March 19, 2023 Sharing the Light of God Even in the face of a disbelieving world, let us be ready to share our faith so that the light...
March 20, 2023 The Shocking Truth Have you ever been shocked by Jesus? Like the woman at the well, we are offered the opportunity to drink from living...
February 26, 2023 Tempted? Always Say a Prayer The way in which Jesus responds to the Devil's temptations is to refer to Scripture and pray; we too can...
February 19, 2023 The Scout Law The Scouts of Troop 53 lead the people of God in worship on Scout Sunday.
February 12, 2023 Mine is Better Than Yours When we put anyone or anything in a position of authority over our lives, we have usurped God from the...
February 5, 2023 My Way or God's Way? We consider if we are living our lives to follow God's way of discipleship or if we are living self-centered...
January 29, 2023 Walk with God We explore the ways in which Christians walk a path of discipleship throughout their lifetime so that they may walk closely with...
January 22, 2023 Are You Selfish or Do You Share? We are asked to consider if we freely share the Good News about Jesus and God's love for...
January 15, 2023 Stop, Look and Listen We are challenged as believers to take the time to stop, look and listen for how God works in the world,...
January 8, 2023 Christ for the World The love of God to all of the world is embodied in Christ's baptism by John. We have received the sacrament...
January 1, 2023 Strangers Taking time to consider that the Holy Family were strangers in a foreign land to protect themselves and further God's plan for the world.
December 18, 2022 Sharing Pain, Finding Peace Blue Christmas service with prayer and music speaks to the loss that humanity faces each day, but also the hope of...
December 11, 2022 Believing Brings Peace It is sometimes overwhelming to our sensibilities with all of the chaos in the culture. Our challenge is to set the chaos...
December 4, 2022 Live Into Hope Even in the darkest of time, we can be assured that our repentance opens us for God's hope that will be born...
November 27, 2022 Hanging of the Greens We hear the good news about the way in which we decorate for the season and prepare our hearts for the...
November 20, 2022 The King of Life On Christ the King Sunday we consider the kind of King Jesus is and discover that he is the King of...
November 13, 2022 Will You Share YOUR Testimony Giving our testimony about what God has done for us can be with words, deeds or silence as we bring...
November 6, 2022 Stand Firm and Hold Fast Paul encourages Christians to stand firm and hold fast during the chaotic times of the world and our lives as...
October 30, 2022 Out on a Limb Even when we are at our lowest, Jesus calls us to invite him into our homes and our hearts to repent...
October 23, 2022 Are You catholic? As Christians we are called to be in the church catholic as in universal. The church universal transcends the boundaries of the...
October 16, 2022 Persistence As Christians we are called to pray without ceasing, to do that we must be persistent in our prayer habits and in deep conversation...
October 9, 2022 Living a Life for God We were never promised an easy path when we became Christians, but we have the assurance that Jesus always walks...
October 2, 2022 Times of Trial As human beings, we often face a time of trial. As Christians, we know that Jesus walks with us in those times.
September 25, 2022 Scripture and Song based on Psalm 146 Taking a moment to praise God through Scripture and the hymns of the church.
September 18, 2022 Wrestling with a Parable Thinking about a difficult parable by considering the historical setting and situation may help shed light on Jesus' message to the...
September 4, 2022 Put Yourself in God's Hands Things are always changing around us in our lives, homes, community and the world. The one thing of which we...
August 28, 2022 Always the Same Things are always changing around us in our lives, homes, community and the world. The one thing of which we can be...
August 21, 2022 Mountain of Fear or Mountain of Joy There are two mountains that people can choose upon which to live: the Mountain of Fear or the...
September 4, 2022 Put Yourself in God's Hands Regardless of the ways in which our lives are malformed by sin and death, God can reshape each one of...
August 14, 2022 Sent Out from the Huddle While huddles are important for the team to receive instruction and get pumped up for the work they are called...
August 7, 2022 A Heart for God We have all met someone who by their thoughts, deeds and words show that they have a heart for God. Having...
July 31, 2022 God's 9-1-1 We respond to physical distress by dialing 9-1-1, but how do we respond to emotional or spiritual distress? We might find the solace...
July 24, 2022 Praying as Jesus Taught Prayer is communication with God and Jesus instructs us to pray without ceasing. We can sit with hands folded, kneel, or...
July 17, 2022 Martha or Mary or...? We have always heard that Mary is right sitting at Jesus feet and Martha makes the incorrect choice working. Is it...
July 10, 2022 Listening, Observing, and Acting We consider the ways Jesus listened, observed and acted so that we may listen intently, observe fully and act faithfully in...
