Fulton FCC

This devotion focuses on how nostalgia often blinds us to what God is doing here and now. 

This one continues our "The Hardest Part" Series. In it, Rev. Will talks about how Mary is the model disciple of Jesus's way of love; she helps Jesus prepare for what is to come during Holy Week. The main text was John 12:1-8. 
 
Note: There was a medical emergency in the middle of the sermon, so Rev. Will had to rush the ending. If you'd like to see a more fleshed-out 3rd move, please see his Substack,  https://substack.com/@wjsryan

Wherein Rev. Will learns a bit about what it means to be a Christian from being forced into his college’s Model U.N.

This one continues The Hardest Part, focusing on one of Jesus' most famous parables. In it, Rev. Will talks about how parables are multivalent, meaning there are multiple interpretations. He considers two before landing on a third. The text of the day was Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32.

In this devotion, Rev. Will tackles one of the worst sayings out there—God will never give you more than you can handle. 

This one continues The Hardest Part, focusing on Isaiah’s good news of God’s graceful ways. In it, Rev. Will talks about the difference between our ways and God’s. The text of the day was Isaiah 55:1-11. 

This one continues The Hardest Part by focusing on Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem. In it, Rev. Will talks about how we respond when our help is refused, even if it’s for ourselves. The text of the day was Luke 13:31-35. 

This one continues The Hardest Part by focusing on Jesus’ temptation in the Wilderness. In it, Rev. Will talks about the Wilderness and how to endure it. 

This one begins our Lenten series, The Hardest Part: hurt we carry, hope we find. In it Rev. Will talks about God meeting us in the ash heaps of our lives. 

This one wraps up the season after the Epiphany, a time where Jesus reintroduces himself to us. The text for the day was Luke 9:28-36.