The Whole Point
Pain before joy; death before glory. What we see that day at Lazarus’ tomb is not a Jesus who stands aloof from our pain and our grief, but experiences it Himself, not merely for His own glory, but so that you and I can enter into joy and glory. And friends, that is the whole point!
Seeing Through God’s Eyes
In healing the man blind from birth––the lesson for all of us in this is that that is all of us! All of us are blind from birth. We’re born into a world separated from God, into a reality separated from God, we’re blind to our fallen nature, our sinful nature, and it takes God coming into us and healing our blindness for us to do this.
Following God’s Plan
Even when we break that relationship in our sin and disobedience, God’s plan has always been the same. At its core it’s about the restoration of that relationship. God’s plan is the reclaiming and remaking of his family.
Permitted Fruit
“...our tendency is to focus on all the rules and commandments we’ve broken, all the bad fruit we’ve produced. Yes, that is vital for our discipleship…But we make a mistake when we see this as the goal of our discipleship. What I invite you to imagine is what it looks like to produce good fruit.”
This Changes Everything
Imagine what it would be like to be born blind, without any concept of color or light. You would be dependent upon those around you to describe reality, what is true. But what you really want is to see it for yourself. On this Palm Sunday, we enter into worship with the joy of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem only to end at the cross of his crucifixion. The irony is that until Jesus, who is the Truth and Light, breathes his final breath, no one recognizes who he really is. Join us as Fr. Ben Williams explains that that death of Jesus changes everything.
God’s Perfect Law
Why is the Bible full of rules and “thou shalt nots”? How can Psalms speak of delighting in God’s Law when they seem so restrictive and arbitrary? This week, Deacon Kevin Vailes helps us understand the purpose of the Law, which is to show us God’s character as well as our own sin. Join us on this third Sunday of the Season of Lent as we delight together in God’s perfect law.