Deep Thoughts by Mr. G

What are you reading?

In Skye Jethan's book, Immeasurable, he tells the following "Sheep are stupid. Consider news that came from Turkey in 2005. People from the town of Gevas watched in horror as one sheep jumped to its death, and then 1500 more followed after. When the villagers, whose livelihoods depended on the flock, arrived at the bottom of the mountain, they found a billowy white pile of death. In all, 450 sheep were lost, but amazingly the rest survived. It seems that as the pile grew higher, the fall was more cushioned. Why did these sheep perish? It turns out the shepherds responsible for protecting the flock had left the sheep on the mountain and had gone to eat breakfast when the fleeces started to fly." Talk about your fur about to fly. The lesson: We all need a shepherd in our lives ...Especially the Great Shepherd.

From the Desk of our Preacher: He Is Risen! Why Christmas? Why Easter? Take a fresh look at Jesus’ answer to these questions. Read it slowly several times so it will sink in. “This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending His Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts Him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust Him has long been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to Him.” John 3:16-18 (Message Bible) May God’s love become a very real thing in your head and in your heart as we get ready to celebrate the Resurrection together. See you Sunday. In Him, Gerrard