Worship Sunday, March 7  Third Sunday in Lent

Worship Sunday, March 7 Third Sunday in Lent

God’s Gift of the Law as a Covenent for Life The third covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the central one of Israel’s history: the gift of the law to those God freed from slavery. The commandments begin with the statement that because God alone has freed...
Worship Sunday, Feb 28 Second Sunday in Lent

Worship Sunday, Feb 28 Second Sunday in Lent

Covenents of belonging The second covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God’s promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom God will remain in everlasting covenant. Paul says this promise comes to all who share...
Worship Sunday, Feb 21 First Sunday in Lent

Worship Sunday, Feb 21 First Sunday in Lent

A sign of God’s covenant and temptations in the wilderness! On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us to focus on five covenants God makes in the...
Worship Sunday, Feb 14  Transfiguration of Christ

Worship Sunday, Feb 14 Transfiguration of Christ

Jesus, it is good for us to be here! The Sundays after Epiphany began with Jesus’ baptism and end with three disciples’ vision of his transfiguration. In Mark’s story of Jesus’ baptism, apparently only Jesus sees the Spirit descending and hears the words from heaven....