PETER,THE RABBIT...

April 14th, 2023

This past Sunday we had just finished eating our Easter lunch when we heard our neighbor’s dog barking and pretty soon our dog, Gratzi bolted for the door with incredible passion.

It wasn’t long until Isaiah told us the dogs had found a nest of rabbits.

Although a few of them didn’t have fairy tale endings, Isaiah was able to rescue one of them.

Once he was brought into the house, we had an army of advocates, googling everything from survival rates to how to care for a baby rabbit.

As soon as he was stabilized, they began working on a name. Using some basics from elementary biology, they figured out his pronouns were he/him 😊. And then it was decided….his name was Peter.

The narrative is deep here….but since he was rescued on Easter Sunday, it was almost a given to name him after the disciple who denied Jesus and then ran to the tomb arriving shortly after John.

For the next five days, Peter the rabbit became a focal point for conversations and effort. The big question was whether or not he would survive. We bought special milk and droppers…found ways to warm him with rice and a sock….even built a makeshift nest to meet his basic needs for survival.

However, last night, we could tell he was nearing the end. He looked skinny and his breathing became sporadic and then he went down fast.

As we observed him towards the end, even before he died, you could tell he had lost his will to live…he was still breathing but something had changed.

It is always sad to observe physical death…it is also incredibly sad to observe spiritual death. This Sunday we begin a sermon series through Galatians entitled, “Deep Faith in the Gospel of Grace.”

Paul wrote this book for a group of churches in the region of Galatia. He was incredibly passionate because he was observing Christians who had accepted the gospel of grace but had begun to digress spiritually by adding in the law as an additional requirement for their salvation.

Paul could see they were dying spiritually, and he wrote this letter to challenge those who were teaching a false gospel and encourage those who were listening.

I can’t wait to share more about the book of Galatians and the hope it provides for our spiritual growth. I hope to see you on Sunday at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am, or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

Have a great evening,

Troy