Comments for Morristown Community Church: Morristown, NJ http://mcchurch.net Welcome to Morristown Community Church, a satellite of Long Hill Chapel. Our desire is to serve the community of Morristown, NJ, a place where all can come, meet, connect and find true rest. Please join us every Saturday evening or Sunday Morning and discover that Jesus understands our burdens and wants to provide us a rest that this world cannot provide. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Ensenada - Day Three : Let the fun begin! by GailMaureen Ferraro http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/ensenada-day-three-let-the-fun-begin/#comment-966 GailMaureen Ferraro Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:55:47 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=664#comment-966 It is so wonderful and generous of all of you to be helping those in need unconditionally. It shows how very lucky we are to have the community that we all share in spirit and support. This trip really reinforces the love to serve and pay it forward! I am so honored to be a member of this group! Prayers to all of you today and everyday. Safe Home! It is so wonderful and generous of all of you to be helping those in need unconditionally. It shows how very lucky we are to have the community that we all share in spirit and support. This trip really reinforces the love to serve and pay it forward!
I am so honored to be a member of this group! Prayers to all of you today and everyday. Safe Home!

]]> Comment on Ensenada - Day Two : Digging Deep by Krissi Ashton http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/ensenada-day-two-digging-deep/#comment-965 Krissi Ashton Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:29:32 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=662#comment-965 So good to hear you all made it safely, and great to hear updates on how your week is going! We'll be praying for you throughout the week... So good to hear you all made it safely, and great to hear updates on how your week is going! We’ll be praying for you throughout the week…

]]> Comment on Ensenada - Day One : Welcome to the Dust by Stuart Ashton http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/ensenada-day-one-welcome-to-the-dust/#comment-964 Stuart Ashton Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:54:19 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=660#comment-964 A week full of great anticipation. Never the same as last year, a new family to serve, new construction challenges, new team dynamics, and then there's the dry wall and spackling. We wish you and the entire team a week full of blessings, answers to prayer and many pleasant surprises. A week full of great anticipation. Never the same as last year, a new family to serve, new construction challenges, new team dynamics, and then there’s the dry wall and spackling.

We wish you and the entire team a week full of blessings, answers to prayer and many pleasant surprises.

]]> Comment on Ensenada - Day One : Welcome to the Dust by Joel Feldmann http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/ensenada-day-one-welcome-to-the-dust/#comment-963 Joel Feldmann Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:24:41 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=660#comment-963 Glad you all made it to Ensenada safely. We will be praying for a safe, productive and cleansing trip. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you until you are back safely! May the Lord be with you; God Bless! On a peronal note: (i) we will be at Red Bulls Stadium today to see of your English teams can carry the day -- Red Bulls v Man City and Spurs v Sporting. It will be a hot one! (ii) I finished my inagural tri yesterday - I'll be looking for company as I search out my next challenge. So, you better get in a run or two in the dust of Ensenada ... Glad you all made it to Ensenada safely. We will be praying for a safe, productive and cleansing trip. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you until you are back safely! May the Lord be with you; God Bless!

On a peronal note: (i) we will be at Red Bulls Stadium today to see of your English teams can carry the day — Red Bulls v Man City and Spurs v Sporting. It will be a hot one! (ii) I finished my inagural tri yesterday - I’ll be looking for company as I search out my next challenge. So, you better get in a run or two in the dust of Ensenada …

]]> Comment on John 10:1-21 (Nov 10th) by Christian http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-101-21-nov-10th/#comment-562 Christian Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:47 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=528#comment-562 Who is the hired hand? Perhaps false pastors? I know the Mormons point to verse 16a ("I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.") as evidence that Jesus came to America. This passage makes me think of another passage where I think Jesus talks about going after the errant sheep who strays away from the herd. That comforts me because it says that Jesus is concerned with us as individuals, not just as a group of all His children. Who is the hired hand? Perhaps false pastors?

I know the Mormons point to verse 16a (”I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.”) as evidence that Jesus came to America.

This passage makes me think of another passage where I think Jesus talks about going after the errant sheep who strays away from the herd. That comforts me because it says that Jesus is concerned with us as individuals, not just as a group of all His children.

]]> Comment on John 10:1-21 (Nov 10th) by Sarah Lythe http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-101-21-nov-10th/#comment-561 Sarah Lythe Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:41:13 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=528#comment-561 I have always liked the bit about Jesus being the gate, I remember when I learnt that the shepherds would lie down at the entrance to protect the flock at night, it opened my eyes to the reality that Jesus is there to protect us and the only way we can enter into the flock is through him. He is there to keep out the enemy and to lead us where we need to go. A great passage, such love. I have always liked the bit about Jesus being the gate, I remember when I learnt that the shepherds would lie down at the entrance to protect the flock at night, it opened my eyes to the reality that Jesus is there to protect us and the only way we can enter into the flock is through him. He is there to keep out the enemy and to lead us where we need to go.
A great passage, such love.

