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Resurrection Now and in the Future
March 26, 2023 – The Fifth Sunday in Lent In today’s gospel reading, Jesus is moved to sorrow when his friend Lazarus falls ill and dies. Then, in a dramatic scene, he calls his friend...
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The Works of God
The Fourth Sunday in Lent Jesus heals a man born blind, provoking a hostile reaction that he regards as spiritual blindness to the things of God. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: “Chandos Sonata in Bb”,...
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The Discovery of Joy
March 12, 2023 – The Third Sunday in Lent Today’s message is taken from Jesus’ conversation with a Samaritan woman at the town well. We learn how love disregards cultural standards when it’s for the...
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Healing Our Blindness
March 5th, 2023 – The Second Sunday in Lent Jesus speaks to a curious Pharisee about life in the Spirit and the kingdom of God. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: “Lenten Prayer”, Garth Edmundson Welcome...
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Outwitting the Devil
The First Sunday in Lent Jesus experiences anew the temptations that Israel faced in the wilderness. As the Son of God, he endures the testing of the evil one. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: “My...
The Future Invades the Present
February 19th, 2023 Transfiguration Sunday Shortly before he enters Jerusalem, where he will be crucified, Jesus is revealed to Peter, James, and John in a mountaintop experience of divine glory called the transfiguration. WE GATHER...
Truth and Consequences II
February 12, 2023 – The 6th Sunday after Epiphany In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exhorts his followers to embrace standards of righteousness that exceed legal requirements and traditional expectations. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP...
Faith Based Ethics
February 5th, 2023 The 5th Sunday after Epiphany Jesus encourages his followers to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, doing good works and keeping God’s commandments. WE GATHER FOR...
Blessed Are You in Christ
January 29, 2023 – The 4th Sunday after Epiphany Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by naming those who are blessed in the reign of God. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Prelude: “Pastorale”, Everett Titcomb...
The Nearness of God’s Kingdom
January 22, 2023 – The 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Jesus begins his public ministry shortly after John the Baptist is imprisoned by Herod. He proclaims the nearness of God’s reign and calls his first disciples....