Lord's Supper Sermon

Saturday in Between

I have often thought that the day after the death of Christ on the cross must have been one of the scariest moments in the lives of the disciples. Yet, perhaps it wasn't...perhaps they were contemplating how their lives had been forever changed by this teacher they had committed to follow. Frederick Buechner offers some wonderful thoughts on Easter, below is one of my favorites.

Late Friday afternoon he died, and then there was Saturday, which should have been the worst day except that somehow or other perhaps it was not. If for even as much as an instant we look up into the full brilliance of the sun, we find that for hours afterward whenever we close our eyes the outline of the sun is still there as though the image had been branded on our eyelids; and so it must have been for the ones who had been present that Friday on the hill where he was executed.  Taken from The Magnificent Defeat 

Memphis Mission Trip

 We moved a lot of chairs last week as we reset their main worship room and their youth worship room.

 Prayer walking The University of Memphis Campus

 We had storage rooms and closest to clean out and organize.

A group shot with some of the New Direction staff. Pastor Karen, their associate pastor is in the front giving the deuces.

Quoteable Quotes

A Christian begins with the conclusion that a good God will restore creation to its original design, and sees all history as proceeding toward that end.
Philip Yancey

God's desire is to use our powerlessness to send us fleeing back to him. Evil wants it to send us reeling to rely on ourselves with even greater intensity. We unwittingly follow evil's plan when we attempt to escape our powerlessness through martyrdom, rebellion, or disengagement.
Dan Allender

In contrast to many a preacher today, Jesus knew that "love your enemies" didn't mean "don't make any."

William Sloane Coffin

Clinging to the Light

So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light

'Cause oh that gave me such a fright

But I will hold as long as you like

Just promise me we'll be alright

So lead me back, turn south from that place

And close my eyes to my recent disgrace

'Cause you know my call

And we'll share my all

And our children come and they will hear me roar

These lyrics from Mumford and Sons have owned me for the past week. It seems that many I have talked to in recent days are battling so much darkness, as we all are. Darkness both within and without...sin, the results of the fall, death, decay...all lead us to groan for the redemption of our lives and our world. The hope in these words of the promise that in Christ we will be alright, that the new heavens and new earth of Revelation will be a reality for us who hope in Christ! As we battle the darkness and wage war against sin, we must cling to the light of the gospel for our present and coming salvation!

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