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Love, Anyway
The 4th Sunday in Advent This is the Sunday we have been anticipating for a year! Alex Bootzin and 4 other musicians will grace our service with beautiful jazz renditions of our favorite carols! This...
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Are You the One?
This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent. The theme for this Sunday is Joy – a moment of glad anticipation as Christmas nears. It centers on the joy of the approaching Savior and the...
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What’s In A Name
This Sunday marks the beginning of the Advent season, and a new church year. The theme for this first week of Advent is Hope. Pastor Lauren’s sermon for this Sunday is based on our Old...
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The Highly Favored Mary, the Mother of our Lord
The Fourth Sunday in Advent This Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Advent, we consider the person and faith of Mary, the Mother of our Lord. When the archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her...
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Repent: Justice, Generosity, and Integrity
This Sunday we hear Luke’s continuing story about the preaching of John the Baptist, Luke 3:7-18. John’s message is clear. No one should presume upon their relationship with God. John’s ministry was inviting Jewish people...
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Creating a Highway to Our Hearts
This Sunday we celebrate the Advent Season with a special jazz worship service featuring a five piece Jazz band. Our Sermon for today is based on the Gospel lesson from Luke chapter 3. John the...
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The First Sunday in Advent
This Sunday we welcome guest Pastor Tim Philips from St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Walnut Creek. Pastor time is a 3rd generation pastor, serving for over 35 years. Today’s Gospel lesson is from Luke 21:25-36....
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With Open Eyes
The 3rd Sunday in Advent In today’s gospel reading, John refers to Jesus as the “light.” As the only human being who is also divine, John’s use of the term “light” means that only Jesus...
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Baptized With the Holy Spirit
The Gospel lesson for today is from the gospel of Mark. Mark’s Gospel does not begin with a story of Jesus’ birth, but with the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the...
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Unintended Consequences
The First Sunday in Advent During today’s Worship Service we will light the first Advent Candle, HOPE. In today’s Gospel reading from Mark chapter 13, Jesus encourages his followers to look forward to the day...