SB_20150412_WhalenTalk about a bum rap; Jesus disciple, Thomas certainly got one. He’s listed in Webster’s dictionary twice: under “D” for “doubting Thomas” and under “T” for ‘Thomas, the doubting disciple. But just how fair is that reputation? Tim Whalen suggested in today’s sermon that Thomas might be fairly normal, or even that all of the […]
The beginning of Lenten Week. As we look forward to this special season of the Church calendar, Tim Whalen turned our thoughts to the revelation of Jesus as he was revealed to three of his disciples on the mountain: The story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. During lent we often turn our thoughts to Jesus, […]
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You can have a lot of things right; be in the right place; be with the right people… but you might still not really ‘be ready’. In the parable in Matthew 25 10 virgins were had so much in common, yet only 5 entered the chamber of the bridegroom for the wedding celebration. 5 others […]
Discipleship is a high calling and you might thing God would ‘shower favor’ on those who chose it. Well, maybe not. Yet absent the special favors of God, Tim Whalen shares with listeners that there is still very great benefit or reward for each person who lives a live of discipleship.
Pastor Dan is at General Assembly and our own Tim Whalen shared some thoughts from God’s Word on the subject: “What is discipleship? What is needed of a Christ Follower if he whats to be a disciple?
We, in America, do not like to talk about death. We have many avoidance tactics to keep this subject at bay. Not so in Jesus day. In his sermon, Tim Whalen takes us through the account in Luke’s Gospel where the Sadducees try to trip Jesus up with a question about the after-life. Well, you […]