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Rob’s
Reflections
Easter
Sunday, April 9, was a wonderful event in the life of our church. Among the
highlights was the music presented to us by our own Bill Chrastil. Bill is so
talented, and he combines his significant abilities with passion. He performed four
songs for us and left us all inspired!
My
sermon examined the significance of the last several verses of the Gospel of
Mark. It ends with three women at the
empty tomb. They left immediately “for they were afraid.”
What
a way to signal the beginning of the church of Jesus Christ! The philosopher
Soren Kierkegaard famously said, “one must work out one’s faith with fear and
trembling.” So, while we tend to think of our faith with words like ‘joyous’,
‘happy’ and ‘peace’, we can’t forget that this is serious business.
Wrestling
with our faith in the light of pain, despondency, and other evils that lurk
throughout our lives on this earth, is what we are called to in order to
develop a faith that honors the Lord and centers on treating others with love
and respect.
Going
forward, I hope that being a part of Havelock Christian Church feeds you, and
that together we live out our faith.
See
you Sunday!
– Dr. Rob
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May Lectionary Scriptures
White for the Easter Season Red for Pentecost
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May 7
Acts 7:55‑60
Psalm 31:1‑5, 15‑16
1 Peter 2:2‑10
John 14:1‑14
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May 14
Acts 17:22‑31
Psalm 66:8‑20
1 Peter 3:13‑22
John 14:15‑21
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May 21
Acts 1:6‑14
Psalm 68:1‑10, 32‑35
1 Peter 4:12‑14; 5:6‑11
John 17:1‑11
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May 28 - Day
of Pentecost
Acts 2:1‑21 or Numbers
11:24‑30
Psalm 104:24‑34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:3b‑13
or Acts 2:1‑21
John 20:19‑23 or John
7:37‑39
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