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Easter Hearts, Week 2, Day 4

by David Joynt on April 18, 2018

Easter Hearts, Week 2, Day 4

 

JOHN 20:19 | JOHN 14:25-27

 

The next moment can also be a source of fear. Before the cross, the disciples had a clear future following Jesus, celebrating the arrival of the Kingdom, witnessing miracles, serving those in need, and growing in their understanding. Now all was uncertain. Would they stay together? Would they continue Jesus’ ministry? Would all their hopes and plans have to be abandoned?

 

Psychological research shows that uncertainty is one of the hardest things for us to deal with—it disrupts our emotions, thought patterns, and even sleep. Jesus’ first words addressed this anxiety and fear—”Peace be with you!”

 

Do you look at the future with hope or anxiety?

 

What is most uncertain in your life right now?

 

FAMILY TIME—

 

How far ahead do you plan as a family?

 

Discuss how you talk and feel about the future.

 

Tags: anxiety, fear

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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