On The Road

And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself." Luke 24: 25-27

This weekend is Palm Sunday and we are going to investigate a passage I am sure that Jesus taught these two disciples while walking the Road to Emmaus. The passage is found in Genesis 22 entitled in my Bible -"The Sacrifice of Isaac". A baffling passage, "Why would God encourage Abraham to child sacrifice???" If Jesus used this passage to teach about himself, what did he teach? How was God working in this passage to reveal Jesus and His heart for mankind?

I pray as we look at this passage it will chase away "your foolish and slow to believe heart" and replace it with a heart "burning for Jesus" and the truth found in the cross and the resurrection.

I look forward to seeing you this weekend and hope you will make worshipping our Lord a priority in your schedule.

This would be a great week to invite a friend! I have had many people ask the question about child sacrifice and this passage. So Bring a Friend! It's one of the great OT Gospel passages and we will investigate it together.

Please continue to "Pray and Watch" in "your world". Easter is the most attended Sunday in the Church year! It's a great opportunity to invite a friend and to share all that God has done and been doing in your life. People are interested in Jesus Christ and especially how he has changed your life.

God Bless and See You This Weekend!

Pastor Randy

Big Thaw

It's 62 degrees today and my father-in-law is in town to do some ice fishing. He is out right now and probably within the hour I will be cleaning fish. (should I have given him a life-jacket this morning?) It seems like a couple days ago that winter had a firm grip on our area. How quickly things can change. In two days the calendar changes to spring and new stuff starts happening all over the place.

As I thought about this sudden change I was reminded of the Chronicles of Narnia and how the ice queen had complete icy control and a new wind and breath (Aslan-a representation of the power and presence of God) came, touched hearts and new life came about.

If you are a believer, Spring is a great time to celebrate and remember God's life changing touch and presence in your life. As we celebrate the life we have in Christ this Easter (of course we celebrate daily as well) it is my prayer that you will share this life with other's around you.

Take on the mindset of Paul, who once he had experienced new life in Christ, said he could never see anyone around him the same again. We all need a life changing touch from God. It might seem that all those around you aren't interested or have everything together. Take on Paul's and Christ's mind, know everyone needs a touch from God. "Pray and Watch" and trust that God is working because He promises to "Draw All to Himself".

This weekend we continue looking at the most famous sermon in the world and probably some of the most famous words of this sermon acknowledged and honored through out the world called "the golden rule." Though these words are heralded as some of the wisest and acknowledged as the highest ideal and good in the world, there is a problem. It never seems to work. People don't seem to ever follow the rule. Find out why and what you can do about this problem and "oops" that you may be part of the problem-this weekend at Constance.

I hope you will prioritize our time together. No question, Christ has entrusted and changed each believer with the Gospel message of life in Christ. It matters for the world around us that this message is heard and understood. Just remember--If God can change you-He can thaw and change those you are praying for. What a privilege to be apart of life transformation that will last forever.

See You this weekend!

God Bless

Pastor Randy

Anniversaries and Things

Judge Not! Lest You Be Judged! Most of us have heard those words of Jesus many times. Sometimes people use those words defensively by saying,"Stop Judging Me!" It seems we use these words frequently and many times to our advantage. All of us are pretty good at quick opinions and judgments. This weekend we will explore what Jesus said on this topic and why this sin if often misunderstood and often devastating to community.

Deb and I just got back from visiting family and friends in Texas. It's actually a part of our 30th anniversary celebration that will continue until after our actual July 12 date. We had a great time and experienced the Houston rodeo. WOW, I never knew such a things existed but it was fun and I ate more beef in three days than a normal month. It's a three week celebration with parades, concerts, the largest and richest rodeo event the largest livestock exhibition in the world etc.............Find out more at www.houstonrodeo.net if you are looking for an anniversary outing. You will have about 2 million friends to celebrate with.

March 9th marked my 24th anniversary at Constance Free Church. Several folks from the original calling committee still call Constance home-all the original committee are still friends. March 9th every year I thank God for this amazing church. It's such a blessing to be your Pastor.

Just a reminder for the weekend- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS!!!!- So set your clock forward 1 hour on Saturday night and you won't miss the blessing of gathering as a body this weekend.

See you this weekend and don't forget to Pray and Watch wherever you go. You can be about the work of God's Kingdom everywhere and all the time.

God Bless,

Pastor Randy