Simon’s mother-in-law
- The first "pope" was married
- Catholic family values
- Mormon family values
- Bible Study: every family is a mess
- Heal us from rigid family ethics
Why did Jesus go into the desert?
- Retreat, sanctuary
- To find healing for himself
- Away from all the busyness
- We may want to follow his example to find healing for ourselves first and then move on to heal the valley
They hunted him
- Jesus prepared himself in the desert
- The disciples hunted him and asked him for help
- That is the one great thing we can do to heal the valley: hunt Jesus and ask him for help
Sick valley
- We can not heal the valley but hunt Jesus
- Then he will decide to heal the valley from its diseases and cast out its demons:
- homelessness
- all kinds of addiction
- family values
- not welcoming to move-ins
The history of our healing mission
- support local charities like Food&Care, Habitat, Foodbank and lots more
- host AA groups
- teach different family values that do not put such a pressure on people
- be a home for those that are new in the area by welcoming them
Outlooks
Orem - Family Church U.S.A.
- lost generation
- restart the church through kids’ activities
- help families grow spiritually
Provo - In the Heart of Provo
- reach out to the community
- engage in the arts and social work
- pray for the community
Jointly
- Learn to work together, because Jesus went to all the neighoring cities and did not care which one it was
- Let’s ask him to help us heal the valley
- Amen.
