by Shelly | Mar 26, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
The Good news is…inspiring us to act You Better Recognize! Today, we encounter the paradox that defines our faith: Jesus Christ is glorified king and humiliated servant. We too are full of paradox: like Peter, we fervently desire to follow Christ, but find...
by Shelly | Mar 19, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Justice and mercy As we move toward Holy Week, we acknowledge the ways Jesus’ ministry was increasingly at odds with the religious leaders who prioritized loyalty to legality and perceived Jesus’ teachings as a threat. While Jesus is teaching in the Temple, some...
by Shelly | Mar 5, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Creating a community that shares As Jesus and his disciples head to a deserted place, perhaps seeking peace and quiet, many from the surrounding towns follow them. Instead of turning them away, Jesus expresses compassion and begins an impromptu teaching session. As...
by Shelly | Mar 1, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Seeing our neighbor at Christ and showing Great Love Simon and some Pharisees host a dinner for Jesus and an unexpected guest arrives: a woman from the city who kneels at Jesus’ feet and washes him with expensive perfume. Simon scoffs at this party foul, but Jesus...
by Shelly | Feb 19, 2026 | Sermons, Sunday Events
Receiving nourishment for ministry Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil....
by Shelly | Feb 16, 2026 | Sermons
The paradox of God’s mark of love On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the...
