To the Flock...

After months of reading our way through the Hebrew Bible, we have finally come to the gospels, the good news of Jesus of Nazareth.

We have been becoming biblical scholars. We know most of the major people of the Bible and why they are important. We know most of the major stories of the Bible. We even know where some of t hem are in the Bible and how they fit into the larger story. We can recall the whole story of the Old Testament from creation through the important families to Egypt and the Exodus and the promised land. We remember the judges and kings (can you name three Israelite rulers?), the kingdom divided, conquered, and restored. In knowing these stories, we come to know more about our God and about ourselves.

As we look back over the stories of the Old Testament, we begin to see that God has been setting the stage for the most important part of the story, the sending of God's Son! I hope you will continue reading as we quickly make our way through the New Testament and learn more about God's plan for us and for the world. God's wowrd is a gift to us, how we learn about who God is and what God is doing in the world.

We are becoming a congregation that knows and is shaped by God's story, lives into God's purposes, and is sent into the world to bear witness to God's grace. Join us on this journey learning more about God and God's word, glimpsing God's grace, growing in faith and discovering how God is calling us to live out our faith. See you in church!

Shamaine