Posts with the category “liturgies”

This service is a time-honored tradition in the Christian faith, and it is a way for us to come together as a community to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and to remember the love and hope that he...  Read More

On this quiet night, we come together to celebrate the Light of the World. Jesus Christ, Emmanuel—God with us! His birth brings hope and joy to everyone. The light of Jesus shines in the darkness, and...  Read More

Bethlehem was called “little” by the prophet Micah who recognized that something of great worth would come from a humble place. As a champion of the “least of these,” Jesus’ ministry would shine light...  Read More

Whoever you are, wherever you come from, we warmly welcome you to this Blue Christmas service. While the rest of the world seems to be celebrating the joyous occasion, we come to the manger realizing ...  Read More

Mary’s joy was not limited by the improbability that such a thing could happen in Nazareth. In this simple, tight-knit community of limited resources–a place where survival required interdependence wi...  Read More

It feels poignant that this week we visit Jerusalem in our Advent story and the city is known as “the city of peace.” Certainly we’ve been focused on the difficulties of prevailing peace in this turb...  Read More

Our lives and stories are often shaped by that which is out of our immediate control. This was true in the moment of the Roman decree that would turn into the story of hope for the world. On this firs...  Read More

John 18:33-37 Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?...  Read More

Scripture Reading Mark 13:1-8 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these grea...  Read More

Scripture Reading Colossians 1:15-20 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whe...  Read More

As this series draws to a close, we may feel more or less resolved in our openness to each other. Loving our neighbors–including relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, strangers–as ourselves is no simpl...  Read More

Today, we continue our worship series that invites us to extend ourselves beyond the divisions we feel in this world. This week, we consider what it means to respect each other, irrespective of our di...  Read More

Today, we continue our worship series that points us toward connection in a world of divisions. The root of the word “human” is the same as the word “humility.” It all means literally “on the ground.”...  Read More

I love to tell the story… The Hymn “I Love to Tell the Story” is an old classic written in the late 1800s about expressing joy and enthusiasm of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ by telling people h...  Read More

Today, we continue our worship series that invites us to consider the qualities that will help us navigate the divisions we are experiencing in our world. This week, we consider compassion. Why do we ...  Read More

Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what ...  Read More

We will explore the four freedoms that FDR spoke about and Norman Rockwell illustrated: The freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear....  Read More

Join us for our Back to Church Rally Day...  Read More

We will explore the four freedoms that FDR spoke about and Norman Rockwell illustrated: The freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear....  Read More

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God ...  Read More

Scripture Reading John 1:5; Ephesians 5:8; 1 John 2:6 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it. for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as c...  Read More

As we stand on the threshold of this sacred time, we leave behind the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. We lay aside our distractions and our worries, stepping into Your presence with hearts open ...  Read More

As we stand on the threshold of this sacred time, we leave behind the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. We lay aside our distractions and our worries, stepping into Your presence with hearts open ...  Read More

Finding Nemo- The Depth of God’s Love Rev. David Petty ...  Read More

Shawshank Redemption: Redeemed for a Purpose...  Read More

“We’re not in Kansas Anymore: Our life in faith takes us into a new reality.”...  Read More

In his sermon this Sunday Pastor Donnie will address an issue that Christians have faced since the beginning of the early church. Where do our loyalties lie, God or country?...  Read More

Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others....  Read More

Today, we continue on our Journey as we explore "Life Outside the Church" - Not that we are leaving the church, but that we are taking the church outside these walls and pairing our faith with our act...  Read More

Today, we continue on our Journey as we explore "Life Outside the Church" - Not that we are leaving the church, but that we are taking the church outside these walls and pairing our faith with our act...  Read More

Today, we embark on a new Journey as we will begin to explore "Life Outside the Church" - Not that we are leaving the church, but that we are taking the church outside these walls and pairing our fait...  Read More

Today we celebrate our youth and the Graduates of the church....  Read More

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the testimony of God to you with superior speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jes...  Read More

Our final service of this series offers the vision of the New Creation — a world where we are no longer strangers or aliens because of our differences. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been a Christia...  Read More

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to believe that living a new way is possible, and also to share that good news with others. Not all of us are called or equipped to preach, heal, or cast out demon...  Read More

When we tend to our relationship with God, we connect with the power of new life and healing. Sometimes there are wounds that have remained with us over the years and we continue to “bleed” even thoug...  Read More

The poet Mary Oliver asks in one of her works, “what are you going to do with your one wild, precious life?” The Apostle Paul is trying to spread the Gospel news of new life in Christ but new Christia...  Read More

Every little thing we do with compassion is a small seed that can sprout into good things beyond our imagining. Like “paying it forward” or “random acts of kindness,” we can tend a new creation with a...  Read More

Tending a new creation may involve the creation or expansion of our concepts of “family.” In the scripture Jesus confirms that kinship in God’s Realm can go beyond bloodlines. We can re-create family ...  Read More

As we begin the series, we will look to what Jesus taught about keeping the Sabbath. In order to tend a new creation within us, we focus less on rules, and more about what gives us life and light as a...  Read More