Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. John 11:21

Greetings in the name of Jesus!

Like He did with Mary, Jesus also challenges our expectations because He doesn’t subject Himself to our will. Jesus doesn’t come running to give us the quick fixes we want. But He brings about a whole new life through death. That is what he means when he says, “take up your cross and follow me” (Lk 9:23) i.e. that the old man must die first for the new man to rise; and Jesus takes His time with us. He knows we are slow learners so He walks us slowly, slowly subjecting us to the way of the cross, daily training us to face death: to die a little each day – daily to sin – to also rise daily with Him and not be anxious about life because life is His to give and He is determined to give us life abundance.

Come hear more this Sunday at Resurrection. Our day will begin at 10am with Bible study and Sunday school, followed by the Divine Service with Holy Communion at 11am.

We look forward to seeing you.

Pastor Jaime