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Encountering God in the difficulties of life

Jesus calls Mathew the tax collector to follow him, and then joins "taxcolllectors and sinners" for dinner. To the Pharisees this is a scandal. To Jesus, this is essential mission. He is like a physician enerstly seeking out the sick to bring them healing.

Jesus gives an invitation to anyone who is thirsty to come and drink of Him. In other words to believe in Him along for salvation. And we see 4 responses.

Jesus invites "anyone" to follow him. There are no qualifications, no prerequisites, anyone can follow. Let's talk more about what that means, join us today.

Fr. Austin Titus offers a homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. For more from Epiphany, visit our Facebook page! facebook.com/churchoftheepiphanynyc

This lesson is an example of how understanding the history of when the events of the Bible occurred will help us better understand what the Bible says. Specifically, this lesson looks at the history of special suppers and banquets.

Luke 5:27-32 As believers we have a mission to evangelize the world. In Luke 5 we look at the way our Lord Jesus created open doors, and then took the opportunities to present the good news to the people around Him.

Theme: Understanding the visions of Peter and Cornelius. In this passage God chose an italian man to represent all gentiles, to be converted for God’s glory. Cornelius and Peter surrendered their traditions, their culture and they became the one new man, Jew and gentile. They received the gospel truth and they were invited to the God’s welcome party. The Gospel is God’s welcome celebration for all people.

The concept of invitation is central to the Christian faith, for we receive salvation by accepting, not by birth or coersion. God fully displayed His love and the cost of our salvation in the gift of His Son. Even the angels are filled with joy and praise. The invitation is personally accepted or rejected, and with the acceptance comes peace because everything is as it should be.

Right or wrong, who you are related to makes a big difference in the nature of life and how it is lived. If you are in politics and your name is Kennedy or Bush you will have an advantage over others. If you are related to the owner of a company you have an advantage at getting significant positions…

Many good times involve food. We can all remember special family times around the table at Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. We may remember that first dinner out with a special someone. In my home growing up supper time was always the time we connected as a family. We continued that practice in our…

In the weeks ahead we are going to hear a great deal about Jesus. There will be the scores of Christmas specials in which Christmas carols tell the story of Jesus' birth. Christmas cards with pictures of a manger, or shepherds, or the three kings will allude to the story of Jesus' coming into the world.…

Jesus' teaching to the people of Israel that they have rejected God's invitation, so the invitation will go out to the Gentiles.

Invitation to Life John 1:43-51 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 11, 2012 *Invitations make a difference! -- I am standing here today because of an invitation Georgia Savoie Canterbury gave to me 36 years ago. Georgia simply invited a new co-worker to church, a lost co-worker, one…

By Pastor Glenn Pease The janitor of the First Security State Bank of Boise, Idaho, accidentally put a box of checks worth $840,000 on the wrong table. The next morning the paper shredder operator dumped the contents of the box into his machine, and cut the checks into shreds. When the mistake was discovered…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A king once stopped at a village inn to rest after and unsuccessful attempt at hunting. While putting his horse in a barn he noticed several chalked targets drawn on the barn wall with bullet holes right through the bull's eye. He was impressed and asked the inn keeper to call the…

By Pastor Glenn Pease If you think Psalm 117 is a short chapter, you are right, for it is the shortest in all the Bible. But it is twice as long in English as it is in the original Hebrew. It is 33 words in English, but only 17 in the Hebrew. And it is another of the many paradoxes of the Bible, for…

Intro – A pair of cows were talking in the field. One says, “Have you heard about the mad cow disease that’s going around?” “Yeah,” the other cow says. “Makes me glad I’m a penguin.” In that case, perhaps self-deception was a good thing! But most of the time, not so much! That’s our theme today. Many…

Sermon: “I will go, Lord!” Based upon Scriptures: Exodus 4: 1-17 Prepared By Carl Schaefer For September 4, 2011 God was speaking with the angels one day as they were trying to complete the list of invitations with the names of those souls coming to heaven that day. On the list so far was a priest from…