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×If Jesus Said It, We Can Trust It. Today, Pastor Michael is giving us a lesson remotely, as the snow and ice forced us not to hold a service at the church. Today’s lesson is about faith. Jesus expressed sorrow that His followers didn’t have great faith. But Jesus did have a believer who trusted Him in His word. Here, Jesus had just finished a powerful message, returning to Capernaum. A delegation of Jewish elders came out to meet Jesus, asking Him to help a Roman Centurion. This Centurion had a servant who was sick. The Centurion had heard about Jesus and his miracles, so he asked the Jewish elders to ask Jesus for help. Jesus agreed to see the Centurion’s servant, and when He got there, another group of folks came out to meet Him. The Centurion knew Jesus only had to say the word, and his servant would be healed. This Centurion did not even feel worthy of Jesus coming to him, but he knew Jesus had the authority to heal. He knew the authority Jesus had and recognized Jesus as the Messiah. This Centurion even had more faith than many followers of Jesus did at the time! Jesus marveled at the Centurion, telling the crowd He had not seen such great faith, even in Israel. And the servant was healed! The Centurion saw the truth in Jesus that even Jesus’s followers did not see. “ If Jesus said it, we can trust it ” is our central theme today. Full Authority In Those Hands = FAITH. (CSB Bible Notes) 7:2-3 A centurion was a commander of a hundred men in the Roman army. This centurion was apparently a compassionate man, deeply concerned about the illness of his servant. He reached out to Jesus through some local Jewish elders (either recognized leaders in the community or respected older men). In the parallel passage in Mt 8:5-10, the centurion approached Jesus directly. Today’s verses can be found in Luke 7: 1-10. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Get to the Root Today, Pastor Michael is showing us, we have a champion in Jesus! A champion that wants you to thrive, in 2025 ! In a story found in Luke, we find a man that planted a fig tree. This tree, for over three years did not produce fruit. So, the owner of the orchard told his gardener to cut the tree down. But the gardener convinced him, to let him nurture the tree and see if they could get some fruit. The gardener will work the tree, dig down to the roots, fertilize it and see if the tree will blossom. If you want to get the fruit, you’ve got to start at the roots! Here, the fig tree is actually symbolic of Israel and God the Father is the owner of the orchard. Three years, which is important. How many years did Jesus’s earthly ministry last? About three years. But Israel, even with the messiah amongst them, they still didn’t ‘ get it .’ God wanted to help change Israel, but they wouldn’t let Him get to the ‘ root of the problem .’ The message is to encourage you to believe in Jesus. He is the gardener in this story and will help you, IF you are willing to embrace Jesus in your life. You will see the fruit, if you let Jesus get down to the roots! Today’s verses can be found in Luke 13: 6-9. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Courage in the Chaos. Today, Pastor Michael discusses how “ Faith finds courage in the chaos ,” our central theme. We start at a place that is typically after most Christmas stories. It’s the story of a tyrant trying to find the baby Jesus, and the Magi are at the center of it again. The Magi made their visit and gave their gifts, and this is where most Christmas stories end. But we’re going to dig a little deeper today. The Magi had dreams of an angel speaking to them, warning them not to return to Jerusalem. They followed the angel’s advice and returned to their lands without stopping in and saying hello to Herod. Herod was a bit ticked, to put it mildly, ordering his soldiers to Bethlehem to break down and search all homes and kill all male children under 2 years old. Joseph had a dream where an angel spoke to him, telling him to hightail it to Egypt. That very night, Joseph packed up his family and fled. They stayed in Egypt until Herod died. Yet again, an angel appeared in a dream to Joseph, telling him to return to Israel, specifically Nazareth. But Joseph had placed his faith in the Lord, and we shall soon see Jesus’s earthly ministry start. Today’s verses can be found in Matthew 2: 11 - 23. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