July 3, 2022 Interdependence Day Humanity is not independent of God. The founding forefathers and mothers viewed the opportunity to dwell on this land with an interdependence on...
June 26, 2022 Will You Go Where the Spirit Leads? We are asked to consider if we stay with the status quo because "it has always been done...
June 19, 2022 Experiential Scripture We fully immerse ourselves in the scripture by using our imaginations and becoming the disciples who are with Jesus on his journey.
June 5, 2022 The Day of Pentecost-Encountering the Holy Spirit While none of us experienced the birth of the church, we still encounter the Holy Spirit and are...
May 29, 2022 Come, Lord Jesus! Considering how it is that humans perceive time even as we try to remain faithful to God saying, "Come, Lord Jesus!"
May 22, 2022 Us and Them Considering how it is that humans create divisions among themselves and ignore how God considers all people to be God's children.
May 15, 2022 Hymn Sing! Join us for an old fashioned hymn sing to praise God by making a joyful noise.
May 8, 2022 Who We Are and Whose We Are Who are we? Children of God. Whose are we? The sheep of the flock of the Good Shepherd,...
May 1, 2022 Nourishment and Encouragement Jesus nourished and encouraged his disciples on a beach at breakfast to prepare them for ministry. How have you been nourished and...
April 24, 2022 Believe in Me Imagine being a disciple following the death of Jesus hiding behind locked doors. Then Jesus appears to you. Will you doubt or...
April 17, 2022 Easter Sunday We welcome Easter morning to celebrate that Christ is Risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday We listen to Holy Scripture hearing the account of the Triumphal Entry through the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus as we prepare...
April 3, 2022 Layer of Guilt We consider if we feel we should carry our guilt or if we should ask for forgiveness because God in Christ has...
March 20, 2022 Stalled Growth We consider if a denial of our own sin which turns us away from God has caused a stalled growth in our faith.
March 27, 2022 Layer of Anger We consider if our anger has gotten out of control so that we must forgive those who have caused us to be...
March 13, 2022 Layer of Grief Grief can cause us to turn away from God instead of sharing our pain with and drawing nearer to our ever present...
March 6, 2022 Layer of Doubt Satan tempted Jesus and continues to wreak havoc in human hearts and lives with his siren call to doubt Jesus is the...
February 27, 2022 Astonished! The Transfiguration of the Lord takes us to an astonishing experience on the mountaintop, then sends us down and out into the world to...
February 20, 2022 Scout Sunday The Scouts of Troop 53 and 1053 lead worship on Scout Sunday
February 13, 2022 Resurrection Doubts We are assured that when we die as believers, we will be resurrected in Christ because of the resurrection of Christ.
February 6, 2022 Hanging On! Exploring how we are able to face each day of our lives and the challenges of living by listening to Paul's words telling...
January 30, 2022 Being a Prophet is Hard Work! Biblical prophets were often challenged when they tried to share the Good News of God's love. We are called...
January 23, 2022 Good News: You Are The Body of Christ Good news is only good news if we admit that we are living in a broken and...
January 16, 2022 The Time is Right Timing matters and we discover that Jesus' first miracle was prompted by his mother, Mary because the time was right.
January 9, 2022 Baptism of the Lord As we celebrate the baptism of the Lord, we recommit to remembering our own baptism and choosing to work as Jesus'...
December 26, 2021 Three Ways to Make the Christmas Spirit Last Elder Mike Schepers provides three ways that can make the Christmas Spirit last in your life.
December 24, 2021 Lessons and Carols We light the Christ candle welcoming our Savior to be born anew in our world and in our hearts on this Christmas...
December 19, 2021 Sharing Pain, Finding Peace On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we engage in a Blue Christmas service acknowledging our pain and angst now and over...
December 12, 2021 The Joy of Rejoicing On the third Sunday of Advent, we explore joy that is not simply happiness, but something deep and sustaining that brings...
December 5, 2021 Peace Through Prayer: A Guided Meditation On the second Sunday of Advent, we engage in a meditation to meet Jesus and find God's peace for...
November 28, 2021 New Year, New You As we begin the new church year with the first Sunday of Advent, in what ways will you allow the gospel...
November 21, 2021 Listen to the Truth Jesus is God's truth yet the religious and government leaders of the day would not listen to him. Will you listen...
November 14, 2021 Not One Stone Jesus shares that we should be aware of those who want to spread doom and gloom; to keep our heads and not...
November 7, 2021 Worshipful Giving Let us consider do we give to glorify ourselves, or do we give to glorify God from our gratitude for all that God...
March 5, 2023 That Your Days May Be Long Elder Mike Schepers encourages us to remain faithful throughout our lives of devotion to God the Father, the Son...
