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Have a happy Easter with your families! We'll see you all next week for another amazing UMYF!
03/31/2024

Have a happy Easter with your families! We'll see you all next week for another amazing UMYF!

Christ is risen! – Truly, he is risen! Χριστός ἀνέστη! – Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!Cristo ha resucitado! – En verdad ha resucitado! ...
03/31/2024

Christ is risen! – Truly, he is risen!
Χριστός ἀνέστη! – Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!
Cristo ha resucitado! – En verdad ha resucitado!

This pronouncement is the center of our hope and faith. Jesus' resurrection is where he conquers sin and death. His resurrection is a precursor of what we can expect as his followers, for we too will be raised up.

And, just so you didn't catch it, this super important message was first delivered to Jesus' followers by Mary Magdalene. Yes, a woman was the first evangelist. Many denominations will not ordain female clergy, yet the first person to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ was a woman. We are so blessed to be in a church that honors God's calling for everyone.

And so, this Easter, we have hope. Hope for a better today. Hope for a better tomorrow. Jesus gives us hope that we can make this world more just and inclusive. May we remember that as we continue into the great 50 days in preparation for Pentecost.

Joseph of Arimathea (and Nicodemus according to verse 39) hid their actions from the rest of the Pharisees as they cared...
03/30/2024

Joseph of Arimathea (and Nicodemus according to verse 39) hid their actions from the rest of the Pharisees as they cared for Jesus' body. This isn't surprising considering that Nicodemus met with Jesus at night in John 3. The end of John 19 says they spared no expense, to the point of giving up a newly made tomb in a garden near Golgatha. They wrapped him in linen, including about a hundred pounds of myrrh and aloes.

Then, they left him there. We learn in Matthew that the Pharisees go on the day after Preparation Day (Matt 27:62) or the Sabbath day. And yet they still went to the Roman officials and asked for them to seal the tomb.

Luke 23:55 tells us that the women who came with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and Nicodemus to see where they laid Jesus to rest. Mark 15:47 names these women as Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene while John names Mary the mother of Jesus, her sister, Mary the wife of Clophas, and Mary Magdalene as having been present at the crucifixion... As well as the disciple whom Jesus loves, which most take as a reference to the Apostle John whose name is attached to this gospel.

Now, you would think that the disciples would be the ones following to see where he was buried, to stand with Jesus in his darkest hour, or to care for his body and its entombment. However, except for John, no Gospel places any of the 12 at Jesus' crucifixion.

Holy Saturday is normally a day of silence and sorrow, as we await Christ's rising from the dead on Easter Sunday. However, I want to challenge you to consider this as the day when the people no one knew about ended up coming in clutch for Jesus in his death. They cared for him. They served him at that time.

It is the same for us. Ministry doesn't just happen from the chancel every Sunday. No! Ministry happens when we open ourselves to another human being, seeing them as a fellow image bearer, and caring for them however they need. The bulk of this ministry will never find its way to the announcements or to recognition form the chancel. But, know that God sees your service, and God loves you so much.

I have often been asked where I find myself in the Good Friday story. And if I'm honest, I resonate the most with Peter ...
03/29/2024

I have often been asked where I find myself in the Good Friday story. And if I'm honest, I resonate the most with Peter in the outer courts, denying Jesus and then feeling a tremendous amount of guilt and shame after the fact.

And yet, a few chapters later, Jesus meets him and restores him by the virtue of Peter's love for Jesus and Jesus' love for Peter.

Love reconciles. Love heals. As we look at the atrocity of Good Friday, the injustice of Christ's murder, we remember that God's love reconciles us to God.

Over on Instagram, I have posted short reflections on the days of the week as they correspond to readings from the RCL. ...
03/28/2024

Over on Instagram, I have posted short reflections on the days of the week as they correspond to readings from the RCL. Here are the images attached to the reflections. You can find them here: https://www.instagram.com/kesslerpumcyouth/

03/01/2024

Here's another video from our instagram account! This one is from Wednesday, Feb 27.

02/28/2024

Shared this to the youth instagram account last night, but I thought y'all might be encouraged by seeing it here.

Be sure to follow on Instagram to catch these videos as they come out.

See you soon! Come hungry!
02/04/2024

See you soon! Come hungry!

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