The Power of the Presence of Christ – April 6, 2008

The Power of the Presence of Christ Texts: Psalm 116:1-6; John 24:13-35; Acts 2:14a, 36-41; I Peter 1:17-25 The Presence of Christ was powerful in the lives of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. That same power is available to us today because of the Risen Christ. The Church is to be the Body…

Genuine Faith – March 30, 2008

Genuine Faith Texts: Psalm 16:1-2, 8-10; John 20:19-30; Acts 2:14a, 22-32; I Peter 1:3-9 In a world where we must constantly be on our guard against scams, seekers want to know if your faith is genuine, or just for show. Peter suggests that our trials come so that our faith might be proved genuine, and…

Jesus: The One and Only – March 23, 2008

Jesus: The One and Only Texts: Psalm 118:1, 15-16, 29; Matthew 28:1-10; Acts 10:34-43; John 3:16-17 On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Jon explores the evidence that John gives us, so that we might believe that Jesus is the One and Only, that He is authentic and can be trusted. For it is when we believe…

Good Friday: Who Do You Say that I Am? – March 21, 2008

Good Friday: Who Do You Say that I Am? In a joint Good Friday Service, members of the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church and the Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene imagine what it might have been like for the disciples and followers of Jesus to gather together after Jesus’ burial. As they attempt to…

Follow Me… For I Am the King – March 16, 2008

Follow Me…For I Am the King Texts: Psalm 118:25-27; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-11 Palm Sunday presents us an opportunity to consider how the disciples might have felt during Holy Week. We are reminded that the call to follow Jesus is a call to follow Him not just when it’s convenient or makes us…

Follow Me… And Come Forth From the Tomb – March 9, 2008

Follow Me…And Come Forth From the Tomb Texts: Psalm 150; Psalm 137; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The texts this week lead us to consider the “very dry” bones in Ezekiel, and the “very dead” Lazarus in John. When we realize that these are not simply hopeless situations, but have moved “beyond all hope,”…

Follow Me… And You Will See – March 2, 2008

Follow Me…And You Will See Texts: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The texts this week help us to understand that Jesus is the Light of the World, and that he desires for us to truly see as He sees. In contrast to the man born blind from birth, we find that…

Follow Me…Into the Wilderness – February 10, 2008

Follow Me…Into the Wilderness Texts: Psalm 32:6-7; Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Pastor Jon invites us to follow Jesus into the wilderness during this lenten season. The wilderness is a place that is dry and barren, a place with few comforts of life, a place where we are confronted with silence and solitude.…

Got Life? Got Music? (pt. 4 of 4) – February 3, 2008

Got Life? Got Music? (pt. 4 of 4) Texts: Psalm 37:3-6; Matthew 4:18-23; Romans 12:1-8; I Samuel 17:38-40; I Corinthians 12:28-31; I Peter 4:7-11; Ephesians 4:4-6, 11-13, 16 Pastor Jon concludes our study on Abundant Life by looking at the gifts, talents, and abilities that God has placed within each of us, and the unique…