]]> Comment on John 10:1-21 (Nov 10th) by Al http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-101-21-nov-10th/#comment-560 Al Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:35:23 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=528#comment-560 Now that Janet's parents are raising sheep in their retirement, I have a much more vivid image in my mind as to what Jesus is talking about here in verses 2-5. Each year there are several lambs that for what ever the reason are either rejected by their mother, or in the case of triplets cannot be adequately taken care of. These lambs, left to themselves, would die and so they must be rescued and bottle fed. These animals require a great deal of attention and care. As a result, the bottle lambs generally get named and become much more attached to Janet's Dad (Jim) than the rest of the lambs. Eventually these lambs are introduced to the rest of the lambs and to me are indistingushable from the rest. However, in the morning at feeding time, it is the bottle lambs that come running first when Jim calls them. 2 "The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. 3 The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice." Now that Janet’s parents are raising sheep in their retirement, I have a much more vivid image in my mind as to what Jesus is talking about here in verses 2-5. Each year there are several lambs that for what ever the reason are either rejected by their mother, or in the case of triplets cannot be adequately taken care of. These lambs, left to themselves, would die and so they must be rescued and bottle fed. These animals require a great deal of attention and care. As a result, the bottle lambs generally get named and become much more attached to Janet’s Dad (Jim) than the rest of the lambs. Eventually these lambs are introduced to the rest of the lambs and to me are indistingushable from the rest. However, in the morning at feeding time, it is the bottle lambs that come running first when Jim calls them. 2 “The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. 3 The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.”

]]> Comment on John 9:35-41 (Nov 9th) by Christian http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-935-41-nov-9th/#comment-559 Christian Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:16 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=524#comment-559 Another difficult passage. I count at least 3 uses of 'blind' in just a few verses. But I think Jesus is looking for humility here. He's looking for people who are teachable. He's looking for broken hearts. He's looking for pots that he can mold. Oh what a blessing it was to be one of the extremely few people in history to have the fortune of meeting Jesus as a human. We live today in the very distant shadow of that experience. Sigh. Another difficult passage. I count at least 3 uses of ‘blind’ in just a few verses.

But I think Jesus is looking for humility here. He’s looking for people who are teachable. He’s looking for broken hearts. He’s looking for pots that he can mold.

Oh what a blessing it was to be one of the extremely few people in history to have the fortune of meeting Jesus as a human. We live today in the very distant shadow of that experience. Sigh.

]]> Comment on John 9:18-34 (Nov 8th) by Janet http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-918-34-nov-8th/#comment-558 Janet Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:13:19 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=522#comment-558 One thing standing out to me in this reading is the "believing (or not) in miracles" angle. We might feel that there are not as many miracles these days (at least not that we are aware of), but with all that Jesus was doing back then, it seems that his miracles could not have been ignored. In this case, once it is clear that this man was blind, and later could see - the options (that I can think of right now) are: 1) Deception of some kind - that the man really wasn't blind before or that he wasn't the actual man who was blind; or 2) Unexplained healing The leaders first went after the deception option, but once the blind man's parents corroborated his story, that he was blind and now can see, the leaders are left with the unexplained healing option. You would think at this point that they might realize there is some supernatural activity going on and be cautious of how they dealt with it. But instead, they are more frightened of what Jesus' life could mean to them in the political arena, than in the larger context. One thing standing out to me in this reading is the “believing (or not) in miracles” angle.

We might feel that there are not as many miracles these days (at least not that we are aware of), but with all that Jesus was doing back then, it seems that his miracles could not have been ignored.

In this case, once it is clear that this man was blind, and later could see - the options (that I can think of right now) are:
1) Deception of some kind - that the man really wasn’t blind before or that he wasn’t the actual man who was blind; or
2) Unexplained healing

The leaders first went after the deception option, but once the blind man’s parents corroborated his story, that he was blind and now can see, the leaders are left with the unexplained healing option.

You would think at this point that they might realize there is some supernatural activity going on and be cautious of how they dealt with it. But instead, they are more frightened of what Jesus’ life could mean to them in the political arena, than in the larger context.

]]> Comment on John 9:18-34 (Nov 8th) by Christian http://mcchurch.net/uncategorized/john-918-34-nov-8th/#comment-556 Christian Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +0000 http://mcchurch.net/?p=522#comment-556 It reads to me that this once-blind man was really ridiculing those Jews. He was trying to embarass them and turn their logic back on them. He must've known he was going to get kicked out of the synagogue there for good. At first, I was pretty confused with verses 31 and 32 and how they fit in with verses 30 and 33. But then I understood the man was talking about Jesus. Since God doesn't listen to sinners, and since Jesus healed his sight, Jesus must not have been a sinner, despite what the Jews said in verse 24. I guess these Jews felt Jesus was a sinner because He did things like heal on the Sabbath. But, if He was God, He could do that without sinning. ("Man was not made for the Sabbath...") It reads to me that this once-blind man was really ridiculing those Jews. He was trying to embarass them and turn their logic back on them. He must’ve known he was going to get kicked out of the synagogue there for good.

At first, I was pretty confused with verses 31 and 32 and how they fit in with verses 30 and 33. But then I understood the man was talking about Jesus. Since God doesn’t listen to sinners, and since Jesus healed his sight, Jesus must not have been a sinner, despite what the Jews said in verse 24.

I guess these Jews felt Jesus was a sinner because He did things like heal on the Sabbath. But, if He was God, He could do that without sinning. (”Man was not made for the Sabbath…”)

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