This week Pastor Laitinen and Pastor Zarling interviewed Pastor Ethan Cherney who is the pastor at Bethel in Menasha, WI. We discussed his unique ministry at Bethel of having two bilingual pastors to serve their congregation. Pastor Cherney talked about writing a sermon in Spanish and then translates it on the fly into English for their bilingual services. Pastor Cherney also has a podcast called “Dust and Breath” that he would like you to check out.
We studied John 17:1-11 where Jesus is praying with and for his disciples. As Jesus is about to be betrayed, arrested, tried, beaten, scourged, and crucified, who is on his mind to pray for? We are! We then studied 1 Peter 4:12-17 and 5:6-11 where Peter writes to Christians who are suffering persecution, so he tells them not to be surprised by their suffering. They are sharing in the sufferings of Christ, therefore they have reason to rejoice – in spite of … and because of their sufferings.
Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wants the water of life take it as a gift. Stay thirsty, my friends. Quench that thirst in the Water of Life.