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THIS WEEK'S SERMON It was something going through a global pandemic that did not allow us to touch one another, or even get within six feet. Before the pandemic began, a dear woman hugged me in the hall before church, almost lost in my robe. It...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON People want community, but they don’t always want to submit themselves to one another in a way that produces genuine community. We want to stay our independent selves, but also experience genuine relationship and meaningful...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON People want community, but they don’t always want to submit themselves to one another in a way that produces genuine community. We want to stay our independent selves, but also experience genuine relationship and meaningful...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON We are adopted by Christ into God’s family. The communion table is a family table, and we are invited to be a part of it. The visit of the Magi is a clear indication that the family of God is extending all across the world...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON We are adopted by Christ into God’s family. The communion table is a family table, and we are invited to be a part of it. The visit of the Magi is a clear indication that the family of God is extending all across the world...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON Jesus’ own brothers (and mother) doubted Him! Wow. Families can be messy. But these siblings show that there is room in the family of Jesus. There is room in the family for doubters. Room for those who don’t immediately...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON Jesus’ own brothers (and mother) doubted Him! Wow. Families can be messy. But these siblings show that there is room in the family of Jesus. There is room in the family for doubters. Room for those who don’t immediately...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON The birth of Jesus is not just for Joseph and Mary’s family, but for all families, for all people. Jesus was born into the world, into a family, into Mary and Joseph’s home, but Jesus is born still. Every heart that opens up...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON The birth of Jesus is not just for Joseph and Mary’s family, but for all families, for all people. Jesus was born into the world, into a family, into...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. View the entire Worship Center Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON Mary. Mother of God. She is revered by Catholics and Orthodox (almost deified sometimes). She is not God, but...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON Mary. Mother of God. She is revered by Catholics and Orthodox (almost deified sometimes). She is not God, but she is among the very greatest models of faith we can possibly imagine. She is open to the Spirit of God moving...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. View the entire Worship Center Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON Joseph was the silent and obedient man of God who protected his family as best he could. Twice we get the same...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON Joseph was the silent and obedient man of God who protected his family as best he could. Twice we get the same pattern. An angel tells Joseph what to do, and Joseph does it exactly as he is told. (v13-14 and v20-21). These are...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. View the entire Worship Center Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON John the Baptist was Jesus’ wild cousin. Always a little off track. Always dancing to a different tune. But God...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON John the Baptist was Jesus’ wild cousin. Always a little off track. Always dancing to a different tune. But God has purposes for John to pronounce the coming Messiah. Do you ever feel strange and out on the edge, like you...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON I know we don’t preach genealogies much. I mean it’s just a list of names, right? But take a look at some of the people in the family line of Jesus. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Rahab. Ruth and Boaz. David. This is no fairy tale...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON I know we don’t preach genealogies much. I mean it’s just a list of names, right? But take a look at some of the people in the family line of Jesus. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Rahab. Ruth and Boaz. David. This is no fairy tale...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.' (Galatians 5:22–23) John 16:33. John 14:27. Romans...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.' (Galatians 5:22–23) John 16:33. John 14:27. Romans...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. View the entire Worship Center Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.' (Galatians 5:22–23) Joy. “Joy is the serious...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.' (Galatians 5:22–23) Without love, we are nothing...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.' (Galatians 5:22–23) Without love, we are nothing...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON So, finally, hear the offer of Jesus Christ in your life. You have been called to belong. Move out of isolation, through fear, to Jesus and into belonging. Peter had a favorite verse: “the stone the builders rejected.” His...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON So, finally, hear the offer of Jesus Christ in your life. You have been called to belong. Move out of isolation, through fear, to Jesus and into belonging. Peter had a favorite verse: “the stone the builders rejected.” His...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON There is an old saying, it is hard to hate up close. The nearer you get to someone, the harder it is to hold ill will or bad feelings about them. Sometimes we just need to hear and understand each other a little better. God...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON There is an old saying, it is hard to hate up close. The nearer you get to someone, the harder it is to hold ill will or bad feelings about them. Sometimes we just need to hear and understand each other a little better. God...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON When love is sincere, we belong to one another. Your burdens are my burdens. Your pain is my pain. We share things in common. We think not of ourselves but of others first. When Jesus breaks in, the fake relationships give way...
View the entire Sanctuary Service. View the entire Worship Center Service. See all ways to watch and listen. THIS WEEK'S SERMON When love is sincere, we belong to one another. Your burdens are my burdens. Your pain is my pain. We share...
THIS WEEK'S SERMON If we are truly a body, then we do not belong to ourselves anymore. We belong to Jesus and to one another. The price of belonging is to give yourself away. When you do, you actually find that you have a new life. In losing...
