St. Paul's Church - Willington, CT

On the difference between Jesus's yoke and the Pharisee's yoke.

Examining four hard teachings Jesus gave as he sent his disciples on mission.

On repentance and fasting.

Guest speaker Cathy Wright on Matthew 11:25:30."My Yoke is Easy" by John Michael Talbot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5_1dKuQDg

Guest Speaker Sean Muldowney continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew.

What did Jesus means when he told his disciples that "they would not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes"? And what did he mean when he said to be "shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

There was no room for Jesus the night he was born. Do we make room for him now?

For those feeling grief this time of year. Christmas Eve at the Grave, by Yohan Otto Hesselbom: https://artfoodhome.com/2022/12/23/christmas-eve-at-the-grave-1896-by-otto-hesselbom/

Reflecting on "Mary's Song."

Reflecting on "The Song of Zechariah."

What we can learn from Zechariah's response to the Angel Gabriel's message.

Testimonies from three members of our congregation.

What a story about a storm can teach us about the storms in our own lives.

"One Day" by Matisyahu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bHHEkbZsw Koolulam Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqvKDCP5-xE

Though All the Years, by Andrew Word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9fgmRGMba4

Lovers in a Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQCdm-Xhovw

Learning to Fly by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-LsnQPwHzI

Resurrect Me by Jon Foreman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La3LKDJKJoU

Guest Speaker Benjamin Hall teaches on how Psalm 77 can help us to practice Jesus's teaching on worry (that we looked at least week).

Jesus's teaching on giving, prayer, and fasting reveals how much God values authenticity. We considered why our motivations are so important to God.

This week we considered Jesus's teaching on oaths: Why did he say not to take oaths? And what did he mean when he said "let your yes be yes and your no be no"?

We have a tendency to think of our anger as a sign of our righteousness, but Jesus challenges us to think differently.

Early in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, he gives a clarification about his relationship to the Old Testament (the Law and the Prophets). He says that he hasn't come to abolish it, but to fulfill it. He also says that "every stroke of the pen of the Law" will remain "until heaven and earth pass away," and that anyone who teaches someone to break "the least of these commands" will be called "least in the Kingdom of God." We considered how we should understand Jesus's words and what they mean for our lives today.