By Pastor Bill Flavin | Scripture: Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-11
This first week of Advent we wonder together what hope means for us in 2020? And how do we live as a people of Hope in the midst of all that 2020 is sending our way?
This first week of Advent we wonder together what hope means for us in 2020? And how do we live as a people of Hope in the midst of all that 2020 is sending our way?
I am a Pastor. I am a Father. I am a husband. We all have I am statements about who we are in this world. One of the easiest ones is to say I am what I do. I am my job, I am the activities that I participate in, and in Luke 10 Jesus helps to remind us that while work, serving, and caring for others are all important, none of those should define who we are.
What keeps you grounded? What is your answer to who are you? In Luke 15 Jesus shares a few parables that speak to how God sees us, and how we are expected to God and serve others in light of who God says we are.
In Ezekiel God makes a covenant with Israel. The Israelites had once again abandoned God and disgraced his name. In response, God promises to transform their (and our) hearts as we follow after him passionately. We see the phrase “I will” over and over again in this passage, reminding us that God is the one who does the work of transformation. Join us as we talk through what it looks like to surrender to that transformation.