discipleship — Reflections & Stories — Holy Trinity Falls Church

Be Still & Know

Rest seems like a luxury that only a few can afford and it can even sometimes be seen as a shameful transgression in our go-go-go society where busyness and exhaustion are worn as badges of honor. But we’re told that rest is what Jesus instructs the disciples (and us) to do. Be Still and Know that I am God. This is our invitation and command from God…To stop and listen to the God we are called to serve to see what that God actually wants us to do and be in this place and time, to stop and trust in God instead of our own wisdom and guidance.

CommunicationsJuly 28, 2021discipleship, Jesus, be still, rest, relaxation, stress, healing, Holy SpiritComment

Embrace This Kairos Moment

In English, we use the word “time” to mean several aspects of time. In the original Greek of the New Testament, there are two different words. The first word for time is “Chronos” as in chronological time. This is the word used for linear time, like today, tomorrow, next month, or next year. Think of the days and weeks on a calendar, moving in one direction. The other word used for time is “Kairos.” The word Kairos is reserved for very special moments in time. This is one of those moments.

Pastor MikeJanuary 28, 2021time, disciples, discipleship, Jesus, fishermen, life, changeComment

Lifting Others to the Head of The Table

In a culture of the hierarchy of the past, as well as today, it is good to be the host and the ones near the head of the table. A few questions Jesus wants his fellow guests to consider are: what about those not on the guest list, or those not invited, and those not even “worthy” to be in the presence of the host?

Pastor MikeSeptember 6, 2019Jesus, table, head, Lifting up, discipleship, hostComment

God's Community of Good Samaritans

This love for the neighbor that Jesus mentioned just before telling this story is not a friend-kind of love or an intimate-kind of love, it is the love for the other that is expressed by sacrificing one’s own resources for the well-being of another.

Pastor MikeJuly 18, 2019God, Good Samaritan, need, love, neighbor, discipleshipComment

Love One Another Just as I have Loved You

Let me tell you a story of discipleship… A 70-year-old, seriously mentally ill woman with a long history of homelessness, reappeared after being missing for six months. She was in terrible shape. For days we tried to engage with her, to encourage her to bathe and change, to go into a shelter and get a bed, all to no avail.

communicationMay 21, 2019discipleship, homeless, God, love, Jesus Comment

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