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October 2016

But then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the constabulary? What practise yous read there?" He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your centre, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have given the right respond, practise this and you volition live." But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho…Luke 10.25-30a

 To the saints who serve God equally disciples in Jesus' name in Showtime Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, greetings;

     And then, what would you lot claim amongst the best all time questions? What most when it comes to questions Jesus asks? We looked at one final calendar month, "Do you desire to be made well?" which was addressed to the unnamed man at the pool of Bethesda, a question that is in fact asked of non just every person (thus the reason behind the man not having a name) as well equally every faith community (given John'due south tendency to speak on more than than one level at whatsoever given time). What of questions asked Jesus? For me, this would take to rank as one of the very best: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?", because information technology has many assumptions congenital into it.

Start, the thought of an inheritance assumes more than a bones socio-economic level, doesn't information technology? The question has to practise with eternal life, but the thrust of the question still deals with "inherit". Second, "what must I do" indicates that it's not really a gift, every bit an inheritance is, information technology's something that the person asking, the lawyer in this example, is assuming tin be earned or acquired by other than but beingness received. That said, it's a worthwhile question, one I have suggested well-nigh of usa would be willing to write a significant check to acquire.

Jesus, equally he is often portrayed as doing, honors the questioner equally much as the question. He asks the lawyer to participate in the process of agreement not only the answer, simply the question. Initially the lawyer is willing, even eager, to respond, speaking forthright out of his do and his piety as to what is required of a faithful Jew. The response he gives is a course of the Shema, the common morning and evening prayer of a true-blue Jew. Jesus affirms his response and encourages him to just "do this", in other words, put the words into practice, assuring the lawyer that his response is right and will exist life-giving in practice.

Then the lawyer gives himself away, according to Luke: "Merely wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor'?" Jesus tells the story of the "Good Samaritan" (although "good" does non appear in the story), i of Jesus' most beloved stories.

What do you recall of the lawyer'south question? What exercise you think about Jesus' invitation to the lawyer to answer his question? What do yous think of the lawyer's question as to whom he could/couldn't consider his neighbor? Whom practice you consider your neighbor? We'll exist examining this question in October and early on November in worship and in study within FPCC.

Thank you for the privilege of being your temporary supply pastor. May this notice you doing the best you can in all that you lot do with all you have, given God's help, amidst the challenges and comforts that come your mode.

Be Well…Timm

*A Special Thank you…

Give thanks you very much for your many expressions of kindness at the time of my Dad'due south death. I remain grateful and thankful to yous for your care of me. Cheers to the members of the Session for their leadership during my absence from FPCC to be with my family in Minnesota, and to those on the staff with whom I have the privilege of serving for their actress service during my absenteeism.

Thanks exist to God for the privilege of serving God with you in this place at this fourth dimension. ~ Timm

Rev. Timm High Reflecting on Religion, Hope & Dearest

John 21.one-eight, xv-17

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this fashion. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going line-fishing."

They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, merely that night they caught nothing.

Just after day break, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did non know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, "Children, you have no fish, have you?"

They answered him, "No." He said to them, "Cast the cyberspace to the right side of the boat, and you will notice some." Then they cast it, and now they were not able to haul information technology in because at that place were and then many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,

"It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the ocean. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the internet full of fish, for they were not far from the land, just about a hundred yards off… When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John,

do you dear me more than these?" He said to him, "Aye, Lord; you lot know that I love yous." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you dearest me?" He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; y'all know that I love y'all."

Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt considering he said to him the tertiary time,

"Do yous love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, yous know everything; y'all know that I love yous." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep."

To the saints who serve God as disciples in Jesus' proper noun in First Presbyterian Church building of the Covenant, greetings;

It is again the Season of Easter. The preparation fourth dimension, going back to Ash Midweek, six weeks of Lent including Palm/Passion Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter: it's over. The mean solar day of Easter is past, the Season of Easter, l days lasting until Pentecost, has begun.

John's story is similar to one in Luke five. His purpose is to show how Jesus continued to exist present to the disciples not only in the wake of the day of Easter, simply the days continuing subsequently Easter. Peter wants to get back and Jesus doesn't stop him from going back, he simply shares that at that place'southward no going back to earlier Peter encountered Jesus.

The Season of Easter is a reminder that not only is every Dominicus a mini-Easter, every day is a 24-hour interval of resurrection because of what God has washed in the person of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit in demonstrating that death is non the final word of God just resurrection is. The Flavour of Easter is a reminder to us that, being Easter people—people of the resurrection—in that location is no going dorsum to earlier we were encountered past Jesus!

Thank you for the privilege of being your temporary supply pastor. May this season of your life notice you doing the all-time yous can in all that you do with all you accept, given God's help, amidst the challenges and comforts that come your way.

Be Well…Timm

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