Persons of Peace

Jesus has laid down the qualifications of those who with to follow him (Luke 9.23) and warned them about distractions to discipleship (9.57-62). As he sets out for Jerusalem and his impending death, he recruits several disciples to go out ahead of him and gives them instructions to prepare the people for his coming. Join Pastor Greg as he shares how this mission is for modern-day disciples and how we can fulfill Jesus' mission for us.

On his last night with the disciples, Jesus tells them that he is going away and that they will be staying around to continue his work. This is not what they expected. They are confused and have questions including one from Philip: "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." Join Pastor Greg as he shares how Jesus reassures his disciples, and us, with the promise of the Holy Spirit.

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.