From the Pastor: Resurrection — The Game Changer
A few years ago, I mentioned the Methuselah tree, grown from date plant seeds, found in an archeological site at Masada in Israel from around the time of Jesus. They were the extinct remnants of the kind of Palm trees probably used on Palm Sunday to herald the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11). The seeds, excavated about 40 years ago, lay locked up until Sarah Sallon, director of the Louis L. Borick Natural Medicine Research Center at the Hadassah
Finding Jesus, the Right Time, and More — Join Us on Sunday!
This week at Starnberg Fellowship! Quote of the Week I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God. -Elisabeth Elliot Sunday, 21 March 2021 Join Us on Zoom @ 16:00 hrs! Scriptures: Psalm 71: 1-16, 20-22, Romans 5:1-4 Sermon: Suffering Gives Birth
Just the Right Time
By Mike Page Have you had several things come together simultaneously so that without one, the other couldn't have happened or couldn't have been as successful? Science is good at this. Take a look at how Watson and Crick arrived at the final structure of DNA. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published an article entitled "Molecular Structure of DNA." It was the very first time the classic double helix structure of DNA had been published. But you don't come up with
Misperceiving God
How frequently do we either complain or get resentful, misunderstanding God’s plan and good purpose for us? Too often! We need to push reset to refocus and see what he is really accomplishing in our lives. In the Old Testament Book of Ruth, verses 1:1-5; 20-22. Briefly, what we learn is that there was a famine in the land of Judah during the time of the Judges. Elimelech, a Jew of Bethlehem, left Judah and moved his wife and two sons to
Betrayal and Abandonment: Can We Forgive and Forget?
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. –Proverbs 18:24 For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God’s house we walked in the throng. –Psalm 55:12–14 No matter who we are, what we do, or
Come to Me
By Brian Rogers “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30 It’s awkward for me to speak about the above verses. Part of the passage I know, have experienced and can talk about. The other part
How Do We Pray?
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.” -Luke 11:1-4 As Christians, we know we should pray because both the Old and New Testaments
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 100 – A New Day
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. -Ephesians 3:20-21 Do you ever wonder how you can get anything done for God in this world where evil is thriving and no one is listening or caring about what you may have to offer? Dr. Snyder
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 99 – The Final Chapter
by TJ Bates "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." -Revelation 21:4 This verse is filled with so much hope—nor more death, or pain or sorrow. Just imagine God wiping away our tears! Paradise restored, and as Dr. Snyder says, it is restored "in a similar but far greater way at the end." He calls this "the perfect conclusion to the
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 98 – Joy
by TJ Bates If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. -John 15:10-11 When I sing one of the many hymns or praise songs that have been written about God's joy and love, I can't help but feel joyful. But how do I capture his true joy
