The Gatekeeper
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
Can you think of a time when you felt excluded or belittled for your beliefs?
Sometimes, a reframing of the familiar brings it to life in a new way.
How do we, as a church, respond to new faces at the table?
Jesus helps his disciples to move from “we had hoped” to “the Lord is risen indeed!”
In what ways might following Jesus set you apart from the prevailing culture in which we live?
In verse 6, we read, “The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.”
You can not go so far off the path of righteousness that God can’t forgive you, heal you, and make you whole.
Like the other disciples, Thomas doesn’t come to the fullest faith until he has his own experience.
What relationships, experiences, and practices revive your heart and make your soul lively and vigorous?