A Reading from Scripture Luke 22:14-20 NIV 14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17 After taking the Read more »
Breaking Bread with Jesus Sunday April 4th Easter Sunday In-Person worship at 10:30 — must be registered by Friday April 2nd – email to pleasantgroveumcmd@gmail.com or speak to Pastor Dick. Opening Reflection God desires for us to live humbly — every single day. God does not approve of the haughty, arrogant approach that is often Read more »
A Reading from Scripture Luke 14: 1-14 NIV 14One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Read more »
Opening Reflection Go back and read the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Look where Jesus invested his life: it was in the lives of others. You will not read about Jesus’ bank account, or his home, or his clothing. You will read about people whose lives became intertwined with his. People like blind Bartimaeus, Read more »