by admin | Jan 16, 2022 | 2022-01 Epiphany, Homepage, Podcast
01/16/2022 – Epiphany – Week Two – One Wedding but Two Parties Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 2:1-11. In the story of the wedding at Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine, he did more than keep the wedding party going. This...
by admin | Jan 9, 2022 | 2022-01 Epiphany, Homepage, Podcast
01/09/2022 – Epiphany – Week One – Water Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. “What’s up with the water homie?” (lyric from Shad). How do stories of water and baptism shape our faith at the beginning of a new year?...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Advent 2021, Homepage, Podcast
12/24/2021 – Christmas Eve 2021 – Peace on Earth Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20. The power that can change the selfishness of human hearts is different from the power our world prefers deal in. And perhaps there is no season in the Christian...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Advent 2021, Homepage, Podcast
12/19/2021 – Advent 2021 – Week Four – Music in a War Zone Micah 5:2-5a; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55. What can two rappers and a cellist teach us about Advent? Our services are live-streamed every Sunday on our YouTube channel...
by admin | Dec 12, 2021 | Advent 2021, Homepage, Podcast
12/12/2021 – Advent 2021 – Week Three – Promised Land: The Sequel Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18. In ancient Judaism, only non-Jewish converts into Judaism were baptized, for the Jewish people already had their own...
by admin | Dec 5, 2021 | Advent 2021, Homepage, Podcast
12/05/2021 – Advent 2021 – Week Two – Waiting Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6. Advent is not a time of celebration. It is a time of waiting. Our lectionary texts today point to John the baptist. What can John teach us about how...
by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | Advent 2021, Homepage, Podcast
11/28/2021 – Advent 2021 – Week One – The Days are Surely Coming Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36. When Jeremiah spoke words of hope and promise to the Jewish people, he was speaking from (and into) great despair and...
by admin | Nov 21, 2021 | 2021-11 Feasts, Homepage, Podcast
11/21/2021 – Feasts – Part Three – Consumption vs Community Luke 14:1-24. In Jesus’ day, it wasn’t uncommon for gatherings (e.g., feasts) to be used as opportunities to climb the social ladder — to take the seat of honor. Not surprisingly,...
by admin | Nov 14, 2021 | 2021-11 Feasts, Homepage, Podcast
11/14/2021 – Feasts – Part Two – Food Fight 2 Kings 6:8-23. Every now and then in the earliest stories of scripture when Israel was still in early-stage faith, someone gets “ahead” of their time and demonstrates the deep wisdom-faith of Jesus....
by admin | Nov 7, 2021 | 2021-11 Feasts, Homepage, Podcast
11/07/2021 – Feasts – Part One – Feasts Throughout Scripture Genesis 18:1-15; Revelation 19:6-9. Feasts are a surprisingly central part of Scripture and the story of God’s Kingdom. How can feasting lead us deeper into the life of faith and speak...
