Betty Owens Geary, Married to Robert Geary, Member of Gene Decker Study Class John 4:4-10, 39-40 4 Jesus had to go through Samaria. 5 He came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, which was near the land Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from his journey, so he sat down at the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to the well to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me some water to drink.” 8 His disciples had gone into the city to buy him some [...]

Nancy Walker, member of the Goodwill Class, Go With Grace Bible Study, Altar Guild, Prayer Team John 21:15-17 (Common English Bible) When they finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”  Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.”  Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”  Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”  Simon replied, “Yes Lord, you know I love you.”  Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.”  He asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love [...]

Tiffanie Villasana John 11: 21-53 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”  Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is [...]

Craig LaFollette Member since 1988 Goodwill class Isaiah 6:8  And I Heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?  Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” Luke 12:12  “….for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” A journey to Cuba helped me turn closer to God. After a few years of suggesting, urging and toward [...]

Joseph Patty; Associate Director of Student Ministries; Genesis 39:6b Genesis 50:15-21 15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God [...]

Louise McEvoy, Adult Ministries Associate, Occasional Outsider Mark 5:25-34 (NRSV) 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” 29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her [...]

Louise McEvoy, Adult Ministries Associate, Occasional Outsider Mark 5:2-9 (The Voice) 2-3 When Jesus came ashore there, He was immediately met by a man who was tortured by an evil spirit. This man lived in the cemeteries, and no one could control him—not even those who tried to tie him up or chain him. 4 He had often been bound in chains, but his strength was so great that he could break the chains and tear the irons loose from his feet and hands. No one and nothing could subdue him. 5 Day and night, he lurked among the [...]

Rachel Fisher, Children’s Communications Specialist Isaiah 59:1-4, 16 (NIV) 1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. 4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive [...]

Brittney Ford 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; The old has gone, the new is here! Reflection: I’m just going to come out and say it... I didn’t hate 2020. We all had different experiences in 2020- Many suffered immense loss. Others were met with financial hardships. Living life confined to our homes made us feel isolated and frustrated, and virtual school for our kids was a struggle. Wherever we find ourselves today we can look back and find the silver linings to the forced time at home.  I know more [...]