Paving the Way for Jesus

Jesus has previously issued a couple of calls to discipleship to his followers. In this passage, he decisively sets his mind to head to Jerusalem and go to the cross. As he travels along the way, he warns about a distracted discipleship. Join Pastor Greg as he shares how distracted discipleship appears to us today and the implications of what it means to be a devoted follower of Jesus.

After an awesome experience seeing Jesus transfigured up on the mountain, the disciples come back down to find things not going well. Luke pieces together a picture of the disciples at their worst. But there is good news here! Join Pastor Greg as he shares how we can avoid floundering as followers of Jesus.

Jesus takes a few of his disciples up on a mountain where his body is transfigured into heavenly glory. The sleepy disciples almost miss the moment, and when Peter tries to selfishly prolong the experience, he is abruptly reminded of Jesus' purpose and his own calling. How often have we made decisions in our life only to look back and say, "What was I thinking?" Join Pastor Greg as he shares from this passage how we can make sure that our thoughts, decisions, and actions are more in alignment with Christ.

The observation is made that "Christianity is always one generation away from extinction." Faith is available to everyone, but each person has to accept God's offer of salvation for herself or himself. This speaks of the importance of communicating our faith to our children. The children in our family; the children in our church; the children of our world. Join Rev. George Fletcher as he shares what is required from us for our children to have faith.

After Jesus' resurrection he appeared to the disciples a couple of times. Despite their initial feelings of joy, they were unsure of what to do next. Perhaps dealing with depression, cynicism, or shame, they retreated to their former way of living. What do we do when our fondest dreams fall apart? Join Pastor Greg as he shares from this scripture what we can do when life is not making sense.

On the first evening after being resurrected, Jesus appeared to his disciples, but one disciple, Thomas, was not with them. Thomas would not take the others' word that Jesus had been raised from the dead. When Jesus appeared to them again a week later, Thomas was able to see for himself the resurrected Christ and proclaim, "My Lord and My God." But where was Thomas that first appearance? Why was he absent? What thoughts might Thomas have been wrestling with during that week? Join Pastor Greg as he shares how we might move forward with our lives when we feel like we've missed out on God's blessing in some way.