"hope" Tagged Sermons (Page 5)
Falling and Rising
Worship on this first Sunday in the season of Christmas is rooted in Luke 2.22-40. Matt & Linda invite reflection on the blessing of the infant Jesus by Simeon & Anna. How might God be calling us into a life of falling and rising?
Tending Soil
Linda’s message is rooted in Philippians 3.4b-14. What seeds might God be planting within you that need your tending in order to grow? What’s holding you back from taking your next step of growing in faith?
Hidden Figures
Linda’s message weaves the acclaimed film Hidden Figures with Paul’s letter to early Christians in Rome (Romans 8.12-25). Hidden Figures shares the story of three female, African-American mathematicians who serve a critical role in the early years of NASA space program. Their lives were often hidden from the powers that be. The math they uncovered was also hidden from other scientists of their time. Just has God was moving through these hidden figures, God was also moving through a hidden…
An Unnamed Woman
Matt’s message is rooted in the story of the Unnamed Woman in Judges 19: 1-30. May we listen to the lessons in this story and focus our hearts on those who are hurting and vulnerable. Help us to be faithful followers of the Way by Jesus.
No Love Dying
Linda’s message is rooted in 2 Corinthians 5.17. We must find our christian identity in love and turn our fear into hope. God’s love will transform the world into a place where there is justice and equality in which we call Heaven on Earth.
Easter Message
Matt’s Easter message is rooted in Luke 24.1-12.
Hope
Matt’s message is rooted in Jeremiah 33.14-16. This is the first week in a four-week worship series called Christmas is Coming. Here is a link to the video, Beyond Bethlehem, played during the message.
Resurrection: An Unresolved Version
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 16.1-8. Mark’s ending of the resurrection story doesn’t sound like an ending at all. What might the unresolved ending of Mark’s Gospel have to teach us about God’s resurrection this Easter?
Hope in Dying
Linda’s message is rooted in Mark 1.9-15. This is the first week in our Lenten worship series called Hope in Dying. What might Baptism have to teach us about death and dying well? How might we find hope in dying this Lenten season?
Easter
Easter worship rooted in Matthew 28.1-10.
The Hope of Heaven
Matt’s message reflects on the hope of heaven and is rooted in Romans 15.13. This worship series is based on Christopher Morse’s The Difference Heaven Makes.