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Sunday’s Sermon: “The Divine Yes” Wonder Years Lesson Announcements Sunday’s Lesson: “The Road to Cloth Face Masks Needed! In January of 1970, the New originally scheduled “in person” John 20:19 -29 Emmaus” York Times ran a full page ad which events will not be happening, and we Scripture: Luke 24: 13-35 If you love to sew this is a great way to help others in began by saying: “A disease has might be tempted to say it has all When it was evening on that day, the our community! We have just learned that in addition infected our country. It has brought fallen apart. But instead, there is a first day of the week, and the doors of to local Nursing homes and Senior Care facilities smog to Yosemite, dumped garbage in groundswell of understanding that the house where the disciples had Today our story is about a time when Jesus appeared to his friends Easter Sunday! needing masks, Shasta Union High School District is the Hudson, sprayed DDT on our food, what has become a world-wide met were locked for fear of the Jews, On the same day that the women went to the empty asking for 500 cloth face masks. and left our cities in decay. Its carrier is movement of hope cannot be Jesus came and stood among them man.” The ad was publicizing an stopped by this pandemic! Many tomb, 2 Disciples were traveling to Emmaus. They were More information and printable directions are and said, “Peace be with you.” After talking to each other about Jesus. Then Jesus walked up to upcoming day of environmental events have simply been postponed, he said this, he showed them his available on our website: https://reddingumc.org/ education on April 22. and some will happen online. In fact, join them, but they did not recognize him. Jesus asked hands and his side. Then the disciples opportunities-to-connect-and-serve/ the global unity and cooperation them, “What are you talking about?” The 2 stopped and That ad was the first time the rejoiced when they saw the needed to fight Covid-19, is the very looked at him with sadness in their eyes. They said to him, term “Earth Day” was used, and the same human unity of spirit and Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Have you not heard? Jesus was killed on a cross 3 days publicity for that first Earth Day in 1970 purpose that must be brought to bear “Peace be with you. As the Father has ago. Then some women went to the tomb, but his body generated thousands of environmental New Session Offered: Mind-Body on climate change and other sent me, so I send you.” When he had wasn’t there. Some of us went to see for ourselves and they educational events throughout the Skills Small Group environmental crises. The 50th Earth said this, he breathed on them and were right.” country. It is estimated that 20 million Day will be a resurrection story! said to them, “Receive the Holy Spir- Jesus asked, “Isn’t that what the prophets said would On Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 people across the country joined in, happen?” Then he told them all the things in the scriptures it. If you forgive the sins of any, they p.m. making it the largest single day of I’m reminded of the great that had been written about himself. When the three of are forgiven them; if you retain the community action ever! Methodist missionary to India named them arrived in Emmaus, Jesus was going to walk on April 29th through June 17th E. Stanley Jones. Late in life, he sins of any, they are retained.” But It is interesting to read those farther, but they invited him to stay with them. When they suffered a stroke that certainly filled Thomas (who was called the Twin), Location: Online Via Zoom* opening words in light of the disease sat down to eat, Jesus took the bread, blessed it, and broke him with despair. Jones wrote: “I am one of the twelve, was not with them that is currently causing devastation it. Then they recognized Jesus, but he disappeared. They Pre-registration is required, and space is [now] collecting the pieces of the when Jesus came. So the other disci- throughout our world. During the Covid said, “That was Jesus!” Then they went to tell everyone, limited. Contact Sharon at [email protected] or wreckage that came with my stroke -19 pandemic, one of the messages I ples told him, “We have seen the “Jesus is alive!” and am trying to put them together 530.515.6480 to sign up. carry with me, is during that time in the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I Be sure to visit our Wonder Years page on our website into a living whole, a temple to God, late 1960's when people felt see the mark of the nails in his hands, where you will find questions for reflection AND 2 awesome More information is available on our website: and a workable way to live.” Jones overwhelmed by uncertainty and the and put my finger in the mark of the activities that go along with this lesson! concludes by saying, “If your life has https://reddingumc.org/opportunities-to- magnitude of loss they were seeing, nails and my hand in his side, I will not gone to pieces, take the pieces and https://reddingumc.org/wonderyears/ connect-and-serve/ God moved in the hearts and minds of believe.” give them back to God – God can millions of people to create a way make something out of them! It is A week later his disciples were again forward. amazing what God can do with a in the house, and Thomas was with Prayer Requests Loving God, The pandemic is reminding us broken heart, or a broken life, when them. Although the doors were shut, Wallace Finn, During this Easter season, we thank you for that despair and darkness can have a you give him all the pieces.” Jesus came and stood among them power and momentum all their own. the great gift you have given us: the understanding As followers of Jesus, we too and said, “Peace be with you.” Then Gladys Tolbert and family, We notice it when week after week that your love and strength can triumph over are called to take the uncertainty, he said to Thomas, “Put your finger feels the same, or when joy seems to Tanna Green, Shirley Davis, darkness, despair and death! God, in those weeks loss, and struggle of our lives, and to here and see my hands. Reach out have vanished. The disciples were following the resurrection the disciples were ask God to pull the pieces together. your hand and put it in my side. Do Katrina Welty, Peggy Long, certainly caught up in that power, amazed that Jesus was with them - still a part of As we hold our broken-ness and not doubt but believe.” Thomas an- especially in those hours after Jesus’ their lives. Lord, like Thomas, many of us struggle despair before the Risen One, we Barbara Pierce, death. One of the disciples, Thomas, swered him, “My Lord and my allow it to be transformed into with doubt, but make known to us again that you could not buy into the reports that God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you Doyle Martin, Dick Fairlee, something that gives hope, purpose are still a part of our lives as well! Jesus was alive. He says: “Unless I put believed because you have seen and meaning! As doubting Thomas Jane Nelson and Help us to see with eyes of trustfulness, and my finger in the mark of the nails, and me? Blessed are those who have not discovered when he touched the feel with our heart to know that you are truly present my hand in his side, I will not believe.” seen and yet have come to believe.” wounds of Christ, Jesus is the one who Shirley Martin. We may not want to admit it, but we with us. As we pray, you know the joys, the longings comes to us still. He is the one who are a lot like Thomas. We often find it and the worries we bring. You also know the hurts, not only guides us, but the one who Your Weekly Offering Bereavements easier to focus on the power of despair and even the pieces of broken-ness we carry transforms our despair into hope and and darkness rather than the power of Checks can be mailed to: FUMC Horace Foreman's family & within. Allow us to hold all of it out to you, knowing newness of life! God’s continuing hope and light. P.O. Box 992716 Redding, Ca 96099-2716 that your resurrection presence and power can strength to each of you during this friends, Michael Conti and transform us with hope and newness of life! In February, the Earth Day time of separation. Online giving is easy at: Network announced Earth Day’s 50th Raven, Aiden and Morgan, Walk with us now and strengthen us during In Christ, reddingumc.org/worship anniversary, this coming week, on April Julie West, Pat Ames-Urie. this time of isolation and hardship. We pray this in 22, 2020. Of course, most of the the name of the Risen One – your Son Jesus, Amen. 2 3