As we continue our intensive study of the New Testament book of Colossians, this week we come to a passage that's filled with lots of old fashioned advice about wives submitting to their husbands and slaves obeying their masters. Rather skipping over this uncomfortable passage, we're going to tackle it on Sunday, asking what we, as […]
On Sunday Pastor Jeff concludes our sermon series on "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories." In Sunday's Gospel passage, we will encounter a woman who finally found what she had always been looking for -- the secret to deep satisfaction in life.
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 […]
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 […]
A bright sunny day lifts our mood. A dark stormy day has the opposite effect. The weather that surrounds us affects us profoundly. Our understanding of who God is, and how God feels about us, can have the same effect. It becomes the atmosphere that surrounds us and colors how we feel about all of […]
For the religious right, transgender people are one of the biggest “issues” right now. Many churches rail against them. Not LifeJourney. We believe transgender people are a beautiful part of the diversity of God’s creation. Join us on Sunday as we explore the Biblical case for spiritual equality for trans and nonbinary people.
