Message title: “Need vs Want” Text: Acts 2:42-47
We are hearing the phrase “essential workers” a lot right now, and the reality of what that means is coming into focus in a new way for society at large. But for Christians, it should not be a surprise. At the very start of the Christian movement, the writer of the book of Acts describes a community of mutual material that raises that, today, raises the question “What is essential?”. It comes down to understanding and unpacking what we Need versus what we Want, and taking on the challenge of what that ought to mean for us now and as we move into the future.

Thank you to Joanne Lorenzo for providing our music. You can learn about Joanne’s ministry at https://magdaleneproject.org.

Message title: “Good Shepherds?”. The image of the shepherd is an indelible image in the human imagination. The metaphor and image of Jesus as The Good Shepherd is also strongly rooted the Christian imagination. In the Gospel of John chapter 10, the main place this image comes from, the text IS NOT, as most people think, only about believers being the sheep that Jesus cares for. Mostly, it is about religious leaders being asked to examine themselves: Are they Good Shepherds . . . or are they thieves and wolves! And this leads to an even more important question for us today. With so many versions of Christianity out there, who is right?

Message title: “Look for the Markers”. Focusing on the text in Luke 24:13-35 known as “On the Road to Emmaus”, the message encourages us to not miss the markers of God’s presence with us while all find ourselves on this strange kind of journey.