'Pastor’s Piece/Peace' Tagged Posts (Page 5)
From the pastor
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith…. By faith…. By faith… therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 11-12 You see as we immerse ourselves in the faith that we have been taught, and the faith…
From the pastor….
Love, Welcoming Community, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith As we move into the July, can you believe it, July, …we are called to live together in “Hesed” Loving kindness, steadfast love… When asked in worship a few weeks ago to share where you saw hesed, here is how you replied.. Helping with things, being happy, singing praises, in a spouse or partner, church family, children, Pastor Mindy, things we do in the community, fellowship, Bible school, search committee, at work, family. What…
From the pastor…
From the pastor…. Love, Welcoming Community, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22 Abundance—comes from the word abundant, which means: present in great quality, more than adequate, as in, we are richly supplied by God. We are overflowing in fullness and generosity. When we look at our abundance, and give out of our abundance, we don’t need to wring our hands, we need to offer thanksgiving.…
Pastors time
From the Pastor… Love, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith, Welcoming community Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! What wonderful good news for us. We live, love, be and have faith because we know that Christ lives with us. We can ask questions, doubt, be together, and grow because the women found the tomb empty, because God keeps God’s promises. Now this doesn’t mean that everything is status quo or stays the same. No it means that we have to live and…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
For the week of 12 Apr, the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up First Congregational Church, UCC of Columbus. Please keep Sr. Pastor, Rev. Tim Ahrens; Associate Pastor, Rev. Emily Corzine and the members and friends of First Congregational Church in your prayers this week.
Spring is coming
From the pastor… Spring is coming.. the time has changed, we sprang ahead, the daffodils and crocus are popping out of ground, the grass is greening up, the trees are budding, and Easter is right around the corner. For the last few weeks we have been experiencing Lent. Lent is a time where we seriously take a look as who we are as disciples of Jesus Christ, and work at changing those things about ourselves that separate us from God.…
Lent
What is Lent? Lent is the six weeks before Easter is called the “Lenten Season”. It is a time to focus on the suffering, death and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. The word “lent” means “lengthen” and stands for that time in spring when the days grow longer. The original period of Lent was 40 hours. It was spent fasting to commemorate…
Thank you thank you thank you
From the pastor… Thank you! For all the wonderful expressions of love and compassion. The cards, gifts, food, surprises, words of encouragement WE are so appreciative and blessed The Quellhorst/Lacefield family is so joy-filled to be a part of the Grace United Church of Christ family Thank you!! This Epiphany season, as we gather to worship and praise God, may we remember why we are here, what God is calling us to do and be, and share the compassion and…
Journeying into Lent
Love, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith, Welcoming community From the Pastor… Extravagant welcome, continuing testament, changing lives… these are words that I believe lead in our journey of faith here at Grace United Church of Christ. We are called to be on the journey of faith together, to grow and love and be. Our journeys are different, but they are our journeys and they shape us. Learning to listen and be kind and loving is part of our journey. Learning not to…
Advent Blessings
Advent blessings from Pastor Mindy, AJ and Andy…. A month of preparing ourselves, our hearts, our minds for Jesus Daily we pray and listen, for we do not know when Jesus will come again Very lucky are we, we can hear, listen, and be the story of love. Every day we open our hearts to listen to God Now is the time to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming Time is at hand, for a little child…