Month: April 2026

Read Luke 23:55-56

What must have been going through their minds as they mourned Jesus’ death and the disciples feared for their lives?  I also must ask you to imagine how the criminal must have felt!  WOW!!  Did they think of Jesus’ words to the criminal or were they too overwhelmed with grief to remember anything they had heard or been taught by Jesus?

Pray that in our deepest grief, sorrow, and fear, that Jesus’ words will always fill our minds, and we will know His peace.

Brett Spalding, Pastor

Read Luke 23:39-43

I am in awe of this criminal. He was the first to understand what was really going on here.  Somehow, he had heard Jesus’ teachings and knew that even though his life had led him to a cross (which he confessed he deserved), Jesus could save him.  The past does not matter when it comes to Jesus as Jesus can overcome any sin we commit and any sin anyone commits.  Every single person we encounter can be saved in Christ, even the one on death row, the one who is addicted, the one who is the enemy of God.  All can be saved and we need to share God’s grace with them and pray for them.  Remember, Jesus, through His Amazing Grace, saved a once wretched person like me and you.

Brett Spalding, Pastor