A Strange Hope Isaiah and Paul both remind us that, as people of faith, we live in hope. But the hope to which we are called is not like hoping to give or receive a great gift. It is a hope for a world that looks radically different than the world we live in. But that dream of a transformed…
Off the Map O Little Town of Bethlehemand other Wesleyan Signposts This is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and we will light the candle of Peace!Pastor Michelle will continue our Advent sermon series, All the Good, A Wesleyan Way of Christmas. Join us!Read Micah 5: 2-5a in preparation for Michelle’s sermon “Off the Map: O LIttle Town of Bethlehem and Other…
Us and the World Join Pastor Jayde this Sunday at 9:00am for worship! It is the Third Sunday of Advent and we will be lighting the Advent Candle of Joy! Pastor Jayde will continue the Advent sermon series, “All the Good, A Wesleyan Way of Christmas.” In preparation for Jayde’s sermon “Us and the World,” read Matthew 25: 31-46. The…
All the Good: Prayer in Wesley’s Words and Practices Join Bob Pearson this Sunday at 9:00am for Sunday worship! It is the Second Sunday of Advent and we will be lighting the Advent Candle of Love and Grace! Bob will continue the Advent sermon series, “All the Good, A Wesleyan Way of Christmas.” In preparation for Bob’s sermon “All the…
Practicing Advent: Preparing the Way The halls have been decked and we are ready for you! It’s time to find “all the good” in this beautiful season! This is the First Sunday of Advent! Pastor Michelle will begin our Advent sermon series, All the Good, A Wesleyan Way of Christmas.We light the first Advent candle; the candle of Hope. Join…
Celebrate the coming of Christ with us this Christmas eve as we fill the night with music, light, communion and the re-telling of the story of Christ’s birth. Have your communion elements and candles ready to participate in the service! Join us at the church at 6, 6:30 or 7pm for a drive through pilgrimage of music and light! Merry…
Join Pastor Jayde as she, and one of our church families, light the Advent candle of peace. As we draw closer to Christmas eve, we focus on peace and light. Read Isaiah 9: 2-7 and John 1: 1-14 in preparation for Sunday’s sermon, I Believe in the Light: Illumination Peace. Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #…
Join Pastor Michelle for the Third Sunday in Advent as we light the candle of Joy in the Advent wreath! We continue our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light” with Sunday’s sermon “I Believe in God: Ode to Joy.” What is joy? How is it different from happiness. Pastor Michelle will talk about this…
Advent 2 Join Pastor Jayde for the Second Sunday in Advent as we light the candle of Love in the Advent wreath and continue our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light.” In this week’s Gospel lessons from Matthew and Isaiah, a messenger appears as a sign from God, heralding a new era. In each passage, the words “do not…
Join Pastor Michelle for the First Sunday in Advent as we light the first candle in the Advent wreath and begin our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light.”Inspired by the words of an anonymous poet, scrawled on a wall during the Holocaust, “I believe in the sun, even when the sun is not shining,” this Advent series…
Almost Christmas Advent Series, Week 4 On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of Joy! Pastor Michelle continues her sermon series, ” Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience” with “Week 4: An Altogether Joy, Bursting with Good News…and Then Some!” Read Luke 1: 38-4 and consider the questions below in preparation for worship! Questions for Reflection (for…
Almost Christmas Advent Sermon Series: Week 3 We began in Hope. We prayed for God’s Shalom, and now we journey towards greater Love. On the third Sunday in Advent, we light the candle of Love! Pastor Michelle continues her Advent sermon series Almost Christmas with ” An Altogether Love: An Irrational Choice; a Cultivated Forgiveness; a Steadfast Commitment.” Read Luke…
