Are you ready?
Are you prepared to celebrate the most climactic day of the year?
Easter is almost here. 9 days and counting!
Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent have helped us prepare for the glory and joy of Easter. However for many of us, 46 days is a bit long of a preparation season. When leaving for a trip, we are lucky if we pack a day or two early!
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. It marks the beginning of Holy Week, a week specifically dedicated to intensify our preparation for Easter. If you have yet to pack, yet to begin your preparations, may this Sunday be the day that helps you get started.
We are honored to have the Rev. Matthew Trexler, the RUF Campus Minister at UCLA, preaching a Palm Sunday sermon from Matthew 21:1-11, Jesus' famous triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.
I look forward to worshiping with you, and preparing alongside you for the glory and joy of Easter!
Pastor Adam
The Farewell Discourse: Christian Unity
April 7, 2019 • Rev. Josh Eby
Have you ever wondered what Jesus prays for you?
At the conclusion of Jesus' Farewell Discourse to his disciples, on the eve of his crucification, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and prayed to his Heavenly Father for his disciples and the forthcoming church.
This 26 verse prayer, often titled Jesus' "High Priestly Prayer," is his longest recorded prayer.
This Sunday we have the honor of having the Rev. Josh Eby back in town to conclude our Lenten sermon series by preaching on Jesus’ famous prayer recorded in John 17.
To best prepare for Sunday's sermon, read and meditate on all 26 verses of John 17. As you do, may you reflect specifically on the key theme of Christian unity.
I look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday!
Pastor Adam
The Farewell Discourse: The Holy Spirit
March 31, 2019 • Rev. Chris Stratton
Father, Son, AND Holy Spirit.
Over and under-emphasis of the person of the Holy Spirit is extremely common. In some churches you would think that God is not triune, but is only functioning in the mode of the Holy Spirit. In others, you may wonder if there is even a person known as the Holy Spirit, because he is never mentioned.
Jesus' Farewell Discourse to his disciples, recorded in the Gospel of John, is drenched in trinitarian language. In chapter 14 the Holy Spirit was introduced as another Helper, and Jesus develops this reality more in chapter 16.
This Sunday the Rev. Chris Stratton will continue our Lenten series on The Farewell Discourse by teaching on the topic of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John chapter 16. To best prepare for Sunday, read and meditate on chapters 14 & 16. Reflect on the reality that we worship a Triune God, and that the Holy Spirit is a real and active person of the Trinity, who is a Helper to us every minute of every day.
I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday!
Pastor Adam
