Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church

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Acts 24:16

Acts 17:1-10a

Scripture: Psalm 91 

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Pastor Ed will use some thoughts from Moses and Paul to look back with thanksgiving and look ahead with prayer as he winds up his full-time pastoral ministry. Scripture: Psalm 90; Philippians 1:1-11 

Ancient cultures had ways to remember important events; in Canaan/Israel they did this with standing stones. If one of their “gods” caused an important event or provided a significant benefit, a stone was erected as a testimony to the action of the “god.” Travelers who saw the stones would ask, “what happened here?” and the people who knew the story would give testimony to their “gods.” As Israel...

Philippians 4:4-9

On Easter, we look at the very heart of the Christian faith. Why do we do what we do? Why do we believe what we believe? Why does Jesus make a difference? These are serious questions, because if we don’t believe what we are celebrating on Easter, we might as well shut down this church! Paul said as much to the church in Corinth. What is at the heart of the Christian faith and what does that have t...

We have come to call the events described in Luke 19:28-44 (and parallels) Palm Sunday, and the event of the day “the triumphal entry.” But I think we’ve got the names wrong, both of them. Why Palm Sunday when palms were an inappropriate image for the day? And what is triumphant about an entry into Jerusalem that leaves Jesus weeping? So what is the appropriate image?  Scripture:  Luke 19:28-44 

God gave a specific land to the people of Israel, at the crossroads of the world, and called them to be standing stones, witnesses to the one true God. It was a land of milk & honey (fit for both the shepherd & farmer) that shaped them: in the desert they were shaped into dependence & trust in God; in the breadbasket of Israel, they were rewarded with prosperity. But this brought with...

In preparation for heading to Jerusalem and the cross, Jesus had just asked his disciples “who do you say I am?” and they responded, through their spokesman Peter, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Then Jesus revealed that he was going to suffer and die in Jerusalem, something they weren’t prepared for. They’d made the great confession, but did they believe it with every ounce of th...

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Jesus, why move? Why change your hometown? Especially at a time when that wasn’t the norm? We’ve been asked that question several times over the last 37 years as we’ve moved to several places and churches. Any time you move, it is a conscious decision that comes with reasons. In fact, we could all ask that of ourselves: Why has God placed you in this place at this time? So it is not unusual for us...

While I was in seminary, I preached at my hometown church. I blush today at how poorly I preached, but I was also a bit frustrated at the reaction of my friends, their parents, and others who knew me as a child. Evidently there was some obstacle to the message because of what they remembered about the messenger. Since then, I’ve always been heartened by Jesus’ visit to his hometown, where he comme...

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-3 .

Scripture: Psalm 11

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11