Be Careful What You Ask For
This Sunday’s message is based on the Gospel text from Mark 10, verses 35-45. Maybe Jesus felt “third time’s a charm,” but he tells his friends a third time that he is going to Jerusalem,...
Stewardship = Discipleship
This message is based on the Gospel text from Mark 10, verses 17-31. “In this Sunday’s text, Jesus has a conversation with a wealthy man who is inquiring about how to inherit eternal life. He...
God’s Design, Our Hearts
In this Sunday’s lesson from Mark, chapter 10, Jesus is tested by some religious leaders by asking his views on divorce. He answers their inquiry with his view of marriage. As we look at this...
How to Respond to Jesus’s Words
This week we welcome guest pastor Pastor Doris Ng. Swee Lan Doris Ng was born and raised in Singapore. She was a missionary to Thailand for 5 years. She pioneered a Thai church in Singapore,...
Discipleship: The Challenge of Surrender and Sacrificial Love
The Gospel lesson for this Sunday is from Mark 9: 30-37. We often hear Jesus’ teaching, especially about what it means to be his followers, as great religious platitudes. But what if we actually took...
Jesus: What Do We Make of Him?
Right in the middle of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus stops and asks the disciples a key question, “Who do you say that I am?” That is the question that all of Mark’s Gospel is asking. Mark...
God’s Vision and Plan is Greater than Ours
This Sunday, we welcome our interim pastor, Pastor Kevin Murphy, and our new organist, Eric Holderman. The Gospel lesson for this Sunday is from Mark 7: 24-37. In this text, Jesus has a conversation with...
Out of the Heart
We welcome back our guest pastor for this Sunday, Pastor Ted Peters. Pastor Ted is an American Lutheran theologian and Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate...
Jesus Christ is Present in Our Faith
We welcome back our guest pastor for this Sunday, Rev. Dr. Ted Peters. Pastor Ted is an American Lutheran theologian and Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the...
Christ, the Wisdom of God
Today we welcome Misty Lampshire to lead our worship. Misty returned to California after completing a two-point parish pastoral intership in Omaha, Nebraska. Misty has 15 years teaching experience in public education and recently earned...