What is your life about?
This Sunday begins the season that comes after Epiphany and before Lent. It's a two-month period for the church to focus our attention on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, before making our way to the cross and resurrection. It's a time to remind ourselves that our lives are found in Christ, so that ultimately others may see Christ in us.
In an effort to ground our lives in Christ this season, we will be looking at various interactions Jesus had with individuals, recorded in the Gospel of John. This Sunday we'll begin by studying John 3:1-15, the story of Jesus and his conversation with a Pharisee named Nicodemus.
To best prepare for Sunday, I recommend you read, meditate, and pray through the above verses. Reflect on how Nicodemus comes to Jesus with answers, but instead leaves confused.
I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday!
Pastor Adam
Jesus & Nicodemus
John 3:1-15
January 13, 2019 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
Living Bread
February 24, 2019 • Rev. Josh Eby
Christ is our life. This is the main theme of John’s Gospel account. It is seen clearly in the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand, and his teaching that follows in chapter six. Jesus gives bread to the crowd and then states that he is the bread of life. He meets their most basic physical need to live, and then shows them their most basic need to experience true life. Bread is the most basic life source for people across the world. Likewise, Christ is the most basic source of true life. This Sunday we have the honor of hearing Rev. Josh Eby continue our Epiphany sermon series through the Gospel of John, preaching on chapter six. Rev. Eby was a missionary in Peru that Redeemer supported for years, and he is currently the Founder and Executive Director of Vida House in Austin, Texas. Vida House exists to train ministry leaders in and for cross-cultural mission in life-giving ways. Rev. Eby also currently works for Redeemer as a consultant, to help the Pastoral Search Committee and Session during our search for our next Senior Pastor. Prior to the sermon, I am excited that one of the members of the Pastoral Search Committee (PSC) will come forward to give an update on all the work the PSC has done over the past month, and will give an overview of the next few months. I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday! Pastor Adam
Jesus & The Man at the Pool
February 17, 2019 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
Do you want to be healed? In John 5, Jesus asks a man this question, and it’s the same question he still asks us today. Don’t immediately assume you know the answer to that question. Often, we don't really want to be healed. We might be in denial of our sickness - whether physical, spiritual, or some type of an addiction. Perhaps we are aware of our sickness, but the work it would take to change feels like too much to invest, or even fathom. Or maybe we’ve just become complacent in our current state. "Do you want to be healed?" Seems like an easy question to answer. But as we will see, it’s often not that simple. This Sunday we will return to our Epiphany sermon series, looking at the life and ministry of Jesus from the Gospel of John with the overarching theme of our life in Christ. In preparation for Sunday's sermon, spend a few minutes to read, meditate and pray through John 5:1-18. Reflect on Jesus' question to the man near the pool, and how you would answer that question if Jesus asked you. I look forward to gathering to worship with you this Sunday! In Christ, Pastor Adam