Chrissie Prichard, Member of St. Luke’s since 2007 and Outreach Committee Member Matthew 25: 34-40 “Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who will receive good things from my Father. Inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world began. I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you [...]

Michael Shook, St. Luke’s member since 2012 and Genesis Class Member/Teacher Acts 20:35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’   Reflection: My Christian mentor, Roy, who brought me to Christ in my late teens, was a workhorse. He was always the busiest person I knew. Roy was a public school English teacher, a drama teacher, my youth leader at church, and heavily involved in the Methodist Church administration and [...]

Colby Biberstein, member of St. Luke’s since 2012, member of the Cornerstone Sunday School class James 1:5-8 (NIV) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.  Reflection:  Is [...]

Steve Lufburrow, long-time church member; former teacher of the Genesis Class and Encounter Drummer/Singer Luke 6:46–49 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put [...]

Hebrews 10:22-25 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Reflection: The letter to the Hebrews was written to Jewish Christians who were undergoing fierce persecution by both the Jews and the Romans. He knew that they needed reassurance and encouragement to keep their faith in Jesus [...]

Daniel 3:17-18 If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up. Reflection: Life lessons are often learned in seasons of hardship, seasons of waiting, seasons of high-anxiety and paralyzing worry. Wouldn’t it be lovely if wisdom came to us when life was just full of cupcakes, sunshine and rainbows? In the [...]

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.     And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy     and to walk humbly with your God. Reflection: How can I be pleasing in the sight of the Lord? For those hearing the words of the prophet, the question was more than rhetorical. “Shall I bring sacrifices before the Lord?” What level of sacrifice will be sufficient to satisfy a perfect and holy God? Shall I bring burnt offerings, or is more required? (v.6) Shall I offer “thousands of rams, with ten thousand [...]