Blessed or Cursed?

Speaker: Pastor Raleigh Sims


Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 17:5–8, 1 Corinthians
15:(1–11) 12–20, & Luke 6:17–26


Service Summary: During the middle weeks of the
winter season, many homes receive catalogs in the mail from seed
and nursery companies that are filled with pictures of beautiful
plants and trees. It is easy to project what we see in those
catalogs into our own yards and gardens. But before we do any
ordering, we must consider whether we can provide settings in
which those plants and trees can flourish. In both the Old
Testament Reading and the Psalm of the Day, we are given images
not only of plants and trees that flourish, but of people who
flourish—people with faith in the Lord Jesus, who bring blessings
in every season.