Author: Pastor Deborah

“If you are intent upon serving Christ, you must follow him. You must go where he goes, be where he is, do what you know he would do.  Then, wherever you are, there he is also.”  (Leslie Brandt, Jesus Now)

So, where, exactly, does Christ go?  Perhaps first we must answer this question:  Where have you been today?  Where are you going tomorrow? As a follower of Christ, it is you who carry his love, his joy, his grace, his peace with you into your relationships, your workplace, your neighborhood, your home.  Can others see Christ in you?    That is where Christ goes.  Check out Matthew 19:27-30.

Mt. 8:18-22, Mt. 16:24-26     We are beginning our journey toward the celebration of the good news of the resurrection…  but that is down the road.  There will be lots of toil, exhilaration, pain, and pondering before Jesus gets to that place.  To put it plainly, there is a lot of suffering—both Jesus’ suffering and his disciples’ suffering—before anyone can celebrate an empty tomb.   This Lent I invite you to walk together, following the footsteps of Jesus.  We will explore what it means to follow Christ–  for the original followers, for the first century believers, and for you and me.  Following Christ starts within and moves to a community of faith, and then out into the neighborhood and the world.

Today we begin our journey Continue reading “Sermon: Cross Carrying” →