Messiah St. Charles Weekly Messages Messiah St. Charles

Could you use some encouragement and hope right about now? U2’s songs have maintained their relevancy decade after decade because they speak to our longings and needs. Whether its the words or just the melody, there is something timeless about them. This Sunday, their 1987 classic “Where the Streets Have No Name” is the song we’ll be looking at more closely to address the universal desire to make a earth a bit more like heaven.

Rainbows symbolize the promise God made with His people to never send another flood. Pastor Jim notes that a rainbow reminds us that all storms eventually end.

Of all the bad boys we've looked at, the crowd of people calling for Jesus's crucifixion is the one most of us would have been a part of. It's too easy for us to be persuaded into action by others with an agenda, but there is a way to guard our minds and not be tempted to go against our own conscience. Seminary student Ryan Pfendler helps us avoid conforming to the norms of the world with the help of God's Word.

We don’t know much about the Centurion in charge of Jesus’s crucifixion, but we do know that he saw what others didn’t—that Jesus was the Son of God. In the course of doing his job, he was able to come that realization and be forever changed by what he saw.

Jesus offers salvation to all! Even at the end of his life, the repentant thief recognized Jesus as the Savior and asked for His forgiveness. It’s really that easy.

Pontius Pilate has gone down in history as the person responsible for sending Jesus to the cross. Though he knew Jesus was innocent of the charges against Him, he gave into the crowd demanding blood. He ceremoniously washed his hands and absolved himself of guilt, but going against his conscience was his fatal flaw that cost him his reputation.