The Shepherds Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the birth of Jesus. Here, he’s talking about the shepherds. Farm kids growing up in the country. The shepherd’s story shows us that God doesn’t see value like people. God chooses those who are overlooked. In those days, it was hard for shepherds to participate in Jewish customs and rituals due to them being ceremonially unclean. But the announcement of the birth of Jesus came to shepherds! Just to the north of Bethlehem is Migdal Eder, “ Tower of the Flock ,” where a special group of shepherds raised the temple flock of sacrificial lambs. Most likely, these shepherds were the shepherds in the Christmas story. The shepherds remind us what Jesus’ birth was all about. It’s the story of God sending his son to give his life so we can live. (CSB Bible Notes) Though the social position of shepherds was lowly, the role is often viewed positively in the Bible. God is pictured as a shepherd (Gn 49:24; Ps 23:1). King David was the shepherd of God’s people (2Sm 5:2). Jesus called himself “the good shepherd” (Jn 10:11). Today’s verses can be found in Luke 2: 8-20. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Three Christmas Gifts Today, Pastor Michael is continuing the story of the Three Wise Men. At this point in the story, they have found Jesus and begun worshiping him. He is no longer at the stable where he was born, the Wise Men finding him in a house. They came with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Gold is a tribute paid to kings. It represents royalty. The gift of gold is the promise of a great king. Frankincense is a resin that comes from a rare tree in the Middle East. The gift of frankincense points to Jesus as a priest. Lastly, myrrh is another resin primarily used in funerals to anoint bodies. Myrrh represents the gift of Jesus as savior. Jesus is gold, our frankincense, and the gift of myrrh, the gifts of the Magi. They remind us that “ Jesus is the king who leads us, the priest who connects us to God and the savior who gave his life for us ”; the heart of today’s message. Today’s verses can be found in Matthew 2: 11. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Peace for the Restless Heart Today, Pastor Michael is looking at the Three Wise Men looking for Jesus at His birth. The wise men, the magi, were coming from Persia. They arrive in Jerusalem, asking where is the King of the Jews that was just born. However, the message had not spread at this point, so most simply didn’t know. They followed the star to Bethlehem and found Jesus and worshipped Him. What did the Magi need that they didn’t have? Peace. After years of studying and research, they found the peace they needed in Jesus. Today’s core idea is “ Restless Hearts Find Peace in Jesus” . (CSB Bible Notes) In contrast to the stable in which Jesus was born (Lk 2), Jesus’s family now lived in a house. This shows that the magi visited Jesus after the visit of the shepherds described by Luke. The magi worshiped Jesus openly, as did many other people during his lifetime (8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 20:20; 28:9,17). Jesus’s reception of worship reinforces his identity as Immanuel, “God is with us” Today’s verses can be found in Matthew 2: 1 - 12. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Grateful for the Gravy. Today, Pastor Michael is returning to the Old Testament, in 2 Kings, about a lesson in the ministry of Elisha, the prophet. One day, he’s going through Shunem, and a couple invited him to dinner. After one of many visits, the wife asked her husband to build a room for Elisha when he came through. Gahezi traveled with Elisa through Shunem, so Gahezi retrieved the woman from the house, and they asked her, “ What can we do to repay you for your generosity? ” The woman wanted nothing, but Gahezi reminded Elisha that she had no children. So, Elisha prophesied to her that she would bear a son, and she did! That son was in the fields with his father and collapsed, dying. So the woman went to Elisha and told him the story, so Elisha went back to their house and found the child dead. Elisha went to the child and prayed to God over the boy, and the boy came to life! Later, the Lord told Elisha that a famine would come, so Elisha told the woman of this and that she needed to leave the country. She left the country and lived with the Philistines for seven years. Finally, it was time to come back. But while they were gone, strangers had moved into their house and taken over. She took her cause up with the king, and Gehazi was visiting with the king when she was there! And Gehazi talked about numerous miracles, concerning Elisha’s ministry. The woman relayed that the stories Gehazi told were true and that she and her son were the recipients of some of the miracles. The king was impressed enough to restore her home and lands. Had she not experienced the tragedy years before, she would not have experienced the triumph later! (CSB Bible Notes) The next episode introduced a flashback seven years earlier when Elisha advised the Shunammite woman to sojourn outside Israel during a famine (8:1–2). Because she now has to reclaim her land from the king, one wonders if the king somehow appropriated the land in her absence (8:3). There is a miracle of timing: at the very moment, the king is asking Gehazi about Elisha’s mighty deeds, the woman shows up with her son! Today’s verses can be found in 2 Kings 4: 8-37 and 2 Kings 8: 1-6. