Not all wounds are bad. A skilled surgeon takes a deadly sharp scalpel and cuts through flesh and muscle. The result of that wound: not harm, but healing. In the same way, we often say that words cut us to the heart. Words can wound. Sometimes, however, those painful words provide the very healing we need.
“Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem” (Luke 13:22). Jesus knows that. when he gets to Jerusalem, he is going to die. So, with a sense of extreme urgency, Jesus shares truths we need to hear, even though it hurts to hear them. In this series, we might not like everything that Jesus says. Yet, to ignore what Jesus teaches is to court eternal death. Hard as it may be, let us listen and take all that Jesus says to heart. For while Jesus speaks words that wound us, his intent is to heal our very soul.
Join us for a new series: Wounds that Heal.
August 17, 2025 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – God’s Word Divides
August 24, 2025 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – The Door Is Very Narrow
August 31, 2025 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – Those Who Exalt Themselves Will Be Humbled
September 7, 2025 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Count the Cost
September 14, 2025 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – The Found are Left; the Lost are Found
September 21, 2025 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – No One Can Serve Two Masters
September 28, 2025 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – What Helps In Life Fails in Death
October 5, 2025 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Increased Faith Increases Duty
