Palms & Passion Sunday Sun, Apr 13th
We join the crowds this morning, shouting, "Hosanna!" and waving our palms and earnestly kneeling before the King as he comes riding into the city. But we know what is coming, and it isn't good.- Pastor Libby
Below are links to the full videos of past worship services along with the bulletin and lectionary Bible passages for each week.
We join the crowds this morning, shouting, "Hosanna!" and waving our palms and earnestly kneeling before the King as he comes riding into the city. But we know what is coming, and it isn't good.- Pastor Libby
What makes our story this morning so compelling to me are the characters and the possible thoughts and motivations of Mary and Judas. These two people, who have spent so much time with Jesus, have two drastically different responses, and…
The prodigal son story hinges on a party. The joy and the invitation and the beauty and celebration of parties make this story work.… God’s vision of where he wants to take all of humanity is most often pictured as…
The suffering we endure in this world is because of sin in general; not anyone's particular sin, necessarily, but because each of us contributes to the sin in the world.... But how things play out—who suffers and who doesn't—we don't…
Today we get to be with Jesus in his longing and in his grief, which I find incredibly helpful... There is so much loss in our lives, and if we're going to be healthy, we have to find ways to…
It is clear that neither Jesus nor the devil is interested in any sort of compromise. One of them will be the victor, one of them will reign over heaven and earth completely and forevermore, and we will see that…
We are invited to tear open our hearts before the Lord and to be open and honest about what is inside. - Pastor Libby
We can't experience God's glory and then go back and do the same old thing.- Pastor Jeff
We live in a world that is used to dealing with one another on the basis of power and wealth, utility and equal exchange, but that isn't the kind of exceptional love we are called to. I think we all…
Jesus not only doesn't shy away from confrontation, he chooses it. And sometimes, it starts to feel like Jesus likes it. Like it's a major mode of ministry that Jesus chooses when he sees this urgent flaw in the ways…