For there to be a FOLLOW ME there first has to be a COME AND SEE! “Come and See” 2.0 / MVLC 101 Wednesday 1/31 and Wednesday 2/7 6:30 p.m. in the Life Together Hall This is an opportunity for you to once again invite your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers to “Come and …
On Sunday, January 14 (with a week off for the Benevolence and Ministry Fair on 1/21), Pastor Vaswig teaches the first class of a three-week series (1/14, 1/28, 2/4) on “The Holy Spirit and the Lessons of the Cross.” Often in “American spirituality,” there is a triumphalistic view of the Holy Spirit—“spirit filled,” if you …
For there to be a FOLLOW ME there first has to be a COME AND SEE! In the Gospel reading for Sunday, January 14, 2018, the ministry of Jesus begins with the call of disciples, who then bring others to see Jesus. Philip’s friend Nathanael moves from skepticism to faith when he accepts the invitation …
“Our re-creation in baptism is an image of the Genesis creation, where the Spirit/wind moved over the waters. Both Mark’s gospel and the story in Acts make clear that it is the Spirit’s movement that distinguishes Jesus’ baptism from John’s. The Spirit has come upon us as upon Jesus and the Ephesians, calling us God’s …
