SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Dear Friends in Jesus –

The Gospel of John presents a different "call narrative" of the disciples. No beachside summoning like we saw in Luke for men to drop everything and follow this stranger.

In John 1, we are presented with John the Baptizer heralding Jesus walking past. To his followers, John says, “Behold – look there – the lamb of God. Then again, the next day, pointing out Jesus, identifying Jesus, Look the lamb of God – two of John’s disciples leave him and follow Jesus.”

Once Jesus saw the two disciples of John who were now following him, he turned and asked them a question. He did not ask who they were or for their credentials, instead he asked, “what are you looking for?”

They didn't know, or couldn’t articulate, what they were after. Do we ever know the detail and depth of what we seek? What we yearn for?

Their actual response is awkward: “Where are you staying?” Seems to imply "we don’t know what we want, but we want to know more." Their question kept the door open and led to Jesus' invitation: “Come and see.”

Jesus calls us and invites us to come together and discover the life for which we are created.

Join me and others for this first Sunday of Lent. Let’s experience the lengthening of days and the deepening of our faith together.

In anticipation –