John Lennon’s iconic song “Imagine” begs of the listener to imagine a world as one. St. Paul, from jail, declares to the Ephesians that in Christ we are one – one body, one Spirit, one hope, for the building up of the body of Christ. Not something to imagine. Something …
Sermon – Jul.y 19, 2015
We Welcome. Don’t Forget – Midweek Summer Worship! As part of our summer experiment, Wednesday nights in July and August will feature a light meal and worship! The meal is served at 6:30 PM. We ask a suggested donation of $2 per person. We will then worship around the tables …
How do you define abundance? Our culture is oriented toward accumulation and often we can hardly see beyond it. It’s a defense against not having enough. Behaving as if we believe that we line in God’s abundance means that what we have comes from something more lasting than anything here …
Pentecost P+7, L15B Ephesians 1:3-14 July 12, 2015 BLESSED: CHOSEN, ADOPTED, FORGIVEN, REDEEMED This morning – I’d like to start with you all thinking about you. You will need a post-it note and a pencil. What are 5 characteristics that you would use to describe yourself? Write them on the …
This week, we continue with our summer series – Behave As If You Believe… Moving into Ephesians 2, we now focus on the peace that Jesus brings to our lives. And let’s admit it – day to day, there isn’t a whole lot of that in our personal or public …
Pentecost P+6, L14 July 5, 2015 2 Corinthians 12:1-12, Mark 6:1-13 GOD’S GRACE IS ENOUGH… In the name of Jesus. Amen. God give me grace to accept the things that I can’t change because your grace is enough. Sounds good. Sounds like a plan. Until …
Lettuce give thanks for the sun and rain and soil and seeds! This is the second picking of lettuce & herbs for the SEC Food Pantry along with some yellow squash and kirby pickles. The tomato plants are gearing up for some bountiful production as well. Thanks be to God.
This week, we continue with our summer series – Behave as if you believe. What’s your purpose in life? What have you been created to be? We like to plan our futures and to have goals on how to get there. But what if our lives are more than our …
This week, we continue with our summer series – Behave as if you believe. This week, we are exploring what it means to live as if God’s grace is sufficient for us. Huh? When we find ourselves all “tied up in knots” we can be tempted to shake our fist …