Eyes wide open
September 9, 2019
What can we truly own in this world aside from the love of God?
Readings: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33
No Fear
September 3, 2019
Sometimes our caution keeps us safe, but sometimes it keeps us from living boldly into our Christian faith
Readings: Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14
The Dignity of All People
August 18, 2019
Choosing the path of Christ always brings opposition and division; the power of God through the resurrection should impel us forward anyway.
Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56
Things Hoped For
August 12, 2019
What are the hopes that ground our faith in the life of Jesus?
Readings: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40
Lean on me
August 5, 2019
God entrusts to be the caretakers of Creation, not the rulers
Readings: Hosea 11:1-11 Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21
Living on a prayer
August 5, 2019
It's the Lord's Prayer! which may seem rote to us today, but it's really a pretty radical teaching from Jesus
Readings: Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-19 Luke 11:1-13
S#!t happens
July 22, 2019
We plan, God laughs
Readings: Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42
That’s Grace
July 15, 2019
Jesus, pepperoni pizza, and the gift of grace
Readings: Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37
O Freedom
July 8, 2019
Our civic freedoms are freedoms "from," but Christ's freedom is a freedom "for"... For peace, for love, for reconciliation, for a loving response to our neighbors.
Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Hold On
June 24, 2019
Sometimes the chaos of life seems to cut us off from God; but God remains.
Readings: 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39
