April 17, 2011 : Palm / Passion Sunday
Choir Cantata
April 10, 2011
Scripture: John 11: 17-27, 32-44 click on image for higher resolution Sermon: “Embracing New Life” Sometimes we experience life as disconnected bones. We rattle around our lives without hope. But God promises open graves and vibrant spirits. Sometimes we are cut off from one another and all our sources of joy are dried up. But…
April 3, 2011
Scripture: John 9:1-12 Sermon: “The Place Where You Belong” (praise worship)
March 27, 2011
Scripture: John 4: 3-26 Sermon: “Whose God?” Call to Worship: O God, you are God, besides whom there is no God: the Knower of the unseen and the seen; you are the Beneficent, the Merciful. You are the King, the Holy, the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, Guardian over all, the Mighty, the…
March 20, 2011
Scripture: John 3:1-17 click for higher resolution Sermon: “A New House” Call to Worship: L: Is it ever too late for a new birth? P: Can we start over, at this stage in our lives? Are we too old to begin again? L: Is it possible to stop dwelling on what has been, and to…
March 13, 2011
(praise Sunday; Campfire Sunday) Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon: “Embracing Temptation”
March 6, 2011
Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29 Sermon: “Built on the Rock” Call to Worship (based on Psalm 18:1-3): Let us praise our God, who is our strength. The Lord is our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer. Let us worship the rock in whom we take refuge. God is our shield, the horn of our salvation, our stronghold.…
February 27, 2011
scripture: Matthew 6:24-34 sermon: “Worried” call to worship: Do not worry about your life, for we are held in the palm of God’s hand. We gather this day as people of hope, striving to trust in God’s care. Do not fret about the clothes you will wear, for we are clothed in the loving compassion…
February 20, 2011
Scripture: Matthew 5: 38-48 Sermon: “Going the Extra Mile” On a lonely road where travelers journey, mile after mile after mile… There, God is found. In the midst of poverty and suffering; in the tears of children and parents… There, God is present. In acts of caring and hospitality; in the sharing and breaking of…
February 13, 2011
Scripture: Matthew 5: 21-37 Sermon: “Playing God” L: God has created a wonderful world, touched it with beauty, and filled it with life. P: God has created each of us in God’s own image–able to create new things, discern wisdom, and spread love. L: God has come to us in human form, showing us the…
February 6, 2011
“A Movement for Wholeness” Matthew 5:13-20 (praise service)
January 30, 2011
Matthew 5:1-12 “What the Kingdom is Like” With what shall we come before God, to show respect and honor? Should we bring an armload of offerings topped off with yearling calves? Would God be impressed with thousands of rams, with buckets and barrels of olive oil? Would God be moved if we sacrificed our firstborn…