03/02/2026
01 March 2026
Sunday message.
Welcome to Wheatgarden Church.
Normally this would be a sunday service. But today we are making a message.
These wars need to stop, but they need to happen.
Luke 21:7-16, 18-19 NRSVUE
[7] They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?” [8] And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them. [9] “When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” [10] Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; [11] there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and plagues, and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven. [12] “But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. [13] This will give you an opportunity to testify. [14] So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance, [15] for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. [16] You will be betrayed even by parents and siblings, by relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
[18] But not a hair of your head will perish. [19] By your endurance you will gain your souls.
We as humans can make this world the land of milk and honey.
The garden of eden is everywhere and we can make is so.
So why do we continue to make this world madness?
Genesis 3:8-19 NRSVUE
[8] They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. [9] But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” [10] He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” [11] He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” [12] The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.” [13] Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.” [14] The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. [15] I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” [16] To the woman he said, “I will make your pangs in childbirth exceedingly great; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” [17] And to the man he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; [18] thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. [19] By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
So we work until we cannot work no more.
So today. We need to step up and do as God commands.
Exodus 20:2, 4-7, 9-17 NRSVUE
[2] “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
[4] “You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth. [5] You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me [6] but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. [7] “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
[9] Six days you shall labor and do all your work. [10] But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. [11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it. [12] “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. [13] “You shall not murder. [14] “You shall not commit adultery. [15] “You shall not steal. [16] “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. [17] “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
With these 10 commandments we can make this world as eden.
Can we do it? Shall we do it?
Let us try each and everyday.
Lord Father, bless your people as you have blessed us. In Jesus name. Amen.
Now go out into the world, knowing you have the armor of God. Enjoy each sunrise and sunset. Each bird song and each sound. God Bless.
Prayer requests is open.