Sermon Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 Today, we are picking up where we left off last Sunday in considering God’s great, on-going, never-forgotten project in the world, yet we recognize that things are not yet as they should be. Creation, history, our own stories—they’re all marked by the fact that we know things are not yet right
Sermon Scripture: Romans 8:18-25 Even now, creation groans — not in despair, but in hope. In Romans 8, Paul reminds us that the earth itself remembers the weight of the fall and the promise of freedom. We, too, remember. Like the Israelites in the wilderness and like Paul on the road to Damascus, we live
Sermon Scripture: Revelation 1:4-8 On Easter Sunday we celebrated the decisive battle between life and death being fought and won. Sin and death have been dismantled through the victory of the cross and resurrection. The cross and the empty tomb have marked the turning point in history. And yet—we still see the shadows. Injustice still
Sermon Scripture: John 20:1,11-18, Isaiah 65:17–25 Today, we hear the ongoing story of new creation; a new heavens, a new earth, a world where tombs are empty, and tears are wiped away, and death doesn’t get the final word. Today, we stand with Mary in the morning damp grass. We listen for our name. And
A dramatic, scriptural retelling of The Passion of the Christ. “Tenebrae” is an old word with Latin roots which means “shadows.” It is given this name to reflect the darkness of Jesus’ final hours and his crucifixion. Re-living the final hours of Jesus’ life is important. It helps bring into focus the miraculous victory the
Sermon Scripture: John 12:20-36 God chose to dwell among us for a purpose; to bring life where once there was death, to bring healing where there was once brokenness, to bring hope where there was once only despair, to bring light into the darkness. This week Jesus reminds us that God is not a distant
Sermon Scripture: John 12:1-8 This week we hear the dramatic story of Mary of Bethany and the anointing of Jesus, and the story of the humble widow with her simple offering of two copper coins. Two women extravagantly worshiping God in two very different ways. As we step into the final days of Lent and
Sermon Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Paul had a divine encounter on the Damascus Road (Acts 9) and nothing was ever the same. It caused him to see himself and others in an entirely different way. He writes, “From now on we regard no one from a human point of view” (2 Cor. 5:16). Lent is
Sermon Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9 The story of humanity and God tells us that two kingdoms exist in our world; the kingdom of God identified by life, goodness, beauty and love, and the kingdom of the world marked by death, confusion, darkness, and oppression. God is reminding us that the kingdom of the world tempts us
Sermon Scripture: Psalm 27 Life is full of challenges. We are constantly bombarded on all sides. It’s hard to blame ourselves from living in fear and feeling that we have little trust to give — even to God. Afterall, even the faithful know bitter disappointment and crushing pain. Faith is not the absence of doubt
