Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Ah, Mister Rogers.  Life was so simple with this man and his sweater vests.  He desired to be our neighbor.  He wanted to help us.  Unfortunately, we live in a time when we are lacking that type of compassion to one another. Someone who has truly experienced mercy loves to give mercy to others. It becomes a habit. Showing mercy …

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Pharisees and Tax Collectors in Your Worship Services

Sunday was a full day of ministry with the highs and lows.  We had great services, I had a wonderful group time, got to preach at Lander’s FCA, and so much more even in between.  While we had many great moments yesterday, we also had 2 of our members pass in the night.  Working in a church, you deal with so many different issues in a day.

That’s why Sunday morning when I’m leading worship is one of the most unique times of my week.  My unique vantage point reveals so much of where people are.  As I invite people to stand and worship the living God, different levels of engagement are present.  Our passage we studied in C-Group last night reminded me so much of every worship service.  Because in every worship service there are Pharisees and tax collectors present:

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I’m Worthless

This morning, my Bible reading started out in Luke 7. I normally have a set quota I try to read daily unless something hits me hard that I need to process and pray about. I was done at verse 7. This is the story about Jesus healing the centurion’s servant. You may remember the passage because Jesus tells the centurion