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Pastor's Corner


April 29, 2026

Easter Blessings!

In last Sunday's sermon, I mentioned a video where the viewer is asked to count how many times a ball is passed between the players wearing a white T-Shirt. If you wanted to see what I was talking about... click here to view the video.

As I prepare for worship this Sunday, I find myself continuing to wonder, why is it that we are easily set our eyes on a particular part of the text, but we lose sight of what and where Jesus wants us to set our hearts?

When I Googled to find the video I mentioned, I came across an article on NPR about The Invisible Gorilla, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, In it they explain how our brains trick us into thinking we see and know far more than we actually do. 

I believe scripture does this too. But God is always inviting us to go deeper. To go past the obvious and grow in faith, trust, and wonder.

The gospel for Sunday is a familiar text, often read at funerals. I invite you to find some time and get curious about the text (I've included it after this section). And as you read it, take notes. What are you curious about? What words resonate with you? What questions do you have? How does it make you feel.

Bring those wonders to church this Sunday, and let's go deeper together.


Pastor JJ
John 14: 1-14
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
  8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, but if you do not, then believe because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.”
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