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Gratitude Defeats Grump! Today, Pastor Michael is talking about gratitude and thankfulness. Paul wrote a letter to the Thessalonians about thanks. It has one of the most famous lines in the bible, “… give thanks in everything …” Michael asks the pertinent question, “ Do we really worship God, or do we worship the idea that God owes us an easy life ?” Gratitude isn’t something God doesn’t have; it’s good for US! “ It’s not happy people who are thankful; it’s thankful people who are happy ” is today’s takeaway thought. (CSB Bible Notes) The third exhortation of this trilogy (5:18a) is a call, not to give thanks for every situation, but rather to give thanks in every situation. The Christian affirms that God can use any situation for his or her own good (Rm 8:28) and that one can triumph in the midst of any circumstance, even adversity (Rm 8:31–39). Today’s verses can be found in 1 Thessalonians 5: 18. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Gratitude Makes Room Today, Pastor Michael is talking about gratitude. Today’s core idea is, “ Gratitude for what you have now makes room for what God wants to give next. ” We are in James, Chapter 1 today, James being the half-brother of Jesus. Central to our reading today is the fact that all good comes from God. Even knowing that we are human and when life is going good, we feel grateful; when life is negative, it’s harder to feel grateful. But, remember: gratitude is not a feeling but a choice. Think of something you need a blessing on and think about this: then ask the hard question: are you fully grateful for what you have in that area? Are you using the things in that area for the glory of God? Gratitude prepares your heart for blessings from God. (CSB Study Bible Notes) James 1: 18 - Word of truth refers to the gospel, by which new birth comes. First fruits refers to the best that the harvest produces. God gives good gifts that yield wondrous fruit, not temptation that leads to death through wayward desires. Today’s verses can be found in James 1: 16-18. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Empowered to Proclaim Today, Pastor Michael is finishing our long study on Mark, ending with Jesus’s charter to His disciples and telling them to spread the word of all they have seen and done. We are starting with what is called “ The Great Commission .” Our central mission is to share the good news of Jesus and help them to learn of His love and make disciples. Do you know what to say to someone about how to share the Great Commission? Michael offers the following verses to help spread that message: Romans 3: 23—(CSB) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6: 23—(CSB) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 5: 8—(CSB) But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 10: 9,10 and 13—(CSB) 9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. We have the privilege of sharing this message with the world! So, what things concern us about sharing the gospel? Examples include: Rejection Don’t know what to say / lack of knowledge Arrogance Bad theology Apathy But, to our advantage, communication barriers cannot stop the spread of the Gospel, especially today. Whatever you feel is standing in the way of you sharing the gospel, God steps in! So, that leads to our big idea of the day, which is, “ When you step out, God steps in! ” Today’s verses can be found in Mark 16: 15 - 20. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
The Elephant, The Donkey, and The Lion. Today, Pastor Michael is talking about politics but not talking about politics. This is a timely segue due to next week’s elections. Far greater than any political position is this: Jesus Christ, the son of God, lived a perfect, sinless life. He gave that life on the cross, He spent three days in the grave and rose to immortality, and whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. That IS the message…the Good News . So, in our message today, the Pharisees are up to trying to trip Jesus up by trapping Him into saying something. And, of course, Jesus’s answer is perfect: yes, we have responsibilities to our government (State and/or Caesar). But more important is the second part of His reply, being loyal to the things of God. More than anything, here’s the key idea: When choosing between the Elephant and the Donkey, choose the Lion! Choose Jesus. CSB Bible—Matthew 22:15 - 22. The Pharisees intended to trap Jesus in a position that granted loyalty to Caesar and not to God. They wanted to level a charge of blasphemy against Jesus. By getting him to declare non-loyalty to Caesar, they could get him charged with a civil crime. Both attempts failed. Jesus’s response does not resolve all of our questions regarding the responsibilities we have with church and state, but he does provide some beginning places to inform us. His answer implies that we do have responsibilities to the state. These extend only to those “ things that are Caesar’s .” A yet higher authority commands our allegiance. We must be faithful to those things of God. Today’s verses can be found in Matthew 22: 15 - 22. