Notes from Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Luke 13:31-35 - Jesus' Sorrow for Jerusalem

31"At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you."

32He replied, "Go tell that fox, 'I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.'

33In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

34"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you. How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

35Remember, your house was once left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'."

DOMINUS FLEVIT - "The Lord Wept" - on The Mount of Olives, Jerusalem...

Notes from Sunday, February 21st, 2009

Matthew 4:1-11 - The Temptation of Jesus

1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6"If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written:

" 'He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' "

7Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' "

8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."

10Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Notes from Sunday, February 14th, 2010

From the Children's Message: LUKE 21

From the Sermon Introduction: Luke 9:28-36

The Transfiguration

²⁸About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. ²⁹As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. ³⁰Two men, Moses and Elijah, ³¹appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. ³²Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. ³³As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." (He did not know what he was saying.)

³⁴While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." ³⁶When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen.

Other Cited Texts:

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Samuel 16:7

Romans 7:14-20

John 13:34-35

John 14:15

1 Peter 4:8

1 Thessalonians 5:15-23

Notes from Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Psalm 133:1 - "Behold how good, and how pleasant, it is when brothers dwell together in unity."

HERE is a link to a slideshow of the Pastor's trip to Israel last week...

(Note: Last week's service was waylaid by the unexpected ice storm)