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Luke 24:36-53 ~ A New & Exciting Normal ~ Carl Crouse

4/29/2020

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I’ve asked many people facing the death of somebody they love: What would the person who has died want for you?  A. A wonderful next chapter of your life…

​Life is full of transitions.  A career ends and retirement begins.  Somebody dies and the world is never the same.  Friendships are broken and each side must go on… a divorce, a health crisis, a move, a child moves out.  After the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, what will it be like?  This week I was forwarded a list of 24 questions for churches to ask as we begin to hold public services again… many not fitting our situation but good questions, all having to do with how patterns/practices might be different… an obvious one is that likely we’ll no longer have a greet one another time… other’s I hadn’t thought of like considering a secure donation box in the lobby instead of passing the plate… Every transition is a crisis, even good transitions, because it is a change… 

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Luke 23:50-56 ~ The One Thing Jesus Needed Help to do: He was Buried ~ Carl Crouse

4/7/2020

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I’ve been struggling trying to figure out what to do in response to the Corona Virus.  I’m told to shelter in place… I agree…  So what do I do?  I’m a bit lost like so much of the world.  I can find things to do here and there. I make phone calls.  I write a bit.  I work on the sermon.  But I don’t have the Thursday Bible Study…. No meetings… even if we have Zoom meetings nobody is in a mood to make plans other than a few practical questions… so what do I do?  I can get more yard work done, and that’s good, but it’s not the same as my patterns in the church and community.  I suffer from misplaced guilt…. 

My best day this week was Thursday.  Yay, the Food Bank (I wore a mask)… I joke about feeling good about being classified as an essential worker, but it’s only half a joke.  On Thursday I worked in the office at home till 9, then off to Sumas and didn’t get home till almost 5. I helped pack boxes, move boxes, I delivered ten boxes of food to the B & B, four boxes to the RV Park, 5 other misc. boxes, want to be needed.  Along the way I think I encouraged 15-20 people… helped tie down a tarp on a trailer even though I was an hour late Denny!  I need to do something….it’s part of the God given DNA, it’s a huge part of our faith, to be the hands and feet of Jesus!... doing good does not earn us salvation, but it is a response and a privilege to be servants of Christ….

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Luke 23:44-49 ~ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep ~ Carl Crouse

4/7/2020

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Emotions.  There are some amazing facts in today’s scripture, chief among them: Jesus dies.  But the raw emotions are powerful too. 
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As we face a growing threat to the coronavirus pandemic, in my tiny role as a pastor, I mostly hear from people about the emotions…how do we respond…people looking for peace, sense of it all… it is scary!   as we watch the spread of the virus it’s hitting closer and closer to home…Two families in our little church have relatives that have been diagnosed with coronavirus...  

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    Carl Crouse, Pastor

    At SACC we believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God.  Every Sunday the worship service includes a message from the Bible. My words are an attempt to understand and apply the Bible to our daily living.  I post weekly sermons and other biblical messages on this page. May you find meaning and hope as you read through each message and seek to hear God's voice. Leave a comment to ask questions or inspire others with your insights.

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