As Jesus is gaining momentum in His ministry, as the crowds are increasing and He is changing lives, so also the opposition is growing.  This makes perfect sense. Nobody should just accept radical new ideas without some conversation about it. Questions are good. We have seen these last two weeks and will see again next week how the experts of the day are following Jesus around challenging Him on many issues. The text we read this Sunday is different. The questions come from regular people who are trying to understand what practices Jesus engages in, as His spiritual rhythms seem different than other leaders they have seen. We are going to talk about the spiritual discipline of fasting this week, as well as the beautiful picture Jesus gives of old and new wineskins. I look forward to seeing you at church. . . and we are VERY excited to see everyone at our big Thanksgiving Dinner at  2:00pm,   Sunday .  

Blessings in Christ to each one!

Pastor Colleen