Mount Carmelcast

This week Pr John uses the reading from Mark 10 to help us recognize the ways we are spiritually blind

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This week Pastor John points out all of the acts of healing that Jesus performed in the book or Mark and what those acts mean to us

In his sermon this week Pastor John asks us to be more aware of those who are unclean in our eyes and points out that God through Jesus works to help them just as we should

In this weeks sermon Pr John reminds us that while rules and laws are practical it is Gods grace that brings us life and we should be grateful for that

This Sundays sermon was delivered by guest preacher Rev Brice Eichlersmith

This week we begin the season of Advent with a prophecy from Jeremiah during a very dark time in Judahs historyThe prophecy is about a branch from the family tree of David that will one day execute justice and righteousness This is interpreted by Christians to point to JesusThe need for a savior for the promise that justice and righteousness will win in this discouraging world is the good news we await at Christmas

This week Pr John tells us the story of the confrontation on Mount Carmel between the prophets of Baal and Elijah to help us understand why it matters what god you believe in

This week Pr John reminds us of the importance of putting God at the center of our lives and that when He is at the center his purposes and agendas are at the center and command our attention

This weekPastor John tells us that stories like Ruths serve to remind us that God wantsus to broaden our definition of family and see everyone as our family

This week Pr John reminds us that the Ten Commandments like all scripture is meant to transform us to help us find our own story

This week Pr John asks how often you ask for help from God to use your voice and tells us how Moses asked God to help him use his

In his sermon this week Pr John shows us how in Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles a with a mystery manGodto a draw but Gods message was that how we treat our brother sister or neighbors is important and is Gods business

In todays reading from Genesis Sarah laughs to herself when God promises she and Abraham a son Pr John points out that their cynicism about their future is misplaced because for God all things are possible

This week Pr John helps explain how community making a difference and experiencing a relationship with a higher power are the cornerstones of the story in Genesis 2

This week our Director of Faith Formation Nick Ralston preaches on Luke 124956 which is a challenging passage because of the fire Jesus tells his disciples he brought to the earth Is the fire literal figurative or something else

In this weeks reading from Luke 12 a successful farmer is declared a fool by Jesus because he lives only for himself This Pr John points out is functional atheism and we need to fight it in our own lives

Most of us feel illequipped to pray but Jesus gave us a prayer to use and that also shows us a framework to use for our prayers

This week guest preacher Rev Craig Pederson tells us that in the story of Mary and Martha we learn that Jesus will always be with us

We are called by God to be neighbors and love those around us instead of just having neighbors