The Journey is Never Over
The Retirement of Pastor Daniel Severson WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: Welcome and Announcements Gathering Hymn: “On Eagles Wings” Apostolic Greeting Hymn of Praise Prayer of the Day First Reading: Lamentations 3:22-33 Second Reading: 2...
On What Can We Count?
The Gospel lesson for this Sunday is the story of Jesus calming the sea. This lesson reveals his power over evil, since the sea represents evil and chaos. The boat on the sea is a...
The Mystery of Faith
The sermon for this Sunday is a reflection on how our faith grows and matures, often without us even knowing it. Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a farmer who plants his seeds. Over...
Accountability and Grace
The sermon for this Sunday is based on the first reading from Genesis and the gospel text from Mark. The Genesis text consists of the story of Adam hiding from God, and from himself by...
Light Shining in Our Hearts
Graduate Recognition Sunday The text for today’s sermon is from 2nd Corinthians. When we carry out God’s ministry, we do so not for our glory, but for the sake of Jesus Christ whom we proclaim...
Freedom in the Spirit
Holy Trinity Sunday Holy Trinity Sunday is a special time in the church year when we remember who God is – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, The Holy Trinity. This is at the heart of...
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Between the Times
The Day of Pentecost Today we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples. They were transformed from a group of people living in fear and confusion to people who proclaimed and spread...
Our Unity in Christ
The seventh Sunday of Easter The sermon for this Sunday is entitled: “Our Unity in Christ”. The gospel text for Sunday is taken from Jesus’ “High Priestly Prayer” (John 17). Jesus feels responsible for the...
Faith Conquers the World
The Sixth Sunday in the Easter season God’s children believe that Jesus is the Messiah and love God by keeping God’s commandments. Thus the world is conquered not through military might but through love and...
The Transforming Power of Love
The fifth Sunday of Easter We love God and others because Christ first loved us. We cannot say we love God, whom we have not seen, while hating fellow Christians, whom we regularly see. Love...