Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
Linda’s message is rooted in Mark 6.6-13 and explores the life of Jesus in the first half of Mark’s Gospel. This is the second Sunday in a three-week journey through the Gospel of Mark.
Jumping into the Story of Mark
Linda’s message is rooted in the opening chapter of Mark’s Gospel. This is the first in a three-week journey through the Gospel of Mark.
Deep Commitments to Community
Matt’s message is rooted in Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy and the Great Commandment of Jesus. What might our deep commitments be for the coming year? How will we root our lives in Grace? How will we grow in faith? How will we reach in love? How will we share our financial resources generously? Kevin Webb, a seminary student at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, joined us for the morning to read Scripture.
Baptism
We continue our worship series based on Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy with a celebration of baptism. Eight people were baptized in worship. Jesus was named as God’s beloved child while being baptized by John in the River Jordan. Through the sacrament of baptism we celebrate our belovedness and respond to God’s call in our lives. The baptismal liturgy used in worship is adapted from a renewal of baptism worship service written by Marcia McFee for Annual Conference…
From Illusions of Scarcity to Abundance of Community
Matt’s message is rooted in Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy and the feeding of the five thousand (Mark 6.30-44). How is God calling us from scarcity to abundance in our day?
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts
Matt’s message is rooted in Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy, Friday Night Lights, and Hebrews 4.12-16. How are we dividing in our country? Who do we see as “other” and when are we seen as “other”? What might it be like to value “otherness”? God as holy Other came into the world in the concrete form of Jesus. How might this reality shape our lives as we encounter otherness today? (Part 2 of 5)
We’re in this Together
Linda’s message is rooted in Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy and Romans 5.1-5. We begin our journey toward healing the heart of democracy with reflection on the ways in which we are all in this together. (Part 1 of 5)
Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 25.31-46. Having reflected on the practice of hospitality in the Hebrew Bible, we turn this morning to Matthew’s gospel and the scene of Jesus’ “last judgement.”
Hosting Difference
Emily Sheldon witnesses to her own experiences with hospitality and special needs. Dr. Steed Davidson’s message celebrates God’s gift of difference through the lens of the book of Ruth.
Lot, Sodom, & Hospitality
We continue our series on Hospitality with reflection on Genesis 19. One of our seminarians, Susan Goodman, reflects on her own experience of hospitality. Matt’s message is rooted in the story of Lot and the men of Sodom. What might we learn about hospitality from this biblical story?
Abraham & Sarah
We begin a new year of Godly Play, our children’s ministry. Matt’s message weaves hospitality, Godly Play, and the story of Abram and Sarai from Genesis 18. We welocmed Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith and Dr. Jerry Campbell for worship. This message concludes with words from Lorenza.
Celebrating the Fruits of Our Labors
Our worship gathering celebrated the fruits of our labors. We blessed the various ways people in our community live out God’s calling in their lives through working and laboring in the world. Linda’s message is rooted in James 1.17-27.