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Toward Sunday
Searching scripture is one of the ways we stay in love with God. To this end, we continue this week with our study of the writings attributed to John from the New Testament. We focused our first two weeks on the Gospel of John and the Letters of John. We will conclude our three-week series this Sunday with reflection on the Revelation of John. Outline of Worship Series. November 9, 2014 Gospel of John (John 3.16) November 16, 2014 Letters…
God’s love
We never get beyond God’s love for us in Christ and how that is lived out in love for one another. We are always drawn back to that central, and centering, claim. We know God’s love, first and foremost, through knowing Jesus; and we know God’s love because we have witnessed it in love for one another. 1 John 7 may serve as a reminder that we never grow beyond our need to hear again the gospel of God’s love…
Toward Sunday
Searching scripture is one of the ways we stay in love with God. To this end, we continue this week with our study of the writings attributed to John from the New Testament. We focused on the Gospel of John in worship last Sunday and we turn to the the Letters of John this week. We will conclude this three-week series with reflection on the Revelation of John. Outline of Worship Series. November 9, 2014 Gospel of John (John 3.16)…
Toward Sunday
Searching scripture is one of the ways we stay in love with God. To this end, we will study the writings attributed to John from the New Testament over the next three weeks in worship. We will begin with the Gospel of John, then turn to the the Letters of John, and conclude with reflection on the Revelation of John. Outline of Worship Series. November 9, 2014 Gospel of John (John 3.16) November 16, 2014 Letters of John (1 John…
Toward Sunday
We draw our worship series, How Deep?, to a close this Sunday by offering our Deep Commitments. Please prayerfully consider how you would like to deepen your commitment to God and our community of faith in the coming year. Here is a link to our online Deep Commitment Card.
Toward Sunday
We continue our series this Sunday called How Deep? Our church continues to grow in number and depth because of the deep commitments of so many. Each fall we devote an entire worship series to reflecting on the depth of the commitment we would like to make to God & our church for the coming year. We will focus each of the first three weeks on the simple (artisan) ingredients that frame our life together: rooted in Grace, growing in…
Trust
“If we stretch our faith toward the real challenges life can bring, accept the uncertainties of living, realize we will never know the answer to every question, and dare to trust God in spite of the unknown, we will truly find life is an adventure in faith that leads us toward the fullness of God and expands our horizons of trust in God.” ~David E. Roberts. What difference, if any, might it make for you go out on…
Faith
“The life of faith, and the instinct of faith are one and the same. It is an enjoyment of the goods of God, and a confidence founded on the expectation of God’s protection, making everything pleasant and received with a good grace. It is indifference to, and at the same time a preparation for every place, state, or person. Faith is never unhappy even when the senses are most desolate. This lively faith is always in God, always in God’s action…
I wonder
David Lose writes: “After feeding the thousands who followed him into the wilderness, Jesus commands the disciples to head across the sea without him while he remains on shore to send the crowds on their way and then spend some time in communion with his Father on the mountain. While the disciples are crossing, a storm arises that threatens to engulf them. They spend the better part of an anxious night navigating the waves, and in the early hours of…
Toward Sunday
We continue our worship series this Sunday called How Deep? Our church continues to grow in number and depth because of the deep commitments of so many. Each fall we devote an entire worship series to reflecting on the depth of the commitment we would like to make to God & our church for the coming year. We will focus each of the first three weeks on the simple (artisan) ingredients that frame our life together: rooted in Grace, growing…
Moments of greatness
“Moments of greatness are far more appealing than a lifetime of faithfulness, but it is through a lifetime of faithfulness-a lifetime of integrity, in which we have chosen to be strong and courageous-that we will look back and realize that our lives have become masterpieces.” -Erwin McManus [The Artisan Soul]
Toward Sunday
We conclude our worship series, Artisans at The Table, this Sunday as we reflect on the masterpiece of our own lives. Erwin McManus writes, “Life becomes a work of art when we live it not for ourselves but for others. We live and tell our story, and through it we carry the hope of the world. The masterpiece is a life lived with courage and faith, with integrity and intention, with love and passion. We know we’ve seen a work of art…