Sunday's Message on Unity and Ocala First United Methodist Church
Luke 9:28-43 – Astound All the People 43 Everyone was astounded by God’s greatness. The crowds were astounded not because they saw Jesus transfigured. Only three of Jesus’ disciples had witnessed what had happened on the mountaintop. They were astounded by God’s greatness because they experienced their own lives changing because of Jesus. They had hope where they had been hopeless. They found faith where there had only been doubts. They found love where there had only been judgement. They found healing where there had only been brokenness. They found life where there had only been death. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, on the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples and the church was born, the crowds were astounded once more. They were astounded not because they had witnessed Jesus’ resurrection or ascension, but because they were seeing the lives of the disciples radically change. Those disciples who had hidden in fear behind closed do