In this message based on Matthew 4:23, we confront a difficult truth about our human nature: we do not naturally gravitate toward God. Left to ourselves, we are prone to drift away, wandering from the light of His truth and the peace of His presence. Recognizing our inability to bridge this gap on our own, Jesus stepped into our history to do what we could not. He came to actively turn us back to the Father, launching a ministry defined by three distinct pillars: preaching the Good News of the kingdom, teaching the truth of God’s Word, and healing the brokenness of a fallen world.
However, the ministry of Jesus was not a finished historical event; it was a divine beginning. Today, that same work of Preaching, Teaching, and Healing continues through the Church, which is the Body of Christ on earth. As we gathered around Word and Sacrament, we see that Jesus is still actively calling the lost, instructing the faithful, and binding up the wounds of the hurting. Through the mission of the congregation, the same Christ who walked through Galilee continues to reach out to us today, drawing us out of our drift and back into the grace of His eternal kingdom.
Liturgist and Preacher: Pastor Michael Walther
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