God is revealed to us through grace, his unmerited favor towards us. Like Jonah, we are pleased when we receive God’s grace, but we’re annoyed and surprised when those we’d call “enemies” receive the same gift. Today’s message, is based on Jonah 3:1-10. We began with The Book of Jonah in Twenty Words. To read […]
How do we listen for and respond to God’s call? Who helps us to listen and respond? Today’s message, based on I Samuel 3:1-10, is the call story of Samuel. To read the third message in Pastor Mary’s God Revealed series, click here.
We celebrated God’s grace in baptism and remember the words that Jesus heard in his baptism: “You are mine.” Baptism is a “wow!” moment when we experience God’s grace in a powerful way. The message based on Mark 1: 4-11, You Are Mine, is available here.
Epiphany is a time to celebrate the coming of God. For the next few weeks, we will explore how God’s presence is revealed. Look at the Light is Pastor Mary’s first message in the series, God Revealed.
This first worship Sunday following Christmas was filled with Christmas carols, scripture readings, and personal testimony from members of the congregation. Janice and Danielle Hilleary shared their reflections on their recent trip to God’s Littlest Angels Orphanage in Haiti via a video. To read their testimony, click here. Erik Zuker shared his reflections on John […]
Both Elizabeth and Mary serve as unlikely, unexpected prophets. How do we as ordinary people, live our faith as part of a prophetic ministry? To read Pastor Mary’s fourth message in the series, Christ Comes, click here. Take a few minutes to watch two very different takes on today’s story. “Social Network Christmas” is a […]
Hope is difficult to come by sometimes. But Isaiah proclaims that God is faithful and will turn the world upside-down. What does that mean for us? We opened the service with “The Prophet’s Candle: Hope.” It can be viewed online. Click here. To read the third message in the Christ Comes series, click here.
Preparing for holiday gatherings is a yearly marathon for many people, but what about preparing for God’s arrival? Isaiah’s words spoken 2,500 years ago hold the answer. We opened the service with “O Come Let Us Adore,” setting the stage for Wednesday’s Blue Christmas service. To read the second message in Pastor Mary’s Christ Comes […]
When we look at the suffering of the world and of the people God loves, we can share in the hope that God would tear open the heavens and come down. With recent news of ISIS, Ebola, and personal stuff that keeps us up at night, we can relate to Isaiah’s prayer. We are also […]
Our focus throughout Advent and Christmas will be on prophets – from Isaiah and Mary and back to Isaiah. The prophet’s main role was to act as a social critic, not tell the future. Prophets are ordinary people, who are called to say many things people do not want to hear. The Book of Isaiah […]