Bulletin Scripture “Mind your Motives” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew Something about Jesus drew people to him. He came back from 40 days of testing in the wilderness and “began to proclaim, ‘Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand!’ ” [4:17] And (Mt. 4:23-25) Jesus [went around], teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming…

Bulletin Scripture “Jesus on Revenge and Enemies” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew Why, do you suppose, did Jesus attract crowds so quickly? What was it about Jesus that drew people to him? We don’t really know how quickly they were drawn to him, but it seems to happen pretty fast the way Matthew tells it.…

Bulletin Scripture “Keep a Close Watch” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew According to Luke and Matthew, as soon as Jesus “went public”, as soon as he began preaching and teaching that the Kingdom of God was on its way, he started attracting crowds… (Mt. 4:24-25) “…his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to…

Bulletin Scripture “Anger Therapy” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew We call him Savior, Master, Teacher, Christ… And we take his words as “gospel.” – The most authoritative teachings in scripture. How many of us have a Bible that puts what Jesus said in red print??  Why? Because we believe Jesus to be the Son of…

Bulletin Scripture “True Righteousness” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew Everywhere he went Jesus proclaimed the good news that the Kingdom of God was near! Everywhere he went, Jesus cured the disease and sickness of those who came to him. Everywhere Jesus went, “great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, & from beyond…

Bulletin Scripture “Salt & Light” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew There’s a Peanuts cartoon that shows Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown. She said, “Guess what, Chuck. It’s the first day of school and I got sent to the principal’s office. And it’s your fault, Chuck.” “My fault?” Charlie Brown challenges, “How could it be…

Bulletin Scripture “Kingdom Blessings” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew (What)Something about that Jesus of Nazareth. When he was baptized by John in the river Jordan, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit of God came and rested on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,…

Bulletin Scripture “Book Work” by Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  This is it! An exciting day for me. It’s a day I have been anticipating, and maybe you have, too.  This is the day you get to listen to and I get to preach a sermon from Revelation 22!  It should not be a surprise to…

Bulletin Scripture “Shepherd, Lamb, Savior” by Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  We are several Sundays out from Easter — the fourth Sunday of Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday, and we get a group of lectionary texts about Christ, the good shepherd.  Our Call to Worship was based on Psalm 23, which is familiar and beloved in…

Bulletin Scripture “Battling Dragons” by Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  Happy Mother’s Day!  It’s been great to finally have a beautiful weekend with sunshine and blue skies, and the hope that spring might actually come for real.  It’s also wonderful to see extended families here from out of the area to celebrate this special day.  It’s…