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Meet Jesus, be Transformed Today, Pastor Michael is continuing our study in the book of Mark. We’ve been following Jesus through the gospel of Mark, and now He’s done the greatest miracle of all, rising from the dead, just as He predicted. After Jesus was risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, who told others of His appearance. Curiously enough, others did not believe her! What’s up with that? Why don’t we accept things, even today, in things that we shouldn’t struggle to believe? Doubt. Discouragement. Hardness of heart. Our catchphrase today is “ Meet Jesus, be transformed! ” What needs to be transformed in your life? Today’s verses can be found in Mark 16: 9 - 12. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
He’s Still Rolling Stones. Today, Pastor Michael is giving a history lesson on the old Berlin Wall. It was felt this wall would never be torn down, but in 1989, it fell without violence. Even the most immovable object can be moved. All of us have immovable, unrollable stones…objects we deal with that feel like impossible barriers. Guilt, fear, anxiety, depression, and broken families come to mind as those. But we have a Savior who tears down barriers and still rolls stones away. Key Idea today: Jesus is still rolling stones! Michael’s story involves women taking fragrant spices and heading to Jesus’s tomb to anoint His body. These women knew time was of the essence, and more work was needed. They came to the tomb and expected to find Jesus dead and a stone across the entrance to the tomb. All the while, the women wondered, “ Who will roll away the stone? ” But when they got to the tomb, the stone was rolled away. The Lord rolled away the tomb and can roll away your “ stones ” as well. So, what “ stones ” do we have in our life? Guilt. Busyness and distraction. Depression Sin. We fill our days, but our days don’t fill us up. We all have stones in our lives that need rolling away. There is no stone that Jesus cannot roll away! Today’s verses can be found in Mark 16: 1 - 8. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
Faith in the Dark Today, Pastor Michael is talking about darkness and faith in the dark. Here, Michael talks about how Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for Jesus’s body. Joseph was a member of the Sanhedrin, but Joseph had a secret. Joseph had become a believer in Jesus! So Nicodemus and Joseph carried Jesus’s body to a nearby garden, to a tomb that Joseph had. They put his body in the tomb and rolled the stone across the entrance and felt that they wouldn’t see anything here for a year. The world was so dark that an act of faith seemed pointless. Faith does not require that we understand every detail. Faith requires that we understand God can be trusted. No matter how dark and troubled the world gets, even in the dark, God is still working. Two women, Mary Magdalene and Salome, were first to the tomb the next day. But when they got there, the stone was rolled away, and the women encountered a young man dressed in white, telling them that Jesus had risen! So, everyone has a story about wrestling with the dark. Trust Jesus in the dark! (CSB Bible Notes) Jesus’s burial was hastily performed because it was already evening on Friday. The Sabbath was soon to begin, a time when burial labors were not permitted. The day of preparation (the day before the Sabbath) was when pious Jews prepared whatever they needed for the Sabbath. Today’s verses can be found in Mark 15: 42 - 47. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
The Breaking Point Today, Pastor Michael is discussing how faith in Jesus turns breaking points into turning points. In this story, a lady with a chronic illness weaved and pressed through a crowd to touch Jesus. Upon touching Him, she was immediately healed. She was at a breaking point and ran to Jesus. Twelve years of suffering ended that day. Do whatever you have to do to get in touch with Jesus! Yet, there is someone still in this story, and that’s the synagogue’s leader, Jairus, whose daughter died during this healing event. Jesus’ followers even said to Jairus, don’t bother Jesus, your daughter is gone. Jesus, however, said she wasn’t dead, merely sleeping. She arose when Jesus called her; He raised her from the dead! Jesus knew this girl had died, but what is death to the Son of God? (CSB Bible Notes) As a doctor, Luke was especially sensitive to the fact that this woman had spent all her resources on doctors and yet could not be healed. Even with the crowd pressing against Jesus from all sides, he was immediately aware of the touch of the woman who was instantly healed of her bleeding. No explanation is given for how he knew that healing power had gone out from him. Today’s verses can be found in Luke 8: 40 - 55. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.…
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