A few weeks ago (on December 7, before the great snow storm), we saw how Jesus' birth, life, and death solved humanity's Single Greatest Problem -- alienation from God. This Sunday we'll see how his birth, life, and death also has the power to resolve our Second Greatest Problem -- alienation from each other.
The Bible tells us that God is love, and that we should love as God loves. So what does "love" mean in the Biblical sense? What does it look like to love the way the Bible envisions? Those are the vital questions we'll explore this Sunday.
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 deliberately broke a sacred religious rule in the presence of Jesus. She did what was strictly forbidden. How would Jesus respond? And what can we learn from his example? This sermon is critical for […]
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 […]
Why did God call our church into existence? Aren’t there already more than enough churches in the world? What is our unique vision and mission? This Sunday we’ll wrap up our “Called Together” sermon series by exploring those questions – because the truth is: God has given us an AMAZING and COMPELLING mission! And we […]
This Sunday, Palm Sunday, we will compare and contrast the different ways people responded when Jesus offered of himself as King on that fateful day when he rode into Jerusalem. In the process, we’ll hold a mirror up to ourselves and consider how we are responding to that same offer in our lives today. On […]
As we celebrate Black History Month, we are excited to welcome LaShawnda Crowe Storm to share her thoughts about how to prepare ourselves and center ourselves to do justice in the world in the same way Jesus did. LaShawnda leads the Lynch Quilts Project, a community-based effort to examine the history of racial violence through the […]
This Sunday we celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of the founding of our church! Everyone is invited to our All-Church Picnic that will take place after the 11:00 o’clock worship service – bring a dish to share. We’ll also be baptizing, inducting new members, and awarding anniversary membership pins during both worship services. Sunday’s sermon will remind […]
Have you ever heard the famous quote that says, “Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words.” But is it really enough to live the gospel without ever speaking to people about it? And if we are supposed to speak up, how can we do so in a way that doesn’t turn […]
This Sunday, as we continue our sermon series on the Old Testament book of Daniel, we come to one of the most famous stories in the Bible – the Fiery Furnace – where three young people living in exile faced the most harrowing experience of their lives and, in the process, learned a transformational lesson […]
This Sunday Pastor Jeff launches a new sermon series based on the Old Testament book of Daniel. Daniel contains some of the most colorful stories found anywhere in the Bible, each of them very relevant to our lives today. This Sunday we’ll start with a story that challenges to think deeply about our sense of […]
