Jesus tells Peter to “feed my sheep.”  He refers to caring for people who were or would become followers of Jesus.  This is our charge as well, and so we feed them the food that gives life and peace and joy…PIZZA!  Just kidding, we feed them with the love, truth and hope of Jesus.

What proof do you need in order to believe that something is absolutely true?  Thomas did not believe the words of the women and the other disciples; he wanted to see and touch Jesus for himself to believe that Jesus was alive.  Jesus delivered BIG TIME!  Do you believe it?

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love” (Jackie DeShannon).  What the world needs now is true love, the sweet love of Jesus.  And we are the ones who deliver it.  Sweet love.

Why do we worship Jesus?  Because He makes (AND KEEPS) promises that no one else can deliver.  Jesus says He is the resurrection and the life and He proves it by raising a person who was dead.  I don’t know anyone else who can do that.  Do you?

Jesus says that He will set us free.  But if a person is already free, why do we need Jesus?  That is what Jesus addresses in John 8.

Why did Jesus come here?  What was His ultimate goal?  John 3:17 summarizes this perfectly: not to condemn the world, but to save the world.  As a church devoted to the mission of Jesus, this is our focus as well.

Light and darkness.  Rejection and reception.  Law and grace.  There is a broad spectrum of what a person experiences when they meet Jesus.  This is true today as we encounter Jesus in our lives and introduce Him – His love, truth and hope – to others.