The Winemaker & the Good Stuff

calendar_today January 20, 2013
menu_book John 2:1-11

We think we need a little water to clean ourselves up. But He sees that our lives are joyless and stale. They may be fun or even exciting. But because we fail to see the true source of life, because we fail to trace all good things to the source, those things are not truly SIGN-if-i-cant. WE MAY SAY “OK, so maybe I DO need to root my joy… not in shopping or success… or scuba-diving or in getting people to think I’m ‘nice’ or ‘pretty’ or ‘cool’… OK , Lord, I could use a little Gospel joy in my life”
But God is saying, “I don’t DO that! I don’t transact with dabblers! I don’t dispense a safe little shot-glass of hermetically sealed spiritual happiness given to good little boys and girls who shape up and behave and get a little religion.”
“I,” says Jesus Christ, “am the LORD of the better wine and I give only to big sinners who see their BIG FAILINGS.”
Come and drink the better wine and leave your shot-glass at home!
Come and really face how desperately you need grace. “I am the Vine.”, Jesus will say, “unless you are tied to Me, grafted to Me, you can bear no fruit. Apart from Me, you can do NOTHING!” See that YOU are a big mess and that Jesus Christ is a BIG SAVIOR.
You’ve tried your ceremonial washings of religion and spirituality. You’ve tried dabbling in Christianity. Come now and drink deeply of the better Wine: real salvation for real sinners.

In A Feeding Trough

calendar_today January 13, 2013
menu_book Isaiah 1:2-3 Luke 2:6-19

The Winemaker & the Good Stuff

calendar_today January 20, 2013
menu_book John 2:1-11

A Known Tart and Unknown Food

calendar_today January 27, 2013
menu_book John 5:4-52

Party Gone Out of Bounds

calendar_today February 10, 2013
menu_book Luke 5:26-39

Good Host/Bad Host

calendar_today February 17, 2013
menu_book Luke 7:36-50

Daily Bread

calendar_today March 3, 2013
menu_book Luke 11:1-13

Wash the Dishes

calendar_today March 10, 2013
menu_book Luke 11:37-54

Hungry Man/Thirsty Man

calendar_today March 17, 2013
menu_book Luke 16:19-31

Tax Man in the Tree

calendar_today March 24, 2013
menu_book Luke 19:1-10

The Last Supper

calendar_today March 29, 2013
menu_book Luke 22:7-20

Peter the Eater

calendar_today March 31, 2013
menu_book John 21:9-19

In the Breaking of the Bread

calendar_today April 7, 2013
menu_book Luke 24:13-49

John, the Bug Eater

calendar_today January 12, 2014
menu_book Luke 7:20-35 Mark 1:1-8

Instant Food (Short-cuts)

calendar_today January 20, 2014
menu_book Luke 4:1-15

Feeding Crowds, Forming Twelve

calendar_today January 26, 2014
menu_book Luke 9:10-27

The Bread of Life

calendar_today February 2, 2014
menu_book John 6:24-40

The Bread of Life (Part 2)

calendar_today February 8, 2014
menu_book John 6:41-71

Invitations

calendar_today February 16, 2014
menu_book Luke 14:1-24

Give Her Something to Eat

calendar_today February 24, 2014
menu_book Mark 5:21-43

Give Her Nothing to Eat

calendar_today March 9, 2014
menu_book Mark 7:14-37

Anyone Who Thirsts

calendar_today March 16, 2014
menu_book John 7:28-53

Martha, Mary and Lazarus

calendar_today March 23, 2014
menu_book John 12:1-11 Luke 10:38-42

Food and Clothing

calendar_today March 30, 2014
menu_book Luke 12:13-41

The True Vine

calendar_today April 6, 2014
menu_book John 15:1-11

He Became Hungry (Fig Tree)

calendar_today April 14, 2014
menu_book Luke 13:1-9 Mark 11:12-22

He Took and Ate

calendar_today April 19, 2014
menu_book Luke 24:36-53

The Cup

calendar_today April 23, 2014
menu_book Mark 14:36