There are (at least) three messages to draw from Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus. (1) We can pay lip service to God, but unless we make a change from the inside,…
How do we feel about 2019, and how is the new year starting? Paul wrote the letter of Ephesians to bless and encourage all the churches that his letter might…
The theme of courage and call moves throughout this special service of Connie's ordination. Connie talks with the children about being called. Janette uses the story of Deborah to show…
Jesus tells a parable about a rich man that stores up his earthly treasures, only to have his life taken from him. It is tempting to desire earthly possessions. Yet…
The Trinity revealed itself to humanity at different points throughout the Bible. The Holy Spirit was most fully revealed to humanity at Pentecost. This was a wild event, which in…
God is a God of mission. God revealed his mission to Peter; challenging his faith paradigm. At that time Jews and Gentiles were polarized much like republicans and democrats, or…
Our lives, as in the time of the Apostle Paul, are often shaped by consumption. We desire, among other things, to have perfect bodies. Yet the truly perfect bodies are…
When Jesus stood up to read the scripture in the synagogue, he was proclaiming a new kind of power. There is power in the gospel. There is power that comes…
The Holy Spirit came upon Jesus at his baptism. The Holy Spirit also comes upon us, bringing assurance, meaning and purpose that we cannot find in money or possessions.