by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 17, 2024 | Messages
The first gift of Christmas, a proclamation from heaven itself, is joy. “I bring you great joy.” You aren’t required to feel a certain way about it. It’s yours, but no yours alone. Emmanuel, God with us, is the great joy for all people. Pastor...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 15, 2024 | Messages
Mary’s “yes” and Elizabeth’s faithfulness guide our path, showing that we too have a role to play in bearing God’s good news into the world. How will we respond to the invitation to participate in God’s promise? How will we share...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 9, 2024 | Messages
We seek true peace and comfort in this season when it’s promised in songs and decorations. Peace of God and comfort in God’s care is ours, even as we acknowledge the pain of death, strained relationships, changes in life circumstances, and other...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 8, 2024 | Messages
John the Baptist’s words are tough to hear. Something is seriously out of sync. But the message of Advent is that there is hope. Our joy resides in the promise of redemption from our broken world, and John’s words call us to be present to and with each...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 4, 2024 | Messages
“Do Unto Others” January 19 – February 23, 2025 (6 weeks) Jesus taught that we should treat others as we want them to treat us – including those with whom we disagree. Known as The Golden Rule, a version of this teaching can be found in almost...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Dec 1, 2024 | Messages
We’re called to watch for and notice the ones who “prepare the way” for the coming Messiah, including those whose words convict us of our need for salvation. We may even notice in their words a call to us to be the ones who answer the call to prepare...
