It is Well with My Soul
Where did our optimism go? A recent study shows that 58% of Americans believe that the coming generations will have a lower quality of life than we do now.
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Where did our optimism go? A recent study shows that 58% of Americans believe that the coming generations will have a lower quality of life than we do now.
In the last words that Jesus spoke to the woman at Jacob’s well, Jesus declared himself to be God. “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”
Jesus was never one to just go with the crowd or follow what was culturally accepted. We see that multiple times as he spent time with the outcasts of society: the tax collectors, the prostitutes, the sinners.
“Have you heard the Call of the LORD? Have you figured out what God wants you to do with your life?
Now I know the overwhelming majority of you have no prayer in reading my first sentence. I can already hear some saying, “It’s all Greek to me.”
In John’s gospel, there are times when Jesus intentionally kept his identity hidden, at least initially. Think, for instance, about his long conversation with the woman at Jacob’s well in John 4.
Far too often, professional athletes will describe their sports in terms of a war or a battle. Let’s be honest, they are just games.
In Old Testament times, God summoned his people to Jerusalem three times a year in pilgrimage.
“Easter never happened!” That’s what a college professor proclaimed to his class around Easter time one year.
Join us for worship during Lent on Sunday’s at 8am and 10:30am. Our series theme is Our Greatest Needs.
Eastside Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
2310 Independence Lane
Madison, WI 53704