This week, we broaden our scope and ask how our treatment of our neighbors impacts our faith journey. We use the story of God giving his people the ten commandments to make them distinct as His “treasured possession” (Exodus 19). We too are God’s people–called to be different. But how?
This week is week two of our stewardship campaign with the theme of Building Relationships. We broaden out this week beyond ourselves and God to consider how being a part of a family of faith matters to our growth. God saves us as a whole people, not just isolated individuals. How does that impact how we move forward on our journeys?
We kickoff off our Stewardship Campaign this Sunday with focusing on the theme of reconciliation—seeking healing and wholeness in all of our relationships as part of our offering to God (Matthew 5:23-24). We begin by using the story of Joseph to look at ourselves and God—the most personal relationship we could ever have. How does our relationship with God impact how we deal with others and vice verse?
This sermon explores the nature of hard calls and what we are to do with our blessings, through the lens of God choosing Abraham to bless “all the families of the earth”.
This sermon is the first one exploring a new lectionary that we will be using for our church called Narrative Lectionary. It goes through the entire Bible on a four year cycle (from Old Testament to New and back again), with a focus on the stories and how they all connect to make one big story of God and human beings.
We begin with the famous story of Noah’s Ark—not as much of a children’s tale as we always thought. Let’s wrestle with it together!
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