by nuc | Feb 12, 2025 | News
Jesus turns to the crowd and asks them a pointed question: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes?” (Luke 7:24-25). The people had gone to see John the Baptist. But...
by nuc | Feb 5, 2025 | News
Jesus had a way of seeing the people no one else noticed. In Luke 7:1-17, two stories unfold—one about a Roman centurion, an outsider to Israel, and the other about a grieving widow with no one to care for her. On the surface, they couldn’t be more different. The...
by nuc | Jan 31, 2025 | News
This Sunday at Nashwaaksis United Church (10:30 AM), we’ll journey through Jesus’ encounters with the religious leaders—where healing happened 🤲 and grain was gathered 🌾—but the deeper question remained: Have we lost sight of the “why” behind our faith? Join us as we...
by nuc | Jan 29, 2025 | News
This Sunday’s reading from Luke 6:1-16 paints a vivid picture of Jesus in tension with the Pharisees. It’s a story of traditions being questioned and a deeper truth revealed. As Jesus’ disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath and He heals a man with a withered hand, the...
by nuc | Jan 22, 2025 | News
Luke 5:1-11 invites us into a moment that changes everything. Picture the scene: Simon Peter and his companions, weary from a long night of fruitless fishing, are cleaning their nets when Jesus steps into their boat. What starts as a simple request to push out a...
by nuc | Jan 15, 2025 | News
In Luke 4:14-30, we find Jesus stepping into the synagogue in His hometown of Nazareth. The atmosphere is charged with anticipation. The hometown crowd gathers to hear the carpenter’s son, now rumored to be a prophet, as He reads from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord...
