God's Word in Action: Ask the Pastor BLOG
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":
- 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.
- Click the comments link under the sermon summary to ask your question.
- 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.
- Type a name. Even though a name is required, "Anonymous" and "Guest" are perfectly acceptable if you wish to ask your question anonymously.
- Type your email address. Also required but will not be publically displayed.
- Skip the Website field as it is NOT required.
- Type your question in the Comments Box.
- Click the "Add Comments" button at the bottom to submit your question. Your question now appears below the related GWIA edition.
- Click the <<back to the blog link to return to the BLOG and close the Post Comments box.
- 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:
- 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.
- Scroll down to view the GWIA edition you asked a question about and click the "Comments" link.
- This displays all the questions and answers posted for this edition.
- 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
June 11 Edition: Perfect Child of God
Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment. Matthew 9:22
Matthew 9 finds Jesus a very busy man. In the course of a few days, he:
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“Hired” the unqualified Matthew to be his disciple.
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Joined society’s undesirables for dinner, followed by a lecture and dialogue with the Pharisees on exactly why he dined with these people.
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Brought at girl back from the dead, while people made fun of him.
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Healed many along the way.
Who were these people that were important enough for Jesus to run around and perform miracles for? They were quite a crew – first Matthew, who hung around with murderers, thieves, and tax collectors. Secondly, a leader of the synagogue who would have been on the side of Jesus’ opponents. He came to Jesus in desperation because his daughter had just died. Jesus was his last hope. The third was a woman with a medical problem who could not attend synagogue or participate in any religious ceremonies. She was shut out from everyone. Lastly, the body of a young girl whose funeral was in progress. Jesus saw her with the light still in her, and he saw each of those he helped as children in need All of these people had something in common with us, they needed someone to see them in a different light. We face challenges today – health problems, job interviews, poor decisions. People don’t see us for who we are.
