"Why Christ?" - Week 3 - Pastor Joe Martin - March 24, 2024
Dear Friends, This Sunday, we will share the Lord’s supper together. We are told to do this as a way to remember the cross of Christ. As we remember, we are to learn the lessons of Christ’s cross so we can learn to take up our own cross and follow Him. To lift up Christ we must learn how we can be like Him. This Sunday, we will learn lessons from Christ’s cross as we share the Lord’s supper. We will see Christ in His welcoming love. The welcoming love of God is powerful. Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Jesus invites and welcomes people to encounter God’s grace, and if we are to be like him, we need to do the same. Jesus never turns anyone away. John 6:37 “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. Please invite others so we can practice hospitality by welcoming them. Please bring them to breakfast at 9:30 a.m. so we can share a meal. Remember, we will also share a meal between services on Easter. Prepare yourself by examining your heart’s love for God. Look at your heart desires and ask, is following Jesus what I want to do? If so, why? If your love and desire for following Christ has cooled, ask yourself why. What is distracting or diminishing your desire to follow and be faithful to Him? We are called to examine ourselves so we can stay healthy in our love for Jesus Christ above all. I am really looking forward to seeing you in person this Sunday. Blessings, Joe To read Pastor Joe’s preparing for Sunday, click here. |