Posts by Bob Rhodes (Page 8)
Everything’s Alright
This Sunday, we continue our Lenten worship series with a familiar text about Jesus being anointed with oil. John’s version of this story brings about thoughts of scarcity, but perhaps that’s the wrong way to think about it. Could there be a reading of this story that instead reminds us of God’s generosity?
Heaven On Their Minds
This Sunday we enter the season of Lent and our Jesus Christ Superstar series with the opening song, Heaven on their Minds.
Transformation
Entering into the season of Lent is a time to explore how we are changed by our experience of God and in our faith communities. In Lenten reflection, we may be made new. Who will you be?
The Astounded Crowd
This Sunday, our Discipleship series concludes with Jesus’ transfiguration on a mountain. It is good to explore this text in the aftermath of #GC2019 so that we may listen more carefully for Jesus’ teaching and live more fully as the body of Christ.
The Questioning Crowd
This Sunday, our Discipleship series continues Jesus’ sermon on a plain with one of the most difficult instructions imaginable: love your enemies.
The Expectant Crowd
This Sunday, we begin a short Lectionary series that explores the ideas of Discipleship and of expanding the church into the community. In this week’s Gospel text, we begin with the Luke version of the Sermon on the Plain.
Welcome to the Apocalypse
This final Sunday in our series on reading the Bible, we turn to the final book of the New Testament: Revelation.
Reflection
Pacific Beach UMC has been changing over time. In some ways that change may bring concern, and in others there is reason to celebrate! It is good to do both of these things as we explore together where God will be leading us…
Reading Paul’s Letters
This fifth Sunday in our series on reading the Bible, we continue through the New Testament with the letters attributed to Paul.
The Gospels
This fourth Sunday in our series on reading the Bible, we continue our exploration of the sacred texts that make up the Christian Bible with the core writings that help Christians claim their unique identity of faith: the Gospels.