Good day, friends.  I pray for you this week that you experience the love that God has for you.  It is greater than any other.  He knows what you are feeling.  Take comfort in that, and in the sweet union to come.

It was good to see everyone again last Sunday.  I’m so glad you chose to overcome whatever obstacles may have been in your path to come and be with us.  Good things are happening.

I think our series on the kingdom of God has come to an end, but as I search the rest of the scriptures I find related topics that will be of value for us to explore.  Today I was reading from Luke 9:57-62.  Jesus is making His final journey to Jerusalem, and on the way He holds conversations with three people that seem to want to follow Him, but in each case something holds them back.

His answers sure don’t seem designed to encourage them.  To the first He points out that He has no permanent home.  To the second He seems to show a calloused disregard for the death of the man’s father, and to the third, who just wants to say goodbye to his folks, he says, “”No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” By this time we should know Jesus well enough to understand that His words are more than what they seem.  His purpose is always redemptive.  So let’s dive in and see if we can learn what He is teaching us.

Come join us and bring a friend!

Love you all,

Larry