Building Bridges
Using the ministry of Jesus as a model, today’s sermon will look at how confession and forgiveness and how healing and reconciliation can take place in the midst of conflict and the pain we sometimes...
Life in Christ
WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: Welcome and Announcements Gathering Hymn: “Son of God, Eternal Savior” Apostolic Greeting Hymn of Praise Prayer of the Day First Reading: Jeremiah 15:15-21 Second Reading: Romans 12:9-21 Anthem Children’s Time...
Who Do You Say That I Am?
At a climactic point in Jesus’ ministry, God reveals to Peter that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God,” and Jesus responds with the promise of a church that will overcome the...
Heartfelt Faith
The texts for this Sunday deal with two issues that were hotly debated during Jesus’ time, and which remain issues of debate today. The first is this: “To whom does God reveal himself as a...
The Inauguration of God’s Kingdom
In today’s gospel, Jesus and his disciples proclaim the good news that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Jesus explains this proclamation by providing several parables that explore the implications for people’s lives. Jesus is...
Living in Hope
Today’s sermon is based on the parable in Matthew chapter 13 which is often referred to as the parable of the Weeds and the Wheat. The slaves of a farmer ask him if he wants...
Receiving the Word
Today’s message reflects the gospel message for this Sunday from Matthew 13. In Matthew’s gospel, both Jesus and his disciples “sow the seed” of God’s word by proclaiming the good news that “the kingdom of...
The Foundation of Hope
July 9, 2023 Today’s lessons are invitations to find our hope in what God does for us, not in trying to go it alone, or by relying on the false promises of an idol. Hope...
To Whom Do We Belong?
July 2nd, 2023 WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: Welcome and Announcements Gathering Hymn: “O Bread of Life From Heaven” Apostolic Greeting Hymn of Praise Prayer of the Day First Reading: Jeremiah 28:5-9 Second Reading: Romans...
Wounds That Heal
God’s love is not an enabling love that simply overlooks behavior that is harmful to self and others. Rather, divine love transforms our hearts such that we become servants. Jesus uses the metaphor of a...