The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Sun, Jun 16th
The Bible invites us all into this communal work of wrestling with the beauty and difficulty of the text to find that clear call to action. - Pastor Jeff
Below are links to the full videos of past worship services along with the bulletin and lectionary Bible passages for each week.
The Bible invites us all into this communal work of wrestling with the beauty and difficulty of the text to find that clear call to action. - Pastor Jeff
The book of Samuel gives us these fascinating, multi-dimensional characters, and even though they make mistakes, and some are moving toward tragedy, the authors refuse to write them as these flat characters who are either heroes or villains. They portray…
The Good News of the Bible is that, in a universe that is really big—"hugely, vastly, mind-bogglingly big"—God pays attention. What you do, how you feel... it matters to the Creator of a trillion galaxies. - Pastor Jeff
This is our God. This is our creating, creative, imaginative God, who has the power to speak the words and make it so; the God who speaks over the chaos of the mighty waters, whose glory thunders throughout all of…
This is the work of being a prophet. It's not just to bring a word of judgment and hope, it's to not be afraid of people getting a little bit riled up, because we don't always like it when someone…
Jesus is Lord over all. And Christ's ascension brings to completion the incarnation, fulfills the prophecy, and paves the way for our return to the Father, not in the past, not just now, but forever and ever. - Pastor Libby
The first work is to love God, and the second work is to do the things that Jesus does. And John makes the argument that that's all the ethics you need. - Pastor Jeff
That verse... that reads, "Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers"? Those aren't words of judgment. That's a statement about life. If we become disconnected from the vine itself, we will die. We…
There is hope in our shepherd called Jesus. As you sit before me today, there is hope, because you woke up this morning. There is hope, because you're sitting in the pews. There is hope, because you have life in…
John uses powerful language to express [that the people are part of God's family]. He's calling us to see that the love that God has for us is extraordinary and unexpected. I think we need to be reminded of this…