Peaks and Valleys

We enter life through death.  Jesus tells us to love our enemies.  God’s strength is powerful in our weakness.  Jesus was born to die. Experiencing  true wealth means turning our backs on material things.  How do we begin to wrap our minds around the paradox of the Christian life?  Everything contradicts itself, yet, when one follows Christ, we experience the peace that passes all understanding.  It’s like stepping into the Upside Down.  Everything we thought we knew is completely upside down, and we discover a life of meaning that is counter intuitive to this world.

Be creative!  Take risks!  Let the Holy Spirit lead!

Review this message from February, 2018 as Pastor Kristen starts our Lenten sermon series.

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Read the scripture: Mark 8: 31-38

After listening to this message, apply its teachings to your  life by following these next steps:

1. Peak or Valley, wherever you are, pause to be there with Christ.  Keep your eyes on the eternal.

2. Invite someone you know to join you next Sunday for this sermon series.  If they enjoy Stranger Things, they’ll get a kick out it.  If they long to understand Biblical stranger things, they’ll learn and grow.