{"id":60284,"date":"2023-04-19T08:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T12:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=60284"},"modified":"2023-04-19T07:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:01:24","slug":"first-united-church-wawa-second-sunday-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/first-united-church-wawa-second-sunday-of-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"First United Church Wawa &#8211; Second Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acts 2:22-32 &#8211; The topic for the message was \u201cWe are seeds\u201d.\u00a0 The Israelites were a colonized people under the Roman Empire. They had been captives of the Babylonian Empire 600 years before Jesus came and they were still under the law of another empire right up to the time of Jesus&#8217; teaching and death.<\/p>\n<p>There is a Mexican proverb that goes. \u201cThey tried to bury us. They didn\u2019t know we were seeds.\u201d This expresses the life and faith of the ancient Hebrews. The resurrection of Jesus was an event that showed hope that in the darkest time we can be like seeds and sprout towards the Kingdom of God. God is calling us today to stand before the hopeless Christians to proclaim the hope of resurrection. We are seeds, no hardship of adversity can corrupt us. Rather, we sprout hope for a new possibility in difficult situations. We are signs of Jesus\u2019 resurrection. Nothing can take away the hope of God from us. Even death cannot separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. May God bless us and give us the courage to become seeds of hope in the Church today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We invite you to join us for our service on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bible Study with Lectionary:<\/strong> 1:30 p,m, Thurs. April 20<sup>th<\/sup> in the Family Room. All welcome to join.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acts 2: 14a, 36-41:<\/li>\n<li>Psalm 116 1-4,12-19: 1<\/li>\n<li>Peter 1:17-23:<\/li>\n<li>Luke 24:13-35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thrift Shop<\/strong>: April 27th \u2013 May 1st\u00a0 Donations received until we are full, and that time is fast approaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acts 2:22-32 &#8211; The topic for the message was \u201cWe are seeds\u201d.\u00a0 The Israelites were a colonized people under the Roman Empire. 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