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 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 3 -- The Decision to Start -- Taking the first steps toward a long-term vision or dream.
It's fascinating that the career of Moses, one of the most impactful people to have ever lived, began with an epic fail. This week we'll look to Moses; experience for guidance as to how we can recover from our own epic fails. This is the second installment in our study of the life of Moses.
Facing the truth about our shortcomings can be painful. So we avoid it. But by doing so, we end up trapped, unable to grow and make progress. What's the solution? In this week's Gospel story, Jesus shows us how to find a healthy balance between self-denial and self-love. This is the fifth installment in our sermon series on "Women […]
Do you ever feel like life is passing you by -- or like some aspect of life is passing you by? This Sunday we'll explore a Bible passage that offers us insight into how to respond in those moments, as we continue our study of the life of Joseph.
Today we begin a new sermon series on the up-and-down, zigzag life of Joseph as told in the book of Genesis. It’s a story bristling with insights for our own journey. The story begins with something every single one of us will experience many times in our own life. What do you do when you […]
Life is crazy, constantly knocking us around, full of melt down moments. Have you ever known somebody who seemed to float above it all? No matter what happened, their serenity was unperturbed. How did they do it? Because their life is anchored in certain great spiritual truths. What are those truths? And how can we internalize […]
Last we launched a new sermon series called “The Baddest People in the Bible,” recognizing that we can learn a lot from the mistakes of others. There’s nothing like a powerful negative example to cause us to say, “I don’t want to be like that!” The Bible character we study this week will surprise you […]
On Sunday Pastor Jeff will share the first of four January sermons on the theme of "Taking My Life to the Next Level." We'll begin this week by exploring how we can take our spiritual life to the next level. Each of us will be invited to consider, "How am I doing spiritually?" and, "What […]
Samson is one of the most puzzling “heroes” in the Bible. He was full of flaws, yet also chosen and called by God. As we explore Samson’s story, we’ll wrestle with this big question: Can you have faith and not be faithful?
It’s often said that the things we do – good and bad – have a way of coming back to us. Is that really true? If so, why then do bad things sometimes happen to good people – and vice versa? Does God ever make exceptions to the principle of “sowing and reaping?” If so, […]
