The Biggest Joke in the Bible Anyone who claims God hates someone isn’t a prophet, they’re a joke. Thankfully, God always reaches to redeem and restore, even the jokes. Read 1 John 4:16b-21 and Jonah 1:1-15 in preparation for guest preacher Rev. Brian Mackey’s sermon, “The Biggest Joke in the Bible.” Join us live at 9:00 on April 14, or watch the recording…
Into the Light God invites us to live fully as we have been created and called to be – fully in the Love of Resurrection Light – even with all our wounds, scars, quirks, gifts, graces, and foibles. So while the ham dinners, egg hunts, sunrise services, new outfits, and Easter gatherings with family and friends have passed, the freedom…
Easter Sunday: I Want to Tell You Christ is risen! We’ll gather to celebrate the Good News of Easter that death is overcome and Christ is alive and that in Christ’s Resurrection we are ourselves raised into new life. This service from our Sanctuary will include fantastic music and the joy of Easter Day. Join us live at 10:30 on…
Palm Sunday“Where Are We?” The story of Palm Sunday begins our celebration of Holy Week, setting in motion the events that lead to Good Friday and then to Easter. But before we get there, we should ask ourselves – where are we in the Palm Sunday story? Are we the disciples who have travelled with Jesus to Jerusalem? Are we…
God Loves Irony The well-known verse of John 3:16 is in the middle of a strange passage about Jesus being lifted up, like Moses lifted up a serpent in the wilderness. What is that all about? Why does the Bible say some very weird stuff sometimes? And what does this have to do with life in the 21st century? Join…
Are We Fools? Jesus’ confrontation with the religious authorities as he cleanses the Temple, and Paul’s reminder that the Gospel can seem like foolishness, ought to leave us a little (or a lot!) unsettled. Are we complacent in our faith? Are we willing to risk being foolish for the Gospel? Join us this Sunday, February 25, for worship at 10:30…
Faithing Ain’t Easy What does it mean to live a life of faith? What does it mean to follow the Way of Jesus? Shouldn’t it be easy since Jesus has “already won the victory?” We might want to think so, but we follow a suffering Messiah who challenges us to take up our own cross, and to lay down our…