Jesus, our King, is coming to us!

This week we began studying John 10. The words of John 10 are pretty familiar but when we slow down and think about them, they have much to say to us. In these first verses from John 10, we hear Jesus teaching us about pastors, their work, and the importance of listening to the voice of Jesus.

In our Gospel lesson this week we read a portion of the story of Jesus' crucifixion from the Gospel of Luke. As Luke tells us this story, he helps us to see how Jesus, even as He is crucified, is reigning and ruling as our King. This invites us to think a little bit about God's Kingdom and what it is like, especially when we pray "Thy Kingdom come..."

John chapter 9, Jesus heals a man born blind!

In our gospel lesson this week, Jesus encourages us to "keep our chins up" as thing in this world seem to spin out of control. He doesn't want us to be afraid or discouraged. Thankfully, Jesus also tells us why we can keep our chins up and fills us with a hope that will carry us through anything that we might have to face as the days of this life/world come to an end. We know that He is coming to save us and set us free from sin, death, and the devil!

John 8:31-59 Jesus is the Son who set us free from our slavery to sin!

In our gospel reading Jesus has a conversation with some people called the Sadducees who did not believe that there would be any kind of resurrection of the dead. As Jesus argues with them and proves that there will be a resurrection, He teaches us that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. These words help us to see that our faith doesn't just give us hope for the future (eternal life and the resurrection of the dead), but gives us hope in our lives in the present. Christianity is not a religion for dead people!

We carried on with our study of John 8 today. Jesus is the light of the world and we are the light of the world because He is in us!