectations, and need, a lot of need. The Passover feast was the day when they remembered God’s deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt andContinue reading “Sunday of Unspoken Need”
Un-friend?
Hello Church Family, this is Pastor Phil! Last Sunday, my family stopped at our favorite little Mexican restaurant in Akron for brunch after worship. They have the most amazing enchiladas with salsa verde! While we were munching on tasty food, I was watching a news broadcast playing on the tv in the corner. The newsContinue reading “Un-friend?”
Jesus and those little political signs
Hello church family, this is Pastor Phil. If you drive through any local neighborhood, you’ll find those little, plastic political signs skewered into your neighbor’s lawns. With each sign that person is declaring who they think would be the best person for a political office. You can actually make a game out of locating theContinue reading “Jesus and those little political signs”
What Comes Next
Hello church family, this is Pastor Phil- This past week my grandmother Fran, called my wife and I to come out to her barn because we had left a few things out there from our move. Give you a little background. When my family moved to Ohio from NJ, we had decided to merge ourContinue reading “What Comes Next”
Jesus Never Quits
Hello church family, this is Pastor Phil— Today’s gospel reading, Matthew 13:1-8, 18-23 is by far one of my favorite parables and teachings of Jesus because it sheds such a realistic light on the different ways that we respond to the Good News of Jesus Christ. This parable tells us so much about our ownContinue reading “Jesus Never Quits”
Freedom in Christ
Hello church family, this is Pastor Phil- Our reading this Sunday is from Matthew 11:28-29 (you can read the whole chapter here!) Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest forContinue reading “Freedom in Christ”
Not a Foolish Faith
we can confuse our faith in Jesus with doing things that God did not promise would be safe and assuming that they are, because we have faith.
Brave
(Please check out the end of this post for some great hymns for a time such as this) Hello Church Family, this is Pastor Phil. This week, I really appreciated it when President Trump talked about health care workers going into work with a determination on their faces like soldiers marching towards the front line.Continue reading “Brave”
What is Jesus worth to you?
What is knowing Jesus Christ worth to you? But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, inContinue reading “What is Jesus worth to you?”
