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Steady in the Storm
It has been a heavy week for so many in our community. The rain has not seemed to let up, and many of you have been battling flooded basements, running pumps for days, and watching the water rise with weary hearts. Add to that the thunderstorm last night—the kind that shakes the windows and wakes you from sleep—and it’s no surprise that conversations have turned toward fear, uncertainty, and even questions about the end times. Moments like these have a How COVID has affected us
Pondering the Future
Have you ever wondered how the world will end? Will it end with a BANG or a whimper? Will we go up in flames in a world war or will a deadly virus slowly take us out one by one? Or perhaps you won’t be around when the world ends. Perhaps you will pass before it happens. Or Jesus may return before the world ends and takes us to be with Him. Don’t know. I don’t think anyone knows. The reason How COVID has affected us
A better Story
I attended a conference for preachers a month or so ago and one of the speakers shared a message from John 11 that really affected how I think about a sermon, but more importantly about how I think about the lessons learned from the raising of Lazarus. I shared these thoughts with a group of our leaders before a strategy session a few weeks ago. In John chapter 11 we read about the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Jesus How COVID has affected us