Reflecting God: Embrace Holy Living from The Foundry Publishing House of The Global Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri,  – “Words To Go By” by J.B. Chapman

Reflecting God: Embrace Holy Living from The Foundry Publishing House of The Global Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri,  – “Words To Go By” by J.B. Chapman

  • Reflecting God – Embrace Holy LivingTogaryleeparker1952@yahoo.comDec 21 at 1:57 AMReflecting God – Words To Go ByWords To Go ByPosted: 21 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PSTRG Audio 122118 Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 1:4-8The disciples who meet Jesus on the Galilean mountain have not experienced any of the Easter drama. They did not experience the earthquake, the angles, nor have they seen or heard from Jesus in Matthew’s gospel. All they have is the words from the women to “go to Galilee.” So they trek north into an unforeseen future with only a word, which exemplifies discipleship.The disciples meet Jesus, but the reception is lukewarm. You would expect something more definitive as they are in the presence of the risen Christ. However, this mixture of responses also exemplifies discipleship.We can understand this from our own faith journey. We are also called to “go” to where Jesus will encounter us. We are to worship, teach, proclaim, and baptize. We cannot make anyone listen to us or to follow Jesus, but the same word we are given from the risen Lord calls others to follow. That word calls us to worship. And for those who doubt, they are called to follow and experience that he is always with us.Embrace holy living…visit reflectinggod.com.Author: 

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Gary Lee Parker

Born on August 2, 1952 to Ethel Barbara Garrabrant Parker & Harold H. Parker at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Elmira, New York. Educated at the Waverly Central School District at First Methodist Church (Kindergarten), West End Elementary School (1st-4th), Lincoln Street Elementary School (5th-6th), Mary Muldoon Junior High School (7th-9th), Waverly Senior High School or the Don W. McCleland Junior Senior High School (10th-12th) then graduating with a Local & Regents High School Diplomas in June 1970. Educated at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, now University, (Freshman), Pasadena College to Point Loma College: an Institution of the Church of the Nazarene, now Point Loma Nazarene College, University (Sophomore & Junior), Grand Canyon College, now University (Senior) graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) in July 1978, Elmira College (Graduate) graduating with a Master of Science in Education (Education & Psychology) in May 1988, and Nazarene Theological Seminary (Graduate) graduating with a Master of Science in Divinity (Theology & Evangelism) in May 2002. I am a trained teacher & pastor, as I listen to God I continue to be a Father to James Alfred Lowell Parker (having multiple disabilities) believing he is part of God`s Ministry through him as God leads me to encourage the Church to fully include all people with disabilities as active lay or clergy members.

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