From Pastor Zeke Page 1 From the Desk of Pastor Zek Wesley Family, Out of the 613 Toratic laws, we have a grossly simplified task. Love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and love our neighbors as ourself. Thank you Jesus. Love in our culture is overused. It might be a shirt that you “love” or even any possession which you “love”. Maybe it is a television show you love or a place that you love to go. It might be someone you love- a friend, family, significant other or spouse. All of these things are but facets of the sum total of what love truly is. For me, faith is only possible through God’s grace and love. Faith is a gift from God. It can neither be earned or achieved. To believe differently is to border on works theology with which I cannot reconcile to the Gospel. In my own life and in the lives of those around me, I believe there is a deep need for the realization, over and over, that God really does love us even in the messiness of life. I believe this is the message of Jesus Christ, a transforming love that lived, died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven. I continue to meet brothers and sisters who has become disenfranchised by the church because of judgment and guilt. This breaks my heart. I continually strive to be a pastor that not only preaches the grace and love of God but also lives that out daily. It is my hope that you might do the same. - Keep the Faith Strong, Zeke Wesley UMC Newsletter September 2019
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