We habitually link our suffering with our wrongs as judgment. We have religious and secular systems that reinforce these ideas which, sometimes, are unjustified. In John 9 we see that Jesus came to disconnect our wrongs from our suffering, our judgement. He came to disconnect our identity and future from accusation while dealing with wrong … Continue reading John 9 | Seeing Jesus
John 8 | Hating Jesus
Great teachers will point to a truth they have discovered, but Jesus consistently points to himself (e.g. John 8:12, 54; 14:6, 15:1; Matthew 5:17, 7:21-23). Join us at 10 am on Sunday 3/3 as our Bishop, Genieve Blackwell, unpacks Jesus' controversial teaching and what it means for us now. At 5 pm on 3/3 will be … Continue reading John 8 | Hating Jesus
John 6 | The bread of life
'You seek me because you ate your fill...' We may want Jesus for many things. To heal us, to give us peace, to be a political model or an enigmatic teacher - but Jesus asks us to receive him as he is not who we need him to be. At our 10 am worship time … Continue reading John 6 | The bread of life
John 5 | The Sent One
This first Sunday of Lent (18/2) at our 10am worship, we are considering one of the strangest works of healing Jesus did is the restoration of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda. The man has no faith in Jesus, he does not even know who he is. The unexpected healing comes with an unexpected warning for the … Continue reading John 5 | The Sent One
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