We've got two Sunday's left in our study of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's New York Times Bestselling book, "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith." In prior weeks, we've talked about decisive moments in life -- The Decision to Go, The Decision to Stay, The Decision to Start, The Decision […]
This Sunday we continue our sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. This week we tackle chapter 5 -- The Decision to Step Up to the Plate, as we focus on those decisive moments […]
This Sunday we continue our new sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Last week we explored chapter 1: The Decision to Go -- Leaving one place or way of being to move toward […]
Pastor Jeff will launch a new sermon series this week based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C. Each week we will tackle a different chapter, starting this week with chapter 1: […]
Do you ever feel underpowered? Do you find yourself frustrated with all kinds of things you can't change about yourself, others, or in the circumstances around you? The Bible teaches we have a power source that's powerful beyond our wildest imagination. It's called the power of the Holy Spirit. What is the nature of that […]
Which force is more powerful in your life -- God or fear? Often when God is calling us forward in life, beckoning us to make an important life transition, fear freezes us in place. On Sunday, we'll explore a scripture passage that offers insight into how we can conquer fear and move more boldly into the […]
This Sunday we continue our sermon series on "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories." In this week's Gospel story, we'll encounter a woman who actually changed Jesus' mind and, in the process, changed the course of his ministry and all subsequent history. From her example, we'll learn several vital life lessons.
Last week we began a new sermon series called "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories." This week we'll study a Gospel story that you've probably heard many times before, but have never realized the full implications of. Guided by the writings of theologian Helen Bruch Pearson, we're going to learn something new and powerful from […]
On Sunday Pastor Jeff kicks off a new sermon series called "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories." We begin this Sunday with a story about an unnamed woman who did something so amazing, Jesus said what she did would be remembered down through the ages throughout human history. Do you know […]
Easter is not just about something incredible and wonderful that happened two thousand years ago. It's also about you and me in the here-and-now. So on Sunday we'll explore how Jesus' resurrection enables us to embrace a new way of living, a new way of dying, and a new way of seeing eternity. Join us […]
The Sunday we’ll dig deep into a famous Bible verse about God being the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, the one who was, and is, and is to come. As we do so, we’ll wrestle with: (a) what it means to say that God exists outside of time, and (b) what it means […]
Besides Jesus, Mary is the probably the greatest hero in the Bible. After all, through her we were given the gift of God’s only Son. So it’s about time we did an entire sermon series on the life of Mary. So throughout this Christmas season and beyond, Pastor Jeff will lead us through a new […]
