Now and again I feel compelled to "market" a sermon . . . and over the next two weekends I'll be relating some inspiring stories about two towns.
First, this weekend . . . we'll have a look at a centurion who invites Jesus to heal a servant in his home. It's a story of radical hospitality on many levels: social, cultural, religious. And I have a wonderful story about a small Michigan town that displayed remarkable hospitality to strangers back in 1937. And better yet, if you attend worship this weekend, you will receive a warm invitation from Jesus himself, who invites you to his feast.
The following weekend, we'll visit the prophet Elijah as we find him visiting the home of a poor widow who, seemingly, has run out of oil and meal. But there's a miracle and the oil keeps flowing. Just shows what God's abundance can do. And I'll also tell you about a person from San Diego, California who learned some of these life-lessons of abundance and hospitality the hard way . . . or perhaps the best way. He actually lived it from the streets up--and began when he was nineteen years old. Tell our teens. But it's a message for everyone.
Hope to see you in the welcoming place this summer! Calvary is not the same without YOU.
~Pastor Todd
First, this weekend . . . we'll have a look at a centurion who invites Jesus to heal a servant in his home. It's a story of radical hospitality on many levels: social, cultural, religious. And I have a wonderful story about a small Michigan town that displayed remarkable hospitality to strangers back in 1937. And better yet, if you attend worship this weekend, you will receive a warm invitation from Jesus himself, who invites you to his feast.
The following weekend, we'll visit the prophet Elijah as we find him visiting the home of a poor widow who, seemingly, has run out of oil and meal. But there's a miracle and the oil keeps flowing. Just shows what God's abundance can do. And I'll also tell you about a person from San Diego, California who learned some of these life-lessons of abundance and hospitality the hard way . . . or perhaps the best way. He actually lived it from the streets up--and began when he was nineteen years old. Tell our teens. But it's a message for everyone.
Hope to see you in the welcoming place this summer! Calvary is not the same without YOU.
~Pastor Todd
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