April 27 saw the Wrangell Seventh-day Adventist Congregation starting their new monthly collaborative sermon series. As previously mentioned in this blog, since the church does not currently have a full time pastor it falls on the elders and other lay members to provide the weekly sermons. One way that they have resolved to fill in the gaps is by having a monthly testimony service or in this case a collaboration with the congregation and the speaker. This month they started going to go through the miracles of Jesus in chronological order.
Brooke Reynolds, one the elders, begin by reading the first parable of Jesus where he turns water to wine (John 2:1-11). The congregation was then invited to share their thoughts on the miracle. One person mentioned that Jesus' first miracle was for a couple who didn't even know the miracle was happening at their wedding. Next someone read the second miracle, the healing of the official's son (John 4:43-54). And again the congregation shared their thoughts and questions on if miracles only happen for those who have faith in them.
After a special music, Marlin Benedict, another elder, picked up with the third (Mark 1:21-27) and fourth (Mark 1:29-31) miracles. In the miracle of the evil spirit leaving the man, the congregation was remind that Jesus is Lord of all the physical, mental, and spiritual. In the final miracle (4th) of the sermon, the healing of Peter's mother in law, it was pointed out that the woman was so grateful that she began to serve. Jesus didn't heal her just to make her do something for them.
So for the next few months, one weekend a month the congregation will join together to look over the miracles of Jesus. As they do they hope to grew in understanding and be able to share with others what they have learned.
Brooke Reynolds, one the elders, begin by reading the first parable of Jesus where he turns water to wine (John 2:1-11). The congregation was then invited to share their thoughts on the miracle. One person mentioned that Jesus' first miracle was for a couple who didn't even know the miracle was happening at their wedding. Next someone read the second miracle, the healing of the official's son (John 4:43-54). And again the congregation shared their thoughts and questions on if miracles only happen for those who have faith in them.
After a special music, Marlin Benedict, another elder, picked up with the third (Mark 1:21-27) and fourth (Mark 1:29-31) miracles. In the miracle of the evil spirit leaving the man, the congregation was remind that Jesus is Lord of all the physical, mental, and spiritual. In the final miracle (4th) of the sermon, the healing of Peter's mother in law, it was pointed out that the woman was so grateful that she began to serve. Jesus didn't heal her just to make her do something for them.
So for the next few months, one weekend a month the congregation will join together to look over the miracles of Jesus. As they do they hope to grew in understanding and be able to share with others what they have learned.
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