Welcome to The Weekly Message
Thoughts and messages to guide your week. Read more to get the weekly newsletter too.Thanksgiving
President Abraham Lincoln created our national holiday in 1864, declaring a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our Beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” Giving thanks has its roots in the Old Testament, when the Israelites present gifts of thanks at...
read moreChristian Roles
Jesus’ messages can sound harsh and difficult. This is especially true of his comments toward the Pharisees and Sadducees. Jesus bitterly opposed the Pharisees and Sadducees, which is apparent when one listens to his statements about them. In today’s passage, we can...
read moreNothing is Impossible with God
The questioning of Jesus continues, but he also asks a questions, which Sunday’s messages consider. What we learn is how hard it is to think in terms that are spiritual, eternal or heavenly. We have no reference in our world for what Jesus asks. We are time bound and...
read moreThe parable of the Wedding
Weddings tend to be joyous occasions. They are the beginning of a new life, and we hope the joy will carry through many years. Sunday’s messages deal with the parable of the wedding banquet. The dynamics of a wedding in Jesus’ day and age are very different from...
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