Matthew 16:24-26
By Pastor Kerry Nelson
Now here’s what I want to leave you with this week – suffering is inevitable in this life. A measure of redemptive suffering is required to grow. As a child of God, you will not be spared those dark moments of your soul.
The Apostle Paul talks about his own suffering in plenty of places in the New Testament. In 2 Corinthians 11:24 and |
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Matthew 16:24-25
By Pastor Kerry Nelson
To deny ourselves is to be humbled by the notion that we are not God, that God’s ways might not be our ways, and that we need to open to God’s direction. What we feel is right just might not be.
Sometimes what we feel is right is simply what was passed down to us. Like the little girl who watched her mother cut the ham in two before |
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Matthew 16:24
By Pastor Kerry Nelson
Jesus loved his disciples as much as God loved him. Jesus loves US just like Jesus loved those first 12 who heard these words. Do you hear what he was saying to them and IS saying to us:
Life is not going to be easy. Sure, there will be plenty of times of joy and happiness and fulfillment and plenty. But none of that – other than the rain |
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Matthew 16:22-23
By Pastor Kerry Nelson
A couple of weeks ago I sat up late at night watching a sermon by a famous TV preacher. He was talking about how important it is for us to be happy and what we need to do to be happy. He said it was all about our attitude. He said, “Every morning I wake up I decide that I’m going to be happy today. Come what may, I’m going to be |
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Matthew 16:21
By Pastor Kerry Nelson
Like many other congregations, we follow the new common lectionary when choosing the scriptures for each weekend. So often I am just amazed at how timely these texts are when they come to life for us on a Sunday morning. This Sunday was such a moment. The sermon just flowed for me and spoke so clearly to me – so I decided that I would use this |
