Broken families, broken dreams, broken promises, broken joy. Who doesn’t know brokenness? No thin smile, no half-hearted, “I’m doing okay,” will heal the scars we live with from walking unshod on the brokenness of our lives.

Jesus knew brokenness firsthand. Scripture says that he came into the world and comes into our lives with enough love to lift our eyes and our hearts to life again just like he lifts Lazarus from the grave. Love is the most ancient and extraordinary of all mysteries. Love’s power is that it isn’t afraid to risk being broken.

Jesus’ heart and his body are broken by a life of loving and accompanying us who walk very broken paths each day. But Jesus always shows up for us. The picture of God’s love in this world is Jesus on his knees washing, touching, healing, our brokenness. He is kindness in the midst of cruelty. He is beauty against the backdrop of brutality.

In the Gospel of Mark, there is one act of selflessness, one act of servanthood that touched Jesus’ heart so deeply that he memorialized it forever (Mark 14:9) – a woman named Mary and her alabaster jar. Forgetting the cost, Mary broke open her treasure and poured it out on Jesus’ feet. She anointed the creator who had spent everything he had and poured all that he was for us. Now Mary, out of a mindset of abundance, pours out everything she has in love for Jesus.

Following Jesus isn’t about wise money management or responsible giving. It’s about reckless, wasteful, extravagant love, trusting God to be enough. Mary wasn’t quiet or discreet in her love for Jesus. She was confident and messy and public as she poured out her heart. That’s the kind of confidence that either makes us mad or makes us want to be like her. You choose: love out loud or suffer in solitude and silence.

During this month of gratitude and thanksgiving, join me to learn what the Bible has to teach us about the lies of scarcity, the realities of abundance, and a life of powerful love when you discover that there truly is ENOUGH!

I love you, church, and I’m praying for you!

 Pastor Jim

Enough! Living in the Fullness of Jesus

If you grew up with the lie of scarcity that there isn’t enough for you and for others, then you need to know what the Bible has to say about abundance. God’s love for you is extravagant! God’s provision for you and for all people is a surprising surplus! God’s plans for your future are exciting, powerful, and purposeful! Join Pastor Jim in worship this month to discover that Jesus is enough for you, you are enough for God, and we are enough for one another!

November 3, 2024
All Saints Sunday
Unbind Him!
John 11:32-44

November 10, 2024
Jesus Is Enough for You
Exodus 16:2-5; Colossians 2:9-15;
and John 6:35-38

November 17, 2024
You Are Enough for God
Zephaniah 3:14-17 and John 3:16-17

November 24, 2024
We Are Enough for One Another
1 Peter 4:7-11, John 13:3-5, and 12-17