New Creation, Part 2
Sermon Scripture: John 20:19-29 (NRSV) Celebrating Easter and new life of springtime, after a “long, cold, lonely winter,” (weather-related and otherwise) is only natural, right, and proper. And yet, the realities of life have a
New Creation: EASTER SUNDAY 2021
Sermon Scripture: John 20:1-18 (NRSV) The good news of Easter is that God's new creation has begun. Jesus resurrection was the beginning of God's project to bring the life of heaven to earth! What God
Lamentations (Series) Part 5 – PALM SUNDAY
Sermon Scripture: Lamentations 5:1-22 (NIV) Walter Bruggemann says this: "One loss that results from the absence of lament is the loss of genuine covenant interaction, since the second party to the covenant (the petitioner) has
Lamentations (Series) Part 4
Sermon Scripture: Lamentations 4:2-9 (NLT) Suffering, disaster, injustice are all common to the human experience, but these things disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. This lament is an invitation to recognize this reality. To admit out loud
Worship Resources for Sunday, March 21st
We encourage you to read and reflect on these scriptures, songs, notes, and prayers as we look forward to our time of worship together this coming Sunday.
Lamentations (Series) Part 3
Sermon Scripture: Lamentations 3 (NIV) Pastor Grace Easton helps us explore 3rd poem of Lamentations and its dramatic language processing the effects of personal and corporate sin through lament. Lament and Confession transform us. It
Worship Resources for Sunday, March 14th
We encourage you to read and reflect on these scriptures, songs, notes, and prayers as we look forward to our time of worship together this coming Sunday.
Lamentations (Series) Part 2
Sermon Scripture: Lamentations 2 (NLT) Where Lamentations chapter 1 saw Jerusalem attribute their own sin as a cause for suffering, chapter 2 makes God the primary actor. In this poem, God is portrayed as angry, retributive
Worship Resources for Sunday, March 7th
We encourage you to read and reflect on these scriptures, songs, notes, and prayers as we look forward to our time of worship together this coming Sunday.
Lamentations (Series) Part 1
Sermon Scripture: Lamentations 1 (NLT) THE VALUE OF LAMENT Lament is form of protest: Lament lets the world (and God) know that which is not right. To lament is to name the pain, suffering, or