The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sun, Sep 14th
Today in Jesus' parables of the lost coin and the lost sheep, we hear the good news that God is on the move and searching actively for the lost.- Pastor Jeff
Below are links to the full videos of past worship services along with the bulletin and lectionary Bible passages for each week.
Today in Jesus' parables of the lost coin and the lost sheep, we hear the good news that God is on the move and searching actively for the lost.- Pastor Jeff
Let us be a servant people, reconciling, ending strife, seeking ways more just of sharing and of ord’ring human life. Fill us with a glowing vision of this world as it should be; send us forth to change that vision…
...we know that Jesus treated the banquet much differently than was the culture of that day. Jesus ate with all kinds of people, and rather than assigning any honor to any seat, Jesus took the place of the house servant:…
That's what Sabbath is for: to restore us so that we can live again in freedom and joy.- Pastor Jeanette
I’m starting to see this passage as Jesus leaning into emotion, to frustration, to longing, while at the same time,… if we say that’s okay, are we just giving people a lightsaber that they can turn around and turn to…
I wonder what might change for us if, rather than living in [fear], we lived in the fundamental reality that each one of us is a child of God, and that we can trust that it is indeed God’s good…
Friends, sowing well and reaping a good harvest are not bad things. Storing away some grain for those days in which the harvest isn't as good is not a bad thing.... but placing value on those things over and above…
...I hope we all see prayer not just as something that we say, but something we live. Because prayer, like justice, shows up, speaks out, and opens doors. - Dr. Tony Pizarro, guest preacher
Questions can lead us to better questions that produce fruit in our lives and move us closer to Jesus, and though they’re not as satisfying as answers, [they're] still a really good part of growth.- Pastor Jeff
Having a neighbor is being a neighbor.... Having eternal life is living like the Eternal One.- Dr. Sophia Magallanes-Tsang, guest preacher