Sunday Homily

What we want you to know: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. What do we want you to do: Ponder this passage above about God’s love for you, in the depths of your heart, and with this in mind, come to our Holy Week services Thursday and Friday.

As we wrap up our series today, we want to look at how helpful the attitude of humility can be when it comes to recognizing and eliminating sin in our life. 

Today, we focus on the message of humility that comes in the form of repentance. Admitting our sins and our failures is the key to growing in humility. We are all prodigals who need to admit to God our need for his mercy and forgiveness. We need to practice the humility of saying we are sorry and that we have done wrong.   What we want you to know: Humility has the incredible ability to change and transform us into the person thatwe want to be, the person that is more attractive to the people around us and the person God wants us to be. What we want you to do: Cultivate a habit of admitting your faults and failures. Be humble; admit your faultsand own your mistakes, honestly and regularly say you’re sorry.

Some of Jesus’ listeners ask him about the death of some people, asking Him for an interpretation. At that time, the thinking was that if something bad happened to you, you deserved it. Jesus warns them not to compare  themselves, but instead to focus on their own repentance.  Comparison kills our humility because we often compare ourselves to people we will measure up positively against based on our standards not God’s. In this message we will look at avoiding the comparison trap

We introduce people to Jesus because he is the only one in the history of the world who conquered the grave. If someone can predict their own suffering and death and then rise from the grave, that is someone worth following.  

In this week’s message, we will look at prayer and worship as a way in which we humble ourselves before a God who is greater than us What we want you to know: Humility is not a low opinion of yourself, it’s a clear opinion of yourself. Humility is knowledge of yourself as you really are. What we want you to do:. Humble yourself in prayer & acknowledge that God is great!

The reading from Deuteronomy reminds the Israelites that God formed them as a people and delivered them from Egypt. They called themselves “The Chosen People” not as a badge of honor, but as a reminder that they were only a nation because of God’s initiative. Other nations had power or wisdom, the Israelites only had God’s help.  In this week’s homily we will look at humility as understanding all we have comes from God.

 You are church! And the only time we are church is when we exist for others, especially those who are not here, following Jesus’ call to share him with the world. That’s what we want you to know.

Today is the last of a brief series called Hooked: Followers Fish. Two weeks ago, we heard that Jesus called the first Apostles and promised that they would learn to bring people into a relationship with him. He used the metaphor of fishing for that activity: they would become fishers of men. When it comes to bringing people to Christ, we have to put aside our own fears, discomfort, and laziness. One of the ways we can do so is by having a very simple strategy: invest and invite.

Jesus’ resurrection to new life proved the power of his death.  His resurrection proved that his work on the cross was not just the death of a good man, but the God Man.  His cross and resurrection redeemed the whole world.

When Jesus called the first disciples he didn’t promise to make them better or smarter or stronger. He said follow me and I will make you fishers of men. In this message we will make the point that followers fish. We will look at the call of Peter and how we can get over the fear of bringing people to Jesus so that we become a place where it becomes impossible not to share Jesus with the world. Throughout these three weeks, we will discuss the importance of sharing our faith, both for the benefit of others and for our own spiritual growth.

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Happy families, successful ones are characterized by mothers who understand their role is like Mary’s role, a role of preparation.  They're preparing their children for release into their own lives, under their own authority, in the larger world, in the same way that Mary released Jesus into his public ministry.   This is the selfless role of all mothers, to bring their children up to live independent faith-filled lives.

Well, today, we're going to look at a unique role in the family. It is the role of a father or a father figure.  And in order to do it, we're going to take a look at Jesus’ relationship with his father, based upon a key moment in Jesus’ life.

All of us come from families that are diversified by size and other factors, but share many commonalities, including our strong emotions when it comes to different familial relationships and experiences. In this series, we will look at our family relationships – both in the past, present, and future - and we’ll explore three principles of every happy family: Successful families accept the messiness of family life with grace and flexibility; are marked by mutual respect; and are committed to a larger purpose beyond themselves.