I wasn't raised in the church. When I first attended church, I remarked at how often Jesus’ suffering and death were mentioned.
And a few minutes ago, I picked this flower.
Have you ever thought about how to survive in this world?
Today, I also want to talk to you about the relationships that we have in our life.
Today I want to talk a little bit about the church.
What's this church thing all about? For those of you that haven't been raised in a religious home or used to going church, you may be wonder, why do people go to church?
It's interesting that becoming part of a Christian congregation is really a wonderful blessing from God.
You know, there's a lot of different kinds of churches out there. What should you look for in a church?
Jesus is going to come in, he's going to come to church, he's going to speak wonderful words from God's Word, and then he is going to be completely rejected, abused and they're going to try to kill him. But notice how this section starts out.
In 1878 bandits hid their stolen gold somewhere in South Dakota. Yet, this treasure is worthless if no one knows where it is.
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!
We're like little birds sometimes inconsequential to others, but very very precious to God.