Sermon Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44, Isaiah 2:2-5 When the early church began shaping how this season of Advent is observed, they weren't preparing for opening presents in a few weeks, they were reorienting themselves to welcome the long anticipated kingdom the Messiah had demonstrated and promised was coming again soon! We are people of memory and
Sermon Scripture: Luke 1:68-79; Colossians 1:11-20 We all know the anxiety of a sleepless night that seems to have no end. We rehearse over and over the relief we will feel when the long dark finally comes to an end. Perhaps we will even lift our voices up in praise just as the prophet Zechariah
Sermon Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25 In 1956, C.S. Lewis wrote one of the most vivid, joyful, achingly beautiful descriptions of heaven ever put to paper. In post-war England it immediately resonated with so many readers eager for a new prophetic imagination. We see similar visionary work throughout scripture, perhaps nowhere more clearly than in the book
Sermon Scripture: Luke 20:27-38 In today's scripture, a group of religious elites approached Jesus with what seemed like a theological puzzle, but everyone could tell the question was a trap. They weren't seekers of wisdom. They weren't students eager to learn. They were hunters, and Jesus was the prey. But Jesus took their carefully constructed
Sermon Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 We have climbed ladders of success, accumulated achievements, built platforms, only to find ourselves perched somewhere high and isolated, straining to see something real, something that makes us feel less alone. In spite of our striving, we are not finding the satisfaction our souls long for. We hunger for restoration to
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 4 Have you ever read a letter written by a departed loved one? Their memories come flooding back, and suddenly the paper and ink feel sacred, more than just words on a page. Their voice seems to reach across time, alive again in the words they left behind. That is what
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 How often, when we open Scripture, do we feel like we’re just wandering through empty ruins? We explore a landscape that feels old and strange, collections of odd stories, confusing poetry, and names that feel like tongue twisters. But then, somewhere in the midst of that apparent ruin, we catch
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-15 Sometimes we just want to feel sorry for ourselves. Our circumstances are hard, we didn’t get the promotion, another unexpected bill, someone treats us badly, or we are just really dreading doing the thing we know we should be doing. The books of 1st and 2nd Timothy are chocked full
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 This Sunday we reflect on God’s call to live with confidence and courage in the gifts He has entrusted to us. Instead of a traditional sermon, our service will weave together scripture reading, reflection, testimony, and prayer—inviting each of us to see how God’s Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 4 We live in a world where ideas and beliefs are valuable commodities and our loyalties and attention are being pulled in many directions. In 1st Timothy chapter 4, Paul urges Timothy—and us—to discern carefully when we are being pulled in directions that do not align with Christ. Additionally we are
