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Toward Sunday
Worship yesterday invited reflection on how the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price calls us to go “all in” so that God’s love and justice will be known for all and not just for some. We continue in worship this week with focus on the Parable of the Mustard Seed ( Mark 4:30-32 ). Lectio Divina will continue to shape our searching of scripture in our Kitchen Tables and we hope you will use this process for praying this parable as you gather…
Toward Sunday
We’ll continue our worship series this week on the parables of Jesus and my message will be rooted in the VERY SHORT parable of the Kingdom of Yeast in the Dough ( Matthew 13:33 ). The Lectio Divina process is outlined below. Our summer worship series is largely based on Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy Jill-Levine, a Jewish New Testament scholar who teaches at Vanderbilt. Outline of Summer Stories: A Series on the Parables of Jesus…
Toward Sunday
We’ll continue our six-week worship series, Tasting Resurrection, this week by reflecting on lessons from the Gospel of John and a Netflix series called Chef’s Table. Each week focuses on a story from John and a chef featured in the first season of Chef’s Table. This week we turn to John 10.22-30 and Francis Mallmann. Outline for Tasting Resurrection • April 3: John 20.19-31 & Massimo Bottura •April 10: John 21.1-19 & Dan Barber •April 17: John 10.22-30 & Francis Mallmann •April 24: John 13.31-35 & Niki Nakayama •May 1: John 14.23-29 & Ben Shewry…
Toward Sunday
We’re so grateful for all of the people in our church community who reached in love yesterday to help make our three Easter worship gatherings possible. Over 400 people joined us at The Table in celebration of Easter and we’re so thankful for a beautiful and inspiring Holy Week! We’ll begin a new worship series this week called Tasting Resurrection. This six-week worship series will weave the Gospel of John with lessons from a Netflix series called Chef’s Table. Each…
Toward Sunday
Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke 15.1-3, 11b-32 Vulnerability in Grace •March 13: John 12.1-11 Vulnerability in accepting generosity •March 20: Luke 19.28-40 (Palm Sunday) •March 24: Maundy Thursday (6:00 pm in Social Hall) •March 25: Holy Friday (7:00 pm in Sanctuary) •March 27: Easter Sunrise (6:30 am Rose Garden McKinley Park) Celebrate…
Toward Sunday
Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke 15.1-3, 11b-32 Vulnerability in Grace •March 13: John 12.1-11 Vulnerability in accepting generosity •March 20: Luke 19.28-40 (Palm Sunday) •March 24: Maundy Thursday (6:00 pm in Social Hall) •March 25: Holy Friday (7:00 pm in Sanctuary) •March 27: Easter Sunrise (6:30 am Rose Garden McKinley Park) Celebrate Easter (9:30 am & 11:00 am Sanctuary) Worship this…
Toward Sunday
Our Artist-in-Residence, Erik Castellanos, added several more renderings to our Sanctuary last Sunday as we celebrated worship with Agape (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz. Please take time to view the paintings either before or after worship this Sunday as we continue our journey through the season of Lent by turning to Luke 13.1-9. Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke…
Toward Sunday
This Sunday (Feb 21) at 11:00 am AGAPE (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz will be with us. The 11:00 am worship will weave Dave & Rachel’s music with a time of prayer and a message by Dave. For those who do not find Hip Hop music on the top of their list, we will have our usual (fabulous) music team at 9:30 am. I’ll be sharing the message at 9:30 am. We’d love to have you stay for both 9:30…
Ash Wednesday
Join us Wednesday morning at 7:00 am in the Sanctuary Communion | Ashes | Music | Prayer | Reflection ~45 minute Ash Wednesday Worship
Toward Sunday
This week we enter the season of Lent as we move toward the mystery of Easter. Our journey begins in the early morning hours of Ash Wednesday as we mark the start of forty days of Lent. Traditionally, Lent is a time for Christians to enter a period of self-reflection, prayer, and preparation in anticipation of the celebration of Easter. The symbolism of forty days has many roots, including the flood and forty years of wilderness wanderings, but inspiration for…
Toward Sunday
We continue in the third week of our Advent worship series called Christmas Is Coming this week by turning to Zephaniah 3.14-20. Our worship series will be rooted in the Hebrew Bible readings from the lectionary (collection of appointed readings) for this season. We will look back to these ancient writings as we prepare for the coming of Christmas. Christmas Is Coming Outline November 29: Jeremiah 33.14-16 (Hope) December 6: Malachi 3.1-4 (Love) December 13: Zephaniah 3.14-20 (Joy) December 20: Micah 5.1-5 (Peace) 5pm & 11pm Candlelight Christmas Eve: Luke 2 This…
Advent Hymn.
Take a few minutes. Breathe. Listen. How might the Advent of God’s new reality be coming to you today?