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God's Word in Action: Ask the Pastor BLOG

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Welcome to this new resource!  At the suggestion of God's Word in Action (GWIA) subscribers, we are expanding this resource to include the opportunity to ask questions of our Pastors regarding their sermons, weekly Bible lessons for Sunday or any other faith/Bible based topics.

To best facilitate the question and answer process and to best share the benefits of all questions and answers with anyone who subscribes, we have choosen an interactive tool called a "BLOG".  Short for "web log", the BLOG format allows for you to view the sermon summary from each weekly edition of GWIA and ask questions and view answers.

How to Use the "GWIA - Ask a Pastor BLOG":

  1. Scroll down the page to find the GWIA edition you wish to ask a question about. Note that the newest week (date) appears on top.
  2. Click the comments link under the sermon summary to ask your question.
  3. A new "Post Comments" form is displayed below the edition you want to ask a question about. Note the other weeks are temporarily out of view.
  4. Type a name.  Even though a name is required, "Anonymous" and "Guest" are perfectly acceptable if you wish to ask your question anonymously.
  5. Type your email address.  Also required but will not be publically displayed.
  6. Skip the Website field as it is NOT required.
  7. Type your question in the Comments Box.
  8. Click the "Add Comments" button at the bottom to submit your question.  Your question now appears below the related GWIA edition.
  9. Click the <<back to the blog link to return to the BLOG and close the Post Comments box.
  10. Questions are reviewed and answered by our Pastors which can take anywhere from an afternoon up to 2 days in the event of questions posted on Fridays or Saturdays.

How to View Your Answer:

  1. Return to the GWIA - Ask a Pastor BLOG by clicking the Question Button in one of your weekly GWIA emails -OR- by visiting the All Saints home page and clicking the "view the current edition" link in the subscription box.
  2. Scroll down to view the GWIA edition you asked a question about and click the "Comments" link.
  3. This displays all the questions and answers posted for this edition.
  4. Once you have completed your review, you can click the <<back to the blog link and return to the complete list of weekly editions.  From here you may choose to view other questions and answers posted for other edition, etc.

Questions about or difficulities with the BLOG:
Contact Bobbie Tomasek at btomasek@allsaintsphoenix.org or Gina King at ginaking@allsaintsphoenix.org

March 19 Edition: Hope for the Hopeless

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into an uproar.  “Who is he?” the people asked.  Matthew 21:10 


The original Palm Sunday might have been a cold, cloudy day in Jerusalem, yet people still came out to see the strange looking man riding on a donkey.  We remember the celebration and the shouts of “Hosanna” that came from the crowd.  What we don’t typically remember is that the city was in turmoil.  We can picture Jesus’ enemies lurking in the background and plotting to kill him.  The skeptics wondered who he was; others called him a miracle worker, prophet, messiah.  Quickly the esteemed welcome turned into a cruel arrest and trial that led to Jesus enduring being stripped, mocked, and finally crucified. 

Even though this happened so many years ago, today in our own lives we sometimes see things change very quickly.  A loved one faces a serious illness and/or dies, we lose our jobs, face financial problems, wreck our cars.  It seems as though the world comes to a stop and we lose all hope.  We don’t know how Jesus must have felt as his life turned around.  We do know that he suffered and died.  We also know that the world didn’t stop turning and life goes on today.  He is the one who brings hope through His resurrection when all seems hopeless. 

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