Why Philly Fans are Crazy

February 16, 2020
Why Philly Fans are so Crazy!

Subtitle:  What is the Good Life?

The Good Life is often thought of in terms of individual achievement or happiness.  Moses, in the book of Deuteronomy, offers a different version of the good life.  The pieces (family, health, food, meaningful work, rule of law) are likely the same as today, but the big difference is how they are framed.  They are framed in terms of a community, a community ground in God’s faithfulness to the past and the present.  The good life isn’t about finding someone to love or something to do but finding our place in a community, something bigger than ourselves.
And yes, all of this explains why Eagles fans are so crazy.
Based on Matthew 5:21-26 and Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Blessed are they who grieve

February 2, 2020
Why is it that when basketball star Kobe Bryant died, so many people, regardless of whether or not they liked Kobe (or even really knew Kobe), they found themselves grieving?

Pastor Rob reflects on Jesus’ words, “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”  Our culture often shuts grief down, rather than allow us to be healed by God.   Pastor Rob reflects on first Jesus and then the church’s ministry of comforting those who grieve.

On this Sunday, we also commission people for a listening ministry, called Stephen Ministry, who accompany care receivers through grief.  Based on Matthew 5:1-11