The First Sunday of Advent Sun, Nov 30th
Christmas is coming. Jesus is coming again. But we’re not there yet, and so we wait. For Jesus and for Christmas carols, we wait. You are welcome, and I’m sorry.- Pastor Jeff
Below are links to the full videos of past worship services along with the bulletin and lectionary Bible passages for each week.
Christmas is coming. Jesus is coming again. But we’re not there yet, and so we wait. For Jesus and for Christmas carols, we wait. You are welcome, and I’m sorry.- Pastor Jeff
Thank you, O my Father, for giving us your Son,and leaving your spirit 'til the work on earth is done.- There Is a Redeemer, Keith GreenThe Covenant Hymnal: A Worshipbook, selection 75
Friends, I am not telling you anything you don’t already know. This king is different. This king is the opposite of what any earthly king might be.- Pastor Libby
It should come as no surprise to us that the God of seasons, who loves the cycle of change... is the God who loves engaging in the cycle of ending and change and rebirth. - Pastor Jeff
The Sadducees were preoccupied with this age, but we know Jesus’ kingdom, which is somehow already here and still coming, is not of this world. Jesus and his kingdom transcend the Sadduccees’ earthly realities. - Emily Cody, pastoral intern and…
When we are seeking to more often chase the blessing and avoid the woe, we are reminded that we are all in this together. We are all responsible for one another. A reminder that my well being is bound up…
And tho’ this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us.The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him—his rage we can endure, for lo,…
When we pray, we embody, or we live out, hope and the belief that God listens and is compelled to act because of who God is. - Pastor Jeanette
Giving thanks is good… but ultimately our thanks go to whom? God? To whom are we thankful, but to God?- Pastor Libby
Again and again, Luke shows God’s kingdom breaks boundaries, welcomes those who seem forgotten, and emphasizes reversal: the lowly lifted up, the powerful brought low, and grace coming down to the least-expected places. - Prajakta David Kelley, guest preacher