October 31, 2021 How Far Away Is Close Enough? Rev. Jim Brazell shares with us some thoughts on how to come closer to God.
October 24, 2021 See? Let us consider how we are blinded to the ways of the world through spiritual blindness instead of seeing the grace and love of...
October 17, 2021 We are Not in Control Let us consider how we are playing "Let's Make a Deal" with God, instead of admitting that God is in...
October 10, 2021 The Debt Collector Elder Mike Schepers wrestles with the parable of the unmerciful servant.
October 3, 2021 Born to Trouble The human condition suggests that we are born to have trouble in our lives; the good news is that we have a...
September 26, 2021 The Power of Prayer A time to examine prayer: What is it? How do we pray? Is it effective?
September 19, 2021 Root of Conflict An examination of Paul Harvey's 1965 "If I Were the Devil" and his vision of a demonic future should make us seriously...
September 12, 2021 Taming the Tongue What do we have in common with a fire breathing dragon? Let us consider the fiery damage we leave behind that has...
September 5, 2021 Picking Favorites Do we pick favorites based upon the world's vision of wealth? Or do we look through God's eyes and have no partiality of...
August 29, 2021 The Obstacle of Anger Taking a moment to consider how anger is an obstacle in our relationships with God and one another.
August 22, 2021 Hymn Sing: Songs of Life Join us as we make a joyful noise unto the Lord with the singing of hymns and spiritual songs as...
August 15, 2021 To Give Thanks An invitation to turn away from the things of the world and remember to be grateful for all that God has given...
August 8, 2021 Speaking Truth We must actively look for God and be aware of the pitfalls of this world in order to speak the truth about God,...
August 1, 2021 A Life Worthy Consider the echo-chamber in which you live - how does it help or hinder you to live a life worthy of the...
July 25, 2021 Rooted and Grounded in Love An invitation to look beyond the material world and focus yourself upon the spiritual so that you may know God’s...
July 18, 2021 The Dwelling Place of God Central to the understanding of being the dwelling place of God is that the church is a place of peace...
July 11, 2021 Faith: Considering Why You Have It An exploration of faith and the foundations of why we have faith in God, the Father, the Son and...
July 4, 2021 Show Me the Way to Go Home Jesus redefines the understanding of home and instructs us to build our relationships with others to spread the...
June 27, 2021 To Give What You Have Consider the gifts God has given you and how you can give back to God by using those gifts for...
June 20, 2021 Storms Rage Around Us: Where is Our Help? A time to reflect if you are permitting the things of the world to overshadow and lead...
June 13, 2021 Living by Faith in the New Creation An invitation to think about where you are on your faith journey to help you become a better...
June 6, 2021 Holy Spirit on the Move: Being Renewed The Holy Spirit is active and moving in the world ready to renew us by breathing the breath...
May 30, 2021 Loved by God the Father, Saved by Jesus the Son, Led by the Spirit of God Trinity Sunday explores the three persons of God in...
May 23, 2021 Holy Spirit on the Move: Claiming Hope Pentecost celebration of the Holy Spirit's movement in our lives and how we claim biblical hope for our...
May 16, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Jesus Is With Us Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection by knowing with certainty that Jesus...
May 9, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Listening When the Spirit Testifies Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection by listening to the Holy...
May 3, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Loving One Another Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection by following the example set by Jesus...
April 27, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Keeping God's Commands Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection by keeping God's commands to believe in...
April 21, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Turning Toward God Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection with the reminder to turn away from...
April 15, 2021 Living the Resurrection: Walking in the Light Let us consider how it is that we are living the resurrection as we are reminded to walk...
April 5, 2021 How Can We Keep Silent on Easter? Are you too afraid to tell of Christ's resurrection like the women who encountered the angel in the...
April 5, 2021 Maundy Thursday Listen to the Gospel of John as we encounter Jesus' acts of service for his disciples and think about where you fit into...
April 5, 2021 Palm Sunday It is on Palm Sunday that we thrill to Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem as we wave our palms. We witness the Last...
March 26, 2021 The Cross You Carry: The Music of Lent The music of the Lenten season is beautiful and meaningful to people of the Christian faith. Our...
March 26, 2021 The Cross You Carry: The Secret You Keep Jesus tells us that we should pick up our cross and carry it if we want to...
March 7, 2021 The Cross You Carry: Works of Love Jesus tells us that we should pick up our cross and carry it if we want to follow...
February 21, 2021 The Cross You Carry: Repent Jesus tells us that we should pick up our cross and carry it if we want to follow him. Jesus...
February 28, 2021 The Cross You Carry: Prayer and Fasting Jesus tells us that we should pick up our cross and carry it if we want to follow...
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