Looking Toward Sunday

April 1, 2012 - Palm Sunday

“Into God's Future”

We continue our Lenten worship and sermon series, "Ready for a Change".  (If you've missed any of the sermons, you can listen to the podcast here.)  Our first scripture reading for the day will be Mark 1:14-15 - Jesus begins his ministry with the announcement: "Now is the time!  Here comes God's kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!"   Our second reading is the story of Jesus' palm-paved entry into Jerusalem (read it here).

Jesus calls each of us to work toward change – change in ourselves and change in the world.  He calls us to help transform God’s future into a present day reality.  That’s not an easy mission!  Sometimes we’ll face resistance – even conflict.  But just as Jesus rode into opposition with the parade of palms, so we must dare to continue our journey of change, trusting in the Good News, even and especially in the face of challenges.  Are you ready to be God's change-agent for love, justice and peace in the world?

See you on Sunday!