Having "fallen back" with the end of Daylight Savings Time, those at Eastgate were wide awake for worship on Sunday morning (and in a pretty talkative mood, it seemed). In addition to normal songs and prayers, we learned about the women's service project to buy sheep through Project Heifer (they are collecting money through November for this project). And two people came forward to join Eastgate, which brightened the day even more.
The sermon was the concluding part of this fall's look at the Gospel of John, focusing on the "come and see" passages. This week, we considered the resurrection of Jesus, where "seeing" the risen Christ occurs in different ways for the different disciples -- most famously, here, for Thomas. Most importantly, I think, this part of the Gospel seeks to invite those who came after the first disciples -- including us -- to "see" the risen Christ too, and then, having seen and recognized Christ, to go back and read the Gospel again with new eyes.
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with others, you can find an audio recording here.
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