Bulletin Scripture “What’s That in Your Eye?” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew Matthew says (4:25) that as soon as Jesus started talking about the Kingdom of GOD, and healing the sick & troubled people who came to him, “great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.” Something about…

Bulletin Scripture “Who Searches Our Deepest Depths” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew Harvard psychologist and researcher Daniel Gilbert [Stumbling on Happiness ] challenges every professor [& maybe all the rest of us too] to complete “The Sentence.”  “The Sentence” begins with these eight words: “The human is the only animal that ….” How did Daniel…

Bulletin Scripture “Owning and Being Owned” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew According to the National Interagency Fire Center (Boise, ID), As of this past Friday, “61 large fires and complexes have burned 1,956,668 acres in 12 states. More than 8,300 wildland firefighters and support personnel are fighting fires across the country.” News reports feature images of…

Bulletin Scripture “Pray This Way” by Interim Pastor Tim Morphew There are believers who love the Bible like a best friend – so much that they turn to it every day. They love to study the Bible and read what other students of scripture think about it. And there are students of the gospel of…

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…