The Healing Power of Faith
Today’s readings expand on the idea of the Christian faith as a healing power. In his letter to the Romans, Paul develops the idea that people are made right with God through faith rather than...
The Circle of Love
Holy Trinity Sunday On Trinity Sunday we consider what it means to confess a Triune God. The revelation of the Trinity is accomplished by the coming of God himself into human history. God is not...
An Ongoing Decision
May 21st, 2023 – The Seventh Sunday of Easter Today’s message is that Faith requires discipline. It’s preserved and it grows when we decide each day to receive God’s grace through prayer and worship. WE...
Making Sense Out of Life
May 14, 2023 The 6th Sunday in Easter WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude Welcome and Announcements Greeting Hymn: “Love Divine, All Love’s Excelling” Apostolic Greeting Hymn of Praise Prayer of the Day First Reading: Acts...
Are You Satisfied?
May 7th, 2023 – The Fifth Sunday of Easter On the night that Jesus is arrested, Jesus shares final words with his disciples. As the one through whom God is known, he promised to go...
The Sheep of His Fold
Good Shepherd Sunday Today’s Gospel text is from John 10, verses 1-10. Jesus uses the image of sheep – very familiar to the people of his day, to make a point about spiritual leadership. The...
Making Christ Known
April 23, 2023 – The 3rd Sunday in Easter As we walk along our journey through life, Jesus walks by our side as he walked along he road to Emmaus. He asks us to tell...
How to Believe
April 15th, 2023 – The Second Sunday of Easter Today’s gospel reading tells how Thomas needed the proof of the resurrection of Jesus in order to believe, and how Jesus revealed himself to all of...
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Easter Message: The Future Enters the Present
April 9, 2023 – Easter Sunday Everyone who believes in Jesus, whose life, death, and resurrection fulfilled the words of the prophets, “receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Today we consider the confusion and...
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Atonement
Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion In todays reading, Paul uses an early Christian Hymn to help us comprehend Jesus’ obedient selflessness on the cross and how God has made Christ lord over all...