Sermons on rooted in grace (Page 22)
Godly Play Story of Creation
This is the second week in a three-week worship series on Godly Play and welcoming children at The Table. Jackie’s message is rooted in the first story of creation from Genesis. The message begins with an introduction to Godly Play at The Table and then continues as Jackie shares the Godly Play story of creation and wonders with our community.
Birth Stories
Our worship series, This Christian Life, is based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories this morning are rooted in Acts 2 and invite reflection on church birth stories.
Waiting Sucks OR Forcing It
Our worship series, This Christian Life, is based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories this morning are rooted in Acts 1 and invite reflection on the tension between waiting and forcing.
All Means All
Our worship series, This Christian Life, is based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories this morning invite reflection on what it means to be a community that says, “All Means All.” We begin with the story of the gift of the Holy Spirit being poured out on “outsiders” in Acts 10.44-48. Act 2 is an original composition by Joe Kye called 11-8.
Unexpected Guides
Our worship series, This Christian Life, is based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories this morning focus on Unexpected Guides. How might the story of Philip and the eunuch from Acts 8.26-40 guide us to faithfully engage the complexities of gender identity and gender performance in the 21st century?
Crossover Tactics
This is the third week in our worship series, This Christian Life, based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories focus on Crossover Tactics.
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?
Sharing in Suffering
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 31.9-16. How do we, like the ancient Psalmist, find hope in God amidst the suffering we experience in our daily lives?
Did Jesus Die for Your Sins?
Matt’s message is rooted in John 3.14-21. Did Jesus die for your sins? How do you understand the death of Jesus? Matt’s message draws on the writings of Carl Gregg’s “John 3.16 – The Rest of the Story” and Gregory Anderson Love’s Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ.
Losing Our Lives
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 8.31-38. What might it look like for us to lose our lives for the sake of the Gospel?
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?
Deliver the Punchline
Matt’s message is rooted in Psalm 104. Where in our lives are we allowing scarcity to take up too much space? How might the abundance of God’s love shape us in gratitude and generosity?