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This week we continue our series on discipleship, considering this text where Peter briefly walks on the water of the sea with Jesus. This powerful story reminds us that following Jesus doesn't always lead us through still waters. The journey calls for our continued trust in Christ, and keeping our eyes fixed on him, because in our own strength we will sink. We are also reminded and encouraged again of the power and grace of the one we are called to follow.
This Sunday evening we begin a short series on the book of Habakkuk. The book is a dialogue between the prophet and the Lord regarding what is happening with the Lord's people, and what the Lord is doing about it. The book opens with Habakkuk's cry for justice regarding the things happening among God's people. God then replies to the prophet, but not in the way he expects. This dialogue reminds us we have an audience with God as his redeemed people, but also reminds us that his ways are not our ways. ...
This week we begin a series thinking about how we can be discerning God's will in our lives both individually and corporately. The word of wisdom in Proverbs 3 reminds us that discerning God's will begins with a willingness to submit our wills to God's in our lives. We won't be able to discern God's will for us if we think our own wisdom is sufficient for our lives. ...
As we continue our series on discipleship, we find Peter, along with James and John, on the mountaintop with Jesus. What they experience there is almost hard to imagine. It is an incredible moment where they gain a glimpse of the glory of God, and heaven opened. Understandably, Peter wants this moment to last, but Jesus and his disciples need to head back down from the mountain, and to the work that is before them. As we follow Jesus, there are sometimes incredible and overwhelming moments where we see God's power and presence clearly at work. We might want to stay in these moments forever, but they are meant to fill us for our continued journey of serving and following the Lord. ...
